[RGSpincich]

So, if Free Republic hired columists, they would automatically be "not very objective"?

Absolutely, any crackpot that shows up here with a wild story has to prove it. Ask Sean "Starbuck" Sykes. We catch hoaxes here

[Bob Mc]

I asked about "hired columnists", not "crackpots".

Would Free Republic hire "crackpot" columnists, only to end up discrediting itself?

Do you think that this is what LewRockwell.com is doing?