Not so ‘Free Republic’: The Shot Heard Around the Net

The Conservative Voice ^ | Feb 11, 2005 | by William Gheen, President, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC

[NorCalRepub]

I agree with you.......no to the amnesty plan and no to bots....now can we also stop calling every Repub that has a difference of opinion a "RINO" or "traitor"???????

[William Tell]

Madeleine Ward said: "What is the difference between their intention and that of your local Neighborhood Crime Watch, other than it covers a larger area and the project focuses on one crime: illegal entry into this country."

I think yours is an excellent question.

I live in a rural area where the sheriff's response time is about thirty minutes. There will probably never be a crime in my neighborhood that is stopped by local law enforcement. It will instead be stopped by me and my neighbors.

[Jeff Head]

Here...I will put the lie to this ludricous statement about FR, whoever made it.

I oppose Bush's current immigration policy. I tell everyone I know, including members on this forum. I believe it is wrong headed, political, and will invite more illegals to come in...which means more very undesriable criminal and terrorist types will come in with them.

I believe we should seal the majority of the border with fences and give the INS agents the authority to strictly enforce it and do their jobs...with the military's help if necessary. This would be true all along the southern border except for specific entry points where anyone who wants to conduct legal trade, or absolutely legal immigration into this country is free to do so...so long as it is legal and by the rules we set (our elected reps).

There...see? I am still here.

[chudogg]

After we took down Dan Rather and the lastest Jeff Gannon psuedo-controversy, it appears that the MSM is on full scall assualt mode on this website. Any post by a one week newbie will reflect on all of us. You are entirely right about being careful about this issue!

I suspect that many of the posters coming on here are really DU'ers using the immigration issue to spew racist rhetoric to make us look bad.

Free Republic is becoming a force to be reckoned with. I support any actions you take to make it so.

I salute you, Sir!

[lonevoice]

Yep. Not to mention those who jump onto threads completely unrelated to US borders (i.e.: any thread with 'Bush' in the title) and attempt to hijack it and turn it into a borders/Bush-bashing thread.

Those are just the ones I was posting about. There was a really annoying one on the LIVE thread for the President's SOTU speech. He just about rendered the thread unreadable, what with having to scroll past his dozens of borders/Bush bashing posts. You begin to wonder if that's the point of this trollish behavior.

[Howlin]

Not me.

[Rebelbase]

The Bikerbar pervs are having an orgy over this.

[Jumper]

Since 1998:) and I was quite unaware my voice was without resonance..., without clarity. It took one whose only partisan glance gleaned what me and others took for granted to be tarnished by the Left!

[AFPhys]

Thanks for posting this, Jim.

I'm with you: as much as I disagree with the President about immigration, I even more disagree with those you have determined to banish from this site. We don't need those mongrels around, turning this excellent site into a haven for the lunatic fringe, and marginalizing our effectiveness.

Keep up the good work.

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[NorCalRepub]

you are right......free speech doesn't apply here but we should have some degree of tolerance of others views as long as they are not hateful or trolling for a ZOTTING..

[luvie]

Thanks for your answer to these attacks on you and FR. I got a FReepmail from some guy and it had me really worried until you put up this response! I am also glad that you are not supporting open borders and general amnesty for people illegally living here. I live in Texas, and believe me, we live with this problem in every aspect of our lives. Don't get me started on the amount of money spent on having to have everything everywhere in bi-ligual format! You have always made a difference, and I am sure you will in regards to this controversy!

[Mayhem]

Hey Buddy, we don't appreciate the anti-Free Republic propaganda your dishin' out here. I wouldn't want to be in your bunny slippers when the moderators and viking kitties get through with you... /sarchasm off

[livius]

I vaguely remember reading some kind of a warning posted here about "Stormfront." That's the last thing we need.

[crz]

The immigration issue is one of the most simple of all issues to solve. I have written to every single congress critter as well the POTUS with my ideas and have not heard ONE SINGLE word back.

It is a political issue they are using to garnish votes. Plain and simple.

[steveegg]

There's a reason why I view politics as a 3-dimensional globe and not a 1-dimensional line; guys like William Gheen :-)

[FourtySeven]

Bump!

[rlmorel]

Hehe, you must be one of the Pajamahudeen! That was quick!

[TexKat]

Final note: I do NOT support open borders or illegal immigration. Sincerely doubt there are many on this forum who do.

Bump!!!

[Howlin]

Apparently Mr. Gheen is upset about losing his access to FR to try to get people to his web site.

[cake_crumb]

"There are heated discussions on both sides of the issue but the thread usually becomes a smorgasbord of name-calling which originates from the Pro-Illegal immigration side. This is wrong, not moderated properly and frankly beneath my level of discussion. Therefore, I do not get into them anymore."

There is no substitute for self control and basic civility. Not even moderators.