A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-01-03..."Have you ever seen a more pathetic bunch?"

JohnHuang2 and Dutchess and Billie | 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.

                     

Ever seen a more pathetic bunch?

by JohnHuang2

Not to beat a dead horse, but have you ever seen a more pathetic bunch? Speaking here of the liberal Democrats.

Nothing seems to go their way; Quagmirists keep hoping and searching for quagmire, but keep coming up empty. The huge Shi'ite pilgrimage to Karbala will get out of control and end in bloodbath, many leading Quagmirists gleefully predicted last week. Didn't happen. A critical meeting in Baghdad Monday put Iraq on track towards a transitional government in less than a month -- again, dashing the hopes of leading Quagmirists. If that wasn't bad enough, Saddam's birthday was also on Monday, but AFP reports "joyous crowds in Baghdad," in a blow to Quagmirist theory, "showed their scorn" for Iraq's deposed dictator, "mocking his birthday by dressing up a donkey as the fallen strongman and giving him a cake made of excrement."

Had enough? Well, there's more. Over the weekend, "documents discovered in the bombed out headquarters of Iraq's intelligence service" provided "evidence of a direct link between Saddam Hussein's regime and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist," reports the Associated Press, citing the U.K.'s Sunday Telegraph. Liberals, jolted at the bombshell, attempted to regroup, cobbling up various cop-out defenses for Saddam (it's Bush who's chummy with al-Qaeda, not Saddam!), but then came Tuesday and another nabbing by U.S. forces in Baghdad.

Nailed this time? Some operative (name withheld) working under al-Qaeda big fish Abu Musab Zarqawi. Well, there goes the Lefty theory that Bush, under the spell of a 'Jewish cabal' -- Cheney, Powell, Rummy and Condi masquerading as Protestants -- concocted the whole Saddam-al-Qaeda connection to sully poor Saddam's good name and reputation and justify war on Iraq. Oh, and to give Bush a bump in the polls.

Amid reports that triumphant Bush is set to announce an end to hostilities this Thursday aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, Democrats -- frustrated, disheartened, dispirited, dismayed -- are lashing out.

Ba'ath loyalist Hillary Clinton *lost it* Monday night. In an angry outburst before a Democrat gathering in Connecticut, she bitterly accused Bush of everything but the SARS virus.

It's clear that Democrats aren't coping too well in the wake of the ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime.

"Two weeks after Baghdad's fall, shock has given way to perplexity in the liberal world," writes David Lamb in a special report to the Baltimore Sun newspaper Sunday.

"Democrats," he adds, "seem at a loss to respond to the reality of a U.S.-run Iraq or to formulate a strategy that may help shape the post-Saddam Hussein era. Despite hand-wringing over the suffering of Iraqis," ... "there is little talk [among Democrats] about what role [liberals] may play in reconstruction. No Democrat dares mention the word democracy when [contemplating] a new Iraqi government. Even [liberal] columnists are uncomfortable asking whether the war may bring beneficial change to the Middle East."

"[Democrat] writers would be reluctant to express that idea, even if they believed it, which most don't," Mr. Lamb quotes a "influential daily newspaper" editor saying.

During the war, CNN and other Leftist outlets were "promoting false hope, giving the idea Iraq could win," Lamb writes, quoting a liberal economist. "But you could tell from Day 1 looking at the maps Iraq had no chance."

Liberal media journalists, said the Leftie economist, "don't think in a pragmatic way. They are full of wishful thinking. That comes after suffering one defeat after another for so many years, and that string of defeats hasn't yet come to an end, I'm afraid."

"And anger echoes," says Mr. Lamb, "over Hussein's discarded promise to make a valiant defense of his capital."

Oops, hold on a sec....Oh, no -- I did it again, FReepers! Mr. Lamb was writing about 'Arabs', not "liberals" and "Democrats." I know, I know, I said I'd be careful not to make such typos again....but ;)

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[jwfiv]

Oh, I yield, you'll find no contest from me, Louie...you're the Leader of the Pack....)

[JustAmy]

Hi Bro ..... its great to be here at the same time as you are. I usually miss you by a few hours.

"You've been disappearing a lot lately."

