These people can't seem to do anything without having their hands out looking for free money. It's no wonder that Andy figured he could take advantage and get in on a little of the action!
Well, actually, I don't see anything wrong with fund-raising for radio shows--little different from those public radio and public television telethons--because those are obviously aboveboard and don't go into someone's personal paypal account or post office box.
And I'm sure that if the Grand DUmbo "Skinner" asked, those radio shows would be more than happy to provide him with all sorts of certified, audited, and notarized financial reports.....just as any reputable organization or political campaign would.
As far as I know, Free Republic does not allow any sort of fund-raising, period--whether for well-established, well-known organizations, or for individuals.....which to me seems the ideal policy, and I heartily endorse it.
But it would be okay if the Grand DUmbo "Skinner" went at least halfway in such a policy; fund-raisers only for well-established, well-known organizations (yes, I would consider those two radio shows in that category), and no private fund-raisers for individuals unless the Grand DUmbo "Skinner" himself handles the funds.
Yeah, sure, I would trust the Grand DUmbo "Skinner" with the funds; he appears, essentially, an honest and diligent person--it is just his lack of good judgement that is so abysmal. If they were holding a fund-raiser for me in DUmmieland, in fact I would INSIST that the Grand DUmbo "Skinner" have the key to the cash-box, so as to avoid any slight appearance of impropriety, and to have a good accounting of receipts and expenditures.
Which leads me up to something I have wondered about the past 55 days--if the DUmmiette sfexpat2000 was in charge of the fund-raising, in charge of dealing with officials at the "hospital," why then were donations NOT funnelled to her?
Why was the DUmmiette sfexpat2000 relying only on the word of others, about how much money was raised, when she was the one responsible for accounting for it?
You know, I used to think of the DUmmiette sfexpat2000 as a "dangerous adversary," as perhaps one of the most felonious people involved in this, but that has changed, these past 55 days.
It now appears the DUmmiette sfexpat2000--who has never even met the red round one in real life, remember--is, and was, simply a "tool" of the real perpetrators, and she, like richboy and dirty ben, is destined to be tossed overboard as soon as her usefulness is ended.
Jim Robinson is a bit wiser than Skinner. It's best to not allow your own website to become a panhandle alley.
SD
Good point, but what you have to realize is that Conservative Radio is self supporting, profitable as it were, whereas the 'progressiveliberalrightwing' radio shows don't draw enough from advertising to pay the bills, so must beg.