Posted on 11/01/2011 1:05:31 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.
In an email to POLITICO this afternoon, Robinson admitted that the site routinely blocks Romney supporters from posting -- and offered no apologies for the practice:
Free Republic is a pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, pro-small government, pro-constitution, pro-liberty site. Governor Romney is none of the above. His record is that of an abortionist, gay rights pushing, gun grabbing, global warming advocating, big government, mandate loving, constitution trampling, flip-flopping liberal progressive with no core values. That and the fact that he is the chief architect and advocate for ObamaCare disqualifies him for any consideration whatsoever on Free Republic as a potential nominee for the presidency.
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/mitt-romney/2011/11/01/romney-supporters-banned-free-republic#ixzz1cU7qh32p
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...
A dark day for FR.
I know you claim to be against homo sex, but since The IncreasinglyLessFreeRepublic’s tent now only fits the two of us, I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable. (...wait...what the... that had better have been the tent zipper...going down!)
What the hell are people supposed to post if Romney wins the nomination?
And what the hell are we people who like to reason and debate supposed to do once we all are either coerced or winnowed into agreement?
Seriously, it is time for a name change: ‘The Robinson Republic’ has a ring to it.
FreeRepublic has itself become false advertising.
(No, I don’t support Romney. I also do not have an irrational fear of him.)
Agree. Thanks for adding some light.
Why?
Free Republic has never supported liberals. Why on earth would we start now?
This opinion is an example of libtard anarchic concept of freedom.This is the belief of libtards disrupters that they should be allowed to say any thing at all even if it is against the will of the owner of the property.
A better question might be: how many fingers of my right hand do they represent?
It's Jim's site, and he's been doing a wonderful job for close to 15 years.
...but watch out for that Jim Thompson! He's a real troublemaker!
Right, so if it comes down to it, we’ll all go ahead and vote for Obama or sit out because the REPUBLICAN PARTY will never recover. I don’t care one whit about the GOP. I care about my country. Aside from that, believing that one candidate will destroy a party is patently insane. Jimmy Carter was out of office for 28 years before Obama took office (and only twelve years before the next Democrat took office).
The official policy of Free Republic should be “we don’t give a damn about the country, we care about taking down Romney” because that’s how most of you act. I know of exactly zero Mitt supporters on this site and now I know why. I know of a few people who have mentioned that Mitt is their last choice (as well he should be) but should it come down to it, they at least recognize the real enemy. I am in this camp. Romney is the least palatable of the existing candidates and I am an ardent Cain supporter, but should things change I will not sit this election out. I’ve seen the damage Obama can do. I’ve personally experienced it.
I’m 30 and I live in a swing state. I do not have the luxury of not caring because my time here is short. I also do not have the luxury of not caring because my vote is irrelevant. Jim has both and many of you here do as well. My vote matters and I recognize that no matter how bad you are all convinced Romney might be, he’s not Obama. Those who believe there is no difference between the two are nearly delusional. My vote does not represent total agreement with a candidate - if it did, I’d never vote. I recognize that because of the broken two-party system we have, it’s either the Democrat or the Republican. One of the two will take power - a third-party candidate hasn’t even won an electoral vote since 1832. I need to chose which of those candidates better represents my views and the general good of the country.
Door meet ass.
You know, I tend to expect the Dems and MSM to tell us who should or will be the Republican candidate, and ignore them.
When the GOP establishment tries to tell us who it’s going to be, THAT pisses me off to no end!
Hey, Rove, stop shoving your RINO’s on us!
Thanks for the info. Guess I am naive—it simply wouldn’t occur to me to do those sorts of things.
Spam and plagarism both are worthy of “preemption”.
Yep... that's a damned persuasive argument. But, you won't convince anyone of that by banning them. They won't be here to hear the truth.
Freedom of speech is part of the constitution too..
They certainly dish it out, but cannot take it.
Good on you, JR! And, God bless FR!
You don't fear a man who changes positions like underwear and shares some of the same positions as Obama?!
You ain't in the same tent with me let me tell ya!!!
I don’t get why anyone bitches about it. It’s your site. I think it’s good that you are open about your editorial positions. It’s no mystery.
Semper Fi!
Now that's funny, I don't care who you are!
The boss has made it clear that FR is NOT a liberal debating society. I don't come here for debate of any type because the stated purpose is clear:
Free Republic is the premier online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!
As I see it, the purpose is to champion causes that promote true Conservative principles in America. This is a site for pro-God, pro-gun, pro-life activism. I don't see how there can be nay room for debate on Mitt Romney, any more than one can debate the merits of homosexuality or murdering of the unborn.
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