Underground freepmail campaign by unknown disgruntled FReeper

freepmail | 01/16/2011 | Mrs Dogood

[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.

[UnwashedPeasant]

UnwashedPeasant: "My friend was banned from FR after clicking the “Report Abuse” button

humblegunner: "I guess you should leave that button alone then."

UnwashedPeasant: Too many trolls. Sometimes you have to hit that button.

[goat granny]

I use to be able to get away with OTC glasses. Would buy 1/2 doz at Odd Lot. Now I cannot get away with those and need presc. bummer :O(

[airborne]

Thanks for the information.

I do not, and will not, support a FreeRepublic run on Oracle. And I am grateful that we agree on this.

As far as banner ads, I understand your reluctance. But my fear of losing FreeRepublic makes me consider these as a possible solution, if safeguards are set up.

As for the other web sites, if they provide an alternative solution, they will survive. If not, “such is life”.

Are you allowed to say which Freeper(s) is involved?

[humblegunner]

Too many trolls. Sometimes you have to hit that button.

Define a troll, give examples if you can.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, bd476!!

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$35.00 monthly from Georgia
$100.00 from Pennsylvania
$10.00 monthly from Nebraska

Thank you all very much!!

[goat granny]

I had this mental picture of him yelling PRIME RIB 19.99 OR HAMBURGER DELUX 6.00

[ReneeLynn]

I just opened my mail and got that. Uh, sorry but we don’t throw JimRob under the bus around here on anyone’s whim. Libs do that.

[dynachrome]

Clown Posse 2.0?

[EveningStar]

First I saw of it...guess I’m not one of the cool kids.

I didn't get pinged either. Oh, well. I never tried to be cool anyway.

[onyx]

Jim just wrote,

Thank you very much, bd476!!

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$35.00 monthly from Georgia
$100.00 from Pennsylvania
$10.00 monthly from Nebraska

Thank you all very much!!

[greyfoxx39]

I caught this...True Blue...True Believing....

[wagglebee]

Username was StinkyJoe. He joined in 2003 and banned in 2008.

And made a grand total of EIGHT posts during that time, trolls do stuff like this a lot.

[humblegunner]

You remember the Clown Pusses?!?

[onyx]

Someone has to fall on thew sword to learn the ID.

[Arrowhead1952]

Any idea what this is all about? I and others got a FReepmail from Morgana with this message:

**yes and this person is upset. Coyote did not mean to appear racist. So I am trying to let someone know if you can tell the mods. Coyote says “no more 1950’s lingo” if you let him come back. Also he is not a troll, like some were trying to say.**

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:morgana/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change

Morgana
Since Feb 18, 2007

With no replies since signup date.

From this thread:

81-Year-Old Woman Bodyslammed, Mugged In Subway Station
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2656295/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/~wileecoyotegenius/

[Responsibility2nd]

I only saw three postings....

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22StinkyJoe%22+site%3Afreerepublic.com&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=off&tbs=

But you’re right. That poster has been banned. Jim Robinson could tell us. So can a moderator.

But I don’t believe StinkyJoe was zotted just for hitting the Report Abuse button. Not unless he hit it on one of Jims posts.

lolol

We shall see.

[UnwashedPeasant]

"Define a troll, give examples if you can."

For example, the newbie posters that made certain comments about one of the Obama daughters.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Thanks Jim. Honest to goodness, I just wanted you to know that I’m not a cheapskate.

[wagglebee]

Too many trolls. Sometimes you have to hit that button.

Hell, I've hit abuse on humblegunner more times than I can remember and we're both still here.

[bd476]

Jim Robinson wrote:

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$35.00 monthly from Georgia
$100.00 from Pennsylvania
$10.00 monthly from Nebraska

Thank you all very much!!