Posted on 01/16/2011 11:49:56 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Hello. You don’t know me under this name. For reasons that are going to be obvious soon, I didn’t wish to send you this message with my usual Free Republic account. This message is an invitation, a welcome to a new forum called TrueBlueFreedom.com
While I love the people who make up Free Republic, I have many complaints about Jim Robinson and his cronies who run the actual website. Over and over again, whenever somebody has complained or offered suggestions, they have been told by JimRob and others to go and start their own website if they know so much. Well, I’ve decided to take them up on that offer.
I’ve started TrueBlueFreedom.com for three simple reasons, and once you’ve read those reasons, I’m sure you’ll agree that we need to make a few adjustments if we want this powerful bastion of conservatism to remain. The first reason is simple: Free Republic is too important to left in the hands of JimRob. Jim and his son John have repeated stated that if just one Freepathon goal isn’t met, that’s it - “Free Republic will be dead.” I can’t stand the idea of America without Free Republic. Imagine if we hadn’t been there when Dan Rather was passing around his forgeries, how different things would be today. Now realize that, as things are going, we won’t be around when the next Rathergate happens. We can’t allow that to happen, and since JimRob has publicly refused to deal with this issue, we have to take matters into our own hands. My solution is TrueBlueFreedom.com
The second reason is that I believe that free market capitalism has made America great, and that attempting any other system will lead us to ruin. A belief JimRob apparently doesn’t share, since he continues to refuse to place ads on Free Republic and instead depend on a PBS-esque donation system. We are not NPR, and we are not a charity – why do we raise money like one? For this reason, I’ve developed TrueBlueFreedom.com to depend on advertisements. TrueBlueFreedom.com will not depend on donations, instead, we will depend on the opportunities provided by the free market to create a self-sustaining version of Free Republic – without the constant Freepathons.
The third reason is that JimRob is, in my opinion, a petty tyrant. How many of you know somebody who was purged? How many wonder if you may be next on the list? If you’re neither of these people, consider this: Giuliani was America’s Mayor in 2008. That didn’t stop JimRob from purging all his supporters without warning. How do you know that whoever you support in the Republican primaries won’t raise JimRob’s wrath? How do you know the next purge group won’t be Mormons, Jews, Birthers, Pro-Palin, Anti-Palin, and so on? I believe that purging the non-believers and demanding total mental agreement with the “Dear Leader” is the exact opposite of conservative values, regardless of where JimRob stands on abortion and homosexuality. And for that reason, I’ve set up TrueBlueFreedom.com as a place where conservatives who follow the rules will not be banned, no matter how much I disagree with them. Regardless of your politics, religion, or favorite sport team, you will only be banned for breaking the rules. TrueBlueFreedom.com is a purge-free zone.
So, I hope you’ve read all this, and will accept my invitation. If this seems like something you can believe in, come to TrueBlueFreedom.com, sign up, and start talking. And if you like it, spread the word. Because Free Republic is too important to just let die.
I read your ping, the perp’s post...and that was all I needed to see. lol
A day late, but I’m on your side Jim.
I was thinking after that very presidential address she gave about the Gifford shooting that I'll just refer to her from now on as President Palin. That ought to piss off some lefties!
Well, as far as corporate and business sponsors are concerned, to keep the money flowing in, you are beholden to their whims.
Man...as a southern freeper who has to watch the spew of vitriol from race baiters here....how i would love to catch those. multiple nick fakirs here....JR zotted a few over homolove two weeks ago. Plenty troublemakers here have chameleon.accounts....no question...watch them enuff they give tells
Well stated.
You know, as many warnings as posters get, they always blame someone else for being banned. It’s never their fault that they continued to argue against conservative values.
1. Supports conservative objectives.
2. Keeps expletive-filled trash off the threads.
3. Refuses to allow trolls to dominate the conversation.
Dangit, Jim, you’re such a.. a.. DICTATOR!!!!
;-)
Seriously.. keep on keepin’ on, Bro.
man...I ain’t gonna lie....
those some of those zots on the homo purge were sweet and long in coming
if folks are PC on one thing they usually aren’t much on anything if you know what I mean especially on key issues like abortion, guns, and marriage.
anyhow...this new joint will yet again turn into another PC anti-freeper site likely
like Clown Posse though some Clowns were funnier than hell I will give them that morsel...cruel though...especially about freeper women
FR is complex...you know that...it ebbs and flows...right now is flowing...but it is without question the big daddy on our side
Those that are social liberals on one or two issues will never understand social conservatism. Those are the ones that weep when they are banned and never admit their culpability. They continue posting liberal claptrap after warnings then blame everyone but the person in the mirror.
I never went to Clown Posse but heard stories. Anti-Freeper sites aren't known for their longevity.
Wasn't there for it, but if by their leaving, helps make FR more conservative, then I'm glad they are gone.
Someone had mentioned 'stinky' being over there. I saw that, too and thought 'ick!' Couldn't stand it when he was here.
Other things I've noticed. There are certain threads I don't think you will see there. Pro life, religious, articles with a negative gay/transgender position, such as this one on FR Transgender's request a sign of the times
It isn't because the topics are banned per se, but, the admin did say they didn't want a religious board in the forum. I think the reason is as soon as you allow religious threads or religion in, then they have to look at the homosexual agenda and abortion and know it will expose them for the liberals they really are.
Did you really “purge” Rudy supporters?
Purge? We zotted a few abortion/gay rights activists who were pushing hard for Rudy, then one of them created a truebluerino site for Rudy McRomney and a whole lot more of their RINO compatriots decided to follow the WAnkers out the door to WAnkerville. They were committing suicide by mod like there was no tomorrow. It was a horrible sight to see.
LOL!!
You did bleach the place pretty good though and the smell of fresh paint is preferable to their stench.
Thanks, Hulka. I appreciate that.
I am feeling so left out...I didn’t even get the freepmail...guess they know who to send it to, and I hope they all have fun over there, and don’t let the door hit them in the backside when they leave.
You have it right in how you run this. Why is the site so important? Because of your standards and rules. Because you are not dependant on advertisers who could pull the rug out from under you if they don’t like what is said here...
Mr. Robinson, I am forever grateful to you. I have been here since 1998...(but got a new account in 2002—computer died w/passwords and such)I would have lost my mind if I had not found this site which shared my views and brings those of us who do, together.
I am so GLAD you are tyrannical about your values. Please never change!
God bless you and Free Republic!
OK...I actually went over and looked.
It’s just the same old thing JR.
Could be the Clowns, Pachyderm, Wideawakes, or Darwin Central
full of folks who are not much on the culture war...
scratch the surface and they think it’s just about taxes and foreign policy and that we traditionalists or God believers are simply dinosaurs
Charles Krauthammer would fit in well.
I see some old names from here...they weren’t conservative here and won’t be there.
You lost nothing. They did you a favor.
Give them time and they will get more and more bitter anti-freeping and will cannibalize.
Just my 2 cents
fyi
Gotcha...thanks!
It’s good to “see” you in real time. ;o)
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