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!!

[steveegg]

Good morning, Fiddlstix. Mmmm, donuts.

[RottiBiz]

Good morning, Fiddlstix!

Good to see you and hope all is well with you. You were very busy on the thread yesterday, and thanks to Freepers like you, we hit 10%.

That is a remarkable number; we usually average between 3% and 5% per day.

As usual, you have a very creative tagline. I like it!

[RottiBiz]

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[diotima]

Freep-a-thon BUMP!

[RottiBiz]

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Dollar-A-Day Club

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1. RottiBiz
2. kayak
3. dutchess
4. Angelwood
5. McGavin999
6. Kathy in Alaska
7. FairWitness
8. Fiddlstix
9. Alamo-Girl
10. TomServo
11. grammymoon
12. grannie9
13. Mo1
14. Quilla
15. RichInOC
16. Servant of the Nine
17. steveegg
18. duckbutt
19. MindyW
20. Moiraine
21. Wingsofgold
22. Letitring
23. CaptRon
24. GunsareOK
25. Exit 148
26. babble-on
27. uglybiker
28. dalereed
29. blam
30. Minute Gal
31. Jacvin
32. folklore
33. Brian Allen
34. Slip18
35. basil
36. GovernmentShrinker
37. The Shrew
38. EdReform
39. Chairman_December_19th_Society
40. SamAdams76
41. katykelly
42. Betty Jane
43. Mama_Bear
44. Flashman_at_the_charge
45. HairOfTheDog
46. HiJinx
47. RobFromGa
48. xzins
49. glock rocks
50. LocDoc
51. ThePythonicCow
52. brityank
53. southerngrit
54. GeekDejure
55. Torie
56. crazy aunt in the attic
57. SubMareener
58. Howlin
59. Ditter
60. Bush_Democrat
61. Bahbah
62. eastforker
63. RedWing9
64. Dog Gone
65. Grampa Dave
66. CholeraJoe
67. hattend
68. MonroeDNA
69. leadpenny
70. terilyn
71. Tolerance Sucks Rocks
72. NewLand
73. katnip
74. Pete-R-Bilt
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76. Just another Joe
77. goosie
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79. notaliberal
80. Little Bill
81. vetvetdoug
82. TaxRelief
83. The Right Stuff
84. Carolinamom
85. Imal
86. oceanperch
87. ScottHawaiian
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[RottiBiz]

Thank you, diotima!

[Fiddlstix]

Good morning, Fiddlstix. Mmmm, donuts.

Good Morning steveegg J

[Mo1]

Morning Rotti .. I'm still catching up .. been a crazy morning with the kiddies

A full moon must be coming, cause they are is rare form today groan

[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	Maryland	60.00	2	30.00			278.00	15
27	Kansas	60.00	2	30.00			90.00	5
28	Ohio	60.00	2	30.00			567.25	18
29	Massachusetts	60.00	2	30.00			145.00	10
30	New York	50.00	2	25.00			343.00	20
31	New Hampshire	50.00	1	50.00
32	Wisconsin	50.00	1	50.00			173.00	11
33	Canada	50.00	1	50.00			20.00	1
34	Nebraska	50.00	1	50.00			3.00	1
35	New Jersey	30.00	2	15.00			150.00	8
36	Utah	30.00	2	15.00			90.00	4
37	Kentucky	25.00	1	25.00			10.00	1
38	Panama	25.00	1	25.00
39	Oklahoma	20.00	1	20.00			121.00	8
40	Maine	20.00	1	20.00			10.00	1
41	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00			30.00	1
42	Louisiana	20.00	1	20.00			38.00	5
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		480.00	18	26.67			248.00	20
45 locations total		$6,620	131	$50.53		$0.00	$8,910.81	567

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Imitation is a form of flattery, ya know.

[Fiddlstix]

Good morning, Fiddlstix!

Good to see you and hope all is well with you. You were very busy on the thread yesterday, and thanks to Freepers like you, we hit 10%.

That is a remarkable number; we usually average between 3% and 5% per day.

As usual, you have a very creative tagline. I like it!

Good Morning RottiBiz J
&
Thank You J

[steveegg]

Good morning Dio. I see your bump and raise you a BTTT :-)

[steveegg]

Imitation is a form of flattery, ya know.

True, though I have no idea who imitated whom (nor do I care).

[RottiBiz]

I didn't even start to catch up yet. There were almost 400 more posts after I left!

10% is a great number. I hope it keeps up. We usually get between $3% and 5% per day.

[steveegg]

Good morning Mo. Wouldn't you know; full moon on the 5th.

[Mo1]

Freepers ROCK!!!

[Mo1]

Wouldn't you know; full moon on the 5th.

Sooooooooooo what you're really telling me is ... it's gonna be a REALLY long weekend for me?

[Just another Joe]

Well, I can see I'm going to have to ping the Missouri FReepers list.
Went from 21st to 24th overnight.
We just can't have THAT.

[Fiddlstix]

Click the Pics

It's Time to get this train moving people.

[steveegg]

Afraid so. Oh well, at least there's the FReepathon.