Is Free Republic's front page what we can expect from the lunatic fringe the next 4 years?

[EconomicLiberal]

That place is a cesspool.

I remember conservative hate radio in the 90s when they accused Clinton of being a murderer.

I'm thinking it will be much worse under Obama.

[Bicoastal]

1. Notice they have lots and lots and lots of conspiracies posted...

...but very few polls and hard data. :evilgrin:

[bluestateguy]

2. Good. That'll keep them busy chasing down blind alleys

while we do the work needed to change this country.

[Raschel]

24. Hahahaha!!

[Mossbeach]

16. Freep is almost 100% male...those guys need to get laid.....

...but thank god...their lack of female companionship will keep them from reproducing...

[grasswire]

3. look what I just found over there

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2122846/posts

Don't close the blinds...
Internet | 2 November 2008 | Gulfwar1vet

Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 2:40:21 PM by GulfWar1Vet

DON'T CLOSE THE BLINDS

Just please read and ask yourself what will you do when they come to your door? The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our Country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation. My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in our front living room window.

He said 'Son, stand there and tell me what you see?'

'I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses,' he replied.

'OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the United States of America and you are President Bush.'

Our son giggled and said 'OK.'

'Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and yard on this block is a different country' my husband said.

'OK Dad, I'm pretending.'

'Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, then he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are kids and they are afraid of their father. You see all of this, son ... what do you do?'

'Dad?'

'What do you do son?'

'I'd call the police, Dad.'

'OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They take your call. They listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then son?'

'Dad ......... but the police are supposed to help!' My son starts to whine.

'They don't want to, son, because they say that it is not their place or your place to get involved and that you shoul d stay out of it,' my husband says.

'But Dad ... he killed her!!' my son exclaims.

'I know he did .. but the police tell you to stay out of it. Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children'

'Daddy .. he kills them?'

'Yes, son, he does. What do you do?'

'Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him,' our son says.

'Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door and help you stop him,' my husband says.

'But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!'

'WHAT DO YOU DO SON?' Our son starts to cry.

'OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next, son?'

'What Daddy?'

'He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and then ... he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in the window and laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?'

'Daddy...'

'WHAT DO YOU DO?' Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, 'I'd close the blinds, Daddy.'

My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him 'Why?'

'Because, Daddy ..... the police are supposed to help people who need them .... and they won't help ... You always say that neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't help either .... they won't help me stop him .... I'm afraid ... I can't do it by myself, Daddy I can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible things and, and, do nothing ... so, I'm just going to close the blinds .. so I can't see what he's doing ... and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening.'

I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husband's questions and he says ...

'Son'

'Yes, Daddy.'

'Open the blinds because that man ... He's at your front door ...'WHAT DO YOU DO?'

My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation he says: ' I DEFEND MY FAMILY, DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!'

I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs our son to his chest and hugs him tight, and says ... ' It's too late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front door son ... you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his w ife, and his children and the old lady across the way. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do it alone, before it's too late,' my husband whispers.

THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq . When good men stand by and let evil happen, son, THAT is the greatest atrocity in the world. 'YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!' BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS...'

This should be printed in every newspaper and posted in every school in America .. Of course that won't happen so we'll use the Internet. If your blinds are closed, do nothing with this email. If they are open I do not need to tell you what to do.

GOD BLESS!!!!!!! !!!

Steven R Chandler, CMSgt 332 ELRS/Vehicle Management Flight Balad Air Base , Iraq

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only does wondrous things. Psalms. 72:18

[Arugula Latte]

4. Oh Jebus H. Christ on a pogo stick.

:banghead:

[cui bono]

5. That is one sick moran.

[Hepburn]

6. What a sicko POS.....

....:puke:

I would call what that asshole did CHILD ABUSE!

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. That Freeper needs to update his story.

Because, using their pathetic scenario, Saddam never killed his wife, and didn't threaten any of the neighbors, it was all just lies and gossip from the crazy old drunk at the end of the block.

[KingFlorez]

8. They're recycling an old one

I recall seeing that one a couple of years ago, what bad analogies and who would talk that violent to their kid? Freepers are nuts.

[cottonseed]

9. "What's a wingnut daddy?"

A more appropriate question.

[cags]

10. It would be a great story if the whole premise wasn't a lie.

[onager]

12. Hypocritical asswipes.

Our Repub Congress fought Bill Clinton tooth and nail to keep him from sending troops to the Balkans. And everything described in that POS above really WAS happening there.

I still think that's one of the most honorable things our country did during that time. Nobody had oil or anything else we wanted, we just went in to stop the killing.

The Repubs made absolutely sure we didn't do that in Rwanda, but unfortunately that country had a serious shortage of photogenic white people.

[asdjrocky]

13. Alternative title-

How To Make a Serial Killer. What is wrong with these people?

[LynnTheDem]

14. Sigh. But they have the right to be the dumbest MFers on the planet.

Do they really have to be so fucking dumb though???!

Fuckin' embarrassin'.

Oooh one more day and I can put my "g"s back!

[OmahaBlueDog]

18. Tag line for most RW wackjob e-mails

<<This should be printed in every newspaper and posted in every school in America>>

..and Dad failed to explain to the son that America has enough nuclear weapons to wipe out every tree in the neighborhood, and that the odds of Iraq getting enough weapons to trim shrubs was remote, at best.

[MgtPA]

19. Ack, they're still trotting that old screed out? It's been around a long time.

[LeftinOH]

22. Psychological child abuse...........n/t

[Smuckies]

23. Jesus. n/t

[Number23]

27. Most HYSTERICAL (and not the "ha ha!" way) post ever

Whoever wrote that crap should be writing for Hallmark. Or AT&T long distance commercials.

If that story ever happened, all I could do is hope that kid has a very observant teacher that can see the signs and get him the HELL away from his psychotic parents.

[L0oniX]

11. Free Republic ...where all racists and morons are welcome. n/t

[Barack_America]

15. Oh, I suspect that many of them will find their way over here...

Hopefully with good intentions.

[Motown_Johnny]

17. eight years

[cliffordu]

20. Who would possibly give a rat's ass???

[salonghorn70]

21. I Remember 1993

In 1993 on the day that President Clinton took the oath of office, I was driving home from work. One of the right wing radio nuts in San Antonio, Ricki Ware, was already calling Hillary a lesbian.

[and-justice-for-all]

25. I prefer to never hear from them again...

I can live without their ignorance, intolerance, bigotry and racism.

[Doctor_J]

26. Only if you go to free republic

And if you're that dumb, you'll probably be miserable anyway