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.
No it was somebody on that thread. You simply posted it.
Me either, I must not be on the “Right” lists.
LOL!!! I wish I had enough energy to lash out. I’d fall asleep on the second swing! ;-)
Tried doing a search, but it won't load.
I'll try again later, though.
I have NIGHTMARES about advertisements on FR. Nonononono!! Being self-sufficient is a mark of true conservatives.
NPR??? Lousy analogy.
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I am not pro-Palin, and I am still here.
Look, if some idiot is trying to skim members of FR, they got to do better than a free forum somewhere. If you really want to compete with FR its going to take a lot of $$$ because those clunky web forums can’t handle the capacity.
Plus you’ll need a better name than truebluefreedom.com or whatever...
try freepublic.com or freerepublican.com or freeconservative.com or something.... not some strange name that people will forget after the first visit.
:P
oh and you’ll need a lot more than good luck to compete with FR.
Hey buddy! Good that you’re here. A lot of the expressed concerns comes from your thread and it struck some of us that the poster was likely on your thread and using Ms as a distraction.
You’re right that the mailer is an idiot. Contradictions and truly nasty talk. Jim was exceptionally gracious on your thread. He answered questions in detail that I actually felt was none of my business.
Damn. Wish I could edit my post. Looks like it was written by a crazed petty tyrant. Oh, well. Such is life.
it went on for days and weeks...
Thats more than enough warning...
The only ones I've seen zotted without warning are the noobs like this troll.
Anyone who has been here any appreciable amount of time gets warned. Often more than once.
You can’t please everyone. Nor should you try. Nor should you be anything but flattered by would-be competitors. And successful competitors can only happen if the pro-Constitutionalist movement is gaining ground, which is not anything to fret about.
Is there a link to that thread?
The only thing we know about her is she comes in from pitt.edu. Well, actually, that says a lot.
And how nasty is it to complain about a website and then troll it for members?! That's what this is.
That is about the cutest picture going.
You have to deal with this BS every few years Mr. Jim. What I find hysterical, is these “disgruntled” Freepers always find their way back here !!! :-)
Right on Jim. I would consider it a big fat compliment. They are trying to copy you. Reality is it’s never as good as the original.
I am just sorry whoever this person is is starting this for all the wrong reasons.
Perhaps the only FReepers who got the FReepmail were those this person saw as possibly disenchanted with FR and JimRob? I got zilch too. :~D
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