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Union Admits Buying Politician, Wants $ Back
Publius Forum ^ | 02/18/10 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 02/18/2010 10:17:02 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus

When an average citizen donates money to a politician it is usually because that citizen believes in the politician and wants to help him have the war chest to conduct a campaign. Unions like to pretend that they donate to politicians out of the goodness of their hearts, just like common citizens do. Everyone knows, though, that they are merely making an attempt to buy them. A union in Alabama has as much as admitted that they were trying to buy a politician, but when he didn't dance to their tune, these union folks demanded their contributions back.

Al Henley, secretary-treasurer of the Alabama AFL-CIO, seems to be a mite miffed with Alabama Representative Parker Griffith. You'll recall that Griffith was the one-time Democrat who jumped the sinking Donkey ship and became a Republican late last year...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: alabama; parkergriffith; unions
Of course, all of Griffith's votes came BEFORE he switched to the GOP. Why weren't these guys demanding their money back when he was still a Democrat??
1 posted on 02/18/2010 10:17:02 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
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To: Mobile Vulgus
Ah, for the good old days...when a politician that was bought stayed bought.
2 posted on 02/18/2010 10:28:40 AM PST by thulldud
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To: thulldud

My thoughts exactly-a tip of the hat to Roy L. Fuchs!


3 posted on 02/18/2010 12:27:07 PM PST by mozarky2 (Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist!)
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To: mozarky2

Look out, Marshall Lucky! It’s High Prices!


4 posted on 02/18/2010 4:36:35 PM PST by jaydee770
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