Bush, Jack and Karl
11 February 2006 3:13 pm by Taylor Marsh
Bush, Jack and Karl
First
Photo of Bush and Abramoff – White House had initially
said there was no record of disgraced lobbyist at 2001 meeting …
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| Oh, Geo-rge, it's Ja-ack! Photograph Shows Lobbyist at Bush Meeting …some background. |
Now, finally, the first such photo has come
to light. It shows a bearded Abramoff in the background as Bush greets an Abramoff
client, Raul Garza, who was then the chairman of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
of Texas; Bush senior advisor Karl Rove looks on. The photograph was provided
to TIME by Mr. Garza. The meeting took place in the Eisenhower Executive Office
Building adjacent to the White House on May 9, 2001. … This
meeting, however, was a relatively small gathering attended by some two dozen
people, including Garza and another Indian tribal leader who was Abramoff's
client. At least two tribes, the Coushatta of Louisiana and the Mississippi
Band of Choctaw, contributed $25,000 each to the anti-tax group Americans for
Tax Reform, which is headed by Grover Norquist, a well-known conservative ally
of the White House. Garza, who is also known by his Indian name, Makateonenodua,
meaning “black buffalo,” is under federal indictment for allegedly
embezzling more than $300,000 from his tribe. (More photos of him with the President
are available on his website Makateonenodua.com).
Is there anything else to say? If so, please feel free to add your comments
to the ones already dancing in my head.
