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Fresno will pay $60,000 to forum
Fresno Bee ^ | 01/13/2004 | Jim Davis

Posted on 01/13/2004 5:47:45 AM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cool; debbiereyes; defamation; fr; freerepublic; fresno; hatespeech; libel; mediabias; nonapology; oppression; oppressivegovernment; settlement; vacation
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
No kidding? Is that you?
301 posted on 01/13/2004 6:15:46 PM PST by Gumption
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To: Gumption
I am one of the two people on the left. Since we are both in blue I decided to give you a bad time, right back. I am only partial visible. The picture shows more of my legs than anything else.
302 posted on 01/13/2004 6:21:21 PM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked
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To: Ben Hecks
Mrs. D and I just can't help ourselves. Ain't it great to be famous! Maybe we can talk JimRob into stopping by Springfield on his world tour.
303 posted on 01/13/2004 6:23:34 PM PST by Diamondhead
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To: Diamondhead
Those cookies were mighty goood. Please come back, and of course, bring some cookies with you.
304 posted on 01/13/2004 6:27:57 PM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked
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To: Catspaw
Why wasn't I told? Cripes, I'm always in on that Vast Zionist Conspiracy stuff, given that I'm an honorary Jew and all, but I'm NOT in on the Bush-Cheney-Halliburton-Secret Alien Technology stuff?

Remember the other night when you wnet to the 'fridge to get that last piece of pizza and you opened the door and you saw it wasn't there and you just knew you didn't eat it?

That was becasue when Dubya was flying over your house, he fired up his transporter and "abducted" it.

He says that for the next meeting, he's gonna buzz a few DUers and abduct enough beers for the rest of us.

305 posted on 01/13/2004 6:28:37 PM PST by uglybiker (nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh BATMAN!)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Thanks. Low in Cholesterol, too! We'll try to make the next one.
306 posted on 01/13/2004 6:36:42 PM PST by Diamondhead
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To: Carry_Okie
"Can someone please tell me why the City of Fresno NEEDS a Human Relations Commission?"

So someone's relative can have a job that is paid for by the taxpayer.
307 posted on 01/13/2004 7:08:09 PM PST by freekitty
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To: Jim Robinson
What did the lawyer's bill run us?
308 posted on 01/13/2004 7:15:49 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: patriciaruth
Can't wait for the "Jim Robinson, Free Republic Unleashed Tour "04".

How many of us might just follow them from city to town to city?

309 posted on 01/13/2004 7:24:44 PM PST by AGreatPer (4More Years)
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To: AGreatPer
Jim Robinson, UNCHAINED!!
310 posted on 01/13/2004 7:39:13 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: Jim Robinson
What a great bunch of FReepers the FResno bunch is!!

Jim, when you come cross country, try to hit Fort Collins Colorado on a Saturday at High Noon. Our little band of Colorado FReepers would love to FReep the leftists with you. We can send out an all points FReeper Alert.

Thanks for all you do.
All the Best
311 posted on 01/13/2004 7:42:41 PM PST by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: MeekOneGOP
Nice new name! You are the best at posting graphics and such, keep it up!
312 posted on 01/13/2004 7:48:58 PM PST by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: MeekOneGOP
You're welcome!!! :)
313 posted on 01/13/2004 7:58:34 PM PST by Donaeus (Approximately 79,999,977 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.)
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To: new cruelty
Groovy. I wonder if anyone from the Human Relations Commission is reading this now?

Undoubtedly, along with Peace Fresno, Indy media, ANSWER et al.

314 posted on 01/13/2004 8:00:10 PM PST by ladyinred (W/04)
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To: AGreatPer
"Can't wait for the "Jim Robinson, Free Republic Unleashed Tour "04".

LOL!

Actually, when the City asked me what they could do to help us restore our good name and reputation, I suggested that they sponsor a nationwide tour hitting all 50 of our state chapters. I suggested they rent a big diesel bus style motorhome for the tour and and we'd get some big banners and streamers made up and have flags and eagles painted all around the bus and we'd head out across the fruited plains. The tour would've been called, "The Free Republic/Fresno City Freedom Tour!"

I'm really disappointed the City Council turned it down. Just think of all the great publicity and goodwill we would've brought to our fair city.

315 posted on 01/13/2004 8:02:41 PM PST by Jim Robinson (I don't belong to no organized political party. I'm a Republycan.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; Johnny_Cipher; Jim Robinson; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; autoresponder
Not an admission of blam--

316 posted on 01/13/2004 8:05:03 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: Sloth
They look like dangerous anarchists to me!

LOL! We do don't we? What the picture doesn't show is how we all had to be helped out of our chairs later! :-)

317 posted on 01/13/2004 8:06:38 PM PST by ladyinred (W/04)
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To: Bush Cheney
(photo caption)
"Democrat Underground Picnic:"

(facetiously, VOA says)
Wow! I didn't know that the DU had gone paramilitary! Helmets and batons, no less!

Looks like they're beatin' up on the Young Republicans.
318 posted on 01/13/2004 8:10:50 PM PST by VOA
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To: ladyinred
It was only because you were full of my cookies!
319 posted on 01/13/2004 8:12:54 PM PST by Diamondhead
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To: I got the rope
Jeesh. Jim, why do you live in that cesspool. No wonder you started FR...you're surrounded by Marxist thugs.

LOL. Actually, this is the conservative area of California! We really do have some. Bush won big here.

320 posted on 01/13/2004 8:17:13 PM PST by ladyinred (W/04)
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