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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 05:53 AM
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Whenever you say Abramoff, follow it closely with Ralph Reed
Abramoff and Scanlon hired Reed and his consulting company, Century Strategies, at the tune of $4.2 million dollars to form a coalition with his Christian contacts to sway public opinion in relation to a casinos. When casinos were shut down, key tribal members would then be approached by Abramoff and Scanlon. Opposition would be smeared so that those same key tribal members could win council seats and, in turn, hire both Abramoff and Scanlon in multi-million dollar contracts to try and re-open the closed casinos.

Remember who Reed was? Southern Regional Chairman of the Bush-Cheney Campaign and he was in the sleeze knee-deep.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 06:52 AM
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1. Even Pat Buchanan brought it up
And how the Alabama Christians were duped into opposing the casinos in Alabama when what was really going on was Reed was getting money to help the casinos in Mississippi. That's really the vote changing part of this scandal. That and Abramoff and Delay and forced abortions in the Marianas.
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Freedom_from_Chains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 07:13 AM
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2. I am hoping that Reed gets caught up in this thing
He is one dangerous man.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 07:17 AM
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3. Bill Press is on his show right now....
talking about this very issue. Yea, the guy who is head of the Christian Coalition and is suppose to be against sinful gambling....well, talk about deception! He is in real big trouble. Say bye-bye to the Ga. Lt. Gov. office. :rofl:

http://krxa540.com/?q=listen
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