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!!

[glock rocks]

LOL a plumbers convention.

[Jim Robinson]

Yes, we received it. It didn't have a state designated so it was posted into Never Never Land on the scoreboard. I have now updated it to New Hampshire. Thank you very much, Poser!!

[glock rocks]

G'mornin Pete.

How much snow did you get?

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
Georgia Georgia Georgia
Panama
Thailand

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$100 from Missouri
$100 from Ohio
$200 from Nevada
$20 from California
$50 from Arkansas
$100 from Louisiana
$10 from Virginia

Thank you all very much!!

[William McKinley]

You've got a question in your Freepmail!

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
Kentucky, Florida

[glock rocks]

Just in:

$100 from Missouri
$100 from Ohio
$200 from Nevada
$20 from California
$50 from Arkansas
$100 from Louisiana
$10 from Virginia

Thank you all very much!!

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
New Hampshire

[Pete-R-Bilt]

it's still commin but i've got about 6" of popcorn snow, so dry i'll make ya cough. i cleaned the driveway earlier with the push broom...

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
Missouri, Ohio,
Nevada, California
Arkansas, Louisiana, Virginia

[Poser]

Thanks. I'd hate to see the "Live free or die" state missing from the list.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

2003: Bad Year for Bad Guys 

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Thank you, Jim Robinson and the Robinson family, 
faithful fundraising crew, Admin Moderators, Diotima, Bob J and Seeking the truth ~ for the cool FR mugs (monthly donors get perks!) ~ and allied Freepers everywhere !!!

[Just another Joe]

A class bump to the FReep-a-thon

[hoosiermama]

DItto! Drinking tea out of mine as we type.

[Brad’s Gramma]

sigh

[Brad’s Gramma]

You've got a question in your Freepmail!

Yeah, I've got a question or two for him, too. < insert evil heckle here >

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Ragtime Cowgirl!!

Just in:

$50 from New York
$50 from Maryland
$25 from Massachusetts

Thank you New York, Maryland and Massachusetts!!

[Triple Word Score]

If a donation is sent between fundraisers, does it count toward the goal of the FReepathon before it, the one after it, or neither?

[Jim Robinson]

And $20 just in from Florida!!

Thank you Florida!!