Gosh, I sure wish you would have clamped down on this BEFORE these other people were so viciously attacked and eventually run out of the race. The Perry supporters suffered relentless vicious attacks from the likes of org.whodat and even some of the mods.
Result? Lots of Texans dropped out of the Freepathon, taking their donations with them.
And not just Texans. Many non-Texans as well. But Texans got the worst of it as Freepers were allowed to insult every aspect of not only Rick Perry, but every single aspect of the great state of Texas. Southerners in general were also slandered, as certain Freepers (Miss Marmelstein, are you listening?) accused Texans in particular and southerners in general of being slack-jawed, ignorant knuckle draggers, among many other despicable charges.
Who wants to pay for a site that allows (and even seems to encourage—at least as far as the mods go) these kinds of attacks? Something I pondered more than once, asking myself, why pay a monthly donation for THIS?
So ok, maybe this post isn’t about raising money for the freepathon—the point the post seems to make is to quit tearing down our conservative candidates. I echo the call, but darn it, its just a few weeks too late to do much good.
It’s at least several weeks too late for me to ever feel civil toward a lot of Freepers I once admired, let alone work with them for ANY purpose. And many of the ones on the attack back then are mods. The owner (JimRob) says one thing; those that enforce the rules say another.
Sad day in Freeperville. Now that the milk’s spilt, we get the warning that the milk might spill.
A bump for your 100% accurate post. Perry and his supporters were savaged by so-called “conservatives” and mods on this board for months with no abatement. Now it’s kissy-face, thanks Perry for your service. Nauseating.
FYI, the other Texan Paul gets it even worse then Perry.
I was also irritated to see all the Texas-bashing that accompanied the Perry-bashing. Maybe people with Texas somewhere in their blood are the only ones who understand the emotions generated when people denigrate our state. Look, if it makes Texans and/or Perry supporters feel any better, I'm posting a link to that cool little ditty by Ray Wylie Hubbard, Screw You. We're from Texas. :)
But it's behind us now. Redirect those emotions to what lies in front of us, not what's behind us. If you'll permit me, I'll use my own historical metaphors and analogy: The slaughter of our constitutional liberties, as represented by the Alamo and Goliad, have been going on unabated since Ronald Reagan. And here at FR, maybe some Perry supporters felt like Lt. Col. Travis may have felt when his pleas for reinforcements went unheeded.
On March 6, Lt. Col. Travis' final request of help (dated March 3) reached General Sam Houston at the Washington-on-the-Brazos constitutional convention. Houston told his fellow delegates to continue their important work and that he would help the men of the Alamo. Houston arrived at Gonzales on March 11, where he found a relief party already gathered. Within hours of reaching the town, however, word of the Alamo's fall arrived.In terms of history, the Alamo and Goliad are behind us. We cannot undo events that have already transpired. The final victory at the Battle of San Jacinto looms in the distance next November when we throw out the socialists who are removing our liberties at an alarming rate. And like General Sam Houton, who was too late to help at the Alamo, we will have a chance to take back our liberty, just as he and his men did when they crept through the tall prairie grass across the San Jacinto flatland.
Even though Sam Houston showed up late for the Alamo, he and his men enacted revenge for the Alamo and Goliad slaughters on April 21, 1836 at San Jacinto.
And just as in 1836 when Texicans were defending the Mexican Constitution of 1824 which guaranteed their liberties, so we are defending our U.S. Constitution from the LSM and GOP Establishment. It's time to take a stand, and every man & woman is needed to break the death-grip that the socialists have on Washington D.C.
Rick Perry, in an act of courage and conviction, has stepped aside and endorsed someone whom he thinks can lead the charge. Perry decided he wants to live (politically) to see another day so he can be there for San Jacinto.
It's time!
It was OK at first, but to continue to snipe at all other candidates as "impure" or to claim "GO PERRY!" long after he himself had tried to drop out, was infantile.
Cheers!
In future, please ping me if you have something to say about me. I don’t need to hear from others that you are attacking me. And I certainly don’t think Southerners or Texans are slack-jawed idiots. My beef was with Perry and some of his hero-worshipping supporters. Many of Perry’s supporters during August and September were making tons of fun at other states for being small and insignificant. I was attacked for talking positively about Maine, for God’s sake!
This on a day when Newt has probably won S. Carolina. A state, by the way, I love and visit frequently. The Perry people have got to get over this loss.
You should ping those you’re referring to or talking about.
I agree, there were those who posted the ugliest of comments over and over. They know who they are, and sadly, I can’t forget who they are now.
All I wanted to do was support my Governor, Rick Perry, and I was called ugly names.