Free Republic used to be a good portal like Drudge with the added benefit of posting and reading commentary. It still performs that portal function somewhat although I find over the last few years it has slipped in that regard. If something of interest is posted at You-Tube or elsewhere I think it's great to post that link here so we can all post commentary.
That is the purpose of Free Republic from my view point.
Remember when Drudge wouldn’t link FR? Maybe he doesn’t now. Not that I care since I don’t scan Drudge. The news that counts is on NYMEX.com. LOL
That is exactly right. FR gets news from just about every source out there. If it's interesting, people respond. If not, oh well. At least it's there. FR is so much more than a blog site. It's a place where we pull information from every corner to understand what's going on around the globe.