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I love how the rebuttal

Orlando — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:31 +0000

In reply to Oliver North & Freedom Alliance: "Debbie Schlussel is a liar"

I love how the rebuttal twists the numbers. "See, we aren't mismanaging our funds because most of them are spent on 'program expenses.' How dare anyone suggest otherwise?"

I can't decide which side is lying because a) I don't have enough evidence to make that decision and b) I don't generally believe anything that any conservative says. But to use "program expenses" as a defense is pretty thin. As a former fundraiser privy to agency budgets, I know that program expenses can include pretty much everything, including consultant fees, travel, food and beverage, printing expenses, advertising expenses and anything else an agency might want to downplay by putting it in a catch all category.

So, if this organization really wants to convince me that they're on the up-and-up (which I just know they do), they need to post their line-item budget so that we can see just exactly what "program expenses" means.

I can believe that Sean Hannity pays for his own travel and accommodations, but that doesn't mean the money the organization is raising being spent wisely in the name of its mission.

Are you saying that OLIVER

quinn esq — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:37:08 +0000

In reply to Oliver North & Freedom Alliance: "Debbie Schlussel is a liar"

Are you saying that OLIVER NORTH called Debbie Schlussel a LIAR?

Boy. You'd think an educational, help the troops kinda group like the Freedom Alliance - led by a decorated veteran like Oliver North - would step a bit gentler than to call a critic a liar.

Although, she DID claim that North's organization was a giant con.

Personally, I'd say she's nailed them.

GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!

In the hed and twice in text,

acanuck — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:19:00 +0000

In reply to Oliver North & Freedom Alliance: "Debbie Schlussel is a liar"

In the hed and twice in text, that would be Debbie Schlussel, no?

If you can't believe someonbe

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:21:17 +0000

In reply to Oliver North & Freedom Alliance: "Debbie Schlussel is a liar"

If you can't believe someonbe who lied to Congress, who can you believe?