Posted on 07/24/2006 10:16:33 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
As supporters of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, we were disheartened to read Jerry Seper's front-page article Thursday about questions and criticisms of President Chris Simcox's management of the organization. According to the article, the volunteer group has not made any financial statements or fundraising records public since April 2005 -- circumstances that have strained relations between Mr. Simcox and several of his top employees, some of whom have resigned in protest.
Mr. Simcox must resolve these problems quickly. Failure to do so would only encourage the organization's critics -- who have made no secret of their desire to see the Minuteman volunteers arrested for vigilantism. But more importantly, according to Mr. Simcox's estimate, Americans have donated $1.6 million to the corps because they believe in their mission to secure the southern border. In return, the least they should expect is transparency and the assurance that their donations went to help the volunteers in the field. But the truth is that no one except Mr. Simcox knows how much money has been donated and what it has been used for.
So far, Mr. Simcox has been unable to come up with a good explanation -- at least one that can be independently verified. And while he insists the money went to help field operations, workers at these locations tell a different story. For instance, Vern Kilburn, who resigned earlier this year as director of operations for the organization's northern Texas sector, told The Washington Times that only two checks for $1,000 came from Minuteman headquarters in October and that other directors across the country "are having similar problems." Some volunteers said that money promised by Mr. Simcox for food and supplies never arrived. "An awful lot of equipment I saw was donated," said Mike Gaddy,...."
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There you go, posting from leftwing sites again. The owner of this site will be deeply saddened.
Right. That's why your pack of jackals has posted the names of dozens of conservative movement folks, inferring somehow that they are involved in something nefarious, with ZERO to back it up.
And, perhaps you can tell me why any of your personal attacks on me...something that FR rules are supposed to preclude... have anything to do with the subject at hand anyhow?
Y'all have gone so far afield, I don't think you have any idea how to get back to civilization...
Awww...that's okay. You'll be back attacking her by next week, I'm sure.
Looking over your latest posts, I'd say you're doing enough of that for practically the entire forum.
Yes!!!!!
Let me ask you, have you even done one bit of research in this area? I don't think so. I am more concerned about all the various little umbrella orgs that are doing nothing but lining the pockets of the Phil Sheldon types. Have you looked at any of the 990 filings of the "organizations" he's involved in? Look at the one I posted above, how much he makes on that single "venture" at the expense of victims and children. Expend your energy trying to find the truth rather than being the front man and defender on FR for these folks, or does that go against a contract you've signed?
"Most of the forum" doesn't come on threads you post on. Hadn't you noticed?
Well, I think she knows when to abandon a sinking ship lol
confidence game
n.
A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her confidence has been won.
http://www.answers.com/topic/confidence-trick
Sorry, dude. I don't have time for doing op research on conservatives.
Good night.
Actually, most of them do; unlike you, I go on a variety of threads.
My world isn't limited to defending carnies and trashing every conservatives who hasn't LISTED (you words) me as a consultant on their web site. (And, no, NOBODY here buys that, EV. It's just plain ridiculous.)
When do they tomorrows Washington Times online. Shouldn't that be soon
I have no idea.
Look around, "Tex". You're surrounded by open borders lobbyists, idiots who just discovered how to use Google but don't know how to interpret what it turns up, liberals, bitter flakes whose feelings got hurt somewhere back down the road and can't get over it, and people who decided they'd rather be liked than be "right". Enjoy their company...I'm going to bed.
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