Woo hoo!! Our First Quarter 2009 FReepathon is underway!! (Thread VI)

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[Jim Robinson]

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[Fiddlstix]

2009 Q1 FReepathon. Target: $80,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $28,985

36%

Woo hoo!! Thirty-SIX percent!! Way to go FReepers and Lurkers!! Thank you all very much!!

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   Q1 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$3,902.34	139	$28.07		$	$1,364.67	82
2	Texas	2,631.79	100	26.32			1,117.00	66
3	Florida	2,155.00	59	36.53			743.00	40
4	Ohio	1,574.00	31	50.77			540.00	14
5	Virginia	1,135.00	35	32.43			380.00	22
6	New Jersey	1,020.00	22	46.36			220.00	10
7	Washington	975.00	28	34.82			283.00	19
8	New York	937.76	35	26.79			400.26	21
9	Pennsylvania	890.00	26	34.23			278.00	17
10	Colorado	878.16	18	48.79			200.00	12
11	Maryland	860.00	19	45.26			225.00	12
12	Georgia	823.24	31	26.56			315.00	15
13	Connecticut	605.00	11	55.00			40.00	2
14	Indiana	570.00	16	35.62			110.00	6
15	Massachusetts	528.20	28	18.86			245.00	15
16	Arizona	515.00	20	25.75			200.00	13
17	Wisconsin	485.00	21	23.10			105.00	8
18	Illinois	476.00	21	22.67			245.00	11
19	South Carolina	470.00	17	27.65			55.00	5
20	Alabama	420.00	20	21.00			199.00	13
21	Missouri	414.00	22	18.82			149.00	13
22	Alaska	365.00	9	40.56			60.00	2
23	Louisiana	330.00	9	36.67			90.00	6
24	Oregon	325.00	10	32.50			60.00	5
25	New Hampshire	320.00	6	53.33
26	Kansas	290.00	8	36.25			90.00	7
27	Oklahoma	280.00	11	25.45			95.00	5
28	Michigan	275.00	13	21.15			80.00	7
29	North Carolina	273.00	18	15.17			113.00	11
30	New Mexico	255.00	8	31.88			35.00	2
31	Tennessee	250.00	13	19.23			75.00	7
32	Nevada	235.00	10	23.50			75.00	4
33	Idaho	230.00	9	25.56			160.00	6
34	Montana	215.00	7	30.71			45.00	3
35	Utah	210.00	11	19.09			110.00	7
36	Arkansas	210.00	7	30.00			60.00	5
37	Germany	200.00	3	66.67
38	Iraq	200.00	1	200.00
39	Maine	190.00	6	31.67			70.00	3
40	Minnesota	155.00	8	19.38			50.00	6
41	Sweden	150.00	1	150.00
42	Mississippi	150.00	10	15.00			105.00	6
43	Canada	135.00	5	27.00			20.00	2
44	Kentucky	130.00	4	32.50			5.00	1
45	Australia	120.00	2	60.00
46	Thailand	100.00	1	100.00
47	Armed Forces - Europe	95.00	4	23.75			25.00	2
48	Rhode Island	95.00	3	31.67
49	Iowa	90.00	5	18.00			30.00	2
50	West Virginia	85.00	3	28.33			35.00	2
51	South Dakota	80.00	2	40.00			30.00	1
52	Hawaii	75.00	5	15.00			55.00	4
53	Wyoming	70.00	2	35.00			30.00	1
54	Nebraska	65.00	3	21.67			57.50	3
55	South Korea	60.00	2	30.00
56	North Dakota	60.00	2	30.00			10.00	1
57	Puerto Rico	50.00	1	50.00
58	Vermont	45.00	2	22.50			31.00	2
59	Cuba	30.00	1	30.00
60	Delaware	20.00	2	10.00			5.00	1
61	Norway	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	Japan						30.00	1
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
Never Never Land		1,090.69	56	19.48			15.00	2
62 locations total		$29,879.18	1,003	$29.79		$0.00	$9,185.43	535

[Fiddlstix]

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[Lady Jag]

Blessings and prayers for you and yours, fatima.

