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.
Good for you Jim!!!!! God bless you!!!
:^) What a load!
I have 2 dogs buried in my back yard, they died 10 years apart and it is hard. The one was in and out of renal failure for over a year. She didn't eat dog food the vet had me cooking rice and hamburger for her. But then she quit eating and I had to carry her outside to piddle, when she couldn't squat without falling over, it was time...they kind of let you know...
Give your gal a hug from me. GG
Yes, I forgot them. They “self-zotted” too.
Want!
I be first in line to see that show.
Lol, good BurmaShave stuff Seadog! I got through post #329 of this earlier, .......it has grown!!
If they find out WHO the person is, I hope someone will tell me!
Have you tried going to FR's home page and clicking the great big Pajama Patrol badge?
I believe that took a fair amount of skill to do that and keep the car out of the water. LOLOL!
Drool68 got the zot.
Love the thread title! LOL
Same here. And, I'm all broken up about it, wtc911.
Ok, not really.
IMHO, The so-called "disgruntled FReeper" should not have tried to poach existing FReepers in an effort to encourage them to visit to the site.
Oh yeah, Milspec.
Okay, Peace!!
(*sob!*)
Trust me on this, dear
Eaker..... bd476 is not all that she is crackin' herself up to be with that agent/manager talk.
I'm worthless, washed-up, cain't hardly walk, let alone jump from a dock through that there car door.
Here's a photo of one of bd476's houses, She told tubebender she would give him first offer on it.... it's beach front property somewhere just north of Dallas.
Maybe you know the area?
[Freep-a-thon 9.5] and the other portions too! YES!!!!
I have a suggestion (although I readily admit I am not an IT pro).
Split FR into two sites. Make one of them a stripped down site that only handles breaking news. No religion debates or vanities.
The other site can be everything else.
Put the core site on the best equipment and even consider having it hosted by one of the cloud computing companies.
That way we will always have FR available during “hot” events (9/11, election night, hurricanes, etc.).
IMHO
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