[abb]

To be honest, the faithful on this thread are the only folks I've corresponded with who feel as you and I do.

Know this. FreeRepublic was the FIRST bulletin board to get out in front of this hoax. We were the only ones for a while. Before the blogs, before TalkLeft, before CourtTV. We were it. I'm really proud of all the faithful here. And we're gonna stick with it to the very end...

[Constitutions Grandchild]

God bless you all.

[Ken H]

FreeRepublic was the FIRST bulletin board to get out in front of this hoax. We were the only ones for a while. Before the blogs, before TalkLeft, before CourtTV. We were it. I'm really proud of all the faithful here. And we're gonna stick with it to the very end...

You got that right. I think the main reason is because we knew right away what lax players were up against. We've seen the game plan many times before. This was simply an ugly and malicious variation.

[Mike Nifong]

FreeRepublic was the FIRST bulletin board to get out in front of this hoax. We were the only ones for a while. Before the blogs

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I was told by a local covering the case that Crystal's name was first disclosed on Free Republic. And it was hard for me not to weigh in that I was very familiar with FR.

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