Free Republic Purge: Conservative Web Site Bans Giuliani Supporters

NY Observer ^ | Published: May 24, 2007 | by Rebecca Sinderbrand

[EveningStar]

I saw that. lol

[Always Right]

It also experienced one of the biggest internal battles to rock the site since the 2000 election of George W. Bush -- a tumultuous campaign year that nearly tore the site apart, as its founder and chief administrator first cleansed commenting ranks of Bush supporters, then, later, rallied to his support.

I really don't remember that at all. I remember being invaded by McCainiacs, but I don't remember any purging of Bush supporters.

[FReepapalooza]

A picture is worth a thousand words! I’ve also noticed some “new” members lately who appear to be retreads of previous members who have had second thoughts about giving up their posting privileges to the best conservative forum on the web.

[tcostell]

Anti-Rudyite behavior on FR? That’s kind of hard to believe. :^)

Especially with hard core conservative credentials like those of "America's Mayor".

[jiggyboy]

It hasn't recovered that luster since the Bush administration took over.

Shhh, don't mention Rathergate...

[Eurotwit]

I miss Travis Mcgee....

FR has not been the same since he was shown the door...

A true American, a true Patriot, and a true defender of Western Civ.

Cheers.

[afnamvet]

Duxh is and was all hat and no cattle.

[Little Bill]

Don Morgan for me.

[dforest]

Kinda makes me real proud to be a right winger.

I’m wiping...my tears....ugh...for those Rooty toots!

Driven away...sob.

[johnny7]

Finally, one popular theory holds that the Free Republic is secretly hoping for another Clinton presidency that would send its Alexa ratings soaring back to levels it hasn’t experienced since its halcyon days of the Clinton impeachment, when a since-soured relationship with blog pioneer Matt Drudge and overwhelming anti-Clinton sentiment in Republican ranks helped make Free Republic one of the hottest Web sites in the nation. It hasn't recovered that luster since the Bush administration took over.

“It’s not a conspiracy theory, it’s an observation,” said one blogger, who describes himself as a half-hearted Mitt Romney supporter. “They’ve still got a brand name that means something, but they’re not what they were in terms of real-world impact. A Hillary presidency would get them there.”

LMFAO... sounds to me like some puss-bag at KOS has a friend at the NYObserver.

[elfman2]

“I must be working too much or either nobody bothered to tell me there was a purge.”

Apparently there was some kind of purge, but I don’t know how significant it was. I got a heads up that I too was “circling the drain” here:

http://forum.darwincentral.org/viewtopic.php?p=129403#129403

I see one of my favorites, PatrickHenry, is off FR now. I don’t know anything more than that.

[processing please hold]

I miss Travis Mcgee.

So do I. :(

[LasVegasMac]

I've posted some things supportive of him. I've not been banned so far.

Are you sure?

lol.

Must be time to dust off the tinfoil hat....another conspiracy, oh my!........

The dreaded......‘April Purge,’

[ears_to_hear]

I guess I would ask the writer so what?

[de meanr]

I new here and didn’t follow it very closely.

Wasn’t the issue whether the Rudybots could use the argument that Rudy might not be very conservative but he was the only chance the Republicans have to beat the dummacrats?

JimRob warned them to stop using that argument and they refused? Something like that...

[Viking2002]

Don't worry. The Giulianiacs will grudgingly and contritely come back when The Fred is nominated, and there's nowhere else for them to go but to either the Clinton-Obama gulag, or some quixotic third-party camp.

[ex-snook]

It’s a shame that JR didn’t let pro-abortion liberals take over his conservative site with Giuliani propaganda. Boo Hoo.

[HAL9000]

I miss some of the exiles, but it’s been clear for a long time that Jim did not want any Giuliani campaigning on the forum. Perhaps the situation can be reevaluated next year after the party nominees have been chosen. We’re going to need all of the help we can get to stop Hillary.

[Gideon Reader]

What a Maroon!
...as Bugs would say.

[LdSentinal]

Robinson, it should be noted, famously blasted George W. Bush’s presidential candidacy back in 2000, before a dramatic late-campaign about-face that saw him emerge as one of the GOP ticket’s biggest supporters.

Really? Who did Mr. Robinson support? I know he supported Arnold at the end of the 2003 recall election.