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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: Johnny_Cipher
Fresno will pay $60,000 to conservative online forum Free Republic Isn't that enough to buy all of slate.com's stock and shut it down?
To: Rebelbase
Is TLBSHOW still with us? I thought the AM got rid of his sorry ass.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:26:19 AM PST
by
wjcsux
(If you can read this, you are in range.)
To: Mannaggia l'America
Isn't that enough to buy all of slate.com's stock and shut it down? Great idea but a little late. I rolled all the pennies in my change jar and did just that last week.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:26:30 AM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
("... now lessee, $60,000 divided one point three million ways equals ...")
To: Quilla
They look like dangerous anarchists to me!
64
posted on
01/13/2004 6:28:02 AM PST
by
Sloth
("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
To: FreedomPoster
Reyes resigned from the commission Jan. 2. She said that she has a new job as an organizer for a nonprofit. Here's something from The Progressive that mentions Dear Ms. Reyes. Her "non-profit" is almost certainly leftist -- no surprise there -- and race-oriented (racist?).
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:28:26 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: Mannaggia l'America
$60,000.............???????????
Remember, there has to be an attorney in there somewhere.
Probably more like $40,000.
66
posted on
01/13/2004 6:28:39 AM PST
by
AGreatPer
(I'll fix the Eagles, I'll root for em.)
To: rabidralph
While I understand you were merely recounting the title to make your point about the possible intentions of whoever it was that signed up that account to post that vile crud, we still don't want N***** used in the forum. Thanks, LM
To: AGreatPer
A freeper/attorney may have handled this gratis. If so, I would like to thank him or her.
68
posted on
01/13/2004 6:30:30 AM PST
by
Quilla
I wonder what The Dark Side Is saying about this right now...
If there's anything close to being called a, "Hate Group," it's THEM.
69
posted on
01/13/2004 6:31:44 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: new cruelty
Just too funny!!!!!!
70
posted on
01/13/2004 6:31:53 AM PST
by
Beck_isright
(After 8 years of Caligula, now we get Nero.)
To: nina0113
No. Only the Robinsons can see IP data from the http logs. I am sure when Jim gets up he'll take a look at it to see if it tells him anything meaningful. My hunch is it will not. Thanks, LM
To: Johnny_Cipher; Jim Robinson
Robinson said he plans to use the settlement money to travel across the country in a motor home visiting Free Republic chapters. He will end the trip in Washington, D.C. Kewl.
And I hope that motor home makes a lot of stops along the way, visiting Freepers from coast to coast.
72
posted on
01/13/2004 6:32:47 AM PST
by
Catspaw
To: Lead Moderator
Okie dokie. Sorry about that.
73
posted on
01/13/2004 6:34:02 AM PST
by
rabidralph
(All your debate are belong to us.)
To: rabidralph
No prob!
To: RandallFlagg
I wonder what The Dark Side Is saying about this right now If you mean FibertyPost, Todd looks to be about 5 minutes away from a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:35:12 AM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
("... now lessee, $60,000 divided one point three million ways equals ...")
Bump!
76
posted on
01/13/2004 6:37:18 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: Rebelbase; Jim Robinson
RE your TODDler message:
"Here you go, dirtbag. Pleasure yourself with this at TOS." I
t looks like there is two of them with dueling threads in their breaking news column. TLBSHOW has this story, ferret has the Indymedia version Mike Rhodes posted complete with pictures of Jim FReeping Fresno Peace-niks. What a bunch of buzzards.
At least the dupe posted something positive. FReeping the anti war crowd right on their own media outlet. That has just got to get under the skin of some of those at Indybay.org who try to ignore people who support what is going on in the Middle East.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:37:52 AM PST
by
bicycle thug
(I'm just a Pitbull on the pant leg of opportunity)
To: Johnny_Cipher; Jim Robinson
Good first article post! And better to error on the side of caution re: the "excerpt" requirement. Protecting JR and the forum is the overriding consideration and I think you chose wisely rather than going "full steam ahead" and possibly making the wrong choice.
Congratulations Jim......SO glad to know you and FR were vindicated after this ridiculous attack.
78
posted on
01/13/2004 6:38:03 AM PST
by
justshe
(Do you trust a Democrat to protect America?)
To: new cruelty
Reyes said. "There were a lot of reasons. There were a lot of irons in the fire. And this was just one more reason." ........
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Yeah, and one HOT POKER up her butt. How stupid can they get? Oops, never mind, not being a Dem I figured it out for myself.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:39:50 AM PST
by
YOMO
To: new cruelty
Reyes said. "There were a lot of reasons. There were a lot of irons in the fire. And this was just one more reason." ........
###########################################################
Yeah, and one HOT POKER up her butt. How stupid can they get? Oops, never mind, not being a Dem I figured it out for myself.
80
posted on
01/13/2004 6:40:12 AM PST
by
YOMO
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