NYT: Main beneficiary of Edwards' non-profit is Edwards himself RAW STORY Published: Thursday June 21, 2007
In order to keep his public profile up after the 2004 presidential election, John Edwards, no longer in the senate, started a non-profit organization called the Center for Promise and Opportunity. The organization had the stated goal of "fighting poverty" and since 2005 has raised $1.3 million.
But, "unlike a sister charity created to raise scholarship money for poor students -- the main beneficiary of the center's fund-raising was Edwards himself, federal tax filings show," the New York Times is reporting. ...
he's a bad Dude MEM.....that is why I can't stand any Dem when they go on and on about the poor....they don't give a shit about the poor at all....neither do the GOP politicians. All they care about is power. 2 Americas indeed. I am hoping Hillary or Richardson get the nomination....they seem like the most moderate and I could definitely live with them over Edwards or Obama.
