GOP fires staffer over $1,946 topless club visit

AP via Yahoo ^ | 30-March-2010 | AP

[stainlessbanner]

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee has fired a staffer who helped organize a $1,946 visit last month to a sex-themed Hollywood club, and the GOP says it will recoup the money from a donor who also participated. < snip >

Some Republicans also have questioned whether the RNC is overpaying the finance director Steele hired, Republican consultant Robert Bickhart. Bickhart and his firm have taken in at least $411,568 from the RNC since Steele hired him last summer. That is far more than the roughly $136,000 the RNC has paid Steele during the 2009-10 cycle and rivals President Barack Obama's annual pay of around $400,000.

[MagUSNRET]

And these arsemonkeys wonder why donations are down—what a bunch of blithering idiots!

[KarlInOhio]

It could have been worse. Instead of spending it on strippers it could have been completely wasted getting McCain elected in the primary.

[sharpee]

This is normal operating procedure for Obama and the Democrats it is easier to discredit a person or a group than to debate them. This issue is another example of the Democrats and news media blowing something entirely out of proportion.

[bigbob]

The new policy will be cheap strip joints out by the airport, and a wad of singles from the ATM.

[ilovesarah2012]

I really hope the Tea Party becomes a political party. I am very disillusioned with Republicans.

[what's up]

If anyone stops donating because $2,000 was spent at a strip club he/she is an idiot.

You think NO Repub is EVER going to commit a sexual sin? Utopian and ridiculous.

The DNC specializes in digging up every scrap of sexual dirt; they've got thousands of RNC people to dig on. I'm surprised...usually they save it for October. It works on conservatives every time.

[Prokopton]

This is normal operating procedure for Obama and the Democrats it is easier to discredit a person or a group who actually do things to bring discredit upon themselves than to debate them.

[MagUSNRET]

I stopped donating LONG before this latest event.....I give directly to the candidates...but thanks for the lecture ;-)

[Oldpuppymax]

Well Steele is the GOP’s affirmative action selection. Our Country Club, loafer wearing, latte swilling, elitist “republican” DC cocktail party set put this clown in office, hoping to draw a few black supporters from Obama. Hasn’t it worked out well!!! Rather than hire a CONSERVATIVE, our fearless leaders are waiting for Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson to start voting republican.

[stainlessbanner]

true!

[what's up]

Well, if you have stopped giving for other reasons, that's a whole nuther kettle of fish.

But those who stop over this incident are IDIOTS.

[mo]

This is very good for We the People..this conduct continues to de-legitimize the oligarchy...

[Ann Archy]

OMG!!! Could they get MORE stupid???

[Ann Archy]

What’s the STAFFERS NAME???? I WANT A NAME!!!

[meadsjn]

If anyone stops donating because $2,000 was spent at a strip club he/she is an idiot.

Anyone still donating to the RNC is an idiot, or a RINO, or both.

If the RNC ever decides to start supporting conservatives, we might reconsider, maybe.

[what's up]

Over on another thread someone posted the info that the RNC under Steele gave $8M to the VA race which brought in McDonnell.

Ah, Freepers were ecstatic at the huge victory, but did any give credit to the influx of funds from the RNC that helped win the race? Nope.

[Ranger Warrior]

Had this idiot been a Democrat staffer, this would have never hit the press!

[Minus_The_Bear]

I agree that this story doesn't really matter but it is better to find individual candidates and support them.

DONATING TO THE RNC ONLY PROMOTES BLOAT AND OVERHEAD!

FIND GOOD CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES AND SUPPORT THEM WITH TIME AND $

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[OrioleFan]

Had this idiot been a Democrat staffer, this would have never hit the press!

And all of the Democraps would be using this guy to arrange events.