Our 1st Quarter Freepathon is Underway!

Donate to FR via Secure Server ^ | 01/02/04 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone,

Happy New Year!!

And it's time for our 1st quarter fundraiser!

Things are looking up despite the doom and gloom scenarios painted by the naysayers of the dark side. Iraq has been liberated. Saddam has been captured and will be brought to justice. Terrorist attacks are down world-wide. Terrorist states are surrendering their WMD (Libya) and or are taking notice (Syria) and or are cooling their heels (North Korea). The effects of the tax cut are kicking in. The economy is booming and the stock market is soaring. Manufacturing is accelerating. Employment is gaining.

According to a Wall Street Journal poll, economists are expecting 4.5% growth in the first quarter with growth rates north of 4% continuing in the second quarter and throughout the year. Corporate profits and hiring are expanding and picking up. Unemployment rates are expected to fall to 5.5% by November and 1.5 million new jobs could be created.

Inflation is checked, interest rates are at historic lows, tax rates have been cut and more cuts are expected. Capital is pouring into the markets, housing is up, business is booming and people are going back to work. With the booming economy, tax receipts will increase to the U.S. treasury and, likewise, receipts to state and local governments will increase, diminishing the size of the expected deficits.

The new year is looking to be a great year. And this is an election year.

The Democrats are in disarray and are scrambling to find viable candidates. Shock and awe has overtaken the dark side and, unfortunately for them, their leading contenders have become even more anti-American as a result and are leaning even further to the left. Their acerbic attacks on President Bush's successes are sounding more and more shrill and desperate and feeble. Their doom and gloom predictions have fizzled and they have no platform to stand on. Appeasement does not work. Communism does not work.

God willing, and short any drastic political reversals, President Bush should easily be re-elected. And the Republican majorities in Congress and in the state legislatures should continue to grow. It IS a shining new morning in America.

Thank God!

And I expect Free Republic to be a very busy site this year. Free Republic is THE place to get the very latest in breaking news and conservative commentary and activism. I expect our membership and chapter activities will continue to expand as our members get more and more involved in campaigning and supporting our conservative candidates and positions.

Our budget requirements this year are about the same as last year. We will be needing about $60,000 per quarter. Travel expenses may increase a bit, if my plans for a nation-wide tour come to fruition, but later in the year our $3,000 per month legal bill will finally be paid off. On other fronts, we are negotiating a settlement with the City of Fresno in regards to their libeling our Fresno Chapter and that looks to be coming out well.

If all goes well, I hope to see many of you during the year and then again at the Free Republic George W. Bush Inaugural Ball II in Washington, D.C. next January! Woo hoo!!

Thank you all very much for your continued support for Free Republic and our conservative causes!

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God bless you all and God bless America!!

[RottiBiz]

God bless your baby grandson and let him be healed.

I'll be keeping him and your family in my prayers.

[glock rocks]

1000 !!

good work BG.

yah, I was out admiring the snow on the drive. sheesh. I just plowed that yesterday.

[RottiBiz]

Take a look at the Scoreboard now:

   Q1 2004 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$888.00	21	$42.29	1,834	$0.48	$1,452.56	96
2	New Jersey	445.00	9	49.44	347	1.28	170.00	8
3	Maryland	415.00	8	51.88	334	1.24	293.00	14
4	New York	415.00	8	51.88	669	0.62	308.00	19
5	Texas	270.00	14	19.29	1,607	0.17	748.00	52
6	Minnesota	250.00	6	41.67	250	1.00	90.00	6
7	Georgia	245.00	7	35.00	439	0.56	150.00	11
8	Wisconsin	221.00	5	44.20	245	0.90	173.00	11
9	Florida	190.00	4	47.50	808	0.24	468.00	32
10	Canada	175.00	3	58.33	179	0.98	20.00	1
11	Kentucky	175.00	4	43.75	178	0.98	10.00	1
12	Virginia	165.00	4	41.25	588	0.28	482.00	22
13	Tennessee	155.00	5	31.00	317	0.49	81.00	9
14	Illinois	150.00	4	37.50	437	0.34	263.00	18
15	Ohio	150.00	3	50.00	440	0.34	542.25	15
16	Washington	132.00	7	18.86	461	0.29	280.00	17
17	Arizona	130.00	3	43.33	346	0.38	95.00	9
18	Oregon	120.00	5	24.00	218	0.55	75.00	4
19	North Carolina	115.00	3	38.33	452	0.25	387.00	24
20	Michigan	110.00	2	55.00	373	0.29	95.00	9
21	Arkansas	110.00	5	22.00	120	0.92	50.00	4
22	South Carolina	105.00	6	17.50	201	0.52	58.50	7
23	Missouri	101.00	4	25.25	331	0.31	198.00	14
24	Kuwait	100.00	1	100.00	3	33.33
25	Connecticut	100.00	4	25.00	185	0.54	35.00	3
26	Indiana	100.00	2	50.00	275	0.36	80.00	6
27	Oklahoma	81.00	4	20.25	199	0.41	116.00	9
28	Alabama	70.00	2	35.00	215	0.33	279.50	17
29	Idaho	60.00	2	30.00	92	0.65	45.00	2
30	Maine	50.00	1	50.00	81	0.62	10.00	1
31	New Mexico	50.00	1	50.00	96	0.52	50.00	3
32	Delaware	50.00	1	50.00	23	2.17
33	Thailand	50.00	1	50.00	7	7.14
34	Colorado	40.00	2	20.00	293	0.14	125.00	9
35	Pennsylvania	30.00	1	30.00	531	0.06	255.00	18
36	Kansas	25.00	1	25.00	159	0.16	80.00	4
37	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	5	5.00
38	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00	26	0.77	30.00	1
39	Utah	20.00	1	20.00	86	0.23	60.00	3
40	South Dakota	20.00	1	20.00	44	0.45	30.00	2
41	Mississippi	20.00	1	20.00	106	0.19	30.00	3
42	Massachusetts	20.00	1	20.00	261	0.08	135.00	9
43	Montana	20.00	1	20.00	38	0.53
44	Vermont	10.00	1	10.00	29	0.34	49.00	5
45	Turkey	10.00	1	10.00	10	1.00
	Hawaii						45.00	3
	Nebraska						3.00	1
	Nevada						50.00	2
	West Virginia						30.00	2
	District of Columbia						10.00	1
	Kenya						20.00	1
	South Korea						10.00	1
	United Kingdom						30.00	1
	Iowa						35.00	2
	Louisiana						38.00	5
	Armed Forces - Europe						35.00	3
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						150.00	3
Never Never Land		505.00	13	38.85			248.00	20
46 locations total		$6,708	185	$36.26	16,411	$0.41	$8,612.81	544

