Reply #23: That's the thing. Its a huge potential for scams

[ComerPerro]

Lets say suckers call in to Operation blessing, and give Pat Robertson millions of dollars that he then funnels, filters, and finally gives a share of to hurricane victims, in exchange for their converting to his version of Christianity. Then, the government reimburses him for this.

What have we done?

We, as taxpayers, have allowed Pat Robertson to fund raise, using the hurricane as an excuse, and then do whatever he wants with the money.

FEMA reimburses him. So they cut him a check for, say, 2 million dollars. What will he do with it? Whatever he wants. He was reimbursed for his charity.

Some people might argue that the money was donated to him, and he can do with it what he wants. But it was donated in the name of helping hurricane victims. Otherwise, he may not have received those donations.

Its the same as Pat holding a fundraiser and then keeping the money for himself. Its fraud. Its a scam.

We are paying for Robertson's free publicity and "relief" image, helping him fundraise for his own personal use, and and helping him spread his twisted view of religion to people when they are at their most vulnerable.

Disgusting.