FreeRepublic Fundraiser -- Important -- FreeRepublic NEEDS Your Help! (Thread 44)

thread 43 ^ | 8/31 -- 9/5/2001 | Topaz & Ron C.

[firewalk]

It will be very easy for you to say, "Well, I will do something, some day. When I can afford it, I am going to." But would you let an old "grad" tell you one thing now? Giving is a habit. Get into the habit now, because you will never be able to afford to give and contribute, thus to repay the obligation you owe to those people who made this college possible, if you wait until you think you can afford it. Start now regardless of how small, and in the days to come when you are confronted with demands for many worthwhile causes and charities I think you will find that you will give dutifully to all the worthy ones. But here and there you will pick one or two that will be favorites, and you can do no better than to pick this, your Alma Mater, because you will not only be repaying your own personal obligations, you will be making your contribution to the very process which has made and continues to keep America great.
This democracy of ours which sometimes we've treated so lightly, is more than ever a comfortable cloak, so let us not tear it asunder, for no man knows once it is destroyed where or when he will find its protective warmth again. - Ronald Reagan

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- No media watchdog to ferret out the bias...

- No Breaking News...

For these reasons and a thousand others, please support Free Republic

While the large donations are exciting, the small ones may be more treasured ...... they may actually be sacrificial. So don't be reluctant to give if your donation can only be $5 or $10 ..... those are vital to the success of FR. And bumps help, too! :-) - posted by WillaJohns -

[Mo1]

Yes Tom .. she is right .. calm heads are needed here .. otherwise ... OMG .. I don't even want to think ..

[steveegg]

War.

[Mo1]

something like that ... you know .. I have had this feeling in my gut for days now .. something I haven't felt since Clinton was President ... now I know why

I'm telling you folks .. I don't care if you aren't religious .. but now is the time for prayers ..

CNN is showing some kind of fire in DC????

[Gabz]

There is some type of major fire in DC - possibily the same type situation as in NYC.

The planes taking off from Dover AFB is unbelievable.

[steveegg]

Pentagon's been hit. CNN's reporting there's another fire on the Washington Mall. White House, the Capitol and Sears Tower are being evacuated. There is a general lockdown of all airports (my local airport, Mitchell International in Milwaukee is being locked down).

[COB1]

"Helix has issued a challenge!

Helix will donate $40 and Kayak will donate $10 if just one person from each of the sissy pink states kicks in anything!"

I'll add a little something to that challenge:

If someone from those (uuueeewwie) Pink Sissy States will donate just ten dollars, I will donate a hundred to each one!
That's right, folks!
Take up a collection and make a ten dollar donation and collect a hundred for FreeRepublic!!
Hurry, though, because I have to go out of town today!!

In other words, this offer is limited, so HURRY !!

[RottiBiz]

I just heard what happened. Such a tragedy. Prayers needed for so many.

[tomkat]

ALL US AIRPORTS CLOSED BY FAA !

[steveegg]

What's based at Dover? Personally, I expect the 128th Refuelling Group to be taking off from Mitchell quickly.

All takeoffs nationwide have been halted.

[steveegg]

What's based at Dover? Personally, I expect the 128th Refuelling Group to be taking off from Mitchell quickly.

All takeoffs nationwide have been halted.

[Mo1]

Stevee .. I'm telling ya ... I am scared .. I just heard about DC

[tomkat]

i'd like to be in the 52 and calmly push the damned button !

[tomkat]

i'd like to be in the 52 and calmly push the damned button !

[Vermonter]

I move we put the fundraiser on hold while the national tragedy is unfolding

[Vermonter]

I move we put the fundraiser on hold while the national tragedy is unfolding

[steveegg]

The south tower collapsed.

[tomkat]

SECOND WTC TOWER JUST COLLAPSED !

[Mo1]

I second that

[Gabz]

486th Air Wing - primarily C-5's.

What fighters were there are now gone traffic from the base was constant for about 30 minutes and I haven't heard one now for over 20 minutes.