Free Republic renounces the GOP (no kidding)

[denem]

Last edited Wed Apr 11, 2012, 08:54 AM - Edit history (2)

FR is not closing down, they are doubling down. In a special OP, RimJob declares war.

To hell with the GOP ... they got their big government, unconstitutional mandate loving, socialist abortionist Obama-lite RINO on the ballot, they can now get him elected.

We are the resistance!! ...

I can see November from my house!!

I'm pretty sure a Koch or two can 'talk' him round, but I don't remember anything like this when McCain secured the nomination. Romney's an "abortionist".

Perhaps it's too easy to assume that hating Obama trumps everything else.

Interesting times.

EDIT: Here's the 'PROOF: Mitt Romney Is As Liberal As OBAMA!'

And reply 1015.

[hlthe2b]

1. So, what, exactly is he advocating doing?

[KG]

2. donations.

[denem]

3. I can tell you, but it doesn't make any sense:

Shove him down our throats today, we shove him up your donkeys in November!!

[Syrinx]

4. they love to talk about shoving things down throats

[progressoid]

34. And up asses.

Hmmm?

[XanaDUer]

78. Projection. Nt

[Ian David]

15. They're going to invent a Mittdonken? n/t

[gratuitous]

53. Stamping their little feet seems the first option

Followed by dramatically throwing themselves on the floor. If all else fails, I believe they will collectively hold their breaths until they turn blue (not in the political sense). This is intended to "show them," followed by "them" "feeling very sorry."

[emulatorloo]

84. Shoving Mitt up the GOP's ass in November.

What that practically means, I have no clue. I guess vote third party, to hand the GOP a humiliating defeat so they will be taught a lesson.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

5. Write in?

Third party candidate?

The BOG never had anything to fear. Barack Obama is the luckiest man ever.

[denem]

6. Most of the anger seems to be directed at the GOP Establishment,

not confined to Romney. I think it's just the first stage of grief, but who knows.

[DeSwiss]

97. I believe that would be the second stage:

[font size=5]ANGER!!![/font]



K&R -

[quaker bill]

7. Chance favors the prepared mind.

It is not luck.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

24. You can be prepared AND lucky.

[quaker bill]

91. Or you can choose well and just seem "lucky" when the inevitable happens

[Skinner]

8. Anyone have a link for this?

It's been posted on DU a few times, but nobody has posted the link to FR. Anyone have it?

[denem]

9. Yes.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2870368/posts

1,000 replies or so.

[Skinner]

12. Nice.

Thanks.

"I can see November from my house!!"

I thought FR loved Palin. I'm not getting the joke. Anyone?

[Ian David]

16. That's because the Freepers don't see that as a joke. They see it as oratorical brilliance.

Just like everything else that comes out of Caribou Barbie's mouth.

[TBF]

33. As evidenced by the "Save us Sarah Palin!" posts -

they are not joking.

[arely staircase]

17. they're taking it back

Like queer or n&$$-+. At least that's what I think who knows with that bunch.

[intaglio]

23. Skinner, a useful link if you don't want to send traffic to FR

is "Freeper Madness"

http://vikingkitties.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/what-now.html

[K Gardner]

73. This link is priceless.. thank you ! This exchange was posted as an example of logical

Freeper thinking:

Jim, thank you for your statement. This whole mess has shaken me to the core. And I’m not the only one. The Romney nomination will not only divide the Republican party, it has already divided this friendly group of conservatives. It’s sad to watch us accuse each other of being unpatriotic (and that’s the milder of the accusations hurled against me).

This division is manna from heaven for Obama. He probably won’t have to resort to voter fraud or intimidation to be reelected. It’s too bad we didn’t realize the party hierarchy would screw us over like this. Had we known earlier, we could have mounted a third party candidacy. We were blindsided. So now we will have to endure four more years of Obama, maybe more if he succeeds in making himself dictator.

