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JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY FREE REPUBLIC LLC & CITY OF FRESNO [CITY OFFICIALLY RETRACTS LIBELOUS STMNT]
Official City of Fresno Web Site ^
| 01/16/04
| City of Fresno/Free Republic
Posted on 01/16/2004 3:30:23 PM PST by Jim Robinson
JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY
FREE REPUBLIC LLC & CITY OF FRESNO
On September 12, 2003, the City of Fresnos Human Relations Commission issued a news release describing Free Republic LLC as a hate group and accusing it of threatening violence towards minority groups. As a result of this, on September 22, 2003, Free Republic LLC filed a claim with the City of Fresno, which was a procedural first step in filing a lawsuit for defamation. Free Republic LLC and the City of Fresno announce that this dispute has been fully resolved.
The City of Fresno officially retracts the press release and acknowledges that the City had no basis for referring to the Free Republic as a hate group or accusing them of making threats against minorities. The City of Fresno also wishes to announce that Debbie Reyes, the Chair of its Human Relations Commission has resigned from her position, effective January 2, 2004.
Questions regarding this matter may be directed to either of the contacts set forth below.
Free Republic Charles L. Doerksen - 559 233 3434
City of Fresno Michael Slater, Assistant City Attorney 559 621 7500
TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cityoffresno; debbiereyes; hatesite; hrc
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To: Jim Robinson
Congratulations. So many of the folks fond of saying that other people hate them do so because they can't face the fact that they are haters themselves.
To: Jim Robinson
Total satisfaction, especially the part about the resignation.
102
posted on
01/16/2004 5:48:05 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(Evil thrives when good men do nothing!)
To: Jim Robinson
A measure of justice. Congrats!
103
posted on
01/16/2004 5:49:08 PM PST
by
RJCogburn
("Hooray for the man from Texas!"........Mattie Ross of near Dardenelle in Yell County)
To: Jim Robinson
he, he, he. Do they like whipped cream on their humble pie?
104
posted on
01/16/2004 5:50:53 PM PST
by
MileHi
To: Jim Robinson
BaBYE DeBBie !.......;o)
Don't let the door hit ya in the butt on the way out ! Really I'm guessing she's been promoted to other city digs Y/N ??
105
posted on
01/16/2004 5:51:01 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Cache for a rainy day !)
To: skeeter
Ya mess with the bull, ya get the horns.*puzzled look* I thought that was 'You mess with Gore, you get bull..."
106
posted on
01/16/2004 5:52:05 PM PST
by
null and void
(All things are miraculous to the unobservant.)
To: Jim Robinson
Good Job Jim. When your travels bring you to Eureka I'll go off my Atkins diet and let you buy me a Double Chili Cheeseburger and Garlic fries at Mikes Drive-Up... "Since 1946"
107
posted on
01/16/2004 5:53:13 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
To: Jim Robinson; hellinahandcart; Lil'freeper; NYC GOP Chick
Good! I remember when this particular fecal matter hit the fan.
108
posted on
01/16/2004 5:55:38 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Graduate, Boortz Institute for Insensitivity Training)
To: Calpernia; Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Mama_Bear
Great news! The good guys and gals won.
109
posted on
01/16/2004 5:55:57 PM PST
by
Jen
(The FReeperette formerly known as AntiJen)
To: Jim Robinson
Great win!
110
posted on
01/16/2004 5:56:37 PM PST
by
b4its2late
(The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.)
To: B Knotts
ping from NEVERLAND COUNTY
To: Calpernia
.
FReerepublic.com =
CLARITY resolved
.
112
posted on
01/16/2004 5:57:25 PM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com.)
To: michigander
She wanted to spend more time with her family.
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Ok. Who TF is Mike Rhodes?
114
posted on
01/16/2004 6:01:22 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Graduate, Boortz Institute for Insensitivity Training)
To: Jim Robinson
An earlier report said that the cash settlement did not indicate on their part an acknowledgement of guilt.
This can be interpreted in no other way than as an admission of guilt.
115
posted on
01/16/2004 6:04:35 PM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of it!)
To: SamAdams76; hellinahandcart; Lil'freeper; NYC GOP Chick; cyborg
LOL!
116
posted on
01/16/2004 6:05:32 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Graduate, Boortz Institute for Insensitivity Training)
To: Jen; Jim Robinson; JustAmy; ladyinred; chadsworth
Great news! The good guys and gals won. Thanks Jen. Yes, this is good news. I am very glad to see this retraction at last, and even more glad to know that Reyes is long gone from the HRC.
I have said all along that there absolutely must be consequences for this type of behavior from our elected or appointed public officials. This time there WERE consequences, thanks to Jim and Amy taking the legal steps necessary to force a retraction from them. It would have never happened otherwise.
Thank you, Jim and Amy, for doing what needed to be done. And thank you also to ladyinred and chadsworth for the hours that you both put into this.
To: sauropod
Woo hoo! 'Bout damn time! The drunks and cranks over on
Capitol Grilling had been cackling over this for some time. I imagine they're hitting the bottle even harder after this news.
118
posted on
01/16/2004 6:25:08 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
("Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent" -- John Maynard Keynes)
To: Mama_Bear; jkphoto; JustAmy; ladyinred; chadsworth; notpoliticallycorewrecked; gracie1; ...
Thank you, Mama_Bear! And special thanks to Chadsworth and LadyinRed for all their time and hard work put into the case. And thanks to JustAmy, notpoliticallycorewrecked and all the other Fresno/Central Valley FReepers for their help and and to all FReepers everywhere for your continued support! There are still a few loose ends to wrap up, but Charles is on the case! Thank you, Charles!
Well done, everyone!!
119
posted on
01/16/2004 6:25:36 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(I don't belong to no organized political party. I'm a Republycan.)
To: Jim Robinson
(Taken from another thread) -
she [Reyes] stepped down "due to a recent career opportunity that will require a great amount of my time and attention." *Snicker*
CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF!
120
posted on
01/16/2004 6:25:37 PM PST
by
Humidston
(Two Words: TERM LIMITS)
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