Not so ‘Free Republic’: The Shot Heard Around the Net

The Conservative Voice ^ | Feb 11, 2005 | by William Gheen, President, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Arrowhead1952]

We allowed them to post there because many feared retaliation from FR mods for speaking their minds on this supject.

Some of your previous posts were obviously overboard. The mods retaliated again. Guess you won't be able to respond to me.

William Gheen in foprum

[ElkGroveDan]

I don't know anything about you William or your site, but I do recall "American Patrol" and the disgusting hate filled garbage that used to be emailed to us from that site and others like it, and the attacks on my candidate that eventually extended to his religious faith--- despite the fact that my candidate opposed illegal immigration and had disagreements with the President over things like amnesty.

My point is, I can totally see why Jim would find a need to put his foot down.

[Marine Inspector]

Well, it works both ways

That was my point; I'm glad you agree.

[skeeter]

OK, but still I'd like to see some of the more enthusiastic players of the Race Card banned as well, for a change.

Race baiting is as flagrant a violation (or so should be considered) of posting rules as any other.

But alas it ain't my forum.

[taxed2death]

JR, I support GWB, but am totally against "amnesty" in any form. It's not fair to the tens of thousands already in line trying to emigrate here legally.

Regarding a guest worker program, I believe we need a concerted effort to see that guest workers do not take entry level jobs in the trades that would normally go to tech high school grads.

I am not against a guest worker program, but to push some half baked idea through...and cut the planned hiring of more BP agents is either a really bad joke, or an insult to the intelligence of the American Taxpayer.

Since one can not separate a guest worker program from border security...from "Amnesty" we have to deal with a whopper of a problem on all sides. Passing one segment of legislature without addressing the MAJOR security problem our porous borders is a cheap trick.

I've probably been scrutinized as much as anyone else here on the FR "immigration" threads....let the axe fall where it may.

I think GWB is right on with about 80% of what he has done in the past 4 years...but his policies regarding illegal immigrants, border security and the faux homeland security stinks to high heaven.

[Politicalmom]

If tact is a requirement I am going to be ZOTted for sure!!

(Hi, SW!!)

: )

[Zavien Doombringer]

The only thing I can see that may have slipped you under the radar is the RKBA :)

Have a great weekend :)

[Thommas]

Thanks, Jim. A simple question answered simply. Keep up the good work.

[StarCMC]

Yippee! We're fleshing the out!! LOL

[Mo1]

No, I don't want either banned.

Then why single them out

They aren't the only ones on this board who aren't in full agreement with your opinion

[Howlin]

One and the same.

[ActionNewsBill]

Then why accuse Jim of booting people for expressing opinons like yours, when you're still here?

Not any more.

[My2Cents]

I thought we were all Bushbots here. /sarcasm

Who says we're not?!

[Arrowhead1952]

William Gheen is GONE.

Banned or suspended AGAIN!!

[wardaddy]

I'm just sorry to see all this happening. What is happening here is a pure reflection of what's happening on the center-right to right all over the nation.

I'm in Nashville and I know 100s of rightists from all strata and I know none who want this Mexican (or any other) wave to continue. They want closed borders and limited immigration and designed for those fleeing persecution who are our allies or those who can contribute most....not wave after wave of purely economic migrants.

That is my reality. Folks here who want open or fairly open borders are far and few between amongst my peer group.

And this notion that we can't deport illegals is nonsense. Even in Denmark and Holland, they are deporting resident aliens and their families who commit crimes. If those social engineers can do it, then we can sure deport illgegals for starters.

I would like to know precisely how this forum splits on these issues.



Joe Hadenuf...whom I liked much more often than not....was open against electing W and that never endeared him to the power here. But there are many like myself who did a whole lot (I have proof as threads on this very forum) to get W elected and I have earned the right to disagree with W on La Migra issues or the Education bill or CFR or the Free Drugs bill etc.

However, JR may arbitrarily ban anyone he wants here. Anyone questions that is Quixotic.

PS: I only addressed the cultural implications....forget national security which looms even larger.

[Conspiracy Guy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1341364/posts

[wardaddy]

apparently...

[Willie Green]

Although, prohibiting all posting from an entire website forever is kind of harsh just because they let some questionable stuff sneak through once or twice.

It is more than one or two errant articles that happened to "sneak through".
IMHO, they utilize articles written by better known, nationally syndicated columnists as a ploy to bestow "legitimacy" and "respectibility" on the more putrid crap they host.

I don't know their actual motivation for this.
At face value, it looks like the slippery slope into right-wing racism.
If you have tinfoil suspicions, however, perhaps it's a sophisticated trap to discredit legitimate immigration reform activists who unwittingly become associated with that crap.

Either way, I want absolutely NOTHING to do with that despicable site.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Since it's government funded, one would expect that NPR would be free of bias.

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