GOP MIDTERM ELECTION STATEGY LEAKED (Dropped computer disk found blocks from White House)

Roll Call ^ | June 13, 2002 | Ed Henry

[Exit 109]

This is so sad that I have no comment.

The entire Power Point presentation can be viewed here.

[Poohbah]

Most of this looks like what Freepers have been saying for months.

[AmericaUnited]

Hehe... a Rove misinformation operation...

[anniegetyourgun]

Yep - it's a yawner....

This is such a boring administration, eh? Just the way I like it.....

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[Let's Roll]

This WH was leak proof - now Karen's gone and they seem to have started a leak of the week. Or this could be disinformation?

[Argus]

Nothing on this disk is exactly secret information - it's virtually all public domain stuff that the Dems already know just as well as the Repubs. This is much ado about nothing.

[coloradan]

So, is this like the body of a soldier that washed up on the shore, just before D-Day, and that had an envelope carrying secret invasion plans?

[AmericaUnited]

Agreed! This is not "Top Secret" info. I don't think it'll compete with "Who was Deep Throat?"

[rhombus]

Sort of reminds me of the stolen debate practice tapes that made no difference. Gore still came off like the joker with that carnival clown make-up.

[colorado tanker]

"Most of this looks like what Freepers have been saying for months." I agree. And even with the gloomy assessments of the Arkansas and New Hampshire senate races, this analysis predicts the Senate will swing back to the Republicans and the House majority will improve.

[Dales]

You know, if that Democrat Mark Mcwhatever his name is guy turns out to have had some hand in preparing these, I am going to be really pissed.

[pgkdan]

Looks like the Pentagon isn't the only place in town with an Office of Strategic Disinformation. Oh yeah, I forgot, they said they changed their minds about that. Yeah...right. LOL If I were a demonrat I'd take anything they read on that disk with a grain of salt...or not.

[dodger]

Curious that -- whatever else -- a document that has the Republicans likely ('Strong') to gain five seats versus the Democrats two is spun this way. The document indicates the Republicans are bullish on regaining the Senate but the mediacrats spin, spin, spin.

PS: Whomever 'mislaid' this document should be shot at dawn ... shades of the Goreski 'Tapegate'.

[Poohbah]

Heck, maybe there was a virus inside the PowerPoint presentation that simply sent a PING! to the White House, telling them who stole it =:o)

[concerned about politics]

Could be just to spoof the Democrats. Give them something to call the press with, then nail 'em like idiots. It's kinda funny.

[Grim]

was picked up off the pavement by a Senate Democratic aide, who has been happily passing it on to others.

This is so obviously a lie I can't believe anyone on this board would believe it. The dems stole this disk, probably the AV person made a copy.

Just like the Georgia couple that "accidentally" tape recorded Newt Gingrich's phone call a few years back.

The disk was stolen, STOLEN, I tell you.

[NELSON111]

This is nothing...most everyone where could have put together the same briefing. I think that all the dim leadership knew all of this already. Notice no "hard" numbers are used...this is just some GOP speculation. No Polls...no strategy like "focus on keeping these states and take these other ones and we win the senate" stuff. It would be different if they laid out which seats they would move to protect or go after on what issues. Also don't think it was misinformation. There are better ways to leave that in the hands of the enemy (instead of leaving it laying on the ground...where anyone could have picked it up). That method has no gaurantee of success. I could have picked it up and the mission would have failed. If it was misinfo....think there would be a lot more strategy in it with more specifics...

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

So, is this like the body of a soldier that washed up on the shore, just before D-Day, and that had an envelope carrying secret invasion plans?

Sounds like the movie "The Man who Never Was", only it was about invading Sicily, not the D-Day landing. Was this movie based on a real incident?

[Dales]

McKinnon. Mark McKinnon.