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A personal remembrance of FReeper BKO (Barbara Olson) "let us never forget..."
one man's opinion....

Posted on 09/09/2011 12:49:05 PM PDT by 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.


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KEYWORDS: barbaraolson; bko
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To: ken5050

Wow, Ken ... I’ve never read this before. Thanks for sharing.


141 posted on 09/11/2014 9:14:54 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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Remembrance Archive: Free Republic Threads From 9-11-01

142 posted on 09/11/2014 12:11:13 PM PDT by glock rocks (In DC, nobody can hear you scream)
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To: ken5050

What an amazing timeline of events! You were very lucky to be at the right place at the right time in our history.

Thank You very much for posting this and I, like you, miss Barbara Olsen very much...even to this day!


143 posted on 09/11/2014 4:18:20 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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God bless you.


144 posted on 09/11/2014 4:19:53 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Randy Larsen; ken5050

I never knew her, but it is clear that she was much beloved and respected here.


145 posted on 09/11/2014 4:21:18 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ken5050

I remember your reports and a few FReepmails about Hillary. I usually don’t post here any more. I’m mostly back to lurking... Thanks for posting about Barbara and that very bad day.


146 posted on 09/11/2014 4:30:47 PM PDT by sissyjane
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Wow, I didn't catch your thread first time around, thanks.

As a latecomer to FR, I didn't read Barbara's stuff, but she was definitely one of the "good guys".

What bittersweet and poignant memories for you, thanks again!

147 posted on 09/10/2015 7:06:41 AM PDT by PROCON (GOD will NOT be mocked!)
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