COMPLETE/FULL PDF Vanity Fair Article on Abramoff - link is here

[stop the bleeding]

Enjoy!!!


http://www.vanityfair.com/pdf/pressroom/advance_Abramoff.pdf

on edit: compliments on rawstory for the link.

[stop the bleeding]

1. kicking for awareness

this is big

[Mabus]

8. and vote it to the front page

:kick:

[LynneSin]

2. And the same lie was in this story about Dems getting money from Abramoff

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=606349&mesg_id=606349

I mean, it's a great story but why oh why can't these idiots take 2 minutes to check out OpenSecrets and confirm the fricking obvious - Democrats never received money from Jack Abramoff

[lebkuchen]

6. Let's write them and say so.

The letters in VF are a good read. We can contribute.

[stop the bleeding]

9. here is the email for Letters to the Editor

[e-mail]

[Roland99]

13. Thank you. I forwarded this to them >>>>

On Pg.247 of the new issue, Vanity Fair mentions the Dems received money from clientsof Abramoff, not from Abramoff nor from his firm. That's a very sly way of trying to link the Dems to the scandal. Who says the tribes were solely clients of Abramoff? They didn't deal with anyone but Abramoff? Vanity Fair also failed to note that once Abramoff was their main contact, that the tribes' contributions to Dems dropped dramatically.

How about some journalism in the commentary instead of spewing right-wing talking points?

[Roland99]

12. On Pg.247 Vanity Fair mentions the Dems received money from clients

of Abramoff, not from Abramoff nor from his firm.


Very sly way of trying to link the Dems to the scandal. And, who says the tribes were solely clients of Abramoff? They didn't deal with anyone but Abramoff? Vanity Fair also failed to note that once Abramoff was their main contact, that the tribes' contributions to Dems dropped dramatically.

[orleans]

3. breezing through it, last paragraph:

" "I was a killer," he said as we pulled into Union station. "I killed for my clients, and it eventually killed me." He paused, as if he knew that this was no longer enough. That was the old Abramoff, the defiant, zealous, self-rightous Abramoff, and he could not stop there. "Or I eventually killed me," he continued. "And there were a lot of other hands on the knife." "

hummm

"i killed for my clients" ???

is he refering to sun cruz?

[slaveplanet]

15. Very telling

They still haven't told where Kidan (disbarred lawyer, and recent owner bankrupt mattress company but still was able to recieve a $60M loan) got $250,000 to pay(with a traceable check of all things) Anthony “Little Tony” Ferrari “Big Tony” Moscatiello and James “Pudgy” Fiorello
to perform premeditated murder http://www.madcowprod.com/!!!bricks-wallpaper.jpg of Gus Boulis (owner of Sun Cruz casinos http://www.madcowprod.com/!!!sswath2a.jpg )... couldn't possibly have come from Abramoff , No let's move along and forget where the money came from.

[maddezmom]

4. thanks for the link

K&R and bookmmarking for later :hi:

[Libby2]

5. Thanks (nt)

[barbtries]

7. thanks

i saved it; my subscription just ran out

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Love the picture of him and Delay

they look very comfortable with each other. How nice.

Kick and read later. Thanks.

[Nickster]

11. Printed off a copy, going to use this when I have to present in Ethics

class next week. I needed an Ethics in the News case, and this just fell right into my lap. YAY!

[Trevelyan]

14. k&r The news spreads fast. Let's make it even faster

100+ page "Culture of Corruption" Report from Rep Louise Slaughter

"Good morning folks. So here is our report, America for Sale: The Cost of Republican Corruption, which we released today to explain how the corruption in Republican-controlled Washington has harmed our country. It shows how the harmful policies Republicans have passed into law over the past few years are the result of a corrupt process that gives "K Street Project" lobbyists more power to shape legislation than the legislators the people have elected to represent them in Washington.

"I will be lurking around here this morning and try to respond to your comments and questions to our report. Thank you so much again for making me feel so welcome to our community during this past year. - LMS"

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/22/10911/3163
Our Report from the House - America for Sale: The Cost of Republican Corruption by Rep Louise Slaughter
http://www.democraticleader.house.gov/pdf/AmericaForSale

[Bethany Rockafella]

16. Correct me if I'm wrong but Bush isn't mentioned at all in this article.

That's strange.

[stop the bleeding]

18. About 3 full paragraphs on the second written page of the PDF article,

Abramoff brings up several examples of * and him meeting.

Peace!

[Bethany Rockafella]

19. I didn't see it. Thanks.

[cain_7777]

17. Neocons in bed w/ Abramoff

I believe this is our last chance to save this country. If we do not win the november elections and Impeach Bushco then this country will have fallen past the point of no return. Repukes will solidify their unconstitutional redistricting to hold unfair control, and I will have to leave this sinking ship. I do not want my wife nor children living in a country led by the religiously corrupt where all our founding principles dissolve as the constition is hanged, quartered, and dissembowled. I was always a proud American until Bush stole office.

[confludemocrat]

20. The article was almost sympathetic

especially in it's way of giving him so much space to absolve himself from his remarks about the Indians and the shit he pulled

far more space to give "his side of the story" on that score than any recognition of what a disaster he was for the country

BUT, and it's a big but, his constant harping on how so many Repubs never knew him was oh so sweet.

[cynthia]

21. thank you for this link

I found the enitre article a valuableresource. What kills me is that he admits his corruptions and evil doings, and is not at all contrite! Instead he names all the repubs who deny that they knew him. What did he expect? He is on such an ego trip! I have no sympathy for this guy (or his wife and 5 children! They are better off without him!)