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Skriven 2010-03-29 15:49:23 av Ross Sauer (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: GOP "family values"
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I'm laughing my butt off here.


Changing the image of the Republican Par-tay, Chairman Michael Steele
spent almost two grand at a nightclub designed around a less-than-
family-values theme, ahem.

Via Daily Caller:


FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in style. A February RNC trip to
California, for example, included a $9,099 stop at the Beverly Hills
Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons, and $1,620.71 spent
[update: the amount is actually $1,946.25] at Voyeur West Hollywood, a
bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers imitating
lesbian sex....

Steele himself declined numerous interview requests, though his
defenders point out that luxurious accommodations are sometimes
necessary to attract big-time donors, especially since Republicans
remain in the minority in Washington.

Still, the nature and size of Steele's expenses are likely to reignite
persistent complaints from high-end donors and key party figures that
the RNC is bleeding cash in the months before a pivotal midterm
election.

Several sources indicate that one must reserve a table well in advance
at Voyeur, which anyone with a web browser could research as being "bad
for publicity with the Christian wing, if you know what I mean":


West Hollywood's newest corset, leather, and other trap door lingerie-
inspired den, Voyeur, has an inescapable link to Eyes Wide Shut - women
in various states of undress line the club, some hanging from the
ceiling above you in nets (equipped with whips, so watch yourself), and
a photo booth to document the whole thing are just the tip of the
iceberg. Around the room, you can catch men and women undulating (er,
dancing) in cages, the décor distinctly feels as if you're unveiling
something naughty, and you're met with a constant stream of various
erotic multimedia like film clips and risqué photography. Sorry to have
gotten you all worked up at the office.

Did they go on Gay Night? Honestly, I can't decide which is worse: that
some GOP fundraiser committee thought the way to reach big donors was to
spend two grand at an S&M-sex themed bar, or that GOP big donors are
actually courted this way, in complete disregard for the "family
values" planks in the party's platform.

And did they think the word "Voyeur" in the FEC filings would go
overlooked by us bloggers? Just how stupid are they? Nevermind.

http://tinyurl.com/yza4o2c

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