Posted on 03/18/2010 12:54:44 PM PDT by TRY ONE
For the last several years, Sean Hannity and the Freedom Alliance “charity” have conducted “Freedom Concerts” across America. They’ve told you that they are raising money to pay for the college tuition of the children of fallen soldiers and to pay severely wounded war vets. And on Friday Night, Hannity will be honored with an award for this “Outstanding Community Service by a Radio Talk Show Host” at Talkers Magazine’s convention.
But it’s all a huge scam.
(Excerpt) Read more at debbieschlussel.com ...
“And after claiming in written letters to donors that 100% of the money donated, via the Freedom Concerts or otherwise, to the scholarships would go directly to the scholarships and not to expenses, the Freedom Alliance decided to do the contrary and charge expenses anyway–charging a whopping $436,386 to give out $802,250 in scholarships. That means that 35% of the $1,238,636–all of which was supposed to go to scholarships for these kids of the fallen–went to Freedom Alliance.”
What is wrong with my head? Thanks for the reasoned discourse. Now ask yourself the obvious question: Are the concerts on the books of the Freedom Alliance, or are they on the books of Hannity. I’ll give you a hint: go for the second option.
If there is a problem with Freedom Alliance, it is not because of the cost of concerts.
I see your point. Probably not good to feed the trolls.
Schussel has become a nut...she is pissed at Sean over some Jewish issue they had tween them and so she does the Bitch Scorched Earth thing she is famous for.
I would be very wary of her and I used to like her.
that must have been the reason her blog was down, she was writing a response. interesting.
Considering FA pulls in $8~10M per year, and touts itself as providing scholarships to the children of fallen soldiers, the amounts paid out do seem very paltry.
Debbie's on to something here.
oops, looks like i’m living a day behind. :0
No charity claims 100% of proceeds goes to the target recipients... it is always 100% of NET proceeds. There are costs involved with raising money.
If you don’t feel the NET proceeds of your ticket price to hear a concert is ENOUGH to support the cause, you are FREE to donate a TARGETED DONATION to the program of your choice that is administered by Freedom Alliance. You of course already knew that, since you are on the board of a non-profit.
How many of these children are of college age? Many of those fighting and dying for our country are in their late teens and early twenties. Their children are not yet of college age. The money is in TRUST for them.
She is jumping the shark on this.
I concur. Debbie should come clean and share with us all how much she has raised for charity. How much has Debbie done for our troops and their families?
Please read through the thread before freaking out... like I was tempted to do.
Sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Doesn’t have anything to do with what I posted. I’m off to bed, so won’t try to restate my point. G’night.
Are you Hannity’s late night FR stand-in?
Why didn’t this Mole write something about Obama?
Instead, she goes after Hannity and North??? On the Eve of Obama, Reid and Pelosi’s actions which are grounds for impeachment?
This troll of a woman is NOT a Conservative. That is obvious with her timely hit piece. Dems are in obvious disarray with this transparent plant.
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Just like we were speculating....
Didn't Schlussel say that this meant only $0.09 of each dollar goes to the charity? Well, she was dead wrong on that so far.
You posted earlier that you would like to see more money going to the charity. You can do that voluntarily.
Are you Debbie Schlussel’s FR stand in?
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