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FEMA Urges Donations to Pat Robertson |
Katrina Relief: FEMA Urges Donations to Pat Robertson
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:53:54 -0400
From: {Virginia Chapter of Americns United]
Subject: Katrina Relief: FEMA Urges Donations to Pat Robertson
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Something that you should be aware of during this time of outpouring.
The message that follows reports that FEMA urged donations to Pat
Robertson for hurricane relief.
As we struggle to grasp the extent of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath,
please -- if you have not already done so -- *consider making a
charitable donation to help the victims of this disaster.*
As Republicans and Democrats alike continue to decry the *slow federal
response and lack of initial assistance* to those profoundly affected by
this disaster -- many of them impoverished -- an additional facet of FEMA's
mishandling of this calamity has come to light.
We are now learning that in the hours following Katrina's landfall, FEMA --
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, now a part of the Department of
Homeland Security -- rightly encouraged Americans to make charitable
donations, but *wrongly placed Pat Robertson at the top of that list.*
Making matters worse is that as soon as this insult came under scrutiny,
after millions of Americans had already been urged by FEMA to give to
Robertson, *FEMA began covering its tracks -- erasing any sign of its
actions from its Internet site.*
On August 29th, FEMA encouraged Americans to donate to three central
charities on its web site -- the Red Cross, Operation Blessing, and
America's Second Harvest. So what is Operation Blessing, and who are its
leaders? A visit to Operation Blessing's web site lists "M.G. Robertson" as
the Chairman, and Dede Robertson as Vice President. Who is "M.G.
Robertson?" *None other than Pat Robertson himself;* Robertson's personal
website identifies him as "M.G. Pat Robertson." And Dede? *That's his
wife.*
This is of course the same Pat Robertson who urged the assassination of
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez... the same Pat Robertson who intoned that
God will judge Israel's leaders harshly for withdrawing from Gaza --
bringing sharp rebukes from the Anti-Defamation League and many, many
others.
Operation Blessing tries to hide more than just its leadership, though;
they would also be happy if we forgot some of what they've done. As
reported two years ago, "...*Operation Blessing's tax-exempt cargo planes
were used almost exclusively for Roberton's diamond-mining operation* [in
Zaire], not for humanitarian purposes. A subsequent investigation by
Virginia authorities turned up evidence for charging Operation Blessing
with violations of the state's charitable solicitation law."
But within hours of Internet blogs reporting on FEMA's outrageous call
to help Katrina's victims by donating to Pat Robertson, *FEMA pulled the
references to Robertson's group from their website.* Not so fast: a
snapshot of FEMA's central Katrina donation page, still live as of
August 31st , can be viewed by clicking here.
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ubRm81ixLicJ:https://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema%3Fid%3D18473+%22Volunteers+should+not+report+directly+to+the+affected+areas+unless+directed+by+a+voluntary+agency%22+%22Operation+Blessing%22+site:fema.gov&hl=en
Your shorter link is: http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q19D22FBB
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FEMA directing donations to Rev Pat Robertson
http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/09/01/fema-directing-donations-to-rev-pat-robertson-123509.php
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http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2524
FEMA Directing Donations To Rev. Pat Robertson
Submitted by Sussel on Thu, 2005-09-01 21:34.
FEMA Directing Donations To Rev.
Pat Robertson
09/01/05 02:45 PM Eastern
UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW INFORMATION:
FEMA was called today and the Robertson listing is old. According to the
person, it will be gone by tomorrow. FEMA is, no doubt, underfunded, like
every other service agency in this government.
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The revised FEMA Site
http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/katrinadonations.shtm
[excerpt]
You may also donate money to several reputable organizations with years of
experience in responding to disasters. This includes the American Red
Cross, the Salvation Army, and other organizations. A list of relief
organizations active during disasters can be found online at www.nvoad.org.
You may also call our donations hotline, and a representative can refer you
to one of these organizations.
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Posting and reading from alt.politics.usa.constitution OR alt.education
You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members]
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respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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