GOP Members Hoping Religious Right's Ralph Reed Won't Run For Office...

[kpete]

GOP Members Hoping Religious Right's Ralph Reed Won't Run For Office...
Bloomberg News | Kristin Jensen, Laurence Viele Davidson | January 11, 2006 at 08:50 AM


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.

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[CottonBear]

1. He's a GOP Tar Baby. Oh please, please run for office Ralph. PLEASE.

LOL! In live here in GA and the press and the GOP have had very little to say about Ralphie "I was against gambling before i took gambling money" Reed. What a hypocrite. He went to UGA when I attended. He was kicked off of the student paper (he wrote a conservative column) for plagiarism charges. Recently, he came to speak to (wait for it...) the college Republicans! One person got in and asked him about Abramoff. Hee, hee! (I wanted to go but didn't find out about his appearance until the last minute. :( )
Of course, all of the rich, frat boys just loved him and made no mention of scandal.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Yes, time to mount

a faux "Draft Reed Campaign"--play to his ego, make him think the "base" really wants him. Get that guy on the ballot, by all means!!! SG
:evilgrin:

[txindy]

3. Oh, I hope he DOES run for office

Let's let the sun shine in. Ralphie will turn to dust.

[AlCzervik]

4. awww, poor Ralphie, he is now learing he only has friends when he's

raising money for them.

[CottonBear]

5. Did you know he lives int he same town w/ the runaway bride & Ashley Smith

(the woman held hostage by the Atlanta courthouse killer)? It's Duluth, GA. :eyes: Must be something in the water.