| The big national news this morning is the extravagant spending by the Republican National Committee. From the Washington Post: The Republican National Committee spent tens of thousands of dollars last month on luxury jets, posh hotels and other high-flying expenses, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, including nearly $2,000 for "meals" at Voyeur West Hollywood, a lesbian-themed nightclub that features topless dancers in bondage outfits.
What party of values? Texas Governor Rick Perry is also one to spend lavishly at places not considered by most Texans as family friendly. From a Dallas Morning News piece from last October, "Gov. Rick Perry's trip to Vegas includes bachelor party for his son": They say that what happens in Las Vegas stays there, but for Rick Perry, not all of it has. The governor's Oct. 24 political trip to Las Vegas to meet with Brian Sandoval, a Republican candidate for Nevada governor, included a bachelor party for Perry's son, Griffin, spokesman Mark Miner conceded Thursday.
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The governor used a combination of money from his political donors and the Republican Governors Association to pay for his Vegas trip. It's illegal to use campaign funds for personal travel, but Perry has a history of combining business with pleasure trips so that political entities will pick up the tab.
Party of values? What? Eileen Smith, writing for Texas Monthly, satirizes the point beautifully in her post titled, "She blinded me with bondage": So this is what RNC chairman Michael Steele meant by an “urban-suburban hip-hop what-up off the hook” campaign to make the Republican party more diverse. And by “more diverse,” I mean “crotchless panties.” Yes, apparently the RNC spent almost $2,000 in party funds at Voyeur West Hollywood, “a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.” (For $1,000 more they would’ve done more than imitate but this is the party of fiscal conservatives.)
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