FReepathon: Our new Donation System is Ready to Roll! -- Thread Three

Donate to Free Republic via our Secure Server ^ | 10/03/2002 | Jim Robinson.

[Mo1]

Welcome to the New Free Republic Donation System!

John has programmed a great new donation system for us. It can accept credit cards or PayPal donations and will eventually also accept electronic checks. We have installed a new secure server system and have contracted with Authorize.net to do the actual credit card processing, and, of course, PayPal will process the PayPal donations through their system.

I've changed the links on our front page to link to the new program:

Donate Here By Secure Server

If you have bookmarks to the old system, please update to the new. The old system will be discontinued.

Take a test drive through the new system if you haven't already, and notice that it has several new features and reports available, including scoreboard, current stats, our budget and a faq. It's live now, so if you enter a donation it's for real (and thank you very much if you do).

John will continue making enhancements to the new system as we go, but the basic program is ready to go, and is live, and on the air.

We've decided to roll out our 4th quarter fundraiser with the new system on a late Saturday afternoon, as Saturday's are slow days and we might as well be gentle while breaking in the new system.

Thank you John for the new system! Great work!

Thank you BadJoe, WillaJohns, WIMom and all of the dedicated hardworking volunteers on the fundraising team who have helped us so much with these FReepathons in the past.

And thank you all for your continuing efforts! Without your dedication and hard work, FR could not stay on the air.

And thank you FReepers! Without your continued participation and financial support there would be no Free Republic!

A note to current monthly donors: We will need you to re-enter your recurring monthly donation to the new system, but please do not do it yet. Joe just processed your September donations on the 20th of September. The new system processes your donation on the day it is entered, so please wait until later in October to start your monthly on the new system. Also, please let BadJoe know via FReepmail (and please include your real name so he can match it with your credit card info in his file) after you re-enter your monthly donation so he can take you off his list. At the end of October, he will email all of those on his list who have not contacted him to remind them of the new system. Thank you very much for your continued support.

A note to prospective new monthly donors: We have included a list of our fixed monthly expenses as well as an estimate of our non-recurring expenses on our budget page of the donation system. We've also included an estimate of our current recurring monthly donations from our monthly donors. If and when the total of the recurring monthly donations ever meets our monthly expenses, there will no longer be a need for these FReepathons. It can happen someday. Thank you for considering a regular monthly contribution.

Note to all: We are looking forward to an exciting and rewarding election cycle. I know that we are not all in full agreement on this, but I sincerely believe that we have an excellent opportunity with this election to set the liberals back many years. And I also believe that winning this election in a big way for the conservatives will be the spark that allows our fight to return the Constitution to its rightful place as the Supreme Law of the Land to really get off the ground. I sincerely believe this is essential in our fight to secure our Liberty!

We hold the White House and the House of Representatives. If we re-take the majority in the Senate, it will be one of the very rare times in our history that the conservatives have held the majority control in all departments.

I see this as a gift from God. A majority means that the conservatives will chair the various committees of Congress and can set the legislative agenda. And, perhaps more importantly, a majority in the Senate will make it much more likely that President Bush's appointments will be confirmed.

This means we will be able to start replacing some of the liberal judicial activists on the bench with conservatives (don't tell Daschle & Co. that) and perhaps we will finally have a real shot at actually overturning some of the liberal bunk that has been foisted on us over the last century or so. How about overturning Roe vs Wade? With the current mood of the populace and with a conservative Senate, I think it can be done!

Remember, the liberals have controlled all or most of our government for at least 80 of the last 100 years. No wonder we are in such a mess today. This is the best opportunity we've ever had to reverse it in a big way. Kick the liberals out! Take control of the Senate and replace the liberal judiciary. This alone will set liberalism back thirty to forty years!

We must not fail to take advantage of this opportunity. Daschle and Company sense their days are numbered and are in a panic. Now is the time to redouble our efforts and throw these bums out!

I expect the volume on Free Republic to pick-up substantially as we head into the final weeks and days of the campaign season. And I expect exciting things will be happening for for all of us!

