Since I discovered FR "late in life", I've gotten my education from so many such as AlamoGirl, MiaT, Dogbyte12, John Haung, etc., etc. The information they have found is faster than the national media (including FOXNEWS) and many times more accurate!!
As I mentioned, I'm retired, so when people ask me what I do I reply "I'm an internet political activist on FreeRepublic." Of course they ask what is FR --- then I try to educate them!!