Campaign manager Jared Thomas said Reed, a Republican and former Christian Coalition leader, made the speech last Friday before a Christian youth group at a home in Alpharetta.
The teenagers were members of TeenPact, a group that introduces Christian teens to government and politics, often through internships.
Reed's remarks, posted at www.ralphreed.com under "speeches," are his most extensive yet on his relationship with Abramoff -- whom Reed did not name. Reed is running for Lt. Governor of Georgia in 2006. [Just what GA needs...another crooked politican.]