[shibumi]

The site owner's position on bloggers and pimping is spelled out here.

And for those of you in Rio Linda who don't know how to click on a link, here's the money quote:

"I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, but rather to impart useful information to OUR readers and to promote and join in on the discussion and conservative activism HERE on FR.

If a blogger can’t or refuses do that, and if he constantly complains or fights with our participants over it, then I’d just as soon he doesn’t post here. It’s not my job to make his content or his presentation or cooperation acceptable to our readers. That’s his job. And if he cannot do it or refuses to do it and continues posting brief excerpts only and obviously attempting to draw away our participants while loudly complaining about it, then I have no sympathy for his complaints and the more apt I am to ban his account and blog."

[Syncro]

The Tea Party Nation Forum isn't a blog, it is a forum.

It isn't Thad Lost’s forum, it is Justin Phillip's forum.

Thad Lost is a member of the Tea Party Nation.

He is the author and the creator of The Tea Party Nation, one of the few large Tea Party organizations that has consistently stuck with the principles and ideals of the Tea Party Movement.

Justin traveled with the Tea Party Express on a couple of their nationwide tours in the past few years.

He spoke at tea parties all across the country.

I know him personally and he is an upstanding Conservative, not deserving of the histrionic posts that have shown up on pretty much all of the threads posted with his commentary.

Thad Lost, you should consider excerpting 300 words or so instead of just a teaser.

I'm sure Justin wouldn't mind.

And instead of mostly just posting threads, you should participate in them here at Free Republic.

That is what this site is all about and a new poster doesn't garner much respect if he or she just posts threads and doesn't interact with those that choose to post reasonable comments.

Posting back to the FreeperBeaters only encourages them so the best thing to do is ignore them and perhaps they will get with the program.

Out of respect for Justin Phillips and Free Republic please consider my suggestions.

Those of you infatuated with the words pimp and blog (I know, that one makes some of you see red) should do a little reserch before you start hijacking threads posted from forums such as Justin Phillips'.