Posted on 11/28/2001 7:31:29 PM PST by Jim Robinson
No I am not a lawyer, that's why I have hired one (I guess it is not hiring if he is working for free- although I bet he is really interested in publicity), but the assets of this page are very much a concern of mine. Please give generously. And remember, if you were thinking about being stingy- your contributions are about to be a part of the public record.Pray tell, exactly what issue in your little fictional not yet filed lawsuit will each freeper’s contributions be relevant too? Exactly how are you going to convince a judge that these numbers are relevant or likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence? You can’t, of course, explain either.
You are just a troll trying to stir up trouble and scare people away from donating. If your lawyer really told you that he can get that information you are getting exactly what you are paying for.
patent +AMDG
LOL! Damn, it's good to see you posting again. It brings back all the good memories of the way FR used to be.
(Note to newbies: Gargantua is one of the all time FReeper greats, who, like all FReeper greats, bear the scars of multiple banishments. These irrepressible few simply cannot be bullied into dull conformity. Gargantua is one of these. He is a priceless FReeper gem who ought to be cherished and embraced by all who love freedom, NOT abused, trampled upon, censored, silenced, and discarded.)
Thanks for asking!
I occupied Bertha... but she wasn't free.
I don't have to tell you, but the liberals number one agenda is to control the hearts and minds of everyone (along with just about everything else).
If this is your goal, the first thing on your to-do list is to control the information flow and silence dissent.
They darn well may have succeeded if not for people like Rush, yourself, and, as of late, the people at FOX.
They will try to bankrupt you, try to get your ISP to drop you, sue you, call you names, and probably accuse you of stealing their dog.
If none of this works, they will just try to irritate you to death.
You are not alone, just ask any well known conservative figure.
Keep up the good work.
FRegards, Al
She won't need to drop it, the Lawyer will, once he see what an idiot he has as a client.
That of course is contingent on the fact that there is a Lawyer and a lawsuit, both of which I doubt.
Marine Inspector
Yes, indeed. I suggest that, when you are confronted with an irritant, you a) refute his argument with a better one or b) ignore him. The c) scream your head off for someone in authority to deal with it for you option is embarrassing.
Yes, indeed. I suggest that, when you are confronted with an irritant, you a) refute his argument with a better one or b) ignore him. The c) scream your head off for someone in authority to deal with it for you option is embarrassing.
Like the Red Cross and the United Way, who disclose but are disingenuous????
$22,000 per month for FreeRepublic 24/7 and what Jim disclosed in his post are plenty of disclosure for me. If Jim and John were to make $100k apiece, which they don't, they'd still be underpaid, IMHO.
A total budget of $264,000/year for what we FReepers get cannot be anything but 'barebones' if you think about it.
Isn't that right?
BTW, have you read Jim's affidavit in the LAT/WP matter about Free Republic's involvement (or lack thereof) in chapter activity, activism and such?
I taped the thing that was on either Discovery or the History Channel.
You posted on government time, using government property. You got the firing you deserved. Your problem is with them, not with Free Republic.
Hope you missed your payments and your credit rating suffered greatly!!! :o)
If you actually had a lawsuit, would your attorney actually say it would be okay to come and post provocative messages on the very forum against which you are taking action? Any real lawyer you hire would tell you to not discuss the case.
So either you're a liar, an idiot, or both.
Tell me Jim, what does it mean FreeperMailbox Full? Heh heh heh...
Either this is a ploy to create the longest thread in human history, or it's an exercise in watching more people overstate the obvious than most of us have ever seen at one time.
FreeRepublic is an interesting phenomenon. Yep it's Jim's baby. And no it isn't Jim's baby. Jim had an idea. He launched that idea. Then he and John tried to keep things held together as the ravenous "Freepers to Be" stormed the place much like those movie scenes where the women flood the department store when the doors open for that big sale. Jim and John have done a lot of work along the way. And along the way they have been joined by volunteers and forum participants to help create what FreeRepublic is today. And it's something that none of us are going to let go of. Hell, we're addicted.
How many times have you been reading an article on the internet outside of FreeRepbublic, then scrolled down to the bottom so you could make a reply? Then you realize there's not place to reply. It isn't FreeRepublic. Well, I'll admit it doesn't happen all that often to me, because I get most of my internet information from FR. But when I do venture off, it does happen. FreeRepublic has become a part of my life. It will likely remain so until I'm pushing up daisies.
