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Woody Johnson's Big Wallet Helps GOP

2008_09_woodjohn.jpgThe NY Times has a feature on billionaire Robert Wood Johnson IV's loyalty to the Republican party and his willingness to fork over millions. In fact, a hospitality suite at the RNC was named after him ("Woody Johnson Minneapolis-St. Paul 2008 Host Committee Private Lounge"). Apparently Johnson has a "willingness to engage in the hard slog of making hundreds of calls" to ask people like billionaire David Koch and Donald Trump, "to persuade [them] raise $100,000 each, or failing that, $25,000, marking his progress after each call." And do you want to know how committed he is to McCain's cause? He even called Cablevision's Charles Dolan--who did donate. Gang Green indeed.

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  • Wza

    Hey McCain!

    Got Wood?

    Ha!

    badumbum.

    Ok I'm done.

    :/

  • interlard

    Yeah, lets have a minority of rich people control the government! It's always best that way.

  • MFer

    GO BIG BLUE!

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