Some Information About the Amway/Bush Connection |
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Just as the National Rifle Association and the NAACP are special interest groups with a political agenda, so, I believe, people interested in MLM form a special interest group. Readers of this website are entitled to know about the MLM connections of political candidates, especially candidates for major offices. It's well known that the Republican Party has strong ties to Amway, its founders, and its kingpin distributors. After all, co-founder Richard M. DeVos is one of the biggest contributors to the party; his daughter-in-law Betsy, wife of son Dick, has been the Republican Committee Chair in Michigan. Dexter Yager, Bill Britt, and many other Amway distributor "leaders" have contributed heavily to the party and to individual candidates. Sue Myrick, Representative from North Carolina, owes her election to Yager and his Amway organization. Former President Bush has spoken at Amway-related functions, as have former President Gerald Ford, and Republican heavyweights Newt Gingrich, Oliver North, and many others. Gingrich brokered a tax loophole plan that benefits Amway's owners -- and nobody else! -- to the tune of millions of dollars annually. Recently, a number of news items both in the US and in Europe have discussed the relationship between Presidential candidate George W. Bush and Doug Wead. Wead, a would-be Representative from Arizona, author, and motivational speaker has been a friend of the family for years. He served as an advisor to the Bush administration when GW's father was in the White House. Wead is described by US News and World Report as an "old friend and advisor" to George W. Bush. Bill Mintuglio, in his book about George W., First Son, describes Wead as a man who had spent years "preparing strategy reports" for both President Bush and GW. He was a White House Aide during the Bush administration. Wead's connections with Amway and the failed PTL empire of Jim and Tammi Faye Bakker are also mentioned. Wead has co-authored books with Yager. Although always introduced on Amway stages as a Baptist minister during the 80s, Wead, who is divorced, now denies this. Wead was defeated in his Congressional bid after Sen. Barry Goldwater, a very conservative Republican, threw his substantial weight behind Wead's Democratic opponent.
However, Wead's Amway connections are deeper, and shadier, than most people are aware.
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