Thank you all very much!

God bless you all and may God continue to bless America!

[Mo1]

OK then .. Thanks

[Mo1]

English Jim .. LOL

[Darlin']

I'm teasin' ya :)

[Gabz]

ACE to me !!!!!!!!!

[Howlin]

Now that is what I call BLUE!

[Mo1]

I was watching Shep Smith broadcast this morning from down there on some roof top ... the wind was blowing .. you couldn't hear a thing he said

And I'm thinking .. Dude, get inside .. lol

Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as what was expected and yes that no lives were lost

[glock rocks]

:o)

[Gabz]

As thankful as I am you and yours were spared, I'm still going to pray for those that may not be quite as fortunate.

A couple hours without power and some downed limbs are livable conditions!!!!

HURRAH YOU'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[glock rocks]

i volunteered with Pete-R-Bilt to load army tents on trucks up here in utah, after the big one hit Homestead a few years ago.

i'm thankful this turned out as it did and you're okay... it could have been so much worse.

the lili thread was also interesting to follow over the last couple days.

[Darlin']

Yes, the howling wind was sumtin else. It is amazing to watch trees literally bend in the wind. This afternoon I found branches from a really tall pine tree on one side of my house strewn along the driveway on the opposite side of the house. I always wonder if newsmen like Shep get hazardous duty pay. LOL I'm grateful they're willing to do it but I sure wouldn't.

[Darlin']

Thanks :)I'm mighty glad to be back, too :)

Yes, lets remember to keep praying for all those who'll have to struggle with this for months to come.

[Mo1]

I'm sure he does .. can't understand any other reason why a person would drive down to be in the eye of a huricane

[Gabz]

I caught some of Shep this morning and could only remember when Gloria hit the east coast, particularly the DelMarVa Penninsula.

I had called the local radio station, where I used to work, volunteering to help out with information as an extra set of eyes and ears. To this day I will not forget the refusal I got "we don't need amateurs." I realize that 4 years of on air coverage of stuff on the penninsula did not make an icon - but the little b!tch who didn't want amatuers had been at the radio station less than 2 months.

When I spoke with the News Director ( aformer colleague) several days later he questioned why I hadn't called him - I related the above. She was gone with inside of a week.

[Darlin']

Thank you. It always warms my heart to hear about the "army" of volunteers all around the country who help out when there is a devastating storm or accident. So many people in the Homestead area lived in those tents for months. They were a blessing.

Yes, I thought the Lili threads were interesting and helpful. At its best, the internet is a wonderful source of information and support at times like that.

[Darlin']

Me, either. Watching it from inside was bad enough. LOL

[Gabz]

Yes, lets remember to keep praying for all those who'll have to struggle with this for months to come.

You got it!!!!!

I asssume (that's a dangerous word) you understood I was taking nothing away from all the concern your fellow FReepeers had for you.

I'm so glad you're back!!!!!

[Mo1]

LOL .. hope she never made that kind of mistake again .. otherwise she's pretty dumb

See this is why I like Pennsylvania .. we get a little of everything but not to much

I have one sister that lives in AZ and she always tells me about the HUGE bugs out that way .. I don't do bugs .. LOL

Besides I don't do heat very well either

Once she (my sister) tried to see 1f she could really fry an egg on her car .. it worked .. but it also destroyed the paint ..

And yes .. she is a blonde .. LOL

[Darlin']

All last night and today the local TV and radio stations were asking viewers and listeners to call with information from their area. They kept saying, we can't be everywhere, we need all of you to be our eyes and ears.

Fortunately, I had a good stockpile of batteries on hand and could listen to the radio today. I had been thinking about getting one of those solar powered radios for emergencies but it woldn't have worked today... no sunshine. LOL

[Darlin']

Oh, yes, of course I knew what you meant. :) Not to worry :) I had so many kind notes from FReepers before, during and after. It was lovely.

[Mo1]

I had so many kind notes from FReepers before, during and after. It was lovely

Freepers are the best!!!