A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-25-03...There Will Always Be A Place For Freeps

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[Billie]

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

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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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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 9A: 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.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: 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.

                     

by FreeTheHostages

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Nutmeg and Zelig are a charming couple who live in a very small town in Connecticut - The "Nutmeg State." You’d want them on the Free Republic recruiting poster (if we had one). They’re just the way their photo looks, too: kind and decidedly intelligent, like all good Freepers!

They arrived at Free Republic in the perfectly normal way: by watching a proven criminal remain in the presidency for eight years and watching Democrats trash military votes. In the fall of 2000, Nutmeg was surfing political websites on the net as part of her volunteer work for the Rick Lazio campaign when she found Free Republic. Living in Connecticut she was "stunned" to see so many like-minded conservatives in one place here. She started doing "late night posting", and Zelig joined shortly thereafter. As he puts it, the 2000 election "ignited a spark. We just could not see four more years of the Clinton/Gore crowd."

Zelig says with wry humor that he will "never forget" what Dutchy, a fellow Tri-State Chapter member, said at a chapter meeting about possible non-rally projects to further the conservative cause. Looking a little deflated by much talk of non-Freep activities, a plaintive Dutchy asked: "There will always be a place for Freeps, won’t there?" Nutmeg laughs in agreement as Zelig relates the story. It’s clear that Nutmeg and Zelig admire Freepers such as Dutchy, who follow their principles and get "out there" often to help make the United States a better place.

Nutmeg and Zelig’s answer to Dutchy’s question is decidedly, "Yes, there’s always a place for Freeps." And in their case, it’s not always the same place twice! Let’s follow them as they travel up and down the Northeast Corridor.

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New York, New York...

Nutmeg and Zelig have participated in several New York City, Connecticut, and Washington DC Freeps. Their Freeping career began with a "Welcome Rally" for then-Governor George W. Bush in front of David Letterman's studio in midtown Manhattan (Dubya was Letterman's guest, that day in October 2000). It was at that rally Nutmeg and Zelig met several Freepers for the first time, recognizing a few of them from photos posted on FR threads - particulary the Hillary-themed ones.

Nutmeg's goal that day was to find out just who those "Go Home Hillary" Freepers were, and to join them! It turns out the "Go Home Hillary" crowd were members of the Tri-State Chapter of Free Republic, a group of Freepers from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The day after Election Day 2000, Nutmeg and Zelig didn't have much time to become dejected over New York Rep. Rick Lazio's loss of the New York Senate race to (ugh!) Hillary Clinton... the task at hand for all Freepers during the infamous Florida recount debacle was to get out into the streets - all over the US - in support of George W. Bush. Nutmeg and Zelig participated in several spirited Freeps in New York's Times Square, rallying for Dubya and supporting the counting of the military absentee ballots.

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Rallying "in Our Own Backyard"

One of their favorite Freeps was at Senator Joe Lieberman’s residence in Connecticut. Zelig fondly remembers the date: December 2, 2000. The protest focused on the Gore camp’s discounting the military votes in Florida. Nutmeg notes that conservatives seemed to come from out of nowhere for that Freep. (It could have been Zelig who said that. When I interviewed them, they occasionally finished each other’s sentences!)

Nutmeg explains, "This amazing rally was led by fellow Connecticut Freeper RaceBannon." They just love him. "For once, conservatives far out-numbered the liberals... we must've had over 400 on our side for that one, to their 100 or so," says Nutmeg. "Of course the local media slammed us, calling us an 'angry mob', among other colorful things."

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Nutmeg and Zelig have a son. Shortly after the December Freep of Joe Lieberman's house, their book-smart teenage son saw this photograph of his dad, Freeper Zelig at the Yahoo news site. The photo, which received fairly wide circulation via AP, caused him to exclaim to Nutmeg and Zelig: "I thought you two were boring!" LOL! Ah, the cruel lessons of reality. Zelig bemusedly describes the photograph as "striking a nerve" with his son.

**Gas money to Joe Lieberman’s house: Three Dollars.
Bullhorn: Twelve Dollars. Watching your teenage
son figure out you have a life too: Priceless.**

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Freeping with the DC Chapter
on Their Home Turf

In January 2001, Nutmeg and Zelig attended the Free Republic "Count the Silverware" Inaugural Ball, absolutely thrilled that Washington DC had been (at least temporarily) taken over by conservatives. On the night before George W. Bush's inauguration, the Freepers gathered at Luigi's restaurant in Washington DC decided to Freep President Bill Clinton one last time, on his last night in office. Zelig says:

"While Clinton was up there signing pardons, our big group of Freepers walked from Luigi's to the White House. As we stood there in the cold rain (under the watchful eyes of several Secret Servicemen and policemen), DC Warlord Kristinn and Tri-Stater RaceBannon led us on our favorite chant: 'Bill Clinton! We have you surrounded! Put down the cigar... step away from the intern. And come out.. with your pants... UP!'"

