It wasn’t the mods, it was JimRob himself who pulled it.
Reason: “too many abuses”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2286798/posts?page=27
Last Friday’s Thread was pulled, too.
Reason: “too many whiners”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285092/posts?q=1&;page=127#116
(The Weinerites kept pinging JimRob with their complaints.)
Yoikes. Sounds like a few wieners have been abusing their privileges.