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August 21, 2008

McCain - Reed Link

Remember this? It was reported that scandal tainted Ralph Reed was hosting a fundraiser for Mr Straight-Talk express himself, John McCain. Reed was tied to the Abramoff scandal (it probably cost him an election, in fact).

Of course, when the fundraiser took place, Reed bailed:

On Monday evening, there was no sign of Reed at the Marriott Marquis here and no mention of him by McCain during his remarks. A campaign spokesperson confirmed that Reed would not be in attendance but declined to say whether the campaign had asked him to keep his distance.

Obama campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor said:

Faced with the embarrassing prospect of holding a fundraiser with one of Jack Abramoff's closest associates, the McCain campaign scrambled today to scratch Ralph Reed from tonight's program, but voters deserve to know the answers to the real questions raised by Reed's involvement

If the McCain campaign won't return the money Reed has raised for them, then voters should rightly ask why it matters that Reed didn't show up at tonight's event. The real question isn't why Reed isn't showing up, but why a so-called reformer would invite him at all.

The fundraiser netted McCain $1.75 million - that's why.

That having been said, here's a New Obama ad about Senator McCain's ties to Ralph Reed:

John McCain - a so-called reformer.

1 comment:

Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™ said...

Since you are now pushing guilt by association
Wow
“However, if Barack Obama wants to have a discussion about truly questionable associations, let’s start with his relationship with the unrepentant terrorist William Ayers, at whose home Obama’s political career was reportedly launched.
...
“The question now is, will Barack Obama immediately call on the University of Illinois to release all of the records they are currently withholding to shed further light on Senator Obama’s relationship with this unrepentant terrorist?” ’

No doubt the screams of Swiftboating will now start from the progressives.