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When conservative commentators begin eating their own, you know that something is up.
Debbie Schlussel is a reasonably well-known conservative commentator with a large radio and online following. While I have always found her to be over the top particularly with her anti-Muslim rhetoric she certainly has the respect of the conservative community. So when she broke a story a few days ago accusing Sean Hannitys charity of being a scam, this naturally got my attention.
Schlussel claims that the Freedom Concerts conducted by Hannity and the Freedom Alliance (whose chairman is Oliver North) have been an unconscionable con. The concerts are supposed to be raising money to pay college tuition for the children of soldiers who have died in our foreign wars and to provide needed funds to help out soldiers severely injured in battle. Clearly, a noble goal and a charity well worth helping out.
Or is it?
Check out what Schlussel has discovered in researching the organization for the past year-
But its all a huge scam.
In fact, less than 20%and in two recent years, less than 7% and 4%, respectivelyof the money raised by Freedom Alliance went to these causes, while millions of dollars went to expenses, including consultants and apparently to ferry the Hannity posse of family and friends in high style. And, despite Hannitys statements to the contrary on his nationally syndicated radio show, few of the children of fallen soldiers got more than $1,000-$2,000, with apparently none getting more than $6,000, while Freedom Alliance appears to have spent tens of thousands of dollars for private planes. Moreover, despite written assurances to donors that all money raised would go directly to scholarships for kids of the fallen heroes and not to expenses, has begun charging expenses of nearly $500,000 to give out just over $800,000 in scholarships.
Via debbieschlussel.com
Sean Hannity in serious military charity scandal - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - True/Slant
Oliver North involved in something shady? Who could have predicted that?