A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-16-03... - Trouble Brewing in (Workers')Paradise

JohnHuang and Billie and Dutchess | JohnHuang2

[dutchess]

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.

                     

Trouble brewing in (Workers') Paradise

by JohnHuang2

One thing you can say for sure is that, when it comes to lobbing wild accusations at the U.S., there have been no shortage of 'em from North Korea. The calumnies and invectives just keep rolling in. Heck, lil' Kimmy gives even Grey Lady Howell Raines a run for his money.

Another thing that's pretty clear: Pyongyang is nowhere near as isolated as commonly assumed.

To illustrate, take Pyongyang's charge that the U.S. is deliberately "increasing [the danger] of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula due to the U.S. criminal policy." Pretty heavy stuff, I'd say. I hear Bush is fond of Winter, but Nuclear Winter? Dunno about you, but sounds to me like Kimmy may have over-reached.

Washington calls this accusation preposterous, noting that tension began only after disclosures Pyongyang surreptitiously sought nukes in violation of key provisions of the Kimmy-Jimmy-Bubba landmark 1994 'Framework Agreement.' Kimmy lied to Jimmy -- what a concept!

Democrats in Washington, however, are having none of it. They back the North Korean position, accusing the Bush administration of inflaming the atmosphere, indeed, of provoking the 'crisis' itself after labeling North Korea part of an 'Axis-of-Evil' with Iran and Iraq during the State of the Union Address last January. Bush's rhetoric, not Kimmy Jong-Il, is the real threat to peace on the Korean peninsula, say Democrats.

Why, how dare Bush call a rogue genocidal murderous psychopath a rogue genocidal murderous psychopath!? Tell me, what's worse, starving 3 million people to death, or calling Kimmy evil for starving 3 million people to death, ummmm? Democrats call that a no-brainer: Labeling Kimmy evil is, well, evil -- eviler by far! Look, Kimmy ain't no sweetheart, but the lil' Pyongyang dude's never tried to slip arsenic in drinking water, cut taxes for the rich or nominate Charles Pickering to the bench.

Here I'll cut Democrats some slack, for consistency, if nothing else. Kimmy is a murderous tyrant, yes, but murderous tyrants have always commanded broad respect and admiration from Democrats (see Uncle Joe, Lenin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Ortega, Arafat, Saddam, Amin, Mugabe, Osama, etc.), so there's nothing really new here. I mean, think about it, if you were a leftie, who would you go for -- a former Texas oilman who loves to cut taxes and drive a pick-up truck during breaks at his ranch versus a Leftie re-distributionist revolutionary a la Kimmy, who, for all his warts, never abandoned such wonderfully progressive innovations as collective farms, labor camps and Gulags? C'mon -- no way would you go for the oil guy.

(But, hey, Bush isn't blameless, either. Note that Kimmy started breaking the "Framework Agreement" 3 whole years BEFORE Bush's 'Axis-of-Evil' speech. So how did Kimmy know? Ah, Kimmy has this secret decoder, you see, Kimmy knew Bush would soon be President, heard that 'Axis-of-Evil' speech in advance, which sent Kimmy scrambling back into nuke-building. Now do you comprende?)

The KPRK, moreover, accuses Washington of spreading "false" 'rumors' about Pyongyang as part of a campaign to pressure South Korea to jettison its 'Sunshine Policy.' Evil Bush, says Kimmy, is trying to drive a wedge between the Koreas. If "reconciliation" (Translation: Commie-hell-hole-North-swallows-South) has come-a-cropper, blame bully Bush.

Again, Democrats say Kimmy is right -- Pyongyang has reason to be troubled by Bush's 'unilateralist,' 'cowboy' brand foreign policy. Kimmy, whose environmentalism gets high marks from groupies like the Sierra Club, has every right to feel offended, frightened even, by Bush's snubbing the Kyoto accords. Breaking existing agreements is one thing, says Kimmy, but snubbing agreements your country never even entered into, why, that's a bridge too far!

