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Top 10 Political Websites ( Free Republic Number One, HuffPo 2nd, Kos 3rd)
Thursday, November 22, 2007
| Kristinn
Posted on 11/22/2007 4:43:01 PM PST by kristinn
FreeRepublic.com, the eleven-year-old conservative granddaddy of political discussion websites, was rated the most popular political website by Hitwise, an Internet data tracking service, for the week ending November 17, 2007 with 5.14% market share.
The liberal site, HuffingtonPost.com, founded two-and-a-half years ago, was the only site that came close to Free Republic in interest from net users, with 4.51% market share. In a distant third place, the five-year-old liberal site DailyKos.com, was left in the dust by Free Republic and Huffington Post, garnering only 2.57% market share.
The others sites Hitwise listed were, in order, politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com with 2.17%; townhall.com with 2.1%; buzzflash.com with 1.95%; politico.com with 1.9%; humanevents.com with 1.84%; realclearpolitics.com with 1.72% and democraticunderground.com with 1.69%.
Free Republic has received none of the fawning promotion in the mainstream media that its nearest competitors get. It takes no paid advertising, has no membership fees and relies solely on donations for its existence. Its founder and webmaster, Jim Robinson, is not touted as a political player like Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga are. The site has endured withering criticism this year by pundits from Bill O'Reilly to Patrick Ruffini. Yet, Free Republic survives and thrives as one of the most popular and influential political websites.
From leading the charge to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998, to the 2004 exposing of the fraudulent National Guard documents that led to Dan Rather's firing by CBS News, to the recent deep-sixing of expansion of the S-CHIP program, Freepers, as members at the site are known, have changed politics in America.
Liberals despise them, some conservatives seeth with envy, yet none can deny that more than a decade in to the online revolution, Free Republic is still a force to be reckoned with.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1; 2007review; dailykos; dusucks; fr; freerepublic; huffingtonpost; numberone; topten
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EAGLES UP !!!
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:43:02 PM PST
by
kristinn
To: Jim Robinson
Congratulations, Jim!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the Freepers!
2
posted on
11/22/2007 4:44:21 PM PST
by
kristinn
To: kristinn
And thanks for all you do here, kristinn.....
3
posted on
11/22/2007 4:46:10 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Tracking The "Flyin' Imams" Since 11/20/06)
To: kristinn
4
posted on
11/22/2007 4:46:27 PM PST
by
jveritas
(God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
To: kristinn
Fluffington !?
Ha! Yeah right.
To: kristinn
6
posted on
11/22/2007 4:46:39 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: kristinn
Interesting to see. The Daily Kos crowd like to say how they speak for “the American people” etc. and that their views reflect the mainstream. Then why is their market share so small?????????
To: kristinn
From leading the charge to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998, to the 2004 exposing of the fraudulent National Guard documents that led to Dan Rather's firing by CBS News, to the recent deep-sixing of expansion of the S-CHIP program, Freepers, as members at the site are known, have changed politics in America. Don't forget Freepers efforts in the Sore-Loserman fiasco of the 2000 election.
To: kristinn
*GRIN*and to you and yours. :D
9
posted on
11/22/2007 4:49:39 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you....Run, Fred, Run. :^)
To: Jim Robinson; All
America’s finest. Thank you, sir.
Thanks to all FReepers and lurkers.
10
posted on
11/22/2007 4:50:16 PM PST
by
PGalt
To: Dilbert San Diego
"Then why is their market share so small?"Because it matches their collective IQ. ;)
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:50:50 PM PST
by
MizSterious
(Deport all the illegals to sanctuary cities.)
To: kristinn
Good job.
Those who are truly observant will see that the thought that springs from this site spreads far and wide, throughtout the media and politics.
12
posted on
11/22/2007 4:51:02 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(Our God-given rights, and those of our posterity, are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
To: kristinn
“I’d like to thank the Academy... my producers... all the little people who made it happen... this is such an honor...HI MOM!!”
13
posted on
11/22/2007 4:51:19 PM PST
by
A_perfect_lady
(Part of having a dark side is not showing it.)
To: Always Right
And I “think” FR was the first to catch the CNN complicity in the debate the other night, when chatting live about it the Casino worker was discovered immediately as a plant/cued questioner.
Free Republic rocks!
14
posted on
11/22/2007 4:51:30 PM PST
by
padre35
(Conservative in Exile/ Isaiah 3.3)
To: kristinn
freerepublic isn't just a political website. It's a way of life.
15
posted on
11/22/2007 4:52:14 PM PST
by
ari-freedom
(Scientific consensus is formed by the public schools and government grants.)
To: kristinn
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:52:49 PM PST
by
SweetCaroline
(***Your own healing is the Greatest Message of Hope to others!***)
To: kristinn
Woo Hoo! Free Republic is #1!
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:52:55 PM PST
by
pattty
(Duncan Hunter '08!)
To: Libertina
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:52:58 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: kristinn
Free Republic is the best site on the internet..period.
