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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:25 AM
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Attention: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602124/posts

I'm not sure what this means. If their interpretation of MCain Feingold and the new FCC regulations are correct the impact would seem to be the same for DU and Freep. I don't read the bill that way and only one judge so far has taken action (banning local talk shows from discussing a pending vote) but I'd be interested in hearing what others think... There must 500 blogs writing about this today.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:27 AM
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1. if McCain runs again
and he faces the same stuff he did in 2000 with attacks on his wife, daughter etc. i wonder what he will do.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:31 AM
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6. W was 100% cruel in his attacks against McCain & his family
Yet McCain hugged him and endorsed him. I can't stand such a masochist. I regret I contributed to him against W.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:28 AM
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2. Did you send it to the DU admin? n/t
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:38 AM
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7. 2. Did you send it to the DU admin? n/t
No I didn't... should I? I'm not sure the protocol.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:28 AM
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3. Demonize McCain for 2008 and end Free Republic Forever.
I honestly could live without DU for those rewards.

Yes, I get the problem, but still....
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:28 AM
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4. JimRob is blowing hot air out of his ass again!
This is another of his temper tantrums.
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:29 AM
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5. Read the tag words
April Fools a week early, Anyone but McCain 2008 and the like. He's kidding. Sorta. Pissed off at McCain and maybe Bush for signing it into law.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:48 AM
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8. The title is changed now
This is just a drill: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for
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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 01:06 AM
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9. Weird, but I've grown accustomed to that at Freak Republic.
Edited on Fri Mar-24-06 01:13 AM by pnorman
I also found this sig-line pretty weird: (Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

pnorman
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NYdemocrat089 Donating Member (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 09:39 AM
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13. "We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong"
:wtf:
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 01:23 AM
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10. What are you doing at Free Republic?
Do you think we care what those psychos are posting over there?
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 01:31 AM
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11. In general, no
But on the issue of whether message boards are covered under the new FCC regs, I would think there would be some common cause. When I worked for ACLU Georgia we worked with everyone from skinheads to the Revolutionary Communist Youth brigade if the issue was one that effected freedom of speech.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 09:29 AM
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12. Free Republic is in fact down but i am assuming its a coincidence.
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lwcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 09:40 AM
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14. Sounds like Bush after a hurricane
When I try to go to that page I get "http://freerepublic.com is taking too long to respond"
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Hey, the liberal light is always on at the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy. Please stop by and say "hi!"
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