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!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

OK, everyone...my turn. I must go to bed.

NYT? You can DO it! I KNOW you can!!!

One last BTTT for our Freepathon, for this night! Sleep well, everyone.

[Indy Pendance]

Goodnight Glocks, and if you're up to it, I'd really like advice on becoming more gun savvy. Specifically, I used to hunt, I was decent on a 357 magnum, (at least 5 out of six beer bottles on a fence), but that was ages ago. I'd like more current up to date data on how I, a woman, can relearn to use a gun (WI is battling concealed carry), and specifically, to protect my and our country's citizens 2nd amendment rights. Thanks....

[Jim Robinson]

Goodnight glock rocks.

[JohnHuang2]

More than welcome, my friend :-)
bump!

[Jim Robinson]

Goodnight Brad's Gramma. Happy Birthday!

[NormsRevenge]

One for the road. ;-)

[JohnHuang2]

You're very welcome, Jim. But we could never THANK YOU enough for providing us with this priceless forum. God bless.

[JohnHuang2]

You're welcome BUMP!

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$50 from Nebraska
$50 from California

Thank youou Nebraska and California!!

Only $40 to go to hit the 10% point!

[NYTexan]

G'night Granny!

[JohnHuang2]

G'nite, and Happy Birthday! ;-)

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy NYTexan. Did you ever get that freerepublic.com email address working?

[Brad’s Gramma]

I came back, one more time, and saw THAT? hahahahahaha

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOY. LOL! OK!

BTW! I cruised on through the Dose for a second, and found this. MJY1288 put together some pictures of ohioWfan's son Eric. I'm sure you've all heard of him!

A Year In The Life Of Eric

Yet another reason to be SO proud a part of Free Republic. Good night, now, and G-d bless EACH of you.

[Iberian]

Jim, I may have overlooked something, but where do we send the check??.
Where do we get our biz on board?. We spend a handsome of money on worthy caused like this one.

email please for direction.

Godspeed to you and a good cause.

[Indy Pendance]

OK, I'm in visioning a little shack on some 'mighty' river that doesn't thaw until May, we can plant a garden with substandard growth, and really be hard up when our snowmobile can't run because we didn't get enough fuel for the return trip. But, let's not forget our shortwave radio, and all the good folks monitoring our situation. After a while, we might finally get relief and be shuttled off to Montreal. Of course, those wanna be Frenches will shun us because we don't speak French. .........

Canada, a once GREAT NATION, succumbed by socialism, or the window of the future of the United States unless we can stop the cancer.

[Jim Robinson]

Checks can be mailed to:

Free Republic, LLC
P.O. Box 9771
Fresno, CA 93794

Thank you very much!!

[NormsRevenge]

Sleep well and see ya this weekend :-]

[NYTexan]

Never heard from John.

[Jim Robinson]

Please check the Edit Account link ( http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/edit-account ) and see if it's set up. Thanks

[Indy Pendance]

My childhood was not substantially different than my kids, the only significant difference is the media and what is allowed, (cable, MTV, etc) and what we had, Leave it to Beaver, Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, etc. When I grew up we were never a 'big' TV watching family, and that followed through to my kids. We never limited our kid's television watching, but, we never encouraged it either. The TV is there like a radio is today. Mostly we use the TV for videos or Fox news. (and one soap opera my kids have to tape - it has to be a college thing)