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Just throwing out a handful of ideas for discussion: How to develop local chapters/conservative grassroots groups. Develop a conservative platform and a plan for recruiting, training, supporting and electing conservative candidates. Develop ideas for building an effective nationwide conservative grassroots network. How to combat the Fairness Doctrine? Install offshore servers? Private BBS? Email/Phone/Fax lists? Shortwave radio? Local/personal networking? Working with other conservative groups, political parties? Would a FReeper PAC be feasible? Practical? Effective? Would a FReeper 527 organization be feasible? Practical? Effective? How to infiltrate/influence local political organizations? Select and fund delegates for a national convention should our membership decide...

A few weeks ago, I posted a thread asking how many of you would be interested in holding a centralized FReeper meeting somewhere in the middle of the country, possibly on an airline hub so a maximum number of FReepers could attend. Lots of people sounded interested, but only if it were held closer to home and preferably within driving distance. Ok, if one big central meeting is not feasible, I posted another thread asking about regional meetings. Sounds like a lot more people are interested in this, but everyone's asking when one will be scheduled in their area. Well,...

Howdy Texas Freepers. I can't find where anyone posted a thread about our luncheon today in San Antoniom so thought I would in case any of you wished to post pictures. For those that didn't make it, we had a great turnout. Those in attendance were Jim Robinson, Mrs., and Chris, plus Jim's brother, Ms. AntiFeminazi, Slyfox,SWake,PetroniDE, RikaStrom, Guido, Hocndoc & Mr. Hocndoc,TXBubba, Blastus and their two children, Tall Texan, IVote2 & Mr. IVote2, Mil-Vet & Mrs. Mil-Vet, RimTop 56, Sockmonkey, TxGrandMom, Ravingnutter, BenR2,TheSarce and Gracey. Now that's pretty good for an afternoon turnout in Texas, considering people came from...

Please come join us in welcoming Bill and Rudy this Sunday at the Burbank Airport at 9:45am. We need "hundreds" of supporters, so says the "chicken.” Please forward to all your email trees - this will be fun! 9:45 am AIRPORT GREETING -- Burbank w/ Former Mayor, Rudy Giuliani Location: TWC Aviation 10700 Sherman Way Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 441-0100 RSVP to sfrank@simonforgovernor.com

It doesn't get much better than this: Early evening on the restaurant patio, sunshine filtering through the leaves of the mimosa trees, big-chested chirping birds occasionally swooping down to snatch an invisible crumb from the ground, smiling food servers, excellent cocktails and appetizers, and wonderful Freeper friends gathering and talking and laughing. The cool breeze finally drove us inside, where warm good cheer kept us engaged for far longer than we had planned. This was a group of almost perfect strangers, joined by our love of country, our passion for liberty, and, of course, Free Republic. Attending the Freep Meet...