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February Sucks: Tommy's Birthday

... into the relative silence, "Ok Linda, now I'm ready to discuss where we go from here." Throughout the shooting Jim had remained calm and had not raised his voice once. Later when Mr. Porter's recording was reviewed by the psychologist Dr. Harper remarked how calm and collected Jim seemed.

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Back in the present Thomas thought that the book and then movie of the whole horrible situation had been brutally accurate. After all, a dozen neighbors had recorded the event. Thomas had no first hand memories of that Saturday, he and his older sister Emma had been at their grandparents house. But he'd seen the vids once he got older, and of course had spoken to all the neighbors over the years.

He stopped his woolgathering and waited for the last few cheers to die down so he could begin his talk.

"On behalf of the Three Pillars Foundation I welcome you to our annual rally!" The crowd roared again, chants of 'Respect, Loyalty, and Trust' intermingled with some chanting 'Tommy, Tommy, Tommy'. It was a good crowd, certainly the largest they'd ever had, but the tenor of the crowd was positive. Thomas was gratified to see that there were more women than ever before. It was good that their outreach program was showing some success.

"Thank you, thank you all. I bring greetings from my father; he apologizes for not being able to be here. He's still a ward of the state but is in good spirits and wanted me to say thank you for all your hard work and participation.

"For ...

... those of you watching at home or here in the arena for the first time we send you a special welcome. As you may know, we only hold this national rally, we don't do big conferences. The Foundation prefers to work at the local level. Hopefully you've been able to get to know your local RLT Chapter. If you want to do more than attend meetings please check out our website for ways you can volunteer.

"The Foundation is 30 years old this year, and our mission and organization are strong. I'm happy to report that sales of merchandise, books, and subscriptions are up again this year. And as always all profits are put back into the Foundation so we can carry on our work. Let me remind you that we are all volunteers; there are no paid positions in the Foundation. This rally, the local meetings, travel and administration are all paid for by the merchandise, donations and support from your individual memberships and corporate sponsors.

"I'll keep the rest of my speech short, I just want to report that our various programs - especially the Grade School Buddies, and College Clubs - have increased their attendance by 8% over last year. Our message of commitment and hard work are reaching more and more young people.

"My own speaking engagements, and those of Uncle Dave and a few others, are another source of income. Since we work full time for the Foundation, we keep a portion of the speaker's fees to support our families. All that is fully disclosed on the website for those who are ...