Reply #45: give me a break - what a non-story [View All]

The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Assn is a "Republican" group? Its a freakin' trade association of health clubs. Who, by the way, just announced that Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at their annual meeting in May. Bet Bill get paid way more than Matthews was.

Or consider the Credit Union National Association -- their president, Dan Mica, is a former Democratic Congressman from Florida (not the most progressive congressman, but a Democrat nonetheless).

I suspect all of these trade associations have both Republican and Democratic connections. Trade groups -- groups that represented trades or businesses -- have political agendas. The Repubs control both houses of Congress and the WH. Of course their going to be "Republican associated".

Now, maybe there is a story if Matthews is violating some policy for accepting paid speaking gigs. But its not a story because of the political "affiliation" of these groups.

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