Atlanta Journal-Constitution uncritically reported RNC spokesperson's false assertion that Reid "took nearly $68,000 from Abramoff"
SUMMARY: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution uncritically quoted a Republican National Committee spokeswoman's false assertion that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "took nearly $68,000 from [former Washington lobbyist Jack] Abramoff." In fact, Abramoff made contributions only to Republicans, not Democrats.
An August 12 Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about an upcoming fundraiser for Sen. John McCain hosted in part by former Christian Coalition executive director Ralph Reed uncritically quoted Republican National Committee spokeswoman Katie Wright's false assertion that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), a national campaign co-chairman for Sen. Barack Obama, "took nearly $68,000 from [former Washington lobbyist Jack] Abramoff." In fact, as Media Matters for America previously noted, while Reid received contributions from Abramoff's firm's PAC (to which Abramoff did not contribute) and from some of Abramoff's partners and clients, a Center for Responsive Politics breakdown of Abramoff's donations shows that Abramoff himself made contributions only to Republicans, not Democrats.
From the August 12 Atlanta Journal-Constitution article:
"Senator McCain knows exactly how Ralph Reed helped Jack Abramoff defraud Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars," said David Donnelly, director of Campaign Money Watch. "Senator McCain should spare himself any further embarrassment by canceling this event immediately. Whose help will he accept next? Tom DeLay's?"
Republican National Committee spokeswoman Katie Wright said she found Campaign Money Watch's statement "laughable."
"I suggest they take a closer look at Barack Obama's friends like convicted felon Tony Rezko or his national co-chairman Harry Reid, who took nearly $68,000 from Abramoff," Wright said.
*yawn*
This is just parsing by MM. Even MM admits that Reid took a bunch of cash from Abramoff's PAC and his clients; and that's how Abramoff funneled cash to politicians he dealt with!
**double yawn **
Once again, Shoes slithers in here, post some nonsensical crap about one little insignificant part of the story that's supposed to make MMFA look bad and her side look good (which it doesn't), and slithered back out before anyone saw her.
I wish you had the courage to stick around and discuss the crap you post here, Shoes. You might actually learn something in the process...
Shoes doesn't really want to come back, then she'd have to defend the criminal scumbag Ralph Reed, and his fundraising buddy John McCain (who actually knew what Abramoff was up to)
This is entertaining too:
"Psychotic" is the key word to describe that quote. We don't need to worry about the planet because Jesus died on a cross almost 2,000 years ago. What strikes me about that is that even if one believes in Christ, believes that he died for our sins, saved mankind, whatever, that has absolutely nothing to do with global climate change. By that line of thinking a potential nuclear holocaust is nothing to fret over, since Jesus already saved the planet.
The fact that this sort of person got elected into any position anywhere is highly disturbing.
And you know what's really, really hillarious? The new DNC ad on Exxon John!
Be sure to check out the new Exxon John site too!
This proves everything about the Republicans..
"WRIGHT IS WRONG"
According to Wikipedia, Harry reid was re-elected in 2004, meaning he still has two years to go on his current term. GOP spokesperson Katie Wright was simply resorting to the old "change-the-subject-when-you-have-no-defense" ploy, which the Repugs do quite frequently nowadays.....
Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe
By Amy Silverman, phoenixnewtimes.com
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-08-07/news/postmodern-mccain-the-john-mccain-some-arizonans-know-and-loathe/%20/2