Which is a good thing. FReepers did this kind of stuff to the former Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton. They did it to former Vice President, Al Gore. It is what Free Republic is about - exposing liberals.
The emergence of a liberal Republican presidential candidate who is also a celebrity (heck, Oprah Winfrey even named him "America's Mayor") does not change the mission of or the activities on this site. If you don't like it, then leave.
By posting press releases containing boilerplate language about the passing of a local political figure? I think that's what you fail to understand . . . because you think this kind of material is dispositive.