So if a blog pimp is on the excerpt list -- i.e. he is someone who has threatened to sue FR -- it's OK??
Darlin' you've been here for ten years, and you're asking me to make you understand these simple concepts and copyright laws? I'm an old woman, not a miracle worker.
Here's Free Republic, spread out before you like a feast, and all you have to do is the tiniest bit of easy research to learn all you need to know, and right from the Home Page.
Of course, common sense would probably help a lot too.