In the time he refers to, folks were banned from FR for posting articles about the “Minuteman” border protection movement.
Still doesn’t make FR GOP mainstream. IOW, unipary. At least, not to my mind. :-)
My original screen name was banned in 2005 for participating in anti illegal alien posts. Seems at the time Jim was very much pro illegal alien.
FR is far from lockstep, or mainstream, GOP discussions.
In general, we’re just pro-American.
It wasn’t just illegal immigration that got people banned. It was the adamant opposition to the GOPe in the primaries. After the BS Mcain run many were purged in Commie Mittens run also. Myself included. Seemed like FR mafia of the Obama era were too mainstream IMHO.