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I don't like the fact that both MiaT and Howlin have been banned, two of my favorite Freepers.

But, again, JimRob is in charge.

I know that lots of people who have been banned in the past eventually come back to FR - so I hope that will be true for both Howling and MiaT....

But what is more of a concern is the divisiveness that the Republican primaries are causing. I have not decided who to support. But the sad thing is that whoever is the nominee won't draw the broken glass Republicans I fear - which is what it will take to defeat the Dem candidate - which means hell on earth if any of the Dems come to power.

So I think what has happened on FR is a mirror of what unfotunately is going to happen in the country this election year - and the Dems, esp. Hitlery, are enjoying every moment of our shooting of our own.

Does not bode well for 2008 going forward.

Does not bode well for 2008 going forward.

I agree with you. I have spent a large part of yesterday and today reading the posts on "the rebellion thread" and trying to make some sense of it. I haven't been a member of FR long enough to form any strong friendships or allegiance with/to anyone in particular. I was on a ping list of Howlin's for Scooter Libby threads, and what little exchanges I had with her, I was never insulted. I did get a good laugh at some of her exchanges with others. She could give a sharp retort, but she got as good as she gave, and she gave as good as she got...I enjoyed reading her posts.

Peach was also on this ping list, and I was amazed at how quickly she could translate newscasts and post them. I never read a post of hers that wasn't polite! I am not a supporter of Guiliani, but I respect her right to support whomever she feels will be the best candidate. She was severely attacked on this thread for pointing out that other candidates had, at one time, made statements similar to some of Guiliani's. Jim Robinson called her an idiot, a liar, and a lying prevaricator, and accused her of smearing other candidates. IMO, she did not, but I believe JR was egged on by a few who were posting negatively about her. These same few were determined and delighted to get rid of Howlin, and today they are still gloating for having gotten rid of her. IMO, if Peach and Howlin were banned, there are about a dozen more who should have been banned for their rudeness and vulgar comments.

I believe PhiKapMom opted to stop posting because she felt she was not wanted any longer on FR. This is too bad, because I have found the few posts I have read of hers to be very intelligent and enlightening.

Southerngl, I do understand that we are 'guests in JR's house', and I intend to abide by the rules, but shouldn't the host abide by the same rules he posts for his guests? For example, on the Home page we find this at the bottom of the page:

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Now I don't know how others would interpret comments such as: "You're an idiot", "you're a liar", "you are delusional", and "Up yours a..wipe", but to me, they are a direct violation of what he expects from his guests. Frankly, if I had a guest in my home with whom I disagreed, I would not insult or mistreat them...I would politely express my own beliefs. I don't think you convert people with hostile and insulting comments.

One poster posted to another this comment, "Hey,_, nearly 13k posts and we own this Freakin thread." This is one of the few who was personally attacking others and gloating that Howlin was gone. (She probably cooked his goose a few times, because she was much more intelligent and informed than he appears to be.) This is appalling to me that people like this are allowed to get others banned so they can monopolize a thread. I had thought we learned from varied opinions, and, hopefully, if we are right, we might enlighten others, but it appears a dozen or more so posters on that thread don't want to hear a dissenting voice! If this gets me banned, so be it, but someone needs to start thinking on that thread.