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I see.according to an e-mail the fallen lobbyist sent a magazine editor.
Abramoff E-Mail Plays Up Bush Contacts
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/us....z_0206abramoff
By PETE YOST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jack Abramoff had brief conversations with President Bush almost a dozen times and the president knew him well enough to make joking references to Abramoff's family, according to an e-mail the fallen lobbyist sent a magazine editor.
Bush ``joked with me about a bunch of things, including details of my kids,'' Abramoff recalled of his contacts with the president.
The recipient of the e-mail, Washingtonian magazine editor Kim Eisler, confirmed its contents.
Bush's contacts with Abramoff - who has pleaded guilty in a fraud and bribery case and is cooperating with a public corruption investigation - have become an issue because the president has said he doesn't recall ever meeting the lobbyist.
Time magazine and the Washingtonian have reported the existence of about a half-dozen photos showing Abramoff and Bush together.
The president acknowledged having his picture taken with Abramoff but suggested the photos were of no significance because he is photographed with so many people. Bush said there was no reason to publicly release the photographs.
``I frankly don't even remember having my picture taken with the guy,'' Bush told a news conference on Jan. 26. ``I don't know him.''
On Thursday, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said that ``what the president said still stands.''
Abramoff's e-mail states that Bush ``has one of the best memories of any politician I have ever met.'' The e-mail said that Bush's ability to recall is one of his ``trademarks, though of course he can't recall that he has a great memory!''
The e-mail adds, ``Perhaps he has forgotten everything. Who knows.''
On Friday, Eisler said that Abramoff made the comments more than two weeks ago in response to a question from the magazine editor, who wanted to double-check some information before appearing on a television show.
A liberal Web log, ThinkProgress, first disclosed the existence of the Abramoff-Eisler e-mails this week.
02/10/06 11:04
I see.according to an e-mail the fallen lobbyist sent a magazine editor.
A dozen times and he acts like he doesn't even know him.
And they keep trying to spin on this forum no matter how obvious the lies are.
I doubt you do.
I'm sure you've never heard of anyone name-dropping. Especially a lobbyist.
I have never met this man.
I'm George W Bush and I approve this message
I've heard of people under indictment naming names to get a better deal.
I heard this Abramoff and George W. Bush had many close discussions..but you didn't hear that from me.
In an e-mail to an editor? They usually cut deals with prosecutors, not reporters.
Yoni boy,
don't spin, that's my job.
I told you, I never met this man.
And the lies just keep on comin'.............
it's preamble
Like I said...I see.
Again, I doubt you do.
No doubt you do.
Do you know the name Reid? Seems he has a problem also. Just checking.
hey xray horsy, I've missed you,Do you know the name Reid? Seems he has a problem also. Just checking.
what can I say,
we both have somethin' in common,
we're both wimps.
I like that about you. And don't worry,
meetin' Abramoff about 12
times don't mean I have to remember it.
God Bless America.
Stop grasping at straws Zebra boy!
The pimple has spoken.......hey xray horsy, I've missed you,
what can I say,
we both have somethin' in common,
we're both wimps.
I like that about you. And don't worry,
meetin' Abramoff about 12
times don't mean I have to remember it.
God Bless America.
Why is Pac Man laughin'?
The pimple has spoken!
If I weren't so stupid, I'd say you just keep repeatin' yourself.The pimple has spoken!
But you are stupid.
Well there gay boy, that's what America keeps sayin' about me,
I just don't get it.
I'm George W Bush and I approve this message.
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