{"id":628,"date":"2008-01-08T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=628"},"modified":"2008-01-08T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-08T20:08:00","slug":"more-on-huckabee-the-lords-ranch-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=628","title":{"rendered":"More on Huckabee & the Lord’s Ranch Mess"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Research on Lord’s Ranch shows they had 70 students & 9 teachers….a private jet and multi-millions of taxpayer monies????!!!  Skinned alive by crooks, scoundrels, and thieves. Time to lock & load.
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Better to give AND receive — UPDATE <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Lord’s
\nRanch <\/span>is a residential school for
\ntroubled youths in Warm Springs. The website of a preacher
\nwho works there<\/a> says church attendance and similar religious sessions are
\n“encouraged.”<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Surely church worship is
\nnot required, because the Lord’s Ranch operates on millions in public tax
\nmoney — $8.5 million this year alone from the Arkansas Medicaid program.
\nCourts have ruled that publicly financed programs cannot use public money to
\nconduct religious exercises.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The man who runs the Lord’s
\nRanch, Ted Suhl, has become a major political player, perhaps because the
\nstate looked dimly on his operation at times before the Huckabee administration
\ncame along. Now  “faith-based” organizations are riding high
\n(and so is Huck, in Suhl’s twin-engine Cessna jet). Suhl gives
\ncontributions freely to politicians in his name, the name of the Lord’s Ranch
\nand the name of at least four real estate development companies, one based in
\nFlorida.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve totted up at least $100,000 in
\ndonations by Suhl and connections since 2000. That includes $5,000 to Gov.
\nHuckabee (not counting his free jet rides). It includes $26,000 to the
\nRepublican Party of Arkansas. It includes $6,500 to the amendment to ban gay
\nmarriage.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

 But here’s the most
\ninteresting thing, and it may explain why some legislators say they run into a
\nstone wall every time they try to demand accountability from the Lord’s Ranch.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The Lord’s Ranch is getting $8.5
\nmillion in public money from Arkansas this year. This year’s spending was
\nbudgeted at the legislative session of 2005. That meant elections of 2004 were
\nimportant to those expecting to have a hand out in 2005.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

In that year, Suhl entities gave at
\nleast $37,500, split equally between Ds and Rs, to legislative candidates. More
\nindividual gifts went to Democrats, but Republicans got bigger amounts on
\naverage.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

We shall see how tough legislators
\nare on the ranch at the hearing next Wednesday. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

One note: The Republicans, big pals
\nof Suhl as you can see, have beem talking about how liberal the
\nDemocratic ticket is. If anybody would know a trustworthy conservative, you’d
\nthink Bro. Suhl would. He’s given money this year to Mike Beebe and Dustin
\nMcDaniel (and a heap to loser Tim Wooldridge over the years.)<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE: Go to the jump for a list of
\nall partisan contributions in 2004 and 2006 (Suhl made a couple of
\ncontributions to Wendell Griffen, a nonpartisan judicial candidate). Most won,
\nnot surprising since most contributions came after the elections. Where
\ncontributions appear in excess of the $1,000 limit it’s because a
\ncandidate got multiple contributions from different Suhl entities and\/or they
\nhad primary and runoff elections.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

2004<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats:<\/span> Ray Kidd ($500); David Cook ($1,000); Jim Luker ($1,000);
\nMary Anne Salmon ($1,000); Janet Johnson ($2,000); Steve Faris, ($1,500);
\nBarbara Horn ($1,500); Jack Critcher ($2,000); Sue Madison ($1,500); J.R.
\nRogers ($1,500); Leroy Dangeau ($500); Sandra Prater ($500); Booker Clemons
\n($250): Jerry Taylor ($1,000); Arnell Willis ($1,000); Jimmy Jeffress,
\n($1,000); Irma Hunter Brown ($1,000); Phillip Carter ($1,000); Kevin Goss
\n($500); Dustin McDaniel ($1,000); Dwayne Dobbins ($500).<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Republicans:<\/span> Beverly Pyle ($500);  Bill Sample ($500); Denny Altes
\n($1,000); Daryl Pace ($750); Shawn Womack ($1,500); Stephen Bright ($500); Bill
\nPritchard ($1,000); Stan Berry ($500); Rodney Harris ($500); Jeremy Hutchinson
\n($500); Tim Hutchinson ($500); Arkansas Republican Party ($13,000)<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

2006<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats:
\n<\/span>Greg Reep ($1,500); Dustin McDaniel
\nfor atty. gen. ($6,000); Tim Wooldridge for lt. gov. ($6,000); Dawn Creekmore
\n($1,000); Barbara Horn ($1,000); Denny Sumpter ($500); Mike Beebe for
\ngovernor ($1,000.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Republicans<\/span>: Arkansas Republican Party ($5,000).<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Posted by Max Brantley on June 16,
\n2006 03:44 PM | Permalink<\/a>
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