Ralph Reed, paying cash for supporters.....in the bwaaaaha category

[AnnInLa]

Ralph Reed, paying cash for supporters
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Reed, who harbors presidential ambitions, has fallen so far, he's actually been reduced to using cash handouts to bolster his support. (thanks to reader J.C. for the tip)

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His Republican campaign for lieutenant governor sent an e-mail to supporters this week offering to pay the $20 entrance fee and — for out-of-towners — an overnight stay in a hotel.

Reed campaign manager Jared Thomas characterized the offer as routine. "Certainly, we want our grass-roots people to be well-represented," he said.

Well, sure, every political candidate wants to see their activist supporters at a campaign event. But consider the context here: we're talking about a Christian Coalition of Georgia meeting. In a church. Reed, the religious-right golden boy, should be in a position in which he's turning away supporters at the door because there's just too many of them. Instead, he's sending out last-minute emails offering to pay people to show up.

What's more, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the crowd at the rally ended up drawing about 350 activists — who were "evenly divided" between Reed supporters and backers of Reed's primary opponent, state Sen. Casey Cagle. And there's no indication that Cagle had to pay anyone.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/6409.html

[boobooday]

1. Free copy of "Left Behind" to the first 50 "believers"

Who show up wearing boots!

[oneighty]

3. Norman Bates

180

[Wickerman]

2. well, shucks, I'd go to Georgia to see Ralphy

send me a ticket, hotel voucher and entrance fee. Oh, a stadium hotdog and Coke would be nice. TRwo questions. Can I bring me own signs :evilgrin: and would Ralphy mind if I spent a day or two at my sisters? Just trying to be economical...