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!!

[RottiBiz]

   Q2 2004 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	United States	$1,000.00	1	$1,000.00		$	$
2	Montana	815.00	4	203.75
3	California	420.00	8	52.50			1,465.06	101
4	Pennsylvania	375.00	8	46.88			235.00	16
5	Texas	295.00	9	32.78			733.00	51
6	Virginia	200.00	5	40.00			444.50	21
7	North Carolina	200.00	3	66.67			377.00	23
8	Colorado	195.00	4	48.75			125.00	9
9	Georgia	180.00	4	45.00			235.00	14
10	South Carolina	170.00	6	28.33			68.50	8
11	Minnesota	160.00	4	40.00			110.00	8
12	Arizona	160.00	4	40.00			145.50	12
13	Alabama	150.00	4	37.50			348.00	19
14	Michigan	130.00	4	32.50			100.00	10
15	Indiana	120.00	2	60.00			55.00	5
16	Tennessee	110.00	2	55.00			51.00	8
17	Connecticut	100.00	1	100.00			35.00	3
18	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00
19	Arkansas	100.00	1	100.00			35.00	4
20	South Dakota	100.00	1	100.00			30.00	2
21	Florida	80.00	3	26.67			503.00	34
22	Illinois	70.00	2	35.00			338.00	20
23	Oregon	70.00	2	35.00			85.00	5
24	Missouri	70.00	2	35.00			173.00	14
25	Washington	70.00	2	35.00			310.00	18
26	Kansas	60.00	2	30.00			90.00	5
27	Ohio	60.00	2	30.00			567.25	18
28	Massachusetts	60.00	2	30.00			145.00	10
29	New Hampshire	50.00	1	50.00
30	Wisconsin	50.00	1	50.00			173.00	11
31	Canada	50.00	1	50.00			20.00	1
32	Nebraska	50.00	1	50.00			3.00	1
33	New Jersey	30.00	2	15.00			150.00	8
34	Utah	30.00	2	15.00			90.00	4
35	New York	30.00	1	30.00			343.00	20
36	Kentucky	25.00	1	25.00			10.00	1
37	Panama	25.00	1	25.00
38	Oklahoma	20.00	1	20.00			121.00	8
39	Maine	20.00	1	20.00			10.00	1
40	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00			30.00	1
41	Louisiana	20.00	1	20.00			38.00	5
42	Maryland	10.00	1	10.00			278.00	15
43	District of Columbia	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
44	Vermont	10.00	1	10.00			46.00	4
	Mississippi						57.00	5
	Hawaii						45.00	3
	Nevada						60.00	3
	New Mexico						50.00	3
	West Virginia						30.00	2
	Kenya						20.00	1
	South Korea						10.00	1
	Idaho						35.00	1
	Iowa						35.00	2
	Armed Forces - Europe						35.00	3
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						150.00	3
Never Never Land		460.00	17	27.06			248.00	20
45 locations total		$6,530	128	$51.02		$0.00	$8,910.81	567

[steveegg]

Good Morning, Molly. Now THAT'S a Breakfast.

[RottiBiz]

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[MozartLover]

When I clink on the link to donate, I get "This page cannot be displayed."

Am I the only one having this problem????

I tried last night and again this morning and the same thing happened.

[Tijeras_Slim]

A dollar a day? How did you wrangle that back from Richrdson's tax increases?

No cable, no movies, PB&J lunch... gotta have your priorities.

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, rrrod!

[RottiBiz]

Worked for me, but it comes up with my name already on it.

Go here: https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/

and that should do it.

Thanks, Mozart Lover.

[Constitution Day]

Thank you sir!

[steveegg]

When I clink on the link to donate, I get "This page cannot be displayed."

Am I the only one having this problem????

I tried last night and again this morning and the same thing happened.

It's very odd, though JimRob mentioned that there is still a problem with WebTV users. It's been working fine for me with RoadRunner.

[RottiBiz]

Good morning, Steve.

You were such a big help yesterday. Can you believe 10% on the first day?

[RottiBiz]

Good morning, Molly!

I don't know how you managed to sneak by me carrying all that food.

Thanks, Molly, you never fail.

[steveegg]

There's definitely nothing like a fast start, along with a few new monthlies and some monthly "bump-ups".

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In case you're not watching FoxNews or monitoring the Breaking News sidebar, Bomb Found On Train In Spain

[RottiBiz]

Good morning, T_J! You were such a big help yesterday.

So many other monthly donors were also there bumping the threads. We had more than 850 posts and 10% on the first day. That might be a record.

[steveegg]

Good morning, CD

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More good news; 308,000 jobs created in March (IIRC, the consensus was 103K-120K jobs added).

[Tijeras_Slim]

Good morning RottiBiz. If it wern't for FR where would I go to find out the latest on Scott Peterson, Kobe, and Michael Jackson? :)

[Mo1]

Good Morning Fiddlstix

And another $50 just in from Georgia!

Thank you Georgia!!

[Mo1]

*L* .. Busted by the Boss .. No Fair Funkle for you :0)

Just in:

$50 from Georgia
$100 from Tennessee

Thank you Georgia and Tennessee!!

[RottiBiz]

Thanks, steve, I came here straightaway without checking the headlines first.

That is a VERY important thread posted by our very own William Mckinley.

Show appeasement works every time! (NOT)

Another headline "308,000 jobs created in March"! That should make Kerry's day. LOL!

[Mo1]

Must be Bush's fault for our tax breaks.

Well of course :0)

[Mo1]

Thank You E.G.C. !!