Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $2,015
2%  
Woo hoo!! And our first 2% is in!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.


FReepathon over the top! We made it! Thank you FReepers and Lurkers!!
Click here to donate via secure server ^

Posted on 01/22/2003 7:07:49 PM PST by Mo1

We're Almost There: First Quarter '03 FReepathon Now Underway .. Thread 7

.... ...
The Free Republic first quarter '03 FReepathon is now underway!

Our goal for this fundraiser is the same as last quarter: $65,000. We have about $4,000 per month coming in from monthly donors so we will need to raise approx $53,000 to hit the target.
The funds raised through these fundraisers are used to pay our operating costs. Free Republic operates on an approximate $260,000 annual budget (breakdown here) and all funds are provided by donations from FReepers and Lurkers.

Thank you all very much for your continued support.
P.S. We are planning to make FreeRepublic.com email addresses available as a thank you to all who donate at least once per year. This new feature should be ready to go within a few days. We will post a notice and a link for donors to setup their FR email address as soon as it's ready.
Donate to FR and help us keep the lights on for the best political forum on the NET!



TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Announcements; Breaking News; Business/Economy; Canada; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Free Republic; Front Page News; Germany; Government; Israel; Japan; Mexico; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: Alabama; US: Alaska; US: Arizona; US: Arkansas; US: California; US: Colorado; US: Connecticut; US: Delaware; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Hawaii; US: Idaho; US: Illinois; US: Indiana; US: Iowa; US: Kansas; US: Kentucky; US: Louisiana; US: Maine; US: Maryland; US: Massachusetts; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: Mississippi; US: Missouri; US: Montana; US: Nebraska; US: Nevada; US: New Hampshire; US: New Jersey; US: New Mexico; US: New York; US: North Carolina; US: North Dakota; US: Ohio; US: Oklahoma; US: Oregon; US: Pennsylvania; US: Rhode Island; US: South Carolina; US: South Dakota; US: Tennessee; US: Texas; US: Vermont; US: Virginia; US: Washington; US: West Virginia; US: Wisconsin; US: Wyoming; Unclassified; United Kingdom; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: activismchapters; appreciation; bandwidth; breakingnews; california; celebration; freepathon; freepers; freerepublic; gratitude; love; newscurrentevents; supportoursite
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 561-580581-600601-620 ... 761-764 next last
To: justshe
justshe (d)

?


581 posted on 01/23/2003 6:38:37 PM PST by glock rocks (remember, only you can prevent fundraisers)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 579 | View Replies]

To: justshe
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I'm watching Hannity & Colmes AND SCREAMING AT THE TV
582 posted on 01/23/2003 6:38:45 PM PST by Mo1 (I HATE DEMOCRATS!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 569 | View Replies]

To: Mo1
Yahoo!!
583 posted on 01/23/2003 6:45:46 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 471 | View Replies]

To: glock rocks
WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I lost my TAG!!!!!!!!

Where oh where has my little tag gone
Oh where oh where can it be?
With its' freepathon message
Spelled out-- just right
Oh where oh where--I can't see!
584 posted on 01/23/2003 6:50:53 PM PST by justshe (d)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 581 | View Replies]

To: Mo1
R0F!
585 posted on 01/23/2003 6:52:08 PM PST by justshe (d)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 582 | View Replies]

To: Mo1
Hubs was telling me to just let it out.......while he was rolling his eyes at me! (MEN!) I was screaming too!
586 posted on 01/23/2003 6:54:19 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 585 | View Replies]

To: justshe
LOL .. I guess it's back to fighting for what is right for our country again
587 posted on 01/23/2003 6:57:53 PM PST by Mo1 (I HATE DEMOCRATS!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 585 | View Replies]

To: Mo1

588 posted on 01/23/2003 6:58:14 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 586 | View Replies]

To: Mo1
The Political Cow Analogy

DEMOCRAT:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office to tax your cows, which forces you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted into office take the tax money, buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous. Barbara Streisand sings for you.

SOCIALIST:
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You're placed in a cooperative to tell him how to manage your cow.

REPUBLICAN:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So?

COMMUNIST:
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk and pours the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the 2 cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch. Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. You are at the top of your class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows but you don't know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. You produce your 10th, 5-year plan in the last 3 months. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION:
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which is two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.

POLISH CORPORATION:
You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

FLORIDA CORPORATION:
You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who like the brown one best vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, the Florida Secretary of State and a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which is the best looking one.

NEW YORK CORPORATION:
You have fifteen million cows. You have to choose which one will be the leader of the herd, so you pick some fat-ass, bossy bitch cow from Arkansas.

Moo!

589 posted on 01/23/2003 7:05:35 PM PST by BraveMan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 582 | View Replies]

To: All
See reply #475 Bump
590 posted on 01/23/2003 7:06:25 PM PST by EdReform (Stop future Freepathons! Become a monthly donor! Only you can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 475 | View Replies]

To: Mo1
"LOL .. I guess it's back to fighting for what is right for our country again"

Ahem...young lady. That's what you HAVE been doing on this freepathon. Can you imagine this country WITHOUT a Free Republic?

591 posted on 01/23/2003 7:08:59 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 587 | View Replies]

To: BraveMan
FOFL ... That's Great!
592 posted on 01/23/2003 7:09:14 PM PST by Mo1 (I HATE DEMOCRATS!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 589 | View Replies]

To: justshe
Well true .. but I haven't had a chance to watch a lot of TV so I haven't had a chance to yell at the TV

So the Fundraiser was kind of like a break

As for living without Free Republic ... I'd rather not think about it .. it might put me over the edge
593 posted on 01/23/2003 7:11:36 PM PST by Mo1 (I HATE DEMOCRATS!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 591 | View Replies]

To: BraveMan
OH OH OH! THAT is priceless. I'm telling you right now I'm stealing it......blatantly STEALING it to send out to some friends/relative/enemies!

S'OK?
594 posted on 01/23/2003 7:12:34 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 589 | View Replies]

To: Mo1; justshe
I'm so happy I'll be getting my thin mints!!! (I still have ta wait till mid-February~) : )
595 posted on 01/23/2003 7:28:05 PM PST by nicmarlo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 574 | View Replies]

To: justshe
Freezing them? Yes, of course; they taste just the same as the day you bought 'em! : )
596 posted on 01/23/2003 7:28:55 PM PST by nicmarlo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 575 | View Replies]

To: BraveMan
Oh hey. Thank you for that cow analogy. Copied, ready for printing and distribution @ work tomorrow.

Congratulations to everyone for a very successful FReepathon!

597 posted on 01/23/2003 7:29:59 PM PST by catfur
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 589 | View Replies]

To: nicmarlo
I never thought about freezing them .. hmmmmm
598 posted on 01/23/2003 7:33:28 PM PST by Mo1 (I HATE DEMOCRATS!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 595 | View Replies]

To: nicmarlo
I EAT them frozen. Nummers! Just take a cookie out one at a time. They are SOOOOOOO good cold!
599 posted on 01/23/2003 7:36:08 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 596 | View Replies]

To: Mo1; Jim Robinson
At an even #600 post number......I am logging off for tonight. Night all! And congratulations on a GREAT Freepathon!
600 posted on 01/23/2003 7:38:50 PM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 599 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 561-580581-600601-620 ... 761-764 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson