A personal remembrance of FReeper BKO (Barbara Olson) "let us never forget..."

one man's opinion....

[ken5050]

Among the victims on 9/11 was Barbara Olson, the beautiful and brilliant author and political commentator who perished when American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Many here will recall that she was an avid Freeper ( her screen handle was "bko" )...and many who are new to FR may not have known it. It was because of FR that I had the very good fortune to get to know Barbara..indeed, the week before she died we'd spoken on the phone, to talk about actually meeting in NYC for the first time later that month. She was an absolute delight, and I thought I'd like to briefly share with all of you a little bit about my experiences with her.

[Servant of the Cross]

The net effect..about 400 people missed their train into NYC that morning.

Just wow.

[sissyjane]

Thank you for posting this. May God bless Barbara. I’ll never forget her, or any of the other victims of the TERRORISM that killed them.

[Servant of the Cross]

I don't have it anymore...it was several computers back..but if anyone does, please post it..

[stylecouncilor]

Thanks for sharing.

[MEG33]

Barbara Olson was the “face” for me of all that was happening on 9/11...I could finally let go and cry for all.
I had loved her on TV and read “Hell To Pay”.
Thank you for sharing your story, Ken..Beautifully told.
I miss her.

[woofie]

Thanks for writing this ....I only “knew” her on TV but she was always one of my favorites.
Knowing how she died in that plane will always haunt me.

Thanks again

[DBeers]

Thank you for sharing!

:-)

[ken5050]

Thanks...I’d copied hundreds of those..used to hand them out all around town..BTW...the Secret Service agents LOVED them

[maggief]

Another fascinating piece, my FRiend.

[MEG33]

See my post 45..It was when I finally cried, too.
I felt like I had bricks piled on my chest but could not cry til I saw Barbara pictured on the screen.

[Servant of the Cross]

Awesome post and stories. I pinged Deb. She knew BKO too. I found the picture at Google images (first pic) using “Welcome to Chappaqua” in the word search.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Good read, FRiend. I’m sorry that you lost your friend, BKO.

[potlatch]

It personalized and really brought it ‘home’ to us when we saw someone we felt like we knew, someone we liked so much.

Sad memories. Thanks for writing about it Meg.

[ken5050]

Ah..the great Deb...she rarely posts these days..too bad...I used to love watching her dismantle some idiot on a thread...he’s say something stupid about a comment she’d posted...and you could see it coming a mile away..like a train wreck.. she IS the best..by far..

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

BFLR

Rest in peace, Barbara.

[lonestar]

Thanks for this.

BKO was the one I shed tears for that horrible day.

[maggief]

FLASHBACK:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/586542/posts

Report from Chappaqua: Not ONE American flag flies at the Clinton residence
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Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2001 6:35:30 PM by ken5050

[Guenevere]

Hi Ken.....I remember.

...Thank-you for this....and for the fun of the Chappaqua Blog :)

Lots of memories....

[Guenevere]

You will remember this

[Western Phil]

Thanks for posting this. Seems as though I remember a thread which included Barbara & Ted’s conversation just before the end. She asked something to the effect of “What can we do?”

It is quite possible that with a few more minutes (since they knew about the World Trade Center) they would have come to the same conclusion that the Flight 93 passengers did.