Woo hoo!! We're over halfway there!! Click here!! [3rd qtr '08 FReepathon thread V]

Click here to donate! ^ | July 14, 2008 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

The scoreboard pegs us at approx one-third, but when you account for the monthlies we're actually over halfway and well on the way to two-thirds!!

Way to go FReepers and Lurkers!! Thank you all very much!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$150 from Florida
$10 from Never Never Land

Thank you both very much!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Alaska
$20 from Montana

Thank you Alaska and Montana!!

[luvie]

Half-way? Why does it still say 33%?

Just asking...and WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!

Hope Texas is closing in on CA! :D

[Brad’s Gramma]

Hope Texas is closing in on CA! :D

You wish.

:)

[Jim Robinson]

Add in the monthlies we’re over halfway.

Woo hoo!!

Speaking of monthlies,

Just in:

$10 monthly from Ohio
$30 monthly from California
$50 from Iowa

Thank you all very much!!

[luvie]

PPHHLLBBTT!!

The “anonymous” donor from Texas hasn’t checked in yet! :P

[Brad’s Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

Speaking of monthlies,

Just in:

$10 monthly from Ohio
$30 monthly from California
$50 from Iowa

Thank you all very much!!

[luvie]

Thanks...just curious!

Go Dollar-A-Day folks!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

We here in CA are VEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY good at ......hiding.......folk.

Heh.

[Brad’s Gramma]

BTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

[bd476]

Gerald R. Ford

Born this day July 14, 1913



Gerald R. Ford

Thirty-Eighth President 1974-1977

Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska

Died: December 26, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California

Married to Elizabeth Bloomer Ford

When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."

It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign.

Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of mastering inflation, reviving a depressed economy, solving chronic energy shortages, and trying to ensure world peace.

The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the long run, he believed, this shift would bring a better life for all Americans.

Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965 to 1973, he was House Minority Leader.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He starred on the University of Michigan football team, then went to Yale, where he served as assistant coach while earning his law degree.

During World War II he attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics.

A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.

As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment. Gradually, Ford selected a cabinet of his own.

Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress.

His first goal was to curb inflation. Then, when recession became the Nation's most serious domestic problem, he shifted to measures aimed at stimulating the economy. But, still fearing inflation, Ford vetoed a number of non-military appropriations bills that would have further increased the already heavy budgetary deficit. During his first 14 months as President he vetoed 39 measures. His vetoes were usually sustained.

Ford continued as he had in his Congressional days to view himself as "a moderate in domestic affairs, a conservative in fiscal affairs, and a dyed-in-the-wool internationalist in foreign affairs."

A major goal was to help business operate more freely by reducing taxes upon it and easing the controls exercised by regulatory agencies. "We...declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers," he said.

In foreign affairs Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Viet Nam. Preventing a new war in the Middle East remained a major objective; by providing aid to both Israel and Egypt, the Ford Administration helped persuade the two countries to accept an interim truce agreement. Detente with the Soviet Union continued. President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev set new limitations upon nuclear weapons.

President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.

On Inauguration Day, President Carter began his speech: "For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land." A grateful people concurred.

President Gerald R. Ford

[tiredoflaundry]

bttt

[roamer]

[GitmoSailor]

Daily GitmoSailor Bump to all FReepers!!!!!!!!!!!......

[Fiddlstix]

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And Good Coffee To Wash It Down

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   Q3 2008 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$3,620.56	108	$33.52		$	$1,231.56	82
2	Texas	2,831.00	74	38.26			952.00	57
3	Florida	1,583.00	50	31.66			651.00	36
4	Australia	1,120.00	3	373.33
5	Ohio	1,031.00	27	38.19			551.00	13
6	New York	995.00	32	31.09			357.50	17
7	Colorado	880.00	13	67.69			155.00	10
8	Pennsylvania	840.00	25	33.60			283.00	14
9	Virginia	819.00	27	30.33			335.00	17
10	Massachusetts	685.00	20	34.25			205.00	12
11	Utah	670.00	10	67.00			105.00	7
12	Washington	597.00	20	29.85			300.00	18
13	Illinois	565.00	19	29.74			222.00	12
14	Georgia	530.00	24	22.08			175.00	13
15	Montana	528.33	6	88.06			378.33	4
16	Maryland	445.00	14	31.79			210.00	13
17	Tennessee	403.00	11	36.64			83.00	7
18	New Jersey	401.00	13	30.85			230.00	11
19	Arizona	390.00	16	24.38			150.00	13
20	Kansas	350.00	10	35.00			70.00	6
21	Wisconsin	330.00	11	30.00			120.00	8
22	Oregon	305.00	11	27.73			40.00	3
23	North Carolina	293.00	13	22.54			80.00	9
24	Indiana	280.00	9	31.11			100.00	5
25	Oklahoma	265.00	8	33.12			50.00	3
26	Michigan	245.00	9	27.22			60.00	5
27	Alabama	240.00	11	21.82			198.00	13
28	Louisiana	231.00	6	38.50			85.00	6
29	New Hampshire	220.00	3	73.33
30	Delaware	195.00	4	48.75
31	Missouri	185.00	8	23.12			130.00	11
32	South Carolina	180.00	9	20.00			55.00	5
33	Connecticut	165.00	7	23.57			10.00	1
34	Nevada	165.00	6	27.50			75.00	4
35	Idaho	150.00	7	21.43			90.00	4
36	Alaska	150.00	6	25.00			80.00	3
37	United Kingdom	140.00	3	46.67
38	Kentucky	140.00	3	46.67			5.00	1
39	Iowa	130.00	4	32.50			30.00	2
40	Minnesota	120.00	5	24.00			50.00	6
41	Canada	110.00	4	27.50			10.00	1
42	New Mexico	110.00	4	27.50			15.00	1
43	Maine	100.00	2	50.00			70.00	3
44	Hawaii	95.00	4	23.75			55.00	4
45	Mississippi	90.00	5	18.00			105.00	6
46	Arkansas	75.00	5	15.00			35.00	3
47	Nebraska	72.50	4	18.12			42.50	2
48	South Korea	60.00	2	30.00
49	South Dakota	60.00	3	20.00			30.00	1
50	West Virginia	55.00	4	13.75			30.00	2
51	Vermont	50.00	2	25.00			31.00	2
52	Rhode Island	50.00	1	50.00			45.00	2
53	Moldova	50.00	1	50.00
54	Congo	30.00	1	30.00
55	Armed Forces - Europe	30.00	2	15.00			25.00	2
56	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00			30.00	1
57	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
58	Armed Forces - Pacific	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
59	North Dakota	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
60	Netherlands	10.00	1	10.00
	Norway						10.00	1
	Japan						20.00	1
Never Never Land		1,100.00	37	29.73			143.00	7
61 locations total		$25,620.39	751	$34.12		$0.00	$8,618.89	492

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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			$8,579.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	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			($16,751.00)

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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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