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!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

[Brad’s Gramma]

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, budman_2001!

[RottiBiz]

Just in:

$30 from Montana
$50 from California
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you Montana, California and Never Never Land!!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, cyn!

[RottiBiz]

Latest incoming:

$50 from Arkansas
$3 from Washington
$20 from Texas
$20 from California
$50 from Michigan

Thank you all very much!!

[RottiBiz]

   Q1 2004 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$908.00	22	$41.27	1,834	$0.50	$1,452.56	96
2	New Jersey	445.00	9	49.44	347	1.28	170.00	8
3	New York	435.00	9	48.33	669	0.65	308.00	19
4	Maryland	415.00	8	51.88	334	1.24	293.00	14
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	Ohio	250.00	4	62.50	440	0.57	542.25	15
8	Georgia	245.00	7	35.00	439	0.56	150.00	11
9	Oregon	230.00	7	32.86	218	1.06	85.00	5
10	Wisconsin	221.00	5	44.20	245	0.90	173.00	11
11	Nevada	200.00	1	200.00	114	1.75	50.00	2
12	Florida	190.00	4	47.50	808	0.24	468.00	32
13	Virginia	175.00	5	35.00	588	0.30	482.00	22
14	Canada	175.00	3	58.33	179	0.98	20.00	1
15	Kentucky	175.00	4	43.75	178	0.98	10.00	1
16	Arkansas	160.00	6	26.67	120	1.33	50.00	4
17	Tennessee	155.00	5	31.00	317	0.49	81.00	9
18	Illinois	150.00	4	37.50	437	0.34	263.00	18
19	Washington	132.00	7	18.86	461	0.29	280.00	17
20	Arizona	130.00	3	43.33	346	0.38	95.00	9
21	North Carolina	115.00	3	38.33	452	0.25	387.00	24
22	Michigan	110.00	2	55.00	373	0.29	95.00	9
23	South Carolina	105.00	6	17.50	201	0.52	58.50	7
24	Missouri	101.00	4	25.25	331	0.31	198.00	14
25	Kuwait	100.00	1	100.00	3	33.33
26	Connecticut	100.00	4	25.00	185	0.54	35.00	3
27	Indiana	100.00	2	50.00	275	0.36	80.00	6
28	Louisiana	100.00	1	100.00	178	0.56	38.00	5
29	Oklahoma	81.00	4	20.25	199	0.41	116.00	9
30	Alabama	70.00	2	35.00	215	0.33	279.50	17
31	Idaho	60.00	2	30.00	92	0.65	45.00	2
32	Maine	50.00	1	50.00	81	0.62	10.00	1
33	New Mexico	50.00	1	50.00	96	0.52	50.00	3
34	Delaware	50.00	1	50.00	23	2.17
35	Thailand	50.00	1	50.00	7	7.14
36	Colorado	40.00	2	20.00	293	0.14	125.00	9
37	Pennsylvania	30.00	1	30.00	531	0.06	255.00	18
38	Kansas	25.00	1	25.00	159	0.16	80.00	4
39	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	5	5.00
40	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00	26	0.77	30.00	1
41	Utah	20.00	1	20.00	86	0.23	60.00	3
42	South Dakota	20.00	1	20.00	44	0.45	30.00	2
43	Mississippi	20.00	1	20.00	106	0.19	30.00	3
44	Massachusetts	20.00	1	20.00	261	0.08	135.00	9
45	Montana	20.00	1	20.00	38	0.53
46	Vermont	10.00	1	10.00	29	0.34	49.00	5
47	Turkey	10.00	1	10.00	10	1.00
	Hawaii						45.00	3
	Nebraska						3.00	1
	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
	Armed Forces - Europe						35.00	3
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						150.00	3
Never Never Land		705.00	14	50.36			248.00	20
48 locations total		$7,518	195	$38.55	16,703	$0.45	$8,622.81	545

[RottiBiz]

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[NormsRevenge]

In this television image, Sharbanou Mazandarani, 97, speaks with a reporter Saturday at a hospital in Bam, Iran. She was found by a rescue dog eight days after the earthquake struck. (AP/IRIN)

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
Arkansas, Washington
Texas, California, Michigan

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Are we there yet?

[cyn]

Shhh -- just don't let anyone else know what a special place this is.

I must say, I'm wondering how Inauguration 2004 can top Capital Offense and singing "nananana hey hey goodbye" on the subway. It was most excellent.

[Just another Joe]

Bump da thread

[ValerieUSA]

*LOL*
I just have a lot of fireworks photos --- I'll save them for later.
Wed - Fri I'll be working as an extra on a movie set. I won't make much more than gas money, but I hope to make a contacts with the other extras and actors who need headshots and other photos for their portfolios.

[NormsRevenge]

Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit

[NormsRevenge]

Did you see this one?

Aristide supporter : During the 200th celebration of Haitian independence, a supporter of Jean Bertrand Aristide stands with a portrait of Aristide on his head on the lawn of the presidential palace. (AFP/Thony Belizaire)

[windchime]

Bump!

[ValerieUSA]

ummm... Perhaps this bot needs servicing -- I've noticed some smart aleck quirks....

[Gabz]

Wow! We have incoming:

$100 from Oregon
$10 monthly from Oregon
$200 from Never Never Land
$20 from New York
$20 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$20 from Montana
$100 from Never Never Land
$100 from New York
$20 from Arizona
$10 monthly from South Carolina
$30 from Ohio
$100 from Virginia
$20 from Tennessee
$50 from Indiana
$100 from New York
$10 from Texas
$20 from Minnesota
$50 from Georgia
$50 from Minnesota
$20 from Ohio
$20 from Massachusetts
$30 monthly from Georgia
$20 from Oklahoma
$50 from Kentucky
$10 from Maryland
$20 from New Jersey
$20 from Mississippi
$25 from Panama
$20 from Wisconsin
$100 from Wisconsin
$25 from Georgia
$250 from Maryland
$100 from Florida
$50 from Thailand
$20 from California
$100 from Michigan
$20 from Missouri

Thank you all very, very much!! Your support is greatly appreciated!!