Personal cat fights
Jim Robinson
Posted on 06/12/2003 11:43:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Free Republic was never intended as a place for people to bash each other. It's for conservatives to expose fraud and corruption in the government, etc, and to discuss ideas of how to defeat liberalism. Those of you who have some other agenda might have better luck elsewhere.
We do allow enough space for some amount of personal fun and goofing around, etc, but I will draw the line eventually when people start getting hurt. If you want to engage in flamewars and personal bashing, please do it somewhere else.
Thanks,
Jim
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Jim, I know Mitt Romney personally. I have for over 30 years and the man you and many others portray here on FR is nobody I know. The Mitt Romney of Brian Camenker's mind is a fictional character created to further a political agenda run amok. I can attest to the fact that Mitt Romney is not only innocent of the charges hurled at him from his opponents but that he is incapable of the ethical/criminal/moral violations so many here accuse him of with regularity. Yes, he converted to the pro-life side late. He has admitted that. But as someone who also changed his mind politically, I would think you would have more understanding of someone else's change of heart.
I am here to defend the man I know. I'm sorry if that offends you. He is a friend who has been very good to me and my family. So, know this, I will not be bullied into quiting. Neither you nor any of the Mitt bashers will get me to leave voluntarily. I believe in Mitt Romney, because I know him and consider him to be a friend. That is something none of you can shake.
I also believe that your website is an extremely valuable resource to the Conservative movement around the country and the world. I appreciate what you and your site have done for us and I hope that it will continue on for as long as you feel you can sustain it.
However, you do have rules here which seem to have been waived for certain posters and strictly enforced with others. Again, this is your site. You pay the bills. But if you're going to have rules and debates that mean anything, you have to enforce them all, all the time and with all parties. Otherwise, this is neither a free nor open discussion board, but a mere sounding board for the personal opinions of one man. But, if that's what you want, Conservatism will be the weaker for it. Thanks for your time.