In the news...

Over the past few months many supporters of defineFREEDOM.com have been in the news, here is a sampling…

John McCain lost his bid for the presidency.

And Sarah Palin lost her bid to become Vice President.

Al Franken’s election is still up in the air.

Jon Stewart is more popular than ever.

Helen Thomas returned to the White House briefing room.

Lou Holtz is offering commentary over at ESPN.

And Mike Huckabee got a show on Fox News.

Those who we have lost....

For the past couple of months defineFREEDOM.com, and our crew has been sabbatical. We are however starting to get back to work and have a few announcements starting with the hardest. Over the past few months we have lost some great supporters of defineFREEDOM.com.

They include:

Michael DeBakey - His Obituary from the New York Times.

Maxwell Clark- member of the Band of Brothers .

Davy Jones- Doolittle Raider

Edward Horton- Doolittle Raider

Armin Lehmann- peace advocate

Don LaFontaine- “Voice of the Movies” - his CNN obituary.

We would like to thank these men for sharing a part of their life with us. We are forever grateful.

Sarah Palin on cnn.com's ireport

defineFREEDOM.com Commercial- Different Languages Same Word

Buck O'Neil defineFREEDOM.com Commercial

A fan created video

Bill Richardson

Bill Richardson is the Current Governor of New Mexico.

Ted Kennedy

Edward Kennedy is a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin is the current Governor of the State of Alaska.

Linda Evans

Linda Evans is an actress who has appeared in countless movies and tv shows.

Her card reads:
"Freedom is living without fear."
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James Watson

James Watson is the co discoverer of the double Helix shape of DNA. He won the Nobel peace prize in 1962.

Herman Caine

Herman Caine is a radio talk show host, who also was served as the former chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza.

His card reads:
"Freedom is the ability to determine your own success or failure or mediocrity."

John Densmore

John Densmore was the former drummer for the group "The Doors."

Bob Crippen

Bob Crippen is a former USAF and NASA pilot, who was the first pilot of the Space Shuttle.

His card reads:
Freedom gives you the ability to fly as high as you can imagine.

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich at the book signing in Atlanta with Alex Robson, and Monica Lindsey.

Diane Watson

Diane Watson is the representative from California's 33rd district. She has served since June 2001.

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan is the representative from Wisconsin's 1st district. He has been in office since January 1999.

M. Jodi Rell

M. Jodi Rell is the Governor of Connecticut; she assumed office in July of 2004.

Her card reads:
"Freedom mean being able to read any book I choose, listen to music I like, sit on the park bench without fear and so much more. Freedom means living in America!"

John Hoeven

John Hoeven is the Governor of North Dakota; he assumed office in December 2000.

His card reads:
"Freedom is the very essence of America."

Gene Green

Gene Green is the Representative from Texas's 29th district; he took office in January 1993.

His card reads:
"Freedom includes many things- speech, assembly, religion, travel without government interference- our nation was founded on freedom and we must protect it everyday."

David Davis

David Davis is the representative from Tennessee's 1st district; he has held the seat since January 2007.

His card reads:
"Freedom is the God given right to pursue happiness and to determine ones course in life."

Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is a singer songwriter, and daughter of Johnny Cash.

Her card reads:
"Freedom means allowing space for those beliefs which are opposite to mine."

Don Malarkey

Received April 25th, 2008

Don Malarkey was a amber of the Band of Brothers.

His card reads:
"Freedom to me means the right to live in peace and responsibility."

Week in review...

We have six new participates to defineFREEDOM.com.

2 Governors

-M. Jodi Rell (R), Connecticut
-John Hoeven (R), North Dakota

2 Congressman

- Gene Green (D), Texas's 29th
-David Davis (R), Tennessee's 1st

also

Singer Songwriter and daughter of Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash

Don Malarkey, member of the Band of Brothers

Scans will be added soon.

Lou Holtz elected to Hall of Fame

Lou Holtz was elected to the college football hall of fame on Thursday. He completed a card for definefreedom.com in the summer of 2007.

