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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 11:51 AM
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Abramoff Scandal Threatens to Derail Ralph Reed's Political Ambitions
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Published on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 by Bloomberg.com

Abramoff Scandal Threatens to Derail Reed's Political Ambitions

by Kristin Jensen and Laurence Viele Davidson


The Washington scandal over lobbyist Jack Abramoff may claim a casualty outside the nation's capital: Ralph Reed, a former presidential-campaign adviser who once headed one of the U.S.'s largest Christian activist groups.

Disclosures that Reed once ran an anti-gambling campaign that was secretly financed by casino-owning clients of his friend Abramoff have damaged his ability to raise funds for a bid to become Georgia's next lieutenant governor, other Republicans say. That may undercut his chances of winning an office that he could use as a steppingstone to national political ambitions, they say.

Campaign-finance reports filed this week show that Reed, 44, lagged behind opponent Casey Cagle in fundraising for the July 18 Republican primary during the past six months, after collecting more than twice as much money as his rival before that. Cagle raised $667,000 from June 30 to Dec. 31 to Reed's $404,000.

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For Reed, who once seemed invincible, with broad support in his party and wide name recognition, that isn't good news, said Towery, who now publishes Insider Advantage, a guide to politics.

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  - Hmm...maybe there *is* a god!  Roland99   Jan-11-06 11:57 AM   #1 
  - I might consider going to church if this POS leaves the face of the  Lochloosa   Jan-11-06 11:59 AM   #3 
  - besides gary bauer, reed is the creepiest christian out there  mopaul   Jan-11-06 11:59 AM   #2 
  - Ooh he's super fresh and pretty  underpants   Jan-11-06 12:00 PM   #5 
     - sucked by the devil into a vortex of sin, but the lord will forgive him  mopaul   Jan-11-06 12:01 PM   #7 
  - could not happen to a bigger scumbag  leftchick   Jan-11-06 12:00 PM   #4 
  - Couldn't happen to a nicer guy  simskl   Jan-11-06 12:01 PM   #6 
  - As a citizen of GA and a member of the GDP,  RubyDuby in GA   Jan-11-06 12:09 PM   #8 
  - Threatens???????  Imalittleteapot   Jan-11-06 12:22 PM   #9 
  - ~~  G_j   Jan-11-06 03:13 PM   #10 
 
Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 11:57 AM
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1. Hmm...maybe there *is* a god!
;)
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 11:59 AM
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3. I might consider going to church if this POS leaves the face of the
earth.

On second thought.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 11:59 AM
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2. besides gary bauer, reed is the creepiest christian out there
i hope he burns in a living hell of regret, and an actual hell of prison, imagine him in general pop.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:00 PM
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5. Ooh he's super fresh and pretty
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:01 PM
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7. sucked by the devil into a vortex of sin, but the lord will forgive him
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:00 PM
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4. could not happen to a bigger scumbag
well maybe Pat Robertson is bigger.
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:01 PM
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6. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy
Ralph Reed is one weird little dude.
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RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:09 PM
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8. As a citizen of GA and a member of the GDP,
I for one couldn't hope for anything more than this:

The young Republicans following in Reed's footsteps -- students, budding activists and campaign managers -- now don't want him to run, said Charles Bullock, a political scientist at the University of Georgia in Athens.

``Without exception, they are hoping he's not on the ticket,'' Bullock said. One concern is ``that he gets the nomination, and then sometime in the fall the smoking gun shows up and he brings down Republicans,'' he said. ``The drumbeat is going to be playing throughout the year.''
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Imalittleteapot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 12:22 PM
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9. Threatens???????
One would think that his political career is in the hole.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-11-06 03:13 PM
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