Why was Free Republic off line -- Hacker Attack?

[Racehorse]

Discussed among friends in Central Texas concerning a prayer request.

Attempts to post to FreeRepublic failed, "server not found."

[reaganaut]

LOL. I thought something similar (do dishes).

[greyfoxx39]

GMTA, LOL

[wardaddy]

(I only post at freerepublic, though)

nice save..lol

[EDINVA]

The Examiner has outlets across the US, in most if not all major media centers. They have contributors who cover virtually every topic under the sun. Those writer are free to express any opinion they want, and editing is pretty much restricted to seeing that it’s within the law, not profane, etc.

In politics examiner.com has writers from the far right to the far left, and everything in between. It should not be surprising that there is a Mormon writer, and there are likely authors who focus on other religions.

Philip Anschutz is the owner of the examiner.com. From Wiki:

Anschutz’s is... “A member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, he is a conservative Christian. He and his wife, whom he met when he was 16, have three children.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz

[reaganaut]

Frankly the comments are so over the top that anyone who knows us or our posting style would know that it isn’t really us. By looking at the comments as a whole it is obvious that there are very few REAL comments.

I’m kinda with rogue yam - I would be concerned if someone didn’t measure up to my snarkiness.

All we can do is laugh it off. It does feel like a violation but we can’t let it get to us.

Oh and this morning, someone over there posting as me claims I am transsexual.

[reaganaut]

(just don’t tell her I’m an exmo!) [me]

Is it ok to tell her you’re transgendered, LOL! [Tminusfour]

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Oh sure, THAT she could probably handle! LOL.

[reaganaut]

I was surprised too, they were much harsher on less visible and even non inmans they they were on the two of you.

Even the gay/transsexual comments about me weren’t as bad as some others who don’t even visit the LDS threads.

[verity]

I suspect JR frequently spills coffee on the servers. lol

[reaganaut]

you can post without signing up.

[T Minus Four]

Why ping JR?

Because it impacts all of FR and because his name was used falsely also. I would have CC'd him too

[BlueDragon]

Pardon me if I don't exactly believe you.

All right, you are pardoned.

[T Minus Four]

I don’t know. Banned ex-FReeper who may have just remembered your name? Maybe you PO’d him secularly :-)

[greyfoxx39]

you can post without signing up.

Never attempted to post, so didn't know that......

[reaganaut]

Ummmm...so would you.

Just saying....

“Not that there’s anything wrong with that”

- Jerry Seinfield

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ROFL.

(breaks out into song) “I’m just a sweet transvestite...from transsexual...tran-syl—va-a-a-a-ia uh huh!”

Sorry back in my LDS days I was a huge Rocky Horror fan (played Columbia in a local production a couple of times).

[T Minus Four]

Soup? I love soup. I can hazz link?

[reaganaut]

It was that long ago? ‘07? wow time does fly when you are having fun.

And I think he is reviving SPAM/FRAM even though, like a lib he claimed victory and said he was retiring them.

[T Minus Four]

I can't figure out why they went relatively easy on the Colofornian and myself with their posts under our names.

At least they bothered to spell your name right.

[reaganaut]

Don’t worry, there is always next time, ‘zilla.

[DJ MacWoW]

The thread started out an angry rant because Campbell's reformulated their condensed soups. The first part of the thread had angry people yelling at me. But later it became a different thread with info and recipes.

Campbell's Soup Rant (angry vanity)

[Osage Orange]

Well if it helps you....I'm a male lesbian.

: )