posted on July 19, 2006 07:49:45 PM new
I AM NOT WEEPING ABOUT RALPH REED. I ALWAYS DID BELIEVE REED WAS JUST ANOTHER BIBLE WAVING CONSERVATIVE PHONY. YOU WILL SEE A LOT MORE REPUBLICAN FALLOUT FROM THE ABRAMOFF SCANDAL BEFORE ITS OVER.
NPR.org, July 19, 2006
The Jack Abramoff scandal has claimed another Republican: Ralph Reed.
The former head of the Christian Coalition, Reed, as chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, brought the state GOP from irrelevance to dominance – it now controls the governorship, both U.S. Senate seats, and a majority in the state legislature. Reed wanted a piece of the action for himself. His goal, which was once thought of as a slam dunk: the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Georgia.
And he seemed to have everything lined up. Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose views on abortion and gays are not even on the same page as Reed's, came in to campaign for him. Zell Miller, a conservative Democrat who may be the most popular pol in the state, worked tirelessly for him. But it wasn't enough.
Reed was soundly defeated in Tuesday's primary by a conservative state senator, Casey Cagle. Cagle focused on Reed's connection with Abramoff, the convicted lobbyist whose relationship with Reed goes back to when they were both with the College Young Republicans. As a longtime favorite of Christian conservatives, Reed's clean-cut image took a beating when it was revealed that he took millions of dollars from Abramoff to lobby against various gambling initiatives in the South. Reed's goal is one that was shared by many religious conservatives. But when it was revealed that the money came from Abramoff's gambling clients, Indian tribes that felt threatened by competition, Reed was thrown on the defensive and never recovered. Cagle won with 56 percent of the vote.
Reed joins former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay as the most prominent Republicans whose association with Abramoff have adversely affected their political career this year. The list may not be complete.
THE NEOCONS SHOULD CHECK OUT NPR NEWS, THEY MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING. THEY EXPOSE BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT CROOKS FAIRLY. SINCE THERE IS A LOT MORE REPUBLICAN CROOKS AROUND THE NEOCONS THINK NPR IS ONE SIDED. LOL
posted on July 20, 2006 05:29:48 AM new
Kill the messenger, eh Ron?
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posted on July 23, 2006 07:07:01 AM new
Nope profe, let NPR continue as a listner funded enterprise. No reason to continue to use tax payer money for it. I also believe the same for PBS and it may surprise you I contribute every year to OPB.
Ron
