As have I.
I’ve lost one friend that has been a good friend since my early college days (17 years ago!).
Another asked me not to e-mail her any more if I was going to insist on sending her “negative” e-mails about Obama (only two such e-mails since Inauguration, and apparently I hit a nerve).
(only two such e-mails since Inauguration, and apparently I hit a nerve). ....:-) Aha! Remember that people don't want information, they want affirmation.
It's mostly why the MSM does what it does. Long ago, the storyline was decided that Obama was "The Messiah", and any deviation will not be tolerated. If, all of a sudden, NBC started to broadcast 1/2 of the stuff on FR that's TRUE - not just idle speculation - people would change the channel. So....the info leaks out in little bits. "Obama makes dumb comment about the Special Olympics", "Obama hires tax cheats for his cabinet".....drip, drip, drip...a little at a time.
Sooner or later, some "bombshell revelation" (likely, one that FR has known about for months) will hit the news. People will say "You know, I believe it. Remember that dumb thing he said about the (Special Olympics, Economy, pick a topic)?". And then, Obama's fall from grace will be as abrupt as his ascent.
And I for one, along with many other long-suffering freepers, will be enjoying it.