Actually I think it goes back to the MSM Mediots 1970's thinking that the news is what they say it is. The news is what they say it is.
FR is a blog because they don't have the desire or capacity to get it.
Remeber these are reporters who say "democratic" party instead of democrat party as an intentional means of propaganda.
Blog can be insulte as a single kook writing. A forum is We The People writing.
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Long, long ago.. if we returning Vietnam Veterans had had Freerepublic.com to battle the Vietnam War TV Lies of RATHER/CRONKITE...
...a now Communist-Enslaved South Vietnam would still be Free today.
And millions of poor S.E. Asian Souls would not have had to pay the price for our leaving them behind to their fate at the hands of invading Communist Bullies
...like they did.
Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer
Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts
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