I hope by now you see the ridiculousness of that statement.
( My response was not [and still isn't] suitable for public consumption.)
Perhaps you can now hone your debating skills so you can have responses that can be shared.
Since then, the Terri Schiavo case has pushed FR over the edge.
Why do you lump a few people's problems into all of Free Republic? FR has not been pushed over the edge. A few people have, including you apparently, who were probably teetering anyway...
And until the FBI started making arrests, those posts were allowed to stay up, completely abnegating Free Republic's standards.
I missed that. Maybe someone can inform me of which FR posters were arrested.
I always thought that conservatism valued thinking over feeling, careful contemplation of facts over wild-eyed repetition of every damn rumor to come down the pipe, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. For a while, Free Republic met those criteria in spades.
It still does. If all you see is rumor repetition etc you are making the right decision.
Those days are long gone, and I have serious doubt as to whether or not they're coming back.
I still don't get why you and others look at it that way. You're totally wrong. It looks like you are long gone, not the mission and viability of FR.
I know that many of the usual suspects will cheer this on, as their longtime nemesis is leaving them the field.
Is that why you wrongly slammed Diva Betzy Ross? No one is so important that their leaving allows others to express themselves.
Be careful what you wish for; you are in the process of getting it. You may succeed in driving the folks who disagree with you from the site; but you will end up being just another collection of shrill voices in Bedlam. When everything is an over-the-top scream, no one will be heard.
More rhetoric. It seems like you are expecting FR's demise to substantiate your bogus claims about the site.
The last time I encountered you I believe was some months ago on a Keyes thread or two.
You and some others had no problem ganging up on myself and a couple of other people. No, you had no valid reason to do so.
DaughterofanIwoJimaVet continued to berate others because she had no response to the reasoned posts on the thread.
Fairbanks spread lies about me and posted false accusations. You seemed to have no problem with that going on as it was coming from your supporters. You and they had no problem throwing civility out the window in your collective emotional responses.
You will be missed by some truly nice people, and also by most of your cohorts who break any rules they want to while chastizing others that do the same.
Everyone that leaves has a good reason even though as in your case the reasons have no merit. That's reason enough for you to leave and as you have chosen to do so, bon voyage.
Poohbah, i've always thought you would be better off spending more time reading the works of Ann Coulter, and less time on FR. maybe that will happen now.