[Sal]

I wonder how many other news items have been first reported on Free Republic.

Remember when the Islamonazi snipers were terrorizing the nation while Chief Moose had everybody looking for a white man in a white van?

As soon as someone in Moose's organization released the information that "word is bond" was written on one of those taro cards, Hispanarepublicana alerted FR that we were really looking for perps from an offshoot of Nation of Islam. It was something like an hour from when that information became available and long before the MSM yawned and opened their eyes.

[TomGuy]

Also, when the mailbox bomber was running around in the Midwest/plains states, a FReeper suggested the bomber was making a giant smiley face even before the perp completed the second eye---which the perp admitted to be true after he was caught.

[sweetliberty]

"It was something like an hour from when that information became available and long before the MSM yawned and opened their eyes."

Yeah, I remember that night. There were 3 or 4 LONG threads going full tilt with FReepers brainstorming, and no sooner than FReepers came up with something (the Nation of Islam" thing is a good example) then it was airing a few minutes later on Fox (not sure about the others). It was obvious that Fox was getting its news from us. That whole scene built to a giant crescendo right here on FR until they were caught. I can't help believing that we were instrumental in fitting the pieces together for LE as well.