NRA Suits. Ever Heard of Buy One Get One Free? [More]
And
as the story goes, the emperor was really naked. Which brings me to another point that seems to have gone off the radar:
What's the deal with the "intern"?
I haven't heard anyone claim it's all made up. Why not?
I don't care if
the wagon-circlers are "not inclined" to discuss anything outside of their professionally crafted, weasel-worded obfuscation -- they're the ones who need members to trust them enough to send money, not the other way around. And until that gets unequivocally cleared up, it not only gives credence to things being what they look like, it is also profoundly unfair to the reputation of the young lady in question and the impact that will have on her life.
If it's
not what it looks like, a good way to prove it would be to show where other interns have received similar accommodations as a matter of policy. They owe it to her.
In a past life, I used to do corporate policies and procedures, and such expenditures would be authorized and in accordance with approved and auditable criteria. If they don't have such expenditure controls, that brings up a whole 'nother level of unacceptably irresponsible fiscal practices. No wonder they say they're going broke.
If Fairfax doesn't come up with some credible documentation -- instead of digging in their heels and acting like anyone demanding accountability is a Bloomberg stooge -- the understandable default conclusion many will come to is that things are what they look like.
That, too, is grossly unfair to her.
Because if it is what it looks like, then she is being left to dangle in the wind while her "benefactor" hides. That's what Bill and Hillary did to young, impressionable and infatuated Monica, and look what her name will forever be synonymous with.
Such behavior is the mark of a coward and a cad, and anyone who gives money to such is a fool. A man -- and I know the term as intended is "unfashionable" these days" -- takes responsibility for the bad he owns, as well as the good.
So which is it? Silence is unacceptable.
[Via Mack H]
