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.

[yonif]

I have. The links have been helpful.

[Nita Nupress]

DALES! You were one of my ol'timer buddies around here! I always wondered what ever happened to you.

Nice to see you again! I'm hardly ever here anymore so I'm glad I saw your post. Take care!

[Chad Fairbanks]

I won't treat you any differently just because you are a mod. I'll be nice to you anyway...

So just shut up, already ;0)

[LibKill]

I fall to my knees and humbly beg forgiveness for all my past misdeeds. God will surely punish me for my sins.

I'm not G-d, not even a close relation. What fresh hell is this?

You have done no wrong that I know of!

As I see it, (and I'm not G-d, not even a close relation) all you have done is give a lot of conservatives and a few libertarians a voice and venue on the Internet. Sheesh!

As far as any of your critics (including BADWHORE) go, they are leftist idiots.

Buck up, Mr. Robinson! There are many of us who love you and appreciate your work.

By the way, that also goes for your son. Without the webmaster the website is nothing.

[TomServo]

I have. The links have been helpful.

Cool. ;-)

[tpaine]

This is not about why you and I are 'tolerated', torie..

Its about having a forum dedicated to a free republic where some types of patriots are NOT tolerated..

"JMO"

[Publius6961]

Stategery? There ain't no such word.
No stratergery either.

What's up with all this anyway?
No, I'm not a moderator and am not likely ever to be one.

I did swipe a candy bar when I was 9 once.

[trussell]

Just a little note about me. I am a single mother of two beautiful children. I have been working at temp jobs to provide for them. My ex husband was ordered to pay $150.00 a month in child support, and is behind by about 6 months now. I have been informed that my latest job is ending next week.

I am not saying this to gain sympathy from anyone. I am saying this because I am dropping $10.00 cash-I can't afford to get a money order-in the mail to Jim Rob tomorrow. If I can find a way to spend this amount to keep FR available, I know many others of you can too. It only takes a few dollars from each of us that enjoy the site to provide the financing JR needs to keep the site up and running.

Think about it: what does FR mean to you? Is it important enough to scrape together a few dollars? It is to me. Thanks Jim Robinson for this terrific forum!! YOU ROCK!!

[Nita Nupress]

You too?!

Say.... since this is true confessions on a Friday night...

If one of you mods knows who Trannie was, I'm still looking for that @#$%@!!

[IronJack]

Have you been bad again, Jim?

Tsk tsk.

[Willie Green]

Pssssst... tpaine... don't tell anybody, but "Dales" is the FReeper formerly known as "Hugh Akston" who was formerly known as "Dales" before that!

[Alamo-Girl]

Way to go, trussell!!! Thank you!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience - and thank you for supporting Free Republic!

[Jean S]

lol, thanks Chad. I feel better already.

[don-o]

I feel we need moderators, have they sanatized FR, or nutered it into a tame boring site, did our activism bite the dust?

As a 199'er - I saw the absolute need for Mods to be added. As we grew, we attracted all sorts of vermin and drive-by shooters.

Plus good folks who had a problem with tempering their rhetoric.

I have yet to be banned, but I have had my moments with the Mods and with JimRob.

It makes me sad that folks think bad of Jim, and by extension, all of us. But, all I can do is what I do; toss a dollar or two to keep the best site on the net up and going.

[MistyCA]

LOL! I will be awaiting the result of you 3am appointment with the muse! :)

[Nita Nupress]

Are you a moderator too?

[TomServo]

I did swipe a candy bar when I was 9 once.

Piker. ;-)

[ladyinred]

Thanks for sharing your story, that was certainly enlightening to say the least. Anarchists are the LAST thing I would ever want to see promoted on FR, nor do I think most of us would. One has only to go to one of their websites, which unfortunately lately, I have had to, but that's another story, to see that they are the very thing this site stands against.

The fact that Jim says such nice things about Joe in spite of all of this is the evidence of his good character which those of us who know him are fully aware of.

[MissAmericanPie]

You go girl, I look at it this way 80,000 members times a dollar, do the math, everyone can afford a buck. With what trussell and I have pledged that leaves only 78,990.00 to go, get busy out there.