For those of you leaving, staying, watching the show.

FR | 4-1-05 | Bob J

[Alamo-Girl]

Amen. Whenever I get frustrated with some folks on this site I just stroll over to DU to refresh my memory about our real opposition.

Excellent idea, centexan!!! Thank you for your post!

[Valin]

Freerepublic. Where political discussion is a contact sport.
Just wait for the primary races in 07-08! That should be...interesting.

[Gunrunner2]

Well stated.

[DCPatriot]

I found myself on the minority side in the Kosovo bombing and the Elian Gonzalez affair....thank heaven.

Here I am on the minority side in the Schiavo Event.

But my hatred of Liberalism keeps me grounded.

Thank you Jim Robinson for FreeRepublic

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Thanks Bob. Indeed FReepers, have many lost sight of FR's reason for existence? This isn't the corner bar, although it can be fun and exciting. But barroom brawls aren't taking the battle to the enemy.

Besides the zotting of enemies within FR, we MUST focus back on the bigger picture, the BATTLE for America. That battle is being won on the propaganda front by the NEA and its minions and its Comrades the ACLU, PFAW.

FREEPERS, WE HAVE NO TIME TO FLAME EACH OTHER as "Little Nazis" or Little Communists" when REAL ones are running many of nation's courthouses--and the Pelosi and Kennedy and Byrd and Boxer and Clinton Fellow Travelers are FIGHTING DESPERATELY to keep it that way.

The March For Justice II is NEXT THURSDAY. Are YOU fighting half as desperately for YOUR agenda, as the LEFT is fighting for THEIRS?

Yes, ranting can be cathartic and intelligent debate is crucial to developing and refining solid positions on controversial topics. But let's now abandon the monkeyshines and throwing crap around. The enemy isn't using safer bullets.

Please, no need to reply, pro or con. I'd much rather you would just go to the FR March For Justice II Grassroots Activism Toolkit, bump it and USE IT.

[fooman]

Wow, you really said it well.

We sometimes do lose the language, which is expected of the news media, but not here.

[Alamo-Girl]

The only thing that I'd like to see change on FR is more support for the military.

Truly I believe the support is there and has always been there but people are generally shy about discussing such things because (a) they hold the military in too high an esteem to say any more than yeah for all of them, (b) the acronymns, mneumonics and jargon is difficult to understand, and (c) there's no opposing view to contend with. Let an anti-military troll wander in here though and there would be fireworks.

Just my two cents...

[redrock]

"Remember, it's the Soldier who guarantees us the right to vote, not the politicians in DC.

Amen!!!

redrock

[Former Military Chick]

First I applaud your honesty. But, frankly you are not the only one and perhaps your observations are shared by many.

When I first came to Free Republic it was at the time where the threads were White Water and about Clinton and his well worthless being on this earth.

I found a common good on FR. Dave and I even went down to DC for the rally, held on Halloween, I believe. After a while life got hectic and I drifted from FR, I followed the threads regarding the news but not really having time to respond so a few years past and I found that I was in need of a common good fix and returned to Free Republic.

While I was welcomed with open arms. I seemed to get into trouble more than one would having been with FR as long as I had. I would forget to post the exact link, only the link to the publication. I would search for a duplicate and would not find one and pray tell there it was already posted. During the holidays the White House Museum writes an essay creates the annual ornament. I thought it was great, the essay, I posted it and it was removed for solicitation.

Nobody intends to post a duplicate but when it is pulled, there are many good ideas that go down the drain. I do not know how to remedy that but I do know I feel bad when a thread is pulled.

Thread hijacking. I thought it was one of those rules, that said to not go off topic on a thread and to go to one that is offering the discussion you are interested in. The Schiavo case comes to mind. I posted about other's at the Hospice and nothing about Terri and there it was going to Terri land. Even worse when a soldier was found guilty facing 10 years folks were posting Terri comments.

Then of course there are the excerpts that drive all of us crazy. I failed there a couple of times but not intentionally. I am sure someone reading this is now saying blah blah blah ... go away Former Military Chick.

I wont, but I wonder why cannot make this the place on the net to come and share common goals, debate current issues and when there is disagreement that you respectfully agree to disagree. That we have updated excerpt pages, duplicate instruction, a thread that perhaps is on the welcome page, on the posting page? Not that we are not capable of searching but it is tough at times and there are new folks everyday that seem unaware of where the rules and regs are for Free Republic.

We can leave or make things better. Perhaps your thread will open up that discussion. I know there are many who thank JR for creating a forum for us to gather and discuss openly, honestly and loudly, I hope that will continue to be the mandate.

Lastly I agree with you Tonk about the military as posted at comment #186 thank you kind sir.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Amen to that!

I am still considered a newbie and I whole heartedly agree with you!

[Alamo-Girl]

Btw, here's wondering if there can be a new term (between 'newbie' and 'oldtimer') for someone who has spent around six and a half years, about three hours a day seven days a week reading threads on FR, but has not posted all those years? 'Lurker' isn't positive enough, how about an AQA, 'a quiet admirer'?

I think that's a great idea! Another possibility might be LTL (long time Lurker). Either way, it could be part of one's handle or tagline!

Thank you for your post!

[Nita Nupress]

What I have seen here the last month is far worse than any of those incidents and I never agreed with those sentiments when expressed this is much different in that it has exposed a fanaticism of an extremely disturbing nature.

As I'm sure you already know, that's because many of these radical, pro-life Freepers are actually Dem operatives here to divide from within.

This is for all the pro-life people who haven't been paying attention and have let themselves become emotionally-driven for the past few weeks:

It is up to you genuine pro-life FReepers to weed them out from amongst yourselves. It's up to YOU to not let yourselves get emotionally caught up in their rhetoric and be led around like sheep. No one else can do it but YOU!

Start looking for it. It's here. Stop letting yourselves be led around with a ring through your nose. You're smarter than that.

[MamaLucci]

Freerepublic. Where political discussion is a contact sport.

Yes, and that's what many of us love about it.

Just wait for the primary races in 07-08! That should be...interesting.

Spoken like a TRUE political junkie......(I are one, too.) ;)

[katykelly]

Excellent post.

[ken21]

si.

the ball to keep an eye on is hillary '08.

[airborne]

I agree completely, beyond the sea. The free passes given by our government (Berger, Tenent,Gorelick, etc.), and the danger it poses, is where we should be focusing our energy.

No family that I know of agrees on everything, so why should FreeRepublic be different. So lets agree to disagree, and start working on a common goal.

Protecting and defending this great nation against enemies both foreign and domestic.

[windchime]

Bump!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Are all the Opi (or, as Congressman Billybob called them last night, opera) over?

[beyond the sea]

Clowns just scare the bleep out of me

.... especially John Wayne Gacy.

;-)