To: kristinn
Free Republic is worth more than GOLD!!!!
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:53:13 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: kristinn
To: SevenofNine
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:54:02 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: kristinn
Next year is our 10th year here. We’re getting old Kristinn.
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:54:02 PM PST
by
chesty_puller
(70-73 USMC VietNam 75-79 US Army Wash DC....VietNam was safer.)
To: kristinn
best news source in the world
best news analysis’ in the world
FRepublic is guilty of one thing............success
24
posted on
11/22/2007 4:54:27 PM PST
by
advertising guy
(If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Free Republic is worth more than GOLD!!!!As of yesterday, gold was worth $797.20 per ounce. Be careful with your comparisons.
25
posted on
11/22/2007 4:55:26 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: kristinn
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:55:56 PM PST
by
jp3
("Who cares what entertainers think about international affairs." Johnny Carson, Dec. 1967)
To: kristinn
Anyone here "withering?"
Maybe in the bathtub too long?
27
posted on
11/22/2007 4:56:04 PM PST
by
unspun
(God save us from egos -- especially our own.)
To: chesty_puller
My registration date is 12/22/1997. Even I'm getting old.
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:56:06 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: kristinn
Liberals despise them, some conservatives seethe with envy, Let them hate -- provided they fear.
29
posted on
11/22/2007 4:56:20 PM PST
by
Malacoda
(A day without a pi$$ed-off muslim is like a day without sunshine.)
Oh no, that would just be wrinkling.
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:56:36 PM PST
by
unspun
(God save us from egos -- especially our own.)
To: Publius
yeah ?? but on FRepublic one can call Hillary a bitch because she is.
What’s THAT worth...................lololol
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:57:47 PM PST
by
advertising guy
(If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
To: Malacoda
Let them hate -- provided they fear."It is better to be feared than to be loved."
----- Niccolo Macchiavelli, The Prince
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:58:17 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: Publius
My registration date is 12/22/1997. Even I'm getting old.You're last millenium, dude. (I shouldn't talk but couldn't resist. :))
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:58:39 PM PST
by
PGalt
To: kristinn
10. www.democraticunderground. com 1.69%
Almost pitiful, if I cared!
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:58:47 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: molette67; NavyDude; All
After I read this, I lit up a cigar.
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:59:28 PM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: PGalt
Man, you’re making me feel even older. (Time for that Viagra pill. Now if I just knew some women...)
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posted on
11/22/2007 4:59:52 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: Publius
My registration date is 12/22/1997. Even I'm getting old. That's around when I started lurking. Didn't register for about 8 months. pre-Monica Lewinsky.
To: kristinn
Great news! Happy Thanksgiving!
38
posted on
11/22/2007 5:00:46 PM PST
by
B Knotts
(Tancredo '08!)
To: Always Right
***Don’t forget Freepers efforts in the Sore-Loserman fiasco of the 2000 election.**
Oh, that was a GREAT sign. I put one on my front door. A repairman arrived, and he burst out laughing. He also said his wife was waiting for him in the car and she was laughing too. He did a great repair job, also.
39
posted on
11/22/2007 5:02:30 PM PST
by
kitkat
(I refuse to let the DUers chase me off FR.)
To: Publius
Free Republic is worth more than the Canadian dollar!
To: kristinn
FREE REPUBLIC
A force to be reckon with.
Congratulations to all.
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:02:53 PM PST
by
TOneocon
(The reason there is so much poverty is because of the uneven distribution of capitalism...Rush)
To: kristinn
www.democraticunderground.com ....... 1.69% shareHah!!!
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:04:48 PM PST
by
Popman
(My doohickey is discombobulated)
To: Disciplinemisanthropy
Free Republic is worth more than the Canadian dollar!It's also worth more than the euro and is even competitive with the Swiss franc.
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:05:12 PM PST
by
Publius
(A = A)
To: kristinn
best news source in the world
best news analysis’ in the world
FRepublic is guilty of one thing............success
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:06:25 PM PST
by
advertising guy
(If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
To: kristinn
45
posted on
11/22/2007 5:07:10 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: kristinn
FR is the best of the best.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Jim, the mods, and to everyone.
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:08:09 PM PST
by
Route66
(America's Main Street - - - President Fred D. Thompson /"The Constitution means what is says.")
To: jimrob
I’ve been proud to be a Freeper for seven years. Nobody had to tell us that you’d accomplished something wonderful, Jim, but it’s nice to see it in writing somewhere else. Congratulations.
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:08:22 PM PST
by
kitkat
(I refuse to let the DUers chase me off FR.)
To: kristinn; Jim Robinson; potlatch; devolve; ntnychik; gonzo; Grampa Dave
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:09:25 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: kristinn
Congrats and Happy Thanksgiving y’all!
To: Publius
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posted on
11/22/2007 5:11:22 PM PST
by
IncPen
(The Liberal's Reward is Self Disgust)
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