VANITY: The "Truth" about JimRob and Free Republic according to BADJOE

LibertyPost.org | 10/10/03 | BADJOE (Slightly revised by JimRob)

[Jim Robinson]

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.

[NewLand]

"How in the world did this thread become an Evolution vs, Creation thread?"

Good question...but you can find the open door at post #1145.

Now it has spread all over this thread like a bad flu.

What really gets me is the "Eddie Haskell" like behavior of several who exhibit nothing FR-like, Conservative-like, or even science-like in those "science" threads.

Several of us have to occasionally copy and post the welcome statement off the home page as a reminder of the basics...oh well, just part of the price we pay for a Free Republic, I guess... :-)

[VadeRetro]

Remember the end of Blazing Saddles, where the brawl in the cowboy flick spills over onto the set of the Busby-Berkeley musical?

[VadeRetro]

Good question...but you can find the open door at post #1145.

I'm sure you mean 905. You just stopped too soon in your reading back.

[Aracelis]

Public Service Announcement

From JimRob (on the original topic of this thread): "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."

I've donated...have you?

[Reagan Renaissance]

You may be a patriot at heart, but I don't think you have appreciated what is happening to the United States, how quickly it is happening now, and what the consequences are going to be.

By way of analogoy, I think you are at risk of suffering some of the same delusions that keep liberals making the same mistakes. Liberals identify what they perceive to be problems and then propose what they see as solutions. Poverty is a lack of money. Solution-give poor people more money. Walla, now the beneficiaries of this largesse are not in poverty. And the cycle repeats endlessly. Clearly the problem of poverty has not been solved, but liberals feel like they did something and their guilt is assuaged. Now they feel they have accomplished something by replacing the guilt with a feeling of pride and accomplishment.

How is this analogous to you and FreeRepublic? You see the problems and wrong-headedness of Democrats and Liberals. Walla, defeat the Democrats and the problem is solved. But unfortunately, it is not that simple. Democratic politicians don't give a rat's behind about poor people. Democratic politicians are interested in getting elected and they do this by pandering to the poor and to the liberals that want to help the poor. To an extent there have always been Republican politicians interested in only getting elected as well, but what separated Republicans as a whole in the past, was a concern to do the right thing for the country even if it was not politically popular with the people. What truly separated Ronald Reagan was that he was willing to attempt to change the hearts and minds of the people to the right thing and was very able in convincing the people what the right thing actually was. By the same token, even if he was not able to change the hearts and minds of the people, to the extent that he could, he was still willing to attempt to do what he was convinced was right even if nobody else agreed and most opposed him.

After the collapse of the Republican leadership in the House and Trent Lott's shameful surrender in the Senate, Republican politicians have become considerably more concerned about their own re-election than they are about doing the right thing for the country. CFR and prescription drugs for seniors lead the list, but there are a slew of items on the list. Bush and the recent Republican Congresses have expanded government spending and government growth at levels that make Clinton and the Democrats envious. The sad truth is that Republicans were more effective in defeating socialistic programs and government growth as the minority party than they have been since they became the majority in 1994. Conservatives rejoiced in November 1994, but the reality is that things are much worse now. The Republican Revolution turned out not to reverse or restrain government growth, but instead proved to only be a change of engineers who were driving the train. We are still on the wrong track and headed in the same wrong direction.

When an entire country is going in the wrong direction, there are only two ways that it is going to change. From the top down by leadership provided by someone like Ronald Reagan, or from the bottom up- a grass roots effort led by someone like FreeRepublic and Jim Robinson.

I had visions of Rush Limbaugh running for President. No one is more like Reagan in his thinking and talents than Rush. It is terribly unfortunate that Rush lacked Reagan's strength of character. Now I am looking for Rush's replacement as the next Reagan for the top down approach. But if Jim Robinson can see the light, FreeRepublic can be the catalyst that makes Republicans recognize that it is doing what is right that matters and that we either must enlighten more Americans to win elections or elect leaders that can. It is not winning that matters. It is doing what is right that is important.

