Thoughts on: “Indian Tribes ‘hurt’ by Abramoff scandal – MSNBC’ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10824532/ and the “Damage Control” behind it

I posted the link above a couple of weeks ago about the victims of the Abramoff scandal. Nancy Conrad, who was the Marketing Director of the Cabazon Mission Indians in Cabazon, California is now spokesperson for Richard Milanovich of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (my client while under GT Laws/Team Abramoff’s charge),spoke for Richard to MSNBC. She is now doing a great job in meeting the press for Richard re: aftermath, and moving forward. Richard & Company were quick to pick up another high-powered lobbying firm (Akin Gump)* early on, in 2004, as were many others (the Hopi even hired back Kevin Ring after he left GT Law, I believe, who is at Barnes & Thornburg, LLP).

http://www.indianz.com/News/2006/011992.asp
Indian leader offers apologies (AP 1/12)

Agua Caliente’s Chief Richard Milanovich did the right thing by going right to his public and saying I am responsible, too, although I am also a victim of good works that mainly went unrealized for several reasons. My question remains what about all of the other tribes, tribal officers and tribal management that are left in the dust? EXPLANATION: They hired law firms in Washington for the betterment of their tribes, or did they? And if they did (and I worked for several since 2000, and can vouch for them for some, having worked in the Old Exceutive Office Building and several agencies for GT LAW) who is fairly representing them, strategizing their “damage control” (not for the dollar) and watching their interests now?

Abbe Buck, Spokesperson/Representative

(((PS – Michael Scanlon made things pretty bad for me to do MY JOB, too – you should see my W-4’s for 2004!)))

*(from The Hill, in 2004: INDIAN TRIBES. As federal prosecutors and a congressional panel scrutinize its former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the Agua Caliente tribe has hired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to help guide the tribe through the investigation and continue its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. Leading Akin Gump’s team is Partner Steven R.Ross, who was seen accompanying one of the tribe’s leaders at a Senate hearing last week. Ross was general counsel to the House of Representatives under Speakers Tip O’Neill (D-Mass.) and Jim Wright (D-Texas).

posted by HighViz PR at 6:36 AM | 1 comments

The White House has admitted that Abramoff attended “staff meetings.” What’s a “staff meeting” in this context? Bush’s staff, as in Card and McLellan? If not, whose staff? Are lobbyists freely admitted to White House staff meetings? Doesn’t that require Secret Service clearance?

The photos are important. But Scottie McLellan isn’t going to come clean here, any more than he’ll come clean about why Jeff Gannon had free rein in the White House. An investigation by Democrats, with subpoena power, is the only way to get at the truth.

Too bad that the so-called party of “personal responsibility” won’t take personal responsibility for their actions, and admit they enabled Iraq and Saddam in killing their own citizens.

“I have pictures of Donks kissing Saddam and Fidel. I think there must be something more to it.”

Stop talking and post them. POst the pictures. You have been given the technical capabilities by Think Progress, unless you are too stupid to figure out how to do it.

Judd we are OK to whatever you are doing to improve the thread posts.

Comment by Marie

I have pictures of Donks kissing Saddam and Fidel. I think there must be something more to it.

Comment by bushsucks

My dog Bleu said the same thing. He also thinks it’s high time we quit pussy footing around with Iran. By the way, Bleu and Jack Abramoff are on a first name basis and Jack is quite taken with the notion that they both had twins. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Jack doesn’t publish the pictures he had taken with Bleu to make him seem more sympathetic to the judge.