The Free Republic Fourth Quarter FReepathon ... Thread 4

[Mo1]

The Free Republic Fourth Quarter FReepathon!!
Thread 4

"Those who truly run the good race support Free Republic!"

Boogity, boogity, boogity!

[EdReform]

Going to lunch bump - be back soon!

[Gabz]

Enjoy!!!!!!

[Mo1]

Checking in before heading to the Dentist ..

WAKE UP JIM!!!

[Gabz]

Nice try!!!!!!

[RottiBiz]

Hurry back. We can't have a celebration without you!

[Gabz]

I'm debating about going to the grocery store now, or waiting until Jax gets off the bus at 4...............

Decisions, decisions.

[NormsRevenge]

Need a lift?

Tourists are carried across a river while on an elephant safari in the Habarana jungle near Polonnaruwa, , Sri Lanka, September 23, 2003. Diminishing forest cover is forcing the endangered wild elephants in Asia, estimated at between 35,000 to 50,000, to encroach into surrounding human settlements. Hundreds of humans and elephants die as a result of the conflict every year. (Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters)

[NormsRevenge]

:-\

Wed Oct 15,11:09 AM ET

A German man who taught his dog Adolf to give a Hitler salute by raising his right paw has been charged with violating Germany's anti-Nazi laws, a Berlin court said on October 15, 2003. Police investigated after members of the public complained they had seen the man giving the stiff-arm 'Hitler salute' and telling his dog: 'Adolf sit, give me the salute!,' a court spokeswoman said. The man and his dog pose for photographers in Berlin Wednesday. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)

[NormsRevenge]

A woman is silhouetted against a giant representation of the sun on display in the Turbine Hall of London's Tate Modern art gallery, October 15, 2003. The work is an installation by Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson using mirrors, lights and other special effects to recreate elements of the weather. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

[Gabz]

COOL!!!!!!!!!!

[RottiBiz]

Hi, Norm!

You post the best cartoons!

Didn't you post the Wesley Clark one the other day showing how he was viewed by the other candidates (like Sad Sack)?

I've been describing it to everyone I meet.

[glock rocks]

Hey there Norm.

Lunchtime (outa the meeting at least) BUMP !

[NormsRevenge]

Im out of here for a bit too, off looking at appliances.

RBiz, I'll see if I can rustle up that Wesley Clinton sad sack on eofr ya when I get back ;-)

[justshe]

Bumps!

My prediction of 12:33 PDT still stands in the pool. I think I'm the only entry?

[Grampa Dave]

Well if your blood was boiling yet re what liberals and phoney conservatives say about Jim and Free Republic, go to this thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1001628/posts

ZOT! You are being fleeced
The calculator | Today | Mikhail


Posted on 10/15/2003 10:02 AM PDT by 847184727965B


Jim Robinson is taking his supporters for a huge ride. Even though he's using this ancient perl/CGI format(that has changed 3 times in 6 years), there's no way in hell it costs $260,000 a year to run FreeRepublic unless Robinson is paying himself and his family at least $225,000 a year.

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/budget

Monthly Expenses Bandwidth $2,700 Technical Services 4,000 Administrative 7,500 Legal Expenses 3,000 Estimated Bank Fees, Insurance, Office Expenses, Maintenance and Repairs, Supplies, Travel, misc. 2,200

$2700 a month for bandwidth? What, he has his own dedicated T1/T3 lines?

$48,000 a year for "Technical Services?" You could hire three Indian programmers and a few $1000 a night call girls for that.

$90,000 a year for administrative. That's Jim's salary (not including the amounts he skims from the other expense accounts). I wonder if Jimmy is still getting disability money from the Gov?

Legal expenses of $36,000 a year?!? C'mon. The Washington Post was awarded no money after their successful suit against FreeRepublic. Just cease violating copyright law and FR would have no legal expenses, anyway.

Here's my personal favorite: $26,400 a year for bank fees, insurance, office expenses, maintenance and repairs, supplies, travel and miscellaneous.

Even if you add all that up, it is only $232,800 a year. Read on:

"Free Republic operates on an approximate $260,000 annual budget which includes all equipment costs, bandwidth fees, consulting and labor costs, license fees, insurance, rents, office expenses, advertising, travel, professional fees, and taxes."

Isn't it nice that he can get people to pay for his family vacations and taxes?

Don't believe me? OK, ask Jim Robinson for the actual financial statements he files with the state of California and the IRS and take it to an auditor.

But(and it's a big BUT) because FreeRepublic.com is a *limited liability corporation*, Robinson will chuckle at you and say he doesn't have to release anything to you. Even if you got something from him, I guarantee the auditor would laugh you out the door when he/she reviewed the multi-inflated expense accounts.

[Gabz]

RottiBiz is already done.

My prediction still stands - cause I said it will be his first post!!!!

[Gabz]

They are so pathetic, they are not worth getting hot and bothered about.

I actually think some of it is hysterically funny.

Jim's a tough guy, and I'm sure he's used to it and lets it just roll off his shoulders like water off a duck's back.

Just look at how many additional contributions it instigated.........

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!

We have incoming:

$50 from Washington
$25 from North Carolina
$20 from Indiana
$10 monthly from Ohio
$30 from Ohio
$10 monthly from Texas
$50 from Massachusetts
$10 from Alabama
$20 from California
$12 from Kansas
$50 from California
$25 from Washington
$50 from Florida
$20 from Texas
$10 from Tennessee
$10 from Virginia
$50 from California
$25 from Never Never Land
$50 from Virginia
$30 from Louisiana
$30 from Maryland
$100 from Massachusetts
$10 from Arizona
$100 from Tennessee
$25 from New York
$100 from Alabama
$10 from South Carolina
$50 from Nevada
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan

Thank you all very much!!

And all of this, plus the two $500 pledges from last night puts us over the top!!!

Hurrah!! Thank you FReepers and Lurkers!!

[Grampa Dave]

Congratulations Jim.

I have the feeling the post by the DUer or ? complaining about you will put this drive way over your goal.

[Gabz]

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!