Reply #2: I have several questions I wish someone would ask Soaries. First two:

[AirAmFan]

(1) "How much money did charities at First Baptist, the church you pastored in Somerset, get from Christie Whitman's gubernatorial campaign? Since she made you her Secretary of State, she must have known of your charitable efforts and must have wanted to help you."

From http://www.eac.gov/soaries.asp?format=none

"A pioneer of faith-based community development, Dr. Soaries has led First Baptist in the construction of a new $17 million church complex and the formation of many not-for-profit entities to serve the community surrounding the church."

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(2) Have you met Ed Rollins,Ronald Reagan's campaign manager and "Geraldo" regular on CNBC?

From http://archives.cjr.org/year/94/1/cynicism.asp

"Rollins ... said the Whitman campaign had contributed to church charities in return for black ministers keeping mum on the virtues of Democratic incumbent James Florio."

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See also Bush_Eats_Beef's biographical thread at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...