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To: Vigilant1
I would like to say something which very much needs to be said.

As an old time FReeper, I regard Michael Rivero to be one of the most interesting posters to ever post to Free Republic. I always looked for his threads and valued them greatly as they always challenged me to think a bit harder and deeper about unfolding events, and to question the official truth. Consequently, I regard his banishment and the nuking of his collective contributions to Free Republic to be a tragic loss, not only to this forum, but to our nation -- a nation which needs more than ever to be challenged to question the official "truth" and THINK.

All of you who have joined the mob on this thread in mindlessly attacking Michael Rivero disgust me.

This thread is but another reminder of just how far a once great forum on the cutting-edge of the fight for freedom has fallen. Michael Rivero was a valuable asset in that fight. You of the mindless mob are nothing but liabilities.

109 posted on 01/04/2002 11:07:06 PM PST by Arator
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To: Arator
Well Michael Rivero has become nothing more than a peddler of propaganda. I find you defense to shameless. Clearly my examining my post 92 you can see how he used a doctored picture and attributed it to the bin Laden tape. I posted an actual picture from the ABC web site. He is like Johnny Walker. Once an American and now a traitor. I haven’t a regret about him being banished. You screwy logic would destroy this forum by letting it turn into a runaway train for every nut, liberal, etc. that wanted to hide behind the “guise” of making us think. He has his own web site, let him spew there. You miss him? Go visit him permanently at whatreallyhappened.com
117 posted on 01/04/2002 11:15:43 PM PST by Republican_Strategist
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To: Arator
I agree with you on your post, even though we rarely see "eye to eye."
120 posted on 01/04/2002 11:19:44 PM PST by Buckeroo
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To: Arator
P.S

Propaganda- spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.

He wants to make us think alright.
123 posted on 01/04/2002 11:20:33 PM PST by Republican_Strategist
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To: Arator
Honestly I don't care for your posts arator.. and michaels either.. that said... the site has NOT been the same without him.. nor without you when you are absent for WHATEVER reasons.

There has been some noticeable change here. And I do at times, miss the old ways. LOTSA religion here. Not as much "breaking" news or rumors... that could be researched and then confirmed or denied... not so much "position" posting for political purposes... and a little more Politically Correct "baiting" by some folks, and then the "tattle to jim" or "sidebar moderators" stuff.

I have been told it is necessary. Its the way things are so be it.... but I still miss the old days. And then there is what I perceive as a switch from an apache server to IIS...

I miss michael rivero's stuff... wacko, and supportive at times of the bad guys... but some of it very very interesting indeed. Varied perspectives provide valuable insights. Things are a little monolithic now.. and we seem to be losing some of our libertarians... to the joy of some and the disdain of others.

I cannot stand you... good to see ya... GRIN.... ;-)

132 posted on 01/04/2002 11:28:45 PM PST by Robert_Paulson2
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To: Arator; Inspector Harry Callahan
Another voice silenced while so many are uplifted in a cacphony of noise.

Where are my earplugs?

137 posted on 01/04/2002 11:33:28 PM PST by nunya bidness
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To: Arator
As an old time FReeper...

Shouldn't that read, "As an old time anti-Freeper..."?

138 posted on 01/04/2002 11:35:26 PM PST by Roscoe
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To: Arator
This thread is but another reminder of just how far a once great forum on the cutting-edge of the fight for freedom has fallen. Michael Rivero was a valuable asset in that fight. You of the mindless mob are nothing but liabilities.

Michael Rivero once posted that I and another FReeper were literally conspiring by each posting an AP article about Pat Buchanan....he made a total vanity post about it and accused us of all sorts of nonsense - like we were 'behind the scenes' and that we 'planned' the threads. I don't remember if he 'named' us or not but I and the other person were the only people who posted the type of article he was 'talking' about! And....I like Pat!

Some of his posts were err, interesting but I certainly hope you didn't take them all seriously. And people who would lie and/or make up stories about conspiracys are not "valuable assets". He went WAY over the line after September 11th.

148 posted on 01/04/2002 11:49:07 PM PST by Born in a Rage
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To: Arator
"...I regard Michael Rivero to be one of the most interesting posters to ever post to Free Republic.... always challenged me to think a bit harder and deeper about unfolding events, and to question the official truth....

So you think a person who runs a website called "What Really Happened" would be objective and open-minded?

"I regard his banishment and the nuking of his collective contributions to Free Republic to be a tragic loss, not only to this forum, but to our nation...."

I'll take it then that you're in with Rivero and believe, like OKC, that the explosions of 9/11 were merely carefully-orchestrated diversions carried out by government agents to provide cover for the pre-installed, secret-government demolition charges which really caused the buildings to collapse. You know, "what really happened" and all. Yuh, that's what got Michael banned.

Psst, paranoia feeds off itself Arator. No wonder you miss him.

169 posted on 01/05/2002 12:34:53 AM PST by Justa
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To: Arator
Were you attempting to be funny there, or did it just turn out that way?
206 posted on 01/05/2002 2:52:30 AM PST by Hugh Akston
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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. I always looked for his threads and valued them greatly as they always challenged me to think a bit harder and deeper about unfolding events, and to question the official truth.

Some of us have known Rivero, electronically at least, for years before FR even existed. And there's no doubt that he has done some good work, particularly in regard to Vincent Foster and TWA 800.

But something has happened. Whatever that something is, unfortuantely discredits that good work. Anyone who believes that the US Government is involved in some nefarious conspiracy in the events related to the Sept 11 massacre at the WTC &c, brings shame to those of us who do think that government has lied to us about some other things.

There is no defense for most of the stuff Rivero has posted since Sept 11.

ML/NJ

220 posted on 01/05/2002 4:17:27 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: Arator
I am with you on that.

I sure do miss Michael and wish he was still posting here.

248 posted on 01/05/2002 6:33:27 AM PST by carenot
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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: 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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