His card reads:

“To me freedom means you are responsible for your success, happiness and your future. You can not remain free if you hold the Government or others responsible for your success, failures, or happiness.”

Week in Review....

We received two responses from Representatives:

- Shelley Moore Capito (R) WV 2nd

-Hank Johnson (D) GA 4th

Scans of their cards will be available shortly.

Two New web url's...

defineFREEDOM.com is now the proud owner of both

defineFREEDOM.net

and

defineFREEDOM.org

Dr. Michael Debakey receives the Congressional Gold Medal

Dr. Michael Debakey received the Congressional Gold Medal today for his work towards pioneering heart surgery.

He completed his freedom card last summer.

His card reads:

“Freedom is protection from slavery or oppression. It is precious, but it is not absolute, and it is not synonymous with license, for it entails self-discipline, responsibility, and accountability.”

Jacob DeShazer

Jacob DeShazer, a contributer, and freind of defineFREEDOM.com passed away this week, at the age of 95. DeShazer is best known for his role in the Doolittle Raids, where he and his crew was forced to bail out over Japan shortly after hitting their target.

DeShazer's card reads:
"'He who the son(Jesus) makes free, shall be free indeed.' John 8:36"


Obituaries from around the country:
NY Times
Herald Tribune
AJC
Political Gateway

"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." - Douglas MacArthur

In the News...

Gail Halvorsen flies again.

Arnold Palmer is back at the masters.

Herschel Walker has a new book.

Samuel Alito attends the birthday party for the Pope.

The Pope in America

This week the Pope has toured parts of the United States, one of his guides has been the Ambassador from the Holy See, Apostolic Nunco to the United States Pietro Sambi. His card can be found above, it was completed in the summer of 2007.

Contributors in the News

Desmond Tutu speaks out at Olympics protest.


John Murtha thinks John McCain is to old to be president.


Jimmy Carter goes to Israel.


Bishop Gene Robinson talks to NPR about his new book, "The Eye of the Storm."

defineFREEDOM.com Garage Sale Part II

There were so many donations to the defineFREEDOM.com Garage Sale that we had it two weekends in a row. Here are some pictures from weekend number two. As you can probably tell, it was raining. Thanks everyone for your help!

defineFREEDOM.com's Volunteers and Participants...

Throughout this past year the Volunteers at
defineFREEDOM.com ave been able to meet some of our participates. On the left is Graham R. with President Bill Clinton in South Carolina. On the right is Alex Robson with Helen Thomas at a book signing in Atlanta, GA.

defineFREEDOM.com's Garage Sale

Last Weekend was the second annual defineFREEDOM.com Garage sale, we raised over $1200 . A detailed view of defineFREEDOM.com's finances will be available in mid may.

A letter to every Congressman

This week we will be sending out 535+ letter to every sitting congressman. Also this week we will be sending out a letter to every Governor, keep checking back to updates, and see what your Senators, Representative, and Governor has to say about freedom.

Article about freedom

This weeek there was a wonderful article written about defineFREEDOM.com, and Alex Robson in the Gwinnett Daily Post. Check it out:

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=13059&SectionID=34&SubSectionID=48&S=1

William F. Buckley

William F. Buckley Jr., A friend of the Freedom Project, passed away today at the age of 82.

“Freedom makes life possible,” William F. Buckley wrote on his freedom card last summer.

A link to his card:

http://www.definefreedom.com/definefreedomnew_120.htm

defineFREEDOM.com Garge Sale

The 2^nd Annual DefineFREEDOM.com Garage Sale

Saturday, March 29^th, 2008

Location:

The Preserve Neighborhood at the corner of Buford Dr. and Bentbrooke Trail on U.S> 20 in Lawrenceville; then follow the signs.

When:

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:00 AM -1:00pm, Rain date Saturday, April 5^th.

How you can help:

Do you have junk? Used or barely used items like toys, house wares, books, clothes, decorative items, furniture, appliances. Want us to pick it up? To donate your items for the garage sale, just email us Alex Robson at definefreedomcom@gmail.com, and we can set up a pick up time, anytime from now till 3/28.