Posted on 06/16/2002 5:32:24 AM PDT by magnum opus dejure
Well, it's been 4 years since I first found Free Republic. I have always felt like I belonged here and have really enjoyed the banter back and forth between us members. I am afraid all this is now over. I am really suprised and shocked at it's suddenness. Before I leave I want to thank a freeper from Michigan who sent me a DVD player last year to give to my kids for Christmas. You reaffirmed my faith in humanity.
I know this thread will be deleted before many people get to read it, but I just can't go without saying a final word. Every since 911 the 'vibe' here at FR has been decidedly hostile. I guess it was a matter of time before the newbie moderator got around to weeding me out for my sometimes unpopular views. So I join the ranks of A+Bert and so many others who gave FR a interesting flavor. I will miss coming here 20 times a day and keeping up on things. But without posting priviledges there is just no point. I must go find another conservative group to try to be a part of.
In the future, when a freeper who has been a loyal member since August 1998 crosses the line, how about a note instead of banning? Would that have been too much? I may have gotten out of line, how is beyond me, but if such a tresspass would have been pointed out I would gladly have refrained from doing so again. It is just not right to just ban an account with no explaination. Especially when the freeper has been here 4 years. I have no idea what I am going to do with my days now that I no longer have FR. Well, I guess I have said my part. It is a sad day when one has to leave family and friends. I feel like some of you were just that. But apparently I am no longer wanted around here. I bid my good day to you all and hope that karma pays it's respects to those who do injustice.
Have YOU donated to FR yet?
Did the freeper who was wasfree donate to FR?
New Reply to Rocker's Defenders New
"The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get into this country?"
During the playoffs, he said Mets fans insulted his mother and threw batteries at him.---Were those fans banned?
John's father, Jake Rocker, also had some comments for those oh so polite New York fans. "The fans yell what they are going to do to your daughter, your mother, your wife," --Were those fans banned?
Jake says, and lists the security precautions taken at Shea Stadium for the Braves' visit: Five snipers on
the roof, 500 extra security officers, two each assigned only to his son and Chipper Jones.
In a pregame interview on NBC, Rocker said the worst part of playing in New York was dealing
with the fans who throw objects from the stands. "This is the only place it happens out of 30
ballparks around the country, people making derogatory comments, throwing batteries and
change, trying to do bodily harm. I just think someone needs to speak out and say that we don't
need to hear those things or fear for our safety at a simple baseball game." This shows the level
of maturity that the New York fans have along with their love and respect for the game of
baseball. ..."
That certainly explains why this cretin was banned,but my point still stands about the "farewell posts". Everybody want to pile on the one that's banned and call him/her/whatever names for posting the opus. They can't "fight back",and they can't even answer or contact FR friends to let them know why they don't answer their FR mails or posts.
I dunno. Maybe the best solution would be to have a easily accessable list of "banned posters". You can't get somebody to answer your FR mails or posts,you could go to this list and know they have been banned,instead of ignoring you or maybe even sick or dead.
Toby Keith’s new song too patriotic for ABC’s Peter Jennings
Toby Keith says the producer of an ABC 4th of July TV special rescinded an offer to have the country singer
perform his current hit after the show's host, World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings, heard the song and vetoed it.
Peter Jennings-the moderator
And anyone who wants help in that can just let us know.
While I agree he is delusional about the lightening strike (it would have been obvious to others from the smell and the smoke),things like this DO happen. I personally know of a guy who is still alive after taking a hit a 440,000 volt power line,and it blew a 8 inch laced boot right off his foot. It also stopped his heart and knocked him out,but a friend of mine gave him CPR and brought him back. He was back at work the next day. It's even hard to believe it would be possible to remove the boot without untying it,never mind getting hit by that much current and surviving. None the less it happened.
BTW,there is supposed to be a park ranger somewhere in the Smokies who has been hit by lightening 3 or 4 times.
What's his name.....Lucky?
Thanks for all the other chores you undertake, also. FR rules.
Happy Fathers' Day to you and JimRob and all Freepers.
That works good if you can remember how they spell their screen name,where the spaces are,where the capital letters are,etc,etc,etc. It can be considerably harder if you are a airhead who can barely remember your own screen name. Not that this applies to ME,of course! No,no! I'm writing about somebody ELSE! That's my story,and I'm sticking to it!
I dunno,but I think it is more likely to be "Lonely". I doubt there are many people willing to stand next to him.
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