[Steely Tom]

Yesterday I was looking for a particular post of my own from several years ago. I used Google to look for posts containing the tag line I used back then.

I was slightly shocked by how many (hostile) websites have used my posts, and the posts of other FReepers, to illustrate how “out of touch” or otherwise non-liberal are people here.

Another thing that’s surprising is how far the left-wing linkers have to go to make the case for malign intent here at Free Republic. In every case that I saw, the person who took offense (if that’s even the right term for it) had to intentionally distort/misunderstand my words to an absurd extent to make his point.

There are people out there who are absolutely convinced that Free Republic is comprised of extreme hate-mongers. They find evidence to support this theory in some of the most innocuous, calmly reasoned, restrained comments on this site.

Anyone who has been here a few years can Google your own FR screen name or a tag line and probably find your own words on anti-FR websites.

[LostInBayport]

So pointing out that the president is partying while a serious crisis burns is now “a smear”? Hardly. Once upon a time, there were these things called “professional journalists” who found pointing something like that out to be part of their job.

That job is now the province of great internet reporters like FR’s Kristinn Taylor...!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Looks like we’re doing The Lord’s Work to me! :)

[6SJ7]

When Media Matters is whining...
Ur doin it rite!

[right way right]

Jim Thompson shall swing from the rafters for this!
He has soiled our reputation for civility by allowing this
freedom of speech thing to go on.

[Zeppo]

Media Matters calls criticism of Obama's partying while Egypt burns as a "particularly hollow smear."

While Media Matters is arguably expert in the field of issuing "particularly hollow smears" (since they use them so often), they have erred in this claim.

Only foolish leftists would call a truthful account "a smear"...

[TigersEye]

What makes them think that we don't like 0bungler?

[Carley]

Here we are again, part of the vast right wing conspiracy!

Proudly!

[FreedomPoster]

They can’t handle the truth bump.

[Nachum]

Just as long as they spell your name right, kristinn :)

[bert]

Media Matters never matters

[rogue yam]

Guys, I just want you all to hear it directly from me...I AM anti-Obama!

[Lazamataz]

Democratic Party front group Media Matters for America this afternoon accused Free Republic of being an instigator of the "Right-Wing Media Smear Machine" because of an article posted at Free Republic this morning about Barack Obama spending Saturday night partying with reporters from the White House press corps rather than burning the midnight oil keeping tabs on the crisis in Egypt.

Hey Brock, you donut-puncher: Tell me what part of the article was false?

Oh, that's right, you can't.

I'd tell you to shove it up your a&&, but I suspect you'd only smile.

[Kickass Conservative]

Did they quote any of my posts?

I’m ready for my closeup Mr. Orwell.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Media Matters is trash

[daisy mae for the usa]

Hello, Mr. Soros! (Can you see me waving?)

[TheConservativeParty]

We are over the target.

Congratulations to all!

[The Cajun]

Lets not knock OBummer for partying, I'm sure he left VP Joe Biden in charge of the *works* if any critical decision needed to be made.......Shudder, shudder, shudder.

[sport]

You don’t have to smeat obama. The truth does the job.

[Doc Savage]

Who knew these arseholes would finally figure it out???????????????????