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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-21-03...A Higher Standard
FreeTheHostages; Billie
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Posted on 02/21/2003 6:41:01 AM PST by 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: 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.
TOP: spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE: FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797 BOTTOM: usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack
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 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 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.
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Angelwood with war paint as part of Operation Infinite Freep on 10-27-01 outside the White House
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A Higher Standard
by FreeTheHostages
Angelwood
Angelwood is co-leader of the DC Chapter. "Angel" is her maiden name. She's got a cherubic face and she's angelically modest. Hard to do her profile - talk about your moving targets! She was quoted in the news this past week about the leftwing protests (see this post) , and was recently spotted outside the French embassy waving her version of the French flag: a white flag because they like to wave white flags so much!
As Angelwood reports, she has fun at every single DC FReep, and she loves to hug each of us. "I love our Chapter members. We have a real, honest affection for each other." But its not all fun and games; thats not how the road to Heaven works. Angelwood conveys her view to us DC Chapter members that we should have a "higher standard" in a fallen world, free from any suspicion of improper or unlawful behavior.
Yall listen up. Youre about to learn something about leadership from a winner of one of the 1999 Significant Freeper awards, a winner of the 2000 Freeper of the Year award (shared with Kristinn), and someone who has led the DC Chapter to various lifetime achievement and Chapter awards.
Have A Very, Very Understanding Spouse
Enough said. We have all benefited from his patience in sharing Angelwood. As the Chapter has matured, I hope he's become less of an "FR widower." Thanks, Freeper Mark Phelps (also our DC Chapter webmaster).
Know Your Chapter History And Respect It
Fall of 1998: MrConfettiMan Was There, Where Were You?
A conservative all her life, Angelwood found Free Republic in 1997 in the Whitewater link off of the Drudge Report. She lurked for some time. Then, one day in the fall of 1998, in the course of the impeachment turmoil, she read this post from MrConfettiMan:
"As promised in a previous article, I went down to the White House this morning with my protest sign. It was the first time I had ever done anything that might label me an activist. And you know what? It felt awesome!!!!! It might feel really good to sit around with a bunch of like-minded people and complain about Clintoon, but it feels a hundred times better to go out and be proactive. * * * Join me. It'll make you feel really good."
This truly historic FR thread had a commanding title: "DC Protest: I Was There, Where Were You?". (Youve heard this story but you can never hear it enough. Remember DaisyScarletts profile just last week of Bert, who said he felt really good when he finally went to the White House protest. Those were heady days!)
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She laughs at her first sign: two pieces of construction paper with bumper stickers (Impeach Clinton) and flag stickers slapped on them, joined with strings to form a "sandwich board" she wore.
Birth of a Chapter
Soon after these weekly protests commenced, a thread went up on Free Republic entitled: Washington DC Area Chapter Formed. All were welcome:
"We have decided to continue our White House protest every Saturday from 10am - 2pm . . . . We encourage all Chapters and citizens to join us on Saturday mornings. You will not believe the support you get from tourists and Americans. America does care. Eagles Up!
Freepers and Lurkers from all over the country would coordinate their travel plans to the DC area so that they could join the DC Chapter for a Saturday protest. Honorary DC Chapter membership was bestowed upon them all.
Angelwood had lurked for more than a year, but had not registered to post. She had asked MrConfettiMan or Marylander to post articles for her. She began going to the White House during her lunch hour and then would have a report posted. On December 6, 1998, the New York Times had a front page story by James Bennett stating that there were no protesters at the White House. Angelwood's husband was so incensed that he signed her up on Free Republic that very day!
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The Press Discovers Angelwood
Since the NYTimes article wasn't true (SAY IT ISNT SO!!), Marylander and Angelwood made plans to protest the D.C. Office of the New York Times on Monday afternoon. They passed out a flyer and asked every man who entered or exited if he was Mr. Bennett. Someone, who must have been offended by the impromptu protest, even lobbed a raw egg out of an upper window at Marylander and Angelwood.
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And the Rest is History
So the chapter began. There were ebbs and flows in events and attendance. Kristinn, Angelwood, and MrConfettiMan were mainstays. Sometimes, for some Freeps, it was just two or three people. Things blossomed, things bloomed. Freepers are everywhere. Angelwood became known as the Button Lady because she began making up buttons with clever and true statements on them for distribution to the tourists and student groups visiting the White House. Many Freepers and Lurkers donated to the DC Chapter Button Fund over the years, and to date approximately 15,000 buttons have been handed out.
