Posted on 10/10/2003 2:23:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Edited on 10/10/2003 2:27:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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.
Well, that's not true; I just read at the Little Place that it was an out and out lie; and I know it's the truth because the very same person who posted that, confirmed the AFers life long dream queston: that FR is, in fact, run soley by and for the RNC. Why would he lie about AG when he's so truthful about the other. :-)
I do believe you're onto something here, Howlin. My former company did something called "Company Jail" to raise funds for various charities we raised money for.
It could work on FreeRepublic this way: Freepers can vote for the screen name they want "banned", one dollar per vote, submittable via PayPal or whatever. We could ask for volunteers to be "banned", and their names could go on a list. The screen name on the list who gets the most votes goes bye bye for whatever period of time, UNLESS somebody pledges an amount of money equal to the votes they received to "jail" them in "bail" money. Then they are unbanned.
A lot of people seem to have a big bone to pick with the banning policy, so let's give them something to really whine about!
It's certainly something the kid will never learn about watching Sesame Street!
I do not EVER want to read any criticism about the live threads Howlin does. Hers are about NEWS.
Howlin, what is your all-time favorite live thread?
Here are mine:
1. The 2000 DNC convention on the night Gore showed that home movie with the naked, pregnant Tipper self-portrait
2. The Florida Recount court case threads
3. The UN Security Council meeting on the day that Jack Straw insulted Dominic de Villepin
Those types of threads are the reason I continue to support FR.
Ambulance chaser ... mental injury lawyer --- scam artist !
Case in point...
Some of f.Christian's other greatest hits:
"evolution has become a form of tribalism --- canibalism --- mindnaping --- slavery!"Not sure how he escaped DittoJed2's list of uncivil folks on the evolution-creation threads, but I'm sure it was just an innocent oversight..."evolution is the most bigotted and racist abortion --- spiritual - intellectual rape - murder - tyranny!"
"Must be an admission... that creationism is for the reatarded - infantile and -- science is for the adult - intelligent!"
"independence of anything --- thinking is forbidden --- BLOCKED by infantile crippled minds --- radiation by lies - evolution!"
Those of us on the science side do tend to heed such instruction. We know we are human and that we err, we try to correct ourselves, we apologize when necessary, and we ask for forgiveness as we can.
It is the worst of the Holy Warriors, those who believe they can do no wrong, that cannot put the past behind them or even accept that they are capable of human error, much less instruction, especially in the ways of the Lord.
We can only help them to see the error of their ways; that good manners, simple politeness, and respect for their fellow man is good for all of us.
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