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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 07:56 AM
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Conservative Group Offers to Sell Endorsement
Positive proof that principles don't enter into this equation.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/07/17/conservative_group_offers_to_sell_endorsement.html

Conservative Group Offers to Sell Endorsement

"The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a $2 million check in return for the group's endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to pay," Politico reports.

"The conservative group's remarkable demand -- black-and-white proof of the longtime Washington practice known as 'pay for play' -- was contained in a private letter to FedEx... The letter exposes the practice by some political interest groups of taking stands not for reasons of pure principle, as their members and supporters might assume, but also in part because a sponsor is paying big money."
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 08:02 AM
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1. Principles for sale
It's nice to know it's out in the open now.
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Earth Bound Misfit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 08:26 AM
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2. This should get interesting.
:popcorn:

:kick: & rec'd
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 08:34 AM
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3. Money talks.
That's why it has NO PLACE IN POLITICS.
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Earth Bound Misfit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 08:36 AM
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4. ...
Edited on Fri Jul-17-09 08:43 AM by Earth Bound Misfit
It's just more proof that "Unions" corrupt people from the ground UPS. :rofl:
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Earth Bound Misfit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 12:15 PM
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5. Heh Heh...
Edited on Fri Jul-17-09 12:16 PM by Earth Bound Misfit
Shall I draw a BATH for you, Sir?

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