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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:18 PM Nov 2017

Emails Show Richard Spencer Bounced A $10,565 Check For Florida Event

Source: HuffPost

11/08/2017 06:08 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago

Spencer wants a white ethno-state, but he can barely pull off a campus speech.

By Jessica Schulberg and Travis Waldron

Richard Spencer and his band of white nationalist brothers see themselves as part of a superior race destined to create a utopian white ethno-state. But first, their checks have to clear.

Spencer has spent the last several months bullying universities into letting him preach his racist vision to college students. Most recently, he spoke at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The event, which the university tried to counter by courting an appearance from legendary former quarterback Tim Tebow, eventually took place, with Spencer parading onto campus to his own personalized Depeche Mode-heavy playlist.

But in the leadup to his speech, Spencer and his colleagues at the National Policy Institute — Spencer’s white nationalist think tank — struggled to complete basic chores required to stage the event, according to hundreds of pages of university emails obtained by HuffPost. They bungled money, forgot appointments, and appear to have failed to read all of their rental contract.

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In order to secure a room for the Oct. 19 speech, Spencer was required send a signed rental agreement and a check for $10,564.80 by Oct. 6. NPI executive director Evan McLaren put the contract and the check in the mail that morning, using FedEx’s same-day delivery service, requiring a university employee to accept the delivery around 10:30 that evening.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-spencer-university-florida-bounced-check_us_5a0380b9e4b0f76b05c33438?fpa

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Emails Show Richard Spencer Bounced A $10,565 Check For Florida Event (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP
Check kiting.... Historic NY Nov 2017 #1
Tsk tsk tsk, nothing worse than a broke-ass Nazi, white supremacist a-hole. brush Nov 2017 #2
Pretty pathetic, all right, but... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2017 #12
Heehee! Yes. brush Nov 2017 #14
Such a happy smile this brings me!! Thank you, DonV!! nt Leghorn21 Nov 2017 #3
Trump supporter for sure... cheating his contractors/vendors. keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #4
I was going to say the same thing. SergeStorms Nov 2017 #6
that amount is a felony mercuryblues Nov 2017 #5
They should TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #9
But then again, Turbineguy Nov 2017 #7
The National Policy Institute name disgusts me JDC Nov 2017 #8
his 'charity' National policy In.lost their ability to fundraise/irs dumped him 11/17- He moved to Sunlei Nov 2017 #10
Lock him up! nt joet67 Nov 2017 #11
"White supremacy" indeed, LOL n/t NEOBuckeye Nov 2017 #13
Depeche Mode? cagefreesoylentgreen Nov 2017 #15

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
12. Pretty pathetic, all right, but...
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 11:45 PM
Nov 2017

...perhaps better than that same Nazi, white supremacist a-hole flush with cash.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
6. I was going to say the same thing.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:59 PM
Nov 2017

That's the way to show people how to be personally responsible. I guess that must be a common trait among white, racist, sexist, dullards. Who knew paying your bills would be so difficult?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
10. his 'charity' National policy In.lost their ability to fundraise/irs dumped him 11/17- He moved to
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 11:29 PM
Nov 2017

his altright.com new 'charity' one that kisses trumps ass and fundraises there, enough for trip overseas and hate group events.

15. Depeche Mode?
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 02:19 AM
Nov 2017

I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t approve of Spencer’s use of their music at these kind of events. I wonder if the band’s been notified because I would be so tickled if they sued this fukboy for millions.

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