[weegee]

I was in Las Vegas last weekend and a woman asked me about politics. I tried to defer saying that when I go to see a band I try to enjoy the music and put everything happening outside out of my mind. I did eventually talk to her briefly and learned that she is a conservative living in southern California feeling very much like there are no other conservatives around her (actually she acknowledged that an Asian man with her group is conservative as well).

I gave her the FR website address and my handle. I know that some people can appear brash at times so I told her to let me know when she joined up if anyone tried to call her a "troll". She saw the website name and wasn't quite sure what it was all about (although she listens to Laura Ingram at times and Laura is familiar with FReepers).

I also advised her to just look around awhile before posting just to get up to speed with the site.

I agree that there are people who don't know what Free Republic is about and some things could be more offputting than positive.

[potlatch]

some things could be more offputting than positive.

It's true, just look at some of the other websites, you read through their threads and it boggles your mind to realize people think like that! Birds of a feather, and all that.

Her record, from the links, was so bad that I wouldn't want her representing me. I have the vague unease, that IF she were trying to change her life, we put roadblocks in her way, but JimRob HAS to protect his site!