Overreaching ... 11-01-05 ... the political tide in DC began to turn.

Speaking of arrogant careerist RNC people, I never had much use for them for the past 20 years but last year's (about 25 years old I think) was the absolute worst. He was the "organizer" for this region of the state but chose not to work with the Republican committee in town in contacting such people as the college students. Then later when I wondered why we could never get any Bush campaign signs I was told that since our county didn't "go for" Bush in 2000 we were written off (but any COMPETENT campign person knows that getting from 22% GOP registration to 45% GOP vote helps overall just as much as anyone else's vote.) I ended up PHOTOCOPYING hundreds of 11" x 17" Bush campaign signs and had volunteers color in the red stripes on the flag.

Sounds about right!!

I had, first, a middle aged advance guy w/W set up a photo op/personal appearance with a large donor (whom I has worked on for months to not sit home, as he is a strong conservative with economic & border issues)only to blow it off after the guy had 50 people (votes) lined up to meet the POTUS. Took a week to get the operative to call and apologize to the donor.

Then in the final days of the election, we had the DC pros, all of them in their 20s, swoop in to help us get over the top. They set up shop 45 miles away, had me set up a central phone bank (volunteers, volunteer home, volunteered cell phones) and then just blew me off. We lost my county as well as the one they set up in. We had student vote fraud. I had intel about this 2 weeks prior and the people originally in charge of this county just kept telling me they *had plans* to counter the fraud. HA! Basically, they had THE PLAN (all the phone banks and continual polling...you know the drill)and when I told them my volunteers were burned out, the base didn't want to answer one more poll, they just said:"What do have for the Voter Vault today?". And don't get me started on using software that is expensive and not in everyone's computer.

Basically, I scrounged up about 6-8 very enthusiastic HS and college kids and they did most of the work...sometimes on their own. The local GOP was no help, didn't understand all the phoning or the time-is-of-the-essence nature and were either MIA or too old and clueless to get their assignments done. Basically a group of old folks who had always done things their way and were not about to change or think about changing.

This next election, I am helping our candidate who is going against Ron Kind (WI 3), but my best adult volunteer is doing the local managing. I told her the truth and have helped find volunteers for coffees and will donate, but that is IT.

I know Rove is a political genius, but he and his people need to get out of DC and spend some serious time out in the boonies.

Peppermint Patty Fitz is corrupt & dirty

His presser bemoaned his anguish at not being able to indict Rove & Libby before the 2004 election

His "apolitical" claims in his Libby indictment presser were what El Rushbo calls "seminar caller" methods

"I'm honest! Just ask me!"

31 times more indictments against Republicans than democrats?

Does anyone believe that democrats are that pure and honest?

Fitz is toast

Like Joe Wilson - Fitz planned on being a biggie under Kerry - or Hillary

His career is over

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This is part of an organized effort on behalf of Democrats to overcome their extreme distress of last week when US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald declined to indict anyone on the original charge of leaking Valerie Plame's name.

1.Fitzgerald said the Libby indictment was about lying, not about WMDs

Bumpity bump.

Blackfive nails it:

About ten times I said something like, "If those politicians actually gave a flying @#$% about the troops they would have pulled a @#$%ing closed door @#$%ing session two years ago to get them kevlar, equipment, pay, support in combat and the hospitals and in the VA."

If they really gave a @#$* about the troops, the large campaign chests would be paying for kevlar blankets and supporting organizations like Soldiers' Angels and the Semper Fi Injured Marine Fund.

http://www.blackfive.net/main/2005/11/the_media_and_t.html

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