Posted on 10/27/2004 11:03:43 AM PDT by FreepinforTerri
I know I'm going to get in "trouble" for this. You Freepers have your own ettiquitte and jargon that I haven't learned, but I want to clarify some issues that are important to Terri's Fight. I am only on Free Republic because of Terri. I'm FreepinforTerri, hence the name.
I am Jacque from Texas. I am the lobbyist that flew to Florida last October and this past August to work on Terri's Fight. I know there are rumors going on about me and I think this is harmful for many reasons, not simply because it hurts my feelings.
First of all, I posted the article "PLEASE LET TERRI GO" not because I agree with it's content. I didn't write it! I posted it because I strongly DISAGREE and am appalled by it's content and wanted to flame the author with the truth. If you read my comment below the article and my other comments on this board, you'll know EXACTLY what it is I think.
I maintain that I don't have to prove my loyalty to Terri to any of you. Those in the inner circle know me personally, and the thoughts of periphery supporters are not going to keep me from working in this fight. What worries me is this unnecessary division when unity is so crucial to Terri's fight. Our collective prayers and unified action were critical last October. When you point fingers at people, and let me reitterate that pointing a finger at ME of all people is ridiculous- I've been on the front lines with this; When you point fingers like children at people this division will only harm you.
I know that there's a belief about spys for Michael, blah blah blah. It could be founded. Could be unfounded. I know that I personally participated in the verbal flogging of an honest Terri supporter last year at the vigil because of this assumption. I feel terrible. What goes around, comes around, and it came back to me I guess. I accept that.
I am however going to remind you that Satan loves death and division. He wants Terri dead and whoever will be next. He wants to limit our strength by separating us. He loves slander. You have slandered me. I am hurt at this.
I hope that I have clarified who I am and that I'm not some spy or mole or whatever freeperese you're touting nowadays. I doubt I have restored myself into your circle of news, and will probably suffer reprecussions for this, but bring it on. The truth hurts.
Yeah, That's what I said- Jacque from Texas
Perhaps they weren't all involved in a fight that required everyone's involvement.
Last October, on that Hospice lawn, everyone that was there had a key piece of what was needed to pass Terri's law. Division could have been catastrophic.
Call me vain, or a mole, or whatever. I don't care. I have no problems with telling you to grow up.
Meanie! :-P
Terri supporters have actually been 'blacklisted' from information. That was happening to me. I'm in Texas, too, so it's not like I can walk to the front lines. I rely on these insights to stay abreast of things.
I take it personally because it was personal. I get anti-Terri comments all the time. And I respond. I even get people misunderstanding me. That's fine and much different from being called a mole and being given the silent treatment.
I didn't have to time to read but scanned the other thread. I thought it was rather mild compared to some threads. What post(s) upset you?
It's weirder than I thought ;~D
I'm quite sure I've called you neither. The word I used was delusional, because you are. And it's obvious from reading your posts it is you who could stand a little maturing.
When the author said that I have a "special place in hell for adding to Michael Schiavo's pain" I didn't think that was mild at all!
That's what shocked me into posting it.
Arlington, Texas. Between Dallas and Ft. Worth. I'm a grad student at UT Arlington.
Yes but freepers didn't accuse you of that. I think Gibson's position sucks big time.
It's in general/chat, so it's in the right place. The contents are up to the poster, and it hasn't been zotted. There are LOTS of vanities out there, and this one is no different.
What makes a difference to FreeRepublic? When we have we;ll-connected and sometimes IMPORTANT visitors who have made a BIG difference for us in some real life setting, and then Freepers act brutal when they try to visit or post on this forum. I can't begin to tell you how many ENEMIES we have made because some Freepers were so full of themselves they actually alienated people who could have made the difference for us.
Before FreepinforTerri posted this, she was very happy to help in any way possible. Now, mainly because of Freepers who love the sound of their own voice more than they love to be civil, she's not going to come here.
Great.
It's not comments against the article directed towards me. It's the pervasive rumors that people are telling me that I'm some sort of spy for Michael. And people are actually not talking to me because of this and said so. I got an email detailing this is my outside FR box.
There was something about that article that was different. I thought it was yours at first too. These are good people here. You may not get the response you wanted but it doesn't mean you were given the silent treatment. Besides, I thought I was the one getting beat up. I laughed though:')
That's terrible. I don't see how someone can accuse you of being a spy given your comments.
Well, it's petty. And I'm retiring. If I need to know anything, I can just pick up the phone.
This is just infantile.
I'm quite sure I have been civil...and, unless I've missed something, so has everyone in this thread.
I just disagree with the apparent need to post a vanity such as this. If a poster is that thin-skinned perhaps they shouldn't be here. If they can't handle the responses, perhaps they shouldn't post comments such as, bring it on, and So let more bashing of me begin...
But, hey, that's just my logical position. Perhaps I'm just not emotional enough to understand. So be it.
Freepmail it to me - there are a LOT of trolls who try to "smash" the Terri threads by privately attacking people who post. You'd be amazed - a lot of US have gotten them too.
No posts...emails. I don't mind posts being directed at me as if I authored the article. That happens often.
Welcome to the Internet. There are a lot of infantile people out here.
It's not the posts. It's the emails. This was just the only way I knew of to address this infantile blacklisting issue. Like I said- FR is a means to an end, not a way of life for me.
And maybe you are being civil and your personality is just abrasive and rude as hell. I'll give you the benefit of the boubt, if that can ever be deemed a benefit.
Why don't you just sleep in a room full of poisonous snakes.
You would be better of that way, rather than diving into this cesspool of blinded activists.
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