JoeEveryman and the Anti-FReeper Attack on Free Republic

Various Anti-FReeper sites | August 10, 2002 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

The anti-FReepers are on the prowl. As most of you know, there is a group of ex-FReepers who have been dogging us for the last several years. The anti-FReeper community was started several years ago by a group of disgruntled individuals who were banned from FR and then wanted to get back at us by damaging our reputation. This started out as petty name calling and rumor mongering, but they now appear determined to cause us as much harm as possible. Even to the point of attempting to get FR and FRN shut down and the owners and managers of the organizations bankrupted or jailed.

Some of the early members of the group include ex-FReepers Mojo, Aligyrl, Landshark, Z2, Headhunter, LindaM, and others who have come and gone over the years. The most recent additions to active anti-FReeping appear to be ex-FReepers Clarity, Clinton's a Liar and JoeEveryman.

There appears to be a certain love/hate relationship involved here. Some of these people hate FR and its PTB (that's "Powers That Be" in their lingo) with such passion that they cannot stay away. Some of the original members of the AF community have given up and drifted off, some have come back to FR, and some are as determined as ever to kill FR and have me and whomever else they can thrown into prison for whatever crimes they imagine us guilty. Their motivation is pure revenge. Their driving force is hatred.

Their current attack is centered around an attempt to break up the Free Republic Network and, through that angle, to cause as much damage to FR as possible. Unfortunately for all of us, there is a genuine problem with the ex-leader of the South Carolina Chapter. Apparently, there was some money collected for events that was never paid over to the vendors and the chapter leader is accused of taking off with the money. I am not going into all of the gory details here, but I understand that there is an official police investigation ongoing and the SC Chapter and the FRN are cooperating fully with the authorities. The anti-FReepers, led by JoeEveryman, are trying to gain maximum leverage from any fallout from this case and are attempting to use it to bring down FRN.

JoeEveryman ran an FR thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/728856/posts) last week on this subject. I eventually deleted it because it was turning into an anti-FReeper haven and I do not want that on FR. The anti-FReepers have plenty of their own websites to conduct their hate campaign. Those who are interested may find JoeEveryman (posting as "Panjandrum") on the LibertyPost.org forum, now appearing to be the latest home of the anti-FReeper community. I have undeleted the JoeEveryman thread for those who are interested in reading it, but have left it locked. I do not want any more anti-FReeping activity on FR.

JoeEveryman is now banned from Free Republic. It is clear on the thead that he ran here on FR and on this (http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readarticle.cgi?114+1485+0+1) thread on LibertyPost.org that his intent is to bring FR down and to cause us as many legal problems as he can. I cannot see allowing him to do this on my own website.

It appears to me that they are either preparing some sort of lawsuit and or are trying to entangle me, Bob J, FR and FRN into the SC case. None of us had anything to do with whatever wrongdoing may have taken place in SC. The South Carolina Chapter is an independent entity, as are all of the FR chapters, and neither FR nor FRN have any ownership or control over their activities. It appears that the anti-FReepers are trying to break that down. We'll see. FRN is cooperating fully with the authorities and I will too if they ask.

In the meantime, I do not want them scheming on FR so they are banned and will remain banned. I will also ban any other FR members who get actively engaged in this attempt to bring down FR.

A request to all. Please do not drag any of the anti-FReeper stuff to FR. I do not want it here.

Free Republic has withstood many attacks over the years, from both the left and the right and I am confident that we will survive this attack from this Free Republic Haters Association as well.

Thanks for your continued support.

Jim

[RobFromGa]

I like MurryMom, though I rarely see her posts. She's polite even though she's wrong and I bet she's a nice person. You got to give her credit, she's got a lot of guts to post here.

I respectfully disagree. It is rarely polite and I am pretty confident (margin of error +/- 2%) that it is not a nice person/lifeform. I give it no credit whatsoever for guts being that this is anonymous. One can say the stupidest things and hide behind that mask, and MM does that often.

[Bob J]

There wasn't any registration at FR for the first year or so. We all posted with our full names and eddresses and never thought that someone would use it to harass us. It wasn't until eschoir, Ash and a few other Clinton trolls showed up and started crapping on the rug (like eschoir talking filth about Bill Barclays daughter) that Jim considered a registration process...and most of us exchanged our real names for screen names.

[swheats]

It becomes tiring to constantly debunk lies and debate misinformation. That's what's difficult. The majority of the time it's not debating actual legislation or information from whitehouse.gov, but some snippet of information from some liberal paper with the DNC agenda.

[Normally a Lurker]

(to Navigator): "You sound like a right-thinking American to me. How did you get painted with the anti-FReeper stain, anyway?

