FReeper PAC discussion thread

Free Republic ^ | 12/18/2010 | Jim Robinson

[BuckeyeTexan]

Saturday night, December 18, 2010, Jim floated the idea of forming a political action committe to organize an effort to defeat the RINOs in the upcoming 2012 and 2014 Congressional elections.

"Yup, I do believe it’s time. We need to organize an anti-RINO PAC and get it going in all 57 states to support and elect True God and Country Conservatives™. We can do it!! FReeperPAC is born!"

472 posted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 6:46:47 PM by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Nuke the corrupt commie bastards to HELL!!)

Many FReepers expressed interest in helping with the PAC, posted research/resources, made relevant suggestions, offered advice, etc. It's time to move that effort to its own thread.

Please continue you contributons here. If you posted important information to the other thread, please consider re-posting it here. You will not automatically be added to the FReeper PAC ping list. You must request to be added if you want to receive pings to important updates.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=472

[CAluvdubya]

I know the list is long, but will you add me to the ping list too, please?

[humblegunner]

Here is the list as of this morning:

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50mm;
adm5;
afnamvet;
Allegra;
americanophile;
Army Air Corps;
Artcore;
blam;
BuckeyeTexan;
Christian Engineer Mass;
Col Freeper;
dajeeps;
DaxtonBrown;
dixie sass;
FlingWingFlyer;
freeangel;
getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL;
GitmoSailor;
goodnesswins;
humblegunner;
Islander7;
itssme;
JDoutrider;
Jim Robinson;
Kevmo;
Liberty Valance;
MamaB;
manc;
Markos33;
mojo114;
montag813;
no-to-illegals;
onyx;
Outlaw Woman;
OwenKellogg;
Persevero;
pillut48;
Presbyterian Reporter;
PROCON;
Prov3456;
RebelTex;
Red Steel;
RedMDer;
shibumi;
Snerdley;
SoConPubbie;
STARWISE;
surroundedbyblue;
swheats;
Syncro;
Ticonderoga34;
upchuck;
w4women;
Waryone;
weeder;
Yaelle;

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I’ll be adding to it as we go.
Anyone wishing to be added, simply say so.
FReepmail, on the thread, either way is fine.

[humblegunner]

You're added!

[CAluvdubya]

Thanks!

[Global2010]

Kudos to you.

Making our family feel all warm and fuzzy pro active FR like 1998.
We will be watching the List and if it stays appropriate as it so far is... we will asking to be added at that time.

Thanks humblegunner.

[Global2010]

Oregon Ping Please.

[bert]

Please add me to your ping list

We will take this up at our next East Tennessee FReeper lunch on January 5

[ScottinVA]

Please add me to the Ping list. FR PAC is a great idea!!

[ScottinVA]

“Pitchfork Action Committee.”

I LIKE that!!

[sam_paine]

Seems like the value of FR is in the awareness and news distribution. Not sure how much pull we could have in the big-mo arena.

So the fundraisers for FR.com have been, what? About $80k/quarter?

$250k/year? Roughly.

So if FR PAC could match the FR budget/take, let's say, that's 3-4 30 second prime TV commercial ad buys, neglecting cost of creating the ad. Drop-in-bucket.

If FR PAC raised 10x that amount, then it would still be less than half as much money as Christine O'Donnell spent for her single race.

[Prince of Space]

Please add me to the ping list. I was recently laid off when my job was shipped to India. I was a medical transcriptionist for over 25 years but that profession is fast disappearing, so it's back to school for me now. However, I will still have a lot of free time, which I can contribute to the cause.

Mrs. Prince of Space

[Utah Binger]

Please add me to the list.

[BuckeyeTexan]

I was thinking the same thing. However, other PACs can donate to us. We don’t have to depend on FReeper donations.

Besides being a monthly donor to FR, I also donate directly to political candidates of my choice. If FReeper PAC was targeting my top five choices, I donate to FReeper PAC instead. I suspect others would do the same.

Thoughts?

[BuckeyeTexan]

Ugh. If ... were, not if ... was.

[sam_paine]

other PACs can donate to us. We don’t have to depend on FReeper donations.

But then that becomes a zero-sum game.

What FR adds to the national scene is it's unique news aggregation, but not for the moneyed elites with a "man in Washington." That's where PACs have leverage.

FR is Drudge Report but with comments.

If that base could be turned into an influential PAC money machine, then Freepathons would already only last minutes, not weeks.

[Tennessee Nana]

Please add me to your PING List..

Thanks

Tennessee Nana

(No I didnt vote for RINO Senator Bob Corker)

[RnMomof7]

Please add me yo the PAC ping list

[BuckeyeTexan]

humblegunner- will you please ping the group to this important discussion item?

Sam - I wasn’t here back in ‘98, but as I understand it, FR used to be far more than news aggregation with comments. What I’m hearing people say is that they want FR to get back into focused political action. Perhaps we don’t need a PAC to do that. I don’t know.

The group needs to discuss what it is we want from a PAC. What is our goal? We want to target RINOs. How are we going to do that? With money? By educating the public through targeted information about specific RINOs?

[Ron H.]

Add me to your ping list. I’ll participate and help as I’m able to and as needed.

[ejonesie22]

Add me please.