Amway chief gave state GOP $1-million

[DoYouEverWonder]

February 8, 2005

Just before he died, the co-founder of Amway pumped $1-million into the Florida Republican Party in the final months of the campaign season.

Veteran Florida fundraisers think Jay Van Andel's donations amount to the largest contribution any individual has ever given to a state party in Florida.

The donations were revealed in state records obtained by the St. Petersburg Times , but were unknown even to some state party leaders because the Secretary of State's Office has yet to post detailed information about campaign finance activity leading up to Election Day.

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Van Andel had Parkinson's disease and nearly missed seeing his generosity to the Florida GOP pay off. He died just over a month after President Bush won Florida and re-election - and a week after the Florida GOP deposited his 10th $100,000 check. He was 80.

Van Andel, who gave $475,000 to the Michigan Republican Party, was a longtime benefactor of conservative and Christian causes. Among his many philanthropic endeavors was a creationism scientific center in Arizona where one scientist is working to prove that God created the world in six days.

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/08/State/Amway_chief_gave_stat.shtml

[enki23]

1. jesus loves pyramid schemers

televangelists, and other assorted con men.

[stillcool]

2. Isn't someone from Amway running for gov in Minn?

[rooboy]

3. Michigan. Dick DeVos - the other founder's son. n/t

[rooboy]

4. Jesus talks directly to Amway leaders...

God delivers the newest chapter to the book of Acts through Amway distributors....

http://www.amquix.info/amway_birdie_religion.htm

[Fridays Child]

5. A scientist is working to prove that God created the world in six days?

I wonder what this scientist actually does. I mean one belly button con collect only so much lint in a day.

[rooboy]

6. Quite...

http://www.feargod.net/fluff.html

[1monster]

7. How long is a day and a night in Underhill?

"Among his many philanthropic endeavors was a creationism scientific center in Arizona where one scientist is working to prove that God created the world in six days.'

As long as it needs to be. (Underhill: land of wild magic, elves, faeries, sidhe, et al.

[Straight Shooter]

8. Why would they rely on a scientist to "prove" anything?

Doesn't that, by definition, fly in the face of their faith-based mentality?

[1monster]

11. Naw. If the scientist "prove" what the evangelicals want proved, then

of course they are right. If the scientists disprove what the evangelicals want proved, then they are evil people who are antichrists selling our planet into hell....

[applegrove]

9. Some idiot like that could have flown to Europe and had

Some idiot like that could have flown to Europe and had a few 'stem cells' put in his brain. If he didn't - it was his choice. The operation is available.

Now people who are not rich - they have no choice and have to put up with the faulty science Bush supports to get elected.

Except that now the middle class is heading to India for operations and such.

The people with the no Choice will be the poor. And that is what all the liberal platform was meant to abet. Give the same choices to the poor. Mr. Amway obviously doesn't like to see that from his gated florida community!! Psssssssssst don't tell him who he will be sitting beside if he managed to buy his way into Heaven (the wretched & probably a few of his customers).

[despairing optimist]

10. Does Satan pump Amway shampoo in Hell?

I wonder.

[mitchum]

12. Ha Ha...he's still dead

There's really nothing else I have to say. It's not really surprising that a grifting, pyramid scheme pushing, lowlife asshole is a republican, is it?