We are open to all Republican women in the Northern Virginia area.
Keith Fimian Energy Policy Press Conference
Thursday August 14th.
11:00am – 12:00noon
West Falls Texaco Gas Station
7399 Lee Highway (intersection of Lee Highway and West St.)
Falls Church, Va 22042
Let me know if you have any questions. You can call my personal cell phone any time at 586-291-3096 .
Thank you very much,
Clark Ruper
Field Director
Fimian for Congress
586-291-3096
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under Events Calendar.
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Please join
NFRW President
and
Staff
On August 14, 2008
7:00-8:00 PM
703-548-9688
For
Foot Paths to Victory
Bi weekly meetings of women throughout the Washington, DC Metro area, committed to the ideals and principles of the Republican Party. Noting women are the key to this election the objective is to activate the grassroots and solidify the Victory of Senator John McCain as President of the
Topics of discussion:
Blogging, Letters to the Editor, Phoning, Emails, Talking Points, Precinct Building, Motivating the base, Networking throughout the United States, and Get Out the Vote.
See you on August 14th!!!
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under Events Calendar.
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Please take a look on the left of this page. The BBQ has its own page with all the details.
The BBQ and Meet & Greet will be Sunday, August 24, 2008 from 4-7pm at Mary Howard’s home. She lives at 6900 Clifton Road, Clifton, VA. You can find directions here. We are having it catered by Famous Dave’s and the cost is $15.00 per adult and $37.50 per family. We would like your RSVP by Sunday, August 10. Please email Terrie Rollins if you can make it at rollinstjm@hotmail.com.
Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Events Calendar.
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This is so unbelievable. In 1969, how did he know?
Some of you may remember him but he passed away before many of you were born.
Red Skelton was a movie and TV star, and a good, and funny man. He also ended every
Show by saying, ‘GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS.’
Click the link below and listen to this clip, to the very end. It is something he said 39 years ago.
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Very important that you listen to the whole thing, to the very end! It’s eerie!
Take a moment and listen to it (from 1969). How would he have known that this is what is happening?
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Click on the link, and turn your sound on:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfz2XDXaeqc
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Freedom.
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Barack Obama Campaign Office
Opens Saturday, July 26 from 10am to 2pm!
Located:
On Machen Road next to the “In & Out Convenient Store”
across the street from the Centreville Library.
For more information, call the Campaign Director at the Centreville office:
540-394-9998
Posted: July 30th, 2008 under Liberals.
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Attention Fimian Fans!
Do you want to help out with the campaign but you just don’t have the time? We have a solution for you! Write a letter to the editor and submit it through http://www.keithfimian.com/fimians.fans/letters/. This is a quick, easy, and simple way to have a significant impact on the campaign.
One letter to the editor provides valuable media coverage because it demonstrates that Keith Fimian’s campaigning skills are not the only assets that make him a viable candidate. A letter to the editor demonstrates that Keith, most importantly, is the strongest candidate because his message and vision resonates with individual voters.
We have made the process very simple for your convenience. Log in to your Fimian Fans account, if you don’t already have one you can sign up on http://www.keithfimian.com/fimians.fans/login/?dR=/fimians.fans.
Once you are at your Fimian Fans homepage go to the right-hand navigation and under to-do list click “letter to the editor.” Next, enter your information, including name, e-mail address, home address, and phone number. After that, all you have to do is enter the text of your letter, choose the publications that you would like the letter to be sent to, and click “Send Letter.” There are letter tips and talking points suggested on the submission page.
The most important thing is to be simple and concise in order to make your point very clear.
Please let your voice be heard! Voters will listen to other voters, and your point of view is an invaluable asset.
Posted: July 30th, 2008 under Conservatives.
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Posted: July 30th, 2008 under The Presidency.
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American Folklore Quiz
Tradition of the Yellow Ribbon
The tradition of the Yellow Ribbon started:
a. during the Civil War
b. as a part of a John Wayne movie
c. in a song sung by Tony Orlando and Dawn
d. as a result of the wait for American hostages in Iran
e. in Shakespeare’s Othello
Trick question.
