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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!!

[backhoe]

"The check is in the mail..."
"I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help you...!"
"No, Honey- that dress doesn't make you look fat..."

One of the above is true-

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you Publius!!

[dansangel]

Bumping from a *pair* of monthly donors.

FR ***ROCKS***!!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you Our man in washington!

[sergeantdave]

Hello from Michigan. FR is time and money well spent.

I've been here for a year now.

(Do I get a prize or something?)

[Quilla]

Donate to FR, tick off a DU'er

Hey! Thank would make a great tagline for this freepathon. Mind if I borrow it?

[tiamat]

LOL!

You're in advertising, aren't you?

If you ain't you should be!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you spodefly!

Woo hoo!

Just in:

$10 from Michigan
$100 from Sweden
$20 from South Carolina
$20 from California
$20 from Virginia
$50 from Georgia
$25 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

[Mo1]

BUMP TO THE TOP

And will be right back after I recover from the April Fools Day joke Sean Hannity just pulled

Now .. where did I put that bottle of wine :0)

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you RightWingMama!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you deport!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you Humidston!!

[cweese]

...the $25.00 from Texas was from me. i will be donating much more in the future, however things are a bit tight at present...

[Jim Robinson]

Me too. Thank you both very much!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, anniegetyourgun!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you Fiddlstix!

[Jim Robinson]

Great! Thank you very much!!

[NormsRevenge]

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God Bless and Keep Up the Mighty Damn Fine Work!!!

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WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Very close to it. Thanks very much!!

(just happened that way)

[#3Fan]

Due to a better financial situation I will add $5 to my monthly contribution as soon as I can get the link to load. :^)