The meltdown over the Santorum robocall must've given Free Republic a stroke

[alp227]

Last edited Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:04 AM - Edit history (2)

As of now (6PM Eastern) FreeRepublic.com is down! Bummer, I was hoping to see the hyperventilation over Rick Santorum's robocall asking Michigan Democratic voters to cross vote in today's primary.

(ETA) look! They have a yahoo group like we do! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/

(ETA 1:03AM ET) FR returned to the internet around 11PM ET or so. Here's a thread re the D (or in freeper language "rats&quot robocall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852153/posts

[mr_liberal]

1. They'd be for that.

Anything to beat Romney. They hate Romney.

[alp227]

7. But are freepers allergic to almost anything with a (D) origin?

[mr_liberal]

12. No, not in this case.

Wait till the site's back up, You'll see. They'll accept it as a necessary evil to beat RINO Romney.

[alp227]

24. a-HA! they do!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852153/posts

reply #7: "First priority is to defeat Romney. We’ll take the help wherever it comes from."

[HockeyMom]

2. Their website has been down all day

Imploding????? ROFL.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. they think Santorum will win.

and I, for one, am not interested in disabusing them of that insane notion.

[alp227]

22. Ironically, a Santorum win= brokered convention,

which FR opposes for the most part. However, Thom Hartmann's theory is that a brokered conv would nom a more true conservative like Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush.

[rbrnmw]

4. Oh Damn

I was so looking forward to seeing Rimjob and Co's screed tonight after Michigan closed the polls

[Old and In the Way]

5. For all of the millions FR has raised over the years under the guise of continued upgrades

to the hardware and infrastructure (certainly not the software), they still can't handle upsides to their server demands. Sucks to be them. When things are hopping, count on FR to be down and out.

[grasswire]

6. they are for Newtie

Madly.

[mike_c]

8. somebody ought to go check on RimJob to make sure he's alright....

I mean, it's only neighborly. Looking out for one another and all that.

[Swamp Lover]

9. They just finished their "Freepathon". Me thinks JimRob took the money and run.

Well, rolled. He can't get far. Just keep an eye out for where he cashes his gov't benefit check.

[sarcasmo]

20. JimRob figures Newt pays himself from the donation so why shouldn't he

do the same.

[JI7]

10. they hate Romney so i don't think they care , but they prefer Newt over Santorum

there are some santorum people on there though. but even many freepers see him as too preachy.

[Faygo Kid]

11. Down all day. I think JimRob absconded.

They apparently just finished a pledge drive and squeezed about $90,000 out of their followers. I wonder if JimRob decided to just shut it down and boogie with the money?

That, or one of those damned tubes blew again.

[The Straight Story]

13. They have a 'panic room' and are talking about downtime here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/

[wandy]

14. They have a 'panic room'. Like an emergency plan???

Does it come with it's own currency and an aircraft carrier?

[K8-EEE]

15. Take the money and run??

Really bizarre, he just got $94,000 in the begathon NEW HIGHER AMOUNT and looks like he took a powder!

[The Straight Story]

16. FR status report update:

Re: FR status report

We do the best we can with what we have. Others have tried and failed with more.
We're under capitalized, under funded, under staffed and under water. Just too
damn stupid and too damn stubborn to know you can't do what we're doing on a
shoestring and live to tell the tale. No doubt someday all of our detractors
will be pleased to see us go down for the last time. But until then, damn the
torpedoes, full speed ahead!!

We are the resistance!! If not us, who?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/message/45682

[FarLeftFist]

17. Did you read the "Dear Jim" EPIC POST underneath that?

[krispos42]

18. Somebody call the vet

Looks like the hamster had a coronary.

[sarcasmo]

19. Did they get a frothy cream sprayed on the server?

[steve2470]

21. FR back up now and as UGLY as ever

[Mopar151]

23. A comparison of technoligies

FreeperRumPunch.com :

DemocraticBonneville.nasa :