[Lady Jag]

fiddlstix, too. God bless you.

Apparently I should open my eyes when typing.

[afnamvet]

10 : 15 Bump for Bucks! (((HUGS)))

[bd476]

Westlander, thank you for the link to the 2008 November Unemployment Rates.

To everyone I have pinged and everyone else reading this:

The first list I have posted below and numbered 1-10 are the top 10 States ranked in order of the number of unemployed people, beginning with the State with the highest number of unemployed people as of November 2008.

To the right of each State and enclosed in parentheses is the rank of the State's position on the current list of States in the FReepathon's total receipts scorecard.

My background doesn't involve a lot of statistical number crunching, but from what I see on the States' list of unemployed people, there is not a very strong correlation between a State's rank in number of unemployed people and the State's rank in the amount of donations to the FReepathon.

That's not to say that there aren't a lot of people in dire financial conditions; some also struggling with health problems; some who have recently lost their jobs; some struggling to meet their monthly expenses. Despite dismal financial conditions there are people who still manage to find a way to make donations to the FReepathon and help keep the lights on at Free Republic.

If you feel you can't afford to make even a small donation to this FReepathon, perhaps you will be able to find time to ping your ping lists; help bump the FReepathon threads; and also encourage others to do what they can to help keep the lights on at Free Republic.

Now more than ever, we Conservatives must do whatever we can to keep Conservative discussion and grassroots activism alive and active on the number one Conservative internet site, Free Republic.

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Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Nov. 2008p
Rank

1. Michigan (28th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

2. Rhode Island (48th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

3. South Carolina (19th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

4. California (first in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

5. Oregon (24th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

6. Nevada (32nd in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

7. District of Columbia (unknown/not listed)

8. North Carolina (29th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

9. Georgia (12th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

10. Ohio (4th in the amount of donations to the FReepathon)

Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Nov. 2008p
Rank	State	Rate
1	WYOMING	3.2
2	NORTH DAKOTA	3.3
3	SOUTH DAKOTA	3.4
4	NEBRASKA	3.7
4	UTAH	3.7
6	IOWA	4.3
6	NEW HAMPSHIRE	4.3
6	NEW MEXICO	4.3
9	WEST VIRGINIA	4.6
10	OKLAHOMA	4.7
11	VIRGINIA	4.8
12	HAWAII	4.9
12	KANSAS	4.9
12	MONTANA	4.9
15	LOUISIANA	5.3
15	MARYLAND	5.3
17	DELAWARE	5.6
17	WISCONSIN	5.6
19	ARKANSAS	5.7
19	IDAHO	5.7
19	TEXAS	5.7
19	VERMONT	5.7
23	COLORADO	5.8
24	MASSACHUSETTS	5.9
25	ALABAMA	6.1
25	NEW JERSEY	6.1
25	NEW YORK	6.1
25	PENNSYLVANIA	6.1
29	ARIZONA	6.3
29	MAINE	6.3
31	MINNESOTA	6.4
31	WASHINGTON	6.4
33	CONNECTICUT	6.6
34	MISSOURI	6.7
35	TENNESSEE	6.9
36	KENTUCKY	7.0
37	INDIANA	7.1
38	MISSISSIPPI	7.2
39	ALASKA	7.3
39	FLORIDA	7.3
39	ILLINOIS	7.3
39	OHIO	7.3
43	GEORGIA	7.5
44	NORTH CAROLINA	7.9
45	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	8.0
45	NEVADA	8.0
47	OREGON	8.1
48	CALIFORNIA	8.4
48	SOUTH CAROLINA	8.4
50	RHODE ISLAND	9.3
51	MICHIGAN	9.6

^p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: December 19, 2008

Unemployment Rates for States

Quarter 1 2009 Freepathon Scoreboard Ranked by Total Receipts

[Lady Jag]

GIVE THESE GUYS A BREAK
DONATIONS YOU MUST MAKE

[mysterio]

Happy weekend to you, Lady Jag. And a bump for FR.

