For example, a person can be liable for defamation if he/she republishes a defamatory statement. For example, if a magazine publishes a defamatory article, and you post it here, you can be just as liable as the magazine. It doesn't really matter how you want to construe the language on the home page.
Yes. FR isn't writing the opinions. Posters are writing their opinions. Just like it says. All opinions. Read it.
Baloney - it's already in the public domain. If libel suits ever do take off like some of you would like, I fear for the survivability of many liberal rags in this country. :)