Hey, if you don't like FR and or our support the war policies leave. Go find a website that supports your unfortunate, short-sighted and misguided antiwar efforts. It's really that simple.
In case you antiwar Paulistas haven't noticed, Free Republic supports the war effort 100%. Many of our chapters protest against the antiwar moonbats either weekly, monthly or whenever the opportunity arises. The DC Chapter has been protesting against the antiwar moonbats EVERY Friday night at Walter Reed for three years.
Free Republic has co-sponsored several cross country caravans and hundreds of rallies in cities all across the country and in DC against the antiwar moonbats and in support of our Commander-in-chief, our troops, the war effort and our Gold Star and Blue Star families, many of whom are FReepers.
When you are supporting antiwar moonbats you are working against Free Republic's mission, hurting our efforts, hurting our families who have lost loved ones or have loved ones involved in the fighting, hurting our troops, damaging their morale, working against our efforts to defeat the enemy, and, in fact, giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Antiwar moonbats are the domestic enemy. Antiwar moonbats willingly give aid and comfort to the enemy during wartime. In my book, that's tantamount to treason. Ron Paul is an antiwar moonbat. You figure it out. If antiwar moonbats are the enemy and Ron Paul is an aid and comfort supplying antiwar moonbat, then Ron Paul IS the enemy!
If you Paulistas are looking for support on FR for an antiwar moonbat who is giving aid and comfort to our enemies, you're nuts! Free Republic will NEVER support antiwar moonbats!
As far as our official policy on Ron Paul is concerned, it's the same policy we have for his antiwar moonbat allies the traitors Harry Reid, Chuckie Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Jack Murtha, Cindy Sheehan, Barbara Streisand, Jane Fonda, CodePink, International Answer, et al and their flaming antiwar spam monkeys. Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!
Where the hell did you guys ever get the idea that enemy supporting antiwar moonbats would be welcome on FR?
That plain enough for you or do I need to spell it out?
Jim , I think that's pretty clear and spelled out. It's also clear that folks, in responding to RP, are suddenly espousing lots of things Republicans and conservatives used to hate: the IRS, instrusive government, huge new FedGuv departments, UN mandates in foreign affairs, BigGuv minding your own business, and so on. I encourage a clear line between running down candidates and scorning limited government in the process. One can support national security and still oppose BigGuv run amok. Hence, one can look at the current crop of Republican candidates and be dismayed not to see a fiscal conservative in sight, aside from Tancedero and Paul.
As for RP's anti-war stand, I think many Americans are justly concerned about the already-demonstrated possibility of "scope creep." It would be easier to rebut RP if this war were framed more clearly. Is the goal a disarmed Iraq? Peace in Iraq? Is it a self-reliant Afghanistan? A defanged Iran? An occupied Iran? Is it an open-ended posture of defnese against radical Muslims everywhere? Is it an open-ended posture of offense against them? Is it a war against ALL Muslims? Where's the finish line?
BTW, my dad was a vet of WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, and he had a reasoned way of being able to view wars from a soldier's viewpoint while still seeing through to the BS that is Washington and global politics. He served with distinction but never gave up his right to question the muddle-headed policies that put soldier's in harm's way. He was a Reagan man before Reagan was cool. I approved and affirm his reasoning and reference it in my own. I don't think he ever resorted to telling someone they could kiss his ass, either. He had more principle than that.
I’ve read through this thread, and I wish to commend you for reasoned, well thought out commentary.
It’s unfortunate that you were not treated in kind.
RE: “ It’s also clear that folks, in responding to RP, are suddenly espousing lots of things Republicans and conservatives used to hate: the IRS, instrusive government, huge new FedGuv departments, UN mandates in foreign affairs, BigGuv minding your own business, and so on. I encourage a clear line between running down candidates and scorning limited government in the process. One can support national security and still oppose BigGuv run amok.”<
-amen to that. very well stated.
-Regards
absolutely spot on post - it brightened my day - thanks