Appears to be. Guess no one has heard the term "phyrric victory."
Posted on 03/04/2007 4:46:35 PM PST by johniegrad
Even though we are still almost two years out from the presidential election, it is clear that the candidates are campaigning in earnest. This has led to some acromonious discussions with accusations flying about posters' motives and dedication to the principles of conservatism. While these frank discussions could be healthy for pounding out the details in a primary, some here are indicating their unequivocal refusal to support some candidates if they are nominated after the primaries. Furthermore, valuable posters have discussed their disatisfaction with the website as a forum for discussing conservatism and some have threatened to leave.
Given these observations, I'd like to republish the posting of the website owner from a few years ago.
Statement by the founder of Free Republic:
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side. Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support the strategy of taking the fight to the enemy as opposed to allowing the enemy the luxury of conducting their attacks on us at home on their terms and on their schedule.
Therefore, we wholeheartedly support the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strikes on known terrorist states and organizations that are believed to present a clear threat to our freedom or national security. We support our military, our troops and our Commander-in-Chief and we oppose turning control of our government back over to the liberals and socialists who favor appeasement, weakness, and subserviency. We do not believe in surrendering to the terrorists as France, Germany, Russia and Spain have done and as Kerry, Kennedy, Clinton and the Democrats, et al, are proposing.
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. We also oppose the United Nations or any other world government body that may attempt to impose its will or rule over our sovereign nation and sovereign people. We believe in defending our borders, our constitution and our national sovereignty.
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We aggressively defend our God-given and first amendment guaranteed rights to free speech, free press, free religion, and freedom of association, as well as our constitutional right to control the use and content of our own personal private property. Despite the wailing of the liberal trolls and other doom & gloom naysayers, we feel no compelling need to allow them a platform to promote their repugnant and obnoxious propaganda from our forum. Free Republic is not a liberal debating society. We are conservative activists dedicated to defending our rights, defending our constitution, defending our republic and defending our traditional American way of life.
Our God-given liberty and freedoms are not negotiable.
May God bless and protect our men and women in uniform fighting for our freedom and may God continue to bless America.
Jim Robinson
Actually, why are such people here at all? This IS a social conservative website. There are literally thousands of liberal sites for those who detest social conservatives. The only reason I can think of for them to post here is that it's the usual agression of the progressives who can't stand the thought of any opposition to their sick totalitarian agenda.
The Left has been much better at taking a long view of history. The Right hasn't discovered the merits of that, yet.
Appears to be. Guess no one has heard the term "phyrric victory."
Why don't you post the truth? Would that be too much to ask of some of you who claim to be these big social conservative members of the religious right. I have never seen so much spin posted in my life on here from people that claim to be so superior in their beliefs.
Amazing!
There is plenty of name calling going on around here. It's getting ugly. Both sides are giving as good as they are getting though. Humpty Dumpty is close to falling off the wall and I don't know if FR will be able to pull us back together again.
Back in 97 when I joined it was definitely a conservative site with a lot of open, lively discussion on a myriad of topics. Since GWB was elected it has become more of a Republican partisan site.
This used to be a consrvative we site until the clouns arrived with their stolen circus tent!
Accusing me of having a reading comprehension problem...do you have one?
Well, why don't you make a list and hand it over to Jim Robinson and have him ban them???
He may already have a list ready for transmittal.
"The question posed for discussion: Is FreeRepublic a Conservative Website Or Is It A Republican Website? and Is FreeRepublic Carrying On The Original Intent Of The Owner?"
Jim Robinson has made it quite clear(especially over the past month) that indeed this is a conservative website.
A list keeper, huh? Interesting -- in a paranoid sort of way.
Don't go getting all prophetic on me! ;-)
But where is this site headed now?
Back in 97 when I joined it was definitely a conservative site with a lot of open, lively discussion on a myriad of topics. Since GWB was elected it has become more of a Republican partisan site.
I'd rather flip off a fanatic than submit and await the time for shearing.
I won't leave either and I am far from being a RINO. I will vote for whoever is on the republican ticket even if I do not agree with everything they do. It not smart to lose on every issue just because you will lose on some.
I want a strong military, and conservative judges. We will have neither with a democrat for president and should have both with a republican. Staying home or voting for a third party candidate is in reality voting for the democrat.
I also want the definition of marriage to stay as it is ,am against abortion, and want our borders controlled. I hope to get those things with republican candidates but I know darn sure I will not get them with democrats.
The people who voted for Perot and got Clinton for all of us , did damage to our country that will last forever. We are a 2 party country, like it or not, and FR is not a democrat site so it leans strongly republican, in my opinion.
You're hearing and seeing "stuff?"
Hmmmm....
In a metaphorical sense, only!!!
I read your column faithfully every week in the Orlando Weekly. But I need to ask two things. What does the abbreviation GGG stand for? And what was the website that you mentioned a while ago for men to meet transsexuals?
A Faithful Reader
GGG stands for "good, giving, and game," which is what we should all strive to be for our sex partners. Think "good in bed," "giving equal time and equal pleasure," and "game for anything—within reason." And that tranny website I mentioned was, I believe, www.freerepublic.com.
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove
Sadly, you continue to equate social conservatism (conservative standing on issues such as abortion; tolerance and acceptance of homosexual behavior as 'normal'; forced support through taxation, of research and application that is antithetical to our faith) as the 'social right'. Actually, conservatism originated and has been sustained for lo these many years through just the positions you prefer to denigrate as 'too far to the right of pure conservatism'. This smacks of an Alinskyesque tactic, to freeze the target ... well, you likely know the rest of the methodology since you're employing it so precisely to try and change the definition of conservatism.
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