Posted on 08/10/2002 1:29:46 PM PDT by 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
Someone mentioned something about "partner-swapping," but this is the most boring sex thread I've ever seen.
Ping me back if it heats up later. :-)
"Stepping stone" are the key words. Some of us have realized that for a long time. I also believe that to be Mojo's specific neurosis...he lost his monitor privileges at FR and was relegated to shadows. Yeah, I know Mojo, I'm a big fat LIAR...but then everyone is in your mojoworld. How's that book coming along, pal?
How about this Bill Kristol summary??
You wouldn't support me and my guy...we are the all knowing
...the winners...
we COULDA WON and SHOULDA WON..but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO You had to throw ALL you had behind that looser who is now doing terrible terrible things to our country...
and I can't be an good person and pick up my marbles and go home!! OH NO!!! I have to destroy you and yours, and all you stand for coz I didn't get my way....
wahhhhhhhhhh, wahhhhhhhhhhhh, wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Even tho I now have a nice job with him I am a FREEPER SCORNED!!!! Watch out for the fury!!!!
Sh&t Happens!
823 some-odd posts and not ONE Anna K. pic. Bum me out ...
"Stepping stone" are the key words. Some of us have realized that for a long time…and some of us had been trying to tell you that a few years ago but it seemed as if you didn't particularly want to listen for a long time either. There was a time when I had some serious doubts about you also but you have definitely been consistent in your support of FR over the years.
You took some flack from both sides on the other boards…you handled it well and remained steady throughout the barrage.
What if she worked for your broker, your travel agent, your doctor or your employer. Think about it a little and get back to me.
Thanks
I honestly can't say, DMR. I would like to jump up and say "Sure. Absolutely." But I don't know that for certain. Obviously this is a sensitive issue, and to publicize it would have had to serve some benefit, other than to satisfy the morbid curiosity of a few thrill-seekers. But once it was resolved, I don't think anyone would have had any reason to hide it either.
The South Carolina folks were the victims of a crime. They are not to blame any more than a person whose house is burgled. Nobody likes to admit they were conned, and we're no different. But we understand the position of trust we're in, and we know the damage suspicion can wreak. I'd like to think that that recognition alone would impel us to fully disclose the results of this investigation to interested parties.
By the way, I should emphasize that I don't speak for the South Carolina chapter, nor in any official capacity as a representative of the Free Republic Network. The sentiments expressed above are mine alone.
And very vindictive.
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