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.
Well its a free country Jim - well at least a little still.
FR will do just fine...we just need to keep at it and you have done this country a great service by having FR...
Keep it up and we are with you.
Ooh. But do they like to snuggle? :)
Uuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnggggghhhh
Laughter and joking are a survival mechanism in a world gone mad. If we don’t laugh, we’ll explode.
A discussion forum where posters are required to abide by Roberts Rules of Order would be...”orderly”, quite dull and as much fun as a Quaker funeral.
Sung by willie nelson then Kris Kristopherson then Waylon then Johnny Cash.
It wasn’t me!
Yep, and all are good!
LOL. First time I’ve heard that one.
Don’t ya love how they write and sing about real experiences? That’s country music!
That’s pretty special for sure.
checked it out...on news debate and action the first topic was:
“So what really happened on 11 September 2001”
Enough said..I’m back to FR..
“Please see Post 726.”
Yep, I wrote that...you sounded like you were taking a shot at FR and needed to be jerked up short. If I was in error, I apologize, if not, watch out for that door knob!
JC
That’s great, never heard it before!
Woo hoo!!
The Highwaymen - Me And Bobby Mcgee
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun,
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul...
Standing right beside me, Lord, through everything I done,
And every night she’d keep me from the cold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sod5TeCCQHA&feature=related
LOL, Yeah I know. We’ve sure been through a lot haven’t we? Love you big guy.
Dittos to that!!! I have survived many years of hardship and bad health on Humor and Sun Flower seeds...
Girl, you know I’m important. I’ve been through the wars with Jim.
Thanks. For. The. Ping.
I’m on the outside too; no email.
Hummmph...is that all you got to say? Have you painted your toenails green again?
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