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Rove's Diagnosis
Townhall.com ^ | July 28, 2007 | Robert D. Novak

Posted on 07/28/2007 3:47:43 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 07/28/2007 3:47:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

If I posted what I really thought about Rove my post would be deleted by the moderator.

Let me just say this, instead:

Rove’s a Genius, this I know, because the RNC tells me so.


2 posted on 07/28/2007 3:58:22 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: Kaslin

We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz...


3 posted on 07/28/2007 4:00:48 AM PDT by claudiustg (You know it. I know it.)
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To: Kaslin
Rove probably has a point.

But he and the President need to take responsibility for not forcefully defending the war--over and over and over again.

They didn't need to be zealot crazies like Cindy Sheehah, but getting out the GOOD NEWS from Iraq and showing the progress there (instead of relying on the LAMESTREAM MEDIA to do it!) would have been wise.

And, to Rove's point, if the "dissatisfaction in Congress" was a determining factor, well that just shows ME how inept the Republicans were at pointing out the corruption in the Democrat party.

Let's face it: both parties have their whackos. The fact is, the Democrats did not have any of their corruption exposed or trumpted.

Harry Reid's shady land deals? silence. Nancy Pelosi's vineyards and her wages? silence. That crook (Jefferson, was it?) down in Louisiana? barely a mention.

Even when the Foley story broke, Republicans should have been all over the Democrats for supporting that Congressman in Massachusetts who had an affair with his intern then got a chairmanship....sorry, I forget his name.

They needn't have defended Foley, just attack the damn 'rats.

This "new tone" stuff doesn't have to be implemented when you're being targeted for destruction. The "new tone" works only when you're clearly in charge--and when it comes to the press, the Republicans are NOT in charge.

4 posted on 07/28/2007 4:00:58 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: claudiustg

ROTFLMAO!


5 posted on 07/28/2007 4:05:17 AM PDT by Earthdweller (All reality is based on faith in something.)
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To: Kaslin

“A footnote: Republican leaders report that the most enthusiasm among grassroots activists is for Gingrich and libertarian Rep. Ron Paul.”

That statement destroyed any credibility (in my mind) that this article may have held. Sorry, but something this crass and bogus calls ALL facts into question.

LLS


6 posted on 07/28/2007 4:19:31 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: Kaslin

This is news?

They just figured this out?

Heck, Rush has been saying this about the election SINCE the election.


7 posted on 07/28/2007 4:20:23 AM PDT by Breyean
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To: samtheman
Rove’s an expert that bothered to examined the data. You are some guy who mindlessly repeating what the Politically Corrupt “News Media” tells you to think.

So since the prove Liars in the Junk Media tell you it all about Iraq, of course the Know Nothings mindlessly accept that as dogma.

Curious. The Democrats did NOT even run on Iraq. They ran AWAY from it. Not one Democrat campaign ad was run here in Dark Blue MN about Iraq. Thousands were run on “the culture of corruption”, not one on Iraq.

8 posted on 07/28/2007 4:23:30 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Ignorance can be cured by education, stupidity is a terminal condition)
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To: Kaslin
"Republican leaders report that the most enthusiasm among grassroots activists is for Gingrich and libertarian Rep. Ron Paul."

One needs to carefully distinguish between"enthusiasm" and "manic psychosis".

9 posted on 07/28/2007 4:25:48 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("We have met the enemy and he is us." -Pogo)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Same song, 50,000 idiot chorus.

President Bush went out and gave several forceful speeches on Iraq the last couple of weeks.

How much media coverage did you see? That right NONE.

In fact, AP, the primary source of wire reports for all broadcast and published “news”, simply ignored 3 hours of the President on Iraq to spend ALL its coverage on a Reporter;s stupid question about Libby.

So instead of mindlessly repeating the same whine at the President on EVERY thread, how about the Perpetually Pouting Posse on the fringe Right finally grow a spine and try attacking the Left on something ONE time?

10 posted on 07/28/2007 4:27:23 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Ignorance can be cured by education, stupidity is a terminal condition)
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To: MNJohnnie

‘Rove’s an expert...”

LOL

Yea, he sure was spot on when he kissed LaRaza’s ass.

MH you’ve missed your calling on the comedy channel.


11 posted on 07/28/2007 4:52:15 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: samtheman
If I posted what I really thought about Rove my post would be deleted by the moderator.

Why? Is there some sort of protection program for Rove? If so, who else?

12 posted on 07/28/2007 5:00:36 AM PDT by nygoose
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To: Kaslin
FWIW, this was exactly Rush Limbaugh's analysis of the 2006 elections too.

Here in OH, it's hard to figure it out. Dickie Morris says that 16% of indies, who voted Republican in 2000 and 2004, voted Dem last election.

While it's true, as Rush says, that if you don't have a person in the military or know someone closely who is over there, the war really doesn't affect your daily life, the constant drumbeat of casualties and bad news CONVINCES people that it does.

On the other hand, other than the war, the single biggest thing that changed from 2000 to 2006 among Republicans was their willingness to spend money and get caught in scandals. That hurt, a lot. Look at Vitter: the dual standard is ridiculous, but it's a fact of life. CLEAN UP YOUR ACT, REPUBLICANS! You can't take dirty money; you can't cheat on your wives; and you can't straddle the fence on spending.

13 posted on 07/28/2007 5:05:06 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: Breyean
Heck, Rush has been saying this about the election SINCE the election.

Limbaugh echo syndrome.....

14 posted on 07/28/2007 5:07:10 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Made in China: Treat those three words like a warning label)
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To: Kaslin
Sen. John McCain, trying to keep his sinking Republican presidential campaign afloat, scheduled a fund-raiser for the same day -- Monday -- that Fred Thompson is holding his first Washington money event.

"OK people! When the phone rings, just say what's on the cue card: 'Thank you for calling the John McCain Presidential Campaign Charity Telethon. How much is your pledge?' Stay positive, everyone!"


15 posted on 07/28/2007 5:16:00 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (The Democrat Party: radical Islam's last hope)
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To: Kaslin
A footnote: Republican leaders report that the most enthusiasm among grassroots activists is for Gingrich and libertarian Rep. Ron Paul.

Hmm. And the color of their sky, is that in the report?

16 posted on 07/28/2007 5:25:29 AM PDT by Graymatter
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To: Kaslin

They all miss Katrina - the most clever move was the rats spinning that one as “all Bush’s fault.”


17 posted on 07/28/2007 5:26:38 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Kaslin

Rove refuses to admit the hatred free people have for globalism and open borders.


18 posted on 07/28/2007 5:33:19 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (The FairTax and the North American Union are mutually exclusive.)
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To: Kaslin
Wasn't Rove one of the bunch that dreamed up NOT firing Rumsfeld until AFTER the '06 election?? Has to be one of the ten all-time STUPIDEST political decisions ever !!!
19 posted on 07/28/2007 5:33:23 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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