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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: Jim Robinson
Thank You
Pennsylvania, Texas
Arizona, Never Never Land
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To: Jim Robinson; ValerieUSA
The middle of Montana is the most remote place in the lower 48. The stretch on the Missouri along the breaks is beautiful in the summer. Petroleum county, Montana has 648 people and over 1000 square miles.
I don't live there.
522
posted on
04/01/2004 6:59:57 PM PST
by
CholeraJoe
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To: Aeronaut
Thank You Aeronaut for being a Monthly Donor !!
523
posted on
04/01/2004 7:00:16 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Mo1
Incoming is always good news!!!
524
posted on
04/01/2004 7:01:09 PM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: Fawnn
$90 from Alabama
$20 from Never Never Land
Thank you Alabama and Never Never Land!!
525
posted on
04/01/2004 7:01:23 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Fawnn; CholeraJoe
If It's a 3 seater you can have the window seat!
526
posted on
04/01/2004 7:02:00 PM PST
by
NYTexan
(Liberalism is a Mental Disease)
To: Jim Robinson
Put me in for $10. Every little bit helps.
527
posted on
04/01/2004 7:02:45 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
To: mystery-ak
Just in:
$100 from North Carolina
$10 from California
$20 from Illinois
Thank you North Carolina, California and Illinois!!
528
posted on
04/01/2004 7:03:31 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: glock rocks
Nope. The buffalo (not cow) skull is mandatory.
529
posted on
04/01/2004 7:04:03 PM PST
by
CholeraJoe
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To: Landru
Thank You Landru !!!
530
posted on
04/01/2004 7:04:28 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: RottiBiz
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
-- Benjamin Franklin
To: blam
O M G ... that's grossssssssssssss .. *L*
532
posted on
04/01/2004 7:05:18 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: ladyinred
Thank You ladyinred !!!
533
posted on
04/01/2004 7:06:43 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Aeronaut
A fool boasts of those who fear him; a wise man's pride is those who respect him.
-- Philip R. Breeze
To: Mudboy Slim
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
-- Abraham Lincoln
To: Landru
Every fool finds a greater one to admire them.
-- Bioleau
To: Fawnn
You can sit next to me on any flight, Fawnn. I usually get upgraded to first class in seat 1-B, last aisle seat before the cockpit. The flight attendants usually comment on my boots. When I tell them what I'm wearing them for, they treat me VERY well.
537
posted on
04/01/2004 7:10:13 PM PST
by
CholeraJoe
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To: steveegg
Just in:
$50 from Pennsylvania
$100 from Indiana
$10 from Never Never Land
Thank you Pennsylvania, Indiana and Never Never Land!!
538
posted on
04/01/2004 7:10:56 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Ciexyz
Thank you, Ciexyz!!
Just in:
$10 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Texas
Thank you Pennsylvania and Texas!!
539
posted on
04/01/2004 7:11:11 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Thank you FReepers and Lurkers!!)
To: Jim Robinson
Ok, I don't know how this will affect your totals... but as a monthly donor... I will raise my monthly from $20 to $25 a month.
Honestly, I think this makes a great difference!
540
posted on
04/01/2004 7:11:33 PM PST
by
AJ504
(...give 'til it hurts.)
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