The Freep stopped being "trustworthy" the minute they eschewed their own ethics policy that said "We don't imply we have witnessed events we haven't seen or been in places we haven't been" -- and then turned around and kept Mitch Albom after he did exactly that.

But that's chewing yesterday's breakfast, as Jim Leyland would say. The more important question now is: Can the Freep manage to publish one goddamned story without patting itself on the back? "In a story you first read on Freep.com..." Who gives a two-peanut crap?