Jim Robinson & FR accused of censorship

WhatReallyHappened.com ^ | 4 January 2002 | WRH.com goobers

[Vigilant1]

FREE REPUBLIC ADMITS IT IS PRO-WAR AND CENSORS ALL POSTS NOT IN ACCORD WITH US GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA

NOW MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE NET. Cited under "fair use" for educational purposes.

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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 02:50:39 -0800
From: "Jim Robinson"
Organization: Free Republic
To: "Larry McDonald"
Subject: Re: What Are You Scared Of?

Those who are coming in here to post a bunch of propaganda to smear Bush or otherwise harm the war effort are going to be deleted.

I guess you missed my posts where I said that I am 100% behind our President and the war. I don't care if it's Ron Paul, Larry McDonald, or the head of the John Birch Society himself. I do not want it on FR. And I do not want a bunch of 40 year old conspiracy crap. Not interested.
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There you have it. Free Republic is not an objective reporter of the facts but a blatent supporter of the Bush administrations' war for oil, and by Jim Robinson's own admission.

In another post, Jim states...

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Jim Robinson (Free Republic)
by JIM ROBINSON in This thread

Lots of grumbling lately about deleted posts. Well, my friends, the simple truth is the game has changed. We are now at war.
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Of course, Jim Robinson has it wrong. We're not at war. Only Congress can state otherwise and there has been no formal declaration of war by anyone. Bush hasn't gone to Congress to ask for such a declaration because that would restore Congress to its role in the balance of powers doctrine on which the nation was founded. Bush has no intention of allowing Congress to second-guess him, and indeed Bush has flat out declared that he will not bother informing Congress of intelligence operations from this point forward as is required by law.

Yes, we have been attacked, but it's not really known by whom. Even the FBI admits the IDs on which they based their accusations were faked using the stolen identities of middle eastern Arabs, some of whom have since turned up alive. From this it should be obvious that we cannot really know who was on those planes, only who we are supposed to blame.

But Jim Robinson isn't interested in these facts. He's spiked threads pointing out that the FBI admitted the IDs used by the hijackers were phony. Jim Robinson has spiked threads about how some of the accused hijackers have turned up alive. Jim Robinson has spiked many of the threads dealing with the Israeli spy scandal and the fact that the US has classified evidence linking some of the arrested Israeli spies with the events of 9/11. Jim Robinson has spiked threads suggestng that Bush has exceeed his constitutional authority. Jim Robinson will tolerate no doubts about the righteousness of Bush's war for oil.

But more than that, Jim Robinson displays an arrogant assumption that the presence of a war justifies anything. He argues that we should get behind the government because (he claims) there is a war. But translate that to Germany of 1939. Was it the right thing for the German people to unquestioningly back Hitler because there was a war on? Or would the German people (and the world) have been better served taking a pause and a closer look at just what the government was doing? And if Germany should have examined their government's claims a lot closer, then how can we not do the same now?

Free Republic has shown its true colors. Jim is "not interested" in facts, only in selling Bush's wars. Free Republic isn't about news any more, only about propaganda.

[unsycophant]

Hey! Here's an idea: maybe you could start a forum for the banished, and they WOULD have a place to 'defend themselves' from their critics. You could certainly invite the critics to take it to your place, plus you could mediate as needed. Win-win.

[Sloth]

And you're right -- only Congress can declare war.

Back when Slick Willie was Prez, most Freepers were Constitutional "strict constructionists." Now, they seem to believe the Constitution is a "living document."

Only Congress can declare war if we're the ones starting it. However, in this case bin Laden declared war years ago. That leaves us free to formally declare (and I wish we had) but it's not necessary. We need no more "declare" a state of war for there to be one, than Gore needed to "concede" for Bush to really be Prez.

[scott91]

jim, i have been here for a while and i have NEVER found much to dissagree with. it is you forumn. play the game game the way you want to. and next time you need support, you can count on me. as you know i can't do much but what we all can do gets the job done.

[SusanUSA]

I'll go to #348 and push the abuse button and request it be removed, per your complaints, ok? Have a good evening. . .

Nicely done! :-)

[RightWhale]

We're not at war

We are at war. No declaration by Congress is necessary in this case.

The article is in error.

[Texaggie79]

Yeah just like they knew about Kennedy's assasination in Dallas from the beaten and stranded hooker on the side of the road, and the numerous faxes sent to FBI stations all over the South. Just like they knew about 9/11. Tell me when I am starting to sound dumb. Oh wait, I think it was the second I even paid attention to your post.

[Texaggie79]

Yeah just like they knew about Kennedy's assasination in Dallas from the beaten and stranded hooker on the side of the road, and the numerous faxes sent to FBI stations all over the South. Just like they knew about 9/11. Tell me when I am starting to sound dumb. Oh wait, I think it was the second I even paid attention to your post.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks.

[Godebert]

Dang it Man!........That one got the coffee up my nose.

[rmvh]

re your #213: These people we are examining herein seem strange, to some extent unbalanced, and bewildered....OR....just folks who hate America and have a nasty agenda.

[Commie Basher]

>> I know it's a real drag to have to abide by rules. Deal with it. <<

Sounds like something a PC college committe might say.

Next time some PC authority cracks down on you, I guess you'll just abide by their rules -- and thank them for "the people's public cirticism and correction."

[Roscoe]

...I've found plenty of good reasons to break my word...

Liars always do.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

If that's what you think of FR, Freepers, and Jim Robinson, then what are you even doing here? Is it that much fun to whine that you are being held down? JR isn't trying to squelch political expression, he's trying to keep this site from degenerating into a profanity-laced flame-war site like Yahoo! (which is why I left). If you want the freedom to cuss people, attack them personally, and post factually incorrect articles that attack conservatism, then you're at the wrong website. JR does let a lot of things go, so don't whine that there is some kind of Nazi crackdown here.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

ping!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

It's not whining; it's "freedom of speech" LOL < /sarcasm > sort of. Don't these people ever "get it"?

[Rebelbase]

Thanks!