Aspire Visa [Credit Card] Execs Are Biggest Ralph Reed Funders

[johnfunk]

So... Ralph Reed wants to be the Republican version of Joe Biden (D-MBNA)...

Aspire Visa Execs are Biggest Ralph Reed Funders
What Annual Fee Would Jesus Charge?
By Betty Clermont, Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) ATLANTA--Ralph Reed’s largest campaign financial supporters, members of Georgia’s Hanna family, are major owners of CompuCredit–the company which issues the highly usurious "credit rebuilding" Aspire Visa Card–Atlanta Progressive News has learned.

Aspire Visa is notorious for extremely high annual fees, monthly fees, account opening fees, credit line increase fees, and finance charges, in addition to awful customer service. CompuCredit, which runs Aspire Visa, targets individuals with past credit problems who are unlikeky to receive a credit offer from any other company.

David Hanna, CompuCredit President and CEO, gave $12,000 total in an off-election year to Mr. Reed for Reed’s campaign for Georgia Lt. Governor, according to disclosure statements of financial contributors obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. Frank Hanna, President of HBR Capitol Ltd., and David’s brother, gave $13,000. Kimberly Hanna, a homemaker, gave $13,000. Sally Hanna, a homemaker, gave $13,000.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "credit card interest."

[htuttle]

1. "It's the New Supply Side Jesus! Top Choice of Moneychangers Everywhere!"

Studies show that 4 out of 5 moneychangers prefer the New Supply Side Jesus to classic Communist Jesus everytime.

[Judi Lynn]

2. These guys are total monsters: just the people who'd love Ralph Reed

From the article:

Like Reed and the Christian Coalition, Frank J. Hanna III is associated with the right-wing Legion of Christ, a multinational group of "orthodox" Catholic clergy known for fund-raising successes and an affinity for evangelizing the rich and powerful.

Mr. Hanna is also serving on President Bush’s Commission on Hispanic Education, helped form several religious schools, and was once a Truman Scholar.

The Wall St. Journal ran an article on January 23, 2006, noting critics who argue that the Legion's "focus on the wealthy reinforces the sharp class divides that have long held Latin America back socially and economically. They say the Legion fosters intolerance and social climbing rather than devotion to Christ's gospel. Some in Mexico, instead of referring to the order's followers as Legionnaires of Christ, call them the 'Millionaires of Christ.'"

The Legion has been banned in three U.S. dioceses and has been successful in only two -- Sacramento, California, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Here in Atlanta, the Legion made front page news when they took control of the Donnellan School in Buckhead (now known as Holy Spirit Prep) by having police escort the Principal and two other administrators out of the building in the middle of a school day and in full view of horrified and weeping elementary school students.
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I hope they ALL go down in flames.

Thanks for the information.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Christ Himself kicked the money lenders out of the temple

Perhaps it's time He did it again. Ralphie, old bean, a message: "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24)

[MasonJar]

4. Everyone who has that card get rid of it NOW. I am working

toward divesting myself of all my cards except AE. You have to have one just to rent a car or etc.

[AX10]

5. This is frightening:

"Like Reed and the Christian Coalition, Frank J. Hanna III is associated with the right-wing Legion of Christ, a multinational group of "orthodox" Catholic clergy known for fund-raising successes and an affinity for evangelizing the rich and powerful."

They want to actively recruit people with power into their ranks. This is disturbing.

[rpannier]

6. I believe a few years back they tried to get me to take their card

Some company offered me a Visa, but I needed to put up 300 dollars. I told them I wasn't taking their card, the salesperson got an attitude and I hung up.