Goodbye, farewell and amen (mhking's blog)

Rambling's Journal ^ | Sept 14, 2005 | Michael King

[rmmcdaniell]

By not banning these people, we're endorsing them.

Who do you advocate banning? What would your suggest the FR rules be changed to. I believe the people who make do rascist coments are already banned. Are you advocating a level of political correctness equal to a college campus?

Recent events have brought to light some harsh truths. If some people can't stomcach it, then that is their problem.

[cyborg]

Oh yes.

[traviskicks]

Very sad if true, the BC list needs to be carried on.

[indcons]

I didn't correspond much with MHKing but I always enjoyed reading his posts and his Just Damn threads. A real pity indeed. FR has lost one of its more valuable contributors. The Stormfronters and other fanatics of their racist ilk have finally had their way. All I can say is JUST DAMN.

[Howlin]

then disappeared

Well, then, I'm assuming that you, like most of us, must avoid the immigration threads, because it's rampant on those.

[Wormwood]

Well said.

Seems that we've been plagued by a swarm of vermin, revealed by Katrina flipping over the virtual rock.

[Lancey Howard]

I don't know what stormfronters are but I don't think that mhking and rdb3 were the kind of people who get "chased off" of anywhere. That's my opinion from reading their posts for years. Anyways, I think they may just be cooling off (I hope) and will be back.

[publana]

Whatever it is, I guarantee we'll be hearing/seeing it. That man is a gifted writer and destined for greatness.

If they don't come back, Free Republic has suffered a great loss.

[Howlin]

Recent events have brought to light some harsh truths. If some people can't stomcach it, then that is their problem.

Thanks for dropping by to prove our point.

[Wormwood]

Haven't you heard, all the really intelligent people have already left FR.

Sadly, Katrina is finishing the job started by the Schiavo case.

I barely recognize the place any more.

[birbear]

I wonder if anybody would miss me if I left?

[cyborg]

I don't participate on immigration threads anymore because I find the discussion unproductive at a certain point. I have my views about immigration most are decidedly anti-illegal immigration. However, I see the political climate for what it is and that is that there's not much I can do about it. I avoid most all threads about Africa now, even if it's about South Africa my favorite place to talk about. These days I'm avoiding most all threads having to do with Hurricane Katrina,etc. and any thread Mike might have posted in the b/c ping list. I'm so over talking about race on FR. I rather discuss more productive things like Beyonce's cellulite.

[indcons]

Recent events have brought to light some harsh truths. If some people can't stomcach it, then that is their problem.
MHKing was far more vluable to this forum than you can ever hoope to be.

[armymarinemom]

This is sickening. He is a voice of reason and I hate to think of FR without him.

[rmmcdaniell]

Thanks for dropping by to prove our point

Thank you, you have prooven mine.

So I must be a rascist according to you based upon my post?

What university/dept are you a faculty member of?

[Wormwood]

This is sickening. He is a voice of reason and I hate to think of FR without him.

Welcome to the new face of FR.

[Howlin]

Sure. Sooner or later somebody would ask.

Most of us wouldn't be missed like those two guys though; they were both thoughtful and able to express what a lot of us think much better than we can.

[Texasforever]

Well I read that thread. I agree that there has been a big jump in racist posts. It coincides with illegal immigration becoming a top topic on FR the last several months but the thread in question did not strike me as particularly racist. I know that that 2 guys that left were in an impossible situation with the aftermath of Katrina but there were several posters on that thread that were only giving a different take on why the bridge was closed and they were attacked just as vehemently as those that were truly posting racist comments. If the posters that are transparently racist were banned then it would also clean up the immigration threads.

[cyborg]

Can't you folks resist throwing around the PC thing? Get a life.

[rmmcdaniell]

MHKing was far more vluable to this forum than you can ever hoope to be.

I will agree with that, but unfortunately FR is blighted by your presence.