The Conservative Voice Forum Index Asks: "Is Free Republic Biased?"

16 April 2005 | | fight_truth_decay

[rdl6989]

They taunted and gloated with perverse kitty pictures, infantile cartoons, and guttural remarks that reveal their mentality.

I represent that to the highest degree.

[bad company]

Thirty seconds isn't enough to judge a site, BUT -- I clicked under "Is Jeff Gannon wrong or right?", and just the first burst of postings indicated there seems to be no conservative control there whatever. If I want to see liberal hatevomit, I can go anywhere. I'm happy for SOME controls, and SOME Viking Kitty patrolling, or we'd be completely overwhelmed.

I checked out that thread too. Talk about a half thought vanity. Might explain why they don't like FRee Republic.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, they thought it was cute!

[fight_truth_decay]

The National Inquirer moved ahead of cBs, NBC,ABC,CNN,MSNBC.. ;)

[fight_truth_decay]

My checks are getting lost in the mail apparently...where do I go to correct this?

Have you moved lately? Check with your Post Office. :p

[fight_truth_decay]

Agapepress.org (posted on TCV) is a Christian source new site..and to that is what I referenced for "good articles".

I, of course, differentiate between TVC reader comments and the before mentioned Agapepress articles. I was trying to abstain from being an attack dog when writing the article. That was left to the FR readers to investigate and decide.

F_T_D

[Dog Gone]

Howlin, you're the poster child of paid Freepers. I've heard about your million dollar house and your fleet of Hummers, all paid for by the White House.

Why on earth do you need FOUR Hummers??

[Marguerite]

"Is Free Republic Biased?"

Show me a Forum , which is not biased.
Opinions are, by definition, subjective, therefore - biased.

[jwh_Denver]

"However, the depth of hate that site (Democratic Talk radio) has for anyone who is a Republican or a Conservative is so deep, that those who do espouse those feelings could be considered to be psychologically disturbed."

There are people here on FR that post like they are psychologically disturbed.

[ExGeeEye]

Are you sure you don't need to collect a $3000 processing fee?

[ExGeeEye]

Remain clam. It will become vauge to you eventually.

[NCSteve]

I think it unfortunate that Gheen has decided to make personal attacks on FR and Jim Robinson, especially since ALIPAC's message is something most FReepers tend to agree with. However, in the early going, Jim and the mods made some serious mistakes regarding ALIPAC and the Minuteman Project. They tied ALIPAC and MMP to organizations like Storm Front solely on the basis that those organizations approved of parts of ALIPAC's and MMP's message. I think if both sides backed down from the chest-thumping for a few minutes, they would find they have more in common than they do differences.

As for Nathan Tabor, everyone who named him a spoiled brat has it exactly right. He got bounced from FR, not once, but several times, mostly for trolling the NC board under several nicknames. I have talked to Tabor several times during and since the primary last year. He is alternately a crybaby and a conman who can spout just enough conservative and quasi-evangelical lingo to pass himself off as one or both to those who are inclined to be trusting.

Is FR biased? Of course it is. It says so right on the front page. So what's the point? The only thing I would wish different would be that they go easier on the bannings. I always enjoyed having a few liberals with at least a partially functioning cerebral cortex around to beat up on (figuratively speaking, of course).

[nosofar]

They're all right when dipped in fry sauce.

After they've stopped kicking anyway.

[Michael.SF.]

There are people here on FR that post like they are psychologically disturbed.

True enough.

I could make a joke about it, in regards to the anal retentive, perfectionist types who have to point out any typo, misspelling or grammatical error. The there are, of course the "double posting" nazi's, who are in a league of their own. But what I am referring to is an overall trend and preponderance of postings and not isolated individuals.

In that regard, we here at FR do not hold a candle to those at the sites I was referring to.

[jammer]

Excellent points.

[thoughtomator]

The same handful of grievance-nursers repeating their specious claims carries no weight with me. A skeptical eye is in order.

[thoughtomator]

There are people here on FR that post like they are psychologically disturbed.

Hey - that's me! =)

[SlowBoat407]

I could make a joke about it, in regards to the anal retentive, perfectionist types who have to point out any typo, misspelling or grammatical error. The there are, of course the "double posting" nazi's, who are in a league of their own. But what I am referring to is an overall trend and preponderance of postings and not isolated individuals.

I think when you said "The there are...", you actually meant "Then there are..."

[fight_truth_decay]

We did not do the "newest posts first". There lies our problem at the onset.