Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert scam

valkyrie

Well-Known Member
Church participation is something you may have choice about*, but only AFTER you reach a certain age. Parents take their kids to church, starting at birth through several ceremonies until the child is indoctrinated. Children have no control over their participation...they are effectively captive audiences.

*Ask scientologists about their choice to participate or not..and the price they pay when removing themselves from the church.
Do they get a wiener in their anus? (Just wondering if this is a trend with churches.)
 

spike

New Member
I guess as long LiveAids purchased machetes are still chopping up Christians in Africa it all good for you. How many ppl died as a result Hannity concerts?

Again, the church is something you have a choice about, you have control over your participation. A current federal pro-pedo Czar has power over millions of captive children.

But hey, if you want to support the pedo's, the murder of Africans and Christians that's cool, you're a lib.


I'll point out the multiple failings in this reasoning.

1. The situation with Live Aid is iffy and there's no evidence that the Czar is pro-pedo.

2. Even if both of your claims were true it would have zero relevance to the Hannity scam or the Pope covering for sexual predators. None.

This would be like saying "If you talk about the Hannity scamming people in the name of vets or the institutionalized protection of sexual predators in the church then you obviously are supporting whatever random things I bring up that I don't like".

This reasoning just doesn't hold up to scrutiny in the least.

3. A transparent attempt to change the subject from these issues is in effect an attempt to white wash these travesties. "Don't look at these crimes by the church or vets scammed by Hannity, look over there instead".
 

ResearchMonkey

Well-Known Member
Yes, trying to change the subject to draw attention from Hannity's scam was destined to only work for a minute.
Interesting how you mention this as "Hannity's Scam" -- How exactly is Hannity scamming anyone? Seems you're attempting to associate him with action he's was victim of.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching you make a of wreck of things.
 

ResearchMonkey

Well-Known Member
How odd.
  • Promoter creates a show.
  • Tallent's expenses are paid for by promoter.
So exactly how did Hannity scam anyone when he donated his time and efforts to MC these concerts on terms offered by the promoter?

But you're OK with a trillion dollar porkulus.
 

valkyrie

Well-Known Member
RM, this is what the problem is ...
"The promoter apparently values Hannity’s star demands at well over $200,000 per event."

Hannity is not donating anything, not time nor efforts.
 

ResearchMonkey

Well-Known Member
Silly girl, if your talking about the fund for soldiers children; not long before this liberal kerfuffle broke Hannity donated over 1/2 million dollars of his personal money to the cause. I believe ALL the proceeds of his current book also goes to the sane charity.

Again, how much profit did Hannity get to be away from his family, away from his comfortable home?
 

spike

New Member
How odd.
  • Promoter creates a show.
  • Tallent's expenses are paid for by promoter.
So exactly how did Hannity scam anyone when he donated his time and efforts to MC these concerts on terms offered by the promoter?

Much of the talent donated their time and Valk already pointed out reality with Hannity.

It's a scam. Hannity promotes the scam and has his name on it.

Hannity's scam.
 

valkyrie

Well-Known Member
Silly girl, if your talking about the fund for soldiers children; not long before this liberal kerfuffle broke Hannity donated over 1/2 million dollars of his personal money to the cause. I believe ALL the proceeds of his current book also goes to the sane charity.

Again, how much profit did Hannity get to be away from his family, away from his comfortable home?
He took them (and friends) with him to the concerts. It's in the story.
"...him and his family/entourage to the concerts...."
He made the fund pay for private jets, limousines service and high priced hotel suites, not to mention his fees.

I think the beef here, not just with the writer of the article but with the promoter and others with the charity, is that when you have someone siphoning off money from a charity at the rate that Hannity has been doing you don't have much left to redistribute to those you intended the money to go to. If Hannity gave $500K to the charity he got a write off on his taxes as well as made his money back from the charity: "...demands at well over $200,000 per event...." That's a nice investment.
 

valkyrie

Well-Known Member
Liberals.
That's got to be the worst response I've seen from you, dude! :rofl3:

It's OK to admit that someone from the Right might be wrong. ;) Just like it's OK for a Democrat to admit when someone from the Left might be wrong. What they did is not a reflection on you or your character.
 

Cerise

Well-Known Member
The Freedom Alliance Response

March 18, 2010

Dear Friends of Freedom Alliance:

This week, false and malicious allegations about Freedom Alliance were posted on the Internet and we want to address them with you. We don’t know the motivation for these vicious smears, but we will not allow them to go unanswered.
First, we want to thank you for your support and assure you that Freedom Alliance’s record of financial stewardship and programmatic achievements not only meets, but exceeds standards of program efficiency set by most charity evaluators. We are extraordinarily proud of our work at Freedom Alliance and stand by our efforts 100 percent.
False Accusations

