There's no evidence that the money has changed hands,
but read this excerpt from the WorldNetDaily:

In the blogosphere, one of the chief antagonists to
the Smithsonian decision was James Randi – "the
Amazing Randi" – magician and long-time debunker of
physic and paranormal claims. 

In his May 27 weekly newsletter, Randi alerted his
readers that the Discovery Institute had been granted
access and encouraged them to lobby for the film to be
dropped, even making his own financial counter-offer: 

"Readers, do something about this. Please send an
e-mail to [log in to unmask] addressed to Mr. Randall
Kremer, Public Affairs. Tell him of your concern over
this situation. And, you might add that the James
Randi Educational Foundation(JREF) is willing to
donate $20,000 to the Smithsonian Institution if they
agree to give back the 'Discovery Institute' $16,000
and decline to sponsor the showing of the film. And
the JREF will not require the Smithsonian to run any
films or propaganda that favor our point of view ...
We need to be alarmed and militant about this
situation." 


For the full article, go here:

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44599

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