A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-06-02 How Sweet It Is!!

JulieRNR21 and Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx Aunt Eva.

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; beginning this week we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett. MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick, Leroy S Mort, Mark17. BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

GROUP 7A: TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam, dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony.BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang.

GROUP 8A: TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx. MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law. BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

                     

HOW SWEET IT IS!

She flies the Florida Flag, and flies it as proudly as she does Old Glory. Below is a recent photo of JulieRNR21 with Katherine Harris, taken at a neighborhood coffee for Ms. Harris' Congressional Campaign. Julie is very active in helping to get, and keep, the Republican candidates in office.

The above was taken from our Spotlight on Julie on July 2, 2002. She has worked so very hard on both Ms. Harris' and Jeb Bush' campaigns, and oh, how sweet the rewards. This morning some of us received an email from Julie, and it was so special I asked her if I could share it here with all of FR. She said yes, and how sweet it us, Friends:

Dear Family & Friends:

As you probably know I'm a Republican who would 'walk over glass' to vote. Well, I've got sore feet today, not from glass but from fire ant bites.

Those nasty stingers got me yesterday when I stood with other dedicated GOP volunteers at the busiest intersections in Sarasota waving signs for JEB and Katherine Harris.

How sweet it is......Clinton, Gore & McAuliffe targeted Florida to defeat JEB and Katherine.....they lost and we won.....big time. Our President put his reputation on the line and campaigned hard for our candidates.....Americans responded by giving him the opportunity to break through the Daschle Senate stonewall!!

Last night we attended the victory party for Katherine Harris at the Sarasota Hyatt. As the evening unfolded...the good news just kept coming from everywhere. All the grassroots 'get out the vote' efforts certainly produced the results we were all hoping for!!!!

I had the chance to tell Katherine Harris: 'Two years ago the Democrats tried to destroy you for following the law. Tonight we sent them a message by sending you to Congress!' She gave me a bear hug and kiss on the cheek and tears filled her eyes!

Then I asked for her autograph on my sign....the one I was waving when those pesky fire ants got me! The sores & swelling will go away in a few days.....but I'll always have that permanent momento of our decisive victory!

Clintonism is dead! Praise be to God!

Viva DUBYA!
Viva JEB!
Viva KATHERINE!
How sweet it is!!!
~Julie

It's Your Day, Pubbies! Have a great one!

THIS WEEK'S THREADs

11-04-02 Surprise
11-05-02 Profile Pages#6

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

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[daisyscarlett]

I did not see the Lindsey Graham debate but I did see many t.v. ads that his opponent was running against him. I guess they thought they were using some unflattering photos of him but he looked ten times better (esthetically) than his grumpy old opponent...lol....I had great fun in SC talking politics with my relatives and recalling the W primary win there. And boy do they dislike Clinton, big time...lol....I had to stop bringing up his name as even his name got some very upset and don't even think about mentioning Hillary around some of them...

[Diver Dave]

How Sweet It Is!!, Indeed.

Last night our television set was tuned to CBS while we waited for JAG to begin. I walked through the room and there was Dan Rather making the announcement that Jeb won in Florida. What a sweet moment that was to watch him have to utter those words.

We're stuck with four more years of Davis, Condit's protege, Dennis Cardoza appears to have won the 18th Congressional seat. The dems re-districting handed Cardoza the win. If the lines had not been redrawn to include parts of Stockton, Monteith would have won.

Oh well, on the bright side, Cardoza belongs to the MINORITY party. :)

Also on the bright side, let me paint a picture in words for you. Sunday evening, I happened to drive by Condit's office. His office is located in the middle of the block among some store-front type suites. Just to the west of his office, positioned at the curb, is a large dumpster. I imagine, it is place there for some contruction work that is going on in the next-door office suite, but with the proper camera angle, the dumpster and the Condit signage on the glass in the background would produce a terrific Kodak moment. I hope my words have produce a mental image for you.

Congratulations Julie on a job well done. Tis a glorious day for the United States of America!