The answer is none of the above or at most, some of the above if you work hard to make the case. Traditions sometime evolve folding in modern popular culture, inventing new uses for old ideas, creating a nuance for an old custom.
Yellow ribbons on a lapel; around an old oak, elm, maple tree; around porch posts; on the back end of a Chevy have been around for quite some time now. This “new” tradition is a mark of patriotism and support for our troops away from home. It feels “old”. We have embraced the symbol as if it has been here for ages, at least since the Civil War or the John Wayne/John Ford movie: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. But what is the origin?
The Library of Congress has two wonderfully detailed articles on their research of the origin of the Yellow Ribbon. Before 1979, the only reference to a yellow ribbon as a symbol was confined to a single file in the archives. Inside the file was a notation on the popular 1972 song by Tony Orlando and Dawn. That was all.
The event that changed that was the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Reporters and interested citizens called the LOC with questions on the origin. There were so many calls and requests that a few researchers became a network of “detectives” chasing down leads. The file expanded.
Researchers found an interesting background story about the popular song and the lawsuit that charged the writers of the song with plagiarism. The writers won. The reason: earlier references to multiple similar stories related in the song were found.
Many people thought the origin of the yellow ribbon tied to a tree started during the Civil War. However, Civil War historian Shelby Foote shared he had never found any source for a connection there.
The post-Civil War movie She Wore a Yellow Ribbon was the source of belief that yellow ribbons were worn in the name of love. The color became associated with faithfulness. It seemed logical that a yellow ribbon tradition might have been around since the Civil War at least.
Researchers following the theme song from the movie found a minstrel song from 1838 All Round My Hat. And that song seems to be influenced by a song in the time of Shakespeare. In Othello, Desdemona mentions a similar “old song”.
That does make a case for a long tradition.
But the origin may be closer at hand.
Penelope Laingen, wife of the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Tehran and hostage, Bruce Laingen, tied a yellow ribbon around an oak tree in her front yard in 1979. “It just came to me,” she said, “to give people something to do, rather than throw dog food at Iranians. I said, ‘Why don’t they tie a yellow ribbon around an old oak tree.’ That’s how it started.” She said her inspiration came from the song, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree. (Note the new twist: the song referred to a man returning from jail and in America’s case, returning hostages, heroes).
With news that the hostages were to be freed in January, 1981; yellow ribbons began to appear across the country. We came together in saying, “Welcome home!” Yellow ribbon visibility has grown since 1981. A single ribbon in the yard of a waiting wife became a sea of yellow ribbons visible everywhere.
Shakespeare, Civil War, movie, popular song, act of support. It seems an old custom, but is relatively new in application. Yellow joins our American colors: Red, White, and Blue. Like the Red, White, and Blue; this color doesn’t run-except to welcome home our valiant returning troops.
The NFRW Armed Services Committee supports Yellow Ribbon America, founded in 2003. Their effort is to unite all Americans to help our nation’s military and their families.
You can visit their web site at http://www.yellowribbonamerica.org. YRA offers a yellow ribbon bumper sticker for one dollar available at http://www.yellowribbonamerica.org/bumpersticker.htm
Links used as resources for this article:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ribbons/index.html
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ribbons/ribbons.html
Carol Alexander
NFRW Armed Services Committee
Secretary
Posted: July 29th, 2008 under Culture.
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On Wednesday, August 6, there will be a reception honoring our
Details are:
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
6:00-6:30 p.m. VIP RECEPTION
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. RECEPTION
(Directions below)
Levels:
$1000-VIP
$500-CO-CHAIR
$250 - SPONSOR
$100 - DONOR
$50 - SUPPORTER
For more information or to RSVP, contact Debbie at 703-504-9041 or Debbie@JimGilmoreforSenate.com
Directions to The Manor House at
From Leesburg or Dulles, take Route 7 (east or west) to the Claiborne Parkway/Belmont exit. Proceed to the first traffic signal at
Posted: July 28th, 2008 under Events Calendar.
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1LT Michael E. Falk
A TRP 6-8 CAV
Unit # 42545
APO, AE 09322
I know that he would appreciate a kind word from us every now and then. What an awesome young man!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: July 21st, 2008 under National Security.
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