You should apologize for trying to use Free Republic as an advertising tool for your blog.
How very shameful, that is some very scummy behavior,
You really need to find another cause. Along with his readers, Mr. Thomas has a wife, teenage children, a mother, a father, siblings, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, friends, etc. who are big fans of his writing.
And I see you’ve pounded this drum many times before: http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:humblegunner/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change