Now.....complete.....your..... thought..... by.... telling us "all together now" what....it....really....is. Is it a bird ? Is it plane ? No, it is a........ and thanks for telling us what it is....
I've only been here a shade longer than you, and I am already well aware of the running gag that the MSM (that's Main Stream Media for you, clearsight) calls FR a "blog", and that FReepers (that's what we call people who post on Free Republic, clearsight) are constantly correcting them by saying, "It's not a blog: it's a discussion forum!"
So for you, clearsight, you're welcome.