By ChinoBlanco, unverified — Fri, 08/28/2009 - 08:14
"It's my understanding the money was left to the Portland diocese for defending church dogma or policy, that sort of thing. It wasn't specific to this particular issue. Our application to this issue was our choice, but it fell within the general parameters of the donor's request," Mutty said.
Does that statement pass the smell test?
A $100K donation was made. Mutty pretends to know the donor's intentions but not his identity. At the very least, considering that the funds are being spent on a political battle, Mutty should disclose the donor's identity in order to avoid the appearance that the Portland diocese is being used to launder political donations and hide the true source of campaign funds.
All that aside, if I'd already admitted to being clear about the "parameters of the donor's request" I'd be embarrassed to preface my statement with an "It's my understanding ..." That's the kind of language one uses when there's the chance a statement might need to be disavowed down the road.
Reading this article, all apologies, but it's my understanding that Marc Mutty is a liar.
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"It's my understanding the
"It's my understanding the money was left to the Portland diocese for defending church dogma or policy, that sort of thing. It wasn't specific to this particular issue. Our application to this issue was our choice, but it fell within the general parameters of the donor's request," Mutty said.
Does that statement pass the smell test?
A $100K donation was made. Mutty pretends to know the donor's intentions but not his identity. At the very least, considering that the funds are being spent on a political battle, Mutty should disclose the donor's identity in order to avoid the appearance that the Portland diocese is being used to launder political donations and hide the true source of campaign funds.
All that aside, if I'd already admitted to being clear about the "parameters of the donor's request" I'd be embarrassed to preface my statement with an "It's my understanding ..." That's the kind of language one uses when there's the chance a statement might need to be disavowed down the road.
Reading this article, all apologies, but it's my understanding that Marc Mutty is a liar.