Lucianne.com congratulates FreeRepublic [in lead item, no less]

Lucianne.com ^

[SlickWillard]

Today's lead item at Lucianne.com:

Yellow Ribbon Overload: James Taranto in his always meaty collection of wazzup on the web emphasizes the point that the national reaction to the Columbia disaster is more grown-up than reactions in the past and points to 9/11 for having produced a certain amount of scar tissue. He also mentions the Free Republic eyewitness thread on the shuttle's problems that scooped the big guys at the wire services by eleven minutes. Congrats to The Other Site. Way to go, guys.

[Mo1]

Pretty Nice of her to mention Free Repubulic

[glock rocks]

right nice of trixie

[MeekMom]

Pretty cool

[spectre]

I would imagine leadpenny's post is the one she is talking about.

Thank you, Luci.

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[AppyPappy]

Her shortcuts are awesome. Always a must-read.

[TLBSHOW]

BUMP AND BOOKMARKED

[ResistorSister]

Lucianne's wit and wisdom is what keeps that web site a must read.

[bootless]

Thanks, Trixie! Eagles up!

[Mustang]

Trixie and friends are good folks.

And agree, her site is always a must read.

Mustang sends.

[Exit148]

Thanks, Lucianne! This is much appreciated.

Nice seeing you at CPAC!

[George W. Bush]

Very gracious.

[Exit148]

Finally, the internet is showing its worth to people at large.

During the early minutes of this tragedy, when all were in question as to what was/had happened,---- at CPAC the FR thread was going strong with posts from Freepers who lived in that Texas area. A couple of college Republicans were at our booth, and we were able to show them just how on top of the news FR.com can be. While newsmen were spectulating, Freepers were giving 'on the scene' reports.

It's just too bad that it was such a sorrowful moment to make the point of the forums unique worth.

[Angelwood]

Ditto your thanks to Lucianne!

We had a nice time talking with Lucianne and her husband in the lounge. She did her radio program from Radio Row in the main exhibition room and interviewed basil and pro2Amom regarding Second Amendment Sisters.

Thank you, Lucianne. It was nice to see you again.

[happygrl]

"It's said that journalism is the first draft of history. If so, the Internet sometimes affords us a glimpse at history's rough outline. At 8:38 a.m. EST yesterday, a reader of the Free Republic Web site started a discussion thread for shuttle enthusiasts:

Space Shuttle Columbia is in a decent for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will pass over the San Francisco Area around 6:00 AM Pacific Time. Route will take the Shuttle over Las Vegas, Flagstaff, etc. NASA has still not decided which runway will be used. Landing will be at 9:16 AM Eastern.

Other Freepers joined in, describing the view of the descending shuttle from the West Coast--then gradually realizing something was amiss. Someone asks at 8:58 a.m. EST, "Was it glowing at all?" The first clear sign of trouble comes in a post at 9:05 a.m. We won't quote any more than this, because you really have to read the full thread to appreciate the drama. But it's worth noting that the first word of trouble didn't come across the Associated Press wire until 9:16, the scheduled landing time. Free Republic scooped the AP by at least 11 minutes--which is an eternity in the competitive world of wire-service reporting. "

From James Taranto's Column in WSJ

[Taxman]

Thanks, Trixie.

[Paradox]

I read the thread, the description about it leaving a long luminous contrail sent shivers up my spine, there was definately something wrong at that moment, the poster was unaware of it at the time, however...

[YaYa123]

Drats!!! You got to freep McAuliffe AND see Lucianne and her husband? Now I'm really jealous, remembering how adorable she and hubby were to us at The Palm during the inaugaration.

[Exit148]

You've just gotta get out, YaYa!

[HumanaeVitae]

This stuff happens all the time on FR...