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It started well before Obama. Here's POTUSHead's summary of Freep history from 2010:quote:FreeRepublic is the home for the conservative movement online since 1997, and by virtue of longevity claims the mantle of authentic conservative opinion, which is amazing once you realize how crazy they've always been. Run by noted wheelchair-bound anti-socialist Jim Robinson, their earliest community accomplishments include death threats against Clinton and going all internet detective on the bar owner that refused to serve Jenna Bush alcohol in 2001. JimRob, paragon of stability, has been threatening to take up arms against the government since 1999. The LA Times has a permanent injunction against FreeRepublic quoting their articles in full, one of many news organizations that refuse to be even tangentially associated with them. Drudge stopped linking to Free Republic "...because they were doing racist stuff over the [Clinton love child] and it hit me, one night I was there, I think it was the first night of the story, maybe it was the second night of the DNA chase, I click on and I see this headline, 'friend of the family Baby.'" Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow used to be a freeper, but they called him a pansy. They hold Inaugural Galas (the first one had Huckabee's band as the entertainment, which is hilarious because they hate his liberal criminal-releasing rear end now) and anti-everything marches which are sometimes covered by CSPAN. They made Sean "smugdog" Hannity cry in his oatmeal because "everyone I knew basically left because of so much childish, immature personal attacks. The propensity there to eat their own. And a lot of the people-- most of the people--I knew that were on it left." Tonelok provided a fine post summarizing some of the crazy that's happened over the years and includes a rant by JimRob against George W. Bush for not being conservative enough. They hate on Mormons enough that ex-Freeper Mormons have their own watch site. They spend 7 grand a month on system admin for a website that hasn't been updated in any significant way since 1997. And for their moment of triumph, they got Dan Rather fired over Memogate. Tonelok's post: quote:If wikipedia is right, along with a couple of critical or spinoff sites, somebody who has spent 12 years on FR would have seen:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk3iRYqtpJg I'm getting ready for the finest vintage schadenfreude.
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Nov 7, 2016 05:31
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The best Freep event is still purging RINO Romney supporters in the 2012 primaries and then turning around and purging every lingering RINO who wouldn't support Romney in the general along with anyone who asked if formerly purged Romney supporters could now come back. It guaranteed a userbase of nothing but lickspittles and sycophants concerned only with conformity and finding and outing RINO traitors.
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VitalSigns posted:It guaranteed a userbase of nothing but lickspittles and sycophants concerned only with conformity and finding and outing RINO traitors. Kavak posted:It started well before Obama. Here's POTUSHead's summary of Freep history from 2010: ... relevant!
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Nov 7, 2016 06:39
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Does anyone have that cartoon image of a guy chugging a water-cooler sized water bottled marked "FREEPER TEARS"? I think I may have a use for it a little under 48 hours from now.
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Nov 7, 2016 06:49
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FMguru posted:Does anyone have that cartoon image of a guy chugging a water-cooler sized water bottled marked "FREEPER TEARS"? I think I may have a use for it a little under 48 hours from now. In the OP locked and loaded, FRiend. Unless the link died. Nope it still works: 
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Nov 7, 2016 06:53
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The 2012 election night is my favorite Freep moment. They bought into the skewed polls and didn't see it coming, their slow realization that something was wrong began at about 8:30 or so and it was glorious to behold.
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Nov 7, 2016 08:17
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I still find myself going back now and again to Karl Rove's 2012 stammering freakout right before the election got called. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/bxtuzh/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-post-democalypse-2012---america-takes-a-shower---karl-rove-s-math
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Nov 7, 2016 08:36
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DarklyDreaming posted:Dude rallied for Kerry and directly worked for President Obama, this really shouldn't be a surprise to that Freeper. He also had a guest spot in The West Wing joining in with President Bartlett's re-election campaign. Guy's so liberal, he even stumps for fictional Democrats.
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Nov 7, 2016 09:18
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SocketWrench posted:From the sovcit thread There's a sovcit thread?  can you link me?
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Kavak posted:It started well before Obama. Here's POTUSHead's summary of Freep history from 2010: A brief history of Freep really puts their hatred and complete lack of principles in perspective.
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Tias posted:There's a sovcit thread? There's this one here for the Bundy trial.
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Islam is the Lite Rock FM posted:In the OP locked and loaded, FRiend. I also hope someone sets up a 2016 version of the White People Mourning Romney tumblr.
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Nov 7, 2016 14:37
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Well, he would have been our first robotic president.
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Nov 7, 2016 14:51
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FMguru posted:Bless you, my friend. Romney 2012 was lots of "  Romney lost because America is lazy and hates freedom. Why can't they understand??" but I can't imagine just how gross the tears from the alt-right are going to be. The tears from the moderates that held their nose and supported a racist probable rapist and ended up with nothing anyway are going to be good though.I hope "why I voted for Trump" is an albatross around the necks of every "reasonable" conservative they have to answer for (especially to their own daughters) but I know in reality they won't and no one will call them on it. Eggplant Squire fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Nov 7, 2016 |
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Nov 7, 2016 14:56
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I think a new thread should be made right before the election hammer drops so all of the wonderful freep tears are right at the beginning of the thread.
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Nov 7, 2016 15:09
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That Clinton / Abramovic / Podesta witchcraft thing was something. These people truly live in a demon-haunted world. I wonder what it's like to live in the modern world and still believe that kinda poo poo exists/ever existed? For all anger over Islam being out-of-touch and "from the Dark Ages", they seem to be right there all the same.
