Swanky art auction held for fraudulent Planned Parenthood affiliate
“A fool and his money are soon parted” is a phrase that came to mind when reading the May 26 Houston CultureMap story, “Auction party: The stakes are raised for Planned Parenthood at this artful River Oaks bash,” about a “Fine Art Auction benefitting Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.”
Houston’s pro-abortion elite are either unaware or pretending not to notice that Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is up to its ears in legal trouble.
I reported last week that a third Medicaid lawsuit has emerged accusing PPGC of Medicaid fraud.
Two of those cases are pending, but the third has been settled with the Department of Justice, costing PPGC $4.3 million. All three clinics under investigation were forced to close.
One of those clinics, in Lufkin, Texas, had only opened in late 2006, at a cost of $1.5 million. Funds for that money pit were donated or raised by Ellie and Buddy Temple and the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Jean and David Dolben, and Joan Duncan.
None of those names appeared on the guest list at the Houston soiree. Perhaps this was a coincidence, or perhaps it’s as fellow Texan President George W. Bush once quipped, “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.” Whatever, more on the Houston event from the article:
Where: The artful River Oaks home of Judy and Scott Nyquist.
The 411: Guests sipped wine and nibbled light bites from A La Carte Catering while strolling from room to room to view and bid on donated art treasures from well-known artists such as Patrick Hughes, Jim Dine, James Surls, William Wegman, MANUAL, Don Reitz and Joe Aker, who was on hand to share the story behind his iconic photograph “Lonely Road.” The auction items were displayed among the Nyquists’ own exquisite collection, generating lively conversation among the art lovers.
Presiding over the auction was Houston artist and philanthropist Kathryn Rabinow who, with her daughter Sarah Pesikoff, is chairing the “The Gala: For a Million Women, For a Million Reasons,” benefiting Planned Parenthood, on Oct. 25 at the Hilton Americas-Houston. The Reitz and Surls sculptures were sold outright and Rabinow even received phone-in bids as the party progressed.
Who: The artistic crowd included Elizabeth Weingarten, Anne Chao, Beverly and Howard Robinson, David Haug, Page Kempner, Anne Tucker, Adam Newar, Eddie Allen, Ruth and Tom Dreesen, Carol Neuberger, Lois Stark, Leslie and Russ Robinson and Anne Graubart.
(Tom Dreesen the comedian, I wonder?)
I really do wonder how many of these moneybags know they’re likely donating to the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Medicaid Fraud Endowment Fund?
More photos from the lovely event to support mass murder, all via Houston.Culturemap.com, with photos by Sarah Austin (click twice to enlarge)…
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- Joe Aker and his art
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- L to R: Elizabeth Weingarten and Carol Neuberger
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- L to R: Anne Graubart and Kathryn Rabinow; William Wegman photograph in background
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- L to R: Beverly, Leslie, and Russ Robinson
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- L to R: Adam Newar and Page Kempner
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- L to R: Melany Linton and Jennifer Zumbado
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- Patrick Hughes’ “One Artist Stands Out”
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- L to R: Judy Nyquist and Ann Chao
[Top photo, via Houston.Culturemap.com, L to R: Susan Bischoff and Eddie Allen in front of a Jim Dine painting; Lufkin screen shot via Saynsumthn’s Blog]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
How nice…they sipped wine nibbled snacks and looked at pretty art. Something that was denied to the death of all of the aborted children. And never mind the rising death toll as pastor John Hagee just called abortion The American holocaust about an hour ago on TV.
The wealthiest of the liberal elite are quite willing to put their money toward reducing the excess population of poor and middle class children.
Sure, PP is being investigated for multiple fraud and has even settled in one case. But that’s just Republicans and pro-lifers attacking PP — it has nothing to do with the population work that these richie-riches are supporting.
Well with all these elites coughing up the money what does PP need with our tax dollars? Maybe there wouldn’t be fraud if PP had to answer to these elites and what happens to their money. They obviously aren’t held accountable to the taxpayer.
I am going to hold a not so swanky soiree at my apt. in Northeast Philly. Guests can stroll through my two bedrooms and living/dining area and admire my artwork from Bed Bath and Beyond. Catering will be provided by Dominos or whatever pizza place has the best coupons. An empty pickle jar will be placed on my second hand coffee table for donations, which will be given to area CPCs. You are all invited!
Sounds wonderful phillymiss!!
“The wealthiest of the liberal elite are quite willing to put their money toward reducing the excess population of poor and middle class children” – you mean the Koch’s and their ilk?
Let the unborn eat cake!
Nope. Kochs were not on any list of abortion donors. I mean Warren Buffet and Bill Gates and their ilk.
Get your facts straight with reality — or change your moniker to “Fantasy.”
Hope you can come Carla — just bring dessert. :-)
Del, don’t forget George Soros, The Ford Foundation, The Packard Foundation, etc., etc., ad nauseum . . .
“Kochs were not on any list of abortion donors” – I wasn’t talking about abortion donors. You said “The wealthiest of the liberal elite are quite willing to put their money toward reducing the excess population of poor and middle class children” and that would mean the Koch’s and their ilk.
Phillymiss id love to come. Sounds like my type of party:)