Mission Accomplished (Really)! Reason Webathon 2013 Succeeds Where Bush, Obama Fail!
Over the last two weeks, Reason ran its annual webathon, in which we ask readers of this website to make tax-deductible donations to the 501(c)3 nonprofit that publishes Reason magazine, Reason.com, and Reason TV.
We started out by asking for $100,000 over an eight-day period but after a tremendously generous gift of $50,000 from a single donor, we upped the total to $150,000. I'm happy to report that 650 of you ginned up $165,000 in support.
From all of us at Reason, thank you. Your support is essential to our efforts to produce cutting-edge journalism that makes the case for "Free Minds and Free Markets" in politics, culture, and ideas. Without it, we wouldn't be able to publish 11 issues of Reason a year, post thousands of articles and blog entries at Reason.com, or produce hundreds of videos at Reason TV.
So thank you, thank you, thank you.
Here's a little Remy, to keep the mood upbeat:
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BOOOOSSSHHH!
NO FAIR!
Reason isn't bringing up Bush to deflect criticism from Obama, unlike you. Fucking Tu Quoques, how do they work?
See?
Commenters are good for somethin' after all!
Why would anyone give them money? Can't you tell they're just soulless libertarians?
What? I just thought I was buying a t-shirt.
This. Although that does explain why it cost $250.
How far were we off from donating enough so that you'd re-hire She Who Shall Not Be Named?
You mean Kerry Howley?
Didn't she go to the Iowa Writers Workshop?
Once you go MFA, you never come back.
Not her. The other one.
Virginia something?
If only all that money could purchase a little alt-text!
Alt-text is too nice for $165k. For $168k, you could've had alt-text every day.
$68k over goal and still have the Taboola crap. Hit us up again, Ike Turner Nick.
In 2009 Matt threatened to take away Lobster Girl if 500 people didn't donate. This year, 650 donated but without a threat to kill off Lobster Girl. Has Lobster Girl jumped the shark?
Thanks to all who donated. Here's to another year of snark, nut punches and horrible Friday comics.
We have moved the goal to $200k. Therefore, you have failed.