The Free Republic 4th Quarter FReepathon is now underway!!

It's time again to raise the funds necessary to keep Free Republic on the air. And on the air is where we want to be! And on the air is where Dan Rather wants to be, but thanks to some sharp eyed FReepers, HIS air time may soon be ending.

And we can hope that John Kerry's air time will also soon be ending. Thanks to the Swift Boat Vets, with help and support from FRN and the FReepers, we've managed to put a huge hole in Kerry's hopes of winning the Presidency.

It's been a rather exciting quarter for Free Republic -- catching the AP in some outright false reporting, catching Dan Rather passing off forged military documents in cahoots with his Democrat coconspirators in a failed attempt to knockoff a sitting president, and helping the Swiftees get their ads on the air and spreading the word about Kerry's cowardice and treason in Vietnam. Did you know John Kerry served in Vietnam? The only question is who did he serve?

And we're expecting a pretty exciting 4th quarter on FR with the debates, the final four weeks of the campaign, and then the election itself. Free Republic readership is growing like crazy and we've recently doubled the size of our system to handle the increasing demand. We added a fifth server to the system earlier during the quarter and John just spent the weekend up in San Jose installing three more new servers. Free Republic is now running on eight servers! Free Republic is becoming a monster online force!!

We're also planning the Free Republic George W. Bush Inaugural Ball II, to be held in Washington D.C., on January 20, 2005. Will begin running some threads on this during the next couple of weeks, but feel free to chime in on this thread if you plan on attending. You won't want to miss this, I promise you!

Yes, it's going to be an exciting time to be a member of Free Republic. Breaking news and live threads every day on the war, on the debates, on the campaigns and on every important news story impacting all of America and all of the world. Plus the FReeps, rallies, protests, trips, meetings and other opportunities for FReepers to join together in person for fellowship and to promote our causes.

If you are enjoying Free Republic as much as I hope you are and would like to help us remain on the air, please consider clicking the donation link and make a contribution today. We are setting our goal a little higher this quarter. In addition to our regular budgeted expenses, we've purchased quite a bit of equipment, plus we have some taxes to pay. The additional investments and taxes will have just about depleted our cash reserves and we'll need to replenish them if we can.

Thank you very much if you can make a donation and thank you again if you can make it a monthly. Our monthlies are growing and are now over 50% of our regular budgeted expenses! Great job Monthlies!!

Again, looking forward to all the great events that are coming our way in the next few weeks and months!

Thank you all very much for your patriotism and continuing participation and support for Free Republic and our great conservative causes!

Q4 2004 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$1,053.00	26	$40.50	2,287	$0.46	$1,595.56	112
2	Pennsylvania	592.00	8	74.00	659	0.90	280.00	20
3	Florida	480.00	18	26.67	1,081	0.44	518.00	37
4	New Jersey	295.00	5	59.00	438	0.67	145.00	7
5	Texas	290.00	16	18.12	1,952	0.15	957.00	62
6	Virginia	265.00	10	26.50	735	0.36	490.50	26
7	New York	245.00	7	35.00	855	0.29	307.50	19
8	Georgia	230.00	6	38.33	587	0.39	330.00	19
9	Idaho	210.00	4	52.50	118	1.78	35.00	1
10	North Carolina	205.00	8	25.62	576	0.36	437.00	27
11	Maryland	163.00	7	23.29	417	0.39	329.00	16
12	Missouri	130.00	4	32.50	418	0.31	126.00	11
13	New Mexico	125.00	2	62.50	110	1.14	50.00	3
14	South Korea	100.00	1	100.00	7	14.29	10.00	1
15	Tennessee	90.00	4	22.50	386	0.23	53.00	7
16	Oregon	80.00	2	40.00	273	0.29	75.00	5
17	Ohio	76.00	5	15.20	587	0.13	602.25	19
18	Washington	70.00	2	35.00	556	0.13	290.00	18
19	Maine	70.00	2	35.00	107	0.65	10.00	1
20	Minnesota	65.00	3	21.67	320	0.20	140.00	11
21	Illinois	60.00	4	15.00	582	0.10	332.00	19
22	Michigan	55.00	5	11.00	475	0.12	110.00	11
23	South Carolina	50.00	1	50.00	245	0.20	61.00	7
24	Kentucky	50.00	1	50.00	223	0.22	20.00	2
25	Massachusetts	45.00	2	22.50	356	0.13	195.00	12
26	Utah	40.00	3	13.33	113	0.35	90.00	4
27	Wisconsin	35.00	2	17.50	308	0.11	173.00	11
28	Arizona	30.00	3	10.00	471	0.06	185.50	14
29	Wyoming	30.00	1	30.00	34	0.88	30.00	1
30	Colorado	30.00	1	30.00	379	0.08	140.00	9
31	Connecticut	30.00	1	30.00	218	0.14	35.00	3
32	Rhode Island	25.00	1	25.00	44	0.57
33	New Hampshire	25.00	1	25.00	131	0.19
34	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	7	3.57
35	Mississippi	20.00	2	10.00	135	0.15	57.00	5
36	West Virginia	20.00	1	20.00	90	0.22	50.00	3
37	Kansas	20.00	1	20.00	209	0.10	90.00	5
38	Canada	20.00	1	20.00	242	0.08
39	Hawaii	15.00	2	7.50	66	0.23	15.00	2
40	Alabama	15.00	1	15.00	280	0.05	355.00	19
41	Louisiana	10.00	1	10.00	230	0.04	60.00	6
42	Iowa	10.00	1	10.00	163	0.06	35.00	2
	Nebraska						13.00	2
	Vermont						76.00	5
	Nevada						140.00	6
	District of Columbia						10.00	1
	Kenya						20.00	1
	United Kingdom						5.00	1
	Indiana						75.00	7
	Oklahoma						112.00	8
	South Dakota						35.00	3
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Switzerland						10.00	1
	Alaska						50.00	2
	Indonesia						20.00	1
	Arkansas						30.00	3
Never Never Land		680.00	24	28.33			368.00	26
43 locations total		$6,174	201	$30.72	21,039	$0.29	$9,788.31	625

