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| April 1, 2004
| Jim Robinson
Posted on 04/01/2004 12:32:54 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Woo hoo!! Are you ready for another FReepathon!?
It's time once more for us to raise the funds that are necessary to keep Free Republic on the air.
People have asked me if the $60,000 settlement with the City of Fresno means we won't have to have a fundraiser this time. Well, I wish it could be so, but, unfortunately, it's not.
First of all, we did not actually receive $60,000. After legal fees, mediation fees and other expenses directly related to the suit, we netted approximately $34,000. Of that, we distributed over $10,000 to the members of the Fresno Chapter who were in business and their businesses suffered due to the city's libel and also to the members who met with us regularly on a weekly basis. Then, due to the fact that the city was late with their press release and no media picked it up, we paid approximately $2,000 to run ads in several valley papers announcing the city's retraction.
The approximately $22,000 left over will be used in our operations. We plan to use about $4,000 to upgrade our equipment and $10,000 or more will go for taxes. I plan to use part of the balance to beef up our insurance coverage and also will look into a health insurance plan. The remainder will be used for travel and other expenses. I still hope to visit as many chapters as I possibly can over the next year or so, but obviously won't be doing so in a motor home (you had to have been there to get the inside joke). We'll be traveling in our trusty old FReepermobile van. She's an 11 year old Mercury Villager with 150,000 miles, but she's got good rubber, purrs like a kitten and is pretty good on gas.
So, as it turns out, the settlement has strengthened Free Republic and also has strengthened the conservative position in the City of Fresno. As a result of our suit, the controversial loony peacenik chair person of the Fresno City Human Relations Commission who committed the libel against us and has also caused much turmoil within the city and the city council has resigned "to pursue other interests." Also, the loony liberal President of the Fresno City Council who made some ridiculous comments belittling the suit and the settlement in the Fresno Bee was voted out of office just a couple months later.
So, as I've said before, the settlement is a win, win, win position. It's a win for Free Republic, a win for the City of Fresno, and, ultimately, a win for the taxpayers.
At any rate, we thank all of you who participate on Free Republic and support our efforts and we look forward to another exciting election cycle.
Hope to see y'all either on our road trip and or at the Free Republic George W. Bush Inaugural Ball II in January!!
Go GWB!!
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KEYWORDS: freepathon
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To: RottiBiz; Gabz; Pete-R-Bilt
With you, everything seems to come down to beer and food, no matter what the subject! Well, not everything, but when the work is done, breaking bread with friend and family and tipping a cold one just seems a fitting reward for a day well spent :o)
... and sometimes on those really annoying days... tipping two or three....
1,001
posted on
04/02/2004 10:27:36 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Only YOU can stop fundraisers. Small monthly donations from each of us can do it !!)
To: glock rocks
To: Mo1
I had exactly the same reaction you did when I saw him on TV wearing it the other morning when he arrivied at the hospital for his minor surgical procedure.
Imagine the hysterics if our President started wearing a flight jacket around town.
LOL! I wish he would.
1,003
posted on
04/02/2004 10:34:59 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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To: Ciexyz
Thanks for the bump, Ciexyz!
1,004
posted on
04/02/2004 10:37:09 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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To: RottiBiz
Bumpitty bumpitty bumpitty bump.
I think we may just need a new thread about now. Whattaya think?
To: RottiBiz
Howdy everyone!
We have incoming:
$50 from Texas
$50 from Kenya
$50 from New Jersey
$100 from New Jersey
$50 from New York
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from California
$20 from Never Never Land
$100 from New York
$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from Massachusetts
$100 from Massachusetts
$20 from Texas
$10 from Texas
$10 from Virginia
$20 from Washington
$50 from Never Never Land
$100 from Arkansas
$25 from New York
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Connecticut
$20 from Utah
$10 from Never Never Land
$20 from Georgia
$20 from New Jersey
$50 from Ohio
$10 from Oregon
$25 from Virginia
$20 from Never Never Land
$5 monthly from South Dakota
$10 from Canada
$10 from Oregon
$50 from Georgia
$200 from Virginia
$20 from Texas
$20 from Pennsylvania
$20 from New Hampshire
$20 from Florida
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 monthly from North Carolina
$30 from Missouri
$31 monthly from Maryland
$10 from Never Never Land
$50 from Maryland
$20 from New York
$20 from Never Never Land
$20 from Texas
$20 from Louisiana
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Alabama
$20 from Wyoming
$50 from North Carolina
$20 from Never Never Land
$20 from Never Never Land
$50 from Michigan
$20 from California
Thank you all very much!!
