I joined during the 2000 Election battle when Dems were trying to steal Florida.
My first FR post was in 2004, the historical thread was about how Mister Dan Rather forged military docs (wrong font and wrong paper size) in order to FRAME George W Bush in a fake USAF Reserve scandal, and just before the 04 elections.
Some amazing posts on the thread, mine was forgettable, however the true power of FR was now there for all to see.