The Kimmy Principle: First, sign the agreement, promise you'll abide by it, then, but only then, may you violate it -- that's the only decent way to go about it.

But for all the staunch Democrat support for lil' Kimmy in his showdown with 'Bully' Bush, I see big trouble brewing in (workers') paradise, folks. Democrats are beginning to grumble. And the grumbling grows louder by the hour.

What's all the fuss about? Well, it seems Kimmy blew it over the weekend. His yapping and yelping about "smashing United States nuclear maniacs" in "a Holy War" and the prattle about burning the U.S. in a "Sea of Fire" has alienated many Democrats.

No, the problem isn't the stuff about "smashing the United States" or burning the U.S. in a "Sea of Fire," that's understandable, even laudable, say Democrats. But many are offended by Kimmy, staunch, life-long atheist, using terms like 'Holy War' and 'Sea of Fire', the latter a veiled take from the Bible book of Revelation which mentions a "Lake of Fire" reserved for the wicked.

"Look, I believe firmly in strict Church-State separation," one senior Democrat complained, "and this 'holy war' talk smacks of Kim compromising his principles."

"I'm getting a little disillusioned," moaned another Democrat, verging on tears. "What's Kim doing? Wooing the religious right? This 'holy war' stuff only alienates his base here in the Democrat Party; the Religious Right will never fall for it, anyway. Sheesh, what a waste of political capital!"

Before you dismiss it all as Lovers' spat, think again: Deepening the growing rift with U.S. Democrats, North Korea announced Friday it's withdrawing from the landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Given Pyongyang's track-record of treaty violations, this move means Kimmy will probably now abide by it (a la the Kimmy Principle), angering lefties who say somebody -- SOMEBODY! -- needs to stand up to bully Bush.

The one solace for Democrats: The 'crisis' with North Korea distracts Bush, temporarily at least, from pursuing Iraq.

Then again, for foes of military action, everything -- and anything -- can be made into a distraction.

Headlines like "Venezuela Crisis Complicates Iraq Situation, Experts Say", this one from the New York Times, are typical.

What's next? Get ready for Lieberman Entry Into '04 Presidential Sweepstakes Complicates Iraq Situation, Experts Say.

Or, Gov. Davis Plagiarizing Clinton Speech Complicates Iraq Situation, Experts Say.

Britney Spears' Possible Reconciliation With Former Lover Complicates Iraq Situation, Experts Say.

Oh, speaking of Joe Lieberman, it's official, folks, he's in -- wait ...what's so funny all of a sudden? Whatcha laughing at?...;^)

Anyway, that's...

My two cents..

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[Billie]

Guess Louie had better get on his knees and go crawling over to apologize to her for calling her 'cheap'.

Sure hope she got rid of the guillotine. : )<pAs long as you recognize the error of your ways, your life will be spared. But you must forfeit three hugs.

[dutchess]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AMY

Do you remember life before Free Republic????

[FreeTheHostages]

Hmm, should my calculations include the cost of the sexual harassment lawsuits?

[Billie]

P.S. The Queen is very forgiving as the Royal Portrait portrays a kind and sweet nature. Forfeiture of hugs is lifted. :)

[WVNan]

Yes, drat! It's still snowing here. The roads are a mess and they are predicting more each day through next week sometime. I'm just hoping the weather man is wrong. My son has to drive to Pittsburgh on Sunday and I'm really concerned. BTW, ya done good girl. I wouldn't EVEN know where to start. Also, I keep having trouble posting today. So don't anybody get mad if I don't answer you.

[Diver Dave]

....who's really behind these rumblings - it's T Man, isn't it? :)

Heh heh. Does have a similar rumbling doesn't it?

Nope, 'fraid I'll have to take complete credit.

Psst. Louie made me do it.

