Posted on 07/20/2006 12:08:29 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps calls itself a "project of the Declaration Alliance," although few MCDC volunteers know what the alliance does or why Minuteman donations are routed through the charity founded and headed by conservative activist Alan Keyes.
Several Minuteman leaders and members questioned the wisdom of ceding control over fundraising to the Herndon-based Declaration Alliance, part of an intricate weave of conservative organizations founded and chaired by Mr. Keyes or tied to longtime Keyes associates working with MCDC.
MCDC President Chris Simcox told The Washington Times that the alliance offers "an experienced organization for mass mailings, advertising and public relations" and the ability to conduct a "fully accredited and independent audit" of MCDC finances.
Mr. Simcox said he "checked these people out very carefully before agreeing to work with them" and that he made the "correct decision" in hiring "clean professional consultants, accountants and media professionals." He did not, however, disclose during an interview last week or in a 3,961-word follow-up statement how much Declaration Alliance and its affiliated organizations have been paid for their services
During the interview, he said, "Not one cent of MCDC money has been spent on alliance projects." The statement, released on the MCDC Web page, www.minutemanhq.com/hq/, does not mention Declaration Alliance or Mr. Keyes. ...."
"..Diener Consultants first contacted the Minuteman organization in early 2005, said Ms. Hair, the MCDC spokeswoman who also was a top adviser to Mr. Keyes in his presidential and senatorial races. She said she called Mr. Simcox after the Minuteman group was created to ask whether he had a media plan. After being told no, she said, she met with Mr. Simcox and Minuteman co-founder James Gilchrist in Washington and signed an agreement...."
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You've lost us enough elections!
You're Fired!
You still havent answered by post about Dan Rather.
Or the other one about zabaresearch, either.
Still chewing the cud, Tex?
Baker had issues, sure. I would not slam him for his religion. Behavior, sure. Religion, not. That's between him and his Maker.
Seig, Seig Ms Muttawa!
Don't you just hate phoney religious people?
You got lots of hoots over the Washington Times, AP, UPI and Reuters articles that were sourced from here too, didnt you.
See they can read too. And use Google.
Sourced from here? LOL The WT article was based on information the reporter had gathered since MAY.
He's a real doozy.
It's all they have left.
Yep. But they keep digging their hole deeper. If I were signing their paycheck, I'd want my money back.
He lifted comments verbatim from the 2500+ thread. Or did you call them in?
You got lots of hoots over the Washington Times, AP, UPI and Reuters articles that were sourced from here too, didnt you.
See they can read too. And use Google.
If you wanted to play "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" with this little FR open borders cabal, you'd be amazed how quickly you'd land in some very interesting places.
Tell me about it. I had to go to Guyana and help clean up.
Try a few hours in a C130 on lox and still smelling them.
What, like your friend posting antifreeper sewage again?
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