[nysuperdoodle]

lol... I am doing the same thing!

[lewisglad]

"You see, the greatness of FR lies not in its staff, or in the resumes of its posters, but rather in the honest truth and heartfelt concern for our nation's future that emanates from so many articulate, well-thought, and insightful posters." :)

[Constitution Day]

Welcome to FR.

[mrsmith]

" the bright minds I read comment by "
Yeah, an amazing bunch of those here.

(...I just come here to harass the newbies myself.)

[Mr. Silverback]

Welcome to FR and thanks for the post.

Flattering us on your way in the door is a good start!

[mnehring]

It isn't that the freepers have such an ivy-league staff. In fact, it's not likely that any of the bright minds I read comment by on that blog could be hired in the mailroom of the New York Times, much less writing commentary and columns for them..

The author would be surprised who all our FReepers and the educational background of many. I would love to compare 'papers' to DU, for example.

[La Enchiladita]

Oooh, another insightful blog and another blog pimp!!!

[GOPJ]

Nice post. Thanks.

[Mojave]

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

WelcomeTo FreeRepublic!

[pabianice]

FR has been named by the dems who will shut it down with “The Fairness Doctrine.”

[freespirited]

In fact, it's not likely that any of the bright minds I read comment by on that blog could be hired would be caught dead in the mailroom of the New York Times, much less writing commentary and columns for them.

Fixed it. Much better now.

[smokingfrog]

FReeper’s instincts are usually correct. You're welcome.

[LiberConservative]

... the vile nature of some of the stuff I have read on The Daily Kos and Huffington Post ...

And don't forget DUmmieland. Yea, I hear you. I'll pop in over there once in while and I always leave feeling like I need to take a shower and go to confession.

Welcome to FR!

[Congressman Billybob]

What a kind and glowing compliment for Jim Rob and his friends. One more person who has noticed that the punctuation of the name of this website. It means both Free Republic, and Freer E-Public.

Thank you, Jim Robinson, and John, and all your associates, and all the colleagues on FR over the years.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "The Prince of Dark Corners"

The Declaration, the Constitution, parts of the Federalist, and America's Owner's Manual, here.

[wolfcreek]

I say, “Beware the ides of March”

Thou must proveth thy self not an instigator nor, a troll.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

For the millionth time, FR isn't a blog. Here's the definition;

Main Entry: blog
Pronunciation: \ˈblȯg, ˈbläg\
Function: noun
Etymology: short for Weblog
Date: 1999
: a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer ; also : the contents of such a site

Source: Merriam-Webster

[444Flyer]

Freeper’s common sense, different educations, life experiences and realistic perspectives are what drew me here at first. You can't combine them into a degree but they will carry you farther than any Ivy league education out there.

[Poser]

Without Free Republic I would be about as well informed as my liberal colleagues.

[stylin19a]

to be sure, there is an element of crackpottery on the site

thanks for the plug. I finally made the small time ! woo ! (In my best Ric Flair voice)

BTW...Welcome To FR !

[MamaTexan]

Oooooo!

I LIKE this guy!

Welcome to FR! ;-)