WTF??????
Who respects DU?
Really, the FR is people expresing opinions. Watering it down to suit the tastes of the mainstream media seems to defeat the purpose.
Placating the mainstream is not a noble goal, and sometimes even the kooks are right.
You missed my point I'm afraid.
The DU has the reputation of gorillas ranting and spewing. I don't ever want to spend this much time on a site like DU.
We are far better than DU and IMHO each of us should respect the gift this site has been to conservatives all over the country and protect it by our actions as we post.
I get really tired of the old "oh, be careful going there, there are some weirdo's posting there". Which is what I was told years ago when I happened to mention FR at work.
And, this is why I am sensitive to trash and vulgar talk, and other embarrassing stuff at times here. We can make FR a very respected, credible site for conservatives all over the country to work together or we can make it a ranting DU.
It is up to the posters and the mods.