Comments on: The second anniversary of FredHjr’s death

By: csimon

csimon — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:41:11 +0000

David Hunt — He is missed by many people, including me like so many others who have commented. He was indeed fierce in his beliefs and and an enthusiastic sharer of his thoughts, but he also paid attention to that which others wrote and frequently took the time to comment directly to a fellow commenter. He was an integral part of the community that neo has fostered and that is just one of the reasons he is missed a great deal.

But I can’t believe it is two years! And what a two years it has been. If Fred has been watching from wherever he is, I would so love to hear what he would have to say — especially about Obama & Co. and the economy! I’m sure he would have some choice words to share with the rest of us!

He really was an earnest and good fellow, informed about not just current events, but history, too. Every so often while reading here I still find myself thinking about him and what he would have to say. Indeed he is missed.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:16:06 +0000

I suppose we all have friends we’ll never meet on earth. Kindred spirits who share similar values but the brevity of this life doesn’t allow that we get around to all of them. Fred was one of those. And i fully expect to finally meet him under the most wonderful of circumstances one day.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:20:17 +0000

Expat Said: “Fred touched many here and enriched us.”

Well said Expat, he sure did, among the rich and varied commentariat that Neo has built here, nobody has stepped up to match Fred’s financial expertise yet, I often wonder what he would say about today’s situation with the deficit spending etc….sure do miss him.

By: expat

expat — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:05:28 +0000

David Hunt,
My thoughts are with you. It does us all good to remember that we can never know what parts of us will live on in the conscious and unconscious of those we have touched. Fred touched many here and enriched us.

By: Oblio

Oblio — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:33:34 +0000

s/b “on that thread in April 2009”

By: Oblio

Oblio — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:31:55 +0000

Fred would want us to keep our eyes on the main issue.

On that in April 2009, I asked, “What to do if the lawyers become lawless?”

Now we have a story about Wisconsin Supreme Court judges coming to blows in chambers over the decision to overturn–as an unconstutional “usurpation” of the legislature’s authority–Judge Sumi’s decision to block publication of Walker’s pension reform law:

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-stupidevil-was-bill-luederss-attack.html

There is concern that the Administration intends to force through its regulatory power the DREAM Act provisions that it can’t get into statute:

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/168475-smith-bill-would-freeze-obama-administrations-power-to-grant-amnesty-to-illegal-immigrants?page=3#comments

Libya and the War Powers Act? Don’t get me started.

We can make the list as long as needed to make the point.

Little “r” republican government is at bottom an insistence that no one is above the law. The Democrats largely act as if they own the law, and the law means just what they say it means, no more and no less.

If the Republic falls, it will do so in a courtroom.

By: David Hunt

David Hunt — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:24:37 +0000

Thank you all for remembering my brother. It’s difficult to believe it’s already been two years. I miss our talks of politics, history, sports, etc. He had so much knowledge. I always thought he was a little pessimistic, I think I was just more optimistic and he was closer to reality. He would’ve been very happy about the Bruins winning the Cup! His favorite team and sport. Again, thank you. He is dearly missed by his family. RIP big brother!

By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J.

J.J. formerly Jimmy J. — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:36:52 +0000

Two years since Fred died. An inch of time, yet a time of many political earthquakes. There has been much sound and fury, but Fred was right (if a bit conservative) about 2010.

May we all be as thoughtful and wise as Fred. Gone but not forgotten. RIP, Fred.

By: Hong

Hong — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:07:02 +0000

When this blog was young, Fred was among the first and fiercest. He battled the lib trolls who initially infested this site with heart and clarity and remains an example to us all. His example proved that you never waver in your beliefs and in the Right way of doing things and, in time, you will make your opinion respected.

By: kolnai

kolnai — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:48:03 +0000

I never had the chance to encounter Fred, as I seem to have made my debut here too late.

I wish I’d been earlier. But the fact that I wasn’t won’t stop me from joining neo and the other commenters here, such as Curtis and Oblio, whom I have had the fortune to meet, in a salute to Fred – a man who so obviously has been an essential part of the music made in the mystic memory-chords of our virtual home, namely, right here.

Beyond that, I probably have no base from which to speak, so let me just say:

Rest in Peace, Fred.