Free Republic Founder Calls for Revolution (LGF)

Little Green Footballs | July 19, 2009 | Charles Johnson

[EveningStar]

Free Republic Founder Calls for Revolution

Weird | Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10:31:21 am PDT

Jim Robinson, founder of right wing website Free Republic, has decided he’s going to toss out the results of the last election, remove Barack Obama from office, repeal the 16th and 17th amendments to the US Constitution (and Roe v. Wade, of course), abolish a host of government agencies, and give all governmental power to individual states: If we could get millions of Americans to march on Washington, what would we do?

The best part: he’s going to make Hillary Clinton president.

Therefore, We the People of America choose to exercise our right to throw off and alter the abusive government by peacefully recalling and removing from office the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States and all U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives effective immediately.

An interim provisional Chief Executive and congressional representatives will be established as follows:

The Secretary of State shall immediately assume the office of interim Chief Executive. The Chief Executive shall appoint and the interim Senate shall confirm an interim Vice President.

But don’t worry. Sure, he’s calling for a revolution, but it’s going to be non-violent. (Nudge nudge, wink wink.)

This concept is an entirely peaceful altering of our despotic government per our unalienable right and duty. No where do I call for violence. The only force I call for is the force of numbers. We need millions of our citizens to sign on to this petition and execute its provisions. Will require millions to march on D.C. to block the government’s ability to do business as usual. This is our right and duty as Americans.

Good grief.

[EveningStar]

ping

[Bigh4u2]

Well, that didn’t take the talking heads long!

[Lurker]

Who’s Jim Robinson? Isn’t the guy who runs this place named Thompson?

[BuckeyeTexan]

Really? Are Rick Moran and Charles Johnson actually this ignorant? Or could it be that they’re using Free Republic to drum up some traffic to their blogs? I suspect the latter.

[Jim Noble]

Change is coming, Charles Johnson and Rick Moran.

Change is coming.

[indylindy]

Don’t give Charles Johnson any visits to his failing website.

[SolidWood]

LGF has gone deep end RINO for quite a while already. They are jumping on the anti-Conservative, anti-FR MSM bandwagon for the sake of establishing the RINO brand.

[Paladin2]

Perhaps if GLF starting focusing on Rush like MSNBC apparently does, he/they’d get more hits and MSM recognition.

[Reagan Man]

LOL This is getting ridiculous!

Something tells me certain folks would have a problem with the likes of Washington, Franklin and Sam Adams too, if they were around back in 1776.

In some circles, free speech is still, alive and well.

[pissant]

Revolution, yes. Violence, no. Unless the marxists start it.

[Marty62]

wELL, IT’S GOOD TO KNOW WHO IS PERFECTLY FINE WITH THE LOSS OF RIGHTS! I guess that Dan Rather thing cost them.

[politicalmerc]

What happened to Thompson? We sure change Grand PooBahs in a hurry around here.

[pennboricua]

And all the socialist and communist will be banned to Cuba, Venezuela and other like minded countries, Obama and his ilk to Kenya or saudi Arabia.

[stefanbatory]

yeah...I wish they would quit transferring site ownership along with all responsibility for the thoughts of everyone who writes on it. It’s hard to keep track of who the potentate du jour is...

[Slings and Arrows]

Does Jim Thompson know?

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Right. Which is why Charles Johnson no longer has any credibility.

[SaveTheChief]

Lots of people seem to be getting upset at the exercise of free speech these days.

[max americana]

You’re just giving this idiot more hits at his looney website.

[jessduntno]

I liked Rick Moran in Ghost Busters...

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Better let Jim Thompson know too.

[NewJerseyJoe]

For security purposes, Jim Thompson will now be referred to as “The Man Behind the Curtain.” ;-)

[mojito]

Charles Johnson, alas, is no longer a conservative. I used to enjoy Little Green Footballs, but I no longer visit.

He now spends all his time railing against “intelligent design.”

