It appears that even when Radical Rick is trying to do something good, he’s actually screwing it up. In an associated press article in the the Philly Inquirer it shows that Radical Rick’s charity, Operation Good Neighbor, donated a measly 40% of its profits to charity- way under the average amount of a charity of this nature.
WASHINGTON - Sen. Rick Santorum’s charity donated about 40 percent of the $1.25 million it spent during a four-year period - well below Better Business Bureau standards - paying out the rest for overhead, including several hundred thousand dollars to campaign aides on the charity payroll, records show.
The charity, Operation Good Neighbor, provides grants to small nonprofit groups, many of them religious.
The Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance says charitable organizations should spend at least 65 percent of their total expenses on program activities.
If I was looking to donate my money to charity this morning, I’d definitely be looking elsewhere…
Feb 27, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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“We wouldn’t go forward if we were concerned about the security of the United States of America.”
-George W. Bush talking about the proposed deal to sell the management of six U.S. ports to the United Arab Emirates.
Feb 24, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Peter Blute, a former Republican Congressman and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority announced on Thursday that he would not run against Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA). This means that Kennedy will likely not face an opponent in 2006.
Peter Blute:
I would have enjoyed a race about the future of our country in a time of war, but in the final analysis, it came down to a family decision. This would have been a full-tilt, 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week race for the rest of the year and I would have missed too much time with my wife and kids.
Interesting To Note: If no one challenges Kennedy in 2006, this will be the first time in his 43-year Senate career that he will not face an opponent for re-election. 43-year Senate career…that’s a long freakin’ Senate career.
Feb 24, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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The Bush Administration: hubris, cronyism, and incompetence.
The shady details of the UAE port deal continue to come out as the AP reported that one of the UAE sheiks donated at least $1 million to the Bush Library Foundation.
A sheik from the United Arab Emirates contributed at least $1 million to the Bush Library Foundation, which established the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station.
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The donations were made in the early 1990s for the library, which houses the papers of former President George Bush, the current president’s father.
The list of donors names Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan and the people of the United Arab Emirates as one donor in the $1 million or more category.
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Other Arab donors include the state of Kuwait, the Bandar bin Sultan family, the Sultanate of Oman, King Hassan II of Morocco and the amir of Qatar. The former Korean prime minister and China also gave tens of thousands of dollars to the library.
Has there ever been any actual effort to protect America from this administration or is it solely about fear and corporate profits? After all, the Treasury Secretary yesterday said that economics are apparently more important than national security.
Feb 24, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Florida U.S. Senate Race
Katherine Harris appears to be having a difficult time holding onto fundraising staff in her race for the Republican nomination in Florida.
Mike Miller, a veteran Republican fundraiser, resigned Friday. He is the second finance director to leave the Harris campaign since she started running to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, but Miller said his departure is purely for personal reasons.
Harris’ campaign has been marred by tough times ever since she announced her candidacy. DoubleSpeak will try to get her on a show…we’ll see if she’s willing to play hardball with the Slutsky Brothers.
Feb 24, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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