Our 2nd Quarter FReepathon is Underway!

Click to donate via FR secure server ^ | April 1, 2004 | Jim Robinson

[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!!

[ladyinred]

Being an automatic monthly donor is the easiest, best way to go. It is a WIN WIN situation! You don't have to think, and FR pays it's bills!

WIN WIN MONTHLY DONOR BUMP!!!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, KevinDavis!

[RottiBiz]

Hi, Brad's Gramma. I'm fading fast.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I think your Swedish comment put the wrath of G-d into your state! You just WATCH the donations roll in now.

[Brad’s Gramma]

And I'm ready to log off so I can go HOME!

Y'all have FUN!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Yes, there appears to be a connectivety problem with WebTV and our secure server system software. John has been working with the supplier, but they have not yet been able to resolve the problem.

Thanks,

Jim

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, ladyinred!!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you very much, All True Conservative Americans!!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, GulfWar1Vet!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, KevinDavis!!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, blam!

[Fiddlstix]

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	United States	$1,000.00	1	$1,000.00		$	$
2	Texas	235.00	6	39.17			733.00	51
3	Virginia	200.00	5	40.00			444.50	21
4	California	180.00	3	60.00			1,465.06	101
5	Colorado	175.00	3	58.33			125.00	9
6	North Carolina	150.00	2	75.00			377.00	23
7	Pennsylvania	150.00	2	75.00			235.00	16
8	Alabama	140.00	3	46.67			348.00	19
9	Indiana	120.00	2	60.00			55.00	5
10	South Carolina	110.00	4	27.50			68.50	8
11	Connecticut	100.00	1	100.00			35.00	3
12	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00
13	Arkansas	100.00	1	100.00			35.00	4
14	South Dakota	100.00	1	100.00			30.00	2
15	Georgia	80.00	2	40.00			235.00	14
16	Florida	70.00	2	35.00			503.00	34
17	Illinois	70.00	2	35.00			338.00	20
18	Missouri	70.00	2	35.00			173.00	14
19	Michigan	60.00	2	30.00			100.00	10
20	Ohio	60.00	2	30.00			567.25	18
21	Minnesota	60.00	2	30.00			110.00	8
22	Massachusetts	60.00	2	30.00			145.00	10
23	New Hampshire	50.00	1	50.00
24	Wisconsin	50.00	1	50.00			173.00	11
25	Canada	50.00	1	50.00			20.00	1
26	Montana	40.00	2	20.00
27	Utah	30.00	2	15.00			90.00	4
28	New York	30.00	1	30.00			343.00	20
29	Kentucky	25.00	1	25.00			10.00	1
30	Panama	25.00	1	25.00
31	Oregon	20.00	1	20.00			85.00	5
32	Washington	20.00	1	20.00			310.00	18
33	Oklahoma	20.00	1	20.00			121.00	8
34	Maine	20.00	1	20.00			10.00	1
35	New Jersey	10.00	1	10.00			150.00	8
36	Maryland	10.00	1	10.00			278.00	15
37	Kansas	10.00	1	10.00			90.00	5
38	District of Columbia	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
39	Arizona	10.00	1	10.00			145.50	12
	Mississippi						57.00	5
	Tennessee						51.00	8
	Hawaii						45.00	3
	Nebraska						3.00	1
	Vermont						46.00	4
	Nevada						60.00	3
	New Mexico						50.00	3
	West Virginia						30.00	2
	Wyoming						30.00	1
	Kenya						20.00	1
	South Korea						10.00	1
	Idaho						35.00	1
	Iowa						35.00	2
	Louisiana						38.00	5
	Armed Forces - Europe						35.00	3
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						150.00	3
Never Never Land		210.00	9	23.33			248.00	20
40 locations total		$4,030	79	$51.01		$0.00	$8,910.81	567

[RottiBiz]

We have incoming:

$25 from Texas
$10 monthly from Arizona
$50 from Missouri
$20 from Maine
$20 from Florida
$50 from Pennsylvania
$20 from Oklahoma
$150 from California
$50 from Canada

Thank you all very much!!

[ValerieUSA]

Thank You
American Conservative

[steveegg]

Speaking of fading, stick the fork in me; I'm done. Good night, everybody.

[Lady Jag]

Gas her up with monthly donations to FR. I'm tired of these Freepathons.

[MeekOneGOP]

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, Aeronaut!

[backhoe]

My kind regards to you. I've always liked eagles ( we used to have a few here ) and the one on Sam's shoulder looks ticked off. Not to mention the un-PC stogie he's smoking...

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$50 from Pennsylvania
$100 from Indiana
$10 from Never Never Land

Thank you Pennsylvania, Indiana and Never Never Land!!