He's been ZOTTED!
Posted on 02/11/2005 10:55:36 AM PST by Jim Robinson
The shot heard around the Internet has been fired on FreeRepublic.com The owner Jim Robinson and his moderators have launched a sniper style purge against members that disagree with the President’s ‘guest worker’ amnesty or support more control of illegal immigration. Free Republic is an amazing tool for those looking for a good debate and news from around the country.
The problem for the administration of the site is that their creation is allowing the participants to learn that the Bush immigration record and plans are shockingly out of line with the views of most conservatives. The management’s answer to this conflict between the majority of conservatives and the influence of the White House on their Web site has become electronic executions and censorship.
Members and readers of Free Republic would be surprised to know that many members of their community have fallen silent on the discussions about illegal immigration lately because free speech is an illusion on FR.com. They are silent because they have been banned from the Web site without warning, cause, or explanation in most cases. For weeks the moderators have been suspending and banning new members that chimed in quickly on the immigration debates.
Now this trend has broadened as the first groups of long-term users were suspended or banned this past week. Although Robinson and his staff removed many members of the Free Republic community in the first few days of the purge, those that religiously support President Bush’s immigration plan, open borders and approve of public benefits for illegal aliens remain on the forum. Those that were banned were the members that wanted more done to control illegal immigration and a strict observance to the President’s Oath of Office.
I bet when you were a little kid you used to like to poke at hornet's nests with a stick.
Slow down there, Turbo. But you said that you got "disgusting hate-filled garbage" FROM American Patrol. Now you say you got racist stuff from people who simply quoted American Patrol. Now, which is it?
Oh, please.. accept the abuse!
You obviously need the validation such abuse would provide.
You matter, man.
So there is NO parallel whatsoever with FR and NPR.
Glad you finally made that clear.
Jim, you're doing a fine job. I haven't noticed anyone that disagrees with the Presidents immigration stand being kicked off. Seems like the article is crap.
...Not all who claim to be conservatives really are. Some are just trollish infiltrators, drunk on their own cleverness.
I wish I'd seen that discussion. Lately, I've been thinking the same thing - I've been reading discussions that are so odd that I too began to conclude there were way too many "trollish infiltrators" posting in these these days.
Message to those who think this is worth leaving FR over...
Don't let the IP hit you on the way out...
Gosh, I wonder why. (sarcastic smirk :o)
Just how many men & women would it take to close both borders?
What's with the "both" thing? You'd also have to close the beaches, too. (The Coast Guard can't handle the existing maritime immigrant smuggling as it is; closing the land frontiers would move that traffic to the sea.)
The United States has over 19,000 miles of frontier, much of which is thinly populated. Securing that much perimeter would take a significant chunk of the US citizenry.
Kudos to you for discovering that LA is on the "Front Line". Having been born, raised, then raised my own family there, I am faintly familiar with the area.
Keep making excuses for the lad if you like, but I've found it less than productive to encourage those who refuse to get a grip.
It has nothing to do with views on immigration, since the vast majority of us either vehemently disagree with the President's policy, or at very least are highly concerned with it.
Therefore your article is a lie, and you should admit it and apologize.
"But it's kind of like a tree falling in the forest. If no one bothers to listen to him anymore(except for Potato Head Russert), does it matter? He has zero credibility. How many people give a spotted owl's behind what al gore has to say? This weekend, we'll probably have the deaniac all over the talking head shows."
But 48% voted for him.
He needs to be finished off.
Ah........the biker bar........the place that requires disinfecting if you visit it.......
LOL!
He's been ZOTTED!
Those statements are not the least bit racist, even if they're completely false (though in many cases they're true).
No need to expect it, RWA. They're already here.
Thank you,Jim.
I have had the pleasure of the FR experience for quite some time now and love every minute of it. There's no other website in the cyberuniverse like it. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer but because many of the folks here are,i've learned a lot.I recommend this site to everyone who's tired of the status quo,and want refreshingly different dialogue with a splash of humor....
Yes, you might say FR is my daily tonic! :)
I think the back row is the best place to observe, no one expects you to shine and you can observe and learn without being bothered.
LOL. Right.
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