May GOD Bless the efforts of our new national leadership.

[daisyscarlett]

What a nice surprise greeting from Shaggy. Bless my heart, I had forgotten all about her...lol....

[Libertina]

LOL Precinct Committee Officer :) NON paid position.

[COB1]

THANK YOU ALL!

One thing I need to point out:

The electronic machines to which I'm referring are not the touch screen ones you've been mentioning.
The machines tried out in Harris County for the first time anywhere (as far as I know) are manipulated by a wheel set in a keyboard apparatus.
The wheel is similiar to a mouse in that as you turn the wheel different parts of the screen light up, and when the part of the screen you want is lit, you press the "enter" button to record your preference.
If you're familiar with manipulating a mouse, this is a snap, but in lower and lower-middle working class neighborhoods, computers are not common.

[The Thin Man]

Welcome back, daisy!!!!!!!!! Yeah, it's been a great day.

[LadyX]

David "Davy" Crockett
(1786-1836)

"Howdy, Cobby.
Pleased to see you're followin' in the tradition of True Texans.

I left Tennessee and Congress and headed for Texas
where men are men,
willin' to sacrifice their very lives for their beliefs.

Keep doin' the right things for America, son ~ ~"

[Libertina]

Thanks Daisy, it's good to see you here today! It was a wonderful night of election returns - I'm so hopeful about my country again, and hope the Pubbies stick to true conservative values. God Bless our beloved country!

[Mixer]

Ok then here is another :-)

[lodwick]

I stole it from someone else, so help yourself if you want to use it ..... hehe!
245 posted on 11/06/2002 11:50 AM CST by kayak

[lodwick]

[blackie]

Fine Victory, Hello Billie...Bump !!

GWB Is The Man !!

Let's Roll !!

[COB1]

LOLOL!

GREAT, JL!

Some sound effects would be good:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

[COB1]

Thanks, Lady!
If I could be half the man as old Davy, I'd be happy!

[snippy_about_it]

It is indeed a beautiful day, praise God and thanks to Jim and John and all freepers!

"we done good"!

[COB1]

Pippin, you've got that Texas yell down pat!
That's exactly what I feel like doing this morning:

YEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!

Now where's them pesky varmint Demoncrats?!!!

[g'nad]

What a beautiful day darlin'! The sky looks bluer, the air is fresher and crisper...it's a great day to be alive in America!

Sorry I didn't get back to yuh yesterday... I had the internet slows and firewall blues yesterday...

[dansangel]

'Tis a sweet day in the land 'o'peaches today!

I went to bed early last night, a bit under the weather, only to wake up to find that demoncRATic senator "Max" (Cleland) had been "AXED!" AND, if that wasn't elation enough, the state of GA had its first Republican governor since reconstruction (over 100 years!).

Just returned from my standing lunch date with .45MAN and today we had the pleasure of LBGA joining us to celebrate our break from the "immoral minority" and their "in your face" politics.

May God continue to bless us in our quest to put in place moral and committed people to lead us. May more US citizens come around to realize that there is more to being governed than electing shysters who dance around the meaning of "is" and "partying like it's 1999" while the faith and morals and well-being of the country and all it stands for slowly slip into hell.

Let us pray that this is a new beginning - the beginning of leadership that will guide us in the right direction and keep us safe from the perils of terrorism.

And let us GIVE THANKS to all of the military service men and women who have given up a part, or in some cases, ALL of their lives so that we can exercise our right to vote and live free.

We ask this of the Lord, Our Father, Amen.

[daisyscarlett]

Have a nice day out Nan. Look forward to seeing you later and we can celebrate together....

[daisyscarlett]

Thanks for the Oregon update and I will certainly keep Mannix in my prayers.

Congratulations on being one of FR's Finest last Monday. I was outatown and have not been able to read it yet-did glance at the graphics. Dansangel did a wonderful presentation and I will comment on it when I finally get around to reading it. Spending most of today celebrating, though...lol..