The banner doesn't make you even slightly suspicious:
Having said that, maybe the management ought to put it on the "banned url" list (if it's not already), as, I guess, some folks might not pay attention...
Yup.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts
Part of the problem is that that list is very out-of-date. I’ve searched it before posting via CTRL-F, not found my source, and later been told that said source was excerpt-only.