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RINO was NEVER "coined" by anyone on FR; it is a rather OLD term and in use for many decades PRIOR to the net and FR.

FR is almost 20 years old and yes, RINO has been in use, here, since the beginning, but it wasn't originated here.

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Interesting, thanks, I’d only heard it here first in the mid 2000’s, the thought that someone would fake being a conservative for political power had frankly not crossed my mind before.