Talk:Gale Norton

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[edit] NPOV: Relationship to Jack Abramoff and his firm

The facts laid out in this section don't establish a relationship between Norton and Abramoff (or his firm). While one may very well exist / have existed, give better evidence or remove the section. Also, why does this section warrant roughly 1/3 of the entire article on Norton? Is a third of Norton's importance tied to the fact she appears in a photo with Abramoff or was the recipient of some letters the facts presented in the article never actually tie back to Abramoff?! - 69.205.121.0 20:32, 3 Mar 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Looks biased.--4.37.66.131 17:58, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Disagree. Her department is at the heart of the Abramoff lobbying scandal. Her Interior Department has direct control of many activities of Indian tribes, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariannis Inland. This will be on her resume for the rest of her life. This isn't some $70,000 scandal like Henry Cisneros, with is certainly on his wiki page for the rest of his life. It is huge, involving over 100 million dollars. Her contact with Abramoff enabled this HUGE scandal. Without this connection the Indian tribes would not have given him any money. And Abramoff's illegal lobbying money helped elect Tom DeLay's troops. The money ties all of this up.

This scandal will be bigger than Watergate when it is all over.

You have to be kidding me, not only did she start CREA, which later became a tool for Abramoff's lobbying, she also knew Steve Giles who was being bribed by Abramoff. She is in the middle of the entire mess, but yeah I've been meaning to add more references, I've just been busy on some other projects. But she's one of the most corrupt women in washington, it will be pretty easy to make a case for her relationship with Jack Abramoff through reputable sources.--M4bwav 19:48, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I am NOT completely neutral myself on this subject, but I think this article is fair, sticks with the known facts, awaiting resolution and certainty of the entire Ambramoff debacle. This is what I want any kind of encyclopedia to do even though complete neutrality is nearly impossible... It's not the SIZE of the Abramoff situation that is relevant, it is Norton's KNOWN involvement which has yet to be determined absolutely.Martha 06:13, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, there might be the need to edit and add stuff into this article, the fact that Gale is now being hired by Shell oil as one of their chief counsel http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/news/international/rds.reut/index.htm?postversion=2006122807 That fact coupled with some legislation that she passed which gave much more profit to the oil industry should also be add to this article It's kinda hard to separate being biased and being factual when the fact itself is actually very fishy.