All along Blue Virginia has been calling Taliban Bob McDonnell Pat Robertson's "Manchurian Candidate" (or "philosophical/political soulmate" if you prefer)" and now a last minute $40,000 contribution by Robertson and his son and daughter-in-law underscores that reality. It is truly frightening that Virginia may well end up with a Robertson puppet as governor. What kind of message will that send to the rest of the nation not to mention the world at large? Not a good one, in my opinion. Here's more from the Washington Post:
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell received a trio of last-minute donations totaling $40,000 from religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, his son and daughter-in-law. Robertson contributed $25,000 on Oct. 20, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in politics. His son, Tim, donated $5,000 Friday for in-kind services (listed as catering) and his wife, Lisa, donated $10,000 to McDonnell today.
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McDonnell said in an interview earlier this year that he and Robertson only speak a couple times a year. But Robertson has become one of his biggest donors. Robertson donated $35,000 to his campaign for governor (the other $10,000 donation was in December 2008) and $66,000 to his race for attorney general, according to VPAP.
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Tim Robertson donated $24,000 to McDonnell's campaign for governor in 2008 and 2009, but nothing since April until the recent donation. He had previously donated $10,000 to his campaign for attorney general and $5,000 to his campaign for House of Delegates.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell received a trio of last-minute donations totaling $40,000 from religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, his son and daughter-in-law. Robertson contributed $25,000 on Oct. 20, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in politics. His son, Tim, donated $5,000 Friday for in-kind services (listed as catering) and his wife, Lisa, donated $10,000 to McDonnell today.
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McDonnell said in an interview earlier this year that he and Robertson only speak a couple times a year. But Robertson has become one of his biggest donors. Robertson donated $35,000 to his campaign for governor (the other $10,000 donation was in December 2008) and $66,000 to his race for attorney general, according to VPAP.
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Tim Robertson donated $24,000 to McDonnell's campaign for governor in 2008 and 2009, but nothing since April until the recent donation. He had previously donated $10,000 to his campaign for attorney general and $5,000 to his campaign for House of Delegates.
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I can honestly say that I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach this morning at the thought that McDonnell may win the election for governor - and even worse yet - Ken "I'm a lunatic" Cuccinelli could be the next attorney general. Should that happen, the only positive may be that they prove themselves so far out of the mainstream that the GOP will hold the governor's mansion for only four years and that the populace learns the hard way that the whole GOP campaign of moderation was a deliberate lie. The issue in the interim is how much damage can these fanatics inflict on the state.
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