"Justice Antonin Scalia reports reimbursement for “Transportation, Food and Lodging” from an organization called “Friends of Abe.” Justice Scalia reports that he gave a speech before Friends of Abe on August 25, 2012. What is Friends of Abe? Last year, University of Southern California historian Steven J. Ross, writing for “The Washington Post,” reported that “Friends of Abe” is “the most important source of underground political activism in Hollywood today.” Ross also reported that its Hollywood members “meet in restaurants and private homes to discuss supporting candidates and promoting film and television projects that offer conservative views.” For being as secretive as it is, Friends of Abe has managed to gather a smattering of press clips. ‘”The Washington Times” calls Friends of Abe “Hollywood’s Conservative Underground,” and a “loose-knit network of entertainers” that are trying to “counter the entertainment industry’s tilt toward liberalism and Democratic politics, such as campaigning for Republican Sen. John McCain.” Reuters reported that “Friends of Abe, as in Lincoln, [is] a social and networking group that meets monthly to hear guest speakers. It was founded in 2004 by actor Gary Sinise and [Lionel] Chetwynd and has hosted such leading Republicans as House Speaker John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan.” And the “Daily Beast” reported that “the group … hosted a major fundraiser for Senate candidate Carly Fiorina.”"
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:33:47 +0000
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