A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-03,04-03....Week in Review

Billie and Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders; tell a few jokes; learn a new word; write poetry; pray for those in need; and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE: Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM: JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM: Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx Aunt Eva.

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE: T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM: YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

GROUP 2A: TOP: Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE: 4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM: Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP: mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE: Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM: gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP: porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE: RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM: USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

GROUP 5A: TOP: spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE: FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM: usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: TOP: g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett. MIDDLE: fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick, Leroy S Mort, Mark17. BOTTOM: Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

GROUP 7A: TOP: ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam, dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony.BOTTOM: rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang.

GROUP 8A: TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx. MIDDLE: The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law. BOTTOM: deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review those who've been featured during the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello to them now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. :)

"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


04-28-03 "Discovery - FReeper Archives" ..........BY LADYX
AND JWFIV

04-29-03 "Dear Mom and Dad" ....BY BILLIE AND LADTX

04-30-03 "The Exclusive Inquisition" .....MARTIN_FIERRO

05-01-03 "John's Two Cents" ........................JOHNHUANG2
"Have you ever seen a more pathetic bunch?"

05-02-03 "Open Letter to President Bush" ............BY PIPPIN






Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

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Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~ Mixer

[The Mayor]

Boy I guess I was a topic of conversation last night.

[nicmarlo]

great article! thanks for your post.

[nicmarlo]

Well, are you the "Just Frank" person???????? I think that was an inside joke I didn't get, your posting that "kook" pic, lol! : )

[The Mayor]

My kook doesn't have "just Frank" written over the top of it.

[grantswank]

IRAQ A SHIITE THEOCRACY?



No. It will not become a Shiite theocracy, though minority enthusiasts representing the Shiites get photo op attention. That is but a mask of power. It is not real power and the Iraqis themselves know that.

The Shiites themselves have no central power akin to Roman Catholicism. The Shiites are fractured; this makes them politically weak. Even in Iran, the populace will not stand for a cleric centered politic; Iranians regard the mullahs with little respect. In addition, they consider the so-called Islamic revolution disastrous.

What is shown in the Iraqi streets as revolution by the Shiites is but a theatric of programmed minorities, many in touch and infiltrated by Tehran, the seat for 20 years of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.

The Shiite mouthpieces in Iraq will not overcome that nation so as to control it with a theocracy. Iraqi culture in itself is multi-dimensional. It has many faces. Therefore, the majority of Iraqis know that it is to their benefit to band together — not around a Shiite theocracy — but what they have now in common — freedom. For this freedom, they will make certain that no one faction has absolute control.

Then walks in US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to once again assure that the US will not permit one faction to rule or a theocracy to emerge. Instead, he continues to pronounce that a democracy will establish itself with Iraqi oversight.

Does this mean that it will be easy? No. Any reasonable US-led coalition leader knows that it will not be easy; however, they believe that, considering the realities of Iraq and its thirty years of bloody despotism, the populace is ready to give itself a democracy — a pluralistic environs that is truly open.

Realizing that, the US now provides the New Iraq with military might necessary to see through the pluralistic politic. In other words, in reality there will be those factions that will strive for absolute control. There will be those minorities that will seek to play as majority presence. However, the US-led coalition and Iraqi leaders both recognize all that and so will not permit that to develop.

It is a delicate balance: the US-led coalition not wanting to appear as an occupying force while at the same time guiding the New Iraq away from factious rule into a genuine pluralistic free rule. Not easy, but indeed possible.

Therefore, the US is commissioning 4000 more soldiers, saturated with Military Police, to be on site in the New Iraq. This will squelch the ambitions of the factious minorities to take over with their show of might.

At the same time, the US continues to ignore the bellicose blustering of an irrelevant United Nations as well as the strut and dance of various European egoists. Such a coalition stance is as breathing daily fresh air to the coalition leadership.

There simply will be no tolerance for empty heads calling the shots in the New Iraq — either from Middle East minorities, European mouthpieces or the Manhattan UN edifice.

[grantswank]

hello, friend.

and so good to get your post greeting. wonderful.

you asked about maine and its whatevers this saturday: well, it is a deligthful sunny day with a bit of crisp temps all of which make us thankful to be enjoying!!

take care of yourself. . .

g

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[nicmarlo]

no, but your kook pic was used to post a "just frank" over it! : )

[The Mayor]

I'll have to drill justamy for the whole story of this.

I'll be back later, I need to pack my van for a trip to new york.

[nicmarlo]

I'll have to drill justamy for the whole story of this.

LOL, you do that, Mayor, and let me know what you find out; it's also possible I misspoke....but I was too confused to follow what was going on with "just frank" as I couldnt' find his name anywhere, except with a post! : )

[The Mayor]

it's some kind of an inside story that we missed out on.

I'll post him to see what happens. LOL...

[nicmarlo]

LOL! There's always some inside story in here! : )

[jwfiv]

For you, Miss FTH.

Hmmm, looks like a path to Freedom, to me...)

[Aquamarine]

Had post #38 removed. There was a problem with it showing up.

Have a good day, JW!

[Aquamarine]

...make that...had post # 49 removed.

[JustAmy]

Hey it looks like you forgot to lock me up last night. Boy is this thread in trouble now!! LOL



Heh Heh Heh
Hey LadyX and Nan, is Silly Shelly and Silly Sally going to help protect me from Billie?
Heh Heh Heh

[nicmarlo]

Yes, The Mayor let "Just Frank" on the loose!

[JustAmy]

CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were three finalists — two men and one woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. “We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside this room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. You have to kill her.” The first man said.“You can’t be serious. I could never shoot my wife,”

The agent replies, “Then you’re not the right man for this job."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the agent came out with tears in his eyes. “I tried, but I can’t kill my wife.” The agent replies, “You don’t have what it takes. Take your wife and go home.”

Finally, it was the woman’s turn. Only she was told to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, “You guys didn’t tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. So I had to beat him to death with the chair.”



Heh Heh Heh
The Mayor is not as strict as JustAmy is.
I love being free!

[nicmarlo]

Very good, joke, JustAmy..........now, if I could only figure this out: "The Mayor is not as strict as JustAmy is. I love being free!"

: )

I'm off for awhile....need to get a late lunch with daughter! See ya.

[JustAmy]

A husband is at home watching a football game when his wife interrupts, "Honey, could you fix the light in the hallway? It's been flickering for weeks now." He looks at her and says angrily, "Fix the light? Now? Does it look like I have a G.E. logo printed on my forehead? I don't think so."

"Well, then could you fix the fridge door? It won't close right."

To which he replied, "Fix the fridge door? Does it look like I have Westinghouse written on my forehead? I don't think so."

"Fine," she says, "Then could you at least fix the steps to the front door? They're about to break."

"I'm not a damn carpenter and I don't want to fix the steps," he says. "Does it look like I have Ace Hardware written on my forehead? I don't think so. I've had enough of you. I'm going to the bar!"

So he goes to the bar and drinks for a couple hours. He starts to feel guilty about how he treated his wife, and decides to go home and help out. As he walks into the house, he notices the steps are already fixed. As he enters the house, he sees the hall light is working. As he goes to get a beer, he notices the fridge door is fixed. "Honey, how'd this all get fixed?"

She said, "Well, when you left, I sat outside and cried. Just then a nice young man asked me what was wrong, and I told him. He offered to do all the repairs, and all I had to do was either sleep with him or bake him a cake."

He said, "So, what kind of cake did you bake him?"

She replied, "Hellooooo... Do you see Betty Crocker written on my forehead?"



Heh Heh Heh
I sure hope Billie is gone for the week-end.