Posted on 04/24/2007 10:22:39 AM PDT by Al Simmons
About me:
Lurker - since 1998
Member - since 1999
In self-imposed exile - since April 2007
The tone of the debate and the attacks on long-time fellow Freepers for the cardinal sin of daring to support Rudy Giuliani in early 2007 around here have really saddened me. Instead of fighting the enemy FR is now imposing an 'ideological purity' test on FR members. The well-oiled train has gone off the rails and Mr. Robinson risks becoming the next Joe Farah - a fellow who started a great website for conservative news and opinions, but who gradually drifted off to la-la land, losing all credibility - and readership - in the process.
He has set himself squarely in the Internet media spotlight, doused himself with gasoline, and and lighted himself on fire - a fact that has not escaped the attention of the left-wing lunatics at Daily Kos. Their reporting on what has been going on at FR is perhaps the first factually true account published on their site.
Jim, if that quote of yours about setting up an organization to 'Swiftboat Rudy' is accurate as quoted in their article, the only thing I have to say to you is that you ought to be ashamed of yourself, as you have now become the back-stabber of the conservative cause.
If you wish to marginalize this site by turning it into a narrow "several-issue" forum, that is your right. Just as it is my right to choose to not participate here any longer.
But you will be disappointed if you think that the crude, illiterate "goon squad" you have allowed free rein around here (dmw, narses, dirtboy, extremely extreme extremist, ReaganMan and several others - if I have slighted anyone, please email me if you want onto this list) will elevate the level of intellectual debate.
The result has been predictably in the other direction. That is what happens when you hire a bunch of brown shirts to enforce your own brand of political correctness.
Well, guess what? Politics is 99% BS and one can quite nicely live one's life without the need to bloviate about it. I know how I am going to vote. I could care less about anyone else. Life is too short to waste my time around here when I am clearly one of those made to feel like they are not welcome.
So, go ahead Jim -
MAKE MY DAY. BAN ME. I DARE YOU.
They are responsible for much of the tone that got them booted in the first place. I got so sick of the liberals crawling all over that I went and tried a couple of other forums. No opuses, no whining, no announcement.
What really hurts is that I'm also all out of pancake bunnies.
(Presuming someone else may have explained "conservative" to the opus author by this time.)
Giulliani is a RINO at best.
Glad to know you are sane......
To h___ with you. We had a bunch of these opuses back when a bunch of liberal Republicans left during the Schiavo situation, claiming FR was taken over by “Jesus freaks.” In fact, not only would I like you to not let the door hit you in the arse out of here, same deal for you getting booted from the way-too-big tent. That tend needs to shrink to put all the Leftist outside. Go join all your DU buddies, ya lib!
Any internet forum is a dangerous place for the thin-skinned.
Yes, there should be room to debate ideas within conservatism. But if a politician lines up with non-conservatives on 9 out of 10 issues, it is just a shell game to pretend to "debate ideas within the framework of conservatism." One is simply recreating conservatism out of whole cloth. The ideology does not exist in a vacuum, it is embodied in the principles and thoughts of conservatives.
I think the enumeration of Rudy's principles in regards to core conservative values has been done quite a few times on this opus. Conservative he ain't.
Jim Robinson is doing us all a great public service with FreeRepublic. I for one am grateful to him for this forum. He is entitled to his opinion just as much as the rest of us who unreservedly post ours. This is freedom of speech at its finest, thanks to Jim. God bless you, Jim.
Yawn.
Never heard of you, and as opus’s go, that was boring.
IB4Z?
Someone please post the “Attention Whore” graphic.
Giuliani is not a conservative.
This is a conservative website
The only voice conservatives have in effect is the Republican Party - UNFORTUNATELY.
Nobody is “bashing” Giuliani, just exposing his record.
His record marks him as unfit for conservatives to support.
I also support Rudy but am open to other is they can WIN. I have been on here for a few years but I do not know who this Robinson fellow is. I see his name and discussion points but cannot fathom why his influence is supposed to be any more potent than any other poster. What is his claim to fame?
Are you serious? Who is Jim Robinson?? Oh dear...
You been flush out....
He owns the site.
Amazing and is he the dictator of choices here? I just post because the posters here are so good and have free flowing remarks that stimulate. I did not realize that the owner was an IDOL. Hmmm.
In general, there is freedom of speech on this website. But it is a conservative website, so the editors do have their limits.
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