CNN giving props to FreeRepublic of all sites

[malmapus]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/17/bush.protests.ap/index.html

They talk about the vigils last night and then break into:

~snip~

FreeRepublic.com, which holds rallies to support troops and to counter anti-war demonstrations, planned to hold a pro-Bush rally Wednesday night at the same time and same Washington, D.C., park as a candlelight vigil there.

"For us the organizers of the vigil are phony-baloney, betraying the sacrifices that those, men and women make in Iraq, by demanding that we pull our troops out now and leave Iraq to go to hell," said Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's Washington, D.C., chapter. "This is a publicity stunt."

:wtf:

[SidDithers]

1. Just another example of that 'ol time Liberal Media...nt

Sid

[mourningdove92]

Good, I hope they get a lot of people at the site to see first

hand the hate mongering there.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

2. Portapotties from as far away as Zanzibar were planning to join them...

:rofl:

[TexasLady]

3. wait, is kristinn admitting that THEY are doing

a publicity stunt? Like when Galager, and Ankarlo, and others show up to get airtime for themselves to try to boost ratings on the AMradio? And Im sure it doesnt hurt FreeRepublic much either.

[pamela]

4. Send them an email with some links to FreeRepublic...

Ask them why they are supporting such a FAR RIGHT hate group.

[KarenInMA]

5. Good!! Let the light shine on the squirmy little creatures.

[Lex]

6. Yes, but look at this part in the article:

.
This from another AP article, shows how little support freepers have:

"FreeRepublic.com, which holds rallies to support troops and to counter anti-war demonstrations, held a pro-Bush rally Wednesday night with about 20 people at the same time and same Washington park as a candlelight vigil that drew about 300, said Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's Washington, D.C., chapter."

Here's the full article:
http://www.heraldsun.com/firstnews/37-636156.html

[Richard Steele]

7. I think this might actually help us in the long run...

The more people go look at the Freepers,
the more they are gonna see US as the voice of reason.

The average person in this country is
gonna feel just as repulsed by that revolting site
as we do.
And God help the ones who actually sign on
and try to DISCUSS something!

Holding FR up as if they have credibility
will backfire when people actually see the freepers
in their natural habitat.

So I say:
"Keep it up, CNN! Keep telling America
that FR is the spokes-site for the repubs!"

[MrBenchley]

8. So how many did they get to the klavern...

Seems funny CNN can mention they were going to do but couldn't unearth THAT bit of news....

[zbdent]

9. Someone should point out to CNN that the pro-Cindy vigils were

organized by the grass-roots, while any pro-War parades are organized by the Republican Party and Scaife . . .