Posted on 10/29/2011 8:05:02 AM PDT by mnehring
Edited on 10/29/2011 2:08:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The editors at Red State and Free Republic (among others) have had the wool pulled over their eyes. They seem to actually believe the lies originally propagated by supporters of President Obama and, in some cases, even by President Obama himself. Now, for some reason, these editors/moderators are so insecure in their prejudice against Gov. Romney that they ban people who openly support Gov. Romney. Free Republic (mostly because of it’s owner Jim Robinson) has purged all of the Romney supporters they could from the site in two waves of purges over the last few years. The anti-Romney and anti-Mormon bigotry evident at Free Republic now is absolutely sickening.
I haven’t been to Free Republic quite as much as I used to partly because I have been banned from posting. During the 2008 election, Mitt was accepted and lauded by many at Free Republic like he was by most conservatives. One of the best summaries of Gov. Romney’s accomplishments was actually from Free Republic. However, Jim Robinson seemingly fell in love with Sarah Palin and initiated purges of anyone who wouldn’t pledge allegiance to her. A few months back, I tried to make a new account and see if I could post about Gov. Romney’s jobs plan and I was promptly banned and called a few derogatory names implying that I was a Mormon. Besides the fact that I am not Mormon, I can’t for the life of me figure out how a site like that, filled with such hate, can find enough donors to keep it going. When I think of Free Republic, I’m reminded of the scene from Star Wars Episode IV where Luke is warned that he is entering “A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villany”.
Red State has been fairly hostile to Gov. Romney for awhile, but they have crossed into new lows now as well. The guys from WhyRomney.com [3] have been working very hard and diligently to refute some of the many misconceptions about Gov. Romney, and I hope this unfortunate episode won’t dissuade them or anyone else from trying to correct the people endlessly smearing Gov. Romney. What so many of these people who don’t like Gov. Romney don’t seem to realize is that they have been fed reasons to not like Gov. Romney by highly-funded democratic think tanks. It’s abundantly clear now, no matter what Rush Limbaugh says [4], that President Obama is scared to death of facing Mitt Romney [5] in the general election.
If you want to check out the three open letters posted to Red State, you can read the one on mandates and health care here [6], the one about abortion here [7], and the final one on miscellaneous issues here [8] unless Red State removes the posts now that they have cowardly banned the authors of the letters. Also, I’ve saved a screen shot of the admin belittling the efforts of our friends from WhyRomney [9] and giving his/her bogus reason for banning them which you can read here [10] just in case the admin tries to cover his/her tracks in shame. If you want to see how rude Free Republic is without actually subjecting yourself to the hate, just click here [11] for a screen shot of the reason they banned the author of a similar open letter.
I know there are bastions of bigotry against Mormons on other sites besides Free Republic and that Free Republic and Red State aren’t the only sites that have ever banned people they disagreed with, but I’ve concluded that they are the grandparents of this anti-Romney crusade that fortunately seems destined to fail. Some other sites seem predisposed against supporting Mitt, but not at the dangerous level of these two.
The motives of people like Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh [12] to not want Gov. Mitt Romney to be the GOP nominee are easy to understand (hint: they make more money with President Obama in the White House), but I believe many other sites and conservatives are simply following their lead reinforced by the disingenuous people at Red State and the sheltered leader of Free Republic. Most other conservative sites that support candidates other than Mitt at least vow to support Mitt if he is the nominee, but I worry about what is festering at Free Republic and now, Red State. Once our nominee is selected, we will need all hands on deck to defeat President Obama. The members of these two sites should realize how detrimental the actions of their leaders may end up being to the ultimate cause of making President Obama a one-term President. I hope they will ask for their leaders to act in a more responsible fashion.
WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC!
NOTE: FR's "editor" (namely, me) is not shy about stating FR's conservative principles, purposes and goals or about stating why liberal progressive RINOS are not acceptable on FR and so adds the following links for reference:
One more time: FR's God-given Life & Liberty constitutional conservative activism agenda!!
The truth about Romney straight from HIS progressive big mouth
--Jim Robinson
With Romney, it's not really his weird religion--it's his LIBERALISM!!! We don't like liberals, especially those liberals who pose as conservatives!
It’s not a matter “hating” Romney, and certainly IF he is the nominee, most reasonable people would vote for him over Obama (note, I said “reasonable” people). However, the man has a very liberal record and is one of those politicians who’s opinions are not based on core principles they hold, but rather which way the wind is blowing at the moment. He is NOT a man or deeply held principles. And, while he would be a darned sight better than Bamby, he is on the bottom of my list for the GOP nominee, regardless of what the establishment GOP or Ann Coulter think.
What is this garbage?
This is a crap limited site. Thank goodness.
I have no issues with Mormon in general. Some are great like Glenn Beck, some are liberals like Romney, and some are Marxists like Hairy Roid.
You know, if Mitt actually acted like a Mormon and upheld their values, he would be an attractive candidate to Conservatives. But there is nothing Mormon about Mitt. He belongs to the Church of Mitt’s Career and Latter Day Rinos.. nothing more, nothing less.
“Ban,” “purge,” sheesh, it’s JR’s site, you don’t like it, get your own. A free man answers only to God, country, and wife.
Go ahead, Saundra. Say FR opposition to Romney is about him being a Mormon, just like liberals say FR opposition to Obama is because he is black. You know you want to play that card, since it’s the only one in your hand. Romney is an unprincipled politician who has gone against many conservative positions in seeking office. Nominating Romney would effectively negate Obamacare as a campaign issue. He would be a disasterous choice. That is obvious to anyone who objectively looks at Romney.
Wait a minute, wAIt A minUTE, WAIT A MINUTE!
If we are supposed to be anti-Mormon here at FR, how is it that I have bookmarked a bunch of LDS sites that give fantastic information on prepping all of which were posted right here on FR by fellow freepers?
Why would Romney be more hated than Barry? Consider the difference in opinion of King George III and Benedict Arnold.
Karl is that you?
Dang, have been intending to make my FR donation, so thanks to this idiot for reminding me why FR is necessary, will do so now.
Oh, and no, I am not anti-Mormon, my Mormon friends and other Mormons have known have been great moral people.
We aren’t. That’s jut the Mitt fan’s excuse for why people don’t accept Mitt when they are in denial that their candidate is a liberal RINO.
I notice in reading the whining drek that the same tactic is employed, to call those opposing the religion of MormonISM ahters of the people, the poor sould caught up in the false christianity religion. It's just another form of political correctness applied to squelch anyone opposed to 'the force FARCE'.
On roger Hedgecock’s show last night he had two callers in a row who said they had gotten a call from someone telling them he was bashing Mitt (by telling the truth, really). Looks like Mitt’s supporters have gotten the word to fight us conservatives!
I bet this guy does not know why Romney wants to be president in the first place. I don’t know why. Does anyone know? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
“It has nothing to do with being Mormon”
Well, the thesis of this article is that Obama is behind the anti Mormon, anti Romney trash. I think it’s something to consider.
Conservatives better figure out who there FOR, if they don’t want another 4 years of Obama!
Newt can kick Obama’s butt in any debate and doesn’t have the negatives that Mitt, Perry, and Cain do.
The Mittster represents all that is wrong with American Politics today.
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