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These two also made the 7-hour drive from Connecticut to DC for the DC Chapter’s Freep of the White House Media Correspondent’s dinner last May. As you can see, their amicability extends to liking the same signs.

Nutmeg

Zelig
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CPAC 2003 - Arlington, Virginia

Nutmeg and Zelig went to CPAC in Virginia this year to see what they could learn. Plied with a cold beer after a long CPAC day, Zelig waxes philosophical:

"This may sound sappy, but I think Nutmeg and I both are coming of age politically, and the more we read and become involved, the more we realize how much has to be done."

Here Nutmeg and Zelig are sharing an after-hours moment with some Freepers at CPAC when in walks a Navy Lieutenant looking for a place to eat. We invited him to eat with us, (he’s on the left in the foreground in the above photograph), and our guest remarked on how nice everyone was at CPAC. He started to talk about his political views, how at-home he felt at the conference, etc. So Nutmeg said, "Oh, you should join Free Republic!", and Zelig said, "You would love it!" Hence Warrior Nurse joined Free Republic. (Welcome, Warrior Nurse!) Who could resist the Connecticut charm of these two?

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Out in Cyberspace (Especially Nutmeg!)

Nutmeg is very concerned about media bias and maintains her own ping lists to flag Freeper friends to interesting threads, and to help get the word out on upcoming rallies. She acknowledges that she does a lot of posting with a cheerful smile, and indeed does have a presence here. If you’ve been out and about (and c’mon... Billie will kill me for saying it, but you shouldn’t spend *all* your time on this thread!), you’re sure to have seen Nutmeg’s reflective posts in many threads.

OK, in this photo, Nutmeg and Zelig aren’t actually in cyberspace. But see the twinkle in Nutmeg’s eye? She’s thinking of what to post next, and where! She said with a hint of complaint after a beer at CPAC that "most of the Freeper action is in the big cities," but (LOL) we all know that a lot of the Freeper "action" happens at Nutmeg’s keyboard!

If media bias is one of Nutmeg’s core concerns, sign Zelig up as very concerned about moral character in our leadership, and blocking Hillary Clinton’s election as President. (Hmm, now what would those two issues have to do with each other?) ;) Go Zelig!

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Now We’re at FR’s Finest

Well, look where they are now! Don’t Nutmeg’s rosy cheeks and flashing eyes and Zelig’s businessman-look go together perfectly? If you were their neighbor, you’d invite them over for some coffee, with nutmeg. So let’s share a cup with

Nutmeg and Zelig,

Two of FR’s Finest!

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THIS WEEK'S THREADS 02-24-03 MJY1288

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

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

[LadyX]

These pretty flowers have 'stalks' on 'em, nutmeg...:))

[Billie]

Thank you, Gail - if and when you post the thread, give us a ping, and we'll be there to support it.

[Billie]

Hi, Nan - loved your Blessing the Mobius Triangle Boat and crew.

Gunner, are you behaving today? :)

[Billie]

After awhile he tried 10 pound potato sacks, then 50 pound potato sacks and finally he got to where he could lift a 100 pound potato sack in each hand and hold his arms straight out for more than a full minute!

Next, he started putting potatoes in the sacks.

I like your grandfather. :)

[nutmeg]

The FReepers in that second-to-last photo from CPAC are (L to R): Warrior Nurse, zelig, nutmeg, bert, Cacique, and Clemenza. Just out of the picture next to Clemenza is firebrand. That was a very nice gathering, and the first place we all (formally) met Warrior Nurse (who really rocked the CPAC crowd with his excellent questions to several speakers!).

[ofMagog]

It has been raining off and on most of the day and may be so overnight. Ceremony will be at 0700 PST.

[JulieRNR21]

Fabulous Finest today, Billie!

Nutmeg & Zelig.....Congratulations.....you are truly the Finest. What a handsome couple you are! Hope to meet you 'in the flesh' one of these days.

Now have learned that 'nutmeg' is in honor of your state and I'm curious about the origin of 'Zelig'......there was a Woody Allen movie by that name, if I recall correctly.