He also has longstanding feuds going against Pam Geller at Atlas Shrugs and Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch. I guess he wants to add Free Republic to his growing list.

[xkaydet65]

Five years ago LGF an FR helped destroy the lying Dan Rather. Today they are at each other’s throats. It appears Obama and his politburo are getting what they wany, a very divided opposition. Too Bad.

[buccaneer81]

Ping! Come back to the light...

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Jim Robinson, founder of right wing website Free Republic, has decided he’s going to toss out the results of the last election, remove Barack Obama from office, repeal the 16th and 17th amendments to the US Constitution (and Roe v. Wade, of course), abolish a host of government agencies, and give all governmental power to individual states...

So what's the problem?

[Danae]

LOL Doesn’t LGF mean Jim Thompson???

[Zionist Conspirator]

Other than the fact that I reject the "Compact Theory," it sounds like a good idea. Git 'r done!

Hey, even New England Federalists were for states' rights when Jefferson was in the White House!

[presently no screen name]

using Free Republic to drum up some traffic to their blogs? I suspect the latter.

I agree - Conservatism sells. If it's not Sarah they use for 'traffic' they use FR.

[parsifal]

I think FR needs a theme song. I recommend:

“The Impossible Dream”
from MAN OF LA MANCHA (1972)
music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far

To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause

And I know if I’ll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I’m laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

parsy, who got tangled up in a windmill once

[tet68]

Ping Jim Thompson.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

He also has longstanding feuds going against Pam Geller

I heard that the root cause of his feud with Pam Geller is that she wouldn't go out with him on time when all the big "anti-jihad" bloggers got together for some conference. If this is so, then not only is he a libtard, but he's also a small, petty loser as well.

Hell hath no fury like a nancy-boy scorned, and all that....

[Islander7]

We all want a REVOLUTION!

[sybilll]

I refuse to even click on the link. I will not give Johnson and his ilk a click through, EVER again.

[ex-snook]

Jim knows that voters will decide the future direction of the country in 2010. Majority wins. Runners with ideas take your mark.

[el_texicano]

GIVE ‘EM HELL, Jim!!!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Jim Thompson! America’s number one undocumented blogger! Doing the jobs Moran and Johnson don’t want to do.

[lowbridge]

Little Green Footballs jumps the shark.

[Earthdweller]

It's a march on Washington to restore the rights of the people under the Constitution (yes, that protects State rights). And besides, hippies love revolution. Do you fear nonviolent revolution? Inquiring minds want to know./s

Fight overreaching "government". Take back your rights! Power to the people.

Come on over into the light...all you Constitutionless indoctrinated sheeple.

[karl]

Well, that’s not what he said, and not what he implied, but if it comes to that, sign me up....kk

[Mr. Silverback]

Exactly.

[4rcane]

if LGF part of the obama opposition or an ally?

[FrankR]

"Jim Robinson, founder of right wing website Free Republic, has decided he’s going to toss out the results of the last election, remove Barack Obama from office, repeal the 16th and 17th amendments to the US Constitution (and Roe v. Wade, of course), abolish a host of government agencies, and give all governmental power to individual states... "

Sounds good to me....

[armymarinemom]

Charles is just using FR in order to try to increase traffic. LGF is a dying web site.

[Domandred]

Five years ago LGF an FR helped destroy the lying Dan Rather. Today they are at each other’s throats

LGF is probably pissed that they didn't crack the story and didn't get credit for it.

[DTogo]

I’ll take Jim Thompson’s “revolution” over Fedzilla anyday!

[Dahoser]

As the tyranny waters rise higher and higher, we find out who wants to keep swimming to freedom and who wants to hold a soul sale to buy a spot on the tyranny slave ship. Corporations like GE and IBM, and blogs like LGF are having soul sales.

[FlingWingFlyer]

[MissouriConservative]

I'm wondering why Charles Johnson has a problem with these words -

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."