Invitation to Free Republic Writers

Free Republic Network ^ | 3-5-04 | Bob J

[Bob J]

As most are aware, the Free Republic Network runs a feature called "Columnists' Corner" on it's website. Due to our affiliation with Townhall, our articles are picked up and printed on their website.

All FReeper writers and columnists are encouraged to submit articles for potential publishing an "The Corner". We can't guarantee that all submissions will get posted, but will do our best to make sure the best get some exposure.

Please forward submissions to columnists@freeper.org!

[farmfriend]

Pinging the writers.

[Rabid Dog]

Speak of the devil!

[maui_hawaii]

What kind of topics are generally discussed in that forum?

[Rabid Dog]

This may be a dumb question, but how do we know the freeper name of the columnist? I've looked for it a few times and can never seem to find it. Is there anyway that info can be included?

[Always Right]

Here's an article I wrote this morning Kerry vs. Kerry I, a hypothetical debate between Senator Kerry and Candidate Kerry on contrasting real positions Kerry has taken. Don't know if it is good enough.

[Chong]

You are the only published author I know, so here goes ping your way.

[Bob J]

What kind of topics are generally discussed in that forum?

It's not a forum, we have the FR Forum for that. It's just a feature where we post opinion columns.

Think politics...

[Bob J]

It's up to the writer whether or not they want to disclose that. Some of our writers are not necessarily from the forum.

[prion]

on it's website.

If you want to attract writers, stop posting illiterate crap like this.

[Bob J]

It's more of a satire/humour piece than an opinion column. JHuang2 writes humour columns but not in this format.

[rbmillerjr]

Resource bump

[woofie]

I need an advance

[Rabid Dog]

That's a little harsh.

[Bob J]

There's one on every thread.

[prion]

One what?

[hoosiermama]

Maybe you should send your newest poem to Bob J?

[Bob J]

I was thinking "ass".

[Always Right]

Actually it wasn't meant as a satire so much, as I took real positions that Kerry has taken without any exageration. Most of the words are directly quoted from Kerry's mouth, the others are paraphrased or factual events. Most of my stuff is sarcastic, but that was honestly stating Kerry's flip flops.

[Bob J]

SpellCop.

With nothing better to contribute, they become self appointed grammar weenies.

[Bernard Marx]

bump for later

[Rabid Dog]

Well, the personal profile page could use a little grammatical help and spell check help as well.

[prion]

What? You make a third grade grammar error, and I'm a jerk for pointing it out?

[Rabid Dog]

Dude, don't be casting stones.

[prion]

Why? Where did my grammar turn moron?

[Bob J]

True. How about a traditional article illustrating his flip flops over time?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Bob J? Ping

[Bob J]

What? You make a third grade grammar error, and I'm a jerk for pointing it out?

Pretty much on target.

[FastCoyote]

Thanks, I actually have some very unique material that I need a venue for.

[prion]

Which says a lot more about you than it does about me.

[rbmillerjr]

Grow up newbie.

[Bob J]

Where did all those dang apostrophes come from...heheh.

[Rabid Dog]

On your personal page there are at least two typos and one incomplete sentence.

[prion]

Really? Name them.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Hmmmmm. Zac'ly how serious does one have to be to participate. I'm more of a satyrical nature. No....that's not a typo.

[Rabid Dog]

I italized the words/sentences that were not spelled correctly, were incomplete or possible didn't even exist - all for no charge or insult.

PROteinaceous INfectious agent (which really ought to make it "proin", no?). The prion theory suggests that the infective agent of CJD (and the other TSEs) is composed of a protein only and does not contain nucleic acid, which would be necessary if the agent was a conventional virius.p> Claimed by a large number of groups to be the infectious particle that transmits the disease from one cell to another and from one animal to another. It is made from the normal protein PrPc (the c stands for chromosomal) that is produced in small quantities in many cells and especially the lymphoid and nervous tissue cells.

On the other hand, there could be no suchofa thing, in which case we've wasted all this time and money and accomplished squat.

[Bob J]

Which says a lot more about you than it does about me.

In fact, it does say a lot more about you.

This Forum get's as many as 30k posts a day and anyone who frets over the 10k-20k spelling errors must spend some time evaluating their priorities.

[VOA]

bump

[Snuffington]

I must not be "most," since I was not aware. Thanks for the tip.

[Bob J]

Satire is fine, think Ann Coulter or Mark Steyn. The issue with the example referenced above had more to do with the style in which it was written, it was like a transcript from a debate. The content was fine but the structure didn't lend itself to an opinion column.

[lonevoice]

Ping of possible interest to you

[prion]

Dumber'n'a stump. The both of you.

[Bob J]

True. Better if I had written some. Sorry.

[knak]

And you're being rude.

[Snuffington]

Hey, no problem. Wouldn't be the first time I was the last to know something.

[The Mayor]

you got alot of balls!

[Nick Danger]

Dude, don't be casting stones.

I think he can. There's no glass in his house. I just read a whole page of his postings in other threads. Sister Mary Yardstick did a job on this guy... not one grammo in several dozen notes. And he goes to places in the language where a lot of people goof. There isn't even a spelling mistake. There is one misspelled word on his profile page, and that turns out to be an exact quotation from a scientific paper.

[Happygal]

Are overseas columns welcome?

[prion]

Well, duh. I'm trying as hard as I can.

If you want to attract writers, you don't make a trailer park grammar error in the advert.

[Bob J]

Did you ever hear the phrase "technically correct but a social clod"...