Talk:Monetary influence of Jack Abramoff

message: Why is there a section on "direct Abramoff contributions?"  I have not heard that any of his direct contributions were controversial or illegal or unethical.  All that I have heard is that his clients steared money to politicians that wrote favorable legislation.  Is there something about the direct contributions that I am missing? Tbeatty 06:43, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about the monetary influence of Jack Abramoff. It's a catch-all for the numerous money-related factoids which were originally in Jack Abramoff. You are right that most of them are no more illegal than checking the box on your 1040EZ tax return to contribute to the Presidential Election Fund, but I don't think the text implies that they are illegal, just that they are part of the monetary influence of Jack Abramoff. KWH 07:03, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that is should be a catch-all.  But it's a talking point for Democrats.  Does the money Harry Reid receved from Abramoff count in this section?  Shouldn't the section be changed to reflect all monetary influence, not just direct contributions? Tbeatty 16:53, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I don't think it's a talking point. It is what it is; there are some contributions that were made by Abramoff, and some that were made by his clients, which may or may not have been at his direction. Those made by his clients are under the section "Politicians with connections to Indian affairs and Greenberg Traurig", including Harry Reid. There's been some debate on this already at Talk:Jack Abramoff which might be found in the talk archive, the donations are all notable (owing to the fact that many people are making much hay about donations kept and returned) but there is a clear distinction between those which were definitely from Abramoff and others. I sort of think the title "Politicians with connections to Indian affairs and Greenberg Traurig" is a bit vague, but I don't think it's untrue. I'll think about a different wording for it. KWH 22:09, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
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