Here in FreeperLand, that's not an accusation to be lightly. That said, if you have doubts as to whether or not someone is a plant, click on their user name to see when they joined FreeRepublic.
For instance, I can see that "Normally a Lurker", while not making any friends on this thread, has been a member of FR since June 11, 1998. And I can see that you, "atruelady" just joined last week on October 20, 2003.
Welcome to FreeRepublic!