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Still Sensible

(2,870 posts) Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:08 AM Mar 2013

Disaster relief? Dealing with Oklahoma City bombing fund 'horrible,' victim says

Source: NBC News

Eighteen years after the Oklahoma City bombing, a fund set up to help the injured and the families of those killed still has $10 million dollars in the coffers. Meanwhile victims say they've been denied aid for years.

A group of survivors and relatives of those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing are outraged that there is $10 million sitting in a disaster relief fund designed to help them. Meanwhile they say they’ve been denied help for years.

“They tell us that there are all these restrictions,” said Deloris Watson, whose grandson, P.J. Allen, was severely injured in the April 1995 explosion.

Watson said she was led to believe the fund was depleted because it has been so difficult over the past 18 years to get financial aid.

Read more: http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/01/17136505-disaster-relief-dealing-with-oklahoma-city-bombing-fund-horrible-victim-says?lite

This is unbelievable and unacceptable. IRS restrictions my ass. Its a bunch of high and mighty folks that were put on a board making decisions to perpetuate their roles instead of doing what's right. This money should be distributed to the victims and this "board" disbanded!

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Disaster relief? Dealing with Oklahoma City bombing fund 'horrible,' victim says (Original Post) Still Sensible Mar 2013 OP

You are a taker! Who cares about the bombing Iliyah Mar 2013 #1

Sure seems like GOP thinking Still Sensible Mar 2013 #2

Well, it's Oklahoma. Red country. Vaginal probes and all. loudsue Mar 2013 #7

I will ask the question Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #3

The money managers again. Why is it they always try to manage someone else out of their money? lonestarnot Mar 2013 #4

Check the link story. This Anthony looks like a maggot. WCLinolVir Mar 2013 #5

I love this quote DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #13

Keating???????? NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2013 #6

You can't just give money away jberryhill Mar 2013 #8

NBC....No Balls Corporation. busterbrown Mar 2013 #9

Expect a meeting of the administrators on how to use the exposure to raise more money. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #10

What Anthony really meant. Jerry442 Mar 2013 #11

When will these silly people learn that disaster money is always petty cash for the 1%. nt valerief Mar 2013 #12

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. You are a taker! Who cares about the bombing

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:19 AM

Mar 2013

because it did not happen to me nor my family so eff you!

Welcome to America.

Still Sensible

(2,870 posts)

2. Sure seems like GOP thinking

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:27 AM

Mar 2013

protect the money!

loudsue

(14,087 posts)

7. Well, it's Oklahoma. Red country. Vaginal probes and all.

Reply to Still Sensible (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 02:44 AM

Mar 2013

They should be brought before a grand jury for embezzling and fraud.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. I will ask the question

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:41 AM

Mar 2013

I wonder how much the people that are administering the fund get in salary

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

4. The money managers again. Why is it they always try to manage someone else out of their money?

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:51 AM

Mar 2013

WCLinolVir

(951 posts)

5. Check the link story. This Anthony looks like a maggot.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:55 AM

Mar 2013

http://www.news9.com/story/20089092/head-of-bombing-fund-talks-to-news-9-about-audit-trustees?clienttype=printable

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

13. I love this quote

Reply to WCLinolVir (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:30 PM

Mar 2013

"I believe she is a trustee of that fund," said Davis. "She is not paid in conjunction with that fund, she is paid out of the overall fund."

Says he who dances with vultures.

NYtoBush-Drop Dead

(490 posts)

6. Keating????????

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 02:08 AM

Mar 2013

That keating? Maybe someone should take a look at what he skimmed...

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. You can't just give money away

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 03:39 AM

Mar 2013

What sort of business would that be?

I mean, good golly, if you ran a business that just gave money away, you could run out. Then how would you pay the CEO and the board?

Jeez. Get real.

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)

9. NBC....No Balls Corporation.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 03:44 AM

Mar 2013

Why the hell didn’t they ask the tough questions?
Total salaries of employes working for fund, from top down..
Why such an elaborate memorial site? Something a lot cheaper but very tasteful could have been built in order to get more money into victim’s hands.

Same type questions should be asked of Red Cross. Another example of needless extravagance.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

10. Expect a meeting of the administrators on how to use the exposure to raise more money.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 03:59 AM

Mar 2013

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)

11. What Anthony really meant.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 11:41 AM

Mar 2013

Anthony said that she and her colleagues have been good stewards of the money, and that is why, with interest earned on investments, there is $10 million currently in the fund. By preserving the fund, she said the foundation has ensured that there will be money to take care of survivors in need for many years to come.

Translated: "...there will be money to fund my cushy position and my ass-kissing toadies for many years to come."

valerief

(53,235 posts)

12. When will these silly people learn that disaster money is always petty cash for the 1%. nt

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:27 PM

Mar 2013

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