I don't want the journalistic community to get the wrong idea.
some one call on a BS ping?
J
Posted on 12/17/2004 9:05:01 AM PST by Valin
NUKE THE WORLD!
J
LOL!
It's almost spooky.
FYI
12:00 PM Sat. The Northern Alliance Radio Network
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Some of the best talk radio going.
whirlled peas!!!
Which begs the question: what is the average lifespan of a fly?
Free Rebublic? Are those Southern FReepers? Rebs?
What's the difference between a Dolphin and a Porpoise?
Well, you serve the Porpoise with a red wine, and Dolphin with a Chablis.
Isn't that french for "I wouldn't do her"?
I would have been shocked ten years ago, but not since.
Perhaps most of us forget exactly what talking heads said once in the heat of their pontificating, but you had the advantage of "retro-reading." Newspapers and magazines bite the dust quickly, but the Internet is one hell of an accessible archive!
Friday, December 17
Anatomy of a Freeper...
For those of you who just stumble around Instapundit, Hugh Hewitt, Powerline or The Corner, and a couple of internet sites to get your dose of non-Ratherised news, you may not have ever heard of a "Freeper". In a minute, I'm going to use the following example to give you a window into their world.Freepers are people who post to a rather interesting bulletin board service called Free Republic. A lot of my blogging friends know about them, but surprisingly enough, not very many of them view them as a news source they visit frequently. I think the Freepers are an essential element in gathering news. If you go in with the right mindset, and know what you are looking for, it can be a goldmine of information.
Hugh Hewitt has often called freepers the Coast Watchers of the new media. When news happens, either in print, on radio, or on television, someone will post a link, and much of the meat of the story, as the beginning of a thread. Within minutes, if the story is juicy enough, just like flies, freepers all over will descend on the story and give their two cents worth.
Here's where the discernment of the person surfing has to come in. There are saboteurs who will immediately try to spin the story, especially if it's political, and there will be people from every walk of life taking their shots until the end of the thread takes the original picture the story paints and turns it into a Picasso.
Here's an example of the wit, sarcasm, sincerity, & speed of the Freepers:
11/29/04 In Linn County, Iowa, there is a small town called Robins. Population of 1,806. There is an accidental shooting of Lyle Rusk, the town's police chief, by one of his own officers. The story was reported on local Cedar Rapids television, link here.
12/16/04 10:01PM PST The story is found by a freeper and a link is started. Remember this is a very minor story in the overall scheme of things, so there is a delay between when the event happens and when it's reported on FR. If it's a major news story, a thread will appear in seconds.
12/16/04 10:04PM PST Five responses, largely cynical, have already been posted.
12/16/04 10:05PM PST The first Barney Fife reference made, including this picture.
The neck injury to the chief was serious, and the recovery process is going to be long, but all indications are that he's going to be fine. But when you read that he'd been accidentally shot by his own officer, tell the truth. Didn't this image flash in your mind? If there is a punch line in a news story, no matter how tasteless, at least one Freeper is going to use it.
12/17 12:11AM PST In just a little over two hours, there have been fifty-four responses to the original story. Many have been humorous, many have been respectful and prayerful, and many have been from people who have obvious law enforcement background dissecting how something like this could have happened in the first place.
Remember this is an obscure story. When the Rathergate story broke, there were responses, theories, and updates literally every time you hit the refresh button. Freepers are very much part of the face of new media. They are also very much a part of the blogosphere.
The speed at which news travels on sites like this is the reason why liberals can no longer dominate the media and control the spin to suit their agenda. The news moves too fast. There are too many people who see stuff and post it, and there are too many smart people to praise it and spread it around if it has merit, and dissect it like a frog in biology class if it's bogus.
In cases like Rathergate, a bogus story can be proven false, spread all over the world, and completely discrediting of the original reporter before he/she comes to work the next morning.
Sometimes the content in the threads is not for the feint of heart, but if you cruise the latest topics, you will often find news literally as it's being reported anywhere in the world.
See also, from the ORIGINAL thread:12/16/04 10:05PM PST The first Barney Fife reference made, including this picture.
Looks like you have a FAN CLUB, DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet!Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Police Chief
KCRG ^ | 11/29
Posted on 12/16/2004 10:01:08 PM PST by ambrose
Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Police Chief
Monday, November 29, 2004, 3:51:37 AM
An accidental shooting has rocked the small town of Robins, just north of Cedar Rapids. At three o'clock Sunday afternoon, 56 year-old Robins Police Chief Lyle Rusk was shot in the neck by one of his fellow police officers.
According to the Linn County Sheriff's Department, which is investigating the accident, Robins Police Sergeant Carol Currans was handling a nine millimeter handgun at Robins City Hall. Investigators said the gun accidentally discharged, and hit Police Chief Lyle Rusk in the neck.
Linn County Sheriff's investigators say Carol Currans called 911 herself after she accidentally shot Rusk. Investigators say the two were the only people in city hall at the time. Linn County Sheriff's Department Captain Brian Gardner says there appears to be no sign of foul play. "The information we received is that it was an accidental shooting at this location."
Gardner said Rusk was conscious and alert after he was shot and he was able to communicate with his rescuers. Rescue workers airlifted the injured law officer to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids and then to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Neighbors in the small town are concerned for the life of their police chief. "He's a good guy," said neighbor Dan French. "You couldn't ask for anybody better, he's our favorite cop in town."
Marie Maxfield added, "Most of your law people are good people but I think he really had feelings for the people he worked with and for."
The sheriff's department says Rusk underwent surgery Sunday night. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics isn't releasing any information on his condition.
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To: martin_fierro; Chad Fairbanks
Why does this sound like something this guy would do?
6 posted on 12/16/2004 10:04:57 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Wannabe Princess)CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
Anatomy of a Freeper...See also THIS thread:
Radio Bloger ^ | 12/17/04 | Generalissimo Duane
Please help welcome our NEWEST FReeper:
talk host Hugh Hewitt's producer, Generalissimo Duane!
The Hugh Hewitt Show is Moving to a New Time [Boston, Chicago, NY, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, LA] ^ | 09/26/2001 | RonDog
Posted on 09/26/2001 12:15:55 PM PDT by RonDog
Please extend a WARM FReeper welcome to our NEWEST FReeper:
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In the time-honored tradition of Clinton's a Liar, M. Thatcher, and many others, Duane (aka "Generalissimo") has agreed to jump into this "lion's den" we call Free Republic, to help answer questions about his boss, nationally syndicated conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt, and their upcoming move to "PRIME TIME" on 10/1/01 - in many NEW markets across the USA.-- snip --
To: PatiPie
thanks, all...long time wallflower to the site, and believe it or not, was around at the inception...this got popular when the old whitewater bulletin board on prodigy's service went south...this became a much more efficient way of communicating when the media didn't...j.r. has always been a hero...
i can stand the heat in here, even with the goofballs...aloha ronnie, ron dog, jon huang 2, and others have been always faithful to the show and i...we will continue to reciprocate when possible...aloha ronnie, e-mail me sometime soon...got some info for you that you need to know...regards...generalissimo
59 posted on 09/26/2001 5:11:37 PM PDT by generalissimoduaneCLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
bump! bump! bump!
Turn your speakers up,
then Click on the pic, lol !
No. My mind moves faster than my 66 year old fingers or vice versa.
Flies? Buzz off! FReepers are more like leukocytes who show up on the site of liberal infections and destroy the little germs.
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