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.

[zip]

ping

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you, thank you ! Great tagline ...

[JustAmy]

"What the picture doesn't show is how we all had to be helped out of our chairs later"

Right!!!!! LOL

[cinFLA]

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.

I guess you could still hang a banner "Paid for by the city of Fresno, CA!"

[ladyinred]

What happened to all the people who call for tort reform to end "frivolous" lawsuits? It seems that it kind of depends on whose ox got gored when label a lawsuit as "just" or "frivolous".

You weren't the one with your picture all over the news being called a member of a hate group. You didn't have your customers asking you about it. You didn't get death threats. The suit was not carried out, this was mediated. This was by NO means frivolous, and actually they got off easy. The Fresno group are not just fake names on a website, we are real people, with real jobs and businesses in this city who were smeared big time all over our local news, and the country too for that matter.

[JustAmy]

"only because you were full of my cookies!"

LOL Are you bringing some to our next Support the Troops Rally? You reminding me of them made me hungry. : o

[Libertina]

NOT a million? snif... OTOH Every penny is welcome. Hope it covers some of the pain from the insult, Jim.

[Libertina]

Liberals have almost been twisted into pretzels by using PC phrases. The one I liked was at school last year, a teacher had put up a sign on a broken faucet. It read:

Don't use. The sink has issues.

ROTFLOL

[hocndoc]

groupies and roadies. We need groupies and roadies.

[ladyinred]

There will be a retraction from the city.

[ladyinred]

Chads came running (well, okay, hobbling ) in this morning with the paper saying it has hit the fan to me too! Couldn't believe it was on the front page!!

[ladyinred]

ROTFL! I love this one! Aren't you sorry you didn't show up to this?

[zip]

The Fresno group are not just fake names on a website, we are real people, with real jobs and businesses in this city who were smeared big time all over our local news, and the country too for that matter.

Amen! Great response to a ridiculous poster.

[GOPJ]

Good news bump.

Thatsa lotta twenty-dollar bills!

[ladyinred]

To: Quilla I think the one in the blue (on the left) robbed and carjacked me once. She came out of nowhere ... it was horrifying. 296 posted on 01/13/2004 5:45:02 PM PST by Gumption [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies | Report Abuse ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: Gumption I did not! My jokes are not so bad, that I have ever killed anyone, including you.

BWAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[ladyinred]

Ping! Check the photo - you're famous.....again. See what you're cookie recipe did.

He should be famous for those cookies. My gosh, they were the very best EVER!

[ladyinred]

It was only because you were full of my cookies!

Oh boy was I ever. As I said above, those were the best cookies I have ever had! I am not really a cookie eater either.

MORE, MORE!!!

[AGreatPer]

"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." Ok, Just like you give me/US Marching Orders back in 1998 to go to D.C., Jim Robinson, you now have your Marching Orders.

Your orders are to visit as many loyal and in good standing Freepers in every contiguous state in the land. You are to greet and say thank you for their current and future support.

It is also your purpose to continue and grow Free Republic to a new plateau.

Now, get your vehicle and get on the road. You have Freepers to meet.

[Humidston]

>>Reyes resigned from the commission Jan. 2.<<

On my birthday, no less! WHAT A GREAT, WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC OUTCOME! BRAVO, JIM!

YE-HAW!!