Jim Robinson clarifies his position:

Romney is a draft dodger. Cowardly rich boy with connections refused to serve his country. None of his sons ever served either. It’s a family tradition. Romney loathed Reagan-Bush and conservatism. Ran and governed to the left of Ted Kennedy on gay rights, abortion, gun control, socialist healthcare, appoint liberal judges, etc. He’s nothing but a lying two-bit leftist political whore who will screw you in the end. No way in hell will I support him.

[quaker bill]

10. FR is not alone

Most conservatives I know personally, as best as I can tell, don't even know FR exists. But many are saying the same anyway.

[DFW]

18. True enough. I know one of their high priests

Odd as it may seem, Richard Viguerie is a friend of mine, even though politically, we are like opposing pit bulls trained to rip out each other's throats.

Richard is about as happy with Romney as the Pope was with Martin Luther.

[GoCubsGo]

30. Ed Schultz, is that you?

I hope you call him out for his BS more than Ed does when he's on Ed's radio show. Ed often lets Viguerie's bullshit just slide, and that frustrates the hell out of me.

[DFW]

35. No, I barely know who Ed Schultz is

I don't get American TV here. And I DEFINITELY let Richard know where I stand, no punches pulled.
He pulls none with me, why should I do otherwise? I'm a "libbrul" and he's a "right wing looney," but
he's also civil and doesn't get into shouting matches with me--VERY unusual for a right wing personality--
go figure. When we're together, we "leave our guns at the door (his phrase)."

[Aerows]

48. Most Southern conservatives

that I know can't stand him. It's hilarious to watch the party implode because they have such a weak candidate.

[Typical NYC Lib]

62. You certainly got that right!

I do have Southern Republican friends , and they despise Romney. (And it ain't because of his religion.)

[Aerows]

64. His religion doesn't make it any easier to like him, though

Mormons are typically very prejudiced. It doesn't make people sing their praises.

[Nay]

70. I live in VA, and the pubs I know hate Romney--he's too liberal, and a Mormon. They all wanted

Santorum.

Most of them will march down and vote GOP, tho.

[Aerows]

77. I think he's the least liked candidate

of his own party that ever existed.

[Daniel537]

11. They'll vote for Romney at the end of the day.

At least most of them will, anyway. Right now, its just the motions.

[CJCRANE]

14. I think you're right...

that may be what RimJob means by "we shove him up your donkeys in November!!"

Donkeys obviously being Democrats.

But it's pretty hard to decode, even some of the freepers are flummoxed.

[Mariana]

85. It's supposed to be unclear, I think.

That way, ALL the freepers can imagine he agrees with them, and he'll get more money that way.

[DFW]

19. That's true, too, unfortunately

They'll whine and moan during the primaries, but Republicans will vote for a ticket of Charles Manson and Snidely Whiplash if that's who they nominate.

[customerserviceguy]

13. The far end of the reich wing

has finally had it's last flicker of hope snuffed out, and now they're preparing for four more years of Obama. They would rather hold the House and get the Senate with their support than piddle away a single dime or a minute's worth of time on Romney.

[DFW]

21. At this point

Rove is more interested in defeating Sherrod Brown and Jon Tester than he is in defeating Barack Obama.

If he has the Senate AND the House, Obama is effectively neutered for 2 years, and that, he hopes, will
set the stage for a rerun of the 2000 election four years from now. Then he can bow out, take a seven
figure a year job with Koch Industries, look back and say "my work is done here."

[denem]

20. Reply 1015

[DFW]

22. There's an idea!

And don't just "support" Santorum. "Support" total whackos, like Pat Buchanan or Allen West. There are enough freaked out Freepers to make those calls completely believable.

[denem]

26. This could be the start of a beautiful convention.

[Motown_Johnny]

25. The Constitution does not provide for primary elections

or even for political parties.


Great graphics, to bad this Freeper has no idea what he/she is talking about.

[denem]

28. 1968 and all that,

but these guy's won't leave their keyboards.

