Posted on 04/24/2007 10:22:39 AM PDT by Al Simmons
About me:
Lurker - since 1998
Member - since 1999
In self-imposed exile - since April 2007
The tone of the debate and the attacks on long-time fellow Freepers for the cardinal sin of daring to support Rudy Giuliani in early 2007 around here have really saddened me. Instead of fighting the enemy FR is now imposing an 'ideological purity' test on FR members. The well-oiled train has gone off the rails and Mr. Robinson risks becoming the next Joe Farah - a fellow who started a great website for conservative news and opinions, but who gradually drifted off to la-la land, losing all credibility - and readership - in the process.
He has set himself squarely in the Internet media spotlight, doused himself with gasoline, and and lighted himself on fire - a fact that has not escaped the attention of the left-wing lunatics at Daily Kos. Their reporting on what has been going on at FR is perhaps the first factually true account published on their site.
Jim, if that quote of yours about setting up an organization to 'Swiftboat Rudy' is accurate as quoted in their article, the only thing I have to say to you is that you ought to be ashamed of yourself, as you have now become the back-stabber of the conservative cause.
If you wish to marginalize this site by turning it into a narrow "several-issue" forum, that is your right. Just as it is my right to choose to not participate here any longer.
But you will be disappointed if you think that the crude, illiterate "goon squad" you have allowed free rein around here (dmw, narses, dirtboy, extremely extreme extremist, ReaganMan and several others - if I have slighted anyone, please email me if you want onto this list) will elevate the level of intellectual debate.
The result has been predictably in the other direction. That is what happens when you hire a bunch of brown shirts to enforce your own brand of political correctness.
Well, guess what? Politics is 99% BS and one can quite nicely live one's life without the need to bloviate about it. I know how I am going to vote. I could care less about anyone else. Life is too short to waste my time around here when I am clearly one of those made to feel like they are not welcome.
So, go ahead Jim -
MAKE MY DAY. BAN ME. I DARE YOU.
We had a bunch of these opuses back when a bunch of liberal Republicans left during the Schiavo situation, claiming FR was taken over by “Jesus freaks.”
Not surprisingly, the recent departures were made up of a good percentage of the ones who didn’t opus out back then. A lot of the ones who left over Julie were the same vultures that circled over any culture of death story, just waiting to see one so they could flap down and proclaim death a preferable state over life.
At least this time they took their little WPPFF sewing circle elsewhere.
Yeah, whatever. You can support Rudy all you want, but don’t try to pretend he’s conservative. He was great on law and order issues in New York City, but he still holds very liberal views on abortion and homosexuality.
Keep dreaming because that’s the only place you’ll find Rudy running the country. He could always move to England and become queen, though.
I’m just telling you how it is. You don’t have to like it.
>>>The tone of the debate and the attacks on long-time fellow Freepers for the cardinal sin of daring to support Rudy Giuliani in early 2007 around here have really saddened me.<<<
Admit it. You did not expect a conservative website to support a liberal like Giuliani. Come on. Admit it.
If you don’t care for the site, you don’t have to stay. Do you have a gun to your head?
You might as well decide to support someone else...Rudy’s toast. (But, as your mom would tell you...don’t cut your nose off to spite your face.) Fred is waiting in the wings.
Rudy is worse than a Rino. I have no authority here, or most places for that matter,BUT:
I hereby declare you banned from the conservative movement.
Yo momma’s callin’ ya at wideawakes.She’ll whip ya iffin’ yo late.
Nah Buchananites are for pro-life and for protecting American citizens first. That's more than what can be said for Ruby Julie Annie.
Rudy's claim to run. He made a 9/11 speech. WOOOOOOOPEE.
I don’t see how Hillarys’ administration and Rudys’ administration would be different.
The Patient, looking startled, as anyone might, studdered and stammered, "I cannot believe it. I feel fine.....I want another opinion."
So the doctor said, "You are ugly too."
Why dont you just say “I’m a whiny liberal”, and it bothers me that this site doesn’t support me liberal candidate? I would have much more respect for you if you were just honest about it.
I agree.. they have finally all come out of the closet. Not that I mind having liberal Republicans around... it's just that their attitued of teargin down Reagan and the Founding Fathers to make their man look better... as well as their assumption that anyone whoe doesn't agree with them is an idiot.
Interesting post. I don’t get too caught up in the Rudy battle here, but I do think Robinson is a bit over-the-top on the issue. The ridiculous push polls and hyperbolic headlines are a bit much. (Though I do give Robinson credit for altering one of the headlines I considered misleading.) I do think FR has strayed a bit and hope it doesn’t wind up in Daily Kos land.
And as Opi (or is it opus’s ?) go, that’s a 4.
Attackign JimRob will get you a lot of points around here.
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