That's terrible. I don't think anyone's ever talked badly about Free Republic on another web site before. BTW, I signed up at DU once. Two posts, both responses to other posts, no posting inane threads on my first day, no trolling, no cursing, and I was banned. No whining from me. At DU, they are under no obligation to give me a platform for my beliefs. Unlike some DUers who come over here, I have not reregistered at DU under different names so I could post opinions that are clearly not welcomed there.
I had to get a new PC after going over there one day. The smell was unbearable.