Posted on 11/16/2006 8:18:33 PM PST by Registered
It is.
And, of course, it is the beginning stages of construction.
I'm told that even the five miles of five strand barbed wire that they did for the one rancher, who wanted that and no more, has slowed human traffic through that area by 50%.
Any barrier can be breached by a serious enough invader. Any lock can be picked or cut away. But we still use them, because it discourages the casual thief, and slows down the serious ones to give defenders time to respond.
Sad. Very very sad.
Nite all...
EV, the whole Minuteman "movement" has become a JOKE (like you).
There is no REAL fence, that was the purpose, REMEMBER?
All of the so-called political pressure that you and others claim to have been exerted by the MCDC is non-existant.
I have nothing to apologize for, maybe you are projecting?
People that you have associated with and defended are scamming donations from hard-working patriotic Americans.
You gave them far too much credit. :-)
I knew that you and your friends would not do a mea culpa for your earlier untrue and unjustified attacks on Simcox. You're not enough of a man to do so, and neither are your new RINO friends.
Put down the Kool-Aid
This isn't the one I was looking for but it will do. Now this is NOT funny. I try not to look at motives. Too depressing. If I work at it , I can usually find some humor in just about anything. There is no harm in the MM and supporters taking it at face value and chuckling. No one has answered yet but I'm interested in the report.
Registered? Or the publisher of that pamphlet/picture in your post #65?
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Form 990, Informational Return for Not for Profit Organizations, for calendar year 2005 has been completed and submitted to the IRS.
Link to 990: http://www.minutemanhq.com/~video/2005_990.pdf
Given the egregiously false or erroneous reporting—as well as some outright malicious lies about the status of MCDC finances that this organization has endured—the Board has decided that this year and this year only MCDC will emulate publicly-traded company standards and release MCDC’s first year audited financial statements, in addition to the normal 990 documentation.
Link to independent audit:
http://www.minutemanhq.com/~video/MCDC_2005_FS.pdf
We note that we are releasing our organizational IRS Form 990 and the additional audited financial statements on deadline, as promised, when promised. The independent auditors’ report from Salmon Beach and Associates is a clean finding, and attached to the audited financial statements.
Our total income was $418,493.00.
$112,500.00 of income was in unrestricted grants from Declaration Alliance.
Our Total Expenditures were $449,667.00
Our Program Services were $280,920.00 which was 62.47% of our total expenditures.
Our Management and General Expenses were $23,348.00 which was 5.19% of our total expenditures.
Our Fundraising Expenses were $145,399.00 which was 32.34% of our total expenditures.
All these expenses paid were for both goods and services—including product hard costs, consulting fees, and expenditures for professional materials and services rendered.
Summary
The overall financial activity for the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps for calendar year 2005 was judged by independent auditors to be absolutely clean with no derogatory findings.
62.47% to programs
5.19% to management/administration
32.34% to fundraising
The percentage allocations of expenditures to delivery of programs and services on monies donated are much better than most first-year startup national organizations. The expenditures breakdown on the 2005 calendar year IRS Form 990 on page 13 are itemized into categories, which are summed up as follows:
BANK CHARGES: Self explanatory
CAGING FEES: Amount charged for processing contributions
CREDIT CARD FEES: Fees charged for processing credit card contributions
DONATION EXPENSES: Expenditure to another non-profit for services assisting with background checks
EDUCATION EXPENSES: Production of educational materials/pamphlets
FIELD SUPPLIES: Supplies required for field operations other than equipment.
FUEL EXPENSE: Reimbursement for fuel costs such as generator fuel for border operations
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES: Hard costs for fundraising event expenditures.
GARBAGE REMOVAL: Expense incurred in trash removal from the border.
HALL RENTAL: Rental for field headquarters during border operations.
LIST RENTAL EXPENSES: Payment for list rental to other organizations for education, mobilization and fundraising purposes
LODGING: Lodging reimbursement for field operations
MEALS: Meals reimbursement for field operations
OFFICE EXPENSES: Overhead for Arizona headquarters
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: Border field operational expenses
PROGRAM & MANAGEMENT EXPENSES: Education, training, mobilization and fundraising programs, services and management for border operations which includes expenseable field equipment
PROGRAM SERVICES: Miscellaneous field expenses not falling under other categories
TELEMARKETING: Fundraising
UTILITIES: Power expenses at field office for border operations
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK: Monies spent on background checks for those volunteers who did not have a valid concealed carry permit which would necessitate a background check for issues such as violent felony convictions.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 57
LAND BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT:
Machinery and capital equipment for border operations
LOL! Looks like they could, doesn't it. ;o)
"If you build it, they will come"
I bet even a slow coyote could dig a hole under that border fence don't you think?
"Who is engaging in distortion here?
Registered? Or the publisher of that pamphlet/picture in your post #65?"
I'm just pointing out that the construction looks the same as an early stage of that found in the demo. Now, how many layers get implemented is something we'll have to see. But clearly there are stakes driven into the ground, as well as steel grate on the side besides just the mesh, plus some kind of concrete block.
So, if all the fence will be is wire mesh, then Registered wins. But if more layers go up, then will Registered offer an apology and a cute picture showing himself stuck in the fence? Somehow I think he will not be so gracious.
What you see is what you get. That fence is it.
Sure, add more slimy smears to your growing portfolio of such.
It's the new Registered thing since he went over to the dark side...
Tell FastCoyote the truth about the "fence", that there won't be any additional layers added, that WYSIWYG.
Are YOU man enough?
Could YOU dig under that fence?
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