He thought it would garner him more hugs. :)

Louie = Will work for HUGS

[Billie]

I don't usually hit the post button twice either - looks like I did! The forum....AND the mail room.....seem to be erratic these past few days. ;)

[ST.LOUIE1]

"::jotting down this fact for my statistical study of Louie and hugs:::"
Okay, Oh Mighty Math Majorette..:))) (some of us actually read the tag lines)
Enquiring minds (especially dansangel) want to know exactly how many calories are burned in :
- a casual hug from Louie?
- a not-so-casual hug from Louie?
- one where you return Louie's (a) and (b) hugs - casually?
- one with real meaning, like Mama_Bear's?!!
- one with 'kitty hugs' like JustAmy's??

Your Final Report is expected in the Palace Office no later than dark twenty ~ ~ ~

Can't wait to see this!! LOL

This information is vital to our individual Hugging Diet Plans!

Ladies, let nothing deter you from your current hugging ways. You're all individuals and hug according to mood. : )

Remember, variety is the spice of Wolfie's life. : )

[Billie]

You can quit anytime after the 999th post. :)

[LadyX]

"LadyX..can you find a lawyer around here (for FREE) to team up with...I think that I should go for some kind of damages for the fear and stress - -"

Actually, dutchess, you and I Old Timers can think of perhaps one shy um, underemployed barrister, mayhap?

Lessee - the name was Esc-cape - not quite - sumpin' like that, tho?!!

(And is there a subliminal message therein? Does FREE need a lawyer also, with your (for FREE)??)

[WVNan]

Looks that way. I couldn't be sure if it was FR or my cable server.

[Diver Dave]

Methinks Diver Dave is busy wearing Logan out so he can take an afternoon siesta with him!

Great idea. He's wearing me out. ZZZZZZZZ

[dutchess]

Hi John. I never got a chance to say what a great essay you did today. You had Mr. D. rolling around in stitches (it was actually his idea to picture the dictators too). I'm looking forward to reading and posting your essay next week!!!!

[WVNan]

Hey, I remember that guy. Does that make me an "oldtimer" also?

[ST.LOUIE1]

Who's huggin' who?..... Dutchess!!!! Just how many did you offer him? More than dansangel? :) ,i>Oooohhhh, dutchess!!! Them's fightin' words!!!! Nobody outdoes my hugs to my fuzzy brothah!

I love you dear Louie but not enough to get in a fight with my new found sistah Dansy! (was that good Billie and Lori????? ;^)

Boy, you've let yourself be intimidated by the Sistah-Hood. Sniff, sniff.

{{{{{{{{{{{LOUIE}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Your hug makes me forget you're a weak Sistah. : )

[Mama_Bear]

one with real meaning, like Mama_Bear's?!!

LOL!!! You are in fine form today LadyX, but then when are you not?? :-)

Gosh, sistahs, looks like everyone is having a laughing good time today (but, did I hear something about a lawsuit? Yikes! LOL!).

I have a lot of catching up to do on this thread, guess I best start at the beginning. I'll be back after I have read the thread. ((((((hugs))))))

[Billie]

You two hooligans and your shenanigans! I don't know how you keep coming up with situations to put those two in, but they all are too cute! (See how white my teeth are though - that's because they always have BONES 'n stuff to chew on!)

[jwfiv]

And, good afternoon to you in return...such a new experience for me, passing on pics and text to a designer...for all these years, it has been just the reverse process...kinda cool...I have zero doubt and complete faith that you'll more than do it justice...our Hostesses all seem to know just what need doin'...)

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL!!

Laugh if you wish, Mr.NoNicknamesPlease, but I'm uncovering some verrrry interesting trends.

Oh???? Sounds ominous. : (

Hey, you're not gonna make them public, are ya? LOL

[dutchess]

Hi Aqua...Snowstorms are nice when you're safely nestled inside aren't they????...enjoy yours

Meekie..you on the other hand stay safe driving home...we all know about those Texas drivers and ice!!!!