About that charity you run, Professor Gates

American Thinker ^ | July 25, 2009 | Clarice Feldman

[jazusamo]

Dan Riehl explores  a charity headed by Professor "Skip" Gates which takes in a lot of money, pays out very little, mostly to his colleagues and assistants at Harvard, was late filing the necessary papers and lists as its office the house Gates rents from Harvard.

Perhaps as Ann Althouse suggested yesterday on her blog there was something in his home that Gates did not want the police to see.

Crowley says that Gates's "tone" was "peculiar." And I'm wondering why the question "Is there anybody in the home with you?" would have upset him so much. It could have been just that it was an invasion of his privacy, but think about this along with the fact that Gates didn't seem to want to report the damage to his door that made him need to force it open when he got home. Did Gates already somehow know who had broken the door while he was away, so that he wanted to protect that person? Was that person in the house, such that the question "Is there anybody in the home with you?" felt threatening to Gates?

Inkwell, the Gates charity is designed to help blacks trace their genealogy through their DNA. The stated purpose for Gates' trip to China which preceded this incident was to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy. Is Inkwell Gates' honeypot to pay for whatever trips he wants to make? 

Does the president have yet another close associate with tax problems?

[CaptRon]

to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy

Huh? To what end?

[CdMGuy]

Better he should make a trip to Salt Lake City.

[jazusamo]

Looks like it was to get a free vacation to China.

[RummyChick]

If he has got something it would make sense to shut up because those cops will see to it that they find out about his dirty laundry.

I think he has something to hide. He sure didn’t want the cops to know who the other person was...and while you are at it..why not? Why kind of ties does the unknown person have that was reported to be from Morocco.

[Free State Four]

to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy Huh? To what end?

That must be the yo' mamma Gates was yelling about. It was all a big misunderstanding!

[doc1019]

To figure out why Mr. and Mrs. Ma named their son Yoyo? ;-)

[CaptRon]

To prove all great cello players have African roots, and in fact, the cello was invented in Africa.

[livius]

LOL! Good one!

[Trailerpark Badass]

The new moneyed class will come from NGOs, "charities," academic swindlers, and of course, politicians and their courtesans.

All the suckers who actually try to make something or perform some service people want to buy will be out of luck.

[VeniVidiVici]

The stated purpose for Gates' trip to China which preceded this incident was to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy.

Wow. This is creative. Another professor with a personal slush fund.

[Doogle]

*LOL*

[doc1019]

the cello was invented in Africa

Along with Obama, so to speak. ;-)

[livius]

Good sleuthing! I clicked on the link and read the details of the “Inkwell Foundation” and his circle of cronies who are its “grant recipients.” Nice work if you can get it.

[Doogle]

....”a stray dog usually gets caught when they start to bark.”

[Notasoccermom]

Inkwell, the Gates charity is designed to help blacks trace their genealogy through their DNA.....to see who qualifies for reparations?

[bossmechanic]

surely you left off the /s

[Andy'smom]

Yes, this is getting very interesting....

[jazusamo]

A lot of interesting info on the Inkwell Foundation in that first link.