Use Opera with Bing as the default search engine. Use Ghostery and other add-ins to limit scripts.
I am very wary of Bing since it's from Microsoft, a far left outfit that pushes a diversity agenda (notably acceptance of deviants) and was co-founded by the ultra-liberal Bill Gates and Paul Allen. My experience with Duck-Duck-Go has been positive and I don't believe it's tainted by the fetid stench of leftism.
That said, since Free Republic alone is the authoritative source for news and informed opinion, the search feature here works as good as any and better than most. The choices of looking for phrases by keyword or title puts the other engines to shame. Frankly, if it's not on Free Republic, then it didn't happen, in my opinion.