Well, it does give the trolls the opportunity to earn their paycheck.
What surprises me is the number of sleepers in FR from way back.
2000?
1997?
When they start coming out of the woodwork, we know something is afoot. And it's not good for the "pregressive," ACORN, SEIU types.
FreeRepublic has become diluted in recent years.
We used to be a much more active bunch, but now its mostly armchair. The really hot freepers have moved on.