[SidDithers]

27. Occupy!!...nt

Sid

[HughBeaumont]

29. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that they think Romney's a liberal.

RMoney is further to the right of Bewsh on many, MANY aspects, especially the economy. Where is the proof for their contentions? How far right must we go for them? Do they want someone like David Duke or the second coming of George Lincoln Rockwell?

What a bunch of batshit lunatic fucks. What a piss-pot of a site.

[denem]

32. It's this sort of stuff- 'PROOF: Mitt Romney Is As Liberal As OBAMA!'

[TheKentuckian]

43. To be fair Rmoney has held many a positions in the same areas so I wouldn't trust him either and

the freepers may first be social regressives. They lurves them some Gilded Age economics too but first things first and that means theocracy, white supremacy, kill them fuhreners, getting them wimmen into the kitchen, hot and cold running guns, and being rid of the gays.

They seem to have no use for Paul, on the whole and you don't get more economically right wing and "small government" than him but it seems he is seen as a "liberal" as well.


Once it is satisfied that some one is a radical social regressive then they will focus on the economic wingnuttery.

Being a neocon seems to be quite desirable but not a focus, maybe because almost everyone is a neocon now and you can easily find a Democrat to fill that bill.

[Skidmore]

31. Apparently he doesn't understand that the

Teabaggers are the GOP.

[Gman]

36. At one time FR was a player

It was FR that "freeped" the CNN online poll on whether Gore should drop out during the recount in 2000 that Bob Novak famously used as a reliable indicator of public opinion. And that swayed public opinion.

At one time it was very common to have several hundred comments on posts. Now most posts rarely have more than 40. RimJob has run pretty much everyone off while he runs his low bandwidth POS website and lives well off the donations he suckers his idiots out of. FR has never been this irrelevant in its history.

[denem]

40. This FR post has 1000+ replies.

[Gman]

75. There have been many threads there that were 10K+

And ocassionally 20K+. for something as "important" to them as that, my thought is, "That's all?"

[DCBob]

37. Its not just Freeperville... there is mutiny brewing out there amongst the hard core conservatives.

I was listening to RW talk radio on the drive in this morning. Callers are crying and angry and wavering between giving up or revolting. This did not happen when McCain go the nom in 2008. I think if a legitimate third party conservative candidate emerges many will bolt the GOP.

[Aerows]

39. People plainly don't like Romney

Conservative Christians can't stand him, Republicans don't like him. I don't know why he is even bothering to run, because he couldn't get elected for dog catcher these days.

[DCBob]

42. He is a pathetic weak flawed candidate.

Romney is boring, lame, predictable, uninspiring and a gaffe machine. What more could you ask for in a political opponent? That said many will vote for him just because they dont like the President. That gets him about 40% of the vote. To win though he will need to convince the moderate/indy swing voters to vote for him. I dont see it happening.

[denem]

44. After the primaries, Romney has a 60& unfavorable rating in WI

-29 (31/60). Perhaps that more than 'weak'

[Aerows]

45. The GOP is letting him spend his money

so that they can gear up their war chest for 2016. They are using Romney, and if he is going to let himself be used, I say let him have at it. He can spend every cent he has in a failed bid for the Presidency. As far as I am concerned, they can bleed him dry of every penny.

[Aerows]

38. Most Republicans can't stand Romney

Particularly in the South. He's a doomed candidate, because nobody really likes him except himself. He loves himself, but that's about it.

[Turbineguy]

41. Look at the watch.....

You are feeling very sleepy..... Now you are asleep..... Turn on Fox News..... Listen and Obey....

[arthritisR_US]

46. It will all change after their convention at which

time they will all get in order like ducks in a row.

[DCBob]

49. I think this year is different.

There is a segment that has lost faith in the GOP establishment and are ready to revolt. If a legitimate conservative third party candidate emerges many will jump ship.

