[Remole]

I first found FR on that fateful day in early 98, when Drudge posted the headlines about Clinton and an affair. While scrolling through the column headings on Drudge, I saw the one entitled "Whitewater," and clicked, and was hooked.

[BARLF]

Me too. Changed screen name and lost my original date.

Doug from upland is one of the oldies.

[PistolPaknMama]

I don't remember how I first found FR but it was something similar to yours. I do remember reading some of the posts and thinking "hey these people think like me!" I lurked for a very long time before I ever subscribed. And I do know the urge to have my say on a gun control article sealed my last day as a lurker. :-)

[stayathomemom]

That's how I found it too. Only I couldn't post for a long time because of my hotmail account.

[Marie]

I stumbled onto FR in June of '99. I was just getting interested in the homeschool movement. (Heck, at that time I still didn't believe it was legal.) That led me to politics in general.

A few years later I suddenly started getting flamed as a troll and discovered that my "member since" date had been changed. The earliest post JR could find by me went back to December of '99 so that's what he reset it to. That was about the same time as the lawsuit settlement.

After 7 years, I still feel cheated out of those 6 months! :-)

[Exit148]

I first found FR on that fateful day in early 98, when Drudge posted the headlines about Clinton and an affair. While scrolling through the column headings on Drudge, I saw the one entitled "Whitewater," and clicked, and was hooked.

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That sounds like me. I found FR in exactly the same way.

At one time, I went back to read the very first posts by Jim Rob. Those discussions were truely discussions. Not at all what it is like now. Only a few people were involved. (Mike Galutia comes to mind) and a few other familiar names.

[MikeD]

Funny, that's *exactly* how I found FR. I've never been a very active poster, but I have lurked & read with varying levels of intensity for nine years now. Wow, has it really been that long?

Am I the only one who became *really* disillusioned with our political process after the Senate failed to convict Clinton? I used to be fairly politically active (head of UNC YRs, etc.), but kind of lost faith after that...

[Luke21]

I'm a class of 98er myself. I don't remember nearly as many Rino's in those days.

[Lewite]

Reply to post #11

same here, I printed every thing about the corrupt Clinton's and their administration. Eight volumes I still get out and read from time to time. I must have used ten packs of paper, and a lot of cartridge refilling.

[fedupjohn]

I first found FR on that fateful day in early 98, when Drudge posted the headlines about Clinton and an affair. While scrolling through the column headings on Drudge, I saw the one entitled "Whitewater," and clicked, and was hooked.

When I read this, I had to see if I posted it. This is exactly how I found FR. I lurked till about 2000 and then I logged in.

[capitalist229]

I first found FR on that fateful day in early 98, when Drudge posted the headlines about Clinton and an affair. While scrolling through the column headings on Drudge, I saw the one entitled "Whitewater," and clicked, and was hooked.

Ditto here. That sordid mess kick-started a lot of blogs.

BUMP