Happy 15th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com! Established September 23, 1996

10th Anniversary Thread ^ | Saturday, September 24, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

whois freerepublic.com -

Domain Name: FREEREPUBLIC.COM
Created on..............: 23-SEP-1996

FreeRepublic.com founder Jim Robinson

AKA Jim Thompson

Jim Robinson leads Free Republic's Clinton impeachment rally called the March for Justice, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1998

As featured in the Dixie Chicks documentary Shut Up and Sing

Free Republic was Tea Party before there was a Tea Party

[American Quilter]

Thanks very much for that link, FReepaholic! Great to see what the site looked like it its early days. I started getting interested in politics in 1994, but didn’t discover FR until 2005, when Sean Hannity was criticizing the site on his show one day. I thought, “Hm, sounds interesting.” I come over and had signed up by the end of the day. Thanks, Hannity!

[American Quilter]

Thanks for posting that link, Indy. I hadn’t seen the memorial wall before, and it’s very moving. There were a couple of recent passings that I didn’t know about: bless you, Just Lori!

[Publius]

Check Post #218 for a way to locate your FReeper number.

[Qbert]

Happy Birthday!

[madison10]

Established before the country went to _________. Congratulations and Happy Anniversary, FreeRepublic. You’ve helped keep me sane.

[GoldwaterChick]

Truly a work of art and a labor of love.
Thank you, STARWISE!!!!

[STARWISE]

Thanks so much, GG ... ;)

[92nina]

Belated happy birthday to FreeRepublic.com and thank you Kristinn.

[b4its2late]

[b4its2late]

[gonzo]

Hey Dave, I got that same pic hanging on my wall! The Disneycrap 'twofer' FReep of klintoon&algore.

It's my 60'th birthday FReep and surprise party that I had to invite everybody.

Great times, pally ............................. FRegards

[gonzo]

Hey Rich - glad you're still here.

IIRC, you were the one that formed the very first Florida-Freeper gathering! ..................... FRegards

[CPT Clay]

Any excuse to break out the bubbly/

[seekthetruth]

I miss Bob Ireland and his infamous scrolling banner.

Bob is still here and still a Florida Freeper! Hubby and I am delighted we got to meet Bob back on 2008!

[seekthetruth]

M Kehoe, Now I know you are not “old”. I know what old is! But I do know you are one of the great older FL FReepers, so think that is what you meant! :)

I am proud to know some of the great Freepers who were organizers with JimRob back in the first years of FreeRepublic! I love hearing about your great FREEPS of the past, and just wish I knew you all back then!

Happy Anniversary to FreeRepublic, and thanks to JimROB, FR was here when I learned about it in 2002! Loged on and that made me a Florida Freeper from then on!

[seekthetruth]

We FL Freepers keep talking about our get together we will plan when you get back down here to the Sunshine state!

Wonder if your ears were burning when some of us were in Tampa and then in Orlando. We talk about what fun we will have when Leni gets back! See you in October we hope!

[seekthetruth]

Heard so many of the great FREEP stories, and just delighted to see the pictures! Again, sure wish I knew about FR back then!!

[The Duke]

IIRC, you were the one that formed the very first Florida-Freeper gathering!

Yep, that was me. I was a real trouble-maker back then. These days I'm just a .. well .. I guess I'm still makin' trouble! :)

[MinuteGal]

IN A NUTSHELL....

My political life was just sludge
In '98 I happened on Drudge
I punched a link to FR
And that's now where I are
And you betcha I ain't gonna budge!

HeeHee!

Love you Freepers!

Leni

[vox_freedom]

we need more troublemakers. ;-)