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What gives? Why not pull the offending posts instead of a valid article. Has FR succumbed to Political Correctness? Have Jesse and Al and Barky complained? That's OK if that what Jim wants...but I know him to prefer the truth to PC.

After yesterday's server constipation, we now see THIS: Server error The website encountered an error while retrieving http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post_article?forum=chat. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly. Here are some suggestions: Reload this webpage later. HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

This Martha Trowbridge thread has been pulled. Pulled on 08/05/2013 4:02:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator, reason: Do not post from sources requiring registration. Okay What, you mean? Like Traitor Republic?

Why, Mr. Moderator, is this article found to be objectionable by you? Removing legitimate news articles from legitimate sources should not be the rule here on Free Republic. And, incidentally, it's not free as I contribute to the website on a regular basis.

Sorry for the use of bandwidth but can someone please tell me how to send a private email to a moderator. I've tried a couple addresses but don't think they are going through. Thanks

Do we have a way to catalouge all of the reports of "knockout" games, flash mobs, etc where there is black on all other ethnics so these could be easliy referenced as rebuttal when the leftists go ape about how unfair the "system" is?

Sources such as NYT, Wapo, Politico are permitted on FR and those organizations are not exactly unbiased or accurate. Generally speaking, I think Infowars presents a libertarian and constitutionalist perspective and has cleaned up its act over the last couple years.

There are many moderators, with different kinds of secret knowledge. Anything you might say about them (including this) will be false for some of the Moderators, but true for others, which only adds to the confusion and mystery. The Moderators infiltrate and take over cliques of all kinds, from drug warriors to libertarians to chatters, and turn them to their own ends. And, just as a black joke, some of their secret cliques advertise themselves as Secret Cliques. They have agents and "sleepers" planted everywhere. Many of these people have no idea who they are really reporting to. Others are...

uh, you need to get rid of the porn photo! FreeRepublicUSA: FreeRepublicUSA is out! http://t.co/xZIbS1ZT9F

Need help in posting some pics I took today? Thanks!

Did the IRS ever strong arm FR and demand member lists?

Sidebar is no longer on my FR page. How do I get it back?

When I go to the Forum page, (on the left side) I get the last post entered on the topic threads instead of the intro post.

Hello All, Throughout the day I've been running into more and more significant articles and media happenings that I tend to share out on my Facebook page. I see that FR also has a facebook page. I get about 20 of these significant articles and pieces of state legislation (I track about 6 state's legislatures). Instead of creating a post to detail each one, I usually pick out of the significant ones and post maybe one or two on FR itself. Would it be in the spirit of FR to continually deluge the FB page with my findings ? What...

I have an item I am selling and I wanted to donate half the proceeds to Freerepublic and we don't seem to be listed.

I just had a post removed. Does anyone know where I can find out why. Thank you

With Ammo getting REALLY scarce. Could we PLEASE set up a FreeRepublic Ammo "exchange"?

Odd observation, but it has been seen in six different threads the past few minutes: The thread title, and the usual FreeRepublic title block will display. But only 14 to 18 replies are displayed, and no end-of-thread links nor the usual FreeRepublic lower page links.

I am just interested in this.

I'm getting about 20 articles showing per page and no stuff on the side. Is something broken?

List of FR Posting Help Threads: FR Posting Guidelines by Admin Moderator on April 07, 2006. FR Lexicon by batter on September 8, 2008. FR Exerpt Only Site List by Jim Robinson on December 29, 2012. How to post Gannett articles title/link by iowamark on May 31, 2007. Way too many duplicates and vanities by Admin Moderator on July 27, 2004. The Proper Care and Feeding of the Free Republic Keyword Feature by Admin Moderator on September 20 2006. Guidelines on the Religion Forum by Religion Moderator on June 22, 2012 Guidelines on Hatred and the Religion Forum by Religion...

I just posted an article by Warner Todd Huston. The thread was deleted. Reason: Warner Todd Huston. The thread was from Breitbart.com. I also notice he posts for Newsbusters and other conservative sites. That's about all I know about him, except other recent FR threads listing WTH as the author have been deleted as well. And yes, I checked all 715 posts on the Copyright list thread - nothing there about this. Just a little FYI

Appears to be same problem from the past (a month or so ago). Admins? how is the eggnog supply?

I'm only getting about 8 postings at a time this morning. Anybody else having trouble viewing FR's normal number of postings? jagusafr

I'm sure there was a good reason why my Bengazi post was just pulled. Care to share?

Who is blocking comments on the Free Republic I used to love. (Used to being the KEY WORD here). Has Jim been warned not to let anything controversial (anti Obama - anti government) pass? Have we lost our right of free speech? Yes. It definitely has been or is being enforced on FR this past month or so.

The response is attributed to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN—at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation—in the notes of Dr. James McHenry, one of Maryland’s delegates to the Convention. McHenry’s notes were first published in The American Historical Review, vol. 11, 1906, and the anecdote on p. 618 reads: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy. A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it.”

(snip).... I explain how, in the matter of a few quarters of 2008 and 2009, new federal and state laws greatly enhanced the help given to the poor and unemployed — from expansion of food-stamp eligibility to enlargement of food-stamp benefits to payment of unemployment bonuses — sharply eroding (and, in some cases, fully eliminating) the incentives for workers to seek and retain jobs, and for employers to create jobs or avoid layoffs. Economists normally think that eroding incentives (as they call it, raising marginal labor income tax rates) depresses the labor market rather than expanding it, and that it...

