[dutchess]

[dutchess]

Welcome finest friends...please join us in welcoming ALOHA RONNIE as today's FR's FINEST!

[grantswank]

FRENCHY: WINE WON’T HACK IT

Tony hits the Big Five 0. Whoopeee. Three cheers for Brit Tony. Hurrah hurrah hurrah.

Okay, now that that’s over, break out the wine? Ooops. Better read that card. It’s signed “French President Jacques Chirac”.

Kinda makes one think twice before swigging down, eh? Like the New Sweden Lutherans in Maine now thinking thrice afore wafting down that church kitchen coffee — considering that one fellow lies six feet under while other parishioners languish in Bangor hospital.

Bottled water looks pretty good these days, even though my dad would have labeled us all nuts for spending good money on water! Next we’ll be paying for breathing fresh air.

But back to Tony’s birthday bash. Chirac is there in the room via a wine bottle. Appears like a Brit can’t even get in the same room with friends without a tense moment. Oh well, Prime Ministers are supposed to be up to all that.

Chirac’s wine bit was touted as a “peace offering,” according to Reuters News. The wine was delivered prompto on Tony’s actual natal day. So somebody back in French home cares enough to send the very best — six bottles of 1989 vintage Chateau Mouton Rothschild and a Saint-Louis crystal carafe to boot. Can’t beat that for getting tipsy nice.

The media states that Britain and France have endured “months of frosty relations due to differences over Iraq.” That’s saying it in understatement.

Then there’s the card, not only with sig but with sweet tidings: "Knowing how much you love staying in France, I have the pleasure of offering you a present illustrating the quality of the land of our country, which you know so well," Chirac wrote.
Now that could be read tongue-in-check, that is, if Tony got up on the wrong side of his birthday bed Tuesday morn. The start-out could sound almost sarcastic: “. . .love staying in France. . .” Yeah, like taking a walk through Harlem at midnight. Thank you very much for nothing, Chirac.
And then those syrupy, kiss-ups: “. . .I have the pleasure of offering you a present. . .” Sure thing, Frenchy, as if wine bottles can make up for feeding Saddam info about US programming behind the US back, all the while Iraqis lay languishing under Saddam’s murderous regime.
Sure thing, Frenchy, as if wine bottles can make up for handing out passports to escapee Iraqi officials who had fled to Syria, thus opening up European Union country doors to thugs from Hussein Cult Maximum.
Sure thing, Frenchy, as if wine bottles can atone for slapping around the United States President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair — incessantly badgering them day and night, even to the point of Tony practically being slid off his PM’s chair — permanently.
Sure thing, Frenchy, as if wine bottles can make up for your in-bed-with Russia and Germany alliance to gang up against Iraqi citizens held captive by the despot. As if wine bottles can make up for your cozying up to Russia and Germany against the US-led coalition who sought to topple the very Hussein you were supplying goods to.
Not on your life, Frenchy. Wine won’t hack it. A genuine come-clean might help. An outright apology would begin to atone. A frank speech to world media concerning your regrets for making wrong choices and undermining decent alliances would go a long way to repairing relations.
But several bottles of good wine? I don’t think.

[ladtx]

Great spotlight today dutchess. Congratulations RON, you're a true patriot and it's an honor get to know you better. You are a great asset to this forum.

[Iowa Granny]

What an interesting and noble "Feature" for today. Congrats to Ronnie. Impressive stuff.

[Aquamarine]

Congratulations Aloha Ronnie! Awesome bio...thank you for your service to our country.
Never Forget.

Click on the pic

[Landru]

If "tributes" must be paid, then I could hardly think of anyone more deserving -- on this forum, at any rate -- than Ronnie Guyer.

While still (essentially) a kid, this guy put his money where his mouth was way back when in se asia; &, at that instant, became a giant among men.
Ron Guyer's proven hismelf again & again to be a valued, solid citizen and an America loving patriot's patriot having few equals.

My hat's off to you, Sarge.
This Bud's for you.

...nice choice, Miss dutchess.

[FreeTheHostages]

Great job with the Oscars Freep! That totally rocked. I think Kristinn plugged it on FOXNEWS when discussing the Tim Robbins stuff, too.

[The Thin Man]

Congratulations to a True Patriot on being today's Finest! Thank you for your service, Aloha Ronnie.

[The Thin Man]

Good morning, dutchess! So glad to see you after having to deal with that horrible Billie and wretched FreeTheSausages yesterday. :)

[Saundra Duffy]

Mahalo, Aloha Ronnie, for all you do! And keep up the good work. You are loved and honored. For victory & freedom!!!

[nicmarlo]

Remove Anti-U.S./Anti-Freedom HILLARY RODHAM from the Senate Armed Services Committee that oversees our most secret Military Operations and their Budgets, especially in a time of a world war that we are now fighting against HILLARY RODHAM's Terrorist Partners.

Congratulations, Aloha Ronnie; if I can help with the above in any way, let me know, I'd sure be glad to get rid of her as my senator (barf) and from the committee, as well!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


...Oh, ALOHA dutchess, and to all my fellow Freeper Bravehearts...

...in a new Century of FREEDOM borne on the morning of September 11, 2001 with our fellow Freeper 'BKO' BARBARA K. OLSON's smashing into the Pentagon and my fellow Battle of IA DRANG-1965 Hero Soldier RICK RESCORLA's seeing New York City's Tower 2 come smashing down upon him.

...Oh, why did such wondrous Freedom-Fighters just have to die after HILLARY RODHAM refused 3 free offers to being OSAMA bin LADEN to jail and trial here in America during the 1990's..?

...On behalf of my fellow U.S. 7th Cavalry Young Soldiers who's Hero Names now grace the 3rd Panel of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. ...

...I thank you for your Love of FREEDOM and for your committment to its coming to all the still enslaved peoples and cultures of the World that President BUSH has in his sights ...for our own Best Self-Protection.


~LOVE is indeed the Only Reality.
Our LOVE of FREEDOM for others ranks the Highest and the enslaved know it.~

NEVER FORGET

[Dubya]

Welcome Ronnie. Good evening Dutchess.

[Exit148]

It is alyways nice to put a face to a name, and now I can visualize you --- at last!

During the first Freepathon, when they were counting how many states were represented, there was zip/nada from Hawaii. As I remember it, they were trying to find you - to make a contribution ---- thinking, by your name, you were from that state. Even now, when I read something from you, I link to that earlier recollection. LOL! After reading about you, that will now change.

For your service to this nation, and to Free Republic ----THANK YOU!

[Exit148]

OOPS! I meant to add AR's name to the "to" space!

Sorry 'bout that!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


PREAMBLE:

...The America we left to fight for in a land far, far away long ago...

...was no longer there upon our Return:


'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...& YOUNG'...4 FREEDOM

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39626542519c.htm



NEVER FORGET

[JustPiper]

Ronnie, your my new sweetheart. I just recently had the privilege to get to know you and you will always be memorable to me!!! Thank you for having served our country well and continuing to be part of us and going after my #1 nemesis, who grew up not 15 minutes from me- Da HildeBeest!
That is one fight I am right along side you brother. When I first signed up here I was laughed at and at times even called stoopid, because I said she had her sights set on the Presidency. For 7 long years I swore if she got in, I would have to leave for this would no longer be America! Love ya Ronnie!!!

[gc4nra]

Congratulations Ronnie. You are one of the finest people I have ever had the pleasure of FReeping with!