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DEL.ICIO.USThe late, late entry into the lieutenant governor’s race
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The answering machine had this robo-call message from “Mary Ann” on Monday night:
“You’ve probably heard that Ralph Reed worked for casinos and gambling interests. Reed even used Christian groups as a front to do that.
“But did you see that Ralph Reed was paid to lobby against protecting women in the Northern Marianas Islands from employers who pushed them into prostitution and even forced them to have abortions? Is that what you believe in?
“And to this day, Ralph Reed remains unrepentant and refuses to admit he was wrong. Paid for by Campaign Money Watch.â€?
This is the Washington group we told you about last week. They introduced a similar TV ad into the campaign on Friday.
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By Ray Radlein
July 17, 2006 10:51 PM | Link to this
It occurred to me recently that his outstanding work on behalf of Jack Abramoff makes Ralph Reed the only high-profile politician in Georgia this year to support abortions.
As long as the women involved don’t have any choice in the matter, that is.
By Bowersville
July 17, 2006 11:50 PM | Link to this
Well now we know most all the details, but peach pundit carried it first.
By Debbie
July 18, 2006 6:16 AM | Link to this
This group is a George Soros sponsored left wing extremiest group. Funny how they support Cagle and got the emails of GOP activists that are NOT available online.
They know that Reed is a danger to them and Cagle is not because Cagle goes along to get along.
By Debbie
July 18, 2006 6:20 AM | Link to this
Reagan held the same position on the Mariannas as Reed did and Reagan fought against enforcing U.S. labor laws in the Mariannas as Reed did. According to Cagle’s logic, then that would mean Reagan supported child prostitution and forced abortions. And we all know he did not.
By Hunter
July 18, 2006 7:12 AM | Link to this
huh? a Soros sponsored group has the audacity to call anyone unrepentant???
sheesh, this GOP race is being watched from all around…but can either of them beat the fatboy?
By BahamaBoy
July 18, 2006 7:24 AM | Link to this
Debbie, your logic absolutely mystifies me.
You say: “Reagan held the same position on the Mariannas [sic] as Reed did and Reagan fought against enforcing U.S. labor laws in the Mariannas [sic] as Reed did. According to Cagle’s logic, then that would mean Reagan supported child prostitution and forced abortions. And we all know he did not.”
What a mouthful!
We all know that Reagan left office in 1990, and Reed’s work on killing the extension of U.S. labor laws to the Marianas Islands took place in 1999, well after Reagan was in the final stages of Alzheimer’s and not exactly taking any visitors — including Ralph Reed.
So when Reed drafted his mail pieces in support of the current government of the Islands, he didn’t consult with former President Reagan. Fair enough, Debbie? So quit trying to cover Reed in the mantel of Ronal Reagan.
The atrocities in the Marianas Islands were not fully documented until 1997 and 1998 in reports issued by the Dept of Interior and ABC News. When new legislation was proposed to deal with those atrocities the Island government hired Jack Abramoff to kill the effort. Abramoff hired Reed as a subcontractor and paid him handsomely to gin up Christian opposition to the bill.
Before accepting employment, Reed could have read the Interior Dept. report and he could have viewed the ABC News program about the conditions on the Island. Did he?
I doubt it, Debbie. He just told Abramoff where to send the money and he ginned up the loyal and faithful Christians who would go one to help Reed earn millions pitting one Indian gambling tribe against another, all in the name of closing down casinos. You see Debbie, the only casinos Reed worked to close down where the competitors of his client Indian tribes. He never bit the hand that fed him — and Jo Anne Reed and their lovely children. ( I hope they are all feeling better after that terrible run in with Cagle supporters in their gated Sugarloaf subdivision.)
No Debbie, Reagan didn’t support child prostitution and forced abortions. But Ralph Reed did. He can run and evade all he wants, but the truth has caught up with him. You see, Debbie, it was former Reed employees who revealed the dirty laundry after they left employment with a man they could no longer trust and serve. That laundry was put on display by the Cagle camp so all Georgia voters could evaluate Reed’s character and integrity. Reed’s response was to attack Cagle with bogus claims of not paying his taxes (false) and unethically profiting from bank legislation that came before his senate finance committee (also false). Not much dirt to throw when you live in a cesspool of lies and deceit like Reed.
So Election Day is finally upon us and Reed is headed for defeat — the biggest defeat of his brilliant career. Tomorrow he can begin a new chapter as he picks up the pieces and, hopefully, comes clean about his checkered past. Thankfully, he will not be the nominee from the Republican Party for Lieutenant Governor.
Have a nice day!
By Tony
July 18, 2006 7:56 AM | Link to this
Debbie, Debbie, Debbie,
I will ask again where is your proof on Reagan? And did Reagan take a couple of million dollars to protect this way of life?
When did Ralph NOT take a few million to fight for a cause? The Christians he ‘represented’ were for hire. He prostituted them out to various special interests and put them up for sale and rent to anyone who would pay him money. Have a cause you need taken care of? We’ll invent a Christian tie into it and fight it for you for a cool million or two.
Thanks to Ralph, Christians have been peddled out to support the interests of Chinese Communists…and we know what THEY do to Christians….and little unwanted girls.