Monthly Donors List

SamAdams76, RottiBiz, kayak, dutchess, Angelwood, McGavin999,
Kathy in Alaska, FairWitness, Concerto in D, Fiddlstix, Alamo-Girl,
TomServo, grammymoon, grannie9, Mo1, Quilla, RichInOC,
Servant of the Nine, steveegg, duckbutt, MindyW, Moiraine,
Wingsofgold, Letitring, CaptRon, GunsareOK, Exit 148, babble-on,
uglybiker, dalereed, Minute Gal, blam, Jacvin, WIMom, Max Monroe,
The Right Stuff, Black Birch, Gabz, Carolinamom, Great Dane,
undergroundwarrior, Grampa Dave, katykelly, Ragtime Cowgirl,
The Shrew, Txzman, EdReform, Dengar01, swheats, Billie,
Brian Allen, glock rocks, Slip18, brewcrew, WIladyconservative,
estrogen, Carolina, RonDog, Little Bill, Bush_Democrat, Stopspin,
Howlin, NerdDad, lysie, don-o, Old China Hand, PhiKapMom, zip,
notaliberal, MadelineZapeezda, Betty Jane, Libertina,
A Citizen Reporter, GovernmentShrinker, Molly Pitcher,
HairOfTheDog, Bahbah, RikaStrom, Prodigal Son, SoDak,
Lady Jag, Elkiejg, freedomlover, bazbo, cpdiii,
Chairman_December_19th_Society, SeaDragon, petuniasevan,
Mama_Bear, Flashman_at_the_charge, angelo,
Conservative_Dr.Pepper_Drinker, F.J. Mitchell, dixiechick2000,
shetlan, repubmom, southerngrit, brityank, HiJinx, RobFromGa,
xzins, terilyn, crazy aunt in the attic, McLynnan, LuigiBasco,
looney tune, katnip, Just another Joe, LocDoc, RedWing9,
ThePythonicCow, j_tull, GeekDejure, Torie, mountainfolk,
Budge, justshe, SubMareener, neets, kattracks,
FreeTheHostages, Beth, Ditter, SFBiker80814, WVNan,
William McKinley, libertygirl, 2nd amendment mama, strela,
Semper911, ladyinred, eastforker, Mudboy Slim, Sunshine Sister,
Dog Gone, CholeraJoe, hattend, .30Carbine, TigersEye, nhoward14,
MonroeDNA, okimhere, NormsRevenge, Brad's Gramma, jtill,
SFConservative, PianoMan, auboy, leadpenny, freekitty,
demosthenes the elder, dasboot, Momaw Nadon, BraveMan,
NewLand, Pete-R-Bilt, OneLoyalAmerican, mafree, LostThread,
Rabid Dog, KateUTWS, sjeann, Harmless Teddy Bear,
stands2reason, giotto, visualops, goodnesswins, goosie, #3Fan,
feinswinesuksass, hoosiermama, Sally'sConcerns, oceanperch,
TonyRo76, Sender, 4truth, GrandmaPatriot, Movemout,
Constitution Day, mattdono, Vets_Husband_and_Wife,
cherry, AJ504, cardinal4, vetvetdoug, omegatoo, JulieRNR21,
mystery-ak, TaxRelief, TruthNtegrity, redhead, bigghurtt, drc43,
smiley, Corin Stormhands, Imal, Texas Termite, TexasCowboy,
John O, Bob J, NonValueAdded, ScottHawaiian, Tijeras_Slim,
William Tell, luv2lurkhere, CurlyDave, brutuss, Dutchgirl, dts32041,
Judith Anne, nicmarlo, onyx, Mad Dawgg, Pan_Yans Wife, MOsby,
umbagi, KevinDavis, rface, Billthedrill, geedee, dansangel,
~vor~, Strict Time, Becki, Tamsey, Shethink13, Tragically Single,
Fledermaus, .45Man, Rushmore Rocks, Magnolia, MeekOneGOP,
wingnutz, Lady Pilgrim, CIB-173RDABN, BSunday,
Coop, Laura Earl, Conspiracy Guy, international american,
SandyInSeattle, Sloth, AnnaZ, I'm ALL Right!, Steve Van Doorn,
mrs tiggywinkle, Indy Pendance, kimmie7, Ole Okie, samiam1972,
prairiebreeze, The Right Guy, Two-Bits, AlienCrossfirePlayer,
P8riot, Vermonter, JDoutrider, coolbreeze, socal_parrot,
iamright, mplsconservative, Zechariah11, AZamericonnie, NYTexan,
Aeronaut, Robert Warren Linville, Barset, politicalmerc

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