Abramoff/Reed scandal

Politics: What's it all about? | Marvin Olasky

WORLD is receiving a bonanza of publicity today, although not entirely the kind we look for. James Dobson and Focus on the Family vice president Tom Minnery discussed at the start of Dr. Dobson’s radio show the Jack Abramoff-Ralph Reed scandal and WORLD’s coverage of it.

Mr. Minnery said about WORLD, “we know the people, they’re good people, we enjoy the magazine, but they have a reporter who wanted me to dump on Ralph Reed for his involvement with Jack Abramoff.” He said he refused to criticize Mr. Reed and then wrote a complaint letter to WORLD but “they refused to print it. So I’ve got to tell you, that is frustrating.”

Dr. Dobson then summarized what his VP was saying: “You wrote a letter to WORLD magazine…. Marvin Olasky, who’s a very good man, does very good work, I like him a lot, he refused to do it.” Mr. Minnery then read his letter, acknowledged once again his frustration, and Dr. Dobson with a chuckle in his voice said, “Maybe it’s just catharsis… maybe Tom needs to come in here and do what I did yesterday, which is just blow off steam.”