1,006
posted on
04/02/2004 10:39:02 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Thank you FReepers and Lurkers!!)
To: Bob J
Thank you, Bob J!
10% the first night -- we usually average 3% to 5% per day. We're off to a very good start.
1,007
posted on
04/02/2004 10:40:41 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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To: Jim Robinson
Great News! So many incoming, I'm all atwitter!
Thank You
Texas
Kenya
New Jersey
New Jersey
New York
Never Never Land
California
To: Jim Robinson
Never Never Land
New York
Never Never Land
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Texas
Texas
To: RottiBiz
13%!!!
1,010
posted on
04/02/2004 10:48:04 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Jim Robinson
Good Morning Jim!
We have incoming:
$50 from Texas
$50 from Kenya
$50 from New Jersey
$100 from New Jersey
$50 from New York
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from California
$20 from Never Never Land
$100 from New York
$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from Massachusetts
$100 from Massachusetts
$20 from Texas
$10 from Texas
$10 from Virginia
$20 from Washington
$50 from Never Never Land
$100 from Arkansas
$25 from New York
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Connecticut
$20 from Utah
$10 from Never Never Land
$20 from Georgia
$20 from New Jersey
$50 from Ohio
$10 from Oregon
$25 from Virginia
$20 from Never Never Land
$5 monthly from South Dakota
Thank you all very much!!
1,011
posted on
04/02/2004 10:50:31 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Only YOU can stop fundraisers. Small monthly donations from each of us can do it !!)
Incoming... continued...
$10 from Canada
$10 from Oregon
$50 from Georgia
$200 from Virginia
$20 from Texas
$20 from Pennsylvania
$20 from New Hampshire
$20 from Florida
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 monthly from North Carolina
$30 from Missouri
$31 monthly from Maryland
$10 from Never Never Land
$50 from Maryland
$20 from New York
$20 from Never Never Land
$20 from Texas
$20 from Louisiana
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Alabama
$20 from Wyoming
$50 from North Carolina
$20 from Never Never Land
$20 from Never Never Land
$50 from Michigan
$20 from California
Thank you all very much!!
1,012
posted on
04/02/2004 10:51:51 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Only YOU can stop fundraisers. Small monthly donations from each of us can do it !!)
To: Jim Robinson
Virginia, Washington
Never Never Land, Arkansas
New York, Pennsylvania
Connecticut, Utah
Never Never Land, Georgia
To: Pete-R-Bilt
Hi, Pete-R-Bilt!
Good to see you. Thanks for stopping by.
1,014
posted on
04/02/2004 10:57:29 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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To: Jim Robinson
New Jersey, Ohio
Oregon, Virginia
Never Never Land, South Dakota
Canada, Oregon, Georgia
Virginia, Texas
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire
Florida, Wisconsin
To: RottiBiz
Rotti!
I failed to say hi to you (I'm having a very very blond day).
How are you doing today?
1,016
posted on
04/02/2004 11:01:51 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Only YOU can stop fundraisers. Small monthly donations from each of us can do it !!)
To: Jim Robinson
We have incoming:
$50 from Texas
$50 from Kenya
$50 from New Jersey
$100 from New Jersey
$50 from New York
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from California
$20 from Never Never Land
$100 from New York
$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from Massachusetts
$100 from Massachusetts
$20 from Texas
$10 from Texas
$10 from Virginia
$20 from Washington
$50 from Never Never Land
$100 from Arkansas
$25 from New York
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Connecticut
$20 from Utah
$10 from Never Never Land
$20 from Georgia
$20 from New Jersey
$50 from Ohio
$10 from Oregon
$25 from Virginia
$20 from Never Never Land
$5 monthly from South Dakota
$10 from Canada
$10 from Oregon
$50 from Georgia
$200 from Virginia
$20 from Texas
$20 from Pennsylvania
$20 from New Hampshire
$20 from Florida
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 monthly from North Carolina
$30 from Missouri
$31 monthly from Maryland
$10 from Never Never Land
$50 from Maryland
$20 from New York
$20 from Never Never La
1,017
posted on
04/02/2004 11:01:55 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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To: Jim Robinson
That's a nice morning bundle! Freepers rock!
To: William McKinley
Bump for the right.
To: Jim Robinson
$20 from Texas
$20 from Louisiana
$20 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Alabama
$20 from Wyoming
$50 from North Carolina
$20 from Never Never Land
$20 from Never Never Land
$50 from Michigan
$20 from California
Thank you all very much!!
1,020
posted on
04/02/2004 11:14:24 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
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