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$30 from California
$10 from Illinois
$10 from Maryland
$20 from California
$10 from Florida
$50 from Never Never Land
$100 from Florida
$20 from Maryland
$20 from South Carolina
$10 from California
$10 from Louisiana
$20 from Mississippi
$50 from Florida
$20 from California
$20 from Texas
$50 from California
$50 from South Carolina
$20 from Missouri
$20 from Maryland
$30 from South Carolina
$10 from South Carolina
$100 from New Jersey
$50 from California
$50 from California
$100 from Georgia
$50 from Texas
$50 from North Carolina
$20 from California
$100 from Virginia
$20 from New Hampshire
$50 from Canada
$3 from Never Never Land
$10 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$30 from California
$10 from Illinois
$10 from Maryland
$20 from California
$10 from Florida
$50 from Never Never Land
$100 from Florida
$20 from Maryland
$20 from South Carolina
$10 from California
$10 from Louisiana
$20 from Mississippi
$50 from Florida
$20 from California
$20 from Texas
$50 from California
$50 from South Carolina
$20 from Missouri
$20 from Maryland
$30 from South Carolina
$10 from South Carolina
$100 from New Jersey
$50 from California
$50 from California
$100 from Georgia
$50 from Texas
$50 from North Carolina
$20 from California
$100 from Virginia
$20 from New Hampshire
$50 from Canada
$3 from Never Never Land
$10 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

[bd476]

This Day in History

January 25, 1956

Prior to Soviet Forces Brutalizing Hungary

See: Soviet Air Force Bombs Budapest While
Soviet Ground Forces Crush Hungarians in Brutal Invasion

United States Lets Down Guard and
Believes Khrushchev...

Khrushchev declares that
Eisenhower is "striving for peace"

In a long interview with visiting American attorney Marshall MacDuffie, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev adopts a friendly attitude toward the United States and indicates that he believes President Dwight Eisenhower is sincere in his desire for peace.

The interview was the precursor to Khrushchev's announcement later that same year that he wanted "peaceful coexistence" between the United States and the Soviet Union.

MacDuffie, a long-time acquaintance of the Soviet leader and a proponent of closer relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, spent three hours conducting the interview.

During the discussion, Khrushchev indicated that it was his desire that "We should have disarmament and we should think how to avoid a new war."

He was critical of some U.S. officials that he accused of making belligerent statements towards the Soviet Union, but he was also quick to point out that he did not hold Eisenhower responsible for those statements. In fact, the Soviet leader praised the president's leadership, and apparently hoped that Eisenhower might negotiate seriously on a number of issues.

Later that year, Khrushchev announced that the goal of the Soviet Union was "peaceful coexistence" with the United States.

Eisenhower and his secretary of state, John Foster Dulles, were cautiously optimistic about this new Soviet approach-an American response that was markedly different from the pessimistic vigilance assumed during the harsh confrontational Stalin era.

Later in the year, however, much of the new optimism was shattered when Soviet troops brutally suppressed revolts in Hungary, as any talk of striving for peace was overshadowed by that use of armed force.

November 4, 1956
Soviet Troops Invade Hungary

Brown University Photographic Exhibit Khrushchev and Khrushchev

This Day in History

[bd476]

Thank you Virginia!


Norfolk, Virginia Customs House

[bd476]

Thank you, Florida!

Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida

[bd476]

Thank you, Never Neverland!

[Lady Jag]

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
Before you do, send in your contrubution to Free Republic

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Missouri
$10 from New Jersey
$30 monthly from California
$20 from Idaho
$100 from New Jersey

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

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