A Few of FR's Finest..Every Day..06-15-05..Relax, libs. You have 17 months to lose the elections.

JohnHuang2;dutchess | JohnHuang2

[dutchess]

Thanks for stopping by. John's essays are the best! We're fortunate to have him here!

[dutchess]

Game,set,match.

John is the best. He does a commentary every Thursday on the Finest thread. Thanks for stopping in!

[dutchess]

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; Mama_Bear; Dutchess, Aquamarine; The Mayor or DollyCali and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s 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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gator girl........................husband severa............husband, brother Maigrey............................cousin mystery-ak.............son, husband Gogrammy...................grandson Inspectorette.......................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin............niece's husband sneakers..............................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew ValerieUSA....................2 sons Lakeside........................2 sons LakeLady......................nephew Spruce.........................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews bjcintennessee.......son, niece TheMayor...............friends'son mhking.........................cousin eaglesiniowa.....................son visualops..........................cousin auboy.............................cousin Ladysmith..nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend Katydidnt.............................son MontanaCowgirlCop.......brother Colorado Slim................nephew Tapatio....................2 nephews Kramster.....................stepson Alouette................................son Q6-God...................twin brother jkphoto........................nephew Q6-God.....................active duty Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells....................active duty LongCut....................active duty cjk...........................active duty Trish.........................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue...................active duty Notwithstanding.......active duty thumperusn..............active duty Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx...................active duty Old Sarge.................active duty CGblue.....................active duty bigghurtt...................active duty frankiep....................active duty

scubachick.....................husband OhioWfan................................son ladtx..................................2 sons Its_me_K.E.T.........................son Hostel............................cousin MozartLover...........son, nephew LBGA (RIP)..........................son katykelly..............................son cookcounty.............................son SpookBrat........................nephew SpookBrat........................cousin Doug from Upland............soninlaw Himyar....................................son boxerblues........................2 sons the piper....................................son sheeza................................husband kemathen7.........................husband Tiffee4Bob..........................boyfriend deadhead.............................cousin JimRobinson...............2 nephews TexKat.......................son, step-son StarCMC.............................brother Consort........................2 daughters Consort.......................son-in-law Darheel...............................niece Donaeus...........................nephew dixie sass........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons homeschoolmama...............nephew kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear.....cousin's hubby Atomic Conspiracy......half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...........nephew Atomic Conspiracy..............niece Sunflowergal....................grandson mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband spotbust1............................husband Leofl...........................................son chena............................................son campfollower............................fiance LUV W........................................son painter...................................nephew ProudAFDad...................................son Misty4jc................................husband Bykrbayb........................................son Hope and Glory.........................son ak_daddoo..............................nephew SilentServiceCPOWife........husband Walkenfree................2 grandsons Walkenfree.................. 3 nephews Walkenfree..................granddaughter ariamne.........................2 cousins Zechariah_8_13.......brother-in-law Zechariah_8_13.......................cousin DirtyHarryY2K......................daughter DirtyHarryY2K................son-in-law nelibeli...................................nephew Skimask.....................................son El Gato...............................nephew Palladin...............................grandson MississippyMuddy...................sister MississippyMuddy.....2 nephews Socratic...........................nephew

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

We hear so much about the liberal celebrities that dump on the military and we shouldn't forget. But let's take a look at some that treat our military well:

020725-N-5319A-515 Norfolk, VA (Jul. 25, 2002) -- Members of the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Four Zero (VRC-40) meet with actor Bruce Willis (far right) before he departs on a C-2A “Greyhound” aircraft bound for the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Mr. Willis is touring the Truman as he prepares and conducts research for an upcoming feature film entitled "Tears in the Sun." U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

050614-N-1120L-084 Sigonella, Sicily (June 14, 2005) - Actress Andie MacDowell tours the flight line with Commodore of Command Task Force Six Seven (CTF-67), Capt. Robert Lally, left, and Mobile Operations Control Center Officer in Charge, CTF-67, Lt. Cmdr. Dan Emerson, while touring Naval Air Station Sigonella. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander, Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Michael Lavender (RELEASED)

041222-N-0357S-002 San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 22, 2004) – Actor and former Marine R. Lee Ermey, well known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in the film “Full Metal Jacket” and the television show “Mail Call”, shares a laugh with Lance Cpl. Luke Connally at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Calif. Ermey came to the medical center to speak with wounded Marines and personally thank them for their service and sacrifice that they have made during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joshua Smith (RELEASED)

041017-N-6157F-001 Washington, D.C. (Oct. 17, 2004) – Academy Award winner and actor Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Borgnine was made an honorary U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott on Oct. 15, 2004. Borgnine served in the U.S. Navy for ten years from 1935-1945 and left the service as a Gunner’s Mate 1st Class. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Mark D. Faram (RELEASED)

[dutchess]

We hear so much about the liberal celebrities that dump on the military and we shouldn't forget. But let's take a look at some that treat our military well

Thanks for posting this Mr. Excuse :o) It is indeed heartwarming to see those in the spotlight who support our military men and women. And thanks for all your wonderful posts at the Finest!

