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The GOP's Young Eagles: 'If You've Got a Little Insecurity Complex, But You've Got Money -- What A Cool Group To Hang Out With'
Zachary Roth | April 6, 2010, 5:29PM
Clockwise from top-left: Italo Zanzi, Ryan Morfin, John Roby Penn IV, and Penn with others at an event in Washington, D.C.
So: Who's your favorite member of the Young Eagles?
As we're guessing you know by now, that's the RNC-created program for young donors whose night out at a bondage-themed LA club ended up on the committee's tab -- triggering the latest round of speculation over whether Michael Steele can survive.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (45) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (5)Topics: Erik Brown, Fundraising, Italo Zanzi, J. Roby Penn IV, Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, Ryan Morfin, Sex, Young Eagles
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High-Rolling Young RNC Donor Touts 'Philanthropic Discipline'
Zachary Roth | April 6, 2010, 3:21PM
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We've told you about J. Roby Penn IV, the gala-hopping heir to an oil-and-gas fortune who's a regional director for the RNC's Young Eagles program. (Sample quote: My ancestors, actually, weren't on the Mayflower. They sent the servants over first to get the cottage ready.")
And here's another of the fledgling money-men behind the hard-partying group whose trip to a bondage-themed club has helped throw the RNC into crisis...
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (12) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (4)Topics: Countrywide, J. Roby Penn IV, Morgan Stanley, Republican National Committee, Ryan Morfin, Young Eagles
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