FReep This How the right-wing is making itself heard

SF Gate ^ | Thursday, January 30, 2003 | Joyce Slaton, Special to SF Gate

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Something strange happened during the 2000 Gore-Bush election fiasco you may have missed.

CNN, which was running 24-hour special election coverage, hosted a program with conservative columnist Bob Novak shortly after the disputed election results were returned. Novak was adamant that Al Gore should quit trying to steal the election and concede. To bolster his point, he brought up the results of CNN.com's public-opinion poll "Should Al Gore concede?" Poll results showed that a full 89 percent of the thousands of people who had visited CNN.com and voted had agreed -- Gore should give up the ghost.

[Phantom Lord]

Hasn't it been shown that Ms. Slayton plagerized a good portion of her article from the DUer WillPitt?

[sr4402]

This is old news, September 11 and the election of 2002 should make it obvious that this is somebody still peeved on an ancient issue.

Aren't you glad we don't have Al Gore as President right now. Can you imagine him saying something like "I invented the Twin Towers" or "I have a new alpha image at the pentagon" after 9/11?

Sounds like a Democratic spoilsport grumbling in his beer.

[Capt. Tom]

"Some of those who hang out on Free Republic call themselves "FReepers." These people are dedicated to actively spreading conservative viewpoints, showing President Bush support and getting on the nerves of liberals the FReepers don't like."

She forgot to mention we also get on each others nerves with robust free wheeling debates. - Tom

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Sore Loserman crowd is STILL grumbling. If you think they tried to steal the last one, the next election will make the last look honest.

[conservativecorner]

We are right wing, but Democratic Underground is major liberal forum. Too damn funny for words!!

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"And it's not typical of that group, but it does speak to a level of tolerance for violent speech on the right that I don't think is appropriate."

How does pulling a post almost immediately and feeling sorry for the target "speak to a level of tolerance" for such behavior?

"There's definitely a sort of hardcore wackjob segment of FReepers," agrees William Rivers Pitt. "Most of them are decent human beings, but there's a violent underbelly."

And there is a hardcore wackjob segment of many liberal groups, too. Need I bring up the anti-globalist rioters, ELF, or the people who fake racist incidents? The point here is?

Speech is tolerated there that wouldn't be elsewhere."

Yes. That's part of what makes this site as excellent as it is. But Mr. Pitt should also take not of what isn't tolerated, including openly racist speech.