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| Woo hoo!! And we're now over 18%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless. | ||||
Posted on 07/01/2006 8:32:29 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Howdy everyone!
Are you ready for a FReepathon?
Well, looks like we're going to be in for a great election cycle after all. With Zarqawi's death and a general round-up of terrorists, things are looking better in Iraq and the president's popularity numbers are looking up. We're also seeing some good things happening in the primaries. Apparently, things aren't quite as gloomy as the gloom and doomers have been portending.
Looking forward to not only holding our seats this Fall, but actually building on the conservative majority and continuing to rebuild the judiciary thereafter.
God bless President Bush and our troops and may the war in Iraq come to a successful conclusion soon.
Thank you all very much!!
By the way, received a letter from the Commonwealth of Virgina last month. Seems they are concerned that we are not registered as a charity in Virginia and are therefore not authorized to solicit for charitable contributions in the great state of Virginia.
Well, I don't know about being authorized, but I can tell you we are most definitely not a charity. We're also not a registered non-profit, nor a political PAC, nor a veterans group, nor a professional fundraising organization.
We have no corporate presence in Virginia, do not advertise in the media, do not solicit for funds over the phone or by telegraph, direct mail or even by email and we do not raise funds for any other purpose other than to fund the operations of this web site.
And we solicit only to our members (readers and participants of this site) who, when they donate, do so freely with nothing expected in return other than the hopes of seeing this conservative forum continue to operate.
We state plainly on our web site and on our donation page that donations to Free Republic are not tax deductible.
We are not a charity and do not raise funds for charitable purposes. We are organized as a Limited Liability Company (Free Republic, LLC) in California and as we are not a charity or a registered non-profit, we pay all applicable federal and state taxes on our income to the Federal Government and to the state of California and do not feel we are subject to Virginia's regulations for charitable organizations.
Hoping this will satisfy the Commonwealth of Virginia, otherwise we may have to ask the good people of Virginia to please ignore our fundraisers in the future.
Thanks again for your continuing support and God bless you all.
Jim Robinson
I tell you, I've gotten sick and tired of donating every quarter!!!
That's why I just joined your Dollar-a-Day Club! God bless Free Republic.
Consider adding an "ignore" button.
I used to belong to the "just scroll past stuff ( or people ) you don't care for" school of thought, but my experiences with Free Dominion convinced me otherwise.
Last year, the flaming and arguing had about driven me off of FD-- then Connie and Mark added an "ignore" button for subscribers only.
The difference was astounding-- the level of civility went up by a factor of two or three.
Instead of avoiding it like I used to, it is again one of my first stops. I hope you'll think about it.
Thank you, Knitting A Conundrum!!
Thank you, abb!!
Thank you very much, Aeronaut!
Don't change the channel. Should be coming soon.
Good morning Jim. My $50 ante is on the table. Have a great Independence Day Holday! And thanks for all that you do. Tom
Thank you, Florida!!
Thank you, HuntsvilleTxVeteran!
Pinging the Nascar crowd early, we will be busy tonight!
C'mon Wisconsin!
Thank you very much, KoRn!!
bttt
I made my donation via cc a few moments ago. Thanks for all you do to keep FR up and running!
Yes, sometimes the fighting can spoil the fun here but it's still the best place to come for news and analysis.
Thank you, Jim, and may God continue to bless you and your family!
Texas checking in here! Come on Texas FReepers lets get this party started!
Thank you, EdReform!
And this just in:
$100 from Colorado
$30 from Wisconsin
$50 from Florida
$20 from Texas
$50 from Texas
$50 from Missouri
$50 from California
$50 from Idaho
$10 from South Carolina
$50 from South Dakota
$25 from Alabama
$50 from California
$10 from Maryland
Thank you all very much!!
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