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	<title>Comments on: Fire David Keene &#8211; The ACU Pay-for-Play Scandal</title>
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		<title>By: CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Conservative Extortion Scandal Breaks</title>
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		<dc:creator>CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Conservative Extortion Scandal Breaks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Have you ever? This is just unbelievable and has created a HUGE firestorm from Conservative bloggers in response to the mess. Erick Erickson from RedState.com, one of the most read Conservative blogs in the Country has a post up Paying to Play in the Conservative Movement, Michelle Malkin has chimed in with Republicans: Clean your own house, and James Joyner over Outside the Beltway recommends that David Keene be fired; Fire David Keene - The ACU Pay-for-Play Scandal. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Have you ever? This is just unbelievable and has created a HUGE firestorm from Conservative bloggers in response to the mess. Erick Erickson from RedState.com, one of the most read Conservative blogs in the Country has a post up Paying to Play in the Conservative Movement, Michelle Malkin has chimed in with Republicans: Clean your own house, and James Joyner over Outside the Beltway recommends that David Keene be fired; Fire David Keene - The ACU Pay-for-Play Scandal. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Davebo</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105517</link>
		<dc:creator>Davebo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From the &quot;about&quot; page
&lt;blockquote&gt;Since 1964, ACU has been on the cutting edge of major public policy battles. Our most significant efforts, past and present, include fighting to keep OSHA off the backs of small businesses; opposing the Panama Canal giveaway&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Panama Canal giveaway?

Ignorance is indeed bliss.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the "about" page</p>
<blockquote><p>Since 1964, ACU has been on the cutting edge of major public policy battles. Our most significant efforts, past and present, include fighting to keep OSHA off the backs of small businesses; opposing the Panama Canal giveaway</p></blockquote>
<p>Panama Canal giveaway?</p>
<p>Ignorance is indeed bliss.</p>
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		<title>By: Davebo</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105516</link>
		<dc:creator>Davebo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;It should be noted that ACU is claiming that, despite his use of their logo in the second letter, Keene was acting as an individual.  If so, Keene should be ousted at once if ACU is to retain even a shred of credibility&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Look, the ACU isn&#039;t a ginormous bureaucracy like AT&amp;T or GM.

To claim &quot;we had no idea&quot; is just ridiculous.  

That credibility is already long gone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It should be noted that ACU is claiming that, despite his use of their logo in the second letter, Keene was acting as an individual.  If so, Keene should be ousted at once if ACU is to retain even a shred of credibility</p></blockquote>
<p>Look, the ACU isn't a ginormous bureaucracy like AT&amp;T or GM.</p>
<p>To claim "we had no idea" is just ridiculous.  </p>
<p>That credibility is already long gone.</p>
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		<title>By: ACU Offers support for a price, Democrats rejoice; But! Democrats do the same thing&#8230;. &#124; Political Byline</title>
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		<dc:creator>ACU Offers support for a price, Democrats rejoice; But! Democrats do the same thing&#8230;. &#124; Political Byline</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] on both sides of the fence: The Huffington Post, Michelle Malkin, Outside The Beltway, Right Wing News, Think Progress, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Firedoglake, Hot Air, The Note, Gawker, [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] on both sides of the fence: The Huffington Post, Michelle Malkin, Outside The Beltway, Right Wing News, Think Progress, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Firedoglake, Hot Air, The Note, Gawker, [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Right Wing News</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105482</link>
		<dc:creator>Right Wing News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;A Reluctant Open Letter To The American Conservative Union: Fire David Keene...&lt;/strong&gt;

I consider the American Conservative Union to generally be a force for good. I also have generally like David Keene, the head of the ACU. However, after this story, the credibility of the ACU is now dependent on firing him,......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A Reluctant Open Letter To The American Conservative Union: Fire David Keene...</strong></p>
<p>I consider the American Conservative Union to generally be a force for good. I also have generally like David Keene, the head of the ACU. However, after this story, the credibility of the ACU is now dependent on firing him,......</p>
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		<title>By: JKB</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105450</link>
		<dc:creator>JKB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Keene signed using his title at the ACU, either he was representing the ACU or misrepresenting it.  If the former, then the ACU is dirty, if the latter, he should already be fired, waiting only damages the ACU.

