The Republican National Committee suggests that scandal-skewed biographer Kitty Kelley had both partisan and personal reasons for writing a book that supposedly tells the "real" story of the Bush dynasty.
On Monday, Kelley told NBC's "Today" show that she contributes to Republicans as well as Democrats - but the Republican National Committee says it's mostly the latter.
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"Kelley forgot to mention she's been a registered Democrat since 1983," the RNC said in a press release.
In the "Today" show interview, Kelley said she votes for both Republicans and Democrats and "used to give money to both." She said she believed her last campaign contribution was to Texas Republican Rep. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
According to the RNC, Kelley did give $150 to Sen. Hutchison in 1993, but her most recent contributions have been to liberal Democrats, as follows:
Kelley gave $500 to Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., in 2002; $1,000 to Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., in 1996; and $250 to Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., in 1994. All of those contributions were made after she gave the $250 to Sen. Hutchison, the RNC noted.
The Republican National Committee says Kitty Kelley attended a state dinner in the Clinton White House, after Presidents Reagan and Bush 41 "banned" her from their state dinner guest lists because of her unflattering biography of former first lady Nancy Reagan.
The RNC also raises questions about Kelley's credibility, pointing to reports saying that Kelley, who worked as a receptionist for liberal Democrat Sen. Eugene McCarthy, later claimed to have worked as his press secretary.
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