[NormsRevenge]

Don't mess with the Indians, Arnold.

I don't think Arnold ever made a Western, huh?

[NormsRevenge]

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[SF Republican]

Michael Lombardi, chairman of the gaming commission for the Augustine Casino near Coachella I grew up in the southwest and I worked a great deal with Indians in my Order of the Arrow group of the Boys Scouts. I ain't never met an indian named Lombardi

[EggsAckley]

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Foggy mornin' to ya, Norm!

[kingu]

By not mentioning the two funds, Schwarzenegger's ad "falsely states that tribes pay virtually nothing," said Waltona Manion, a spokeswoman for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Cabazon.

Hmm. 120 something million that mostly goes to other tribes (non-gaming) with random left-overs for counties who have to deal with a thousand percent increase in traffic going to rural casinos who are pumping water out of the ground faster than anything can replenish it. Yeah, Waltona, I'll call that nothing.

Waltona Manion was the woman who was almost single-handedly responsible for making the tribes into a political force for the Democrats. Her constant advocation of 'Putting tribal dollars to work for the tribe' via political contributions is what has lead to the present backlash against the tribes. Once the memo surfaced (and we all knew that would happen) the tribes became a legitimate target. People are going to start to question why three people counts as a tribe, or why 29 people make nearly 200 million dollars a year, or why a chairman who earns more than a million dollars a year (in salary) plus tribal distributions (nearly half a million) has to skirt the law and 'purchase' a luxury car on the reservation to avoid paying taxes.

Go Arnold - 'bout time someone takes them on.

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[Mike Darancette]

If the Indians have enough money to give millions to candidates that want to raise my taxes then the Indians should be subject to those taxes as well.

As sovereign governments, tribes do not pay taxes and they pay nothing into the state's general fund. If they are sovereign governments then why are candidates allowed to take contributions from them?

[hotpotato]

Ping. Here's another good one, Phi. Especially check out posts from kingu. Please ping any other interested FReepers.