Moral Ethical Pillars My Ass - The Greed Of Ralph Reed...

'The Bush Administration finds itself in a very odd place — under and sinking fast — and for them, the dislocation must be staggering. And while it is interesting to watch as the White House unveils its new candor campaign in trying to right itself, that effort may be the definition of 'too little, too late.' All you have to do to understand the extent of the GOP's problems is to look at what is going on with one-time Golden Boy Ralph Reed, who is on the 2006 ballot in Georgia. He is going under fast and taking other Republicans with him, in magenta-red Georgia no less.' http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/16/opinion/main1133619.shtml

Ralph Greed :rofl:

He deserves his rightful place at the cafeteria table in the federal corrections pen.

tar & feather him as well, run them all out of town on a rail :thumbsup:

(sorry; I just couldn't resist!)

he`s to cute for words. don`t take me wrong but as a straight guy some of these guys just look "different"

i hope he doesn't withdraw, and instead goes down in flames next november :)

many for granted that is more than true

the ten commandments (which reed would have tattooed on all of us if he could, i'm sure) talks about using the lord's name in vain, but reed and his ilk have, for decades, been using the lord's name in cynicism, exploiting the belief and good faith of millions to increase their own political and economic power ... whatever he gets, he pretty much deserves. He is one of the main reasons we're in the situation we're in, and i certainly won't shed a tear for his fall from grace ...

noteworthy to address it's longevity throughout each of their admins; it is no longer possible for dems to claim they do not see it coming. lieberman seems more than ready to by into it. and too many of the rest are positioning themselves around it but it is right there for all to see. with candidates such as reed & saxby chambliss, i'm surprised republicans themselves aren't voting 3rd party en masse. i feel sorry for them having to vote for their 'truly wicked & proud of it' candidates & issues.

Whited Sepulchre: Polished white marble on the outside and rotting flesh on the inside. The more contemporary dictionary definition is "Someone who is professedly righteous but inwardly wicked; a hypocrite".

Ralph Reed, Bill Bennett, and all the other amoral money-grubbing crooks have had their day in the sun as the apparent purveyors of all things moral and decent. It's taken a while, but their true colors are finally showing. It's fitting indeed that the Repugs are now sweating bullets over their former boy wonder. I hope he resists and keeps himself on the GA ticket next year, as there's no better evil poster child than the likes of Ralph Reed. He'll serve admirably as a focal point for those Americans who are determined to take their country back.

:kick: and a belated welcome to du :patriot:

the world will see what a fraud the Christian Coalition is. He still has legions of defenders. So. To defend Reed, you have to totally have the very un-Christian values of supporting a man who is either too stupid and careless to know who his business associates are (and his own emails belie his continuing denials) or an outright liar. Which he is.
The Atlanta Constitution recently reported an interview with Reed. Mr. Christian Coalition had this to say about his political hit skills: "I paint my face and travel by night. The opposition doesn't even know what hit them until they're in the body bag."
Nice, huh?

:sarcasm: paints his face, travels by night...so he admits to a world that is listening; he is a vampire first & foremost. resisting 'the light' he pretends to adore

by night, the first thing that comes to my mind is not a vampire! I'm thinking more a party dress and platform shoes....

:rofl: :hi:

Louisiana's David Vitter (senator) isn't in the mix more promanently-

McCain defends Vitter as tribe cries foul
Jena chief focuses on link to lobbyist Sen David Vitter

The Louisiana Jena Band of Choctaws offered testimony accusing Louisiana Sen. David Vitter of being in cahoots with Abramoff and his attempts to stymie the tribe's casino plans

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Jack Abramoff finds friends in Louisiana

Abramoff also puts pressure on Interior by funneling money to Norton’s former conservative environmental group, and by paying his friend and former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed $4 million to drum up anti-gambling furor to scuttle the Jena’s casino bid and that of a tribe in another state.

The previous year, longtime Louisiana gambling foe Rep. David Vitter (R-LA) had written a three-page letter to Norton, urging her to reject the Jena’s bid. Reed and Abramoff reveled at the news, according to emails obtained by the Washington Post. Quickly thereafter, Reed’s supposed anti-gambling campaign sent out a flurry of postcards praising Vitter, and let Vitter use his group’s name in phone bank calling.

Armed with new lobbyists and the support of two other Louisiana legislators, the Jena gain ground.

Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA), in whose district the Jena now plan to build, ardently opposes the plan. McCrery’s chief of staff—who would attend a golfing trip to Scotland with Abramoff later that summer—circulates a draft bill to “address the issue,” according to the Washington Post.

Perhaps seeing that his contacts at Norton’s former group and the letter from the House GOP leadership would not be enough, Abramoff turns to Vitter. By now, Reed’s lobby had raised Vitter’s profile; Vitter went on to win a vacant Senate seat last year.

What follows remains unclear. Critics contend Vitter knew that he was accepting support from a group funded by Abramoff’s gambling client. For his part, Vitter says he never took any money from Abramoff or his clients.

But Vitter does receive at least $65,000 from a dozen or so political action committees or candidates to which Abramoff, his staff or his clients had donated.

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Vitter responsible for anti-tribal appropriations rider
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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