From an old time Freeper (vanity!)

Heart | 1-22-03 | MonroeDNA

[MonroeDNA]

I guess I've been around here for about 5 years or so now. Time sure flies!

When Jim Robinson started this site, it was because he was fed up with the liberal media, and how they would not let people worldwide know about the corruption of the Clinton Administration. A few of us, equally concerned, (with great luck) found it fast.

In the early days, FR was a day-to-day operation, always on the brink of bankruptcy. Jim kept on, and we chipped in when it became too much. We knew how important this site was, and is. Sometimes, it came down to the wire, and we wrote checks, and sent them in, as best we could.

Look at it now. We all get our best information from this site. It is huge, with thousands of posters, and millions of readers. Yet Jim still keeps it alive because of his conviction, and he is absolutely NOT making a profit on it. He just believes. As do we.

BTW, did you know that the founder of this site is in a wheelchair (sorry Jim; I know you think it doesn't make a r*ts a$$ difference. Hey, some folks out there need to come down a peg, like I have.).

Think of it! In the darkest days of the Clinton Administration, there was a lone internet site where people with integrity, brains, and sheer gumption could discuss the dangers faced by the US. Not on CNN, for sure.

Earthmovers like Drudge, Ann Coulter, Rush, WFBuckley, his brother, Savage, Buchanan, both houses of Congress (many) check in to see what we think.

The opposition checks it out, too. Like the NY times staff, CNN, etc. Trust me, they all come here to read. Even YOUR post. You know by now how they are whining about Rush? We're next, as soon as they figure out how they can trash this site without it getting a million hits.

I've been broke; I've been not broke. I've slept in my car. I know how it feels to be squeezed tight with bills. Folks with giant bills: You're not alone, and you have friends here. :)

If you love this site as much as I do, please, please sign up for automatic payment of just $3 per month. Don't be embarrassed if you think this is too little. It absolutely is not. You $3 a month folks are our grassroots movement heroes. Be proud. Become one of the thousand points of light here, and you will so feel proud every month. We'll thank you for it, and are so glad to have you on board.

I know things are rough out there. But you are tough, and a member of the greatest grassroots freedom movement in 100 years. Together we are making history, and will change the world, as we already have. The best is yet to come.

Most countries out there would consider this website illegal. They hate us, for our freedom. Their systems cannot stand, in the face of Freedom. The people there read us when they can, when they are “allowed” to, and are not being tortured. They flock to us, America, because they want to be free. Help us help them.

Would you please, please consider signing up for just $3 a month? Please? That’s all it takes, really, believe it or not. You will make a world of difference, to, well, the world. Be proud, Americans, and please help out!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Hey old-timer, already posted here, next time do a search! ;o)

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[Jean S]

Bump from another oldtimer (not nearly as old as you!).
I've been contributing monthly for a year or so, just a few dollars. It's painless and I don't even notice it on my credit card.

[LBGA]

Thank you for your memories of FR at the start. I can remember those years, but I hadn't found FR yet and thought I was all alone in my anger at the corrupt Clinton administration. The liberal media would never let on that most of us in the US were ashamed of his behavior and greatly alarmed by his willingness to sell out on national security.

Now that I have found FR, I know that there are many of us who believe in this repubic and are willing to fight for our freedoms.

A contribution to FR helps counter the spin dished out daily by the liberal media. Please give what you can... we are making a difference.

[Billthedrill]

Another newbie BTT. I found FreeRepublic quite by accident - I musta misspelled "porn" in the search engine, and, well, there you are...

[potlatch]

A very nice post, and one that Jim Robinson would surely appreciate!!

[SamAdams76]

As another "old-timer", I echo everything you say. Free Republic is a treasure and I can't imagine the Internet without it. In fact, sometimes I forget that there is an "Internet" out there, being that I spend so much of my time here! I get the impression sometimes that all these other websites exist for us to link to and steal cool pictures from.

I have been a monthly contributer practically since the monthly program started. Never had a problem with it. It happens automatically and I don't even think about it. I think the $3 a month pitch is an excellent idea. Who's going to miss $3 a month? Yet if everybody signed up for that small amount, there would be no need for quarterly fundraisers here at all.

Anyway, I hope some of you will consider the monthly donation program with your debit card. It's painless and easy.

[MonroeDNA]

lol! That was me, too, silly...just adding to a thread.

Figured I'd try to help more directly. In five years, this is only my second article posted. For a reason.

Freeper #38.

[Jean S]

LOL!

[MonroeDNA]

I am soooo dense!!!!! didn't realize that was you!

Man, am I turning a bright shade of red.

Wassup, redblood?

[MonroeDNA]

Jean, you are an oldtimer...4-1/2 years about!

[nhoward14]

I have only been a member just over a year, but in that year I have found FR to be one of the most useful websites in existence. Now I take money that used to go to PBS and give it to something I truly agree with most of the time.

[MonroeDNA]

I LOVE your profile! It starts with: "We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail."

My hat's off to you!

[M Kehoe]

I don't know why, but I thought of you when I read this thread.

I'll call you soon. Give a hug to Sherry for me.

5.56mm

[MonroeDNA]

Newbie my a$$! Yer ancient, friend. :)

you ain't foolin anyone. :)

[MonroeDNA]

Sam, you were one of us at the start. We all had to register in a matter of a month or so, after posting for months. We're all within a couple weeks of each other--and I think you were on the early threads before I.

[terilyn]

This one really did come from the "heart'. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[MonroeDNA]

Gonzo! paging you here!

geeze i did a vanity thing....