Ok, I'll be the first to question this link because I have never been to it before. I'm a little nervous about posting it as well since I know nothing about it. If this link is proven false which I hope then I will delete this dairy. I'm not trying to cause trouble, but am troubled by the information which is brought up here. Is Pat Robertson profiting from Katrina by FEMA?
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FEMA has released to the media and on its Web site a list of suggested charities to help the storm's hundreds of thousands of victims. The Red Cross is first on the list.
The Rev. Pat Robertson's "Operation Blessing" is next on the list.
"It's an outrage," said privacy watchdog Bill Scannell, who alerted Sploid to the FEMA / Robertson scam. "Operation f**cking Blessing? And it's right underneath the Red Cross link!"
They included the link that they are talking about right here.
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# Beware of charity fraud. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resources on how to make donations wisely.
# Please check with your tax advisor or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for more information regarding the tax deductibility of your donation.
American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;
Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348
The link gives a warning about Beware of charity fraud. Here is some information from within another link there.
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Reverend's Controversial Charity Awarded Faith-Based Grant From HHS
Bill Berkowitz is a longtime political observer and columnist.
One of the earliest and most vociferous critics of President Bush's faith-based initiative is smiling all the way to the bank. In early October, Tommy Thompson's Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $500,000 Compassion Capital Fund grant to televangelist Pat Robertson's Virginia-based Operation Blessing International.
Operation Blessing was among 21 groups receiving a total of $25 million from HHS. The Associated Press reported that grants from the Compassion Capital Fund "were designed to provide technical assistance to smaller churches and others that need help applying for and running government programs." Although HHS has indicated that smaller groups dealing with homelessness, hunger, at-risk children, welfare to work, drug addicts and prisoners "should get priority for the sub-grants," in the end, the primary grantees will be making those decisions.
If this is true doesn't that mean that FEMA is hurting the Hurricane rescue efforts by diverting money to Bush's base?