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Nov 7, 2016 15:15
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The only thing separating Freepers (and lots of "normal" people frankly) in regards to scary Islam taking over and stealing away everyone's freedom is branding and who will be led to the stocks.
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ratbert90 posted:I think a new thread should be made right before the election hammer drops so all of the wonderful freep tears are right at the beginning of the thread. This one's only two months old.
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Nov 7, 2016 15:49
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Threads are not that expensive, Lowtax is surely swimming in spaceship cash now and can splurge on another threadid for us! I rather agree that the election is a good point to get a fresh start on the thread despite the relative youth of this one.
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Nov 7, 2016 16:03
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 How an america ever be great again with some people using illegal aliens to take food of the mouths of hard working US americans?
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Nov 7, 2016 16:22
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And that illegal's name was ALBERT EINSTEIN
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Nov 7, 2016 16:23
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Master Feng Predicts Donald Trump Win in US 2016 Presidential Election http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3490376/posts quote:no question in that dude’s mind....very confident. quote:Feng shui energy levels. He says Trump has purple color energy, which is required to be a national leader. Hillary does not. Thread is still small but it's pretty funny watching them grasp at loving anything. I'd feel pity if I didn't know who we're talking about.
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Nov 7, 2016 16:33
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I made this shiny new thread as a starting point of the 16' general before the first debate ish. I'll link the beginning of the tears in the op.
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Nov 7, 2016 16:56
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MeLKoR posted:
Enterprising young construction worker learns to lie to probably lovely boss to get hired.
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Nov 7, 2016 17:07
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Apparently MASTER FENG takes color advice from the Romans.
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Nov 7, 2016 17:08
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:Threads are not that expensive, Lowtax is surely swimming in spaceship cash now and can splurge on another threadid for us! No, you have to finish this thread before you open the next one. Your father and I didn't raise you to waste good threads you rotten little poster! <  >
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Nov 7, 2016 17:19
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There are kids in China who'd beg for a lightly used thread you ungrateful gently caress.
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MeLKoR posted:
Judging on his spelling I doubt too many thoughts cross his mind. I'm also willing to believe this is another freeper bullshit story
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It's obviously stdh.txt but it would be funny if Mexican laborers are savvy enough to know dumbass white dudes need to be pandered to and pretend to be all in on Trump in order to get guaranteed work.
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Nov 7, 2016 17:45
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I'm legitimately pumped for the Freep meltdown tomorrow. It's going to be far and away the best thing about the election.
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Nov 7, 2016 18:25
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The other thing I'd love to see return is the "Republican Tears" Twitter feed. That was so beautiful, seeing all of the big GOP pundits and tcot's trying to continually work out the ever-shrinking paths to victory as election day rolled on, and eventually accepting their grim reality.
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Nov 7, 2016 18:30
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http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/14/glenn-beck-tries-out-decency Oh hey Glenn Back has decided he likes Obama, and says Michelle Obama has inherited the populism of Reagan. (And, somehow, is dated a week from now???) I can't wait to hear if there are Freep threads about this.
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Mors Rattus posted:http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/14/glenn-beck-tries-out-decency quote:That was the old Beck, he insists: “I did a lot of freaking out about Barack Obama.” But, he said, “Obama made me a better man.” He regrets calling the President a racist and counts himself a Black Lives Matter supporter. “There are things unique to the African-American experience that I cannot relate to,” he said. “I had to listen to them.” quote:That’s vintage Beck, who said that the Fourth of July used to move him to tears. But now, he said, our politicians and bankers have become crooks, our wars meaningless, and our values lost. “I’m at a Dadaist time in my life,” he said. “So much of what I used to believe was either always a sham or has been made into a sham. There’s nothing deep.” 
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Master Feng has x-ray vision. Do not question his predictions! http://m.fox19.com/fox19/pm_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=od:bKu312OW Some great vague predictions here. Darkman Fanpage fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Nov 7, 2016 |
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It's so amusing to be that Freepers have declared Donald Trump as the plucky hero that will stand up to the power brokers, global elite, and general puppet masters in D.C. If you believe the Info Wars conspiracies, and give the Liberal Underground even partial credit for all the nefarious poo poo they are said to have done, you think that Donald loving Trump is the man with the intelligence, integrity, and fortitude to take it on? He'd sell out the instant they gave him profitable angle. How do you look at a greasy silver-spoon businessman and see Nathan Hale?
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Nov 7, 2016 19:51
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Something something God choose unlikely messengers something something.
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Wanderer posted:I still find myself going back now and again to Karl Rove's 2012 stammering freakout right before the election got called. I personally go back to this every now and again, never fails to cheer me up. http://hillbuzz.org/1018pm-cst-barack-obama-declared-the-winner-by-fox-news-2012-official-election-results-watch-thread-73447 Believe in the Cleve.
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Zathril posted:I personally go back to this every now and again, never fails to cheer me up. http://hillbuzz.org/1018pm-cst-barack-obama-declared-the-winner-by-fox-news-2012-official-election-results-watch-thread-73447 Oh my god, that is my single favorite line from that whole night.
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The Cars. That is, the band, The Cars.quote:They are off-topic. It is irrelevant that they are tagged as "chat" because they show up in the main thread. quote:To: mbarker12474 quote:To: simpson96 Steve Miller Band. quote:To: simpson96 About the only things I could find not related to the election. There's also Prince Charles and Camilla Arrive in UAE quote:To: nickcarraway quote:To: nickcarraway gently caress everyone, I guess.
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