[dutchess]

P.S. Love hat pic of Ernest Borgnine. McHale's Navy was one of my alltime favorite childhood shows!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

A U.S. officer, center, assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, questions a villager, left, through an interpreter during a patrol in the Ajristan District of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in support of an operation, June 2, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.

A U.S. soldier from the 29th Infantry Division of the Virginia Army National Guard stoops to enter and search the home of a suspected Taliban member in Afghanistan, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.

U.S. soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, search the home belonging to Taliban member Mohammad Nur during Operation Enduring Freedom, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.

[Billie]

Oh, I love this one! Everything about it! These are my favorites of John's essays - when they're filled with nothing but those adorable dims!!!!

You had fun with these pics, didn't you, Dutchess! :)

[Pippin]

YEEEEEE!

HAAAAAAAAA!

Ya did it again John!

I'm BACK!

HOWDY Y'ALL!

[Pippin]

Hi, (((Billie)))!

[Billie]

WOW! Thanks for these photos - they're great!

[Billie]

(((((((((((Pip))))))))))))))

Hey, there, Missy! Are you back from your Canada vacation?

[Billie]

Oops! I see that you are. Welcome back. Missed you. Hope you had a great time!

[Pippin]

I'll be posting my story soon as I get it written up. :o)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

No problem, it's great to be back. My cable modem went south and it took a few days for the Comcast guy to come out and replace it. At least he did it for free!

[Temple Owl]

I like the idea of a Howard Dean/Dick Durbin ticket of 08. It would truly be representative of the Democratic party.

[LadyX]

OMIGOSH - - - STOP IT, JOHN!!

Read your essay and dozed off at the board, and, Dear John,

I HAD A NIGHTMARE DREAM!!!

Getting really cranked up, Howie, trying to WOWie!! the voters,
was positively beside himself to come up with
a Sure Fire Winner of a campaign trick ploy *IDEA* - -
The light bulb turned into a veritable klieg light -- !!

He'd resorted to hiring This Woman as the Libs Chief Campaign Manager!!

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--- "well known woman magician Dorothy Dietrich, shown with such stars as Robert Klein, Tony Curtis, KISS, Rich Little, Tom Snyder, Bill Cosby, Muhammad Ali, Brooke Shields, David Copperfield, etc. The woman often called "the world's leading female magician," "the first lady of magic," and "The female Houdini. Many of the things she has done are unprecedented in the history of magic, some of which are daredevil stunts not even done by Houdini and others. She has paved the way for other females in the field.

An article in the New York Times said "she essentially is a magician - on the strength of her televised stunts, could claim preeminence to Houdini, the first woman to saw a man in half, the first woman to catch a bullet in her mouth"
She also helped found New York City's Magic Towne House, a world famous magic show spot for some 13 years and was an editor of Hocus Pocus Magazine for three years."

[Here she is, with her "pet poodle" --

Just think, John, how truly valuable she could be!!

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"MAGIC OF MAGICIAN DOROTHY DIETRICH
THE STRAIGHT JACKET ESCAPE!

A daring feat performed 15 stories above the earth suspended from a burning rope, without a net, after being put in by police and security guards. Magician Dorothy Dietrich is one of the few people (5) in the world to ever attempt this feat and the only women in history to accomplish it. Houdini never did this escape.

In her stage act she does it standing up attempting to beat a giant clock in the background. She has also done it suspended from the flies for major productions."

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Think about it - Miss Dorothy "taking" all the bullets aimed at the Dems by the rascally conservatives!!

From "The Bullet Catch at Resorts International in Atlantic City"

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HOCUS-POCUS-DOMINOCUS!!
I have to imagine Howard Dean as The Great "HOW-DEAN-E" ???!!!

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Got that far, and the dream faded....just as well, since it will take me all day to recover..gonna just sit here and enjoy your essay One More Time..:)

~ LadyX

[Diver Dave]

Keep those pics of your furry friends AND adorable grandbabies (opps...guess they are not babies anymore) coming!

Okie Dokie...

[LadyX]

P.S.

Next, HOW-Dean-E will propose Dorothy Dietrich take over "helping" the poor prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad and those incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay, teaching them her "escape" skills so they can get out of those dastardly Bushes'/Rummy's/evil conservatives' clutches!!

[and Reid and Pelosi and Durbin et al will say Amen..]

[DollyCali]

Glad to have you back!!! I keep complaining about my slow modem.. would love what you have but would NOT like to be cut off like that for days.. can you not use your modem (sorry as it is) when the cable is down?