Is it interesting how many supposed respectable organizations have lost the understanding that you don&#039;t put your disreputable behavior on paper.  Washington Post, ACU, who&#039;s next?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keene signed using his title at the ACU, either he was representing the ACU or misrepresenting it.  If the former, then the ACU is dirty, if the latter, he should already be fired, waiting only damages the ACU.</p>
<p>Is it interesting how many supposed respectable organizations have lost the understanding that you don't put your disreputable behavior on paper.  Washington Post, ACU, who's next?</p>
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		<title>By: An Interested Party</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105444</link>
		<dc:creator>An Interested Party</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What&#039;s this!?  The American Conservative Union is involved in shady dealings?  Well, Grover Norquist is involved in the proceedings, so it isn&#039;t too shocking...who did these guys take their inspiration from?  It certainly wasn&#039;t Burke...Tom Delay, perhaps...do conservatives have any good news these days...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What's this!?  The American Conservative Union is involved in shady dealings?  Well, Grover Norquist is involved in the proceedings, so it isn't too shocking...who did these guys take their inspiration from?  It certainly wasn't Burke...Tom Delay, perhaps...do conservatives have any good news these days...</p>
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		<title>By: DL</title>
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		<dc:creator>DL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not to get excited. This conservative group made an offer to an agency that has red, white, and blue for a logo.

Next time he should just offer his services on
E-bay, since its only about money these days -in both parties.

Give Obamathon credit though -he&#039;s ferreting out the hypocrits.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not to get excited. This conservative group made an offer to an agency that has red, white, and blue for a logo.</p>
<p>Next time he should just offer his services on<br />
E-bay, since its only about money these days -in both parties.</p>
<p>Give Obamathon credit though -he's ferreting out the hypocrits.</p>
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		<title>By: You Pay Your Money And You FedEx Your Chances &#171; Around The Sphere</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/acu_pay-for-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1105239</link>
		<dc:creator>You Pay Your Money And You FedEx Your Chances &#171; Around The Sphere</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] James Joyner: UPS’ position is mere rent-seeking:  Trying to get government to impose a cost it already bears on a competitor.  For ACU to side with UPS would be outrageous enough; to do so after having been rebuffed on a pay-for-play bid is scandalous.  (George Will noted that yesterday in a column written before this scandal broke, but I hadn’t read that until after coming to the conclusion independently.) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] James Joyner: UPS&rsquo; position is mere rent-seeking:  Trying to get government to impose a cost it already bears on a competitor.  For ACU to side with UPS would be outrageous enough; to do so after having been rebuffed on a pay-for-play bid is scandalous.  (George Will noted that yesterday in a column written before this scandal broke, but I hadn&rsquo;t read that until after coming to the conclusion independently.) [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; ACU puts conservatism up for sale?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; ACU puts conservatism up for sale?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Via James Joyner, Whitfield has issued an e-mailed press release (which I haven&#8217;t received and is not yet on [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Via James Joyner, Whitfield has issued an e-mailed press release (which I haven&#8217;t received and is not yet on [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Stormy Dragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stormy Dragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Remember, Conservativism isn&#039;t a political philosophy anymore, it&#039;s an identity group.  The ACU can&#039;t take positions based on principles because it doesn&#039;t have any.  All that matters is who is &quot;one of them&quot;, and apparently UPS was willing to do far more to show it&#039;s a member of the tribe than Fed Ex was.

I will be interested to see the excuses that Republicans come up with to explain this though.  No doubt in the coming days we&#039;ll all find out about how Fed Ex is really trying to destroy America.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember, Conservativism isn't a political philosophy anymore, it's an identity group.  The ACU can't take positions based on principles because it doesn't have any.  All that matters is who is "one of them", and apparently UPS was willing to do far more to show it's a member of the tribe than Fed Ex was.</p>
<p>I will be interested to see the excuses that Republicans come up with to explain this though.  No doubt in the coming days we'll all find out about how Fed Ex is really trying to destroy America.</p>
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