It is disingenuous or a flat out blatant lie, to state that Jim Rob or anyone else here is instructing you how to vote. That is your own decision.
If you have been following Jim's posts, I think he has stated two points as I understand them-
- He stated his own personal decision to not vote for Mitt. I know it rankles some of you, but that is his decision and he is free to do with his vote as he pleases.
- He stated that he does not want anyone using the resources of FreeRepublic to campaign for Mitt. Again he is free to make that decision for his website, as promoting a progressive goes against everything he has stood for all these years. It is also a good business decision, because that would dilute or spoil the brand of FreeRepublic. It is after all a website for conservatism, not conservatism and liberalism on alternate days.
But don’t you see? That’s not what they want to hear. The magic mix-up machine in their heads translates that as
“I can say whatever I damn well please and this is a free country. Just like an OWSer I am justified in using the property of others to form a platform for my selfish desires and if you point that out it’s you who are a bully and violating “MY” right to speak under the first amendment....because I’m special”
Once you cast that vote for the leftwinger, how will you ever be able to say your a conservative again? Once you have volunarily thrown away your principles, what is the chance you will ever get them back?
If Free Republic were to actively campaign and endorse the most leftwing candidate possible, how will ever be able to be a conservative website again?
Supporting someone like Romney kills conservatism.
You only fight for conservatism sometimes? You only express conservative views when it is convenient and easy?
If you talk conservative and then vote liberal, then what good are you? You are just calling yourself a liar and a fraud.