'Young Eagles' director Allison Meyers fired from RNC in bondage club controversy

[supernova]

Source: Washington Post Blog

By Dan Eggen

The staffer fired by the Republican National Committee for authorizing a $2,000 payment for a night out at a bondage-themed club was the head of the Young Eagles, a GOP program aimed at cultivating major donors under 45 years old, Republicans familiar with the details of the case said Tuesday.

Allison Meyers, the Young Eagles director, asked the RNC to reimburse a GOP consultant for the costs of a Jan. 31 after-party event for young Republicans at Voyeur in West Hollywood, Calif., which features topless female dancers wearing bondage gear and simulating sex acts. Meyers' identity was first reported by the National Journal's Hotline.

The disbursement of money for the Voyeur gathering has become a major embarrassment for the RNC and its high-profile chairman, Michael S. Steele, at a time when the GOP is hoping to capitalize on an energized conservative base for this year's midterm elections. The RNC acknowledged late Monday it had fired an unnamed staffer over the affair, but spokesman Doug Heye declined to comment Tuesday on whether Meyers was the staffer who was let go.

The trip to Voyeur took place after an official RNC Young Eagles dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel attended by about 50 young Republican donors, according to the RNC and other officials. Hotline, citing several unidentified sources, said Meyers organized both the official RNC event and the after-party at the club. About a dozen young Republicans, including Meyers, attended the Voyeur gathering, GOP officials said.

Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/reports-say-young-eagles-direc.html

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Oh, this just gets better and better. I'm limited to four paras, but keep reading down on YR fundraising.

edit: Does anyone honestly think that it will go no further than firing a young program director?

[Ian David]

1. Let Young Eagles soar.... n/t

[Blue Owl]

20. Lower than they've ever soared before

From rocky coast, to golden shore...
Let the naughty eagles soar...

:rofl:

[TrollBuster9090]

21. Rumor has it she had originally ASKED STEELE FOR A SPANKING

But when that wasn't enough, Steele insisted on calling her names, firing her, re-hiring her, and then repeating the process...faster and faster each time until the GOP is "satisfied" that the matter is under control.

[benld74]

2. Ashcroft with his rendition of "When Eagles Soar"! in 3,2,1,,,

[hlthe2b]

3. These headlines just get better and better`

:rofl:

[Ian David]

4. His bio says he is "very active in his church."

[AllyCat]

8. That is worrisome, but not unexpected

[Bette Noir]

19. That's sick. I love it.

[zipplewrath]

5. When ya spend other peoples money

Ya just can't be dumb. I can't believe anyone was this dumb. Isn't there anyone inside these organizations that know better? My whole life, I've had fun on business trips. But you never leave a paper trail that even makes it LOOK like the business paid for any of it. You go BACK to the hotel after your business is done. You get OUT of your company clothes. You DON'T use your business issued credit card. To some extent you're better not using cards at all. Dump the company rental car and take a cab. Don't tell anyone who you are, where you're from, or why you are in town. Have a ball and pay for it all yourself, in cash. And DON'T charge your time to anyone but yourself.

[tanyev]

6. Ooh, did they have security put her in handcuffs?

:hide:

[RamboLiberal]

7. And the Young Eagles are also meeting at Blackwater

So the Young Chickenhawks can play at war!

[AllyCat]

9. Ok, she should get into trouble, but why is it only her?

What about those who actually went and thought they could submit the bills? It's not illegal to go to this kind of joint, but it would be nice if voters fired more Republicans as a result.

I won't hold my breath.

[kirby]

10. Only the GOP considers 45 and under as 'young' n/t

[Matariki]

11. I was thinking that too!

it must be a 'in contrast' thing.

I can just imagine this group at some hip bondage club in LA - they must have been embarrassingly out of place.

[Leo 9]

12. "sometimes edgy approach to fundraising"?

The RNC's young donors program, which requires annual donations of $2,500 to $7,500 per person depending on age, has come under fire for its sometimes edgy approach to fundraising. For example, Young Eagles donors are scheduled to gather for a retreat in North Carolina on April 22 at a firearms training facility run by Xe Services, the controversial military contractor previously known as Blackwater, which has been dogged with allegations of civilian killings and other abuses in U.S. war zones.

:eyes:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/reports-say-young-eagles-direc.html

[No Elephants]

13. I hope she doesn't beat herself up about this.

:rofl:

[DCKit]

14. This, too, will come back to bite the RNC in the ass.

Though many have, not all (R)s will lay down quietly under the bus. It's time for some serious whistle-blowing.

[L0oniX]

15. This is soooo repuke.

[ScottLand]

16. Next the Teabaggers will distance themselves from the Repubs!

[NecklyTyler]

17. When a Republican gets to stew in their on excrement, it makes for a glorious evening

I just feel all warm inside, like I just drank a water glass of fine whiskey

[Downwinder]

18. Not Eagles!! Chicken Hawks!!