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.
Could you please send your invite to tubebender....LOL.
He feels left out.
I joined under this name in '98. This used to be the defining culture for FR.
There seem to be a lot more topic-based ZOTs called for, not of recently joined obvious and disruptive trolls, but even of long time members who wish to debate merits & failings of potential presidential candidates or about controversial policy shifts.
Discussion doesn't make FR a "liberal debate club," as I've seen suggested, but serves to inform and strengthen views. It was a hallmark of what made FR great in its early web days along with activism (local chapters, Freeper investigations) and timeliness (live threads of Bush vs. Gore, for example).
I hope going forward into the 2012 election cycle, all candidates get a thorough examination and activity in the Republican House is monitored closely. FR is an invaluable, informative, tool during election cycles and in alerting people to legislative scams or judicial injustices.
The "professional press" cannot be depended upon to accurately report events or inform the People what its elected officials are trying to do to them.
Anti-Freepers sites crash and burn every time. The only glue that holds them together is a hatred of FR.
Mr. Buffalo, approximately ALL of the MEDIA, left AND right, has FR bookmarked to see what’s happening when news breaks. This will never happen with any other site. Give it up, ain’t gonna work.
It is very strange. I made a comment at #333 and all of a sudden since that comment starting at #301 to #340 is all messed up for me to see. I can pick up comments again starting at #341.
I got it, Grey got it, CC got it, and IDK about ‘zilla, colo, T.
Bry, E, and Nana didn’t seem to get it.
But you didn’t miss much, I’m thinking possibly SD or PD is the one behind it.
I’m clueless.........
How much FreeRepublic sucks. See JRs original post.
Still that same way for you?
Over my dead body.
I really can’t believe that this person is what they say they are.
There are many sites that are essentially commercial versions of FR.
Lucianne.com, MightyRighty.com, and several others. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HER LOGIC, unless she just really wants to make some dough, and there’s nothing wrong with that. BUT, she doesnt need to badmouth someone else in th process.
She could have just created her site, announced it, even on FR, and that would have been that, no harm, no foul.
By listing her grievances in the process, she reveals a more sinister motive, damaging someone else reputation.....
FR is what it is and I have no intentions of making any sudden moves to try to please big tent RINOs. Eff ‘em if they can’t take a joke.
wtc911? Structural engineer.
Dont feel bad.
I didnt get one either......
Well, I think we all need to be carful not to recklessly guess who this mystery person might be. For example, I have no idea what pissant has been up to today. LOL
Honest pissant, you ornery old fart, I was only joking. ;>) Palin 2012.
Mrs Dogood, you obviously won’t be missed. Look, I like to help folks out when I can, so anytime I see a clearly identified troll, I’ll send them your way.
Jim, I could go on for a long time about all of the good things that I have experienced from your creation. I love it here and I am convinced that FR makes a difference in the lives of others, as well as the direction of our country. Thank you so much for all that you do.
Yes!
I am a relatively new poster. I have lurked for quite awhile though. I was not a reader for most of what this poster is talking about but I have a thought I would like to contribute. Personally, I am kind of tired of fair and balanced. I recently watched with horror as Fox News allowed some of their commentators to turn on their more conservative counterparts. I am a fair person, to each his own, but I really would like to have one place, just one, that I can trust will have a truly conservative viewpoint and stick to it through thick and thin. Watching the soft-pedaling of some of these so called conservatives in the last week is making me ill !
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