Watching rerun now. They definitely mention Free Republic.
I found it interesting that the woman, whoever she is, Genevieve somebody, who was on with Davis and O'Really, made a point of saying she is no Republican, but rather a conservative from the Heritage Foundation. She neither agreed nor disagreed with them about whether FR is a "hate site." I believe she did say that she thought Republicans running for office would want to keep their distance from right-wing hate sites, but did not specify what those might be.
I had a feeling watching this that there was an undertone to the whole debate that was aimed at dividing the conservatives from the Republican party. Any of us who would be caught posting here are on a par with klansmen and David Duke followers. JMO