JoeEveryman and the Anti-FReeper Attack on Free Republic

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

[deport]

FYI

[navigator]

Unfortunately for every FRaction, there is an equal and opposite reFRaction.

The anti-FReepers just can't stand to see you still standing.

[BillyBoy]

Clinton's a Liar is an anti-freeper? How the heck did that happen? She was one of the best motivated activists on FR during the 2000 election and she had a ton of backround in media relations that she used on this forum regularly (plus a cool screenname)

I, of course, understand there are forces on FR trying to destory it from within. The most dangerous types, IMO, are not the banned freepers, but the DU plants and other liberal disruptors who PRETEND to be conservative and show up on the forum to try and persuade conservatives not to vote for conservative candidates (or to vote for liberal candidates). They are especially effective in the south.

They are also very hard to detech because the put on a great facade of being "disgrunted" 3rd party people (even regularly chiming in on Clinton bashing), when in fact their hatred of mainstream conservatives is because they are lifelong liberal Democrats.

Watch your back.

[the crow]

Sorry you have to deal with the treasonous dogs.

Live FRee or Die!

[humblegunner]

Ping.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Sure would be nice if they focused their efforts into taking down socialism instead of hashing out petty grudges against web sites they used to frequent. Pity.

[DoughtyOne]

Jim I fully concur with your comments and wish people would just go their own way and pursue conservative goals where ever they wind up. That they don't seems rather revealing to me.

I would make only one small correction regarding your comments. The FreeRepublic Network would be more than willing to cooperate with the investigation in any manner should they be asked. Since the FRN was not incorporated until after the events in question and never had any control over the leaders of the SC Chapter, it has not been involved in this investigation. It is true that none of the FR or FRN leaders have anything to hide and would be more than willing to help if they could.

After having seen some of the charges made by the AFRers, and noting some of the non-factual private information regarding certain individuals they have placed on the internet, it would seem to me that they should be a bit concerned with legal entanglements themselves.

[Landru]

"The anti-FReepers just can't stand to see you still standing."

Facinating comment.

Talked to Trixie lately?

[abner]

Ping!

[SheLion]

Jim, there is ALWAYS someone or some group out there that can't stand it when a forum of friends come together for the good of everyone.

I've noticed lately, a lot of Unconservative like behavior, and it worries me.

We love you Jim, and we love Free Republic. Do all you can, because we are behind you! Thank you again, for giving us such a wonderful Conservative vehicle!

SheLion

[Larry Lucido]

Hang in there, Jim, I know you won't let these guys get you down, and I have no doubt who will be left standing in the end.

[Illbay]

I hate to say it, but the problem is probably that there is TOO much leeway given on FR to people whose main focus in life is to hate.

We used to have high-toned discussions on FR almost exclusively. But that has long since ceased to be the case, and as usual the vocal, radical minority--those who because of their radicalism are going to be the loudest and most strident voices--tend to make up more space on FR than their numbers would otherwise warrant.

IMO, exteme, radical points of view should be limited here. FR should not be the dumping-ground for every axe-to-grind that these pissant megalomaniacs have.

[DoughtyOne]

I know you meant well BillyBoy, but I happen to be a disgruntled 3rd party member. I have a strong motivation to support the Constitution of the United States and defend it's borders. I would hope that you could understand that some of us are not merely disrupters but do care a great deal about this nation and it's longevity under the ideals it's found fathers promoted.

[eddie willers]

navigator?!

Politics....strange bedfellows....and all that.

[CounterCounterCulture]

I, of course, understand there are forces on FR trying to destory it from within. The most dangerous types, IMO, are not the banned freepers, but the DU plants and other liberal disruptors who PRETEND to be conservative and show up on the forum to try and persuade conservatives not to vote for conservative candidates (or to vote for liberal candidates). They are especially effective in the south.

They come in all political stripes, but the pretend-conservatives/moderates do need to be watched.

[jimtorr]

""She (CAL) was one of the best motivated activists on FR during the 2000 election""

Not only that, but she was and I think still is Press Secretary (or some such title) for Alan Keyes. I find it hard to believe that she is now an anti-Freeper.

While I think she does disagree with much of the commonly-held politics of Freepers (I disagree with some myself), I just can't see Clinton's A Liar being destructive about it. She was one of the early victims of anti-Freeper activity her own-self.

[hole_n_one]

The most recent additions to active anti-FReeping appear to be ex-FReepers Clarity, Clinton's a Liar and JoeEveryman.

How ugly and pathetic a turn.