A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-19-02

Billie, JohnHuang2 and daisyscarlett | JohnHuang2

[daisyscarlett]

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.

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

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

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

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

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; 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 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.

      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: 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.

                     

Gore's calls it quits: Bad news for the White House?

by JohnHuang2

Well, I guess you can say that it was just too good -- way too good -- to be true. A rematch with Sore-Loserman, that is. Now I'm really worried -- very, very worried -- on the prospects of holding the White House in '04.

The former Veep, whom the media maintains was the real winner in 2000 because every recount of Florida ballots showed that Bush got more votes than Gore which doesn't really count because we know it was all part of some right-wing plot to steal the election, made it official Sunday: I'm out.

In a taped 8-minute interview on the CBS news show 60 Minutes, Gore, the father of the internet, said he was still gung-ho on "ending" the evil Bush administration, which he accused of using war in Iraq which isn't a war to take the focus off the recession which isn't a recession.

"I personally have the energy and the drive and the ambition to make another campaign," Gore assured a sad and dejected looking Lesley Stahl.

Okay, so what's the problem then?

Gore put it this way: "While I have the energy and drive to go out there and do it again, I think that there are a lot of people within the Democratic Party who felt exhausted by that."

Well, there you have it, folks. His party won't let him, you see. Poor Al. It's bad enough when the country rejects ya, and that FOXNEWS and Rush Limbaugh and the Washington Times and Rubert Murdock are 'out to get' ya, but now even your own people are dissing ya! Sheesh.

So, now it's a Vast, Right-Left-wing Conspiracy keeping Al out of the White House. Well, at least he can say he's united the country on one thing: We don't want Al!

Polls had Gore well ahead of the pack for the nomination, but Party money-men were telling Al to stay out. Wow, some "Democratic" Party, eh?

Gore said he didn't want the contest to be about the past. Odd statement, given that's all his party seems be doing these days: Dwelling on Trent Lott and the past.

"Gore's decision was not good news for the White House," reports David Broder in the Washington Post. Of course, had Gore decided to run, the Goebbels-wannabe would still say, 'Gore's decision to run was not good news for the White House.'

Broder's brilliant logic goes something like this: Gore is too much of a light-weight to have a snowball's chance in a rematch with Bush, but light-weight Gore would mop the floor with powerful heavy-weight challengers for the nomination. Comprende now?

Okay, it may sound contradictory, but Methinks Broder's on to something this time.

Gore's decision potentially could spell big trouble for Bush.

How? Well, have you seen the field of ultra-heavy weights Bush'll be up against?

First up, John F. KKerry, whom polls show to be the odds-on-favorite for the nomination now that Gore is out. Why, just that name alone is enough to keep White House political strategists lying awake at night.

They're worried and I'm worried and for good reason: History. We all remember what happened last time a Bush ran against a juggernaut from Massachusetts, don't we? H.W. Bush got stomped. Oops, I mean Michael Dukakis got stomped -- by a landslide 54%-46% and 426 electoral votes. Not since Martin Van Buren succeeded Andrew Jackson in 1836 had a sitting Veep won the Big One.

Okay, so the White House probably relishes the prospects of Kerry as Dukakis II, but what about Bush up against super-dooper heavy-weight Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, hmmmm?

Don't laugh. Check out how skillfully Edwards answers critics who charge he's too inexperienced in foreign policy: "I've been to Iowa, New Hampshire and other countries like that many times. Next week I'm off to California -- a country of 30 million people! Heck, I'm so good at this foreign policy-ing stuff I think I can hammer out a Texas-Oklahoma peace deal in my first six months in the White House."

Asked his position on Kyoto, he wondered, 'is that that Chinese restaurant on the corner of Washington Avenue?'

See what I mean? Be afraid, be very afraid.

Gov. Howard Dean of Jumpin' Jeffords Vermont?

Another heavy-weight to keep an eye on. If he decides to run, I guarantee you he'll give Bush a run for his money, believe me.

What? He's already thrown his hat in the ring? Well, I didn't know that.

Okay, okay, so Gov. Dean isn't exactly a power-house. But just wait till people south of the Mason-Dixon get to know him -- especially his support for civil union for same-sex couples. That'll make him wildly popular in states like Georgia. I can just see it now, people across Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisiana chanting, 'We want Howard! We love Howard!' You'll see.

Tom Daschle is said to be mulling a run, too. Tom Daschle! Now there's a winner, folks. Daschle, who couldn't even hold the Senate in '02 says he's a good bet to win the White House in '04.

See if you can follow this: From media accounts, Daschle is considering challenging Bush because Bush is so popular in South Dakota that he fears being swept from his Senate seat in a Bush '04 re-election tide. Gee, so Tommy fears Bush coattails in South Dakota, but won't have any problem unseating Bush in the rest of the country, right? One thing worries me, though: Daschle is said to be getting campaign advice from George 'I-Couldn't-Even-Win-My-Home-State-Of-South-Dakota-In-'72' McGovern.

Oh, well, what about Joe Lieberman?

Joe who?

Anyway, that's...

My two cents..

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[ST.LOUIE1]

"Long story..."