The United States is important, but not because it is our country or our homeland. In truth, there is nothing sacred about this or any other country. What has made the United States special, what has made "our" country special and sacred is the freedom that was guaranteed to us through the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Freedom itself is what is sacred. And the tragic truth is that our freedom has been eroding for over a century, and it has been eroding on a rapidly progressive basis since 1935. Socialism is on the verge of destroying the United States politically and economically. If we don't end socialism in this country before 2016, the United States is going to go bankrupt. The status quo is both unacceptable and not economically viable.

History teaches us that unsustainable trends end. The United States is in an unsustainable trend. There are three ways the trend can change. The status quo ends in bankruptcy with fragmentation through secessions with disintegration likely before the 2016 election. We can return to limited to government under the Constitution with the abolition of socialism in this country through elections based on a grass roots effort or via a top down method by electing another Ronald Reagan. You are not going to like the third choice so I won't discuss it. One of these is inevitable. I suggest that Jim Robinson and the members of FreeRepublic give some thought and comment to this analysis. You may disagree completely or you might only question my timing. If I prove to be wrong, it will only be about the methods of change or the timing. The status quo is not viable. The United States as it presently exists is coming to an end, and that end is less than two decades in the future and possibly not much more than one. Denying this possibility is irrational, if not frankly delusional. Delaying or avoiding this discussion is irresponsible.

[Ogmios]

The truth seems to be an intolerable inconvenience with some around here.

When they say, the truth can't be ignored, and then ignore it, you just have to wonder.

[freedumb2003]

oh well, just part of the price we pay for a Free Republic, I guess... :-)

I've mixed it up with some and gotten somewhay vitrolic, but I usually do it on threads that have something to do with the subject at hand.

Oh well, always fascinating -- someone could probably do a Doctor's Thesis on Behaviorial Science about Mob Psychology on FR -- and this thread woould be all they need to start!

I guess we are supposed to see the badjoe expose tomorrow?

[freedumb2003]

OOps -- make that the 18th.

[MEG33]

HELP! THIS THREAD HAS BEEN HI JACKED!


HAVE YOU DONATED YET??

[MEG33]

I hope we don't see a badjoe expose.I hope he's realized how juvenile this is.

I have learned about the "Fascination with FR" and the attacks on FR members at LP..

[Aracelis]

FreeRepublic can be the catalyst that makes Republicans recognize that it is doing what is right that matters and that we either must enlighten more Americans to win elections or elect leaders that can. It is not winning that matters. It is doing what is right that is important.

I agree. FR was instrumental in the last Presidential election, and it will be even more important in the upcoming election...for nowhere else can we, the "little people" express our views and convictions in a way that will have any impact.

Jim, thank you for this forum...and thank you for dealing with all the collateral crapola.

[NewLand]

"I'm sure you mean 905."

No, I said #1145...post #905 was a one-on-one exchange with JimRob. Post #1145 invited The Haskell's...which clearly exposed the difference between one person stating their personal beliefs vs a gang-like mentality which needs and feeds off each other for protection.

[MEG33]

#2109..My view.

[NewLand]

DOLLAR-A-DAY-FREEPERS

97. NewLand

I agree. So, help get these hijackers out of here.

But, just on principal, I'm gonna do a $25 donation right now.

[Ogmios]

Hijacked? You seem to the ones that keep going in this vein.

I am more then happy to drop it from this thread, why aren't you?

Screaming for help from the Creationist side because "the thread has been hijacked" will not get it back on track, it will just make it continue in the vein it has been going.

So quit with the nonsense and the "hijacking" will stop.

[VadeRetro]

No, I said #1145...post #905 was a one-on-one exchange with JimRob.

It is nothing of the sort. Even the ping list disagrees with you. The text I will let speak for itself.

[MEG33]

Hope Badjoe comes to his senses and doesn't follow through!

[MEG33]

Thank you !I need to go check on the "board"...Florida was humiliating we Texans last time I looked!.....;(

[MEG33]

>>>>>....;(

[MEG33]

Isn't it astounding how much Free Republic is discussed on LP?They have one section devoted to fascinating FR!