Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Now THAT'S How to Get Fired from Your Nonprofit

Posted by on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:11 PM

Fired artistic directors of Seattle, take a tip from Larry Jones of Oklahoma's Feed The Children.

When he got fired by his board, he turned around and sued the bastards, then bitched to the press ("Do you want to feed the children or feed the lawyers?"), then convinced funders to pull millions of dollars in gifts, then threatened to destroy the charity with bad publicity ("the Web will kill you"), and then had the gall to say he wants to sit down and work it out "in a Christian way," without all the lawyers.

Of course he doesn't want lawyers—he's clearly a bully who gets what he wants by intimidation. Lawyers always want to use rational argument and garbage like that.

And what did our good Christian neighbor get fired for in the first place?

Directors fired Jones after he admitted having hidden microphones installed in April in the charity offices of three executives, including his daughter, Larri Sue Jones, the charity’s general counsel.

Police began an investigation after a private investigator on Aug. 19 found remnants of the devices in the ceilings. Prosecutors are not expected to charge Jones.

And why was a private investigator inspecting the ceilings of this "Christian" charity?

The Oklahoman leaves that stone unturned.

Thanks to Slog tipper Matt.

 

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Max Solomon 1
plus, thae tuk ar soniks!
Posted by Max Solomon on November 24, 2009 at 2:13 PM
2
Um... his daughter's name is "Larri Sue"?!
Posted by apollonia666 on November 24, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Will in Seattle 3
Remember, Jeebus died to make you personally wealthy.

As he used to say "It is easy for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven" ... and then he drifted off into something about raising camels.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 24, 2009 at 2:38 PM
michael strangeways 4
@2...it's just proof that anyone who would name their daughter that HAS to be evil incarnate...
Posted by michael strangeways http://www.seattlegayscene.com/ on November 24, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Y.F. Redux 5
@ 2,

It's a southern thing. They take a masculine name that ends in 'Y' and change it to " i " or " -ie" for a girl. Then a second feminine diminutive is added.

Danny becomes Danni or Danie
Tommy becomes Tommie or Tommi
(Charlie stays the same)

Hence, Danni lynn, Larri Sue, and Jonnie Mae.

Or an " - ene" or "-ine" is added to the end. Like Daline or Joelene.

Sometimes an "a" sneaks in there too. So 'Brian' becomes 'Brianna' or 'John' becomes 'Johnna'...not Jo-anna BTW.
Posted by Y.F. Redux on November 24, 2009 at 5:00 PM
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You hit the nail on the head. It's unbelieveable that this guy has the gall to ask for his job back the way he is trying to ruin the organization's fundraising efforts.

I see jail time in his future
Posted by Carbot Tet on November 25, 2009 at 6:25 AM

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