Sure the Trig Palin smear is nasty...but...

Ghost of Freerepublic's Past ^ | 9/1/2008 | FR

[Petronski]

“We?”

Speak for yourself chester.

[hole_n_one]

How many times have we seen this photo on FR?

Because of your post, whatever the number is, it has now been increased by one.

Good job!

[Berlin_Freeper]

How many times did we say Edwards was cheating on his wife?

[incredulous joe]

I guess that it ain’t been posted so much.

I don’t even understand the context?

Regardless, NJ Joe is correct; whatever your point is you seem to be painting all FReeps with a rather broad brush?

[Old Sarge]

When did we ever make a connection to rape/incest?

When did we ever equate bad pre-natal care to causing a genetic disorder?

When did we ever resort to organized Internet War Rooms, not to support our candidates, but to trash the opposition?

Moral equivalence does not apply.

[Stayfree]

Besides, there were 100 dead bodies on the path to the White House...

[originalbuckeye]

Very few of ‘us’ have indulged in that type of smear. I have to say though, the Left and the MSM have done their fair share of trashing the Bush twins and now they've started on the Palin kids. When it came to Chelsea the MSM was certainly ‘hands off’. It has been a disgusting display of partisanship by the Big Media.

[HerrBlucher]

Point noted.

However, it seems these “rumors” are more in jest than any real accusations, kind of like the Farkle Family and Ferd Berfel, at least that is how I take them. On the other hand I only give those posts a cursory glance and then move on so maybe its more than I think.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Guilty Freeper bump

[piytar]

First time I’ve seen that stupid pic. Gee, did you post it here as a lighting rod for the nutroots, so they can say “See, FR is just as bad!”

IBTZ!

[Ugot2Bkidding]

Wow big difference
Hillary's daughter is an adult, and putting herself on the campaign trail. But the Dems are going after minors even a baby that was just born. PLEASE!! Your comparison is ridiculous

[sam_paine]

Search on google for “freerepublic.com hubbell chelsea”

You’ll be amazed. (also look at the link I referred to in the post....from 2004)

[sam_paine]

Troll! LOL. Dare to see reality==troll, then so be it.

[1rudeboy]

Spot on. Don’t listen to those who claim “they haven’t seen it.”

[RedRover]

I never saw that photo before and I am pretty active on FR.

There is no comparison between Freepers and KOmmies (or DUmmies). Sure, there may be marginal individuals on FR but that’s unavoidable in an online community this size. On the other hand, the mainstream of the Daily Kos is over-the-top nasty and puerile.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

ok, lemme see if I understand your drift.
Some FReepers may have spread rumors so we’re all guilty therefore KOS’s slander is our fault?

[gracesdad]

“Because the one on FR is clearly in jest, the Kos post was presented as legitimate. Are you usually this slow?”

Clearly in jest? Let’s not be so disingenuous. Any numbers of Freepers were obviously perfectly serious.

[nclaurel]

Free Republic is not quite the same extent/coverage as that done by the entire media bashing of Palin. While it is wrong to hurt children, don’t compare this to the MSM

[got_moab?]

How many times? Ummm, I’ve been here quite some time and this is the first I’ve seen of it..

[sam_paine]

Please point out when any of us have suggested that Chelsea was a child of incest. Or that Hillary was claiming a baby was hers to cover up for her teenage daughter?

Ok, so claiming Hillary is a lesbian and that she had a love child with a staffmember is on the level, but claiming it was incest is where the demarcation is. Got it.