[arthritisR_US]

79. That scenario would be interesting to

watch but I worry about the votes it would take from President Obama. Mind you, I think it would take far more votes from Rmoney.

[HiPointDem]

89. what a surprise.

[gkhouston]

47. Oh, my...

[Javaman]

50. "We are the resistance!! ... "

says the loser keyboard commando owner of a poorly run site.

I don't think he's resisted anything in his life.

[Ganja Ninja]

51. I hope thay all go to the convention in Tampa.

What could be more fun than a nasty scrum between blue bloods and rednecks.

[denem]

54. Like this?

Chicago 1968

[Ganja Ninja]

65. This would work too

[denem]

69. ROFL

[barbtries]

52. what does their perfect world look like?

and could they ever be happy; do they know love?

[obxhead]

55. Ummmm.... They DID decide on their own candidate.

Although, the constitution allowed the senate to pick who ran. The primary process is a fairly recent invention.

To be a teahadist is to deny reality though.

[DutchLiberal]

56. "Socialist abortionist"?! On what planet do these people live?

Granted, there IS virtually no difference between Romney and Obama, but the FR piece would imply that Obama is some kind of far-left extremist, which he sadly is not.

I would never vote for Romney, but I'm glad he's the nominee and not somebody like Santorum or the other clowns that we've seen (Perry, Bachmann). I think of them all, Romney is the least dangerous.

[emulatorloo]

59. Romney has embraced the Ryan Plan. Obama has denounced it

That may sound like " virtually no difference" to you. But it is a big difference.

[DutchLiberal]

74. Differences in the margin.

What it comes down to, is that both embrace right-wing corporate-friendly, Wall Street-pleasing economic policies; and both support unlawful and unconstitutional powers for the office of the President (indefinte detention, extraordinary rendition, assassinating American citizens abroad without due process).

[emulatorloo]

81. You are awfully cavalier about the suffering most Americans

will feel if the Ryan plan becomes law.

[DutchLiberal]

93. So your defense is still 'the lesser of two evils'?

Gee, how well has that worked out for you the past 30 years?

[grasswire]

88. I agree that Obama's favor of corporatism and defense industry...

...does make it extremely difficult for the Democratic slate to run against a Republican. The traditional platform of the Democratic Party is weakened by Obama's capitulation to interests usually assigned to Republicans.

[DutchLiberal]

94. You thought that was Obama's invention?

It started way back in the late 1980's with the formation of the DLC. Obama is merely an exponent of that.

[gordianot]

66. Romney is the most dangerous of all the wack jobs in the GOP.

He is like unflavored jello that fits any mold but you do not have any idea what flavor it is until you bite. This predator is from a Randian nightmare he has amassed a personal fortune on the worst capitalism has to offer. He does not even make a pretense of human compassion and appears to be a throwback to the gilded age of the robber barons. The likes of the GOP field can only hope to be what RMONEY has achieved, money whores of this magnitude do not exist without a purpose.

[DCBob]

67. "there IS virtually no difference between Romney and Obama" ???!!!

On what planet do you live?

[DutchLiberal]

72. It's a popularity contest between a center-right and a slightly more center-right candidate.

It's in the nature of the two-party system where two corporatist parties put on a show every few years.

[emulatorloo]

82. Yes, Obama's work at Bain showed how callous he is about destroying the lives of

of average Americans.

And recent events in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana have proven once and for all that Democratic politicians are just the same as Republicans.

[DutchLiberal]

92. Obama, a candidate sponsored by Wall Street, stands for pro-business policies.

He has given insurance companies a huge present by making every American buy insurance and ditching the public option.

He hasn't done much, if anything, to reform the way banks and Wall Street do business.

He has continued the Bush tax cuts.

All the rest is rhetoric.

And then I'm not even bringing up civil liberties.

If you can't see that the Democratic party nowadays is lightyears away from the liberal party it was in the days of FDR and JFK, that's not my fault.