When Angelwood wasnt standing outside the White House on Saturdays in those early days, she was able to go to various Congressional hearings and trials. She would write after-action reports to share her insight and eye witness accounts of what went on behind the scenes at memorable events, such as: Ken Starrs testimony before the House Judiciary Committee; the Burton House Government Affairs Committee hearings with John Huang, Bruce Lindsey, Beth Nolan, Cheryl Mills, and Charles Ruff; and the trial of Julie Hyatt Steele where Angelwood freeped Susan McDougal. She had the Freeper bug big time!
If You're Going To Work This Hard, You Might As Well Have Fun!
Angelwood and Kristinn thought they would be able to retire after George W. Bush was elected and the Clintons left the scene of their crimes. Unfortunately, Al Gore just wouldnt concede that he had lost, and the DC Chapter got busy organizing the protests at the Vice Presidents mansion on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
GET OUT OF CHENEYS HOUSE!
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After Bush was declared the 43rd President of the United States, she helped with the Free Republic Inaugural Ball and Count the Silverware Party (featuring Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his band, Capitol Offense). It was a complete success.
Check out Angelwood's bookmarks in her profile. She's been at all the major DC Freeps. That includes the March for Justice and Impeachment Day. Its revealing that one of her favorite Freeps is the lesser-known "Twilight Freep" outside the White House, just before the dinner to honor the 13 House Managers and to thank them for their role in securing President Clinton's impeachment. She and about 70 or 80 others went to the White House with flashlights and signs.
The White House entrance was set up with a screen surrounding the front door. It was a security measure to protect President Clinton and Hillary when they stood outside to greet the Japanese Ambassador. There was a formal State Dinner that evening. The assembled protesters were able to do several chants: Clinton is a Liar among others. Then they chanted "Treason is the Reason" so long and so loud that it made it onto the C-SPAN tape of the event, which is available for sale. This is one of her favorites because she knew that evening that President Clinton and Hillary must have heard them. Even after the Senate failed to do its constitutional duty after the House impeachment, this Freep was a "reminder" to President Clinton that Freepers were out there, still watching.
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Since September 11, 2001, the DC Chapter has been very active in maintaining a memorial site at the Pentagon to remember the victims of that tragic attack. They have also countered the anti-war protesters whenever they assemble in Washington, DC. They have held three Patriots Rallies for America to Support Our Troops and envision many more. And when Sen. Clinton goes fundraising, Angelwood goes Freeping.
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All this has earned Angelwood quite a Rolodex in a town that competes on who-you-know. As they say in Washington, People thats a capitol P have her phone number. She wont name drop names, so lets out her with some photo-dropping. Being a leader of the DC Chapter is like being an angel in one respect: theres a lot of work to be done, but you get to meet some pretty important people! People such as (click on the photos for larger view).....
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Brit Hume
Bob Barr
Katherine Harris
David Limbaugh
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And of course, this man...
Rush Limbaugh
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It was a great thrill for her to meet David and Rush Limbaugh, and she wrote a great post calling the 4/18/01 booksigning party an absolute delight!. Rush Limbaugh signed her name tag and then stuck it on her shoulder! She didnt remove it until she got home, at which point she stuck it on Davids book for safekeeping. Rush had a link to her Free Republic article with her picture on his homepage for three or four days thereafter great publicity for Free Republic. Whoo hah!
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Thank you, Angelwood You are one FINE Freeper!
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Thanks, Mixer!
1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar. 2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up. 3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit. 4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it. 5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer
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KEYWORDS: dcfreeps; freepers; fun; military; patriotic; surprises; veterans
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To: AuntB
Hi! Great to see you here today! Thank you!
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02/21/2003 1:35:40 PM PST
by
Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: JustAmy; All
Beautiful basket of flowers -- thank you so much!
You all amaze me with the gorgeous and funny graphics that are posted on this thread every day. I just learned to post my very first graphic on the March 1 Patriots Rally thread. I was sweating rivers worrying that my graphic and my links wouldn't work. So I do appreciate the talents displayed on this thread (and others) each and every day.
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:38:58 PM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
To: JustAmy
Thank you, JustFRiend!
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:39:00 PM PST
by
Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: All
God Bless Our Military
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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Daisyscarlett; Dansangel; Dutchess; Mama_Bear; and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nations leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.
Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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OhioWfan .... son mystery-ak ... son, husband Gogrammy ..... grandson Inspectorette ..... son Blessed American .... nephew Slip18 ..... nephew anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Pippin .. niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland ... son-in-law weldgophardline .. brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater ... cousin severa .... husband G'nad .... active duty LongCut .... active duty Trish .... active duty
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Maigrey ... cousin ladtx .... 2 sons Mama_Bear .... nephew gator girl .... husband LBGA ..... son Warrior Nurse ... active duty Himyar ..... son SK1 Thurman .... active duty David Osborne .. active duty boxerblues' .... 2 sons the piper .... son sheeza .... husband kemathen7 .... husband Diver Dave .... niece deadhead .... cousin
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:40:49 PM PST
by
Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: Billie; FreeTheHostages
Can you tell....that my boss left early and I have a breather? LOL
I've enjoyed quick glimpses of this thread in sneak peaks all day. Thanks to every one for making this a memorable day for me.
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:41:17 PM PST
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Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
To: Angelwood
links wouldn't work
Ow! Um, please don't use that phrase around me right now, OK?
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:41:31 PM PST
by
FreeTheHostages
(sigh -- I'm possibly implicated in the worst Freeper Finest scandal ever)
To: Billie
Thank you for doing this. Would you mind adding my nephew?
To: Angelwood; sauropod; BufordP
Even the 'Pod came lumbering through! Group hug. {{{'Pod, Angelwood}}}
Of course, that pesky BufordP is always about, don't know who invited him. Sniff.
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:44:06 PM PST
by
FreeTheHostages
(sigh -- I'm possibly implicated in the worst Freeper Finest scandal ever)
To: FreeTheHostages; Billie; daisyscarlett; dansangel; Mama_Bear; dutchess; SpookBrat; LadyX; Pippin; ..
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02/21/2003 1:49:19 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: kristinn
You coming over to say "hi"? Or are you do busy chasing those high school kids through Dupont Circle? (Early today we here in DC had some kids "sick out" from high school to protest the war. Productive, huh?)
To: MeeknMing
ah, man, that is GREAT!
To: MozartLover; daisyscarlett; dansangel; dutchess; Mama_Bear
Yes, we'll be happy to add your nephew's name to the Military Prayer list. I've pinged the other hostesses so they can include the name on their list. Thank you, and your nephew. He will be in our prayers and may God watch over him.
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02/21/2003 1:53:22 PM PST
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Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: Angelwood
LOL! I've noticed a few posts "by" Angelwood lately! I'm glad you're getting a chance to spend a little time here!
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:57:03 PM PST
by
Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: MeeknMing
Hey, that's great! Wear that tshirt and sport that bumper sticker proudly!
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:58:45 PM PST
by
Billie
(FreeTheHostages writes; I play with the words.)
To: Billie
Hey, Billie ! How's it goin'? Okay, I hope.
It's been raining the last 2 days here. It rained all night, or most of it, and all day today. It's finally about stopped. I'm glad.
Are ya'll keepin' safe, warm and dry there?...
I hope so...
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02/21/2003 1:59:32 PM PST
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MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: Billie; Angelwood
Congrats, Angelwood! When I was but a lurker at FreeRepublic, the first gratifying thing that warmed the cockles of my devious political heart were the pix of Kristinn, Angelwood, etc, assaulting with freep the degenerate sleaze in the White House. [Remember that great series of pix where Kristinn got to Clinton's press creature outside the White House entrance? The rats hate the light and Angelwood and company shine bright lights on them!]
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02/21/2003 2:03:54 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
To: Billie
Thanks, I will...
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02/21/2003 2:07:48 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: Billie; Angelwood
What a fantastic tribute to my dear friend Angelwood.
Thanks, Angelwood, for all you continue to do to support the cause, and thanks for making me feel so welcome at the DC Freeps and Christmas Parties.
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02/21/2003 2:09:01 PM PST
by
Iowa Granny
(Be kind to your children,,,,, they will select your nursing home)
To: FreeTheHostages; Angelwood
Oh FTH, you are taking me way back with those memories of Fall '98 & that Philly event. Thanks for the wonderful tribute to Angelwood.
Angelwood, You were encouraging and helpful to so many FReep "newbies"!
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posted on
02/21/2003 2:15:05 PM PST
by
Molly Pitcher
(Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow....)
To: Molly Pitcher
Yes, she is encouraging to newbies! And she works hard. Tomorrow, she'll be at a planning meeting for our March 1 rally. It should be great -- we've got a good speaker list that they're going to publish soon.
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