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But if Free Republic has a virtue, it's that, unlike other pressure groups, it's transparent: You can see the cogs turning, the anger mounting, the members joining the half-baked me-too condemnations that will surface on tomorrow's news agenda. It's like a glass ant farm for zealots. It's a little stomach-turning, but man, they're diligent little things. It's hard not to stare sometimes.

The guy admits he's hooked on FR. Why? Because it is interesting, it is a force to be reckoned with and it can be outrageously funny.

For all the handwringing about the 'quality' of postings on FR (which, BTW, has been an ongoing complaint by original Freepers since the first newbie joined and 'dragged down' the level of debate), Free Republic is still the most popular political discussion forum in America.

And that is with no advertising, no fawning press coverage, and an ever expanding number of competing forums--and despite all the knuckledraggers posting here :-)

Thanks for posting this article. It was a great way to start the day!

I bet the guy got zotted before. :))

For all the handwringing about the 'quality' of postings on FR (which, BTW, has been an ongoing complaint by original Freepers since the first newbie joined and 'dragged down' the level of debate), Free Republic is still the most popular political discussion forum in America.

I don't know if the quality of the posts here has gone down. It's a difficult thing to measure. But I'm sure that the good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

Even if the quality of posts have gone down, we still do live and election threads better than any other website.