In 2008 Tom Fife signed up on FR as the fife and posted his story here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2122714/posts
Soviet Acknowledged Obama One of Them
National Writers Syndicate ^ | 10/31/2008 | Tom Fife
Posted on Monday, 3 November 2008 6:15:25 AM by thefife
The First Time I Heard of Barack