yup...
Posted on 10/29/2011 8:05:02 AM PDT by mnehring
Edited on 10/29/2011 2:08:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The editors at Red State and Free Republic (among others) have had the wool pulled over their eyes. They seem to actually believe the lies originally propagated by supporters of President Obama and, in some cases, even by President Obama himself. Now, for some reason, these editors/moderators are so insecure in their prejudice against Gov. Romney that they ban people who openly support Gov. Romney. Free Republic (mostly because of it’s owner Jim Robinson) has purged all of the Romney supporters they could from the site in two waves of purges over the last few years. The anti-Romney and anti-Mormon bigotry evident at Free Republic now is absolutely sickening.
I haven’t been to Free Republic quite as much as I used to partly because I have been banned from posting. During the 2008 election, Mitt was accepted and lauded by many at Free Republic like he was by most conservatives. One of the best summaries of Gov. Romney’s accomplishments was actually from Free Republic. However, Jim Robinson seemingly fell in love with Sarah Palin and initiated purges of anyone who wouldn’t pledge allegiance to her. A few months back, I tried to make a new account and see if I could post about Gov. Romney’s jobs plan and I was promptly banned and called a few derogatory names implying that I was a Mormon. Besides the fact that I am not Mormon, I can’t for the life of me figure out how a site like that, filled with such hate, can find enough donors to keep it going. When I think of Free Republic, I’m reminded of the scene from Star Wars Episode IV where Luke is warned that he is entering “A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villany”.
Red State has been fairly hostile to Gov. Romney for awhile, but they have crossed into new lows now as well. The guys from WhyRomney.com [3] have been working very hard and diligently to refute some of the many misconceptions about Gov. Romney, and I hope this unfortunate episode won’t dissuade them or anyone else from trying to correct the people endlessly smearing Gov. Romney. What so many of these people who don’t like Gov. Romney don’t seem to realize is that they have been fed reasons to not like Gov. Romney by highly-funded democratic think tanks. It’s abundantly clear now, no matter what Rush Limbaugh says [4], that President Obama is scared to death of facing Mitt Romney [5] in the general election.
If you want to check out the three open letters posted to Red State, you can read the one on mandates and health care here [6], the one about abortion here [7], and the final one on miscellaneous issues here [8] unless Red State removes the posts now that they have cowardly banned the authors of the letters. Also, I’ve saved a screen shot of the admin belittling the efforts of our friends from WhyRomney [9] and giving his/her bogus reason for banning them which you can read here [10] just in case the admin tries to cover his/her tracks in shame. If you want to see how rude Free Republic is without actually subjecting yourself to the hate, just click here [11] for a screen shot of the reason they banned the author of a similar open letter.
I know there are bastions of bigotry against Mormons on other sites besides Free Republic and that Free Republic and Red State aren’t the only sites that have ever banned people they disagreed with, but I’ve concluded that they are the grandparents of this anti-Romney crusade that fortunately seems destined to fail. Some other sites seem predisposed against supporting Mitt, but not at the dangerous level of these two.
The motives of people like Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh [12] to not want Gov. Mitt Romney to be the GOP nominee are easy to understand (hint: they make more money with President Obama in the White House), but I believe many other sites and conservatives are simply following their lead reinforced by the disingenuous people at Red State and the sheltered leader of Free Republic. Most other conservative sites that support candidates other than Mitt at least vow to support Mitt if he is the nominee, but I worry about what is festering at Free Republic and now, Red State. Once our nominee is selected, we will need all hands on deck to defeat President Obama. The members of these two sites should realize how detrimental the actions of their leaders may end up being to the ultimate cause of making President Obama a one-term President. I hope they will ask for their leaders to act in a more responsible fashion.
WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC!
NOTE: FR's "editor" (namely, me) is not shy about stating FR's conservative principles, purposes and goals or about stating why liberal progressive RINOS are not acceptable on FR and so adds the following links for reference:
One more time: FR's God-given Life & Liberty constitutional conservative activism agenda!!
The truth about Romney straight from HIS progressive big mouth
--Jim Robinson
Newt is no better, either. A has-been turned RINO, with lots of baggage. No thanks.
