Donations Needed Now to Keep the Lights on at Free Republic [FReepathon thread IV]

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[bd476]

TANSTAFL

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

That is something we sure don't hear everyday but I bet every Conservative here on Free Republic wishes our Federal government understood the meaning of TANSTAFL.

Now more than ever it is critically important for Conservatives to have Free Republic as our online resource where we can discuss the real news, not the news as the current administration's public relations spin machine is spewing it.

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A word from Jim Robinson:

Donations needed to keep FR alive!!

Free Republic is currently delivering over 1.2 million pageviews to over 230,000 visitors per day. That's 40 million pageviews to 7 million visitors per month or 120 million pageviews per quarter, 480 million pageviews per year.

We currently have over 350,000 registered screen names on FR. Out of these millions of visits, hundreds of millions of pageviews, hundreds of thousands of registered FReepers and hundreds of thousands of regular lurkers only a relatively FEW actually donate the funds to keep FR alive.

Now, I'm not complaining, because we've always managed to meet our fundraising goals in the past, but it is taking longer and longer to accomplish the task.

And part of that may be because it's mostly the same few dedicated FReepers providing the funds, and, along with the rest of us, I'm sure they're stretched to the limit.

Sure would be nice if a few more FReepers and lurkers would lend a hand and send in a few bucks. Doesn't take much. I think our average donation is around $20, but you can send in $5, $10, $20, $30 or more, and make it a monthly contribution if you can.

A relatively few good FReepers is all it takes to keep FR on the air so that hundreds of thousands of us can join together in kicking liberal butt and continue the fight for our freedom!!

For example, 1,500 dedicated FReepers and lurkers donating an average of $20 each per month is all it takes to continue delivering these hundreds of millions of propaganda-fighting, pro-liberty pages to tens of millions of readers every year.

How many concerned citizens and potential voters can we reach for a tiny fraction of a cent per page? FR delivers a BIG bang for the buck!!

Thank you for providing the bang AND the buck!!

If you enjoy posting and or reading FR and have never donated before, please consider doing so today. You can donate by secure server using PayPal or Credit Card by clicking the link below:

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Free Republic is funded solely by donations from our readers and participants.

Thank you all very much for your continuing participation and support!! The battles of Lexington and Concord begin anew today. Prayers for our country and our Liberty!!

[jellybean]

$25.00 monthly from California
$10.00 monthly from Never Never Land

2 more monthlies brings to total to 8 so far!

GOOOO...FREEPERs!!

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! Thank you very much, GitmoSailor!! I’ll let John know.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, little jeremiah!!

[onyx]

Sweet you, BD476! I think she's happy and dancing. Hope so anyway!

[onyx]

Been thinking about donating, have you?

How about now? I want to see GREEN!

[GitmoSailor]

........I can't think of a better investment in FRee America.........
........Onyx thanks for a great Idea........
.........See you all in the A.M..........

[onyx]

[Fiddlstix]

2010 Q3 FReepathon. Target: $88,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $19,777

22%

Woo hoo!! The first 22 percent is in!! Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$25.00 from California
$10.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Minnesota
$50.00 from Ohio
$20.00 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

[onyx]

See you in the morning dear GitmoSailor! Thanks again and thanks for being here tonight. You were missed!

[Fiddlstix]

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 1234 2ndDivisionVet 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm abigailsmybaby adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Number 181269513 American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah Balding_Eagle bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod blkmontecarlo BlueLancer BnBlFlag boatbums Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Boxlunch Brad's Gramma brityank Brytani BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CanadianYankee CaptRon Carlucci caver cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg CJinVA clamper1797 Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt Dalereed Danae DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead Diana in Wisconsin DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Donald Rumsfeld Fan Don Carlos don-o drc43 Dstorm duckbutt dutchess dynachrome Eaker Earthdweller eastforker Eddie01 eleni121 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge	____________________________ Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited gangplank73 george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor Give It To Mikey glock rocks Goldfinch goodnesswins goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot Graybeard58 greenhornet68 GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx hocndoc holly go-rightly Homer_J_Simpson hoosiermama Hoppity hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill is_is Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR jtill John O JouleZ Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody justkate KateUTWS Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith ken21 Ken in Texas Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny leapfrog0202 Letitring Lisamei62 Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MestaMachine MindyW Minute Gal missanne Miss Behave MissH missingwv MizSterious mmanager mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded NormsRevenge notaliberal	___________________________ nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Old_Grouch Ole Okie omegatoo onyx Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc Poser potlatch primatreat Prince Caspian processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus Rafterman rahbert RandallFlagg Randy Larsen Recovering Ex-hippie redhead RedMDer RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Rome2000 Ron C Roos_Girl Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl Sarah Barracuda ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 smitti SnarlinCubBear sneakers snowrip sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg streetsmart SubMareener SuperLuminal SunTzuWu SwatTeam swheats tanuki Tarpaulin Tax-chick Taxman TaxRelief TexasBarak texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor TheMom ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim Tim’n Texas TnGOP toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Utah Binger vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe Wife of D wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen Wpin WVNan X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. No Names are Added Automatically. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 1234 2ndDivisionVet 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm abigailsmybaby adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Number 181269513 American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah Balding_Eagle bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod blkmontecarlo BlueLancer BnBlFlag boatbums Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Boxlunch Brad's Gramma brityank Brytani BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CanadianYankee CaptRon Carlucci caver cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg CJinVA clamper1797 Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt Dalereed Danae DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead Diana in Wisconsin DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Donald Rumsfeld Fan Don Carlos don-o drc43 Dstorm duckbutt dutchess dynachrome Eaker Earthdweller eastforker Eddie01 eleni121 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge	____________________________ Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited gangplank73 george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor Give It To Mikey glock rocks Goldfinch goodnesswins goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot Graybeard58 greenhornet68 GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx hocndoc holly go-rightly Homer_J_Simpson hoosiermama Hoppity hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill is_is Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR jtill John O JouleZ Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody justkate KateUTWS Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith ken21 Ken in Texas Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny leapfrog0202 Letitring Lisamei62 Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MestaMachine MindyW Minute Gal missanne Miss Behave MissH missingwv MizSterious mmanager mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded NormsRevenge notaliberal	___________________________ nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Old_Grouch Ole Okie omegatoo onyx Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc Poser potlatch primatreat Prince Caspian processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus Rafterman rahbert RandallFlagg Randy Larsen Recovering Ex-hippie redhead RedMDer RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Rome2000 Ron C Roos_Girl Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl Sarah Barracuda ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 smitti SnarlinCubBear sneakers snowrip sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg streetsmart SubMareener SuperLuminal SunTzuWu SwatTeam swheats tanuki Tarpaulin Tax-chick Taxman TaxRelief TexasBarak texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor TheMom ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim Tim’n Texas TnGOP toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Utah Binger vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe Wife of D wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen Wpin WVNan X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. No Names are Added Automatically. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[Enterprise]

