Reply #32: There Needs To Be More Meat On These Bones

[KharmaTrain]

Are there emails, advertising information, promotional materials these groups used that featured Tweety? Or some kind of picture of Tweety at a function...or a transcript of what he said to these groups? There's just too much grey area here that could be different than what it appears.

Virtually every talking head inside the beltway belongs to a speakers bureau and earn side money doing talks and other appearances. The fact that Tweety is listed with this company doesn't mean he's being "influenced" any more than if it were an EJ Dionne or even an Al Franken (both who are also listed with similar agencies and also speak to trade unions). Yes, on the surface it appears fishy, but this is inside beltway stuff that falls into that "everyone does it" catagory.

I was hoping we'd see a story that connected Tweety to Abramoff and his "charities". Tweety was listed as a "host" for one such function and it hasn't been explained if he was just paid, similar to other engagements, to speak or if he was actively involved with this "charity". Maybe Vanity Fair is working on this angle.

Cheers...