[FreeTheHostages]

Yeah, I liked Warrior Nurse's question to Sam Donaldson about his horse farm tax write-off.

[nutmeg]

It always warms my heart to see nutmeg and zelig in New York, knowing they have come all the way from the Massachusetts border. Wonderful people and lovely friends.

You're a wonderful FRiend as well... thank you! AND a great Tri-State leader. You know how we love NYC... wish we could be down there more often. I have to say that we really should be honoring YOU for all you've done to expand conservatism in ultra-liberal NYC. Kudos... Not an easy job!

DC FReepers:

**Hey, Sean Hannity is mentioning Free Republic now on WABC! "We love the FReepers... well, MOST of them!" He's advertising the DC Chapter's Patriots Rally for America this Saturday, March 1, 2003. He's now interviewing B-1 Bob Dornan, who will be speaking at the Patriots Rally. Thanks for the plug, Sean!

[nutmeg]

Yeah, I liked Warrior Nurse's question to Sam Donaldson about his horse farm tax write-off.

LOL, same here! A "hummina, hummina.." moment for Sam! Warrior Nurse had fantastic questions for speakers in MANY of those sessions (and we sat through a LOT of them!). Intelligent, thought-provoking questions that really livened up and improved the quality of the discussions.

[humblegunner]

Gunner, are you behaving today? :)

Yes'm, more or less, but it's early! Got some inspiration from an FR
thread today and it's Frito Pie tonight!!! That always makes me fiesty.

[sauropod]

Congrats on your day, you two!

[nutmeg]

Nutmeg & Zelig.....Congratulations.....you are truly the Finest. What a handsome couple you are! Hope to meet you 'in the flesh' one of these days.

Now have learned that 'nutmeg' is in honor of your state and I'm curious about the origin of 'Zelig'......there was a Woody Allen movie by that name, if I recall correctly.

Thank you, Julie. And thanks for posting that nice BIG Connecticut quarter - one of the nicer designs, if you don't mind my saying. I really hope we can meet you one of these days also. Sure wish we were in FLORIDA today... we've had one Winter From He!! this year. :(

We had the honor of meeting your lovely Congresswoman - Katherine Harris - at CPAC (actually we met her last year at another function also). She is a class act! I wish she was our congressperson.

[firewalk]

....beautiful breakfast to start the day - furnished by Amy and Louie - wonderful graphics and friendly posts all day - music I see by Aquamarine with her beautiful graphics! :)

This is why I enjoy this thread- calorie free food, Aquamarine's posts....they're great! Nice people....

....what's not to like?

[nutmeg]

Congrats on your day, you two!

Thank you 'Pod! I'll never forget the first time we met - last May at the Correspondents' Dinner FReep in DC. Your "madam" character was absolutely priceless! Your "Finest" thread - with all those incredible photos - is one of the best, too! :-)

[FreeTheHostages]

**Hey, Sean Hannity is mentioning Free Republic now on WABC! "We love the FReepers... well, MOST of them!" He's advertising the DC Chapter's Patriots Rally for America this Saturday, March 1, 2003. He's now interviewing B-1 Bob Dornan, who will be speaking at the Patriots Rally. Thanks for the plug, Sean!

Thanks for the heads up!! There have been people working hard in the DC Chapter to make that happen. Good for Sean!! Sean Hannity's the best!

[nutmeg]

I am the son of a war hero and that maybe why I serve, because my dad didn't have a choice I did. I have met some great people and traveled throughout the world. The only place I would fight for is the good ole USofA.

Warrior Nurse, I can't tell you what an honor it was for us to meet and get to know you (a little bit, anyway) at CPAC and here on FR. Warriors like you and your dad make all of us here in these United States of America very proud. You are an inspiration and provide a great hope for our future. Thank you - and thank you to your dad - for your service to our great country!

nutmeg & zelig

[FreeTheHostages]

Nutmeg, what else was said? How long did it last? I'm "stuck" at work, working, so I can't listen to it. What else did Bob Dornan or Sean Hannity say about this weekend's rally?

[Billie]

Alright, since I couldn't find any errors there is nothing more for me to say except you both did a fine job. You'll never know how this makes me feel. :)

I know that was painful for you, T Man. Bless your heart. :)

[FreeTheHostages]

{{{'Pod}}} You're not as bad as everyone says. :D

Hey, all joking aside, you guys hear the good news!! Sean Hannity is plugging the rally. Whoo hooo!! Let's all go buy MORE copies of Sean's book!