Maybe Bill Maher can be of some help: "We don't have a left and right party in this country anymore. We have a center-right party and a crazy party. Over the last thirty-odd years, Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital."

[ET Awful]

57. LMAO - let's flash back to 1999 and what RimJob said about Bush . . .

"So, it doesn't matter if he snorted coke as a youth? It was a long time ago, a youthful in-discretion? Kinda like people who frequented sneakeasies during prohibition? Kind of a cute story, eh? Well, how about all the people whose lives have been destroyed by being arrested for the felony of drug possession? What about the millions of people who are rotting away in your filthy drug infested prisons at this very moment?

Well, by God, if you people insist on electing another cokehead as President, you damned well better throw open all the prison cell doors and free every man, woman, and child you're holding on drug charges. And if you're gonna elect another drug felon as President, you'd better rescind each and every one of your unconstitutional drug laws now on the books, including all of your unconstitutional search and seizure laws, and your asset forfeiture laws, and your laws that enable your unconstitutional snooping into our bank accounts and cash transactions. Well, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You people are sick! Conservatives my ass. You people are nothing but a bunch of non-thinking hypocrits! You're a shame and a disgrace to the Republic!

And, I, for one, am tired of taking orders from cokeheads and felons! Elect another one and I'll tell you what. I'll be ready for war! It'll be time to take up arms and run the filthy lying bastards out!


Posted on 08/20/1999 03:19:31 PDT by Jim Robinson"

Of course, it's since been scrubbed from the site . . .

[Papagoose]

58. I have a Freeper-type acquaintance who insists a savior is coming for the GOP

He is waiting for the next NotRomney to come along. He doesn't believe it's too late for Sister Sarah to jump in...his dream ticket being Palin/Christie.

I don't argue with him; the entertainment value of listening to his ramblings is too high.

[treestar]

60. DU in reverse!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

61. Republican Hunger Games- 2012 Election Edition:

"May the odds be (n)ever in their favor!"

[denverbill]

63. That dipshit will be Romney's biggest supporter in a few months.

RimJob tried to have McCain recalled in like 2005, then voted happily for him in 2008 because he picked Palin for VP.

Rmoney isn't stupid enough to pick Palin, but he might pick a VP that conservatives like and isn't too repulsive to ordinary people.

[Aerows]

68. I disagree

There is something so unpalatable about Romney that even dyed in the wool Republicans can't stand. Even the RNC is scared of him, and they get an attitude when you call (which I did, he he) and are afraid to back him.

He's tremendously weak, and they are claiming Santorum dropped out just so they can back him.

[SomethingFishy]

95. Yup.. by November he'll be licking Romney's balls..

if he can find em'.

Same shit as always with FR.

[Proud Public Servant]

71. Here's my favorite dose of crazy:

To: centurion316
The GOP is joining hands with the liberals in destroying the country. The GOP has been moving to the left for several years and are now so far gone they are trying to force liberals down our throat. There are many conservatives left without a party or a candidate.


114 posted on Tue Apr 10 2012 15:57:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)

Is it wrong that I want to live in the same world freepers imaging they're living in?

[emulatorloo]

83. Wouldn't that be wonderful!

[Initech]

76. Pass the butter - this is gonna be fun to watch!

The meltdown that is!

[ThomThom]

80. watch out they will be taking up arms to over throw the government next

call out the military these nut jobs will be shooting everyone soon
mark my words

[denem]

90. Stand your ground!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

86. Maybe they can overthrow the Freso Public Library

I still wouldn't recommend it, but it's appropriately sized for their, ahem, attack force.

[EFerrari]

98. LOL

[AsahinaKimi]

87. That FLAG FIST pretty much represents Republican thinking

in so many ways.

[quaker bill]

96. They already can decide on their own candidate

put him/her on the ballot, and vote to their heart's content. It is called a third party. They are completely Constitutional. (usually somewhat pointless, but absolutely Constitutional)

[mike_c]

99. morans....

[Iris]

100. Love the flag fist.

not