disgusting decorum on an obituary thread got them removed.
The Admin Moderator’s opinion on what type of thread this was is irrelevant, especially since he was apparently overruled in his decision to pull the posts.
This is a news thread. It references a news article that lauds Betty Ford for her dedication to the killing of unborn children. You linked the thread to that article, so in essence any deviation from your standard Obituary thread is your fault since you didn’t designate it as a memorial of obituary thread and you linked to an article that looked upon her work on behalf of the Abortion industry in a positive light. It’s your thread. You can request that it be removed from Free Republic.
If you want to start a praise-only thread in memory of Betty Ford, then by all means start one. Just designate it as such and don’t link to a news article that lauds her for her work on abortion.
If you didn’t like the way this thread turned, then you have only yourself to blame.