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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!!
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freepathon
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To: Fawnn
Fawnn,MO1 is laughing at us,Fawnn try your fair funkle ,I will block her and not buy any cookies.
1,501
posted on
04/03/2004 1:00:44 AM PST
by
fatima
(My Granddaughter Karen is in Iraq-We unite with all our troops and send our love-)
To: Mo1
LOL!!!
1,502
posted on
04/03/2004 1:01:45 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: fatima
I will block her and not buy any cookies
LOL Good plan!!!
I declare a Fair Funkle. ;)
1,503
posted on
04/03/2004 1:02:44 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
Fawnn,Me too.5,4,3,2,1,crush her cookies.
1,504
posted on
04/03/2004 1:04:25 AM PST
by
fatima
(My Granddaughter Karen is in Iraq-We unite with all our troops and send our love-)
To: fatima; Mo1
Sorry,Forgot to ping you to crush your girlscouts cookies fair funkle .
1,505
posted on
04/03/2004 1:08:10 AM PST
by
fatima
(My Granddaughter Karen is in Iraq-We unite with all our troops and send our love-)
To: fatima; Fawnn
Fawnn,MO1 is laughing at us,Fawnn try your fair funkle ,I will block her and not buy any cookies. I think you've been hanging around Fawnn too much
LOL!! .. I like it :0)
1,506
posted on
04/03/2004 1:08:24 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Fawnn
Oh ok .. go do you're thang .. that is if you feel lucky
I'm gonna go work on a new thread
1,507
posted on
04/03/2004 1:11:51 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Mo1
One more attempt before I go visit my pillow and blankies:
I declare a Fair Funkle. ;)
1,508
posted on
04/03/2004 1:16:55 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
4
1,509
posted on
04/03/2004 1:23:50 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
3
1,510
posted on
04/03/2004 1:29:14 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
2
1,511
posted on
04/03/2004 1:35:49 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
Fair Funkle!!! ;)
1,512
posted on
04/03/2004 1:41:22 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Mo1; glock rocks; Brad's Gramma; NYTexan
Note the new tagline ;)
1,513
posted on
04/03/2004 1:42:46 AM PST
by
Fawnn
(Fair Funkle Fawnn, Canteen wOOhOO Consultant, and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
Well it's about time *L*
CONGRATS
1,514
posted on
04/03/2004 1:42:57 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: All
1,515
posted on
04/03/2004 1:51:48 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: NYTexan
Way to go ! You're keepin' the doors to FR OPEN !! Yay ! ;^)
1,516
posted on
04/03/2004 4:50:34 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Become a monthly donor on FR. No amount is too small and monthly giving is the way to go !)
To: Fiddlstix
1,517
posted on
04/03/2004 6:18:59 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Become a monthly donor on FR. No amount is too small and monthly giving is the way to go !)
To: Brad's Gramma
LOL ! ...
Check out Al Gore's REVIEW of Cast Away. |
1,518
posted on
04/03/2004 6:20:14 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Become a monthly donor on FR. No amount is too small and monthly giving is the way to go !)
To: potlatch
Thank YOU ! ;^)
1,519
posted on
04/03/2004 6:22:25 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Become a monthly donor on FR. No amount is too small and monthly giving is the way to go !)
To: All
Good Morning Everybody.
Coffee & Donuts J
1,520
posted on
04/03/2004 7:24:15 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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