FRIDAY the 13th FReepathon Thread #13 FREE REPUBLIC'S QUANDARY!

Free Republic | Friday, July 13, 2018 | onyx

[onyx]

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Hey Everybody! (and Dearest Jim)!


Jim might kill me for this, but I think Free Republic's quandary needs to be openly addressed. It's a given that Free Republic needs your financial support but we also need additional help with our fund raising efforts.

Jim's FReepathon Team, primarily trisham, MEG33, deoetdoctrinae, Salvation & musicman, with daily posts from jazusamo, ButThreeLeftsDo, JustAmy, xzins, caww, 2ndDivisionVet, all work long hours for months at a time. Sweetest MEG33 and I are not young and both us suffer from bad backs, and are not supposed to sit for long periods of time at our computers.

The FReepathon threads are a lot of fun! Finding and posting graphics is also fun. The more the merrier and the hours are not fixed. It becomes a chore when we're short handed and OLD, SORE & LAME like me.

Our FReepathons used to take 30 days, then they scooted into 45 days and finally into the dreaded 8 weeks or 60+ days. Now, unbelievably, we're into 80+ days! Unreal!

Free Republic's quandary is how to remedy the situation?

Have a look at 2018 and 2017...

We are now into 2018's Q3. Only a mere 5 days separated the conclusion of Q2 on June 25, 2018 and the start of Q3 on July 1, 2018. We came that >< close to a never-ending FReepathon!

How to remedy? Too unfair to ask all you wonderful, generous, FReeper-Patriot Donors to dig deep so soon again! Yet, without very prompt donations, those 80+ day FReepathons will continue indefinitely.

2018 Q2 — 546 donors - 86 days

2018 Q1 — 373 donors - 82 days (is 373 correct?)

2017 Q4 — 542 donors - 74 days

2017 Q3 — 520 donors - 84 days

2017 Q2 — 544 donors - 76 days

2017 Q1 — 572 donors - 63 days




All of us love Free Republic. It's our home! It's the first place we come to in the morning and the last place we visit at night. Free Republic is my Home page. Is it yours?

We have lifetime FRiends here. Besties! Many of us have met in person. We cherish one another. Many of us consider one another family!

Free Republic is more than a political forum for conservative, Constitutional patriots who trust in God, love our country and cherish our families and friends. We are the salt of the earth.

Have you noticed Mail-In Donors ROCK?

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Monthly Donations will shorten FReepathons and we have some very generous FReepers kicking in $10.00 for every New Monthly Donor and so far 4 New Monthly Donors have signed up! Please consider Donating Monthly!!

Free Republic's 300 Club is another way to really help shorten FReepathons. IF you send in $100 or more per Quarter, you qualify for membership in the 300 Club. $34.00 Monthly also makes you a 300 Club Member! We have received 37 donations of $100 or more so far this quarter!!

I hope and pray several of you will let Jim know that you will be happy to join Free Republic's FReepathon Team and I hope and pray even more of y'all will be able to help remedy Free Republic's situation.

Something's gotta give!

Thanks very much, everybody.
God bless and keep you all and everyone you hold precious.

On behalf of MEG33, trisham, Salvation, deoetdoctrinae & musicman, I am onyx

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, tomkat!! Greatly appreciated.

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Thank you very much, MEG33!!

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$10.00 from Ohio
$35.00 monthly from Alabama (renewal)
$20.00 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

FReepers are the absolute greatest!!

God bless.

[deoetdoctrinae]

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   2018 Q3 Scoreboard — ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts			Monthlies
		Total	#	Avg/Per	Total	#	Avg/Per
1	California	$1,487.76	52	$28.61	$1,566.00	76	$20.61
2	Texas	1,229.00	41	29.98	1,110.00	56	19.82
3	Pennsylvania	1,186.00	23	51.57	396.00	24	16.50
4	Arizona	908.00	22	41.27	475.00	28	16.96
5	Florida	815.00	32	25.47	1,110.00	52	21.35
6	Washington	594.00	16	37.12	399.00	22	18.14
7	Virginia	535.00	18	29.72	375.00	21	17.86
8	Massachusetts	530.00	18	29.44	415.00	16	25.94
9	New York	485.00	17	28.53	406.66	23	17.68
10	Ohio	482.00	17	28.35	365.00	24	15.21
11	Colorado	478.34	12	39.86	288.34	13	22.18
12	Georgia	420.00	15	28.00	493.50	24	20.56
13	New Jersey	324.00	10	32.40	149.00	6	24.83
14	North Carolina	320.00	12	26.67	350.00	19	18.42
15	Illinois	319.00	16	19.94	414.00	22	18.82
16	Maryland	285.00	9	31.67	280.00	18	15.56
17	Idaho	270.00	9	30.00	142.00	8	17.75
18	Nevada	263.00	8	32.88	153.00	9	17.00
19	Maine	255.00	5	51.00	65.00	4	16.25
20	Oregon	250.00	12	20.83	235.00	14	16.79
21	Connecticut	235.00	6	39.17	175.00	5	35.00
22	Michigan	235.00	11	21.36	240.00	16	15.00
23	South Carolina	230.00	9	25.56	190.00	11	17.27
24	Tennessee	190.00	9	21.11	235.00	13	18.08
25	New Hampshire	190.00	4	47.50	125.00	5	25.00
26	Montana	170.00	5	34.00	25.00	3	8.33
27	Minnesota	163.00	6	27.17	200.00	10	20.00
28	West Virginia	155.00	3	51.67	48.33	2	24.16
29	Indiana	140.00	7	20.00	170.00	11	15.45
30	Arkansas	140.00	4	35.00	90.00	6	15.00
31	Kentucky	140.00	6	23.33	125.00	7	17.86
32	Nebraska	140.00	3	46.67	70.00	4	17.50
33	Utah	130.00	3	43.33	190.00	7	27.14
34	Alabama	125.00	8	15.62	225.00	14	16.07
35	Wisconsin	120.00	2	60.00	254.00	8	31.75
36	New Mexico	110.50	8	13.81	74.00	5	14.80
37	Canada	110.00	2	55.00	10.00	1	10.00
38	Missouri	103.00	6	17.17	198.00	9	22.00
39	Armed Forces - Pacific	100.00	1	100.00
40	Oklahoma	95.00	5	19.00	175.00	9	19.44
41	Kansas	50.00	4	12.50	80.00	6	13.33
42	United Kingdom	45.00	2	22.50	80.00	3	26.67
43	Delaware	40.00	3	13.33	50.00	4	12.50
44	Mississippi	40.00	1	40.00	80.00	3	26.67
45	Louisiana	40.00	3	13.33	110.00	5	22.00
46	European Union	30.00	1	30.00	30.00	1	30.00
47	Iowa	30.00	1	30.00	30.00	1	30.00
48	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
49	Russia	20.00	1	20.00
50	South Dakota	15.00	2	7.50	20.00	2	10.00
51	Alaska	10.00	1	10.00	40.00	2	20.00
52	Japan	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
53	Norway	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
54	North Dakota	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
55	Philippines	5.00	1	5.00	5.00	1	5.00
	Hawaii				25.00	3	8.33
	Rhode Island				20.00	1	20.00
	Vermont				10.00	1	10.00
Never Never Land		410.00	23	17.83	800.00	53	15.09
59 locations total		$15,242.60	519	$29.37	$13,416.83	714	$18.79

