[PROCON]

The knee jerk, clownish reactions to headlines, without knowing what the facts are, really need to stop.

Excuse me? As a FReeper in good standing I will clownishly knee-jerk all I want and misrepresent the headline all I want, it's what we do, thank you.

[Leaning Right]

You are correct. It’s Free Republic tradition.

Here less than one year: You really shouldn’t comment. You’re a newbie.
Here one to five years: Please read the entire article before commenting.

Here five to ten years: Read the excerpt before commenting. Don’t worry about the rest of the article.
Here 10+ years: Just take a quick glance at the headline. Then say whatever comes to mind.

[TheWriterTX]

Wait, am I late to the party?

I must admit, I misread an article just this week and put on my clown shoes and nose before posting.