VANITY: The "Truth" about JimRob and Free Republic according to BADJOE

LibertyPost.org | 10/10/03 | BADJOE (Slightly revised by JimRob)

[Jim Robinson]

Dear Free Republic Friends,

My old friend and brother-in-arms BADJOE has promised to warm the cockles of our hearts by publishing an expose (the truth about JimRob and Free Republic according to Joe) on the 18th of this month, which represents the one year anniversary of the date he last posted to FreeRepublic.com and started up with LibertyPost.org.

So, as I believe that only the truth can set you free, and based upon the stratergery of pre-emptive strike, I have a confession to make (before BADJOE makes it public):

I have poisoned the well.

By my sly innuendos behind the scenes.

By my intellectual ineptitude.

By not trusting those that brung me to the dance to bring me home.

By my biting every hand that fed me.

By my arrogance that causes me to think I did it all by myself.

By my stubborness not because of principle, but because of my lack of ability to see what is transpiring.

Evidenced by:

One would think that with half again as many Freepers. with a recovering economy, It would take a great deal less time to raise the necessary funds.

By this time in the June 2002 effort with a goal of $70,000 we had raised $73,000. Not because of who did the fundraising, but because the sense of purpose, of family, of comaraderie, was still present.

BADJOE rang the warning bell, but none heard.

Conclusion:

It is a sad day.

For what was once a great hope, a means of bringing together those who are willing to pay dearly in blood, sweat, and money to save this country, we all love, has been reduced to an asterisk.

So sayeth BADJOE as he promises to publish all this and much more on the 18th. He's been feverishly working on this "project" for one full year. In addition to the "truth about JimRob" BADJOE intends to further betray our trust placed in him by revealing the names of our moderators. And who knows what else?

I can hardly wait.

Is it the 18th yet? Tick, tock.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Good to see you again, here.

[Mrs Zip]

btw: I fully expect to be now banned for this post. Jim rob take note

I certainly hope so. You are such an obvious troll! How many times/names have you been banned before?

[strela]

And of course the little-known Zen/Yiddish variant: "Up with this I will not put."

[small voice in the wilderness]

LMAO! You've got a special way of slapping 'em down when they come from on high to deliver rantings of outraged wisdom. LOL!

[trussell]

Why should anyone believe that Badjoe has confidential info on who the mods are?

This sounds like an aweful lot of hype designed to make people distrust JR, and should be completely ignored!!

Hang in there Jim Rob, you are appreciated for the work that you do and the site you have provided for us.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Thanks... LOL... anyone that self-righteous about it has been banned before ;0)

[Rokke]

I don't know why anyone would ban you. I can't even figure out what you're trying to say.

[tpaine]

- A willing Tory, one who "attempts in good faith to be polite, honest, and thoughtful", rarely has "any problem from the powers that be".

Why do you suppose that is?

[MissAmericanPie]

OK everyone, since you are about to find out anyway, I confess, I am not an Administration Moderator I just like to play one on FR because I like posters to be in fear and awe of me when I hint that I might be one.

Hey! I thought Free Republic was wholely owned and funded by the Republican Party keeping it financed under the table...no?

Seriously, no one has to be worried about BadJoe having your credit card numbers, the man has integrity in every cell of his body. When I signed on FR we were going places, we were going to be activists, a force to be reckoned with, the electricity was in the air here, the charge could knock your houseshoes off sitting at your keyboard, and the posters were amazing in both their passion, fire, and intellgence. I was in shock and awe of Freepers like BadJoe and others with a 199- sign on date, I had found my people and what people they are.

It was like the Old West, shootouts in one area, flame wars in another, and everything from tin foil fans who wore their hats proudly and I might add proved to be less out of bounds than accused in the end. To the most highly intellectual discussions between the most brilliant and educated people in America today that I've ever been blessed to read.

The weak could not survive on FR and that was fine by me. The doc reattached my ear quite nicely, and my lip doesn't look as much like a limp flag when I smile anymore. So bring it on.

Some have made the accusation that because the weak, like liberals, cannot survive full frontal reason and logic, or just a good old toe to toe verbal brawl, they burrow in like ticks and suck the life out of a host by asking that things be toned down, suggestions that we must worry about perception, image, prestige. Myself, I think to a point balance is a good thing, just hard to attain 100% of the time.

