Hooters Offers to Reimburse FEMA $200

[rsmith6621]

for Champagne

Atlanta, GA - Hooters of America announced that it is prepared to reimburse FEMA for the cost of a $200 bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne that was purchased with government funds at a San Antonio Hooters during the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts conducted by the Federal Agency. The purchase was discovered as part of an investigation by the GAO into improper spending of over a billion dollars by supposed victims and has been highly publicized in various news stories about the investigation following yesterday's Congressional hearing on the matter.

http://www.hooters.com/news_and_events/news/2006/2006-06-16_Katrina.asp

[joneschick]

1. I think the question is: WHO spent the money?

It's interesting that Hooter's wants to give back the $200, but having read the entire release, they have made serious efforts in community relief----that's not the story. Who spent FEMA relief at Hooter's?

[hughee99]

2. What kind of "classy" fella orders the Dom Perignon at Hooters?

Can I get 50 hot wings and a bottle of Dom while I watch NASCAR.