Please go to the article at the Gateway Pundit and forward it to your Twitter and Facebook friends. Doctor Raoul deserves to have his story known beyond Free Republic.
Doctor Raoul will be laid to rest on Monday. Many of his FRiends will be there to pay our respects and to say thanks one last time. He was only 58.
I freeped Mrs. Clinton’s book signing in Ridgewood New Jersey in 2003 with Doctor Raoul. We lost a great one.
He will be missed. Great writeup Kristinn!
Kristin, this is a wonderful tribute to an extraordinary man.
I count as one of my life’s best experiences standing with you, the good Doctor, AGreatPer, and others at the White House Saturday Freeps a few times in 1999 and 2000. Ranks right up there with being at the March for Justice in October, 1998 in DC to call for Clinton’s impeachment.
I hope Dr. Raoul’s example will inspire Freepers to Freep on. Our nation is in great peril, and good people need to speak up.
Please extend to his family the heartfelt thanks and admiration from us Freepers, and please give us an after action reportof the services.
OUTSTANDING, kristinn! R.I.P. Doctor.
Kristinn, what sad news. D28Man and son and I join you and hundreds of others in mourning his passing. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Raoul (and you) all those Saturdays at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue during the Clinton years was a privilege and an honor - and a hoot!
Wouldn’t you have loved to see what he said to St. Peter as he strolled through the pearly gates!
RIP Doctor Raoul. I bet he will be celestially freeping - honestly, I don’t think death will stop him!
kristinn, Thank you for all that you do and have done!
This is too bad. He was one of the best. He was always accurate in what he wrote, and usually had that touch of humor (when the situation warranted it). Fly high Doctor..
Well done, kristinn.
“She’s standing on a box”
Brilliant!!
Another legendary Freeper, gone from us. He will be missed. RIP.
Just now catching this. A valued member of this great site is lost, he helped paved the way for all of us.
In 1998 I was lucky enough to have the chance to travel to DC for a conference and I made sure that I was able to join all of you on Saturday morning outside the WH. What fun! It was great to meet Dr. Raoul and chant with him. He did have a terrific whit that made me chuckle before I could begin chanting alongside.
All other Saturday afternoons, from my Chicagoland residence, I would jump on FR to see what happened. The reports always made my weekend!
Thanks Dr. Raoul! I hope to run into you in Heaven with all our FR pals where we can protest Satan!
What a terrific tribute to a great man—thanks for posting.
God bless and forever hold him dear.
Beautiful tribute, kristinn.
Rest in peace Doc!
Sitting here with Mr. lisafab reminiscing about all the wonderful FReeps we all had together.
We could use a few more Doctor Rauls today!
Thanks for taking the time to share.
Regards,
TS
My husband - FReeper "zelig" and I - were honored to have FReeped many times with Doctor Raoul over the years. We first met him in Kingston, NY in September 2000 when Raoul's "devil campaign" in New York during Hillary's Senate run was underway.
After that, I lost count how many times we proudly stood shoulder to shoulder with the good Doctor, mostly in DC and in NY. We FReeped the Clintons at the White House, annoyed and shouted at the liberal media at a few White House Correspondents Dinners (and occasionally at CPAC)... we rallied in the streets for weeks during the Bush v Gore recount (and after GWB won, celebrated with Raoul at the FR Inaugural Ball), and we protested Code Pink and other anti-war and anti-America moonbats several times in our nation's capital.
Doctor Raoul was the most brilliant, patriotic, creative and hilarious activist we have ever known, with a huge heart to boot. He is impossible to replace... losing Doctor Raoul is such a heartbreaking loss.
Rest in eternal peace, dear FRiend Doctor Raoul...
FReepers... please take the time to read Kristinn's magnificent tribute above. Also, do not miss tgslTakoma's truly wonderful YouTube video tribute to Doctor Raoul:
YouTube video tribute to Doctor Raoul by tgslTakoma
(Original thread) Freeper Doctor Raoul Has Died
Another wonderful tribute to our Doctor Raoul by Jimmy Valentine's Brother:
RIP Dr. Raoul, it was a pleasure to freep with you back in the day. You were a great presence, and will remain so.
During that time Raoul also came up with what became known as the Cops’ Cheer. One Saturday he stood in front of the White House at the gate where the tourists exited. He cupped his hands to his mouth and made like he was talking like a police officer from a 1930s gangster film—dragging out the phrases for maximum effect:
“Bill Clintonnnn……we have you surrounded……Drop the cigar……step away from the intern….and come out……with your pants UP!”
The Secret Service officers at the gate tried to stifle their laughter as Raoul’s booming voice echoed off the North Portico of the White House. By the time he hit the last line they were doubled over in laughter and had to stagger back inside the gate to compose themselves. President Clinton got to hear the Cops Cheer many times over the years. It never failed to provoke roaring belly-laughs from those within earshot.
Wow... great stories... thanks for sharing.