It's hard to believe that I've been on this forum for seven years, now. Time has flown, and it is amazing how FR has grown in that period of time, to the point where it is probably the leading independent political forum on the Internet (eat your hearts out, liberals!).

Of course, we in the "Vampire State" have been fighting a lonely battle for decades, as this state turns ever more into a socialist hell. I appreciate the work of the Freeper chapter in downstate NY, as they are in many ways leading the charge for the other NY Freepers scattered around the state (we tried to start a WNY chapter, but it fizzled out pretty quickly, sadly). Keep up the good work, gang!

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