Posted on 01/16/2011 11:49:56 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Hello. You don’t know me under this name. For reasons that are going to be obvious soon, I didn’t wish to send you this message with my usual Free Republic account. This message is an invitation, a welcome to a new forum called TrueBlueFreedom.com
While I love the people who make up Free Republic, I have many complaints about Jim Robinson and his cronies who run the actual website. Over and over again, whenever somebody has complained or offered suggestions, they have been told by JimRob and others to go and start their own website if they know so much. Well, I’ve decided to take them up on that offer.
I’ve started TrueBlueFreedom.com for three simple reasons, and once you’ve read those reasons, I’m sure you’ll agree that we need to make a few adjustments if we want this powerful bastion of conservatism to remain. The first reason is simple: Free Republic is too important to left in the hands of JimRob. Jim and his son John have repeated stated that if just one Freepathon goal isn’t met, that’s it - “Free Republic will be dead.” I can’t stand the idea of America without Free Republic. Imagine if we hadn’t been there when Dan Rather was passing around his forgeries, how different things would be today. Now realize that, as things are going, we won’t be around when the next Rathergate happens. We can’t allow that to happen, and since JimRob has publicly refused to deal with this issue, we have to take matters into our own hands. My solution is TrueBlueFreedom.com
The second reason is that I believe that free market capitalism has made America great, and that attempting any other system will lead us to ruin. A belief JimRob apparently doesn’t share, since he continues to refuse to place ads on Free Republic and instead depend on a PBS-esque donation system. We are not NPR, and we are not a charity – why do we raise money like one? For this reason, I’ve developed TrueBlueFreedom.com to depend on advertisements. TrueBlueFreedom.com will not depend on donations, instead, we will depend on the opportunities provided by the free market to create a self-sustaining version of Free Republic – without the constant Freepathons.
The third reason is that JimRob is, in my opinion, a petty tyrant. How many of you know somebody who was purged? How many wonder if you may be next on the list? If you’re neither of these people, consider this: Giuliani was America’s Mayor in 2008. That didn’t stop JimRob from purging all his supporters without warning. How do you know that whoever you support in the Republican primaries won’t raise JimRob’s wrath? How do you know the next purge group won’t be Mormons, Jews, Birthers, Pro-Palin, Anti-Palin, and so on? I believe that purging the non-believers and demanding total mental agreement with the “Dear Leader” is the exact opposite of conservative values, regardless of where JimRob stands on abortion and homosexuality. And for that reason, I’ve set up TrueBlueFreedom.com as a place where conservatives who follow the rules will not be banned, no matter how much I disagree with them. Regardless of your politics, religion, or favorite sport team, you will only be banned for breaking the rules. TrueBlueFreedom.com is a purge-free zone.
So, I hope you’ve read all this, and will accept my invitation. If this seems like something you can believe in, come to TrueBlueFreedom.com, sign up, and start talking. And if you like it, spread the word. Because Free Republic is too important to just let die.
Maybe the Mods ARE Santa...
They know who’s been naughty.
They know who’s been nice.
< /tinfoil giftwrap>
Lock n Load Jim!
I didn’t either. I think it’s anti-Sarah Palin, too.
Texas of course is on top.
As it should be.
Two things. Fist, I've never given a "shout out" before. And, until today, I've never been a crony. The former, I never will. The latter, I think is awesome! Thank you for allowing me this opportunity at cronyism. I feel just like one of the big boys now!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!?!?
Hiding behind an anonymous name to betray FR and JimRob and JohnRob, whatever is right! To incite betrayal among other FReepers? Classless. >:-(
May all disgruntled ex-FReepers have a field day over at the new place. Leave your keys at the door and don’t let it hit ya where the Good Lord split ya!
I posted one comment over there. I’ve already been accused of kissing your @$$ and asked to leave.
It’s actually not like NPR. NPR gets funding from the government, i.e., we, the working people, who pay taxes.
I must admit going to the site but one has to register first. I didn’t register therefore didn’t see anything. Is that the “freedom” s/he is talking about one might wonder?
Why? What would Christ do with an EDIT button?
-PJ
They do on FR! LOL
LOL. Ask him. I usually call him Jim, and sometimes with sweet prefaces, but I don’t like to make him blush, ya know?
Geeze, where does that get the money? Did he win the lottery?
I’ve been a member at 4 different conservative websites. The two that I’ve been banned from are the ones that boasted ‘we don’t ban for disagreement’.
Umm, I meant first, not fist. (Oh, God! I’ve blown it. Now I’ll be on crony probation!)
And there’s a poll asking users to vote on why they’re unhappy with FR.
WTF?
COUGH, hack, me too...I think.
Thank you very much, optiguy!!
Good idea. I shuld buy more and in colors. I just keep these next to this computer and I still make typos by the hundreds...daily.
Why no. Haven’t you heard the anti-Freepers? He’s getting rich from FR!
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