Eating our own...Time to make a new start in Free Republic.

7-26-04 | Bob J

[Bob J]

The last few months I've seen an increasing trend for FReepers to start going for each others jugular. Sometimes we forget (I've certainly done it myself) that in the grand scheme of things, we are on the same team. We may disagree on priorities or how far we are willing to go, but we have enough enemy in the left without creating more amongst ourselves. We can disagree but be civil to each other. We can debate nuance, but not believe that our personal positions are more important than the health of the whole. Let's argue vigorously but remind ourselves the guy whose trachia we are ripping out today may be sitting next to us in a foxhole tommorrow.

I'm going to propose that we all make a new start. Let's put all past differences behind us and resolve to band together and fight the good fight, the elimination of liberalism as a significant culturual influence in America...and see that to its end in our lifetimes.

If you agree, please post your thoughts and ping your lists and your friends to this thread.

[martin_fierro]

That goes 2x for you.

<|:)~

[RightWhale]

You write for the Tribune?

[ovrtaxt]

Don't hate the playa, hate the GAME!

[Mo1]

No comment :0)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Free mojo?

Where does the line start?

[onyx]

Yep, you got it.
Electing Bush is what THIS election is ALL about.
Not some 3rd party protest vote.

[Bob J]

I think my post #1 includes you my old friend.

[cyborg]

Yes we can till the next free trade or immigration thread ;-)

[bluecollarman]

Let's Be Girlie Men!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I have never seen a jugular jugulling beebers before. Awesome.

[Indy Pendance]

"I think the 'troll hunters' are a bit quick to jump on new people too."

I agree, everyone was friendly had helpful when I joined, even if I made a bonehead comment. I got the newbie tease now and then, but nothing like what's been happening lately.

[annyokie]

Dude looks like a lady.

[freedumb2003]

DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TWIT! YOUR TYPE MAKES ME PUKE!

YOU VACUOUS STUFFY-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

M: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

A: OH! Oh! I'm sorry! This is abuse!

[The Libertarian Dude]

Don't blame me... I'm voting for Bush.

The REST of my votes will be on third-party candidates, however, come general election time. Hey, I'm running too! I gotta vote for me... otherwise it's just a paper candidacy.

[MarkL]

I hate you.

;-)

How about "I hate you, and everyone who looks like you!" lol!

Mark

[Bob J]

That's going to have to be a pretty big mea culpa..inlcuding shutting down the anti site, but I'm game.

[vetvetdoug]

the guy who's trachea we are ripping out today

JR spent a lot of time putting in the spell checker for guys like you....sheesh.....

[1rudeboy]

Your reply is a postmodern masterpiece. Well done.

[Long Cut]

It's Bush's fault...

(ducks!)

[AllTheRage]

Oh C'mon on... the bruises in here are character building and toughens the skin up a bit. :)

[fatima]

Thank you Bob J.We can get much done and go faster .I could say shove it but you don't know me and it would not be funny.

[Bullish]

So you're going to take back everything you said about me?

BTW, it's not just lately, it's been this way all along.

[onyx]

You're a candidate?
Interesting.
Where?

[JoeSixPack1]

Shuddup or I'll rip your lungs out!!

<|:-)~~

Twice!!

[Chieftain]

Bob wants to sing Kumbaya... do ya think the spirits of the DemocRAT convention sent him signals all the way to LA?

[azhenfud]

Well I'm just flabergastedly stuned at those jugulling beebers, too.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

That's it, that's the bottom line. Bush is the only person electable fit to lead this Nation.

To not vote for Bush is to vote for Kerry.

It's time for people to get over themselves and vote, and get others to vote, too.

[arasina]

I guess this is as good a time as any to confess that I am a member of Trolls4Kerry. :o)

[Luis Gonzalez]

[SirAllen]

I'm hungry. Who's for dinner?

[cyborg]

No just the spirit of Bobby McFerrin :)

[cmsgop]

Okay, Whats a beeber?

[Bob J]

Fair enough.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Seriesly funny!

[onyx]

You have stated our purpose eloquently.

[Billthedrill]

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats."

H.L. Mencken

[Looking4Truth]

I've seen a few articles and topics posted lately that seem to have a 'divde and conquer' strategery.

As long as we keep focused on the common goal we'll prevail.

Stealing and taking a little creative license with a line from 'No Time For Sergeants': "FreeRepublic is the best danged site on the whole danged internet."

[The Mayor]

[doug from upland]

Troll. May Bill Clinton defile you like a blue dress.

[GeronL]

[cyborg]

LOL

[Howlin]

Can't we all just get along?

I'll have a Long Island iced tea.

Isn't that what Rodney said?

[The Libertarian Dude]

onyx, I hate to sound paranoid, but I'd rather not say. I will tip off that it's somewhere in Missouri, and it's not a race for senator.

[Howlin]

Were you and I having a fight?

You should have told me!

[Bob J]

No, I just came out of an FRN meeting where I realized I was fighting battles that are a waste of effort that would be better utilized at the real enemy.

[Luis Gonzalez]

We've played the personality cult game for three years, time to turn our attention to the task at hand, and to the true enemy.

This election is big, I think that it's only the fourth time that we've elected a war time president.

Time to get the job done so that we can bicker again after we've won.

[JoeSixPack1]

I'm in!

[I got the rope]

Troll...ZOT!!!!!!

BTW, you're right. The liberals are driving me crazy the closer we get to the election. I went off on Lance Armstrong and Dubya earlier and for what? I'm on the edge.

I'm watching Clinton right now on TV... he hasn't changed one bit and he won't go away! What a classless jackass...he just quoted scripture. ARRRRRRFGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

[onyx]

OK.
I can't vote for you. :(

[djf]

WOW! You do go back a ways... I originally signed up, and was like number seven thousand something, but my email address changed so I re-enlisted.

And it does seem to be true that discussions in the old days were more civil. Points of fact were debated, and early documents were quoted often.

There seems to be much more of a single-issue orientation lately, abortion threads, WOD threads, etc, etc.

The entire philosophy of our government is that government is a servant of the people, not their masters.

Simple ideas like that get swept under the rug over and over.