Just a bunch of right-wing extremists, clinging to our guns and religion! FReepathon thread XVI

Click here to bump the FReepathon! ^ | May 11, 2009 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Well, I keep getting notes from readers telling me why donations are down. And I guess it's not because of the economy or the depression or that the GOP is in a terrible slump or any of that stuff. The number one complaint seems to be that we on FR apparently have more faith in God than man or science. We support Liberty as defined by our Founding Fathers and we don't support moderates (RINOs), socialism, universal healthcare, abortion, the gay agenda or any of that modern poofter stuff that we're supposed to be supporting. We just don't believe that government is the solution to our problems.

Let's face it. Free Republic is now populated by nothing but a bunch of right-wing extremists, clinging to our guns and religion!

Guess that makes some people nervous.

Hoo yah!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Lucius Cornelius Sulla!!

[Fiddlstix]

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[Brad’s Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Virginia
$100 from Virginia
$20 from South Carolina

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you very much, Lucius Cornelius Sulla!!

:)

[Fiddlstix]

Click The Pic

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL!!!!

[Fiddlstix]

Click The Pic

[Brad’s Gramma]

VERY big LOL!!!!!!!

[Fiddlstix]

Click The Pic

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yeah? Your POINT?

It’s TRUE!!!!!!!

Honest!!

[Fiddlstix]

I received those via an email the other day and thought they might "pep up" the 'thon thread a little.

[Brad’s Gramma]

They’re REALLY good.........loved *cough* the toilet seat one.

:)

[plsjr]

Thanks Jim,
My biweekly just went up... + $10 (increasing my tithe).

As Red used to say: “May God Bless.”

[plsjr]

A question Jim:
"The number one complaint seems to be that we on FR apparently have more faith in God than man or science."

Are these complaints coming from folks who are discontinuing their support / have supported FR in the past?

[Fiddlstix]

Good Day Everybody.

You Know The Drill
Click the Pics

Coffee & Donuts

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, plsjr!!

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$10 from Texas
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 from Texas
$10 from Montana
$50 from Connecticut
$10 from Missouri

Thank you all very much!!

[Jim Robinson]

Some have made that claim. I think most are just antifreepers expressing their hopes that FR fails.

[Fiddlstix]

80%

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$10 from Texas
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 from Texas
$10 from Montana
$50 from Connecticut
$10 from Missouri

Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

   Q2 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$6,628.00	198	$33.47		$	$1,323.67	78
2	Texas	4,838.00	168	28.80			1,022.00	60
3	Florida	3,451.00	104	33.18			760.00	40
4	Colorado	2,728.25	37	73.74			200.00	12
5	Virginia	1,695.09	64	26.49			400.00	25
6	Pennsylvania	1,632.19	51	32.00			282.00	17
7	New York	1,552.26	57	27.23			440.26	22
8	New Jersey	1,515.00	38	39.87			220.00	10
9	Ohio	1,479.00	36	41.08			584.00	15
10	Washington	1,350.00	55	24.55			363.00	21
11	Maryland	1,347.00	39	34.54			255.00	13
12	Illinois	1,248.00	39	32.00			295.00	12
13	Michigan	1,125.00	31	36.29			110.00	8
14	Missouri	923.00	32	28.84			144.00	12
15	Massachusetts	905.00	33	27.42			245.00	15
16	Georgia	905.00	33	27.42			305.00	14
17	Indiana	665.00	31	21.45			135.00	9
18	North Carolina	626.00	31	20.19			123.00	12
19	Arizona	620.00	25	24.80			190.00	14
20	Wisconsin	605.00	21	28.81			105.00	7
21	Alabama	545.00	26	20.96			200.00	13
22	Australia	520.00	2	260.00
23	Connecticut	496.00	14	35.43			40.00	2
24	Arkansas	466.41	18	25.91			85.00	7
25	Tennessee	460.00	21	21.90			145.00	10
26	Utah	447.00	19	23.53			160.00	10
27	Mississippi	445.00	14	31.79			135.00	7
28	New Hampshire	445.00	6	74.17
29	Armed Forces - Europe	425.00	5	85.00			10.00	1
30	Oklahoma	415.00	15	27.67			110.00	6
31	Oregon	370.00	18	20.56			70.00	6
32	Minnesota	350.00	20	17.50			50.00	6
33	Alaska	350.00	5	70.00			60.00	2
34	Maine	340.00	9	37.78			70.00	3
35	Idaho	325.00	11	29.55			160.00	6
36	Montana	310.00	10	31.00			40.00	2
37	South Carolina	290.00	13	22.31			55.00	5
38	Kentucky	260.00	6	43.33
39	Kansas	250.00	15	16.67			80.00	6
40	Canada	227.00	7	32.43			30.00	3
41	Nevada	225.00	10	22.50			50.00	3
42	South Dakota	225.00	5	45.00			30.00	1
43	Wyoming	220.00	4	55.00			30.00	1
44	New Mexico	215.00	10	21.50			35.00	2
45	Louisiana	205.00	10	20.50			100.00	6
46	Thailand	200.00	2	100.00
47	Iraq	200.00	1	200.00
48	Sweden	200.00	1	200.00
49	Rhode Island	185.00	4	46.25			10.00	1
50	West Virginia	165.00	5	33.00			35.00	2
51	Nebraska	145.00	7	20.71			57.50	3
52	Hawaii	140.00	9	15.56			65.00	5
53	Delaware	135.00	7	19.29			5.00	1
54	North Dakota	120.00	4	30.00			10.00	1
55	Finland	100.00	1	100.00
56	Ireland	100.00	1	100.00
57	Vermont	91.00	5	18.20			51.00	3
58	Iowa	70.00	5	14.00			50.00	3
59	South Korea	70.00	3	23.33
60	Cuba	60.00	2	30.00
61	Germany	50.00	2	25.00
62	Japan	30.00	1	30.00			30.00	1
63	District of Columbia	30.00	2	15.00			20.00	1
64	Armed Forces - Pacific	20.00	1	20.00
65	Moldova	20.00	1	20.00
66	Armed Forces - Americas	20.00	1	20.00
67	Norway	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
Never Never Land		1,833.16	80	22.91			25.00	3
68 locations total		$48,658.36	1,562	$31.15		$0.00	$9,615.43	549

[Fiddlstix]

Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions			$9,610.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	System Administation and Programming	7,000
	Administrative and Taxes	10,500
	Legal and Accounting	1,000
	Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees	800
	Equip, Maintenance and Repairs	300
	Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc.	2,500
	Travel Expenses	800	25,330.00
Est. Monthly Shortfall			($15,715.00)

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Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions

This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall

Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.