Fresno will pay $60,000 to forum

Fresno Bee ^ | 01/13/2004 | Jim Davis

[Johnny_Cipher]

City to retract release calling Free Republic a 'hate group.'

Fresno will pay $60,000 to conservative online forum Free Republic and retract a news release that called the organization a "hate group," according to a settlement agreement released Monday. Free Republic founder Jim Robinson, who lives in Fresno, said he wouldn't have filed the suit if the city had acknowledged its error.

"I think it's unfortunate the city did not retract and apologize immediately after they knew they were in the wrong," Robinson said.

City Attorney Hilda Cantu Montoy said the lawsuit was settled to "avoid the expense and burden of litigation."

"It's not in any way admitting any liability by any party," Montoy said.

[Carry_Okie]

The idea of a Human Relations Commission is so absurd, I can't even think straight.

But the staggering irony of a Human Relations Commission that relates to other humans in way such that a 60K settlement arises out of it...well...it leaves me speechless.

An agency that succeeds at its purpose cannot justify an increase in funding.

Public schools, the forest service, mental health services, the homeless, child protective serivces, criminal rehabilitation...

[SamAdams76]

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To: All

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
01	City of Fresno	60,000.00	1	60,000.00	1	60,000.00

Thanks for donating to Free Republic!

Move your locale up the leaderboard!

4 posted on 01/11/2004 10:45:27 AM EST by Support Free Republic (If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)

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[Support Free Republic]

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
01	City of Fresno	60,000.00	1	60,000.00	1	60,000.00

Thanks for donating to Free Republic!

Move your locale up the leaderboard!

[Carry_Okie]

Well, I'll buy the no-brainer part.

[Howlin]

It's the most productive time of their lives.

LOL!

[Howlin]

Great graphic!

[new cruelty]

Too bad they didn't settle sooner. They could have got a mug!

[section9]

You know, sixty grand would pay for a lot of beer.

(...hint, hint...)

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[new cruelty]

HAH, yes... I guess that is what I should have said in the first place. : )

[Steve Van Doorn]

"Fresno will pay $60,000 to forum' City to retract release calling Free Republic a 'hate group. "

In their mind they are supporting a hate group by paying the money.

[geedee]

That was my first posted article, so I plead buck fever on not posting the whole thing :)

And this is a great post! Great catch!

Some FReepers are simply Remoras in drag. Ignore them.

Remoras? The sucker fish that attaches themselves to a bigger fish that carries the load while they travel along effortlessly and feed on the host's leftovers . . . and in some cases the host's excrement.

I get blasted sometimes by some veteran FReepers for taking up for the FR rookies, but I'm too damned old to give a damn. You did good . . . first post or not. Keep on stroking, Johnny. Keep on stroking.

[glock rocks]

BWAHAHAHAHA HAHAHahahaha

Post 122, Excellent

[SerpentDove]

WOOHOO!!!!

[Indy Pendance]

"OTOH maybe we should start a caravan to DC!"

What a fantastic idea!

[Billthedrill]

Robinson said he plans to use the settlement money to travel across the country in a motor home visiting Free Republic chapters.

Par-TAYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[Johnny_Cipher]

Thanks. The giggles I've had this morning from the outraged posts at Lie-bertyPost and DemoCrustyUnderwear have been worth it.

[Indy Pendance]

Fresno Picnic

[Quilla]

That's a great name. I thinking "Freeper" has a nice ring to it for my next one.

[EllaMinnow]

FREEPER and FRESNO would be good sibling names.

[#3Fan]

Hey DU! There's a reason God invented Canada!

Good one! LOL

[thackney]

BTTT