The malice and bullying tactics routinely displayed by many of the posters on this very thread is exacty what critics point to when they call FR a "hate site."
I'm not about to point out specific examples; I'm not quite that naive. You have to be blind not to see it.
The best and most recent example were the completely hateful comments posted on the McClintock threads. And I say that as a non-Californian who is very glad she didn't have to vote in that particular election.