"...ut oh..sumbody burnt a bearing"
Posted on 12/14/2013 10:33:19 AM PST by The Bat Ladys Husband
First of all, let me say that I have been a lurker on FR since 2000. My wife (The Bat Lady) has been registered and a poster since the same time. I generally use FR as a news source and in years past as an info source for FR organized protests/demonstrations. I don’t generally comment on articles because I mostly agree and don’t need to preach to the choir. However one article fired me up and I finally register in August 2013.
That being said, I recently commented on an article regarding Steve Stockman running against John Cornyn. Knowing a lot about Texas politics I said Stockman was not a viable candidate. OMG! You would have thought I said I pissed on Reagan’s grave. I was called a troll, a Cornyn plant, a GOP-e (if my friends had heard that they would be laughing their asses off.) With all the name-calling I had to look to see if I was on FR or DU. Conservatives pride themselves on the quality of their debate versus liberal knee-jerk name-calling. I guess some here on FR can’t raise themselves above that level.
Sticks and Stones! But more disturbing to me is the rise what I like to call the FR-e. Those are the posters that think that because they have been on FR for a long time that they are some kind of royalty and that newcomer’ comments and insights have no validity if they do not parrot their particular perception. I was called a noob “prattling"
(prat·tle talk idly or childishly: to talk in a silly, idle, or childish way silly, idle, or childish talk)
Just because someone has recently discovered FR or recently joined after lurking they prattle? Oops, my bad, I guess they don’t prattle if they agree with the pompous long-term freeper. Maybe we could cut back on the fundraisers if we encouraged new members rather than drive them off or turned them off with vitriolic discourse and vicious name-calling
(vit·ri·ol·ic adjective - filled with the intention or desire to do evil.)
If you haven’t looked at the Home page (click Free republic at the top left of the browse page) I invite you to look again: Jim Robinson states: “Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support...”
Jim is trying to attract people to FR. How does denigrating a new reader attract them to FR? Being a victim of a verbal knock-out game by a supercilious FR-e certainly does not encourage a "newbie" to participate or even hang around
(su·per·cil·i·ous adjective 1. behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.)
Certainly all long time members don’t fit this category but those who do know who you are (or maybe you don’t) and so do we.
I don’t know whether Steve Stockman is a good candidate or not. I do know that he, along with others, is challenging sitting Senator Cornyn in the primary coming up in March.
On Republican congressional primary races where a RINO (or near-RINO) is being challenged in a “red” state/district where there will be a runoff if nobody gets 50% in the primary, I try to encourage folks (and candidates) to focus on attacking the RINO. Do positive messaging to point out why one challenger is better or best, but don’t attack other challengers since EACH challenger can serve to take votes away from the RINO in the primary and help keep him below 50%.
Let’s keep our eyes on the prize—a truly conservative Republican majority caucus in the Senate and in the House with truly conservative leaders. The 2014 election cycle offers ample opportunity to advance toward and/or achieve this goal. Let’s not form circular firing squads with conservatives firing at one another.
Yep. The 'vote for the lesser of two evils' crowd. I despise them.
/johnny
"...ut oh..sumbody burnt a bearing"
That's because we are. Now sit down and shut yer pie hole.
Seriously, welcome to FR and I suggest you get your flame suit on. If you think you take flack as a newbie here, you've not seen some of these youngin's (GOP-E's and Neocon's) on here come after us old timers.
FR can be a raucous place. Best to have thick skin, ignore the jerks and move on.
FR like any other chat board on the internet has its own share of (shall we say) a**holes. You can find a few of them complaining about the Personal Blogs section of FR calling others "blog pimps" for example.
I’ve been here a pretty long time, and a couple of months ago I was attacked by a ‘N@@b’. I think that’s the only time I ever said see how long I’ve been here and STFU.
You are correct in your assessment. I see it all the time.
I don’t know enough about the newcomer to the Texas primary to make a judgement yet. But I like reading all sides. I don’t want us to make a mistake like we did in Missouri, Nevada, etc....HOWEVER, I have the UTMOST trust in the people of Texas. Looking forward to 2014. I want to win!
I agree entirely. Braying on about ‘’newbies’’ or how long one has been posting here makes said person sound like some immature elementary school yard bully.
/johnny
especially when they've only been here 10 or 12 years! :)
So, since I been here since only 2009, I will shut my “pie hole”. Good day.
There are newbies who sign up and start attacking, using nasty language, respected Freepers. These newbies are not going to last long if they keep it up.
I've never seen anything like that happening.
It has been my experience that setting the example is the only chance we have of keeping FR a good discussion forum. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same. Not everyone is 'mature'. Not everyone is even any good at rational and logical debate or spelling or grammar.
Best defenses:
Thick Skin.
Use your skills to outwit them.
Don't descend to their level, you can't win there.
This whiner is a troll.
His post is designed to let him promote Cornyn without criticism.
Suck it up, take your licks and be welcomed to the family in due time.
Irony isn’t lost on you, is it?
Huh?
I sometimes feel I have to FLAME a post,
does that make Me Bad?
I do it gently,,,
BUMP!
/johnny
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