Of course he's not. He's 'big ern', devoted Freeper and all-around good guy. He's been on the board forever, and he's got a great sense of humor.
Whatever he said, I'll stick by him, because I'm pretty familiar with his style.
I myself have said some pretty mean things about Hollings over the years, and I'm not going to take them back. But I will leave my blade in the scabbard on this one thread. That don't make me any better than big ern, Miss dixie sass.
The Free Republic is the Board of Big Shoulders, and the talk in the saloon gets a little rough sometimes. **shrug**