I started watching it midway through a piece about the Tigua Indian Casino scandal. I have never heard about this - not paying attention I guess (or is the media not covering it)?
Besides the indecency of the perpetrator's unethical behavior, their connections are stunning. Mentioned in Moyers piece were Ralph Reed, Tom Delay, Karl Rove, John Cornyn, RNC, etc.
Read more about this. Amazing. Shameful.
Scanlon/Abramoff/Ralph Reed casino-swindling scandal
Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations consultant Michael Scanlon quietly worked with conservative religious activist Ralph Reed to help the state of Texas shut down an Indian tribe's casino in 2002, then the two quickly persuaded the tribe to pay $4.2 million to try to get Congress to reopen it.
http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/004215.htmlInvestigating the Indian Gaming Scandal
Etched in the history of our great nation is a long and lamentable chapter about the exploitation of Native Americans.... Every kind of charlatan and every type of crook has deceived and exploited America's native sons and daughters. While these accounts of unscrupulous men are sadly familiar, the tale we hear today is not. What sets this tale apart, what makes it truly extraordinary, is the extent and degree of the apparent exploitation and deceit.
— Statement of Senator John McCain, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Oversight Hearing on Lobbying Practices Involving Indian Tribes, 9/29/04
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/indiangaming.html