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Jim Robinson & FR accused of censorship
WhatReallyHappened.com ^ | 4 January 2002 | WRH.com goobers

Posted on 01/04/2002 10:01:12 PM PST by Vigilant1

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To: Arator
As an old time FReeper, I regard Michael Rivero to be one of the most interesting posters to ever post to Free Republic.

To some brains (and I use the word "brains" loosely) Rivero's threads and posts are the equivalent of a cheap, quick buzz. No facts--just a sharp jolt to the glands.

No doubt about it. There are some here who are Rivero-addicts. Their assertions that Rivero makes them "think" are similar to the assertions that some druggies make that LSD or peyote gives them profound insight into quantum physics.

I suspect that many Rivero-addicts also have five-year subscriptions to the Weekly World News.

261 posted on 01/05/2002 7:12:32 AM PST by Kevin Curry
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To: cake_crumb
OOPS...#176 deleted by the moderator...not bad for a hugely contentious thread containing 260+ replies, covering a wide range of opinion and argument. Thank heaven for public debate, and for Jim Robinson, for providing a forum to hold that debate IN.
262 posted on 01/05/2002 7:16:55 AM PST by cake_crumb
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To: John Deere
nope on a wireless connection at a hotel. so not this time.
263 posted on 01/05/2002 7:17:03 AM PST by veryconernedamerican
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To: MeeknMing; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Thanks for the heads ups!
264 posted on 01/05/2002 7:17:29 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: alien2
I was aiming to prove something, and I did.

You proved nothing, except your own paranoia and hunger for attention.

By the way:

My Last Article to FR -- dated 06/17/2001.

I do hereby give my word to Jim Robinson, the host of the Free Republic forum, that from this article forward, I will author no other article besides the following, as it is my sole purpose for speaking in this forum.

265 posted on 01/05/2002 7:20:00 AM PST by dighton
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To: Kevin Curry
BWAAAHAAAAAAHAAAA!

Rivero strikes again!

The little bugger reminds me of Eschoir, who, like a moth to a lightbulb, just can't keep his nasty little face away from FR.

Rivero is Art Bell with a beard. He takes unrelated facts, relates them in an unrelated way, then says "See...that proves a conspiracy exists!"

He positively despises America, and voted for Bill Clinton TWICE!

It's a good thing, for his own sake, that he lives in Hawaii or, with his anti-American views, Ashcroft might have him cooling his heels with the rest of his Muslie buddies.

266 posted on 01/05/2002 7:20:23 AM PST by sinkspur
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To: alien2
"Republic was going to let the Republicans and Bush cheerleaders take heat just like anybody else..."

They do, and so do people like me, who are neither Republicans nor "cheerleaders".

267 posted on 01/05/2002 7:20:27 AM PST by cake_crumb
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To: alien2
I was aiming to prove something, and I did.
Yes, you proved you are a ninny.
269 posted on 01/05/2002 7:25:18 AM PST by Hugh Akston
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To: veryconernedamerican
yes this is an idiot, i send them a little hatemail, from a hotmail account just for the hell of it.

Don't you think they will figure out it is hatemail when it comes from justforthehellofit@hotmail.com?

270 posted on 01/05/2002 7:25:47 AM PST by BJungNan
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To: Vigilant1
"I guess you missed my posts where I said that I am 100% behind our President and the war. I don't care if it's Ron Paul, Larry McDonald, or the head of the John Birch Society himself. I do not want it on FR. And I do not want a bunch of 40 year old conspiracy crap. Not interested. "

I've posted plenty of critiques against Bush or the moderate republicans and none of them have ever been pulled. Thus, I personally have never seen evidence of censorship. And even if there are certain things that Mr. Robinson considers garbage and censors, it is his website and his right to do so. I find freerepublic has always been one of the most open and informative websites on the web. That this thread exists at all shows that freerepublic does very little censoring.

However, I wanted to point out that associating Ron Paul, Larry McDonald or the John Birch Society with this anti-american garbage is not right. First of all, Representative Larry McDonald, (D) Georgia, and former president of the JBS, has been dead for years, having been murdered by the Russians when they shot down the plane he was in on the way to Korea. I doubt very much that he returned from the grave to cook up Oklahoma city theories. Ron Paul has been, and is, a bastion of constitutional defense and should also not be painted with this broad brush. And, the JBS is one of the oldest conservative organizations and is very reputable and there is no reason to slur it. If it continues to point out Bush administration foibles like Homeland Security and assaults on our individual liberties, so much the better.

In general, however, I support freerepublic and Mr. Robinson and wish him much happiness and success in the coming year.

271 posted on 01/05/2002 7:30:30 AM PST by baxter999
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To: MJY1288
Why did Jim Robinson start this form?

According to Jim's own words, he was on Prodigy and he would get censored all the time.

I don't understand why he would want to censor his own site so heavily.

273 posted on 01/05/2002 7:36:22 AM PST by expose
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To: Arator
spe-cious (spe-shus) adj.1. plausible, but not genuine; superficially accurate but without substance upon closer examination; deriving, or derived from false causality [specious logic].

The dictionary forgot to add "The heart of conspiracy theory."

274 posted on 01/05/2002 7:39:53 AM PST by IronJack
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To: Arator
"Michael Rivero was a valuable asset in that fight."

No. MR is a lying crackpot that caused disbelief on every thread where he appeared. Every time someone would post something that would come close to the truth regardless of which side the person was on, MR would appear with a bunch of nonsense that would take days to clear up. MR isn't interested in the truth. He's interested in spamming FR to his wbsite.

276 posted on 01/05/2002 7:48:18 AM PST by Shooter 2.5
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To: alien2
I have all the proof I need, now, with the removal of that "pointing" article last night.

Then I guess you'll be leaving soon, huh? Well, thanks for stopping by. Nice seein' ya. Adios. Drive carefully. Drop in anytime you're in the neighborhood. Ciao. Arrivederci. Au revoir. So long. Auf wiedersehen. Buh bye. Hasta la vista. Sayonara. Mazel tov. Write if you find work. Don't be a stranger. Farewell. Aloha.

279 posted on 01/05/2002 7:57:41 AM PST by IronJack
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To: Vigilant1
If Jim wanted to turn this into a porn site, that would be his prerogative because he owns the domain name. Im trying to have an open mind to what Arator and others are saying, but it just seems more and more that they are selfish and jealous and misguided.
280 posted on 01/05/2002 8:01:00 AM PST by aquawrench
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