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Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $20,560
25%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 25%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.


Damn the RINO complaints, FR continues fighting the good fight! [FReepathon thread XVII]
Click here to help bring this FReepathon to a successful conclusion ^ | May 13, 2009 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 05/13/2009 9:59:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

Received yet another complaint from a prior donor:

"The thread about who is a troll tells lots. FR is not welcoming to newbies. But the younger generation of potential conservatives has to be heard. Conservatism is changing, and we need openness, even when it challenges.

My son as well as me was a previous supporter of FR, but he quit; “these guys are extremists, and they can not win elections via labeling. In 10 years the whole debate about stem cells will be as ridiculous as the “debate” about baby carriages.”

In 10 years most of us 1999 Freepers will be dead. If I posted this, I would be banned as a troll. So I am inactive and leave FR with regretss for what FR has become.

I move my support to Darwin Central and Liberty Post."

[name redacted]

Well, I just don't know what to tell you. FR will remain a pro Life and Liberty conservative site. It's true that government schools have brainwashed the last couple of generations of our youth into believing that abortion, homosexual marriage, universal health care, global warming, open borders, big government, big spending, high taxes, etc, are perfectly normal and healthy for our citizens and our "democratic" society, but I just cannot bring myself to go along with all that liberal mumbo jumbo.

One more time: FR is pro-Life, pro-Liberty, pro-constitution, pro-traditional values, pro-small government, pro-defense and pro-America.

We oppose RINOism, liberalism, feminism, homosexualism, socialism, Marxism, globalism, fascism, communism, pacifism, government enforced atheism, anarchism or any other form of tyranny.

We fight for LIFE and Liberty and our religious freedoms as well as all of our other God-given unalienable rights. What God has given, no man, no government can rightfully take away. Our individual rights are not negotiable! Thank you very much!

Sorry, but I'm simply not interested in running a website dedicated to electing RINOs or turning the GOP into democrat-lite. If that means our fundraisers take longer or our donations dry up, then we'll find some other way to fund our operations. But we traditional conservatives (extremists to you) will continue fighting the good fight!

I will agree with you on one thing though. Those who feel FR should be more tolerable to the liberal point of view or that conservatism is changing and we should adapt to be electable are probably on the wrong website. Conservatism does not change, weak-kneed RINOS do.


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As we all know Mr 0bama likes to say that his
inspiration has always been President Lincoln

Click Here

Well, mr 0bama.....
You would do well to read and heed the words of Mr. Lincoln!


301 posted on 05/15/2009 10:19:36 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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From Bartlett's Quotations:

Erroneously attributed to ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Since the 1940s these “Ten Points” attributed to Lincoln have been widely reprinted. They have appeared in such places as magazines, Christmas cards, and the Congressional Record. The Library of Congress and Lincoln scholars believe that any connection made between Lincoln and the “Ten Points” is spurious.

Doesn't mean that they're not words to live by.

302 posted on 05/15/2009 10:25:52 AM PDT by brewcrew
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To: Fiddlstix
The Truth: These words are often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but according to the book They Never Said it: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions, they are not from Lincoln.

The quotes were published in 1942 by William J. H. Boetcker, a Presbyterian minister. He released a pamphlet titled Lincoln On Limitations, which did include a Lincoln quote, but also added 10 statements written by Boetcker himself.

They were:

1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong
3. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
4. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
5. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
6. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
7. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
8. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
9. You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
10 You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they will not do for themselves.

People who got the pamphlet thought the 10 statements were written by Lincoln and they have been distributed widely under Lincoln's name.

303 posted on 05/15/2009 10:33:31 AM PDT by TomServo
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To: brewcrew
Interesting.....
I didn't know that.....


Doesn't mean that they're not words to live by.

I agree!
Go Ahead: Click It!

304 posted on 05/15/2009 10:33:58 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: TomServo
Please see my post #304
305 posted on 05/15/2009 10:37:35 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

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$20 from Maryland
$6 from Texas
$25 from Colorado
$10 from Ohio
$50 from Georgia
$100 from Georgia
$300 from New Hampshire
$5 from Washington
$10 from Texas
$50 from North Carolina
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306 posted on 05/15/2009 12:37:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
Well, I just don't know what to tell you.

You can tell 'em where the door is!

307 posted on 05/15/2009 12:39:50 PM PDT by humblegunner (Where my PIE at, fool?)
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2009 Q2 FReepathon. Target: $80,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $66,410
83%  
Woo hoo!! Less than $14 to go!! Way to go FReepers and Lurkers!! Thank you all very much!!

