Surely the reporting lapse that inaccurately put on the record Ms. Palin's alleged membership in a fringe independence party is deserving of more than a passing and tolerant "Oops!" It demonstrates a rush to judgment on the part of the reporting team, not a careful assessment of her record.
But there may be consequences for the NRA acting like a fringe gun-rights group — a loss of support, and membership dues (lifetime membership costs $1,500).
Frances Michelle Lopez, executive director of the guild, says that the Enthusiasts membership is patterned after KCRW's Fringe Benefits program, but with benefits focused on local breweries, bars and beer events.
Secondly, the collapse of the organised far-right over the last two years has seen fringe neo-Nazi groups grow to double digits membership for the first time in over a decade, helped – ironically – by an influx of eastern European skinheads.
Secondly, the collapse of the organized far right over the last two years has seen fringe neo-Nazi groups grow to double-digit membership for the first time in over a decade, helped by an influx of Eastern European skinheads.
FRINGE BENEFIT -- H2 purchasers get a free one-year membership to Tread Lightly!, an organization that promotes responsible off-roading.
Tim Montgomerie, the editor of the influential grassroots Tory website ConservativeHome, told a fringe event that two separate sources had told him party membership was now 177,000 – down 80,000 on the 2005 figure of 257,000.
Add any other fringe benefits, such as publication subscriptions, uniform or vehicle allowance or membership dues.
But it seemed the party managed to move on from the episode, and today, the SNP, with its 25,000-strong membership, has truly come a long way since the fringes of 1934.
No word about stock options, golf club memberships, personal use of company houses or jets or other fringe benefits common in Japan.