Posters on this site would find, to their delight and astonishment, that they had been quoted by famous people, that their ideas ended up on Fox News, or in a famous authors book, or speech, we were read by everyone from Senators, to Authors, to nervous CEO's when we went into boycot mode, it was a heady time. Every time you posted was with a sense of responsibility to get it right. It was vitally important to the individual to be a part of it, love, sweat, and effort was poured into this site.

To be banned or dismissed was not just a trivial little thing to be blown off or move on from, it was being cut out of a historical event, a powerhouse site. It was a rejection that cut to pieces like an amputation. It was a loss that truncated the individuals ability to influence powerful people. It created enemies, and some enemies that are very fine people in their own right.

Hannity was a Freeper, I was dismayed to find that he had been throughly roasted to a golden brown to such a degree that I don't think he has been back. That, to me was a big loss. I had wished for a moderator that could handle situations that arose when someone famous and influential could not hold their own. Not so much that they couldn't hold their own, but that some Du'ers, or just imbicels, would not back off.

I feel we need moderators, have they sanatized FR, or nutered it into a tame boring site, did our activism bite the dust? Everyone has their own opinion. I see alot of good exchanges going on, but I also see topics that are taboo and will end up with the producer of the threads vanishing eventually, and it lends a sense of paranoia that has led some posters to leave. Some detractors believe the site is not as open to the exchange of ideals or as conservative in it's goals as advertised, but that is the owner of the sites perogative. Like it or leave is the rule of the day but that also gives rise to resentment in the individual who is deeply invested in FR.

I have been suspended, I deserved it, I spent a couple of weeks wishing for a magic backspace key, but I never resented my situation or felt that an injustice had been committed against me. I didn't fly off to other sites to down FR or it's owner, but every situation is different, some feel to their last breath that they didn't deserve it. That the site has changed to a point that it is no longer a force to be reckoned with, hey it was bound to happen. We no longer have a democrat in office to bind us together in a common goal, getting rid of the scum. We have a President that some are for and some are convinced is a monumental mistake. So there comes the infighting, personal attacks, the rift.

So, do we hang in there, despite our disappointments in each other and the differences of opinion and perception, real or imagined, of what constitutes a really conservative, dedicated to root out corruption where ever we find it site as opposed to just a party first, no matter the sins, site? So far I have not seen all of those that hold the kind of rock ribbed conservative ideals that I do, leave the ship or be forced to walk the plank, as long as we stay within the rules.

So, even though at the moment and for the foreseeable future, I am the sole breadwinner of my family and strapped to the bone, I am pledging $100.00 to keep a site going that I love, am emotionally invested in, connected to people I care about, and that I feel still has the ability to make a difference, and that, in the end, is what it is all about, making a difference.

[No!]

Well thanks...

[Mrs Zip]

We could have waited another eight days, couldn't we, if any cared?

I care and think we should be given a "heads up" on any bs like this. I don't understand why you stay here when you are so unhappy with the way Mr Robinson operates HIS web site.

[glock rocks]

Is there ANYTHING more pathetic? Somebody tell me something more pitiful than that, please!

...Ever watch peter jennings?

[Joe Hadenuf]

There are things that aren't 'seen' by everyone. We have access to everyone's posting history, and what you see may not be the entire story.

Please...

If I can beat my own drum, I personally, I think I would make a better moderator than any of you, as I have no favorites and I am not into cliques, and it is/was vividly clear that some AMs were/are.

[Torie]

Why do you suppose that is?

It is my good looks clearly. This may shock you, but Jim's politics and mine are not co-extensive in many respects. In any event, YOU are put up with, with only goes to prove my point that the leash is actually quite long. JMO.

[Vigilantcitizen]

"and gain weight and die on the toilet, and you'd be Elvis..."

Bwahahaha!

[Torie]

Are you suggesting you wouldn't ban me at the first opportunity Joe, right after you nuked Luis? :)

[Joe Hadenuf]

Nope.....

[Vigilantcitizen]

"If I can beat my own drum,....

Errrrr...nevermind. :)

[Torie]

That's what I thought. Cheers.

[Joe Hadenuf]

That is no, I wouldn't. One of my best attributes is being fair. Regardless of anything.....