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My non opus, opus
May 2, 2016 | Shotgun

Posted on 05/02/2016 1:24:41 PM PDT by shotgun

What has happened to the Free Republic that I can’t break away from? You know the one where you knew something big was happening in the world because you couldn’t open the site because of too much traffic (late 90’s)? The one that where you read articles that were of great interest on science, religion, or the bizarro? The one where you would have to don a flame retardant suit if you posted something that was outside the thought prevailing thought process of the other posters? I long for those days as I am sure many of us do as well as those that left. I don’t particularly care for the bulk of the political posting but, like watching television, have decided not to open them up rather than throw in the towel and leave the site. Yet I’m still here waiting for those days to return, checking in every 15 minutes for earth shaking news. These days will pass albeit slower than I like and so too will this election cycle. Interesting times are ahead…


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To: Resettozero
Too many FR posters hitting the sauce today. Some afternoons are just not good for posting.

Looks like I got some catching up to do

21 posted on 05/02/2016 1:40:31 PM PDT by onona (Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
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To: shotgun

Don’t go all “Brokeback Website” on us.

“I wish I could quit you!!”

CC


22 posted on 05/02/2016 1:40:43 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: datura

I thought this was more like a civil war. We were at each other’s throats for months, and I too am noticing that it’s finally dying down.


23 posted on 05/02/2016 1:40:49 PM PDT by wastedyears (I identify as an A-10 Warthog and am attracted to tanks. If you don't agree, you're otherkin phobic.)
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To: shotgun

Take a vacation for a while...


24 posted on 05/02/2016 1:41:18 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: shotgun
These days will pass albeit slower than I like and so too will this election cycle. Interesting times are ahead…

Don't be so sure, the next election cycle and all its cynicism will begin in full force on November 9.........The MSM will be pitching their support for their new favorite on that day.

Here's a bit of trivia for all: During the entire eight years of the Bush presidency, who was the media's go to guy whenever they wanted to interview a member of the Republican party who they knew would criticize him?

Answer: "The Maverick" John McCain

Throughout those entire eight years, John McCain was always referred to as "The Maverick".

Following the election on November 4, 2008, you never again heard the term "THE MAVERICK" JOHN MCCAIN.......

25 posted on 05/02/2016 1:42:03 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Why is John McCain no longer referred to as "THE MAVERICK"?)
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To: WhiskeyX

If you have both a penis and a vagina go to the Mayo Clinic.

CC


26 posted on 05/02/2016 1:43:03 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: Organic Panic

Only because the Cruz cult flamed out. It was thee that started with relentless Trump bashing articles on a daily basis from every obscure source they could find.


27 posted on 05/02/2016 1:43:47 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: shotgun

Take a break til June 7th then come back we will all be focused on defeating Hillary.


28 posted on 05/02/2016 1:46:36 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: mrsmith

Lol. If it helps any, I was trolling over at DU today and they are every bit as divided and enmeshed in flame wars over the Bernie vs. Cankles race as we were here over Trump/Cruz.


29 posted on 05/02/2016 1:47:05 PM PDT by SouthParkRepublican
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To: shotgun

The opus as we once knew it is as dead as Free Republic. Many were masterpieces, others just funny. But almost all were keenly anticipating and were savored while they lasted. Some of the accompanying threads were classic. But, no more.

I wonder why people bother these days, the members of the forum do not appreciate them and since it isn’t a print media, the threads are not even good for bird cage liners. Like many great attributes of this site, they are gone with the wind and they are unlikely to return.

When I go, I will disappear without a word like the many conservatives that have gone before me. Doing anything more wouldn’t be worth the effort.


30 posted on 05/02/2016 1:47:20 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: shotgun

It happens every four years or so.


31 posted on 05/02/2016 1:47:22 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: wastedyears

Like all civil wars, it ends when one side wins.


32 posted on 05/02/2016 1:49:57 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: shotgun

Queen of Cell Block H -- will she get to set up her own server while serving time?

"She's so cute and tiny." Huma Abedin

33 posted on 05/02/2016 1:50:50 PM PDT by Purdue77
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To: Celtic Conservative

Nah. If you have both a penis and a vagina, go eff yourself.


34 posted on 05/02/2016 1:50:50 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Trump is great. Just great. He's going to do great things and America will be great and spectacular.)
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To: SouthParkRepublican

Actually, that does make me feel better. ;~)


35 posted on 05/02/2016 1:50:57 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: shotgun
I cannot speak for others, but as for myself, I have had a sort of awakening.

I have discovered that Liberals do not have a corner on the mob "group-think" mentality, and the side of the political spectrum that I had always believed to be the more rational and objective has shown me the error of my assumption.

There are some very reasonable and objective people who discuss things on this website, but their voices are often drowned out by the loud, knee jerk reactionaries and by various agenda driven folk.

Rumor mongering and vile gossip have become all too common, and so many people just swallow up the latest bilge, seemingly without any sort of skepticism.

Forget looking for an honest man. It would be enough just to find reasonable ones, and then yet there too I often must go a begging.

My experiences lately have left me looking for other things to do. Trading ideas and discussing things just does not seem so quite satisfying as it once was.

36 posted on 05/02/2016 1:53:30 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: shotgun

I’ve gone to a virtual Galt’s Gulch on most of the GOPee primary firefight.


37 posted on 05/02/2016 1:54:02 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: dware

Yep, let the TSA inspect the junk (it’s what they do best) and decide who goes where.


38 posted on 05/02/2016 1:55:45 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: Organic Panic

VACCINATIONS??? HOW DARE YOU MENTION VACCINATIONS!!!!

(-;


39 posted on 05/02/2016 1:56:10 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: shotgun
And Post #20 is a prime example of exactly what I mean. Juvenile stuff like that I consider to be beneath the dignity of reasonable folk.

We ought to be better than this.

40 posted on 05/02/2016 1:56:59 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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