Let's get something straight around here. Jim doesn't live a lavish lifestyle. He doesn't tap the FR membership then run off to Bermuda. He isn't living in a mansion or hitting the pits in Vegas. We know this because his nose is buried in this forum about 23 hours and 59 minutes each day, 365 days per year, year after year. He isn't driven around in a limo and there aren't columns on his front porch. Jim is able to feed and clothe his family. He is able to keep a roof over his head. And that's a comfortable feeling when you consider the hardship Jim has endured to keep this forum going. No, Jim isn't abusing the funds received to run this forum. And no, Jim doesn't have to tell me what he's doing with every cent. I know enough to know that I am very comfortable with how things are run around here.
But then I'm not everyone, am I. There are others who are not comfortable with the way things are run. Well, I'll simply state that nobody is forced to participate on this forum. Look folks, do you spouses, children, parents, siblings, neighbors, businesses you come in contact with and everyone else do everything the way you'd like them to? Where was it written that FreeRepublic would be run exactly the way you thought it should be? It's Jim's baby. He's the ultimate decision maker. And as long as he is, you're going to have to come to terms with the fact that he's the guy. Whoever you are, whatever you have become here, no matter how important you think you've become to the operation you don't run the show here. And if you think you do, you're in the wrong place. Jim Robinson runs the show here. End of story. If you think otherwise, get a dose of reality.
This forum is frequented by tens of thousands of posters and lurkers. That means that Jim, the forum and the posters here have affected many people. I don't think we have any idea how many they have. My wife attended an interest conference yesterday. It was a conference attended by about 70 people. A little over half were high school students from around the area. Others like my wife were members of service organizations from the community. This was a program to allow the attending high school students to give their thoughts on issues of the day, and how they affected their lives.
My wife was amazed by some of these students. Now my wife doesn't frequent this forum. She hears my comments after I've read about issues on the forum. So she knows the difference between liberal pap and rock solid conservative stances on the issues. She knows what goes on in our schools. She's heard about those that won't allow flags here and there. She knows about the ones who've refused to say the pledge. She knows that many of them are pumping the kids full of comparative values horse puckey and destroying the kid's abilities to discern right from wrong. So let's just say she didn't expect to hear what she did.
A number of these kids were rock solid on the morals issues. Given morals questions, they came down with the right decisions. When asked about what is going in our society today, a number of them stated that they feared a police state. They did not like the face identity programs being installed at the airports. And surprisingly enough, they came down squarely on the conservative mark on a number of other issues as well.
Let me ask you, where do you think they heard of these issues? It sure couldn't have been the media. When face recognition programs are mentioned on the tube, there are accompanying interviews with "the common folk" who praise their worth. I would say that there are very few places alerting our fellow citizens to the potentials of rights abuses in this nation the way FreeRepublic does. I would submit that either these kids, the parents of these kids, their friends, their friends parents or even some of their teachers are visiting FreeRepublic. And so these kids, like my wife, learn the core values of this nation second hand from closeted or outed Freepers. And they are not the only ones.
There isn't a question of whether this forum is important or not. Therefore there isn't a question of whether it should remain viable or not. When the campaign drives come, it's time to reach for the pocket book. Better yet, I hope more Freepers will begin to think of FreeRepublic on every pay day. Who of us can't afford to fork over $14.00 per pay day? That works out to $364 dollars per year. If 10,000 Freepers paid this paltry amount every two weeks, this forum would generate $140,000 every two weeks. Some have doubled or tripled up on this plan. Each of us knows what we can afford. I would ask that each of us do a little soul searching and devise a personal contribution level that we can be comfortable with. Then over time, increase the amount you give by a buck or two per pay period.
This forum is not the be all end all of Freeper dreams. We want to become active in more visible ways. There are plans to expand on what FreeRepublic is today. That requires the life blood funding of conservatives who understand what the ultimate goals are. We are seeking to role back the socialism that is washing over this nation. We are seeking to become a major player, to return this nation to the ideals of our founding fathers. This isn't about Jim Robinson. If you're focusing on him you're missing the whole point. Get off your a-- and do something important for this nation. Support FreeRepublic. As for the carping, go somewhere where carping is king. Around here a return to the core values of this nation is.
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