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.

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$100 from Nevada
$10 from Louisiana
$100 from Florida
$100 from California
$10 monthly from Arizona
$10 from Maryland
$10 from Massachusetts
$20 from Alabama
$10 from Massachusetts
$100 from Massachusetts

Woohoo!! Thank you FReepers snd Lurkers!!!

[Right_in_Virginia]

What the hell is this about?

Thanks for asking, Hildy. I want to know, too.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

You gotta trust somebody sometime, and frankly, your chances of security with donating via Jim or through paypal are a lot better than handing it over to that 23 year old waiter at Friday's - you know, the one with the drug addled significant other?

;)

[patton]

Follow the money.

[MonroeDNA]

Thanks, Jim. This place has literally changed my life.

I'm in, for the duration, no matter what.

Times are tough, no doubt. People are unsure of the economy. It will take around 6 months or so to get people to feel confident enough to give to anything.

BadJoe was great, but that was then. We move forward, like we always have. No matter what happens, it is still easier than the days when we were just a few, and wrote last-second checks, just in the nick of time. Remember?

FR will be fine. It's all in the spirit.

BadJoe, thanks for your contributions. I was unaware of the split. I know you are reading this. That said, we will raise what we need to. Even if it means last second checks. Been there, done that. Just a lot wealthier now, thanks to conservatives.

[Great_Dame]

so does LP specialize in threads where citizens banned from other boards band together and throw themselves a pity-party?????

[NeoCaveman]

"It's good being the king."

Prince Charles will be happy to know you feel that way....

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Yes.

[MonroeDNA]

I just sent $100. I am adding another $900.

[.38sw]

There did seem to be some threads where the main topic was FR. I guess there simply wasn't anything else to talk about.

[Mrs.Liberty]

What did JimRob know, and when did he know it?

[AppyPappy]

Thanks. Joe was a great contributor to this place and to the cause. We should never overlook that. Joe stepped up when no one else would. I will always have the utmost respect for him.

And I don't care about the mod stuff. It's irrelevant to me.

[f.Christian]

Thanks ... I'm having my 5th year anniversary this month --- living proof of your patience - love !

[Conservababe]

I'm not paranoid. It is that when I see BadJoe leaving this forum and turning into a bitter enemy of FR....and he was put in charge of fundraising with access to credit card numbers, I feel a bit queasy.

Does FR now have an independent collection agency now to handle the monies raised for fundraisers?

[sweetliberty]

And just where does he intend to "publish" this hit piece.....Liberty Post? What is their membership.....500, most of whom are disgruntled ex-FReepers?

[Jim Robinson]

Wow!! Outstanding! Thank you MonroeDNA!!

Just in:

$100 from California
$10 monthly from California
$20 from Texas

Thank you California and TEXAS!! Don't mess with TEXAS! (Or California for that matter!)

[small voice in the wilderness]

I think it's a sort of Conjunction Junction. Full of If's, But's, And's, and However's. Located in the lonely town of If Only.

[Great_Dame]

gee, I guess its a good thing I've never gone over there. Sounds like a real bummer!

[nopardons]

Don't worry, Jim, we can take whatever " revelations " are posted.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>so does LP specialize in threads where citizens banned from other boards band together and throw themselves a pity-party?????

That's aboout the size of it.