That's just not true. Read the moderators first post. The guy is a racist and is delusional.
The Bushies have done an excellent job of turning FR into a GW Bush/GOP moderate fan club (in practice at least) instead of an open forum for the broad spectrum of conservative thought.
That's not true either. What explains your presence if this is not an open forum? Or mine? I am as conservative as they come, and I agree with what Rush has been saying. To suggest that Free Republic is somehow repressive of our views is ridiculous. FR is repressive of conspiracy theories, but don't confuse those with conservative thought.
There is a lynch mob mentality here at FR that is very disturbing and reminiscent of .... well .... the hysterical left.
OK, that is true among a number of users. Just ignore the "day in the life" love-in fests where all the women fantasize about him and you will be OK.