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Day 2,417, 09:22 Published in USA USA by Jude Conners



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Greetings and Salutations, My Fellow Americans and Ajay Gipper Hut:

It's been almost five years and my eLife is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination.

For over a month now, I have been rarely updating this rag. I've been busy running the Socialist Freedom Party and writing in the White House Press Room. After all, someone has to speak for a media-absent, lame duck Country President, right? Just in case you missed them in the WHPR, I wrote a piece on freedom fighting that was widely praised and even interviewed the two top candidates for Saturday's July CP Election. You might want to check them out and learn something!


Speaking of the upcoming elections, it's my pleasure as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee and Party President of the Socialist Freedom Party to announce that the party has selected John Largo as the SFP's official candidate for Country President. Largo defeated dmjohnston in a party election. Congratulations, Congressman Largo and best of luck in the election.

Personally, I refuse to campaign for or publicly endorse either candidate as a private citizen and wish both luck in the election. Both candidates are qualified and either can be a great Country President. Interestingly, both candidates also have the foresight to ask me to serve as Deputy Secretary of Media, so you can expect to see eRepublik's Favorite RadioStar continue to grace the pages of official government news and propaganda! \o/ I love being a King of eMedia!

You can get the skinny on both candidates by reading their campaign articles and their Q&A threads in the SFP Forum. Here's some links to help you out;

John Largo
Q&A in SFP Forum
Campaign Articles - The Long View
[LARGO4POTUS] The Annoucement - Redux
[LARGO4POTUS] The Power of Change
[LARGO4POTUS] Such a Good Team

dmjohnston
Q&A in SFP Forum
Campaign Articles - The Johnstonian Gazette
[DMJ4POTUS] The Time Has Come
[DMJ4POTUS] A Fact's a Fact
[DMJ4POTUS] It Belongs to Them
[DMJ4POTUS] Let's Give it Back

I encourage the entire community to check out the campaign articles of both candidates. An informed vote is a smart vote. Best of luck to both candidates!


Speaking of elections, I was handily defeated in the election of the Speaker of the House for the 79th eAmerican Congress. I congratulate Speaker Derphoof for his re-election to the prestigious position and wish him continued success. Derp has done an amazing job as a fair and just Speaker last month and is one of the better Speakers that Congress has seen in quite awhile. I thank everyone that had the balls to vote for me and especially thank those who nominated me. Maybe next month, right? 8^)

Speaking of Congress, SFP had three candidates sponsored by The Black Sheep Party in the last Congressional elections. Only one was able to make it to Congress, however - Freshman Congressman Ghost of Tom Joad. Congressman "G" has been quietly learning the ins-and-outs of Congressional procedure and has been doing a good job of informing the party of Congressional happenings via the party shout feed. Congratulations to "G" and I hope your first term is as enjoyable as it is informative.


On the battlefield, I have been collecting Freedom Fighter medals, as usual. I'm up to 37 now, which averages out to just less than 10 per month since I started my career as a Freedom Fighter. In addition, I lead a group of fighters from Bear Cavalry to join with eAmerica's most powerful private military unit, Easy Company for the recent MU Tournament. It was an amazing success. As stated in this article, EZC swept each division in the eUSA and finished 16th in the world. Congratulations to Easy Company for a job well-done.

My time in EZC was nothing short of amazing. The unit is a vibrant community with an active forum, military feed, and in-game MU chat. They made me and my rag-tag band of revolutionaries from BC feel welcome and even added the Bear Cav logo to their forum banner. In addition, both the unit and its more affluent members made sure that even the refugees from other MUs were included in daily supply rations. As Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee and Party President of Socialist Freedom Party/Commander-In-Chief of Bear Cavalry, I hope we can continue to work with Easy Company in future endeavors. I want to thank you, both as a player and as the representative of SFP's Bear Cavalry, for not only allowing Bear Cav to join with EZC for the MU Tournament, but also for the hospitality. Now I am sitting back, reaping the benefits with an chest of energy bars and a Training Contract that helps me build strength daily for next to nothing. Thanks again!

Finally, I want to give a shout out to the members of eUSA's other top Military Units: Seal Team 6, United States Armed Forces, and eUS Military. Each unit went balls-deep during the recent MU competition and should be proud of themselves! Good work!

And on that note... I'm out!

Jude Conners
Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee
President of the Socialist Freedom Party
Commander-In-Chief of SFP Bear Cavalry
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