That's funny. However, if you notice Wayne's typically frumpy public appearance, you conclude that he's not wearing expensive custom-made suits. The purchase of $275K of suits was, shall we say, "notional." The money was listed as an expense by Ackerman McQueen but in reality was just kicked back in cash to someone. The corruption here knows no bounds. And the ruling clique continues to insult the members' intelligence by putting forth such transparently false cover stories.
Rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in the Fairfax area is less than $2,000 / month. (You can rent an entire townhouse for $3,000 / month.) The NRA was paying more than $4,000 / month for the intern's "rent." Now, assuming that the intern, on paper, was in an "unpaid" position, the excess "rent" could have been disguised salary. But the real question is, what services was she performing, and for whom?
The Board is not independent. The way the system is set up (beginning with the nomination process), the Board is directly under the thumb of LaPierre. It's a 100% crony system.
Brownell just resigned from the Board. He evidently doesn't want to be associated with this mess any more.
The NRA publications, such as the American Rifleman, are propaganda organs for the LaPierre cabal. You won't read one word about the scandals in these publications (and that's where most members get their information). However, the presence of the Internet has broken this information monopoly. That's where the more savvy members are now getting their contrarian views. Unfortunately, the "savvy" members still seem to be in the minority.
