DeLays' Private Campaign For Kids(want a good laugh?)

[WhiteTara]

The Delay spin machine works overtime. The humanizing of Tom Delay,the bugman. He's such a good man. :puke:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/08/AR2006040800917.html
RICHMOND, Tex. -- With its white rail fence, long entry drive, and landscaped lawns surrounding large brick houses, Rio Bend looks like many of the neighborhoods springing up in the exurbs southwest of Houston. But the 13 adults and 26 children who have moved in since summer of last year are part of a novel experiment in foster care -- built with money from the fundraising operation of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and his wife's drive to change child welfare policy.

Rio Bend, still under construction, is the only subdivision in the United States designed for each home to be filled with a foster family. (sounds terrible...oh you live in the foster care subdivision..yuk yuk yuk)
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Although children can be of any religion, the parents welcomed here are Christian, married couples with only one working outside the home. They must be experienced as foster parents. After a grand opening last August, 200 people called to say they were interested. Candidates are first screened by Lutheran Social Services, the largest provider of child welfare services in Texas, which works with the parents and children here. The decision rests with Rio Bend, and the congressman's wife interviews many finalists.
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Despite the promise of a permanent place to live, 12 of the 38 youngsters here since summer 2005 have moved out. None of them, state records show, has moved back home with a parent. A few were too young for Rio Bend's mission. One girl was too threatening. A boy did not get along with his foster parents.

Two sets of parents have moved out, too. One couple wanted to take in only babies and was asked to leave, said Danny Wright, who works here for Lutheran Social Services. And Iva Power said she and her husband, Michael, moved out last month because they felt Lutheran Social Services did not give them enough support.

[shenmue]

1. Reminds me of...

that lying sack of shit Imus' ranch.

What do you want to bet this is just a tax dodge for him? We know Tom Delay doesn't give a shit about human beings.

[hopein08]

7. I keep hearing about Imus' ranch....but I don't know that much about it...

can you fill me in? What does it do? Why do I get the idea that you don't like it (or perhaps Imus himself) very much?

I would greatly appreciate it.

[Betsy Ross]

2. I'm glad I'm a beta. It's good to be a beta.

Let's make us some more right-wing, fanatical Christians. :sarcasm:

[greekspeak]

4. Better to be a Beta Plus or Alpha Minus...

[drm604]

3. "children can be of any religion, the parents welcomed here are Christian"

Can they do that? Can they discriminate in housing based on religion?

The article seems to make a big deal about the Christian environment. Is there any respect shown for the beliefs and traditions of the non-Christian children? Shouldn't foster children be placed with families of the same religion whenever possible?

[Ilsa]

5. I wonder how much Mrs. DeLay gets paid to interview the

finalists? I bet she pulls down six figures of donations for a few hours of interviews every six months.

[johncoby2]

6. Guess who built the subdivision?

Bob Perry Homes. What a coo-ink-a-dink.

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/05/02/delay/index.html?pn=3

[struggle4progress]

8. Foundation's Funds Diverted From Mission

Records Detail Spending By GOP Lobbyist Abramoff

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 28, 2004; A01

The Capital Athletic Foundation's Web site portrays youths at play: shaking hands over a tennis net, learning how to hold a bat, straining for a jump ball ... In its first four years of operation, the charity has collected nearly $6 million ... But tax and spending records of the Capital Athletic Foundation .. show that less than 1 percent of its revenue has been spent on sports-related programs for youths ... Instead .. Jack Abramoff .. spent the overwhelming portion of its money on pet projects having little to do with the advertised sportsmanship programs, including political causes, a short-lived religious school and an overseas golf trip ... and last year the Capital Athletic Foundation donated $25,000 to the DeLay Foundation for Kids ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/28/AR2005040313081_pf.html