[Alia]

Thanks for the info, TR. Correct me if I'm wrong; but I seem to recall an "article" by William Gheen describing how he and others were "locked/banned/zotted" out of FR? I know nothing about Nathan Tabor. If they are launching FR-like websites, then good. I think they'll find its akin to herding cats. :>

[NCSteve]

I think it unfortunate that Gheen has decided to make personal attacks on FR and Jim Robinson, especially since ALIPAC's message is something most FReepers tend to agree with. However, in the early going, Jim and the mods made some serious mistakes regarding ALIPAC and the Minuteman Project. They tied ALIPAC and MMP to organizations like Storm Front solely on the basis that those organizations approved of parts of ALIPAC's and MMP's message. I think if both sides backed down from the chest-thumping for a few minutes, they would find they have more in common than they do differences.

As for Nathan Tabor, everyone who named him a spoiled brat has it exactly right. He got bounced from FR, not once, but several times, mostly for trolling the NC board under several nicknames. I have talked to Tabor several times during and since the primary last year. He is alternately a crybaby and a conman who can spout just enough conservative and quasi-evangelical lingo to pass himself off as one or both to those who are inclined to be trusting.

Is FR biased? Of course it is. It says so right on the front page. So what's the point? The only thing I would wish different would be that they go easier on the bannings. I always enjoyed having a few liberals with at least a partially functioning cerebral cortex around to beat up on (figuratively speaking, of course).