Posted on 07/20/2006 12:08:29 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps calls itself a "project of the Declaration Alliance," although few MCDC volunteers know what the alliance does or why Minuteman donations are routed through the charity founded and headed by conservative activist Alan Keyes.
Several Minuteman leaders and members questioned the wisdom of ceding control over fundraising to the Herndon-based Declaration Alliance, part of an intricate weave of conservative organizations founded and chaired by Mr. Keyes or tied to longtime Keyes associates working with MCDC.
MCDC President Chris Simcox told The Washington Times that the alliance offers "an experienced organization for mass mailings, advertising and public relations" and the ability to conduct a "fully accredited and independent audit" of MCDC finances.
Mr. Simcox said he "checked these people out very carefully before agreeing to work with them" and that he made the "correct decision" in hiring "clean professional consultants, accountants and media professionals." He did not, however, disclose during an interview last week or in a 3,961-word follow-up statement how much Declaration Alliance and its affiliated organizations have been paid for their services
During the interview, he said, "Not one cent of MCDC money has been spent on alliance projects." The statement, released on the MCDC Web page, www.minutemanhq.com/hq/, does not mention Declaration Alliance or Mr. Keyes. ...."
"..Diener Consultants first contacted the Minuteman organization in early 2005, said Ms. Hair, the MCDC spokeswoman who also was a top adviser to Mr. Keyes in his presidential and senatorial races. She said she called Mr. Simcox after the Minuteman group was created to ask whether he had a media plan. After being told no, she said, she met with Mr. Simcox and Minuteman co-founder James Gilchrist in Washington and signed an agreement...."
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Are they threatening lawsuits again?
Doesn't that include YOU, Luis?
I said 'Americans', not Texans.
That has to be the lamest post so far.
No skeeter, I'm not the subject of this thread, so try addressing the subject, and quit trying to point elsewhere...I'm not the problem here.
Thats funny given what you said the sentence before.
Is it too much to expect a little consistency from you Luis?
And BTW, no personal attacks.
All of us should be careful about who wwe give money to. This isn't the first case of grifting masquerading as conservatism, and it won't be the last.
Truer words were never spoken.
I just hate to see attempts at a just cause smeared by association by those with an obvious agenda. ESPECIALLY those within our own camp.
Do you believe that threatening people with lawsuits over the fact that they are speaking their minds on a subject is a conservative trait?
Is independent thinking a conservative trait, or should conservatives simply be single minded robots following some pre-determined set of "rules" put in place by others who know better?
Are you that individual who knows better and gets to tell me what I need to think in order to fit in to the collective?
"They haven't a shred of evidence of criminal activity"
Evidence?
Most liberals deny obvious crimes when evidence is lacking, but in spite of the lack of evidence, we know that the appearance of impropriety usually exists because of the presence of it, not as a result of its absence.
In this case there is the appearance of impropriety.
"Now if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck..."
Exactly.
I learned my lesson, and until people have a decent track record and understandable public financial records, I am not giving one red cent.
The left has grifters like Moveon.org. We have the same types, who are hoping to make boatloads of cash from naive but patriotic people.
All of us need to be careful with our donations.
Let's see...
I make a statement about the topic of the thread, and you ask me about myself, with the possible implication that either I don't believe in laws, or I'm not part of America, and NOW you want to point at me?
If you have an issue with the fact that I believe that these people are little more than problem profiteers, then address that by proving that they are not...you are not addressing anything by trying to pick an argument with me.
I didn't take money out of anyone's pocket skeeter, they did, and it's they who are to be held accountable for the expenditure of those monies.
I said Which will not matter a single iota to the majority of Americans who are concerned with the cause of border integrity.
To which you replied I'm not foolish enough to allow myself to be bamboozled out of my money, then say that being bamboozled out of my money doesn't matter one iota.
I guess I could be mistaken, but it sure seemed like you where trying to make ME to subject.
All of which misses my point... as usual. See post #70.
He & his lawyers are gonna be busy, aren't they?
Hmmm, he says.
Yes, you're correct. The MMDC needs to get rid of Simcox and Keyes.
Perhaps, we shall see.
But I can gaurantee you it will not matter at all how squeeky clean their successors are to most of the MM's critics on this board.
I can't speak for anyone else, but it would to me.
I wasn't talking about the freedom of association. You can continue to wave the Bill of Rights in my face, but the simple matter of fact is, Simcox is a crook.
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