MMM Lays Off
Nearly 86% Of Employees
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The "Million" Mom March (MMM) was forced to lay off 30 of its 35
employees and put a halt to the formation of any new "chapters"
last week, an indication that the extremist anti-gun agenda is
losing support not just with lawmakers, but also with the small
segment of American society that has been bankrolling the group.
While the anti-gun lobbying group tried to put on its best face
by announcing it was "returning to its roots as a predominantly
volunteer organization," the fact is that the group was started
by Donna Dees-Thomasas, a well-connected political operative with
direct ties to the old Clinton-Gore Administration, and most of
its funding came from large contributions by wealthy individuals,
and a grant from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund of San
Francisco. The money, however, seems to have been largely
wasted.
What little success the group has experienced can
probably be attributed to the political connections of its
leaders, and the public support from minor celebrities like
gun-ban proponent Rosie O'Donnell - hardly what one would call
the "roots" of a "predominantly volunteer organization."
What
this lay-off will ultimately mean to the efforts of the MMM
remains to be seen, but there could be an even more serious storm
on the horizon for the group. Various Internet sources make some
rather strong allegations about the legality of some of the MMM's
actions. While we can neither confirm nor deny any of the
claims, we will certainly continue to look into them to the
extent that we can, and we will report any developments on this
front.
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