Why are you arguing about semantics.
The statement that "Free Republic supports Newt Gingrich" could mean that the ownership of Free Republic supports Newt.
Because semantics matter sometimes. Your point is exactly my point, except I am saying the poster should have made it clear.
If you read my previous posts, I said that it was certainly true to say the the owner supports Newt. But the OP used the line “Free Republic supports Newt Gingrich” as a blanket statement to try to shut up anyone who wasn’t, to the OP’s satisfaction, praising Newt.
That’s wrong and worth objecting to.
All I’m saying is no one has the right or authority to speak for all freepers, and that’s exactly what is encompassed in using the words “Free Republic supports Newt Gingrich [or whoever, this is not about Gingrich per se].” Use words that avoid that, that is all.
I don’t see what is hard about the concept.