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ZOT: Breaking Hard!!! Bush orders settlement to conservative GOP website by City of Fresno
IndyBay via Liberty Post | Troy Montague

Posted on 01/11/2004 1:58:50 PM PST by Jim Robinson

And this just in from our You Gotta Be Kidding Me department:

Bush orders settlement to conservative GOP website by City of Fresno

by Troy Montague

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004 at 11:03 PM

Settlement funnels money to local conservative website on orders of president George Bush. Rightwing website "FreeRepublic" to recieve large settlement from City of Fresno.

This is urgent-read and call the attorney general's office as soon as you can. We must stop this criminal give-away to GOP activists at taxpayer expense.

The City of Fresno has announced it is paying a large settlement to the "FreeRepublic", a right wing conservative website/forum to settle a lawsuit filed by Freerepublic alledging defamation and damage of reputation. Some background on the case:

The case FreeRepublic vs. City of Fresno stems from a bulletin sent to Fresno Police by Fresno Human Relations Commissioner Debbie Reyes regarding an event planned on sept. 13th by the Fresno chapter of FreeRepublic Network. This event, billed by Freerepublic as a picnic/rally was a subject of concern to Reyes as she had been made aware of possible counter-protests to the picnic/rally by activists critical of FreeRepublic Network's harrassment of anti-war activists and general right-wing extremist nature. Ms. Reyes faxed a notice to police that there might be possible conflicts at the event and notified them that FreeRepublic was well known as an organized hate group disguising themselves as patriotic americans. This notice and resulting publicity resulted in the lawsuit naming City of Fresno, Debbie Reyes, and Mayor Alan Autry as defendants. They alledged Reyes fax resulted in defamation and filed suit seeking $1,000,000 compensation.

The very very strange thing in all this is George Bush met with Fresno Mayor Alan Autry on 10/15/2003 and there is good reason to believe this lawsuit by the FreeRepublic Network was the main topic of conversation between the two. The FreeRepublic online forum is a darling centerpiece of the GOP party, the largest and most highly trafficked GOP oriented website in existence. Progressive activists have long suspected FreeRepublic receives under the table covert funding directly or indirectly from the GOP party. So it is quite likely and plausible that when Autry met with Bush and discussed this with him Bush told him to pay off these good old-boy conservatives and get some funds into their hands so they can continue their fight against the left and all things progressive.

It is clear that before any settlement is paid to FreeRepublic an investigation into ties between Mayor Alan Autry and FreeRepublic should be undertaken. He has been supportive of their activitys to a suspicious degree and it is apparent he was very interested in arranging for the city to settle out of court on the lawsuit and quickly get some money into the hands of his fellow patriots at FreeRepublic.

Did Fresno Mayor Alan Autry work at the suggestion of George Bush to supply a large cash settlement to FreeRepublic at taxpayer's expense? Demand an investigation.

Contact: California State Attoney General (916)322-3360

News Release

Daniel G. Hobbs, City Manager

November 14, 2003 Contact: Matt Otstot, Public Affairs Officer: (559) 621-7777

Mayor Autry Commends President Bush for Homeland Security Funding

FRESNO, CA (November 14, 2003) Mayor Alan Autry applauded President George W. Bush and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for releasing over $7 million in grants to the City of Fresno. This grant will be used to fund and improve overall security and preparedness of the City’s Public Safety Departments.

“I commend President Bush not only for providing these much needed Homeland Security funds, but also understanding that as our first responders, local public safety agencies must receive these resources directly,” Mayor Autry said.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced the release of these funds yesterday. A total of $675 million will be funded directly to urban areas across the Country. The areas funded were chosen based on several factors including critical infrastructure, population density, and credible threat information.

Sept 12, 2002 - Letter from President George W. Bush

(September 11, 2002) Mayor Alan Autry today announced the creation of the Fresno Citizen Corps to bring additional volunteer resources to the City's public safety and emergency response agencies, as well as support other civic centered efforts throughout the community.

http://www.fresnocitizencorps.org/president.pdf

But on the way out to the facility, Alan Autry, was traveling with me, the great mayor of Fresno, California, and I appreciate him being here today and I thank him for his friendship. (Applause.) http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031015-14.html


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To: Cultural Jihad
Well, then using THAT convuluted reasoning, why would I bother posting THREE times when one would be sufficient?

