Posted on 09/28/2006 8:01:52 AM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Doolittle of Roseville and his Democratic challenger, former Air Force officer Charles Brown, are fighting an open battle over what the eight-term Republican lawmaker knew about the sex trade in distant lands -- and when he knew it.
Two weeks ago, the Brown campaign went on the attack with radio ads accusing Doolittle of tolerating forced abortion and sex slavery by supporting disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in his defense of the garment industry in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Doolittle campaign responded with its own radio ads this week, drawing in former Rep. Doug Ose, R-Sacramento, and Assemblyman Tim Leslie, R-Tahoe City, to brand Brown as desperate and shameful.
The Doolittle spots are the first of the season for his campaign.
At issue is Doolittle's work in 1999 to help Abramoff secure a contract with the Saipan government to stop Congress from enacting reforms that would have stopped what many said were rampant abuses in the garment industry. Abramoff pleaded guilty in January to three felony charges in connection with his lobbying of House members.
At the time, there were news reports about how the garment plants were enticing women from China and other Asian countries, who paid for the opportunity to work in them on the hope that they would be able to immigrate to the United States from the U.S. territory. The plants were lucrative because they could sell their products in the United States under the "made in the USA" label but without
... "Charlie Brown's new radio ad actually accuses Rep. John Doolittle of supporting 'sex slavery' -- that's right, of supporting 'sex slavery,' " the announcer says.
That's followed by Ose and Leslie blasting Brown.
"Charlie Brown speaks of honor, but there's nothing honorable about his campaign,"
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Anybody who has ever approved the UN budget has - in effect - condoned sex slavery. Discuss.
At issue is Doolittle's work in 1999 to help Abramoff secure a contract with the Saipan government to stop Congress from enacting reforms that would have stopped what many said were rampant abuses in the garment industry.What does this mean? How can a contract between Abramoff and the Saipan government stop Congress from enacting reforms?
I think this means that Doolittle helped Abramoff get a lobbying contract with the government of Saipan. But the article is poorly written.
interesting ...very interesting.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.