[trisham]

The Great State of Alabama
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"Alabama has four of the world's largest stadiums by seating capacity: Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham.

Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Talladega Superspeedway motorsports complex hosts a series of NASCAR events. It has a seating capacity of 143,000 and is the thirteenth largest stadium in the world and sixth largest stadium in America. Bryant-Denny Stadium serves as the home of the University of Alabama football team has a seating capacity of 101,821. It is the fifth largest stadium in America and the eighth largest non-racing stadium in the world. Jordan-Hare Stadium is the home field of the Auburn University football team and has a seating capacity of 87,451. It is the twelfth largest college football stadium in America. Legion Field is home for the UAB Blazers football program and the Papajohns.com Bowl. It seats 71,594.

Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile serves as the home of the NCAA Senior Bowl, GoDaddy.com Bowl, Alabama-Mississippi All Star Classic and home of the University of South Alabama football team. Ladd-Peebles Stadium opened in 1948 and seats 40,646.

In 2009, Bryant-Denny Stadium and Jordan-Hare Stadium became the homes of the Alabama High School Athletic Association state football championship games, known as the Super Six. Bryant-Denny hosts the Super Six in odd-numbered years, with Jordan-Hare taking the games in even-numbered years. Previously, the Super Six was held at Legion Field in Birmingham."

source: Wikipedia

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[MEG33]

My pleasure, Jim.

[trisham]

The Great State of Ohio
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"Ohio is a state in the Midwestern United States. Ohio is the 34th most extensive, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus. The name "Ohio" originated from Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river". The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803.
Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohio buckeye tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes"."
Source: Wikipedia

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[trisham]

The Great State of Texas
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"Known for their generosity, hospitality, unusual accent, and penchant for the larger-than-life, Texans are wonderful people to meet, and the variety of cultural experiences, from feasting on bratwurst with the Germans of the Hill Country to watching Flamenco dancers with the Tejanos of the Rio Grande valley, is seemingly unlimited.”

Source-Wikitravel

Thank you, Texas FReepers!


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[deoetdoctrinae]

[Salvation]

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[Salvation]

**Honest to God, if my pitifully fixed income can manage a monthly, as meager as it is, almost anyone can.**

Thank you, tomcat!

[Salvation]

Good letter, onyx. You go, girl!

[Salvation]

WooHoo!

Three monthlies!

**$5.00 monthly from Maryland
$20.00 monthly from Texas
$50.00 monthly from Never Never Land**

[xzins]

This quarter marks the beginning of the midterm election campaigns. By the time September hits, a large portion of the work to define candidates and issues will have been underway for a month or more.

Free Republic SHOULD be in the thick of that 2018 campaign. The 2016 election saw Free Republic acknowledged as a significant fighting force for conservatism in many cites throughout the campaign.

Make no mistake. We are on the CUSP of getting everything we have fought for as Freepers for 2 decades. We are also on the cusp of blowing the best opportunity we have ever had. We could help Trump gain serious majorities in both houses of Congress. Or we could again have the meager leads in the House and Senate that gave inordinate power to the McCains, Ryans, and Corkers.

We could blow it so bad that we see the House turn over to Nancy Pelosi and the democrats.

It is appalling to see Free Republic lackadaisically bouncing from freepathon to freepathon barely aware of the impact they have on the political issues of the day.

Or, we could fire up all engines. We could go from impulse power to warp drive.

And we could help deliver real strength to the hand of President Donald Trump and the good guys.

This starts NOT by merely keeping Free Republic going. It starts by realizing the potential here at FR and rocketing our way through each and every Freepathon that comes along.

I consider support for Free Republic to be support for America. It is the only real voice that average conservatives have available.

[Salvation]

So, c’mon, FReepers, take the leap today
and become a New Monthly Donor -- NMD!

[Salvation]

Jim says:

**Thank you all very much!!
Woo hoo!! And the first 17% is in!!
FReepers are the absolute greatest!!
God bless.**

OK, FReepers — let’s make that 20%!