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If you're looking for rational posters who want to discuss factual issues, this isn't the site. There is a thread titled "Rick Perry Lied About Cancer Victim", and in the thread it is repeatedly pointed out that he didn't lie about meeting the woman who died from cervical cancer. I even pinged the Admins about it, and instead of changing the thread title, I was lectured about how Perry lied. I then replied to the Admin asking him to point out the lie that Perry told. I've yet to hear back, but the false thread title still holds.

FR seems to be an anti-Perry site these day, and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle, which is going to lead to pro-choice Romney as the nominee. When the Admins allow blatant falsehoods to be posted about Rick Perry, and do nothing about it except lie themselves, it's obvious.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2782527/posts

You’re crossing the line. And have done so several times. You may want to take a break for emotional reasons. You really need to calm down.

If you're looking for rational posters who want to discuss factual issues, this isn't the site. There is a thread titled "Rick Perry Lied About Cancer Victim", and in the thread it is repeatedly pointed out that he didn't lie about meeting the woman who died from cervical cancer. I even pinged the Admins about it, and instead of changing the thread title, I was lectured about how Perry lied. I then replied to the Admin asking him to point out the lie that Perry told. I've yet to hear back, but the false thread title still holds.

It is beginning to look like a lot of covert Romney support is happening on FR.

Very disappointing.

Carling,

The Admins here are pretty good at sifting out the garbage that simply can’t be tolerated. Just give them time. I was fortunate enough to see one of the Admins the other day who scolded an individual for trying to post a point presented as a fact when the poster could provide no link to prove it was ever truthful. The Admin asked the poster (on the thread) for a link to prove the fact; the poster provided only another FR thread where that poster had tried to plant the lie without factual support on another FR thread; and the Admin removed the information and scolded the poster, saying Free Republic could not tolerate such misrepresentations being touted here as truth as it could harm the reputation and impact of the Free Republic site itself.

Just stick to the facts you know and add real facts when others try to misrepresent things or insert outright lies, and people will be able to tell what is right and what is not. Truth is truth, and truth shines brighter than any dark secret.

I even pinged the Admins about it, and instead of changing the thread title, I was lectured about how Perry lied.

Wrong.

You were first of all told to stop calling other posters on that thread liars.

And I pointed out that a section of the article could be construed by some that Perry did lie. You were invited to make your counter-point instead of just running around shrieking that other posters are liars. Instead of accepting that invitation to calmly and politely make your case, you now run to other threads and misrepresent the situation and continue to bad-mouth FR.

Make your case for Perry. Just quit viciously attacking posters who disagree with you. And tone it down a notch. This time of year gets heated enough without folks going ballastic over the open debate over candidates.