V A N I T Y - Beware of Subversion

The dark recesses of a demented mind..... | 02/17/2005 | Trident/Delta

[Trident/Delta]

I once again come out of a self-imposed exile to observe that in the most recent past, there have been an extraordinary number of posts that seem to be focused at the erosion of Free Republic. From exhortations about US immigration and border policies to whether or not "polls" were fair and worded appropriately.

I am once again reminded that there are those that would prefer that Free Republic would just go away. Not only the DU retards that seem to spend most of their time dreaming up colorful ways of using obscenity in a mixed metaphor environment, and applying "cutey-pie" avatar graphics, but also the MSM pundits that troll the postings at FR for juicy tid-bits that they can steal as their own work. There is also those that seem to feel that it is thier mission in life to change the direction, tone and tenor of this forum to somehting in the Libertarian bent. Personally, I view FR as a "blog" of sorts, open to divergent points of view, sometimes irreverent, but, always for the good of America.

So, I guess that this missive is directed at those that feel the necessity to post some inane rambling at every opportunity, or to weigh-in constantly and attempt to subvert every issue to some hidden agenda. You should be aware that there are a LOT of people that just lurk, and, that this "facility" is the property of one Jim Robinson. It is not a "public" convenience, it is something that has been developed and nurtured by Mr Robinson and his supporters. I, for one, am sick and tired of these idiots that go off and seem to think that they have some "right" to say whatever they want, and to then have rightous indignation when they are "beebed", "stuned", "Moosed" or "zotted" by Mods.

To those that read these words and are ready to go off on me for violating the "No vanities" rule, please feel free. If the Mods wish to banish me, so be it. The bottom line is that it is JR's board and it is in his purview to do what he pleases on it.

In closing I am going to say that I am quite aware of concerted efforts on the part of many "competitive" groups, both right and left, that are doing everything in their power to discredit this forum. So, when you read some screed about how unfair or biased FR is, you should really consider the source, and dismiss those subversives as you would any inconvience or tiresome bore.

I now return to the magical world of "Lurk" and return you to your regularly scheduled program. Thank you for your time and patience.

[Trident/Delta]

I thought so.

Semper Contented

[Gabz]

Nothing here I disagree with!

Thanks for the ping, ER.

[King Prout]

the dark ones are. the white one is an occasional visitor.

[theFIRMbss]

[Mad Dawgg]

"Having never been beebed, stuned",

Well, ya can't claim that one anymore! ;-0

[michigander]

The president can only sign a bill into law that is presented to him by the legislative branches.
The current president has yet to veto any bill that has been passed by a majority of both legislative branches.
What are the odds that the legislative branches will send a bill for the presidents signature, one way or the other, regarding this issue?
Slim and none, IMHO.
Expect the status quo to continue...

[SaltyJoe]

Semper Fi. Yes, after a while it's easy to spot a sleeper freeper. I like to think of them as a zit waiting to be popped. Sometimes you can feel the zit just baking away under the skin, not ripe enough to squeeze. But when the body has had enough, all that puss boils to the surface and it only takes a couple of fingers to make pimple pop like a zot.

Is FR going through more zots than usual? It's an obvious sign that the site must be growing like teenager!

[Trident/Delta]

Huh?? At the risk of sounding stupid.... What the hell are you talking about????

Semper Confused

[Trident/Delta]

Damn Bro, you sure can turn a phrase... made me want to go to the drug store and get some Clearasil.....

Semper Fi

[michigander]

What are the odds that the legislative branches will send a bill for the presidents signature, one way or the other, regarding this issue?
Slim and none, IMHO.

Just attempting to cut to the end game of all this BS.

[Trident/Delta]

I still have ZERO idea of what you are talking about. I posted about trolls on FR and you are talking about the president signing legislation. I REALLY think you should take the time to READ the post before you pontificate.

But then again, you are doing EXACTLY what I described in my post......Thank you.

Semper Sheesh

[exit82]

TD--a timely message and well stated.

Thanks.

[michigander]

Then just dismiss me as an inconvience or tiresome bore.
Happy lurking. :-)

[Trident/Delta]

Oh, not to worry, I already have....

Semper "Bored"

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks, TD, very well said....and thanks to whoever pinged me.

Must I go back and look? :)

[don-o]

Well said.

I love my class of 98.

We'll get through this current mess.

[The Grammarian]

I'm not seeing the graphic. What is it supposed to be?

[Mad Dawgg]

"I'm not seeing the graphic. What is it supposed to be?"

It is posting fine for me. Does anyone else not see it?

[trisham]

Does anyone else not see it?

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No problem. I see it. :)

[DoughtyOne]

While there are certain parts of your post that I find myself agreeing with, there is a problem that I do not think you understand.

If we were only to post articles that were written by the MSM, or even what passes for conservative sources, why would F.R. be any different than any other site?

It is precisely the reason that this site allows certain off center views to be aired, that creates it's greatest strength.

Perhaps I write an article and post it on the forum. If it has merit, it will stand. If it does not have merit, it will fall. And if it falls, perhaps it should. But if it stands, God forbid it should have been deemed unworthy of posting in the first place.