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Originally Posted by D. Scarlatti
Who, Ralph Reed? No, this was Ralph's first attempt at public office. He used to be Pat Robertson's bumboy.
The NYT's lead says it all:
ATLANTA, Wednesday, July 19 — Ralph Reed, the former director of the Christian Coalition and a former Republican lobbyist involved in the Jack Abramoff scandal, suffered an embarrassing defeat in his effort to win the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor on Tuesday.  |
But that leaves out the juicy part: Reed's organization was receiving money funneled from Indian casino gambling. And all the while he was being paid as a lobbyist to fight against a *different* gambling / casino operation. So what did he do? He mobilized the rightwing moral rednecks against gambling, using the religious argument against it. Of course, he didn't tell anyone that he was a paid political prostitute for a different gambling operation.
Typical conservative fundie christian. How many of these high profile right-wingers have seen their reputations shattered because someone found out the real truth abuot them lately? Swaggert, Robertson (multiple revelations, actually), Bennett, and now Reed.