[Brad’s Gramma]

I think you need to hole up for the winter.

Let the stuff melt in the spring. Either that, or move to balmy California! There's a nice big IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE house on my street for sale.

Dare ya.
Double dare ya.
Double DOG dare ya.

[NormsRevenge]

I'm stoking a fire and watching the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise Idaho.. It is kind of cold there, the field is blue, but the sun is shining.

This afternoon 2 NFL Wild Card Payoff games on ABC

And the Mars Rover lands on Mars this evening if all goes right! There is a thread already started for it here. :-)

[AQGeiger]

So you're saying that the scoreboard will only automatically include donations made through the website by credit card and everything else has to be entered manually? That would explain a lot, if true.

[Brad’s Gramma]

And the Mars Rover lands on Mars this evening if all goes right!

Oh sure. Right. Just like we actually landed on the moon. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

I'm kidding, OK? KIDDING! Thanks for the ping!

[NormsRevenge]

" I was out admiring the snow on the drive"

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Oh , that means you weren't down at the local diner with pete-r-bilt and your FRiends. ;-)

[RottiBiz]

After going through all of last night's posts,

I think glock created TWO monsters!

[Brad’s Gramma]

WHOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Which one is Glock?

[umbagi]

I was just waiting to let you have 1000!

Hi, Y'All. I'd love to stay and drink with you, maybe even stick around for the prime rib and lobster, but I have to leave for the rest of the weekend (with the sad duty of eulogizing an old friend on Monday).

A reminder bump for the Saturday crowd: Last night (early this morning?) I followed my quarterly pittance with another, a $5 monthly donation, and challenged poor Texans to step up with their own -- and not-so-poor Texans to do better!.

Still no $5 monthlies from Texas! Come on, folks, Texas isn't a third-place state, even with Dubya in the White House!

Okay, then... I'll dedicate that $5 a month to the memory of Dale Brown, a retired Texas peace officer, one of the best, who shared the principles on which Free Republic stands to his last day. I never had a better friend, a better backup, or a better mentor.

[glock rocks]

Well... not created ... just encouraged :o)

[Brad’s Gramma]

God Bless You, umbagi.

We'll see you when you get back. Oh, and thanks (ha!) for saving that 1000 spot for me.

[Brad’s Gramma]

BBL y'all!!!

[hoosiermama]

Hey Grammie! Was that your picture (not picture of you) in the Wonder Woman outfit?

[NormsRevenge]

See ya later BG 8-)

[RottiBiz]

Yesterday, Jim posted this:

To: All

Note to all:

We post the online credit card and PayPal donations as soon as the credit card processing company processes them. And that's usually within a few minutes of the donation.

We post the mail-in checks and credit them to the state scoreboard when they are received and deposited and that may take a few days. But they'll get there.

Thank you all very much!!

48 posted on 01/02/2004 3:30:35 PM CST by ~Jim Robinson (No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the congress is in session. ~ Mark Twain)

[glock rocks]

Okay, then... I'll dedicate that $5 a month to the memory of Dale Brown, a retired Texas peace officer, one of the best, who shared the principles on which Free Republic stands to his last day. I never had a better friend, a better backup, or a better mentor.

You have a lot of class, umbagi. May your friend Dale rest in peace. God bless you.

[glock rocks]

Hey Grammie! Was that your picture (not picture of you) in the Wonder Woman outfit?

no... that picture was Grammie.