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

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$20 from Maryland
$6 from Texas
$25 from Colorado
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$50 from Georgia
$100 from Georgia
$300 from New Hampshire
$5 from Washington
$10 from Texas
$50 from North Carolina
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   Q2 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank Location Receipts Donors/Avg Freepers/Avg Monthlies
1
California
$6,848.00
203
$33.73

$
$1,323.67
78
2
Texas
4,920.58
177
27.80


1,022.00
60
3
Florida
3,451.00
104
33.18


760.00
40
4 Colorado 2,783.25
39
71.37


200.00
12
5 Virginia 1,765.09
66
26.74


400.00
25
6 Pennsylvania 1,652.19
52
31.77


282.00
17
7 New York 1,602.26
60
26.70


450.26
23
8 Ohio 1,519.00
39
38.95


584.00
15
9 New Jersey 1,515.00
38
39.87


220.00
10
10 Maryland 1,387.00
41
33.83


255.00
13
11 Washington 1,375.00
57
24.12


363.00
21
12 Illinois 1,248.00
39
32.00


295.00
12
13 Michigan 1,125.00
31
36.29


110.00
8
14 Georgia 1,055.00
35
30.14


305.00
14
15 Missouri 953.00
34
28.03


144.00
12
16 Massachusetts 930.00
34
27.35


245.00
15
17 New Hampshire 745.00
7
106.43




18 North Carolina 696.00
33
21.09


123.00
12
19 Indiana 665.00
31
21.45


135.00
9
20 Arizona 640.00
26
24.62


190.00
14
21 Wisconsin 605.00
21
28.81


105.00
7
22 Tennessee 570.00
23
24.78


145.00
10
23 Alabama 565.00
27
20.93


200.00
13
24 Australia 520.00
2
260.00




25 Connecticut 496.00
14
35.43


40.00
2
26 Utah 472.00
20
23.60


160.00
10
27 Arkansas 466.41
18
25.91


85.00
7
28 Oklahoma 445.00
16
27.81


140.00
7
29 Mississippi 445.00
14
31.79


135.00
7
30 Armed Forces - Europe 425.00
5
85.00


10.00
1
31 Oregon 390.00
19
20.53


70.00
6
32 Minnesota 350.00
20
17.50


50.00
6
33 Alaska 350.00
5
70.00


60.00
2
34 Maine 340.00
9
37.78


70.00
3
35 Idaho 325.00
11
29.55


160.00
6
36 Montana 310.00
10
31.00


40.00
2
37 South Carolina 290.00
13
22.31


55.00
5
38 New Mexico 265.00
11
24.09


35.00
2
39 Kentucky 260.00
6
43.33




40 Kansas 250.00
15
16.67


80.00
6
41 Canada 247.00
8
30.88


30.00
3
42 Nevada 225.00
10
22.50


50.00
3
43 South Dakota 225.00
5
45.00


30.00
1
44 Wyoming 220.00
4
55.00


30.00
1
45 Louisiana 205.00
10
20.50


100.00
6
46 Thailand 200.00
2
100.00




47 Iraq 200.00
1
200.00




48 Sweden 200.00
1
200.00




49 West Virginia 195.00
7
27.86


35.00
2
50 Rhode Island 185.00
4
46.25


10.00
1
51 North Dakota 170.00
5
34.00


10.00
1
52 Nebraska 145.00
7
20.71


57.50
3
53 Hawaii 140.00
9
15.56


65.00
5
54 Delaware 135.00
7
19.29


5.00
1
55 Finland 100.00
1
100.00




56 Ireland 100.00
1
100.00




57 South Korea 95.00
4
23.75




58 Vermont 91.00
5
18.20


51.00
3
59 Iowa 70.00
5
14.00


50.00
3
60 Cuba 60.00
2
30.00




61 Germany 50.00
2
25.00




62 Zambia 50.00
1
50.00




63 Japan 30.00
1
30.00


30.00
1
64 District of Columbia 30.00
2
15.00


20.00
1
65 Armed Forces - Pacific 20.00
1
20.00




66 Moldova 20.00
1
20.00




67 Armed Forces - Americas 20.00
1
20.00




68 Norway 10.00
1
10.00


10.00
1
Never Never Land 1,958.16
86
22.77


25.00
3
69 locations total $50,410.94
1,619
$31.14

$0.00
$9,655.43
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Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions $9,655.00

Monthly Expenses
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  System Administation and Programming 7,000  
  Administrative and Taxes 10,500  
  Legal and Accounting 1,000  
  Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees 800  
  Equip, Maintenance and Repairs 300  
  Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc. 2,500  
  Travel Expenses 800 25,330.00
 

Est. Monthly Shortfall ($15,675.00)


Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions
This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall
Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.

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To: Jim Robinson

Allowing the moral’s to be stretched is what killed the republican party.
I do not consider myself a republican anymore.

I believe in every aspect that has been mentioned in this piece with the exception of one. On that issue I don’t totaly agree, but don’t fall so hard to the left that I would state my preference either.

TBH I have mixed emotions on the abortion issue. I have 4 children of my own, but I can see it in some cases.
However I do not think that all abortions should be banned either.

Other than that, I think that we need a party that gets back to the root principles that made this country great.
To give them an inch puts us behind by miles.


316 posted on 05/15/2009 2:10:21 PM PDT by Munz ("We're all here for you OK? It's a circle of love" Rham Emanuel)
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317 posted on 05/15/2009 3:07:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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