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.

[strela]

Did someone really call you a "shameless hussy for Satan".

That's nothing. Well-regarded posters here have personally called me "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."

[Fledermaus]

Can I be a Super-Moderator...I've already got the cape!

And I'll work cheap! Oh, it doesn't pay, does it? :-)

[Jim Robinson]

Then I'll break for lunch and solve the rest of the world's problems in the afternoon.

[McGavin999]

Oh that's nothing! I just got called a feminist LOL!

[MEG33]

LOL..Gotcha on that one!I started to put a smiley face after it ,but decided it was good like it was!....;)

[Jim Robinson]

Sheesh, if you don't think FR is fair or if it's not your cup of tea, why don't you just turn turn the channel? Whine, whine, whine. It gets old. Really old.

[strela]

The problem for you, apparently, is that I caught your post advocating violence against Tom McClintock.

Why yes, one of your technically sophisticated multiple windows ferreted out my infraction. Then you reposted it in its entirety to this thread after it had been deleted by the moderators, violating the posting rules here in the process.

That's called "being a troll", buddy.

And please, lose the kitty cat graphic.

[MEG33]

Feminist!Outrageous.I hope you wrote an essay to the mods!LOL

[Texasforever]

My gosh! Do you expect anything different when the discussion is evolution? The plain fact is that BOTH sides would burn the other at the stake if they could get away with it. Grow up or don't get involved. There is NO rational ground on which the two sides can debate.

[jjbrouwer]

That's a wonderful conspiracy theory, Meg. And their playground spat does seem to have injected new life into the fundraising campaign.

[independentmind]

Civility ? I've been a lurker and then a member here for well over 5 years. There've been flame war after flame war here. The supposed " substantive " arguments, that you miss, must have been made by those who agreed with you, because some of THE best postings were made long before you ever joined.

Should I delight in the absolute irony of you posting about civility of all subjects--one that you, my dear, are most patently disqualified to comment on?

As usual, your venomous comments are filled with flawed logic, although blessedly free from your frequent spelling errors.

How do you know how long I lurked before I signed up? You don't; but then you don't know quite a lot.

[Conservababe]

JimRob, just get rid of the moderators and you will sleep peacefully.

[Fledermaus]

I thought they got that all out of their systems with the Scopes-Monkey Trial.

Of which PAX showed today, replaying "Inherit the Wind" starring Kirk Douglas.

[strela]

Great, if Usenet works for you...enjoy.

I tried. But the intellectual, sophisticated ripostes I encountered in alt.hamster.duct-tape were just too much for my little 2-watt brain ;)

Personally, I think that total free for all would look more like DU.

Oh, I agree. FreeRepublic really is a clean, well-lighted place in comparison to septic tanks like DU or Bartcop.

[McGavin999]

Nah, I figure they're busy enough.

I've been here so long that I figure I can fight my own battles, as long as I don't get "banned".

I've never been banned, but I've been taken to the woodshed a few times :0) I wear it as a badge of honor.

[strela]

Do it For The Children, Jim.

[Sabertooth]

Sheesh, if you don't think FR is fair or if it's not your cup of tea, why don't you just turn turn the channel? Whine, whine, whine. It gets old. Really old.

That's a dodge, Jim.

What's the point of posting guidlines, if not enforced equally?

Or, if the guidelines are unequal, why not just say so?

[strela]

Oh that's nothing! I just got called a feminist

Ouch. Now THAT's low. Even I know not to cross THAT sort of line on FR.

[MEG33]

I enjoyed it!I knew Fred would like it,as surely I was correctly interpreting his post?!

[strela]

Oh that's nothing! I just got called a feminist

Ouch. Now THAT's low. Even I know not to cross THAT sort of line on FR.