TBP – WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR ALIAS

I was thinking about how to ask for support for TBP without sounding like a greedy bastard. I hate these posts. Other sites ask for support on a monthly basis. Last year I tried to get away with one post in April, but without more regular reminders, the donations dried up as the year went on. So I had to do a second late in the year – and the response was overwhelming. You fine folks donated $17,000 to help keep TBP fighting.

I set the goal at $16,000 for 2017 and decided to take Francis Marion’s advice and do a quarterly post. So that makes it an even $4,000 per quarter to achieve the goal. You would think TBP’s 33% increase in visitor counts over last year might translate into more support. Evidently, the new visitors are really poor or really tight with a dollar. With just over two weeks left in the quarter, we’re really not close to $4,000.

I was thinking about how to describe TBP in a humorous manner and last night Cheers popped into my mind. It was one of my favorite shows during my early twenties. I loved the goofy camaraderie and funny characters. You have to admit, TBP has many of the same characteristics. There is no doubt Stucky is Norm – the funny, sarcastic, lovable, rapscallion who stirs the drink on TBP. I guess I’m Sam (we’re both bald, but I don’t wear a piece) We have dozens of Cliff Clavin’s who know it all. We also have dozens of goofy characters like Coach and Woody.

We have a big dysfunctional family and it has the feel of sitting around a bar, busting balls, telling stories, and pontificating on what’s wrong with world outside our little oasis. It keeps me entertained and distracted from the propagandized world outside.

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I’ve needed financial support to keep this site alive since it was attacked by some outside entity (Evil Google???) trying to silence our message three years ago. With the indispensable Man With No Name protecting TBP from attacks, the site has run like a well oiled machine for the last three years. Since TMWNN saved the site and has since upgraded the infrastructure and appearance, visitor counts have more than doubled from 12,000 per day to north of 25,000 per day. During the past few days, with my 3 part article, visitor counts have been north of 35,000 per day.

The ads with big breasted females generate enough to pay for some of the costs, but most of the regular monkeys have figured out how to block the ads. Even I block the ads. It’s only when a major article gets onto other sites do the ads generate decent revenue. With me posting less articles due to personal circumstances, the ad revenue dwindles.

I large chunk of the donations this year have come from a few very generous people. I also have the Enlightened Eighteen who have signed up to contribute every month automatically. That’s up from ten last year. I’m thankful to everyone who has ever made a monetary, intellectual, or emotional contribution to TBP. It all matters. I’ve kept every letter ever sent to me by readers. The pile is really getting large. I promise to burn them when DHS is surrounding my house some day to take me to the TBP FEMA Fun Camp. ?

I particularly appreciate the original content provided by more contributors than I can possibly name. It really takes the pressure off me. We keep drawing and producing more writing talent every day.  The diverse points of view and varied subjects make the site better. The comment stream on TBP is far more intelligent and thought provoking than ZH or any other website I follow.

But, at the end of the day, I’m responsible for keeping this place interesting 24/7/365. It’s a pressure that never lets up. I get up every day at 5:00 am to get ready for work. I make a pot of coffee and pack my brown bag lunch. From 5:45 am to 6:20 am I try to get 5 or 6 posts done. Then I drive the 1 hour to work. I eat my lunch at my desk so I can do some more posts. I then make the 60 minute to 90 minute trek home at night. I don’t sleep in on weekends because I feel the obligation to post interesting discussion generating stuff.

I’ve watched as other bloggers have monetized their sites by making part or all their content pay-to-play. I don’t blame them. They’ve got to make a living somehow. Many have to churn out a 1,500 word article every day to generate revenue. I have a job, so I don’t need to write an article per day. I can ruminate and try to write something more substantial. I really liked David Stockman’s articles and the articles he posted on his website. But, very few people now read his stuff because it’s behind a paywall. I think TBP’s selection of content is just as good for free.

So, enough of this gibberish. There are actually a number of different ways to support TBP. It would all be mute if one of my many Wall Street fans, like Jamie Dimon, were to pull out their JP Morgan credit card and contribute the entire $16,000 goal in one fell swoop. I have a feeling no shyster banker or government drone is going to step up for TBP. Screw em. They’re the enemy.

Here’s how you can help:

• Donate whatever you can afford through the paypal donation button, or send it to the PO Box listed on the right side of the page.
• If you are going buy shit you don’t need with money you don’t have from Amazon, use my button and take 6% out of Jeff Bezos’ pocket.
• You can always click on an ad with an ample bosommed female and generate 10 cents to the cause.
• Keep writing articles and submitting them. The better the content, the more visitors, and more ad revenue based on eyeballs.

So that’s my quarterly pitch. I know many of the readers of this site have less financial resources than myself. Don’t feel guilty if you are unable to donate. Do your part by spreading the articles far and wide to try and wake more people from their delusional stupor.

The purpose of this site is to piss enough people off by telling them the truth to make a difference. We did our part in keeping Crooked Hillary from being elected. I think sites like TBP are more important than ever, now that this Fourth Turning is beginning to turn ugly.

Our slogan isn’t “Cheers, where everybody knows your name”.

It’s “TBP, where everybody knows your alias.”