It's Official: LAT/WP vs Free Republic Settles

LAT/WP vs Free Republic ^ | June 19, 2002 | Jim Robinson

[Neets]

Kudos Jim...

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

FRee speech lives!! Glad this all worked out Jim, but it is really the LAT/WP's loss. They could have reached all of us via this medium. Their loss!!

I still think it stinks that they got any money at all, but at least it is over for you and the site continues on.

God Bless!! VHAW

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, dang! Get me the modem and the showercap! ;0)

[Huck]

Sounds like a pretty good deal, JR. Maybe not champagne-cracking good, but I'm lifting a beer and saluting you for it, which is the least I can do. Congratulations. I suppose no one is America has truly "made it" until they've been sued. Sad but true.

[BraveMan]

Thanx Max; at least I know where I stand . . . ; ' )

[Endeavor]

Fantastic news, bro. Congrats.

[maxwell]

No prob, bud.

[JulieRNR21]

Thanks for the ping, STT....this is good news indeed!

[Cool Guy]

I would have loved to see that picture of Freepers in hooters.

[Cool Guy]

LOL! Taht was s good wave file :) Tahnks for sharing it.

[kristinn]

I shoulda been a lawyer.....

[concerned about politics]

Gee. Too bad. The Liberal sleeze at DirtyUnderwear.com must be sooo dissappointed. Bwaaaahahaha.

[PJ-Comix]

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.

[Eastbound]

Thanks for hanging in there, Jim. The road to victory comes a brick at a time, and you've claimed yours. Congratulations!

[Arioch7]

Thats great! Posting excerpts from thier trashy papers is good enough for me.

I guess to those two papers, the First Amendment only applies to people who agree with you.

KNowing the original intention of the Amendment, those two "Papers," ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Oh well, I am proud that you hung in there and FR received this verdict. While not perfect, it doesn't hurt much.

Congrats!

[Freee-dame]

Congratulations, Jim. Both the LAT and the W compost are liberal rags anyway.

[CedarDave]

Jim --
Obviously you are somewhat bitter about this outcome. You fought long and hard, and eventually were forced to settle short of victory. And obviously it is the money that forced the settlement. Not what you paid, but what you may have been forced to pay if you pursued this and lost. I have nothing but contempt for those newspapers and the multi-millions of dollars they have to throw at those who might challenge them, even though under our constitution we have the right to speak and write criticisms of what they publish. But you had to think about your own health, and the well being of your family and supporters in making this decision to settle. It isn't what you or any of us wanted, it doesn't do anything to advance free speech and it leaves a lot of issues unsettled. But at least FR has survived, and hopefully, will come out it a way that will allow conservative viewpoints to continue to be expressed. Not many of us would have had the courage to challenge these corporate giants, and put all you have on the line to do so. I feel strongly that the First Amendment lost, but that you are heads and shoulders above 99% of us in pursuing this fight. My best to you and may FR continue to be as strong as it is today.

[brityank]

Your on. If I lose the bet, I'll give the extra $50.00

I'll take some of that.
In fact, I'll match you both!!
Keep tabs, Joe.

Mike.

[Saundra Duffy]

I'd say this is a major VICTORY for FreeRepublic.com! Yahoo! For victory & freedom!!!

[RonDog]

$5,000 is a lot less than $100,000 PING!!!