[William of Orange]

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.

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Hallelujah! :-)

[Publius6961]

Except for the "feint" of heart part, this report is right on...

[Rutles4Ever]

Awesome.

[Valin]

ping

[Redcloak]

This is hugh and vey series!

[Squantos]

OK.......five responses.....

[yellowdoghunter]

Exactly why I love being a freeper...news is posted fast.

[TomGuy]

just like flies

Flies????

hrurmp!

[NonValueAdded]

Yeah, like that.

[hiredhand]

FR is one of the great culminations of the "culture of the net". The left just doesn't GET it. They simply don't comprehend it. Oh sure, they use it, but their inner nature and true character prevent them from using it efficiently, as it works best.

The "culture of the net" reflects freedom, which could very well be why we thrive in it, and they flounder in it. I don't believe the left loves true freedom enough to embrace the culture that we are already part of.

Anybody who trolls DU can see the contrast. It's just NOT coming together over there.

[Darksheare]

Fierce Warlike tribe bump.

*Harrumph, flies..Grrr.*

[Eagle Eye]

What about a gratuitous picture of Anna Kournakova?

[BibChr]

If there is a punch line in a news story, no matter how tasteless, at least one Freeper is going to use it.

Boy, he's got that right!

Dan

[Armando Guerra]

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.

That is why I expect some form of regulation, control or tax on blogging. The only reason it has not been done yet is because they haven't figured out how.

[Humidston]

Not to mention, Freepers were first to post their personal observations of the Challenger as it exploded into pieces and fell into East Texas.

(Acknowledgment by Wall Street Journal.)

[mewzilla]

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.

Hey, I resemble that remark! Bzzzzzz bzzzzz....

[vetvetdoug]

I called Trent Lott's office four hours before Clintoon sent the missiles into Afghanistan and the Sudan. I knew the targets and the approximate time of launch. I knew the cost of the "get Monica off the news" attack. Lott's office had the FBI contact me how I knew such things. FreeRepublic.

[Polybius]

Now matter what the subject of a news story is, some the thousands of member of FreeRepublic are likely to have years of experience in a related field of expertise. That includes everything from landing an F-14 on a carrier, to medicine, to law, to journalism to typing with 1970's era typewriters, to whatever.

That is why the research departments at so-called "professional" news agencies are rank amateurs when compared to FreeRepublic.

[Humidston]

Good to have you among us, Valin. A true FR Hero!

[Yaelle]

What? It took us four whole minutes to get the Barney Fife photo out? Where is Kurt Russell ("The Miracle" hockey coach) with his whistle? We have GOT to cut some time off that.