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Rush has mentioned Free Republic semi-frequently for several years now, and when it is mentioned it has typically been more than just in passing like it was today, sometimes taking up entire segments of the show and prominent displays/links reference FR on his website.
This isn't a new discovery by any
means.
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Not new at all.. In fact wasn't it Rush's man 'Snerdly' [ims] who was involved with investing in FR?

Hard to remember the details, but I believe a group of investors made a business offer to JR at one point.

Here it is, - James Golden is 'Bo Snerdly' of the Limbaugh show:

44. Free Republic continued to grow and by the fall of 1998 Free Republic outgrew its computer server again. We were desperately looking for donors to assist in facilitating the transistion to a larger server when I received an email message from James Golden of TalkSpot.

45. James Golden, of WorldStream Communications, had started TalkSpot, an audio web-casting service (similar to a radio talk show, only on the Internet instead of through the airwaves). Mr. Golden was conservatively-oriented and a big fan of Free Republic.

46. Mr. Golden very much appreciated the forum software I had designed for Free Republic and my knowledge of "bulletin board" forum-type systems.

47. TalkSpot wanted to expand their conservative talk show network and spread their message to as many Internet readers as possible.

48. TalkSpot also provided me with a personal consulting contract, which provided me with an income in return for me helping them build up their talk shows and their web site.

49. In addition, WorldStream agreed to "host" the Free Republic web server traffic.

50. As part of my consulting contract, I created a segment called "Radio Free Republic" We signed up two shows, the Alan Keyes Show and the Gary Aldrich Show and I provided links to these and the TalkSpot network on Free Republic.

51. We had hoped to start other new shows also -- such as the Ann Coulter Show and a show hosted by Lucianne Goldberg. Unfortunately, these never got off the ground. Simultaneous with our attempts to produce original web "talk" shows, many of the big radio talk shows expanded to the Internet. Web-only broadcasts couldn't compete, and so TalkSpot, though a valiant attempt, didn't survive.

52. After TalkSpot closed down, I lost my consulting contract,