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.

[Saundra Duffy]

Jim - Second Amendment Sisters is having a rally on May 9th 2004 in DC in response to the million mom morons. How would that be for timing for your trip across America? You could end it by participating in our demonstration. Lager and I are planning on flying (leave the driving to more hearty souls like yourself) and the DC Chapter is going to coordinate the rally (I think). Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants?!!!

[JustPiper]

Now, when will 'we' stop being called Bush-Haters?

[Saundra Duffy]

Debbie Reyes' sister, Sarah Reyes, is a liberal democrat state assembly"woman" from hell.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Any mention by Rush today?

[Saundra Duffy]

Let me tell you what it feels like to go to a "tailgate picnic" in the park and when you arrive you read a letter ON FRESNO CITY LETTERHEAD that calls you a hate group and that you're having a hate picnic and a bunch of other crap that wasn't true. It was actually frightening.

This small gesture makes up for it a little. Jim Robinson was maligned and mistreated by the Human Relations Commission.

[Indy Pendance]

So much different than spilling coffee on your lap.

[Donaeus]

It's a great day to be a Freeper !

Oh yeah...loving every minute of it!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

I didn't listen to Rush Limbaugh's show today so I don't know if he mentioned this.

Maybe he did, and that's why we were getting FR server errors ?? haha !

[gracie1]

Maybe he did, and that's why we were getting FR server errors ?? haha !

You've been getting those too? Hmmmmm.

[MeekOneGOP]

I asked someone that listened to all but one hour of his
show and Rush didn't mention this while he was listening.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep. The server errors seems to have cleared up now.
The last hour or two has been better.

[Johnny_Cipher]

Replace the word "Jim" with (fill in the blank), and now you know why EVERYONE is entitled to have their day in court.

"Day in court," NOT "PAYday in court."

[Donaeus]

I hope one day I can make at least one logo or "photo-toon" as cool as ya'lls. :)

[ntnychik]

Now there's a hateful rent-a-mob if I ever saw one!;-}

[antaresequity]

Hey whats up with TLB? I saw him posting on someother site bashing FR...I thought he was goading the other posters their.

Did he drink the Kool-Aid for real?

[MeekOneGOP]

I can do JPG pics now, but I haven't got the software to do gifs yet.
One day, though, I will.

[eddie willers]

"when intolerance comes to the table, we need to answer that call".

Oh well....you can lead a horse to water, but haste makes waste.

[Catspaw]

They forgot the part about George Bush secretly parachuting in from an SR-71 for a speaking appearance, so that no gap would appear in his timetable. Oops, I wasn't supposed to spill the beans.

So how did President Bush get back in the SR-71?

[Riley]

So how did President Bush get back in the SR-71?

It landed and refuelled at a nearby 'Secret Underground Air Force/CIA Installation That Only Republicans Know About That Was Funded With Black Budget Money From Halliburton Through Cheney and Built With Secret Alien Technology' while the President was speaking to the Freeper picnic and conferring privately with Jim. They had him back in DC in a couple of hours.

[Dubya]

GREAT NEWS