Posted on 08/30/2013 9:01:53 PM PDT by The Bat Ladys Husband
My involvement with Free Republic began around 2000 when my wife began her vigil around the Texas governor’s mansion in support of GW against the challenge of Al Gore for the presidency. I generally provided the livelihood for the Bat Lady to be able to protest and surround the mansion against the leftists who were kept at bay across the street. While she was registered in order to post after action reports I was a lurker on the site.
Over the years we have attended rallies and protests and meetings. Other groups of freepers nationwide also held rallies, attended protests, and held vigils- activities that were organized and coordinated through the Free Republic site. After action reports were posted almost daily, report after report from across the country from different freepers describing their activities. Even the term "freeper" came to mean one who actively engaged the left to fight against disinformation. We considered ourselves patriots. While we did not risk our “lives, fortune or sacred honor”, we suffered the slings and arrows of a hostile left in the cause of freedom.
With a few exceptions, the “freeper” of today is merely a couch potato who is content to amuse himself by making snide comments and repartees about current news. Few even support the site monetarily. Free Republic appears to barely be able to keep its head above water and its so-called member freepers are such a non-factor of dissent that unlike in the early year, Rush Limbaugh rarely references the site (although he seldom mentioned it).
Early freeper were the ones who got up off the couch, made their signs and used the leftist tactics of street activism against the left itself. Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, and Jonas Goldberg are example of early famous freepers, but Free Republic also had the likes of Basil (Second Amendment Sisters), True black man, Jimmy Valentine’s Brother, Kristin, the entire DC freeper contingent and so many other activists making a difference for conservative causes.
At some point in time, a subgroup, “The Pajama Patrol” arose within Free Republic. What a sad day that was. The mindset of Free Republic turned to the couch potato mentality referred to earlier.
The most current after action report I have seen was my wife’s, The Bat Lady’s report on the May 2013 Tax Day protest. One of the protesters with us was a 90-year-old lady with her handmade sign. If she can do it, why can’t you?
All you new Freepers need to get up off your butt and get out and make a difference. Where are you at the Impeach Obama overpass events? Why aren’t you organizing anti-Syria bombing protest? Why aren’t you marching over Benghazi, the NSA, the IRS or ObamaCare? If you are there why aren’t you posting your reports to inspire and motivate others? You are not the only reader of FR in your city. Find the others and get together. Act in concert. After 13 years, the Bat Lady and I are still in contact with those we met on the front lines.
DC Freepers maintained vigils at VP Gore's house, and prevented code pink from vilifying our troops at Walter Reed every week for years. Freepers once actively protested the left and got Clinton impeached. Some even say we were the Paul Revere of the TEA party,
Is your barcalounger so dear or American Idol so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God.
It is time for freepers to rededicate themselves to the vision that Jim Robinson created. All the clever comments you attach to the threads are less than useless. It is time once again to become a large thorn in the side of those who do not strive for the American Ideal and be the activists we once were. If you cannot post an after action report “go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. …May posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
“It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” Samuel Adams
In answer to my own question: yes it is worth saving if its members make a difference.
>> I didn’t even have money in mind when I posted that
The OP did, though. So you, as his unthinking, unquestioning buttmunching sycophant, did too.
Do I really need to rub your nose in it? Because I can, if you like.
Kinda my feeling on the matter.
I don’t quite agree with what the OP is saying — but it would appear at this point that this is a two-way character assassination.
Always.
Seeing the urination matches that this troll post has provoked, I am ready, Mr Husband, to go out, as you urge, carrying a sign to protest stupid vanity posts here.
Probably true... Probably was reading over her shoulder ;-)
The Bat Lady
Since Dec 1, 2000
How much have you had tonight?
You claimed your card was broken to me, not NC.
Keep it straight, okay?
Well it’s good that we have a virtuous fellow like you around to keep us all in line.
This is quite a thread.
:)
Yes, you are lying.
By omission.
This has been discussed before.
The site owner has weighed in on it before.
And rejected it.
But idiots trolls and tail chasers keep going back to the magic mushroom of ads.
And always with the same claims.
I am having fun with it. Go Browns!
Here we go again. Tried to contribute
An error occurred during processing. The card was declined. Please ensure the billing address is correct.
I have tried everything. Can’t get give them money. How many people is this happening to?
Excellent post and that’s the question. I march, rally, donate, fight, etc. I will do that until I am dead. However, I sincerely believe the battle is lost. We are a Left leaning Nation now and rocketing Left every single day. Demographics are against us in spades. People calling themselves Christian are plummeting in numbers, Not only that, those that do aren’t very active. Homo marriage is here to stay. The GOP will never win another WH election.
This list goes on and on and on.
So is America worth saving? I don’t know. But my America is dead and it isn’t coming back but I will still fight. Empires do end. America has ended.
Calling into question his soncerety or legitimacy is valid.
Any noob who is so new the wrapper scent is still there while claiming to have been around awhile is very suspect.
That ain’t character assassination, that is healthy skepticism.
Well, I’ve been donating monthly for many years now, BUT - If you are susceptible to bribes (er, payments for services rendered) I’ll throw in an extra 250.00 IF you restore the “front page” do the latest reply goes to the top of the list.
THAT function still works at least, but NO OTHER reply to that thread needs to be shown!
Why should I have 23 replies on the same thread “pushing out” 23 other threads, and still face numerous repetitions of the same news story when threads already exist and have wonderful information in them, but the thread is invisible below hundreds of duplicates of two or three threads.
Nope: On the “front page” by default, list the latest reply, and then filter out all other repeats of that same thread. You’ll have a more steady product, many hundred fewer duplicates of the same story, and you’ll have 50 DIFFERENT threads: all active, all visible, all the time.
>> there is a lengthy delay (half an hour or more) between when you post a comment and when it actually appears.
It’s been an hour since the OP. I’m sure those (yawn) articulate and enlightening responses will be rolling in any second now...
No. When FR went down for a week on a failed server, it should have been a wake up call that all the money is going into Robinson’s pocket. As a 30 yr computer professional, I can tell you 300gs a year buys a lot of computing. running out for a server? Really? FR is a rip off.
I have been a paying member since 1997 and have concluded FR is a creepy cult. Let Robinson work for a living or starve.
It’s over.
Doubtful considering the subject matter.
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