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Bob Goodlatte Takes $40,000 in Contributions From Horseracing Industry!

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  1. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Dec 4th, 2007 (12/4/2007 5:25pm)

    <SPAN class=postbody>From Lou Krieger's blog

    Monday, December 03, 2007
    Strident Anti-Online Gaming Congressman Bob Goodlatte Takes $40,000 in Contributions From Horseracing Industry

    I Got the Horse Right Here ...

    Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia (pictured right), one of the online gambling's most strident detractors, is—according to an article on Gambling Web—the recipient of $40,000 in contributions from the horse racing industry. Horse racing has cut-outs exempting it from the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), and was also slated for exempt status in bills Goodlatte tried to push through Congress in the past.......</SPAN>
     
  2. whangarei whangarei is offline

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    Dec 5th, 2007 (12/5/2007 10:18pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    So sick. It was amazing to hear this supposedly passionate anti-online gambling zealot at the hearing so casually defend betting on horses.

    It would be interesting to see if he is one of the top receivers of horce racing lobbying money. Also if they lobby him for local issues or if it's mainly for the carve out that he gave them.
  3. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Dec 5th, 2007 (12/5/2007 10:41pm) in reply to whangarei

    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeedd><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top> </TD><TD>Re(1): Bob Goodlatte Takes $40,000 in Contributions From Horseracing Industry!
    by whangarei on 12/5/2007 22:18 </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD colSpan=2><TABLE cellPadding=2 border=0 celspacing="0"><TBODY><TR><TD>So sick. It was amazing to hear this supposedly passionate anti-online gambling zealot at the hearing so casually defend betting on horses.

    It would be interesting to see if he is one of the top receivers of horce racing lobbying money. Also if they lobby him for local issues or if it's mainly for the carve out that he gave them.
    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Yeah, how funny is that!

    Also, here's the quote box. Click the icon that looks like a stack of papers, go into the new message box, check the HTML box, and type CTRL-V. I prefer copying and pasting the text with quotes and italics (maybe one size smaller). The plus is that you can cut and paste formatted HTML...it has a WYSIWYG editor.
     
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  4. oldbookguy oldbookguy is offline

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    Dec 7th, 2007 (12/7/2007 10:52pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    APCW.org has a good video on you tube showing how Goodlatte played three card monty with the donations as well.

    http://www.youtube.com/apcwperspectives

    Towards the end of the almost 10 minute video.

    He was really creative and I must say, nah, no christian (?) bashing tonight.

    obg
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