You mean this one?:
> When Ted Kennedy was diagnosed a couple weeks back, Free Republic had to shut down its forum because the negative comments got out of hand. Let that sink in: the most conservative website had to shut down a forum because they were repulsed by what was being posted about a liberal.
It suffers from the usual exaggeration that the Lefties seem wont to do. There were multiple threads on the subject, as I recall, and the Admin Mods locked a few threads and deleted many individual posts, and threatened to ban some posters, because of off-color attempts at humor by a tiny minority.
There were many prayers for Ted Kennedy, and many well-wishes: these were by far-and-away the majority of posts.
I don't recall the FRee Republic as a Forum being shut down as a result. But it wasn't destined to be of our brighter moments because of a few off-color posts -- except for the timely and tasteful intervention of our Admin Mods.
Beyond that, there's nothing to get exercized over: the poster has paid the FRee Republic the high compliment of gentlemanly and civilized editorial standard for shutting down the trash talk, and in the same breath criticizing some of their own posters for not achieving those high standards.
Frankly, I'm pleased he said that. It needed to be said.
I see it differently and certainly not meant as a hat tip to FR. I see it as a lie that FR that had to shut down its forum, and more of a, ‘Let’s not act like they did over Tim Russert.’
Well said..