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Pioneer Behind Grass-Roots Conservative Web Site Gets Ready to Do Battle Again (Free Republic)
AP via St. Louis Today ^ | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | John Ellis

Posted on 11/19/2008 12:26:59 PM PST by kristinn

A Democrat is poised to take the reins of power in Washington, D.C., and Fresno resident Jim Robinson is feeling a sense of deja vu.

It was President Bill Clinton's 1992 election that sparked Robinson's political activism, driving him to create a Web site that made him a grass-roots leader among conservatives before Clinton's term was over.

This year, as Barack Obama prepares to sweep into office on another tide of Democratic votes, Robinson and denizens of that Web site, freerepublic.com, are preparing to do battle again.

"We'll double and redouble our efforts to fight for what is right," Robinson says. "We've got people just spitting nails."

Free Republic, founded by Robinson in September 1996, doesn't attract much attention from the national press and is not well-known among political experts. Many of its postings have a decidedly fringe feel.

But long before Red State, Daily Kos and Little Green Footballs arrived on the Internet political scene, Free Republic was building an audience -- and becoming a formidable political force among conservatives and libertarians that is admired even by some who disagree with its political philosophy.

In a study last month by the Internet ratings firm comScore, Free Republic ranked fifth among political blogs, just behind heavyweights The Huffington Post, Politico, Drudge Report and RealClearPolitics.

(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...


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To: kristinn

And Free Republic remains successful without its participants having to resort to cussing to get their point across.


201 posted on 11/19/2008 9:08:22 PM PST by 3catsanadog (I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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To: kinsman redeemer
I found FR during the 2000 election by way of the Foxnews forum on the Delphi forums.

Alot of the posts kept referring to "Free Republic" so I took a look see and, well, the rest is history.

202 posted on 11/19/2008 9:12:37 PM PST by 3catsanadog (I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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To: kristinn
FreeRepublic is a great place to put out ideas and act upon them. It also has make my weekends go better by going out to express my feeling on our local Deaftocrats here. Photobucket
203 posted on 11/19/2008 9:26:19 PM PST by weldgophardline (Proud father of a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan)
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To: kristinn

I’ve been lurking since 2006, and just signed up officially a few months ago. I’ve been a member of Redstate, but I think I prefer the set-up over here at Freep a little better. It’s kinda like Drudge, only it’s updated every minute, and it has comments!

Congrats Jim. Stay well, friend.


204 posted on 11/19/2008 9:28:18 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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To: lewisglad
Fringe is good.

Insuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defence, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity is never fringe. It's right on target.

It's tyranny and anarchy that are on the fringe. It's tyrants and anarchists who want people to think of us as being on the fringe.

This article is a case in point.

Don't perpetuate it.

205 posted on 11/19/2008 9:34:35 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: kristinn
Thanks for all of your efforts Jim!

I've been here for 10 years now. Don't plan on leaving soon either!!

206 posted on 11/19/2008 10:16:04 PM PST by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: SunkenCiv
The four ahead of FR are all showing up in “news” searchers on Google — y’know, because Google is run by a bunch of partisan shills.

We're there...

207 posted on 11/19/2008 10:17:22 PM PST by glock rocks (Keep the change. Palin 2012)
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To: weldgophardline
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208 posted on 11/19/2008 10:31:04 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: FreeReign

My parents came to America for the opportunity and freedom. I made the most of it thanks to this great country.

Now I am a “fringe”, right wing “kook” for wanting my son to have the same opportunity. Go figure.


209 posted on 11/19/2008 10:34:13 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: kristinn; All; y'all

Woo hoo!!

Thank you all very much!!

FReepers are the greatest!!


210 posted on 11/19/2008 10:36:07 PM PST by Jim Robinson (We ARE the dissent, baby!)
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To: kristinn; Fiddlstix; PhilDragoo; Liz; onyx; potlatch; devolve; MEG33; Grampa Dave; Lady Jag; ...

Pingin’ the Usual Suspects !!! :)


212 posted on 11/19/2008 10:45:01 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Obama, WHO is Bill Ayers and WHY are you still friends with him? Please RSVP asap!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Roger that ;


213 posted on 11/19/2008 10:53:14 PM PST by afnamvet
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To: kristinn

This is the comment I left at St Louis Today...

“Only a left wing nutcase would think that adherence to the Constitution, limited government, liberty, personal responsibility, personal property rights, national security and American sovereignty are “fringe thoughts”.

Please pack up your stuff and moveon to Venezuela, Cuba or some such hole where the mindset is more attuned to yours.”

Congrats Jim! Lord knows you deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


214 posted on 11/19/2008 10:55:27 PM PST by abigailsmybaby (I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request.)
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To: kristinn

I predict BHO will be forced out by the end of 2010.


215 posted on 11/19/2008 11:44:46 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (Democrats still want to get Pres. Bush and/or VP Cheney; there might be show trials in Feb09)
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To: DBrow

Though that’s a seemingly “balanced” statement from Pratkanis, it’s dishonest in that Kos produces its own editorial/news content with a decided leftist BS spin, whereas FR allows free comment on news articles that originated elsewhere. FR’s “spin,” if it can even be called that, could be loosely defined as the sources frequented or how stories are presented (e.g. “barf alerts”). I do wish freepers would post less from immature, unfocused sites like WND though, and stick with smarter conservative sources.


216 posted on 11/20/2008 1:49:21 AM PST by Douggles
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To: 3catsanadog

LOL there’s cussing even in this thread.

I don’t cuss here but i don’t mind it that much as long as it’s not being used excessively or for personal attacks. I like to think we’re honest, robust conservatives who are HUMAN, not timid churchie robots.

Long live FreeRepublic and thank you Jim!


217 posted on 11/20/2008 1:52:43 AM PST by Douggles
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To: kristinn

Lock n’ load.


218 posted on 11/20/2008 3:16:44 AM PST by IrishMike (Barry Soetoro has demonstrated that he is a shenanigans man !)
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To: glock rocks; SunkenCiv
We're there...

Uh, no, we're not.

219 posted on 11/20/2008 3:25:09 AM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: kristinn
Thanks, Jim!

During the 2004 election I was looking for something to get some like minded thinking. I don't remember how I came to FreeRepublic, but I did and it has been a pleasure to be here. Again, thank you!

220 posted on 11/20/2008 4:25:52 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (President Bush has let me down! Palin in 2012!)
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