You know, tpaine has accused me of being a reincarnation of one the early exiles (Mojo?)."

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Kevin, it had something to do with his many, many "anti-FR" comments made on various other websites (e.g., various AF sites on YAHOO and at least a couple or more sites and chat rooms that he established himself), and those of his various "groupies" (many of whom are still active at the various AF sites).

His attitude toward FR, notwithstanding his recent rather two-faced postings here,is best summarized by his quotes in a 7/13/99 Salon article (http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/13/free/index1.html):

"A stinking mackerel in the garbage can of truth," says Ken Giles (aka Navigator) about Robinson. Giles, a onetime Free Republic star contributor, charges that Robinson allowed the site to become "a hate group open to all sorts of off-the-wall stuff -- conspiracy theories that really come from the left."

Of course, he will likely simply say that this is an example of the "disinformation" that I pass on.

[Bob J]

BTW - As you can see, I was the least creative one in the bunch!

[Redleg Duke]

Jim, there are so many who would pervert a good thing into their thing. It reminds me of the character who founded the Mormons. He was a Free Mason who tried to turn the organization into a religion, so they threw him out. He went on to take the rituals of Free Masonry and base the Mormon "Secret" Rituals on them. Masons are still paying the price for that.

Rest assured that I, for what it is worth, and there are plenty of folks on here who will afirm that it isn't worth a tinker's damn, will honor your request and support you in any way that I can. We have a great thing going here and I don't want to see some marginal personalities wreck it.

[Khepera]

They disguise themselves a lot of times as Libertarians.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Please check your freepmail.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

It becomes tiring to constantly debunk lies and debate misinformation. That's what's difficult. The majority of the time it's not debating actual legislation or information from whitehouse.gov, but some snippet of information from some liberal paper with the DNC agenda.

BUMP!

[Syncro]

As an side, I believe there was some antifreeper activity concerning this event in SC. If I am not misteken, they mentioned a campaign of writing letters to Sauls and Harris urging them not to attend.

I remember this distinctly.Not only that but there were letters to editors and articles on Internet News sites concerning Katherine Harris.I think there was some buzz about not being able to stiffle the disinformation in time to keep from making it a poor political move for her to show up.

I am talking about Harrris It would ironic if the antifreepers are now contemplating some kind of goofy legal action concerning an event they themselves may have been intrumental in destroying.

Yup how true....lol

MAF, this relates somewhat to your post # 349 also...

The enemies always try to wear us down with disinformation. LOL they have no rational way to fight the truth.

[Nam Vet]

I too came here also via Drudge in 1997, but lurked too long. The reason being is that I will not join ANYTHING on the WEB. The only exception was/is FreeRepublic. Bet I lurked 8+ months before I knew I would bust if I didn't start replying on occasion. What a great site and great group of people. I have never seen such in depth analysis and HUMOR concentrated anywhere else as I've witnessed here. I've 'baptised' my 'puter many times reading posts at FR.

Nam Vet

[Churchill Gomez]

I am laughing out loud once again. Some of the inimitable funny guys are back. Always something fresh to offer and they aren't afflicted with the "bttt" itch.

[tpaine]

Nonsense, gibberish, an old fool drooling while his stool is pooling in the bottom of his over-taxed adult Depends . . . that's my comment on [tpaine's] comment - navi
You sound like a right-thinking American to me. How did you get painted with the anti-FReeper stain, anyway? - KC

Well? you two cowardly clowns got Nal's answer at #344. - "No reply" - , typical.

You know, tpaine has accused me of being a reincarnation of one the early exiles (Mojo?). Much to tpaine's annoyance I've not been permanently booted . . . yet.

And, - you know why I so accused, curry.
You know all the old fights & phony issues, all the old buttons to push, and bells to ring.
- Boot you? Who cares, - you've lost all crediblity here, and are just another old joke. - Like navi.

[Nam Vet]

Actually, after giving it a bit more thought, I did join in '97, but forgot my PW I think. Can't remember for sure, but it seems to me I did have to re-register. Forgive me, I have yet ANOTHER b'day next month. (sigh)

Nam Vet

[duckbutt]

Man, I stumbled on to this thread, late. It has all the earmarks of a rollicking college kegger - - I think I'll stand in this corner and watch!

[Constitution Day]

I'm behind you and FR 110%.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Thanks for the FYI ping.

[Constitution Day]

FYI ping.

[Illbay]

Weird response. I gave my opinion. I have been here only a few months less time than you. My guess would be that the time required by you to be able to "opine" would be...just about the length of time you've been here.

Isn't that right?

[Churchill Gomez]

I see you have a "ping" affliction.