Good debater and spokesman, but that’s all.
Sorry, I meant won’t vote for Romney...thus giving Obama another 4 years
Like wow! Jim Thompson is at it again!
yup...
“We have “Editors” at Free Republic?”
Why yes Mazda! Jim Thompson or did you forget?
Oh, that Jim Thompson. I forgot! I mean it has been so long since something of mine went across his editors desk! Sheesh!
“I remember back in the day when Free Republic was about exposing Democrat liberals.”
You said the key word “back in the day”. How is it we got all these RINO’s in our mists? The enemy is within
Everyone here is making low shots at the Mormon religion because Mitt calls himself Mormon? Well I am gonna go out on a limb here and ask “Just how good of a Mormon is he?” Because most Mormons I know are very pro life. From what I know of them they are against abortion except for rape and mother’s life. They are against birth control. What is Mitt’s stance on being pro life? Oh we as FReepers know. The fact that he does not seem to practice his Mormon faith is what we really should argue about. I for one would much rather have Mormon in office that is pro life than what I call “Mormon in name only RINO”.
Jeff if I have said to do say anything wrong feel free to set the record strait.
What is worse, Mitt is not the only RINO out there. We are infested.
It’s his politics that disqualify him, not his religion, but lets not let facts get in the way of a good rant.
Well you know Mr. Thompson. He is in and out of his editor’s office. He is still around however, still at it I see!
Sandy. NO NO and NO again. Reid is a temple mormon, Reid has been given high awards from BYU for being a good mormon.
There has been nothing that has been posted about Romney’s record that is a distortion. The problem lies is that you are unwilling or unable yo see his liberalism. However, it just could be that you are blinded by his mormonISM.
If you must know, I don’t want Obama to win another four years. So WHOMEVER is the nominee next November I will vote for him \ her. To many people here have said they are fine with Obama winning again if it means they don’t have to vote for someone who isn’t 100% pure conservative.
Ronald Reagan would never make it past a primary with some of the folks here and you know I’m dead on right with that. That’s how fringe some folks at FR have become...sad but true.
I’m for a conservative like anyone else, but I’m also for beating Obama. If Romney is the nominee, than Romney gets my vote. Pretty simple.
“. . . it just could be that you are blinded by his mormonISM.”
Right back at you.
Let’s not address that you claim Reid is a mormon in name onlyaddy is an award winner from BYU for being a good mormon plus a temple worthy mormon.....and you then say I am blinded by Romney’s mormonISM. No sweetie I loath Romney because he is a LIBERAL.
Romney goverened as a liberal, he presidential campaigning is as a liberal....he is a liberal.
And your saint that can beat Obama is...?
“With Romney, it’s not really his weird religion—it’s his LIBERALISM!!!”
You haven’t done much research on that subject apparently. Romney has been bashed continuously for his religious beliefs. Just like JFK back when he was running for president, about a million voters said they would not vote for a Catholic - never!! That’s what’s going on today about Romney. Folks saying they would never vote for a Mormon - NEVER! It’s the same old bigotry.
Not only that but due to the blind hatred of Mormons, many people refuse to believe one good thing about Romney. It’s a vicious cycle.
Darned toot’n I will write in Sarah! I will NEVER vote for that rat bastard, socialist, baby killing communist romney... no way... no how!
LLS
He is stuck there because he is a friggin’ communist that said “I was never part of the Reagan Revolution”... that is why he is struck on 25% and why I will never vote for him for any reason what-so-ever.
LLS
Well - it is both. I won’t vote for him because his political track record doesn’t coincide with my political beliefs - but I also won’t vote for him as I won’t vote for anyone whom isn’t saved. if a president is closed to god’s wisdom, he is open to the devil’s influence.
You may call me a bigot if you want - but I am most certainly not alone. In north central florida Romney won’t get 4 votes in 10. I think most good christians would rather not vote, then cast a vote for someone who will not be in god’s grace.
Most mormons I know are conservative, Rahmney’s not one of them. Thanks Jim. Keeping it pure Freeper.
Mitt Romney = pubic dribble.
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