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Title: Does anyone remember when Freerepublic.com was a legitimate conservative website?
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URL Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921682/posts
Published: Nov 6, 2007
Author: honway
Post Date: 2007-11-06 13:03:13 by honway
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Views: 603
Comments: 35

I just had to visit FR to see how they were dealing with the latest news concerning Ron Paul, for old times sake.

I had not visited in a very long time.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921682/posts

I knew the place had gone to ADL hell, but I was surprised to read the attacks on Kathleen Willey.

The best thing is for the MSM to ignore this. Giving public exposure to a cash-strapped whacko needing to promote book sales and letting her rant with crazy foam-at-the-mouth conspiracy theories would actually help hitlery.

This story reminds me of Rosie O'Donnell and the WTC-7 story. Make a wildly stupid statement and then watch while millions of idiots with absolutely no proof of anything agree with you.

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#10. To: honway (#0) (Edited)

About 8-10 years ago, FR seemed to have a lot of libertarians, constitutionalists, etc, most of whom disliked Bush, the GOP, and AIPAC as much as anything else.

I'm guessing it was a combination of the 2000 election and 9/11 hysteria that turned it into a GOP and neocon site.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2007-11-06   13:38:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I'm guessing it was a combination of the 2000 election and 9/11 hysteria that turned it into a GOP and neocon site.

My guess is that it was money.

honway  posted on  2007-11-06   13:45:24 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

My guess is that it was money.

Who knows? Maybe the Republican National Committee promised Robinson (who was in danger of losing his site due to a law suit) a big lump sum in exchange for turning it into the official George W. Bush fansite.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2007-11-06   13:57:52 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I believe the suit was settled before JR made the about face. It was in 2000 when he did that. There was a huge thread going and someone sent me an email that JR had written he was backing the liar in chief.

That blew my mind because I had spent many evenings in talk chat with JR before that and figured he'd be the last one on planet earth to change to cross over. It was in the talk chat he first told me about his being a registered democrat.

His family background and mind was quite similar--I was doing some genealogical studies at the time.

Anyways, I raced over to that thread and asked him myself if what I had heard was true.....and he told me yes.

And from there, it went downhill rapidly. The site is a total waste at this point. They are like a cult following their leader.

Jim used to write some really excellent lengthy comments on various issues.......things like restoring the senators to selection by their state legislators rather than popularity contests known as elections.

It was his writings, OWK, and Jeff Head, and joanie that attracted me to FR. I lurked til I searched around the site enough to know it wasn't full of looney tunes or commies or socialists.

rowdee  posted on  2007-11-06   16:27:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

What ever happened to OWK? He was one of the best.

Soren  posted on  2007-11-06   16:29:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

He went to Liberty FOrum, and from there, I am not sure. I so enjoyed the exchanges between those three guys.......and demidog, and there was a Paul somebody......even Don Morgan was articulate and sharp. Besides joanie, there was askel5, among other women. There was none of the 'ditto' mentality amongst the batches like these people. And they could defend their position without 'shit this, damn it all, or flock you'.

And alamo girl, with her gift for talking all the research materials, lists, etc., and making good order out of it all.

When moderators were made a part of the landscape, there was real deterioriation. One day you could have your own opinion and express it, and the next day it was 'bye'. I left on my own steam, though it was a couple of years before I realized I should tell Jim to get my name off the records because I didn't want to be counted as a part of their 'masses'.

Lodwick noted earlier it was a place for meeting like-minded souls....and that held true for a while........but now--sheet! I wouldn't trust anyone over there to cover my back for nothing. Using judgment to remain there as an active, involved poster, tells me that person's judgment isn't exactly what I feel comfortable with.

I trust you're not offended by honest feelings, and that you don't particularly take this as applying to you inasmuch as this is the first time I've seen your moniker.

rowdee  posted on  2007-11-06   16:41:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#35. To: rowdee (#32)

Not offended at all. I rarely post on FR (or here for that matter). I followed the Market Wrapup thread from FR to LF to here. I don't have much in common with most on FR seeing as I'm much more libertarian than partisan Republican. I don't get emotionally involved with any particular forum, so I don't feel compelled to terminate my account. Back in 98-99, I used to read every post on FR, but now months may pass before I even check in. I just don't find it as useful. The signal to noise ratio has fallen significantly. It seems like 99% of the comments on a thread add nothing to the thread.

Soren  posted on  2007-11-06 21:33:53 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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