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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: MoJo2001
Nicole gets to be the highly paid star of the movies .. I am a lowly extra.
To: NYTexan
well, dang! My wine bottle is empty already
To: ValerieUSA
Maybe it's time you were put to bed!
1,343
posted on
04/02/2004 8:26:45 PM PST
by
NYTexan
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To: Jim Robinson
Just in:
$20 from Texas
$50 from North Carolina
Thank you Texas and North Carolina!!
Go Texas!!
1,344
posted on
04/02/2004 8:29:40 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: Jim Robinson
Just in:
$20 from Florida
$25 from Pennsylvania
Thank you Florida and Pennsylvania!!
1,345
posted on
04/02/2004 8:30:50 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: ValerieUSA
Really? You got your MOJO working? LOL!
How interesting. What is Billy Bob really like? I saw a picture of him recently and didn't recognize him cause he had hair or something!
1,346
posted on
04/02/2004 8:31:39 PM PST
by
ladyinred
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To: Brad's Gramma; Fawnn; Jim Robinson; All
1,347
posted on
04/02/2004 8:32:05 PM PST
by
MoJo2001
(!edis gnorw eht morf siht ta gnikool era uoY)
To: Brad's Gramma
Where have you been? CXelebrating your birthday? I had to open the auxilary box o0f wine by myself. Give up the Starbucks.
To: MozartLover
I don't remember the name of it. If you walked down State Street, away from the capital, WAY away, you turned left...on to some street. Then you turned left into the restaurant, which was in the basement of the building.
Beyond that, you've got me.
1,349
posted on
04/02/2004 8:32:47 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: MoJo2001
When did Nicole look like this? Where did her bosoms go? She doesn't have these anymore does she?
1,350
posted on
04/02/2004 8:33:17 PM PST
by
ladyinred
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To: MozartLover
I wouldn't know if you hit me up the side of the head with it.
1,351
posted on
04/02/2004 8:33:54 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: ladyinred
I expected Bully Bob to be too weird, but he's really a sweet guy. Signs autographs, smiles a 1,000 watt smile, is friendly to everyone.
To: MoJo2001
Lee Greenwood is going to be singing in the Easter service I am going to. He is singing God Bless The USA of course!
1,353
posted on
04/02/2004 8:34:35 PM PST
by
ladyinred
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To: ladyinred
She doesn't have a lot things anymore. Hehe!!
1,354
posted on
04/02/2004 8:34:35 PM PST
by
MoJo2001
(!edis gnorw eht morf siht ta gnikool era uoY)
To: patton; NYTexan; deport
Gulp.
We have us a shootin' match, I do believe!
1,355
posted on
04/02/2004 8:35:18 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: ValerieUSA
I thought he would be weird too, considering all that I have read about him. But he is a good actor, that is for sure.
1,356
posted on
04/02/2004 8:35:26 PM PST
by
ladyinred
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank you, deport!!
Just in:
$100 from Florida
$20 from Rhode Island
$20 from Texas
Thank you Florida, Rhode Island and Texas!!
Go Texas!!
1,357
posted on
04/02/2004 8:36:10 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
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To: ladyinred
Poor Nicole never did have bosoms ... but I was never model slim. It's a trade-off. *LOL*
To: ladyinred
oops, Billy Bob
To: Brad's Gramma
The Good, The Bad, & Me!
1,360
posted on
04/02/2004 8:38:56 PM PST
by
NYTexan
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