[CaptRon]

to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy

Huh? To what end?

[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.

[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.

[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?

[dragnet2]

Gates' trip to China was to study Yoyo Ma's

CNN reporting that Gates did not say, "I'll talk to your Mama outside", but merely told the officer he just got back from Yoyo Ma studies in China.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Sounds like Rahmbo’s set-up charity. I’ll bet Skippie’s charity pays his rent to the college! Nice gimmick!

[Andy'smom]

This is a link to the house in question (it’s painted yellow now): http://www.hres.harvard.edu/RRE/NewWeb/Brochure/Affiliated/Complexes/17ware.htm

It rents for $4,000 a month.

[antiRepublicrat]

I can’t find Inkwell at any of my usual charity rating sites.

[mlizzy]

Yo-yo ma (not "yo ma-ma") pictured. Too funny. You couldn't make this up if you tried.

[LucyJo]

Just to have a quick clickable link to more of the info:

http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2009/07/a-gatesgate-at-henry-gates-bogus-charity.html

[cbkaty]

A Gatesgate At Henry Gates' "Bogus" Charity?

Henry Louis Gates, Jr controls a tax-exempt, non-profit charity, Inkwell Foundation, Inc, that managed to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct support in one year, yet only gave out $27,500 in grants, the bulk of which went to Gates' employees and Harvard colleagues.

Also, as recently as September 2008, the Boston Globe reported that Gates' charity was not in compliance with the law for failing to register the proper paperwork, despite the charity existing since 2005. The charge at the time was that it was "bogus," as you'll see below. In fact, the state Attorney General's office told the Globe the charity was likely either inactive, or dissolved. Yet, documents below show the charity is healthy, wealthy and active.

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[Leonard210]

Thank you jazusamo, this is brilliant. This is precisely what conservatives are great at doing; exposing fraud. I’ve always thought that reality-based TV/movies should have been a slam-dunk for conservatives. Documentaries, serious and lighthearted, are a natural for conservatives. This kind of “expose” will make a great short. Thanks again for posting it.

[MrDem]

Gates says it's time to 'move on' from his arrest

GATES WANTS YOU GUYS TO JUST MOVE ALONG!!! NOTHING TO SEE HERE!

[mass55th]

Found this story last night about Gates' lawyer, Charles Ogletree, Jr., who also happens to be a professor at Harvard. He's a radical, believes in reparations, represented Anita Hill at Thomas' confirmation hearings, is associated with the Black Panthers, and claims he was Obama's mentor at Harvard:

Gates lawyer was young Obama's mentor

[Albion Wilde]

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and James Crowley

Harvard prof Gates is half-Irish, related to cop who arrested him
Two men at center of controversy linked by Irish heritage
By NIALL O'DOWD
IrishCentral.com Publisher, July 24, 2009

Professor Henry Louis Gates learns of his Irish ancestry and that he is indeed a descendant of warlord king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Henry Louis Gates Jr., the black professor at the center of the racial story involving his arrest outside his Harvard house, has spoken proudly of his Irish roots.... [snip]

He went to Trinity College in Dublin to have his DNA analyzed. There he found that he shared 10 of the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the 4th century warlord who created one of the dominant strains  of Irish genealogy because he had so many offspring.

Ironically, James Crowley, whose name in Gaelic means "hardy warrior," is also descended from the same line as Gates, having very close links to Niall of the Nine Hostages.

So the two men who took part in what is now an infamous confrontation outside the Gates home near Harvard this month are actually related through common Irish lineage.... 

For the full, fascinating story and more links, click the title above.

[HighlyOpinionated]

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

LOL, you think maybe?

Trying to get reparations for Yoyo Ma?

From WND
"I met Barack when he arrived at Harvard Law School in fall of 1988. He was quiet and unassuming, but had an incredibly sharp mind and a thirst for knowledge," Ogletree said in an interview last year with Essence Magazine.

"Even then I saw his ability to quickly grasp the most complicated legal issues and sort them out in a clear, concise fashion," said Ogletree.

Ogletree explained Obama was a regular participant in an after-class activity the Harvard professor created called the Saturday School Program – a series of workshops and meetings held Saturday mornings designed to expose minority students to issues in the study of law.

“What I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there is a long history in this country of African Americans and Latinos being stopped … disproportionately," Obama said. "That's just a fact."

At no time did 0bama state that he was close friends with Gates.

And now we finally have someone who knew 0bama at Harvard speaking about it.

Maybe 0bama doesn't want anyone knowing how intimately he was involved with "radical black ideology" while in college, especially Harvard. And that's why he's held back his college transcripts. Well that AND the place of birth issue.

[Minn]

Gates' trip to China which preceded this incident was to study Yoyo Ma's genealogy

I believe that's a misprint. It's supposed to be Yo Mamma's genealogy.