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Salon Article Smears FreeRepublic
Salon ^
 | Oct. 13, 2004
 | Mark Follman
Posted on 10/12/2004 11:46:38 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
[...] 
The right-wing echo chamber Free Republic, where private citizens spit pseudonymous venom, is also a rich treasure trove of nastiness. In late 2003 when the Massachusetts Supreme Court voted to allow marriage rights for same-sex couples, the Freepers went off: 
"This is great that Massachusett's gay judges did this. Let all the fudgepackers move there and be clients of the Dickem and Dunkem (Ted Kennedy) law firm," wrote a poster named "Therapist." 
"Can I marry my mule?" asked another. 
Another responded: "Sorry. Next step is to give them your boys. They want the age of consent lowered to around 10 years old. Your mule will have to wait in line." 
"There is nothing 'normal' about homos," another added. "Even the wild animals know better (Except male goats. They're really filthy)."
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To: West Coast Conservative
To: Jim Robinson
To: West Coast Conservative
    LOL! 
Smear? 
At least they got the quotes right.
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:48:31 PM PDT
by 
ppaul
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Great job....troll for what you can use to smear thousands of others. 
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:49:12 PM PDT
by 
CyberCowboy777
(We want hard, tough, seasoned leaders who will methodically destroy the people who would kill us.)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Sounds like he didn't like us dissin' his goat.
 
6
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:50:12 PM PDT
by 
Redcloak
(Vikings plundered my last tag line.)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
7
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:50:15 PM PDT
by 
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Go to DU if you want to see vile. Every other post is I hate Christians, I hate conservatives, I hate pro life people, I hate this, I hate that and Bush is a nazi mother %$#$&%!
And some other posts get really mean.
8
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:51:18 PM PDT
by 
BJungNan
(Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
 
    Mark Follman, Kiss my a$$!
 
9
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:51:35 PM PDT
by 
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Salon prints idiotic rumors about the 'bulge' on the back of Bush, it was a ballistic vest, and they want to attack FR??
rumors???... Hey does Salon still sell kiddie porn??
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:52:02 PM PDT
by 
GeronL
(I was gone for about 2 months. I was depressed and sad. I am back now and am trying to get my wings)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Ohhhh I'm so hurt by a left-wing nutjob publication slandering us....
 
11
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:52:57 PM PDT
by 
Tempest
(Click on my name for a long list of press contacts)
 
To: Jet Jaguar
    Mark Faux-man would be the correct spelling
 
12
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:53:08 PM PDT
by 
GeronL
(I was gone for about 2 months. I was depressed and sad. I am back now and am trying to get my wings)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    How's their stock price doing?
 
13
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:53:29 PM PDT
by 
Kornev
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Most of those quotes are pretty funny. I don't see what they're getting sore about. So to speak.
 
14
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:55:08 PM PDT
by 
DC  Bound
 
To: Kornev
    .11 - actually I thought they stopped trading some time ago.
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:55:43 PM PDT
by 
DaveMSmith
(One Day at A Time || Blue Angel in PJs)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    I'm flattered. We exist! Yippee, thanks  Salon! 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:55:57 PM PDT
by 
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Well, let's be honest, here. Anyone wanting to find ugly sounding quotes on FR won't have to dig far. FR has got a lot of great opinions and ideas, but sometimes they're mired in some unpleasent looking threads. 
 If we really cared about not being smeared (i.e. quoted verbatim), then we should hold ourselves to a higher standard and keep the discourse more civil.
17
posted on 
10/12/2004 11:56:23 PM PDT
by 
Steel Wolf
(Got wood?)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    Well I don't see what they're upset about. /sarcasm>
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:56:46 PM PDT
by 
GVnana
(If I had a Buckhead moment  would I know it?)
 
To: West Coast Conservative
    This news part of this is that is Salon is still around.
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:57:11 PM PDT
by 
Hillarys Gate  Cult
("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
 
To: Tempest
    No, no, no. Deep inside their hearts, they LOVE us. If they hated us, they would ignore us. After all these years, its great to know we've finally grabbed their attention! ;-)
 
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posted on 
10/12/2004 11:57:31 PM PDT
by 
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
 
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