Huh? Answer THAT I dare you!
441 posted on 01/11/2004 9:55:17 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
LOL. (You do mean "reached" in the Biblical sense of course).
442 posted on 01/11/2004 9:59:18 PM PST by Johnny_Cipher ("... and twenty thousand bucks to complete my robot. My GIRL robot.")
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To: Johnny_Cipher
(gulp) Should I have said "Contacted" instead?????

(double gulp)
443 posted on 01/11/2004 10:02:07 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Courage, courage ... the word was fine!
444 posted on 01/11/2004 10:03:57 PM PST by Johnny_Cipher ("... and twenty thousand bucks to complete my robot. My GIRL robot.")
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To: Johnny_Cipher
PHEW! LOL!!!!!
445 posted on 01/11/2004 10:09:57 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: kingu
Is there an intervention program for fallen freepers?

Yes: "This account has been banned or suspended."

446 posted on 01/11/2004 10:14:23 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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To: ladyinred
I hope I am not the only weirdo around here!

I have no doubt you aren't, LIR. LOL. However, I didn't go there. (But I confess, I checked out the link and saw that it was "shortcut to donate at secure.freerepublic.com". Kinda gave me a clue where I'd be ending up.) ;-)

Thanks for the earlier ping. I have been reading this thread on and off all afternoon. Like Jim, I just can't quit laughing over this. And, that some on LP are actually believing this story is just amazing!

447 posted on 01/11/2004 10:59:55 PM PST by Mama_Bear (Lori)
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To: Mama_Bear; ladyinred; rintense
If you thought THAT post from Rintense was bad...whooo BOY! Wait'll you read THIS little bit of juicy gossip I ran across!!!
448 posted on 01/11/2004 11:02:00 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
LOL!!! Good try. ;-)
449 posted on 01/11/2004 11:04:22 PM PST by Mama_Bear (Lori)
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To: Mama_Bear
You CLICKED ON IT, didn't you? LOL!!!! FESS UP!!!!!!!
450 posted on 01/11/2004 11:08:40 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Uh uh.....did not. LOL (I'm smarter than I look...well, at least I'm smarter than the average bear.) ;-)
451 posted on 01/11/2004 11:13:13 PM PST by Mama_Bear (Lori)
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To: Mama_Bear
Suuuuuuuurrrrrre! You can live in your little dream world. You didn't click on it. RIGHT! Oh yeah, I believe that!

And I'll betcha you're the SMARTEST bear! :-)

452 posted on 01/11/2004 11:16:53 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Yep, and smart enough to know that FR is THE best conservative forum on the internet and that donating is the only way we are going to keep it here.

BTW, you and those who work so hard during these freepathons do a great job for this site. Thank you! (But I still ain't fallin' for those links, LOL.)


453 posted on 01/11/2004 11:32:13 PM PST by Mama_Bear (Lori)
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To: Mama_Bear
Whoo HOOO Mama_Bear!!! Thanks to YOU for making FR what it is!

454 posted on 01/11/2004 11:37:49 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Donate to Free Republic!! I have SEWING to do!!!!!)
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To: JustAmy
Great line.

I hope you're not baiting me. :^)

455 posted on 01/11/2004 11:59:50 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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To: Slings and Arrows
LOL

Thanks for the smiles.
456 posted on 01/12/2004 12:02:18 AM PST by JustAmy (God Bless our Troops, God Bless President Bush and God Bless America)
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To: Jim Robinson
<< Mayor Alan Autry ..... has been supportive of their activitys .... >>

Gotta be sure them activitys don't droop.
457 posted on 01/12/2004 1:26:32 AM PST by Brian Allen ( Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: JustPiper; autoresponder; PhilDragoo; yall
ha ! Hey ! They changed the title to a Zot thread !

No, they didn't ban JR ! haha !


458 posted on 01/12/2004 2:18:45 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Howie Dean in the South !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/IowaRatsLastMealNewDeal.JPG)
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To: Col Freeper
Excellent post.

You have expressed the sentiments of many, many FReepers.

459 posted on 01/12/2004 4:25:01 AM PST by zip
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To: Jim Robinson; .45MAN
What are they *smoking* over there????

.45MAN - ping!
460 posted on 01/12/2004 4:32:44 AM PST by dansangel (*PROUD to be a knuckle-dragging, toothless, inbred, right-wing, Southern, gun-toting Neanderthal *)
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