Welcome to FreeRepublic......If you would like to remain a member, my advice to you is to keep your political opinions to yourself until after the bloodletting and the GOP candidate is elected.
I would also warn you against posting articles from Blogs lest you be considered a "Blog pimp" and accused of being the author of that blob by one anal retentive blog nazi.
In other words, while this site was once a friendly gathering spot of like minded individuals, it has become a fight club and a source of amusement for those "others" over at DU and other leftwing forums who continually post comments from individuals here and joke about their hypocrisy............
I can't recall ever replying to you. Probably have though....
First off...I'd not have advised the noob the way you did...
It's apparent you have some beef with many other individual poster's here, and you of course should have pinged them.
( I won't do it now...but it is custom, right??? )
...But it's made you appear like a crusty, grudge holding anti-FReeper...that maybe read's more DU...than FR??????
FWIW...I've never read a thing over at DU.
Call it like you see it.........