[traviskicks]

I understand Jim Robinson’s personal opinion, and I respect it; it is more than obvious he doesn’t support Ron Paul. :)

But I have a hard time believing he would mandate banning Ron Paul supporters, pulling all threads with news/opinion about Ron Paul, and discontinuing Ron Paul pinglists.

There is a fair amount of support for Paul here on FR, he was the third highest vote getter amongst the GOP pres candidates among FR members, second amongst the lurkers/general public. I have a libertarian ping list of 200+ freepers, many of them support Ron Paul. I’d even bet a majority of freepers have some level of respect for Ron Paul and his positions (Abolish the IRS, US out of UN etc..), even if they do not support Ron Paul; and I’d bet an even smaller minority support the above draconian measures.

I mean, let’s face it, despite the heated debates, or maybe even because of them, these RP threads are a lot of fun; they have the most replies and views of pretty much any subject on FreeRepublic, it seems. Plus the creative graphics... :)

Bottom line is I think these sorts of measures would hurt FreeRepublic and would be very dissapointing to those of us that have been here for years, contributing financially, and really support what Freerepublic does.

It is my sincere hope the above measures don’t come to pass.

[Allegra]

I mean, let’s face it, despite the heated debates, or maybe even because of them, these RP threads are a lot of fun; they have the most replies and views of pretty much any subject on FreeRepublic, it seems. Plus the creative graphics... :)

You're a good sport and I respect that.

There are a couple of other Paul supporters on here that I respect also (in fact, one is a very good friend whom I know personally IRL).

I wish I could say that for more of them, but unfortunately, the majority have been nasty, screechy, rude and childish.

Thanks for being one of the good ones. :-)