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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: NYTexan
So? Didja get a Funkle overnight?
1,181
posted on
04/02/2004 4:22:15 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: Brad's Gramma
No, it was quite strange.
I must have fallen into a trance or feel asleep between my last post around 2AM and when i looked up at the clock at 4AM. Paid for it all day at work!
1,182
posted on
04/02/2004 4:26:06 PM PST
by
NYTexan
(Donate to Free Republic until it hurts!)
To: Jim Robinson
Thank You
Tennessee
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To: glock rocks
Stroh's? Do they still even brew that Detroit swill? I still can't forgive them for buying up Schlitz and destroying the company.
In NASCAR news, Bobby Labonte grabbed the pole for Sunday's race, Rocket Man (Ryan Newman for the unitiated) had a poor qualifying run (will roll off 15th), and the Busch race pole-sitter (Kyle Busch) missed the feature in "provisional favor" of the lone field-filler (Kirk Shelmerdine).
1,184
posted on
04/02/2004 4:27:11 PM PST
by
steveegg
(End the FReepathons; donate monthly - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: ValerieUSA
In the words of Curt Angle, "Oh, it's true, it's true. It's Damn True". LOL
To: sweetliberty
Well.....yes. You have me there.
:-)
1,186
posted on
04/02/2004 4:28:16 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: steveegg
Do you ever cruise on up to that tourist trap, Minocqua? I LOVE it there.
1,187
posted on
04/02/2004 4:29:14 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: NYTexan
You slept for TWO HOURS???????????
1,188
posted on
04/02/2004 4:29:48 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: Brad's Gramma
Happy Birthday !!
To: Just another Joe
It's twoo, it's twoo!
1,190
posted on
04/02/2004 4:31:59 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Only YOU can stop fundraisers. Small monthly donations from each of us can do it !!)
To: Brad's Gramma
Sadly yes, somewhere between 2-4 hours total.
I'm going to take a Funkle nap to get ready for tonights fun and frivolity!
Hope you're enjoying YOUR day!
Meanwhile, have to write more notes for Mirror Mirror
1,191
posted on
04/02/2004 4:35:09 PM PST
by
NYTexan
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To: ValerieUSA
Thanks, Valerie...your pictures are SOOOOOOOOOO nice.
1,192
posted on
04/02/2004 4:36:11 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: NYTexan
Two free Starbucks coffee and a free Subway sandwich for lunch! Doesn't get much better!
AND I can get that cup refilled on the way home, now that I'm thinking of it....!!!!
1,193
posted on
04/02/2004 4:37:49 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: Jim Robinson; MeekOneGOP; All
You Know The Drill Click the Pics J Okay! All Y'all Texans! Lissun Up Now! The Last I saw, We Texans ain't doin' Too Good in this here Freepathon! Why, Ther's only $395.00 in here frum Texas! We Shud Be Plum Ashamed uv ourselfs! Y'all Knows thet WE can do better then thet! This Here is an election year and FR needs sum money! They's Depending on us, folks! I ain't a sayin',"Give 'till it Hurts"! What I'm a sayin' is, "Give Till It Helps! |
Brother Meek Sir, Would you kindly hit that there "Texas Ping List" uv Yor'n an' Brang these here Texans over here? An Be a tellin' em to bring sum Munny with 'em too. Thanky Kindly!
1,194
posted on
04/02/2004 4:39:16 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Brad's Gramma
hope Gramps & kids do right by you this evening!
1,195
posted on
04/02/2004 4:40:30 PM PST
by
NYTexan
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To: NYTexan
They will suffer greatly, if not.
Oh for pete's sake. LOL!!!!
1,196
posted on
04/02/2004 4:41:03 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: steveegg
That's the squirrels around here after they get done with my bird feeders :-) That's cool, but my birdfeeders have brought hawks back from the brink of extinction.
As a matter of fact, the flock is now known as WMD, Wings of McDonald's Drive-thru.
1,197
posted on
04/02/2004 4:41:31 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra.)
To: Fiddlstix
To: Brad's Gramma
And now with my $100 in the kitty, the Commonwealth of Virginia moves into third!
To: RottiBiz
$20.00
The check is in the mail (honest !)
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