Okay. I have now read 379 posts in this thread. It is time for me to put my two cents worth in.
Yes, as you can tell by moving your cursor over my freeper name, I am a newbie. Well, to be honest, I was a lurker for quite some time, but still am nothing more than a newbie.
With that said, let me caution those of you who are gloating in the publicity provided by Rush to not get caught up too much in that publicity. FreeRepublic did not bring down CBS. Buckhead did not bring down CBS.
The TRUTH brought down CBS, and the TRUTH, in this newbie's opinion, is what FreeRepublic is all about. Let us all stop patting ourselves on the back and go back to what we do best, finding and reporting the truth.
There is absolutely not one thing wrong with being proud to be a freeper, and being proud of Howlin, Buckhead, et. al., but let's please stop with the gloating, and place our pride in being Americans, and our belief that a conservative America is a better America above all else.
There are many topics and articles listed on FR...I am certain there is one there that will meet with your approval.
The TRUTH brought down CBS, and the TRUTH, in this newbie's opinion, is what FreeRepublic is all about. Let us all stop patting ourselves on the back and go back to what we do best, finding and reporting the truth. There is absolutely not one thing wrong with being proud to be a freeper, and being proud of Howlin, Buckhead, et. al., but let's please stop with the gloating, and place our pride in being Americans, and our belief that a conservative America is a better America above all else.
I can certainly see, and agree to some extent, with your point. A little modesty goes a long way.
OTH, having been on the receiving end of being smeared as "Extreme, radical, way-out, out of the mainstream"-- the standard talking points of the Left-- it's nice to be recognized and vindicated.
Give us a day to gloat, then we'll resume standard FReeping practice.