Bob, the effective tools and resources smartly employed by the FRN always trumps a half dozen ubiquitous Freeper individuals in D.C. who think cross-dressing in embarassing costumes at a Hillary Clinton book signing best pursues Free Republic's public and real world interests.
I'm here to say ... Kristinn has an egocentric agenda going on.
Standing around any street in a costume, carrying a sign or presenting some political agenda signifies a LOSER! A LOSER! Only political losers, the ignorant or disconnected from power structures, protest on the streets. Freepers operate expertly and successfully deep in the influential institutions of government, not carrying a sign outside some bookstore or politician's office.
Most DC "Freeps" are embarrasing. Standing on a sidewalk with a sign is a symbol of weakness.