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"Of those grants, (Rove's American) Crossroads gave $26.4 million to (Norquist's) Americans for
Tax Reform."...(7 parags. from end)
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4/14/15, "Grover Norquist Suspends Himself from NRA Board Amid Investigation into Allegations of Islamist Ties," Breitbart, AWR Hawkins
"The NRA announced Grover Norquist’s re-election
to the NRA Board of Directors on April 11 — but on Tuesday (April 14), the
organization confirmed that Norquist has “voluntarily suspended” himself
from NRA board activities.
Breitbart News spoke with an NRA spokesman who said that Norquist has
indeed distanced himself from the board. The spokesman confirmed that
“Grover Norquist has voluntarily suspended activities with the NRA Board
of Directors as he awaits the outcome of an investigation into
allegations against him.”
Breitbart News has previously reported that
those allegations were leveled by Glenn Beck and Center for Security
Policy president Frank Gaffney, both of whom charged Norquist has ties
to the Muslim Brotherhood and other dangerous Islamic factions.
On February 19, Breitbart News reported
that Norquist responded to Gaffney’s allegations by describing Gaffney
as someone who “spins conspiracy theories.” Norquist appeared on The Glenn Beck Program in
late March and defended himself against Becks’ allegations. When the
hour-long segment was over, Beck said he believed Norquist was “lying.”
On Tuesday, Breitbart News received comments from Norquist himself,
through his press secretary, which indicate Norquist had informed board
members of his decision to “voluntarily suspend” himself prior to his
re-election on April 11. NRA members did in fact re-elect Norquist and
Norquist did in fact decide he would step away under the investigation
ends.
This reporter asked how long he expected the investigation to last. Norquist said he had no idea.
Norquist addressed the accusations put forth by Gaffney, but said nothing about Beck’s charges:
"Frank Gaffney has been peddling this conspiracy for 15
plus years. The press has found it beneath contempt. The American
Conservative Union looked at it all and voted to condemn Gaffney. The
Paul Weyrich meeting looked at it and voted to expel Gaffney. Everyone
with a stomach strong enough to look in-depth at Gaffney’s collection of
nonsense — including that Grover is supposed to be gay — has found it
ridiculous. This would be the fourth national conservative group to
investigate Gaffney’s charges, and the fourth group to point out that
Gaffney’s conspiracy theory is without merit."" via Free Rep.
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11/18/2013, "Crossroads' Tax Return Shows Big Donors, But Doesn't Name Them," Pro Publica, Kim Barker
"Of those grants, (Rove's American) Crossroads gave $26.4 million to (Norquist's) Americans for
Tax Reform."...(7 parags. from end)
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Comment: Norquist's press sec. says, "The press has found it beneath contempt." What is "the press?" Who says "it" is a reliable source on anything?
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