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.

[BJClinton]

I wouldn't miss that for the world! Maybe for work but not the world.

[Palladin]

Jim and John should go take a nice vacation with the settlement.

[gracie1]

Something about a billion dollars here, a billion dollars there ... pretty soon you're talking about some REAL money. Who was it, G. Gordon Liddy said that ??

Or was it Will Rogers?

[Palladin]

Oh, I see the vacation trip is already planned.

I sure hope I get to meet our mentors as they travel the country.

[goldstategop]

Congratulations! Too bad you weren't named her replacement to the commission. Revenge is a dish be served cold. ;-)

[Gracey]

We'll count on you being there. LOL

[gracie1]

Too bad you weren't named her replacement to the commission. Revenge is a dish be served cold. ;-)

I'd pay to see those commission meetings!

[glasseye]

"Sweet"............*grins

[uglybiker]

Can someone please tell me why the City of Fresno NEEDS a Human Relations Commission?

Because many city beureaucrats on Fresno have kids (with liberal arts degrees) who can't find a real job and they want those kids out of the house...

[MeekOneGOP]

You bet. It's a great day to be a Freeper !

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks ! I like that gif too ! I used to post one just like it that was a plain JPG. Autoresponder took it and made it into that GIF for me and I uploaded it and post it now instead !

[capitan_refugio]

I thought about it, but since the subject matter was already part of this thread, I just appended it.

I think the source website is San Francisco-based.

[DoctorZIn]

Awesome new!!!!

[capitan_refugio]

"Loose lips sink ships." I am afraid the moderator may have to silence you.

[capitan_refugio]

I'm the guilty party for the repeat, not cedar dave. I didn't see it a couple of days ago, and didn't really re-post as a new thread.

When I read it, I laughed so hard I almost wet my pants. The leftists need a reality check, bad

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoops ! I just did a Google Search for that expression and found this:

http://money.cnn.com/2003/04/09/news/companies/pepsi_billion_game/

Billion here, a billion there

No matter how many people ultimately watch the program, though, can any product marketer afford to give away that much cash? After all, as the late Sen. Everett Dirksen once observed, "a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."

[conservativecorner]

FREE REPUBLIC ROCKS!!!!

[Indy Pendance]

My faux paw.

[Saundra Duffy]

Oh, sweet justice . . . AT LAST!!!