This is coming from someone who has been around here almost from the beginning. I was here when the main topic was Whitewater and you could read all the daily posts in a single sitting. I was at the March for Justice rally and I stood outside the VP Mansion, shouting for Gore to GET OUT OF Chaney's HOUSE. When I first signed on to Free Republic everyone made you feel welcomed. People were very friendly and more then willing to help a Newbee learn the ropes. Newbees didn't get the response to their first post, Member since ...?, as if their motives for posting were suspect.
There are people on Free Republic who have that eat your own mentality. They are way to quick launch an attack on someone who makes a mistake in posting or says something they don't agree with. I even sent Jim Rob an E- mail a few years ago complaining about the very things that Sean was talking about yesterday.
I believe we here at Free Republic should take what Sean said to heart. Free Republic has proved to be a powerful force, that has and can continue to bring needed change to this country and hopefully help keep Hilary out of the WH.
In order to win the hearts and mind of others, we need to respect them as people, even if don't agree with everything they have say.