Posted on 10/31/2008 9:14:35 AM PDT by Eagle Eye
I don't post often, can't remember my last and I certainly cannot remember my last vanity, so I guess I'm entitled to one every couple of years.
It is not uncommon for a departing Freeper to post an Opus listing all their grievances with the forum. Today I want to post my anti-opus for lack of better term.
Today marks my ten year anniversary on FreeRepublic.
First off, I'd like to thank Jim Robinson and his crew for the fantastic job they've done with this forum and how it has changed and improved from the early AOL days.
Yes, it was the White Water threads that got me hooked and I lurked for months before joining. (Back then it seemed protocol to lurk or stay quiet on a forum or site until you learned about the site; it was considered bad form to sign up and start posting the same day.)I was a regular on the Michael Reagan site before finding FR.
It was the March for Freedom that got me to sign up and I did it while watching it on tv. I saw the unabashed patriotism and love for country and knew I wanted to be associated with that group even if they were the last patriots in the country.
Again, thank you Jim for your courage and inspiration.
In the last 10 years we've been through WhiteWater, Arkancides and Alamo-Girl's research; the Impeachment saga which really soured my views on incumbent politicians on both sides of the aisle; the Million Mom March with the counter march of the Second Amendment Sisters that eventually put the MMM out of business; we've seen elections and the debacle on the Bush-Algore election where I got to meet Freepers in Tallahassee, FL protesting the court allowed selective recounts; later got a person front row seat to some of the action in Iraq while working for and alongside our fantastic troops.
We've been through Ash Alerts, Michaeal Rivero theories, Jack Thompson, Anti-Freepers, DU, DITHF, Classy Green-eyed blond, and a host of other famous/infamous distractions.
And yes, I've been a participant in countless WOD threads and even had my hands slapped a couple times! (Thank you Mods for the slack you cut me and I sincerely try not to abuse it!)
I've had the pleasure to meet a handful of Freepers in person and can't think fo finer people anywhere. My only regret on that is that I have ONLY met a handful of Freepers face to face...and will have to meet more in the future.
FR is my home on the web, almost always running in the background.
FR is a place where the mods do a find job of keeping it clean and respectible; a place you can send your friends and family to without fear of uncontrolled crassness and vulgarity. Except for the school boy scores with teacher threads...but only when the teacher is Not Guilty!
But really nothing is better than the gun porn threads on the banglist.
FR is a place to get credible information that can be substantiated, not just a collection of rumors and speculation. Again, the mods and fellow Freepers help keep posters honest and credible.
In closing I just want to again say thanks to Jim and the Mods and to my fellow Freepers with whom I've had the pleasure of exchanging smart a$$ comments, some insults and sarcastic remarks, as well as interesting and engaging debates and discussions.
Thanks FreeRepublic and tonight I hope y'all will join me in a toast for ten more years of Free Republic in a free republic!
I vote Ash!
BTW, I found my way here after the New York Times kicked me off their board for advocating for the constitution, unborn babies and soldiers.
That's been over ten years now and I still remeber the night I found this joint. It was like finding an oasis filled with fellow travelers.
I might add, I've never been the same. LOL!
I loved the Monica days--"Trixie" Lucianne--Linda Tripp.
If FReepers weren't the first to know about the blue dress we were among the first--thanks to "Trixie."
N-0-0-B
Isn’t it amazing all the events we’ve seen transpire over the last 10 years and how quickly the time really has flown?
Yeah, and still learning my way around.
Wow...a cake....an eight year old cake...lol...thanks!
Actually back then it all seemed to tin foil hattish in some ways because it was more difficult for people to corroborate stories so one always had to keep at least one eye open at all times.
Geez, so it's a little crusty and moldy - there's no pleasing some people ;^)
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