Posted on 11/28/2001 7:31:29 PM PST by Jim Robinson
"I use the web site a lot. I give a small pittance in return. Unless I am a shareholder, I don't need to see a balance sheet.
I also consume a lot of Diet Coke. Since I am not a shareholder in that, I do not care about their balance sheet either."
Screw the AFholes.
Reinstate Mojo? Whaddya, nuts???? He's obsessive-compulsive, man! 2,450 gigabytes of records and counting!
Long live FReeRepublic in our free republic!
What, exactly, constitutes "intelligent discourse?" Libertarian threads? Religion? Guns and ammo? Y3K? Buchanan? Vince Foster?
From my Day One, the complaint has been "it ain't what it used to be . . quality is gone . . vanity, vanity, all is vanity . . "
Apart from activism, this site IS a chat room; your comment is chat, as is my response. So what? Essentially, if you've read one long Libertarian (etc.) thread, you've read them all; the only interest lies in the chat aspect. On every basic issue, the same ideas are expressed, pro and con, often burdened with the same quotations and passages from the same intelligent icons, pro and con. Over and over and over.
What makes FR unique is nuance and atmosphere, a zone which allows someone like Ferret to be appreciated without recourse to some idealized "level of discourse" or FRPC.
The hard news posted here is sourced, and is a convenience but not a necessity; the FR spin created and sustains FR's success, and that spin should be free-wheeling.
Free Republic stands for balance. We've not only helped get a the right man for the job elected president and gotten overboard PC policies changed, we bring issues to the forefront that would otherwise never be reported.
Note to self: send donation, though it'll have to wait until my Social Security check comes next week.
Posters and lurkers from news outlets like Fox and UPI, how about a little plug for FR? Donate a free banner ad for FR on your sites.
You have such a way with words.... Any truth to this statement of yours?
ROFL!!
You are not even man enough to make your accusations in the light of day, but hide in the dark like the cockroach you are.
In Memory of our members that lost their lives to terrorists........LET'S KEEP ROLLING!!!!!!
We have a long way to go yet and it is not going to get any easier.
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Re-lose Arator and Mojo though -- of course it doesn't even look like Mojo has the balls to come over here, so that's a moot issue.
If the people shredded inane vanities, the way Freepers used to do, people would think twice before misusing the privilege.
If we demand the excellence that used to be the norm here we will get it.
Perhaps you've been confused by our current state of affairs into thinking those that "fight the good fight" should always stand to make some money on the deal.Should always? Nah. Should in general? Heck yeah.
Making money is an incentive and a reward. In a perfect world, people should be rewarded for fighting the good fight. It would give incentive for more people to fight the good fight.
What can I say? I am a capitalist.
I won't be sticking around long anyway, so don't bother da boss man on my account. In the meantime....
Hi everybody!
If I have to explain it, you've never seen one.
It is a party.
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