Why is Free Republic so slow to load, and when it does, it throws me off and I get the "Cannot connect" message from Windows. And it's NOT just during debates. It's happening all the time now. Is it just MY computer? I know HuffPo is down because of the storm, but FR is out of California. In the 12 years I've been here I've never had so much trouble with this site. Until about a month ago.

Has there been some change to Free Republic that I am not aware? Is everyone subject to these new rules? All of my post are now "subject to review." Is this a new feature for all posts or just mine? I notice I am not allowed to send mail. The message is my account is too "new" for this feature. I have been a member since August 29, 2010. I have posted 514 articles. I have made 390 comments. I have used the private mail since the day I started here. So. The question is: Is this new to everyone...

Neal Lane, who was Bill Clinton's science adviser from 1998 to 2001 and head of the National Science Foundation from 1993 to 1998, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times yesterday arguing against Mitt Romney's budget plan, on the grounds that "Science Is the Key to Growth." Lane's argument runs roughly as follows: Bill Clinton "balanced the budget and achieved strong growth" because he invested in science. But this argument is full of holes. George W. Bush’s administration also invested in science—as Lane writes, Clinton’s doubling of the National Institutes of Health budget was completed under Bush—but the economy...

I posted a thread yesterday with a video about economics. I did not see anything objectionable to this post and now it's gone!!! Dear Moderator, Could I be given a reason as to why?This has happened in the past and as I know that this is a private site when a thread is deleted would it not be a bit more polite to notify the poster as to why?

It's odd that I can't find a setting for this under my account. I've searched forums for how to do this but I get nothing. Again; odd. I can't be the only one who has wondered how to do this...

Clearly I can post and reply to threads, but looking for instruction on other functions. Specifically like posting pictures, quoting, font styles like underline, bold, strikeout, etc. Is there a FR help section or link I can click on? Thanks!!!

<p>Romney was a liberal in Massachusetts, we all know that. Romney wasn't on board with the Reagan Revolution. That's a deal killer and a game changer with me.</p> <p>Yet now he mouths all the right conservative things (kill big bird-- yeah I like that).</p> <p>SO THE QUESTION IS...</p>

The moderator didn't think you guys were intellectually savy enough to see through the title of the post despite the body of the thread shining light on it. Personally, I think you guys are smarter than that, but obviously, he doesn't think so. So I'm done at FR. See you guys on the other side! Keep up the fight for the America we have know and love! Arcy out.

First off, let me clarify by stating that I don't necessarily expect Romney to win a 40 state blow out like Reagan did in 1980. However, in 1980, no pollster predicted such a big win for Reagan. On election day, the polls either showed a dead heat, or a slight lead for Reagan, and he wound up winning by around 10%. I believe that on election day, 2012, the polls will show either a dead heat, or a slight lead for Obama, and Romney will ultimately win by 3% to 6%. This belief is based on the transformation that the...

Is there mod I can contact in regards to posting a video?

Obama's daughter spends spring break in Mexico Edmonton Journal ^ | June 5, 2012 | Agence France-Presse Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:36:50 AM by Daffynition

Who is Doug Haggman and why do threads about DHS keep gettIng pulled with his name in comments?

Service Temporarily Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Dear Jim, May I suggest that you run a special FReepathon for the $$$ needed to keep FR on line reliably? Sincerely, Otter

since free republic updates new headlines every so often, i'm trying to find where my live rss feeds can list more than 24 items per subscription, is there a way to extend the max amount of just 24 items only? i am using the latest version of Firefox and it doesn't give me the option to lengthen the max amount of items per subscription. i was told it might also be a restriction as well, but if any of you tech savvy peeps could let me know, since i use the feed sidebar and read down the list of every...

Let's take a survey, What will you do on November 7th/8th after Romney wins? A Shopping Spree? maybe invest in a small business? Buy that car you have been holding off on because of Obama? A new appliance? Head for Best Buy and spend a few hundred? This is what needs to happen after "O'Bozo loses in a landslide. Embarrass the President with the busiest shopping day of the year.And at the same time,Stock Market hits 14,000. Gee, will Obama&Wasserman take all the credit again?

WOOHOO!

Just asking

If I do a self search it could took a month of scrolling to get to a post I did in 2008, is there a way to just see all my original posts and not all the responses as well?

Lets use Illinois as an example.Many residents have already fled the state for the same reasons they have in California,Ohio and Michigan.Now,do you think that all of the blue&deep blue districts in the Chicago area still have those former residents on the voter registration lists?And how about all those who have died over the last 10 or so years?As bad as the economy is in Illinois and being the Dem's still run the show there,especially with "you know who"as mayor of Chicago,does anyone really expect an honest count come November 7th?(or is it the 8th?)

There's been lots of infighting and problems among Free Republic members lately. Some of the 'warring factions' are the ABO voters versus the NoRomney crowd; and the Mormon attackers versus the Mormom defenders.I have taken the liberty of rewriting the 12 Traditions of AA a little, to apply them to a deeply political forum such as ours. The 12 Traditions have helped AA stay together no matter how much cabal-ing, clique-ing, and politic-ing (in Alocholics Anonymous) have happened over the decades. Those Traditions are battle tested in real life. We might look at them to keep our organization on the...