Posted by
grad_1986 on Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:07:31 PM
Now with ACORN being exposed for the corrupt organization they are, we also now need to put pressure on our politicians to investigate the Tides Foundation as well. This group is also closely tied to ACORN and SEIU as well. In fact, when Wade Radke (a co-founder of ACORN) was found to have embezzled 1 Million dollars from the group he was never brought to court. Instead, the Tides Foundation found it in their heart of hearts to "give" ACORN $1 Million to make the whole issue go away. That's like someone being robbed and then having the robber's daddy pay the people who were robbed the amount of money or items stolen. It may make the victims feel better to some extent, but a crime went unpunished and the robber will only feel more empowered to do MORE crime in the future and not less. Maybe (and this is a BIG maybe) if Wade Radke had been prosecuted 8 years ago, it would have sent a strong message to others in ACORN to "straighten up or go to jail".
What is the Tides Foundation and what is its purpose? According to their own web-site, they were started in 1976 by "anonymous couple" who wanted to help fund grass roots communities and environmental projects. Started by Drummond Pike, many believe it serves as a "bank" for various organizations that want to keep their names and connections quiet and just like the ocean "tide", it can wipe clean any footprints in the sand that may traced back to their sources.
What business is it of the Tides Foundation to step in and "fix" a embezzlement scheme? Who really wanted to keep it quiet? Did the Tides Foundation also commit a crime by paying to cover another one up? Would people who gave money to this organization feel that their money was used appropriately? I think its time we start expanding the investigation, revisit the Radke scandal and too see where the money all leads. No one is above the law in this country, not even "good intentioned do-good-ers".