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Re: The end of the innocence

Proctor — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:17:23 -0500

Let's hope Don and Sharon Henley don't get so put out with some of the political campaigns out in Sacramento that they decide they'll have to raise the room rates at the "Hotel California."

Re: The end of the innocence

MeckDeck — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:05:22 -0500

Where's Mojo Nixon when you really need him?

JAT

Re: The end of the innocence

liam — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:22:25 -0500

Oh great, now I'm going to have that awful song stuck in my head all day. Thanks Ryan. Thanks a lot.

The end of the innocence

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:43:14 -0500

Richard Moore is definitely on the bad side of the Eagles.

First, he ran a YouTube ad attacking rival Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue which used an unauthorized snippet of "Life in the Fast Lane."

He had to pull the video after the manager of the Eagles learned about it.

Now, Perdue's spokesman, David Kochman, tells Dome that they recently received in the mail two $4,000 checks—the maximum donation allowed under state law.

The donors? Don Henley and his wife, Sharon.

"I think his decision to contribute may be a reflection on how he felt about Moore's video," Kochman said.

Henley is a generous Democratic donor. According to a Washington Post article from earlier this month, he's given more than $686,000 to candidates since 1978.