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Red State and Free Republic Declare War on Mitt Romney Supporters for Some Reason [JR post 132]
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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.


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To: mnehring
I like the peek he gives us of the inside of a zot.
81 posted on 10/29/2011 9:17:00 AM PDT by kanawa
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To: tflabo
With respect, ou're totally missing my point. I agree with everything you say about Mitt. I will do everything possible to see that he isn't the GOP nominee.

But suppose he manages to get the nomination. The issue then,simply, for a great many in the conservative base, is whether they will even bother to vote for him. And if enough act that way, then Obama could win.

Are we prepared to accept that. I'm not sure I could.

82 posted on 10/29/2011 9:19:59 AM PDT by ken5050 (Cain/Gingrich 2012!!! because sharing a couch with Pelosi is NOT the same as sharing a bed with her)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Nobody ‘hates’ Romney here.”

Where have you been? The site is RIPE with anti Romney crap, not to mention anti Mormon nonsense that is spewing forth on a daily basis.


83 posted on 10/29/2011 9:21:17 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy (For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Saundra Duffy

Robert Jeffress is not Perry’s pastor. Stop posting that lie.

Robert Jeffress is the pastor of a church in Dallas. Perry does not attend Jeffress’ church and Jeffress does not provide spiritual guidance to Perry.


84 posted on 10/29/2011 9:22:50 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: Saundra Duffy
“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.”

What so many of these people who LOVE Gov. Romney don’t seem to realize is that they have been fed reasons to LOVE Gov. Romney by a highly-funded mormon church. That's why 90% of mormons voted for Romney in 2008 and why the Saundras of FR will vote for him in the primaries.

85 posted on 10/29/2011 9:24:17 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (If other churches were dead dunking mormons to save them mormons would be furious.)
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To: xzins
>>>>>I will not support flip-floppin Romney for any reason at any time.

Ditto. FUMR!

86 posted on 10/29/2011 9:24:21 AM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Saundra Duffy

So here’s a question for ya. Would YOU vote for romney BECAUSE he’s a Mormon? Would you still vote for him if he WASN’T?


87 posted on 10/29/2011 9:26:20 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Saundra Duffy
Keep it up, Sandy, the smell of ozone is rising. And that may be why you're continuing to push it so far, you need that victim-hood for your twisted martyrdom.
88 posted on 10/29/2011 9:26:28 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: mnehring

Did you live in Massachusetts? Romney/RINO
Romneycare - free healthcare for illegal immigrants while real citizens can’t afford their own coverage that is mandatory.....

Nuff said!


89 posted on 10/29/2011 9:26:57 AM PDT by jcsjcm (This country was built on exceptionalism and individualism. In God we Trust - Laus Deo)
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To: ken5050
Well if Romney gets the nod most certainly we would vote for him.... but like this...


90 posted on 10/29/2011 9:27:51 AM PDT by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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To: Reagan Man

Until Romney is out of the picture, the GOP will get zero support of any kind from me. That the insiders are engineering this in his favor has me rejecting the GOP entirely.

And, yes, in the past they’ve gotten both my money and my time.

For me to give even a penny to anything that might benefit Romney is for me to be donating to a pro-abortion, anti-gun, big government cause.

And that is not going to happen.


91 posted on 10/29/2011 9:28:00 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of our Troops PRAY for their VICTORY!)
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To: Saundra Duffy
Well, the thesis of this article is that Obama is behind the anti Mormon, anti Romney trash. I think it’s something to consider.

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92 posted on 10/29/2011 9:29:04 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (If other churches were dead dunking mormons to save them mormons would be furious.)
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To: MestaMachine

“Would YOU vote for romney BECAUSE he’s a Mormon?”

I call Harry Reid a MINO (Mormon In Name Only) and I sure as heck would NEVER vote for him. The problem here is that the lies about Romney have been spewed over and over and over and we’re not allowed to refute them or have a different opinion on this site. It’s kind of like communism.


93 posted on 10/29/2011 9:32:14 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy ( For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Saundra Duffy

Sandy, can we expect you to tell the truth? ... Did you write the drek that the thread cites at the pro-Romney site? Are you the author of that essay?


94 posted on 10/29/2011 9:33:56 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Designer
Romney was afraid to fight for the 2008 nomination because he thought ANYBODY could win against Obama in 2012. Bad gambit, coward. The people see things clearer now - they'll vote for ANYBODY but Romney (and Obama) at this point.
95 posted on 10/29/2011 9:45:51 AM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: greyfoxx39; Salvation

greyfoxx39: That’s what they said about the Catholics when JFK ran for president. “I wouldn’t vote for a Catholic for dog catcher, much less President of the United States of America!” Oh, those Catholics - playing the victim card again.


96 posted on 10/29/2011 9:49:30 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy ( For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Saundra Duffy

Okay. Now answer the question. Would YOU vote for romney if he was NOT a Mormon?
I do research. A LOT of it. Whatever ‘lies’ there are about romney are minor compared to the overwhelming number of truths. So there isn’t that much you can tell me about the ‘lies’. His being Mormon means absolutely nothing to me. But everything else about him smacks of opportunism and entitlement. He has played very dirty to get this far. How does that square with Conservative values? For that matter, how does that square with Mormon values?


97 posted on 10/29/2011 9:54:37 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Saundra Duffy

The Liberals (media)are behind the ‘anti-Mormon’ stuff

The Conservatives are behind the ‘anti-rino’ stuff - and Romney is a RINO....a high-tail - two faced RINO

“An enemy of my enemy is NOT my friend”

libertarian27~~~Massachusetts


98 posted on 10/29/2011 9:56:08 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Agenda21: Dept. of Life, Dept. of Liberty and the Dept. of Happiness)
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To: Saundra Duffy; MHGinTN

99 posted on 10/29/2011 9:56:30 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (If other churches were dead dunking mormons to save them mormons would be furious.)
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To: Saundra Duffy
Even Perry’s pastor who thinks Catholics, Jews and Mormons are all going to hell

Pastor Jeffress IS NOT Perry's pastor.

Pastor Jeffress DID NOT say Catholics, Jews, and Mormans are going to hell. He said, "Those who believe in their hearts and confess with their mouths that Jesus is the Christ will be saved."

I watched the interview. He said that he thought there were even those who call themselves Southern Baptists may not be saved.

Get it right. You are accountable to the Lord for what you say.

100 posted on 10/29/2011 9:58:30 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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