By Tony
July 18, 2006 9:04 AM | Link to this
“Abramoff is the one that abused the non profits not Reed.” —Debbie
Debbie, I guess having a few all located in Century Strategies’ desk drawers is a proper use of non-profits? Having a shell game in which money was shuffled around through other groups is a proper use? I guess creating all of those groups he did mailings for at the spur of the moment is a proper use of non-profits? You see Debbie, the non-profits that were shells were created by Ralph. HE was the one who created all of these groups….
You see no matter what Ralph says, he’s proven a liar. He said something to the effect that HE didn’t recommend money going through third parties. If he was as smart and ethics-minded as he said he was wouldn’t he have inquired as to why he was not receiving the money directly? After all if he said he didn’t mind it coming directly, why didn’t he think something was fishy with money going through other parties? He was complacent AT MINIMUM.
By Debbie
July 18, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this
The 1976 Marianas Commonwealth Covenant allowed the Islands to set local wages to support their economy, and was signed by President Gerald Ford. (Public Law 94-241, 1976). President Ronald Reagan ratified this policy by executive order in 1986. (Presidential Proclamation 5564, Federal Register, 51, No. 216, November 7, 1986, p. 40399). By siding with Bill Clinton and the labor unions, Cagle is criticizing a policy that was ratified by Ronald Reagan and supported by a Republican Congress.
By Meltdown
July 18, 2006 10:29 AM | Link to this
Wow - these guys must be running out of cloaks to cover Ralph. Now they’re using the mantle of the Great Communicator? Hey, wasn’t he the former head of the Screen Actor’s Guild? So help me follow this … if you don’t like Ralph’s amoral tactics and associations, then that’s somehow an attack on Reagan. How sad and desperate. Ralph may be an experienced boot polisher, but he isn’t fit to touch Reagan’s shoes.
Debbie - help me here - did the original bills allow the use of Made in the USA tags, or did that come later?
By LB
July 18, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this
My husband actually left the ballot blank because Reed and his opponent both do not represent anything we believe in. I felt the same way but just did a coin toss and voted for Reed. I have every intention of voting against him in November. I am shocked that more people didn’t run for this office so people would have a better choice.
By Debbie
July 18, 2006 10:51 AM | Link to this
Tony, when you speak of proven liar, you speak of Cagle. He lied in his radio ads about why Georgia Right to Life endorsed him, he lied about the Taylor contribution, he has lied in his ads about Reed, he lied on his financial disclosure form about his contributions….
By Tony
July 18, 2006 11:08 AM | Link to this
Debbie,
Did Reagan prevent shipping containers from being searched? Did Reagan prevent investigations into human rights abuses? Did Reagan prevent immigration reforms on the Marianas Islands that would have scrutinized who was brought in for what labor? Did Reagan receive money for protecting the interests of Communist Chinese sweat shop operators? Did Reagan prevent a loophole being closed to keep Communist CHinese from abusing the “Made in USA” label?
NO! GReed did!
By Tony
July 18, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this
LB….I don’t know if your vote will count in GReed’s eyes. You took a flip of the coin which is gambling. I’m sure GReed will be happy to know he gets the gambling vote.
By Better Choices
July 18, 2006 11:15 AM | Link to this
LB, there ARE better choices. Our system is far from perfect, but at least for now, we still have a working two-party system. The overuse of labels has divided us to the point that our governments, at every level, are creating more problems than they are solving while making money for just a few. Sadly, the labels no longer accurately represent the actions of the officials behind them. I urge everyone to stop looking at these meaningless labels and start looking at the candidates themselves. Ask yourself what you really want them to do, or not do, if elected. And if your answer is that you want government to just go away, stop collecting taxes, and stop doing anything or anyone, then… well, good luck with that.
By Tony
July 18, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this
Debbie,
Do we really want to go down the list of everything you and GReed lied about?
Not paying taxes…terrorizing his neighborhood….unethical profiting and abusing his office to do so…
I can go down this HUGE list of all of these allegations from GReed that have yet to be proven. Debbie, you yourself have stated “put up or shut up” but Ralph cannot do either. Why is it fine for Ralph to lie? Why does Ralph get a free pass to lie?
By David
July 18, 2006 12:06 PM | Link to this
BahamaBoy you state, “We all know that Reagan left office in 1990…”
Well not all of us. Reagan left office January 20, 1989.
By David
July 18, 2006 12:08 PM | Link to this
BahamaBoy…
You state, “We all know that Reagan left office in 1990…”
Well not all of us. Reagan left office on January 20, 1989.
By BahamaBoy
July 18, 2006 12:48 PM | Link to this
Thanks, David. That adds another year to the time Reagan DIDN’T support Reed’s work for the corrupt Marianas Islands fgovernment.
And please go easy on the double postings. I’m a little groggy today after all that fun we had earlier this morning, and I have a party to go to tonight — Cagle’s!
By Jamestown
July 18, 2006 5:34 PM | Link to this
Funny blog post about the races today. http://www.theamericanpolitic.com
By Tony
July 18, 2006 5:46 PM | Link to this
I’m still waiting on GWB and Cheney to make some calls or come down here….after all didn’t Debbie say we were in for some huge surprises and both of these guys would be returning the favors for Ralph?
Keep in mind W never minded getting involved in contested races. He’s done that since he’s been in office. So where was the payback for all of Ralph’s hard work?