This was a straight up scam, but there are other entities that claim to represent a point of view, but use the funds to support other causes.
My wake up call was after 9/11, when they ran a marathon on TV to raise funds to "support the families." There was a quick scroll by of the causes, very late in the marathon, and it was the usual list of leftie causes, planned parenthood, gun control groups. etc.
Heard there were some “tea party groups” that were strictly financial scammers of the same sort of “PAC”
“Good post, and should serve as a cautionary tale to ALL Freepers. Contribute directly to the. candidate at his or her web site.”
Agree. I think most of us know enough not to give the RNC any money, but we also need to steer clear of PACs too.