America with Free Republic!

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[Fiddlstix]

~Kim4VRWC’s~ 1234 4woodenboats 50mm abigailsmybaby afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Number 181269513 American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah Balding_Eagle basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blkmontecarlo BlueLancer BnBlFlag boatbums brityank Brytani Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited gangplank73 george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama ImpBill is_is JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska	katnip katykelly Kitten1 LakeLady LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny leapfrog0202 Letitring Lisamei62 Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets Lucius Cornelius Sulla LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham MarineMom613 McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead onyx pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc primatreat processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Rafterman Randy Larsen RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Roos_Girl Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 smitti steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TnGOP TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Utah Binger Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay Wpin X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. It's up to you. No Names Are Added Automatically. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

~Kim4VRWC’s~ 1234 4woodenboats 50mm abigailsmybaby afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Number 181269513 American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah Balding_Eagle basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blkmontecarlo BlueLancer BnBlFlag boatbums brityank Brytani Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited gangplank73 george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama ImpBill is_is JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska	katnip katykelly Kitten1 LakeLady LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny leapfrog0202 Letitring Lisamei62 Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets Lucius Cornelius Sulla LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham MarineMom613 McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead onyx pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc primatreat processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Rafterman Randy Larsen RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Roos_Girl Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 smitti steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TnGOP TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Utah Binger Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay Wpin X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. It's up to you. No Names Are Added Automatically. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[onyx]

2010 Q3 FReepathon. Target: $88,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $19,777

22%

Woo hoo!! The first 22 percent is in!! Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

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Good Night Everyone

It's Been a Long Day

See y'all Tomorrow
God Bless

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[caww]

Congradulations! .....Higher higher! .......

[Uncle Miltie]

Been there, bump that, ponied up. FReep on!

[bd476]

Thank you, Minnesota!



A significant part of my family tree comes from Norway through Minnesota so I feel comfortable in posting these stories about Ole and Lena.

Hope you enjoy them!



Ole and Lena got married. On their honeymoon trip they were nearing Minneapolis when Ole put his hand on Lena's knee. Giggling, Lena Said, "Ole, you can go farther if ya vant to"... so Ole drove to Duluth.

-Author Unknown

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One night, a torrential rain soaked northwestern Minnesota. The next morning the resulting floodwaters came up about 6 feet into most of the homes there.

Mrs. Johnson was sitting on her roof with her neighbor, Lena, waiting for help to come. Mrs. Johnson noticed a baseball cap, floating near the house.

Then she saw it float far out into the front yard, then float back to the house; it kept floating away from the house, then back towards the house.

Her curiosity got the best of her, so she asked Lena, "Do you see dat der baseball cap a floatin' away from da house, den back again?"

Lena said, "Oh yeah, dats my husband Ole; I tole dat lazy-such and such he vasgonna cut da grass today, come hell or high water!!!!



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Lena passed away and Ole called 911. The 911 operator told Ole that she would send someone out right away. "Where do you live?" asked the operator. Ole replied, "At the end of Eucalyptus Drive." "Can you spell that for me?" the operator asked. There was a long pause and finally Ole said, "How 'bout if I drag her over to Oak Street and you pick her up der?"

-Author Unknown

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Ole and Lena were at the kitchen table for the usual morning cup of coffee and listening to a weather report coming from the radio.

"There will be 3 to 5 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. All vehicles should be parked on the odd-numbered side of the streets today to facilitate snowplows," the radio voice declared.

"Oh, gosh, OK," said Ole, getting up, bundling up and heading outside to dutifully put his car on the odd-numbered side of the street.

Two days later, Ole and Lena were at morning coffee when the radio voice said:

"There will be 2 to 4 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your vehicles on the even-numbered side of the streets."

Ole got up from his coffee as before. He bundled up, shuffled off, and put his car on the even-numbered side of the street.

A few days later, the couple was at the table when the radio voice declared:

"There will be 6 to 8 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the ..." Just then, the power went out.

"Park it where?" Ole asked in the dark, "What should I do?"

"Aw, to heck with them, Ole," Lena said, "Don't worry about it today. Just leave the car in the garage."

-Author Unknown

[bd476]

"Uncle Miltie wrote: Been there, bump that, ponied up. FReep on!"

LOL! Good to hear, Uncle Miltie. Thank you!

And thank you for the Bump!

[bd476]

Hooray!
Jellybean & Counting
makes Elmo Happy!
Woohooo!

[jellybean]

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