Informal Poll: Should Jim Robinson make money from FR?

Today, don't ask me to be more specific.. | Jhoffa_X

[Jhoffa_]

I am sick of the whining about FR's finances.

Free Republic has become the Rush Limbaugh of the internet and all this complaining about who is doing what and profiting thus is making me Ill. It's a circular argument and I am tired of it.

Real Conservatives reward success. We honor it.

As a final end to this:

Would you oppose or favor Mr. Robinson making a profit from FR.

[Jhoffa_]

Libertarian bashing aside..

How do you vote?

[AnnaZ]

Jim Robinson has created the best conservative website on the internet. It is offered for free to anyone who clicks on it, and that offer includes the news of the world and some of the best commentary available anywhere. Those who wish to may donate money to maintain it. When FR starts to stink, it will start to sink. But I can't see that happening anytime soon, if ever.

 

Jim Robinson is in a wheelchair. So is his wife. Should he be able to survive and eat? Yes. But just for starters. I won't be happy until the Robinsons are making enough money to hire people to help them with their day-to-day living, to be quite honest. A trip to a therapeutic spa every once in a while would be nice, too.

 

The people who gripe about money are sick, sick, sick and they break my heart.

 

The possibility of a member of the VRWC making a profit thrills me to the core. It would be about bloody time.

[AdamSelene235]

Anything worth doing is worth doing for a profit.

No some things are worth doing out of love. But this is rare.

FreeRepublic is worth money!

[Jhoffa_]

Long live Jim Whatshisname!

LOL! LOL!

[BlessedBeGod]

Real Conservatives reward success. We honor it.

YES!!!

[Willie Green]

Here's a dude who thinks that he can say whatever he wants because he has donated in the past (no concept of property rights), and who screams "censorship" whenever he gets temporarily banned (no concept of what censorship is).

That's what it boils down to.
This is JimRob's forum.
He is our host, we are his guests.
Those who appreciate his efforts make donations to support the site's continuation.
But that does not give them the right to tell JR how to run his website.
Nor does it give them the right to pry into his personal finances.

[ChadGore]

Re: "Libertarian bashing aside.."

I've heard they both don't like to be bashed.

[A CA Guy]

Yes, I know this is a work of his heart that he loves to do, but this is real work and he deserves whatever compensation he can get.
I would suggest he also write a book about topics that were unfolded here on this site that had an effect on the political scene.
He should keep the money from a book like that as well.

Being profitable and paid is not evil! It is a good thing.

Jim seems a great fellow aand I wish him all the best.

"May he live long and profit"

[Jhoffa_]

The possibility of a member of the VRWC making a profit thrills me to the core. It would be about bloody time.

Beautiful.

There you go..

Making money the honest way.. Providing a product others desire.

[HalfIrish]

Like anyone with a great idea who pours his sweat and blood into making it work, Jim deserves to reap the rewards. Absolutely.

[LowOiL]

"I've given up on you too." ------>Jim Robinson to Tpaine post 1113.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/705564/posts?q=1&&page=1101

I like this quote best...

[ChadGore]

Well said, AnnaZ :)

[Jhoffa_]

Come on Tpaine.. Off the stump already.

Yea or Nay?

[bat-boy]

Put up or shut up a**hole. Provide evidence that a libertarian has complained about the way Mr. Robinson run's this site? Or do you just like to "hear yourself speak"?

[deport]

...Y
Y E S
...S

That's assuming he wants to....

[A CA Guy]

I've yet to see anything conservative about libertarians.
They seem to be somewhere between Left wing Democrat and extreem socialists with a tendancy to rant about their freedom to do some kind of vice! IMO!

Interesting post TP.

[WKB]

Would you oppose or favor Mr. Robinson making a profit from FR.

Now that have had a comment pulled by "The Illustrious Moderator" and am one of the bad guys I think he should make millions!

VOTE X YES

[LowOiL]

I have no problem with Jim making a living and supporting his family. It is a sad day when a man forsakes his family and put others ahead of them.

[another cricket]

Wouldn't bother me any as long as I don't have to look at a bunch of ads or moderate opinions so as not to irritate advertisers

I agree. No pop-ups is one of the many wonderful things about this site.

If he is making money off it who cares? Frankly, you couldn't pay the man enough for what he probably goes through to keep this place going.

a.cricket

[Joe Hadenuf]

What's Jim think of this?