1. The blog posting accuses our friend Sean Hannity of personally benefiting from Freedom Alliance. This is FALSE. Freedom Alliance has never provided planes, hotels, cars, limos, or anything else to Sean. Sean gets nothing from Freedom Alliance except our gratitude for his personal generosity and for all he has done to help the troops and our organization. We have never had to ask Sean for anything, he always generously offers his help before we have a chance to ask him. But to be clear Sean pays for all his own transportation, hotels, and all related expenses for himself and his family and friends and staff, which over the years has added up to tens of thousands of dollars. He does not use any Freedom Alliance Funds or Concert funds in any way, period.
2. Sean Hannity has contributed $100,000 to the Wounded Warriors Foundation, over $200,000 to the Freedom Alliance, and over tens of thousands of dollars to other military charities and individuals. We only make this information public because of the outrageous slander against him. Sean has no management or operational involvement in, or control over, Freedom Alliance. He has been a selfless patriot in his efforts to raise funds for the education of children of armed services personnel.
3. The blog posting accuses Freedom Alliance of spending less than 20% of money raised on program activities. This is FALSE. Listed below are the amounts that Freedom Alliance spent for each of the past three years and the categories on which they were spent. The figures are taken from our Federal Form 990 which is filed with the Internal Revenue Service and posted on our web site and audited by an independent auditor using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This financial record not only meets, but exceeds standards of program efficiency set by most charity evaluators.
4. In 2008, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $6,745,717. Of that:
• • •
79 percent ($5,317,970) was spent on Program Activities 14 percent ($945,950) was spent on Fundraising 7 percent ($481,797) was spent on ManagementIn 2007, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $7,461,350. Of that:
• 81.5 percent ($6,084,474) was spent on Program Activities • 13.5 percent ($1,011,501) was spent on Fundraising • 5 percent ($365,375) was spent on Management
In 2006, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $7,064,839. Of that:
• 77 percent ($5,434,538) was spent on Program Activities • 18.5 percent ($1,308,414) was spent on Fundraising • 4.5 percent ($321,887) was spent on Management
5. The blog posting accuses Freedom Alliance of spending money intended for student scholarships on other expenses. This is FALSE. Freedom Alliance has distributed $3.4 million in Scholarships and created a Scholarship Trust Fund with the additional money that we have raised for that program. That fund now contains $15 million, over $10 million of which has been raised by Hannity and the concerts. Our scholarship program is managed with the understanding that it will be needed for at least the next 20 years as there are children who will ultimately receive a scholarship who are now only a few years old. As indicated on our Federal Form 990, these funds are restricted and used only for future scholarships.
6. Our Scholarship Fund is one of four programs operated by Freedom Alliance. Supporters may donate to a specific program or for general operating purposes. In 2008, Freedom Alliance received $2.1 million in scholarship donations. The same year, we awarded $802,250 in scholarships and applied $1.3 million to our Scholarship Trust Fund. The funds donated by Sean Hannity directly -- or through the proceeds of the Freedom Concerts -- and the support of thousands of Americans are used for these purposes:
• Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund: Providing scholarships to those whose parents have been killed or severely injured in their service to our Country. There is now over $15 million in the scholarship fund for the students as they come of age.
• Support our Troops: Many events each year are planned and executed by our staff to show appreciate and provide special opportunities for those actively serving in the military.
• Leadership Academy: A program for high school students in which they are encouraged and trained to serve their country.
These programs would not be possible without the support of Mr. Hannity and many others.
We are proud of our work and numerous accomplishments. We are grateful to our supporters whose voluntary contributions make it possible and we thank you. While it is discouraging to have our record misrepresented in such a malicious way, our work is important and, with your support, it will continue.
Respectfully,
Thomas P. Kilgannon Oliver L. North President Founder & Honorary Chairman
Freedom Alliancev22570 Markey Court, Suite 240vDulles, Virginia 20166v(703) 444-7940


Librul FAIL! again.

Don't libs ever get tired of being proven wrong?
 

spike

New Member
1. You are wrong. Debbie Schlussel is not a lib. She is a con. So if she were proven wrong it would again be a con proven wrong.

2. Freedom alliance denying accusations against them can not in any way be considered "proof".

3. This goes to show that cons are most often the ones being proven wrong and should probably be getting tired of it.

Con fail again.
 

Cerise

Well-Known Member
Hmmmm. Not sure I ever called Schlussel a "lib." I'm saying the libs who believe this jealous, vindictive, screeching banshee are wrong.

Common sense would suggest that at his income level, a limo, jet or other perk isn’t going to mean much to Hannity. In fact, he's recently stated he will donate the net proceeds from his new book to FA.

If she really has some facts to support her allegations, why hasn’t she been in touch with her state attorney general? After all, the burden of proof lies with the accuser. :shrug:


Schlussel is going to end up broke after Hannity’s lawyers get done with her.



BTW, this is the same Schlussel who wrote this exclusive on Barry's questionable Selective Service registration. ;) Where is the left's outrage about the lawbreaker-in-chief?
 

valkyrie

Well-Known Member
1. You are wrong. Debbie Schlussel is not a lib. She is a con. So if she were proven wrong it would again be a con proven wrong.

2. Freedom alliance denying accusations against them can not in any way be considered "proof".

3. This goes to show that cons are most often the ones being proven wrong and should probably be getting tired of it.

Con fail again.
I would like to add...
con epic fail
 
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