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Was O'Reilly talking about Haiti's corruption or the "alleged" charities?

In one of the few times I wholeheartedly agreed with Bill, he took on the Red Cross and other charities when they used funds sent to help with 9/11 to pad their reserves.

I used to print the charity graphs for NYS. It was FRIGHTENING how little actual gets to the "cause" and how much is absorbed by the entity. Even "trusted" charities - American Red Cross, United Way - had some dreadful abuses IMO. First class plane tickets, padded salaries for top people [usually related to politicians] out of whack with the others, executive perks GALORE!!

Some charities SELL there fundraising. That is, they get a guaranteed amount from a private entity who then gets to keep most of what they raise above that amount. So your cash pads someone's pocket and never gets to the cause.

It left me mistrusting all charities. Unless forced, I don't give to ANY.

With Haiti, adding world-class corrupt foreign officials to greedy corrupt American charities cannot breed financial stability for the enterprise ... it's like sweeping flies ... your cash isn't going to get there.



If that's what Bill is whining about, then I'm with Bill!!





I'm not with Bill.

There are some nonprofits (hospitals, museums, and universities) and multinational NGOs with disproportionately high overhead, including pre-bailout AIG-style salaries and lavish travel perks. The majority of nonprofits and NGOs have none of these things.

Donors have an expectation that every penny they give should be strictly earmarked for the the program, project, or initiative and shouldn't cover any overhead. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as an an all-volunteer staff with zero operational expenses.

That said, it would behoove NGOS and NPOs to self-regulate. There is only one body in the US that regulates nonprofits. That's the IRS.

Back to Rush "I heart Oxycontin" Limbaugh, I'm not sure what he meant by "light skinned and dark skinned black community?" What's the difference? Is he trotting out the old Obama-Isn't-Black trope? Whatever, I'm going to go to the movies with my alabaster-skinned and olive-skinned white community now.