LOL...aren't they all?!

Yep.....kinda like your songs. LOL

Any new ones? About lott?

[Mama_Bear]

I just had some chicken soup and I do believe it has revitalized me enough to post at least this one reply before I need to go and rest again. This is just one of those nuisance colds and it will run it's course, but this one has been particularly viscious. :-(

I missed your Pet's thread Billie, and I was so looking forward to it. I haven't read the thread, but I did see your beautiful graphics. I know you put your heart, soul, and many, many hours into it, and it shows. Thank you for including my little Doxie.

Molly Pitcher, I wasn't able to participate in your thread either. I am so sorry. From what I was able to see of it, it was a lovely thread. Thank you for guest hostessing.

GailA, is that an Elvis bear? So cute!!

feinswine, that does indeed look like Mama_Bears house! LOL. Holiday (((((((hugs))))))) to you!

LadyX, thanks so much for that cute Santa bear that you posted for me and jkphoto. I was happy to see that he thanked you for it, since I was not able to at the time.

Pippin, I hope your move went well and you are comfortably settling into your new apartment.

JohnHuang, nice to have you back. You were missed. I hope your computer problems are finally behind you. :-)

Dansy, I sure hope you are feeling better. I know how upset you are about losing your graphics from your domania.us account. It hit a lot of people very hard. Many are saying that they will never be able to re-create or recover what was lost. I feel so bad for everyone who was effected. Sympathetic and get well ((((((((hugs)))))))))) to you.

Daisyscarlett, thank you so much for the get well wishes. I appreciate you so much. :-)

Amy FRiend, what a sweet get well bear, thank you!

And, last, but certainly not least, Louie.......your get well hug made me feel sooooooo much better. I do believe you have a healing touch. :-)

I am sure I have forgotten a few people who have posted to me over the past three days, and I am sorry. I can blame it on the cold medicine that has kind of fuzzed up my thinking a bit. LOL. You know that I appreciate you all.

And now I am going to go crawl back into bed for awhile.

[Diver Dave]

You take care of yourself, Mama Bear. To help you along to recovery, I'll put in a call to Mr. Billie for one of his hot toddys.

Paging Mr. Billie!

Get Well Soon!

[Mudboy Slim]

"...dump Landru. He and f.christian will drive you nuts"

As one fledgling FRiend to another, please allow me to make my own FRiends and I will accord you the same privilege...MUD

[ST.LOUIE1]

And, last, but certainly not least, Louie.......your get well hug made me feel sooooooo much better.
I do believe you have a healing touch. :-)

Sure hope so, fuzzy. : )

Here's another for good measure. : )

Louie((((((((((((((((fuzzy)))))))))))))Louie

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks for the generous compliments, y'all! =^) Glad you liked it!

[JohnHuang2]

LOL! Welcome to the 2004 Campaign Election Strategy thread! John, this is kinda on-topic, isn't it?

Most definitely apropos =^)

[ST.LOUIE1]

King!!!! Hellooooo!

Sorry I'm late with my kudos for your 2cents today. : (

But heck, I think ALL of your 2centers are great. : )

[JohnHuang2]

Well, betta late than never...hahaha!

Great to see ya, Saint! =^)

[Diver Dave]

A King and a Saint here at the same time.

How you guys doing? Do you need my address so your Christmas gifts will arrive on time?

[ST.LOUIE1]

Well, betta late than never...hahaha!

LOL For sure!

Great to see ya, Saint! =^)

Great to see you, King! Everything straightened out with your pc?

[ST.LOUIE1]

A King and a Saint here at the same time.

You timed your arrival just right.

How you guys doing? Do you need my address so your Christmas gifts will arrive on time?

Don't know about the King but Saints don't carry cash.

Sorry. LOL

[Diver Dave]

Don't know about the King but Saints don't carry cash.

VISA, MC and checks accepted.

Hope you have a GREAT Christmas, LOUIE!

[JohnHuang2]

LOL!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Don't know about the King but Saints don't carry cash.

VISA, MC and checks accepted.

LOL!

Hope you have a GREAT Christmas, LOUIE!

You too, Diver, thank you.

[Mama_Bear]

Between the hot toddy and Louie's big blue hug I am sure to be cured. Thanks guys. :-)

To you both.......

[ST.LOUIE1]

Awwwww.....thank you, fuzzy. : )

Feeling better? : )

[Mama_Bear]

Feeling better? : )

Yes, I actually am, thank you. :-)

[carlo3b]

Hey guys I am sorry it's taken all evening to respond to everyone's kind words, but the 3B household is in the middle of semester finals for my HS freshman, soooooo my priorities have had to be adjusted.... LOLOL

I am thrilled everyone has enjoyed the books. I just knew as all our Freeper friends started getting our cookbook we were pretty sure the reactions would be great, but it was only our hope. But now that it is happening, and all the work it appears has finally paid off, we can now breathe again... ha! As often as we on the cookbook team say how wonderful we believe it is, until the people start reinforcing our statements... soooooo please please, don't be shy..go forth and blow our horns!!!!!!

[dansangel]

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