Posted on 11/03/2025 1:16:37 PM PST by Theo
Jim Robinson, the visionary founder of Free Republic and one of the internet’s earliest conservative pioneers, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Fresno, California. He was 79.
Longtime readers of this website may remember our frequent posting of Free Republic articles on The Gateway Pundit.
The online community at Free Republic was one of the most devoted and energized conservative grassroots organizations in the country.
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All of us here at The Gateway Pundit would like to thank Jim and his family for their dedication to the truth and their support for our great nation.
Rest in peace, Jim Robinson.
Jim Hoft and the Gateway Pundit staff
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Of two things I am certain:
G_d us in His Heaven.
And we will all be called to Judgement.
We oray Jim is at peace.
I loved rlmorel’s eloquent memorial post.
It spoke for me and so many FReepers, I’m sure.
Nope. I’m just TGP’s IT guy. You can email me at https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/contact/
But I’ve been here since the beginning, just like Jim Hoft. And so I let him know about Jim Robinson’s passing, and he felt compelled to write his tribute.
Tried to forget Reno89519 and all the grief he gave us, but he just keeps popping up like a bad penny.
You’re welcome.
Reno89519 is at the top of my Troll/NeverTrumper list, so it was easy to find.
Thank you...and, please tell Jim (Hoft) thank you, too, from NUMEROUS grateful FReepers!
Statement by the founder of Free Republic 3/22/2004, 9:22:17 PM by Jim Robinson
I posted the following statement to our front page in response to the criticism I'm receiving lately as to not being fair and balanced and perceived mistreatment of trolls and assorted malcontents. Got news for all, I'm NOT fair and balanced. I'm biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom and against liberalism, socialism, anarchism, wackoism, global balonyism and any other form of tyranny. Hope this helps. ...
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc.
One more time: FR's God-given Life & Liberty constitutional conservative activism agenda!! Edited on 12/15/2010, 10:09:46 PM by Jim Robinson
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. We also oppose the United Nations or any other world government body that may attempt to impose its will or rule over our sovereign nation and sovereign people. We believe in defending our BORDERS, our constitution and our national sovereignty.
Free Republic is a pro-God site. The one and only true Judeo-Christian God as taught to us by KJV with no additional editing or books of fiction. I have zero faith in Joseph Smith or his so-called Mormon religion and do not want it taught on FR as gospel. Joe Smith was a false prophet and his book is false gospel (look it up in KJV). Those who cannot live with that are certainly free to post elsewhere.If you and your friends came back here to be troublemakers, I’ll show you the door. And this has nothing whatsoever to do with our beloved Religion Moderator so leave RM out of it. It is MY policy on MY website. Can’t live with it, do the adult thing and leave. Continue badmouthing FR, RM or our members here and you will be assisted out. posted on 11/30/2012, 4:20:20 PM by Jim Robinson
This is Free Republic. We're on a mission from God! [Judeo-Christian God Caucus] Posted on 11/9/2015, 5:29:46 PM This is Free Republic. Our mission here is to fight against the America-hating, God-hating, Christianity-hating, Jew-hating, capitalism-hating, abortionist/homosexualist, leftist revolutionaries and marxist/fascist totalitarians who are hellbent on destroying our constitution, our religious freedom, our economic freedom, our Judeo-Christian way of life and the America we love.
Confessions of a hypocritical sinner and confused soul regarding Trump, GOPcare and dodged bullets March 25, 2017 | Jim Robinson
Free Republic stands for God, family, country. We generally look to Judeo-Christian* guidance on issues of law, morality, justice, freedom, life, family and civil society. And we have a Christian self-governing, self-reliant, individual accountability & responsibility, you gotta work if able-bodied and want to eat attitude on cultural and societal issues. And a Christian pro-Constitution, original intent, pro-liberty, pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, restricted government, small government, states rights, individual rights, free enterprise position on political and civil matters.
*Note: I say Judeo-Christian because Jesus was a Jew and referred to the Ten Commandments, Jewish law, beliefs and customs and the scripture he quoted was from the Torah, ie, the Hebrew Bible and basically today's Old Testament. If you believe in the Bible (Old and New Testaments) and the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, etc, then you believe in our one true Judeo-Christian God.
We take the Bible, the Declaration, the Constitution and our Christian founding and heritage seriously, though we are sometimes backsliders. We the people formed our original Christian states (and they were indeed Christian as the original constitutions of all 13 states openly declared it so), and after the revolution we the people of the original Christian states established and ratified the Constitution and formed the new national government.
Reminder: No profanity, no racism, no personal attacks, no threats, no violence, etc. Posted on 12/18/2018, 5:11:53 PM by Jim Robinson
Wonderful reminder. Thanks for posting that compilation of Robinsonisms.
Agree. If anyone keeps a list of people to avoid, Reno89519 would definitely have been on it.
More and more posters seem to care not for it.
God Bless and RIP Jim Rob.
Or any other kind of manners, tact, protocol or etiquette in the real world, including memorable family events like holiday meals, weddings or funerals. Sad.
My heart is heavy knowing he left us, but it is also happy to know he is in the presence of our Lord,
pain free!Praying for Sheila and John and the rest of Jim’s family. This makes me so sad that this great man is gone from us for now.
RIP Jim.
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