I know!!!! I've been wondering what has happened to naptime. (Hers and mine) LOL

[Pippin]

I'm the get-away kid! :O)

[ST.LOUIE1]

wolfie((((((( Free;Billie;Mama_Bear;dansangel;dutchess;daisyscarlett )))))))wolfie

There! All in one fell swoop! LOL

Hi, Freezie!

[Pippin]

ER, Jw!

I just knew you would understand!

YUP! Louie's the king!

But you're still charming! :O)

[Pippin]

WOW! six in one hug!

My! but you do have loooong arms, Wolfie!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Oh, I yield, you'll find no contest from me, Louie...you're the Leader of the Pack....)

Were you grinning when you wrote this? I would have been. LOL

No leaders here, just a nice mesh of personalities.

[FreeTheHostages]

Hi Wolfie! {{{St.Louie1}}}

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi Bro ..... its great to be here at the same time as you are. I usually miss you by a few hours.

I know. : (

"You've been disappearing a lot lately."

I know!!!! I've been wondering what has happened to naptime. (Hers and mine) LOL

LOL! Better be finding out....don't want you gettin' all cranky in here. : )

[Pippin]

How are you doing today oh liberator of the breakfast meats! :O)

[Diver Dave]

We are planning to change our Friday Night Rally to Sunday Afternoon. There is suppose to be a rally for the sailors returning to Lemoore Naval Air Station. Mama_Bear and jkphoto are planning to attend as are Jim, Sheila and Chris. We are excited about getting the opportunity to say thank you to our Troops.

Still trying to talk Mrs.dd into taking a nice drive in our new car to Lemoore.

Any details yet on whether the rally will be on base or off and time?

[Aquamarine]

Oh, I yield, you'll find no contest from me, Louie...you're the Leader of the Pack....)

LOL! You sound tired.

[LadyX]

"If it makes ya feel any better, Lady, CC can use his finger to stir mine, OK?
Did I just say that??? YUCK!

Well.... since I'm allergic to chocolate and throw up any that passes my lips, I will concede the hot chocolate is your territory - Carl'sCoffee mine...and phorever in peace shall we reside, happy as larks - - singin' as we are zingin' along...

(Thanks, Carl - luv ya, man....)

Am reminded of a True Story about my first Valentine's Day with hubby.
Married 4 months, the boys and I had joined him in South Dakota on Christmas Eve, and I had just realized I was expecting our daughter. I was in considerable misery with morning/afternoon/night nausea.

He arrived home from duty fully equipped with a beautiful red rose, a chocolate cake ( his favorite!), and a huge box of chocolates!! LOL

Needless to say, he and the boys enjoyed the loot while I laid on the couch, twirling the rose in my hands..:))

Yes, dansy and Billie - All Our Chocolate R Belong to You Two !!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi Wolfie! {{{St.Louie1}}}

Say....you don't do it often enough to suit wolfie but....you're a pretty good hugger. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

WOW! six in one hug!
My! but you do have loooong arms, Wolfie!

Nah....the Babes are midgets. : )

[Pippin]

Oh?

Smaller than me?

:)

[Diver Dave]

More speed to ya - - and hugs for Christian and Logan from Aunty "M."

Well, If I must, I suppose I could do that for ya. :) C's in school, so I'll give L two hugs and let him pass them on to his cousin when they get together.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Oh? Smaller than me?

Are you bigger than a breadbox? If so, you're taller. : )

[LadyX]

"Kinda fired up today, eh? I like it! : )"

Fired up, woofie toofums? And how!
Regular 'hot to trot' 'balls of fire' - - um... just another extraordinary day at The Finest, isn't it?....
acks she, as she tries to straighten up and fly right, flyin' escort for BillieBluebird..:))

[JustAmy]

Hi DD

"Any details yet on whether the rally will be on base or off and time?"

It is almost impossible to get on base. If you have a military ID card you can get on and maybe take 3 or 4 people with you.
The rally announced in the Fresno Bee was for downtown at a Chevrolet dealership for 11:00 until 2:00. I haven't talked to Jim about an ID card. The welcome home on base is Saturday. I'm not sure of the time. The pilots are coming home today.
Sure hope you and Mrs DD can make it to Lemoore on Sunday. It should be lots of fun.