We can’t rely on the media, even the alternative media. Free Republic is announcing a new initiative that gives you a platform. We want to leverage the most powerful minds on the right to make a difference. To do this, we want to bring a new level of activism, the citizen investigator. In the spirit of 1750’s The Pennsylvania Gazette published by Ben Franklin and of Andrew Breitbart. For the longest time, our primary focus has been on looking at what the media presents and investigating it or discussing it. We have been missing something, YOU! Jim has created a...
The GOP attacks on Palin. After the Inauguration of Obama, the first time that the manhood of the GOP was called into question was the Stimulus package. Rick Santelli was so upset with it that he issued his now famous diatribe calling for something like a national tea party. A long simmering emotion within conservative ranks now had a name. Meanwhile, back in Alaska, Sarah Palin's return to work involved dealing with these stimulus package issues, and she did what she felt that she must. She took those which were appropriate, but turned away those that weren't. This was...