The TRUE Capitol Hill Blue story the PRESS IGNORED:'Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush'

FR - thru Capitol Hill Blue ^ | January 6, 2003 | DOUG THOMPSON

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush
CapitolHillBlue ^ | January 6, 2003 | By DOUG THOMPSON

Posted on 01/28/2003 2:07 AM EST by JohnHuang2

Democrats plan to undermine public confidence in President George W. Bush by challenging his credibility and raising doubts about America, sources within the party tell Capitol Hill Blue.

A multi-pronged attack against Republicans and the President will focus not only on economic issues, but question American values, raise doubts about how this country is viewed by other nations and question the patriotism of Bush and his party.

The extensive campaign, developed by senior Democratic consultants and party leaders, was launched last week with attacks on the Bush economic plan by Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Richard Gephardt.

In coming weeks, Democratic elected officials will question the President’s intentions on the pending war with Iraq. Writers and broadcasters friendly to the Democratic cause have already been provided talking points suggesting the war is about oil, not terrorism. “The talking points were developed before the end of last year and sent out to operatives and friendly media,” one Democratic consultant confided. “No Democratic member of Congress will question the President’s patriotism openly but we will use the media and other surrogates to raise doubts.”

Capitol Hill Blue obtained a copy of the talking points when the Democratic National Committee sent them to a news outlet recently acquired by CHB’s parent company. The talking points outline a strategy to raise public doubts of the President’s real intentions, including: --Saying the war is about oil and will be fought to benefit oil companies that have long supported Bush and the Republican party;

--Claiming the Bush administration has “manufactured” evidence against Saddam Hussein and used that evidence to encourage Britain and other allies to join the American fight against Iraq;

--Suggesting a wartime economy is the only way the administration can revive the country’s lagging economic situation.

“It is clear that the current approval ratings of the administration are tied directly to strong American feelings toward traditional values,” the talking points say. “To counter this, doubt must be raised as to America’s true position within the world community and the true intent of the Bush administration in waging war.”

Some Democrats admit privately they are uneasy with the party strategy to undermine American values in an attempt to get Bush.

“My boss doesn’t want anything to do with it,” one senior Senate aide told Capitol Hill Blue on Monday. “You don’t undermine this country to win elections.” Others, however, are willing to try anything to put the White House and Congress back under Democratic control. “The real war isn’t in Iraq,” one Democratic consultant said. “It’s right here at home, at the ballot box in 2004.”

Among the other points Democrats hope to make in the coming weeks:

--Both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are controlled by oil and defense industry special interest groups.

--The war on terrorism is a failure because Osama bin Laden is still at large.

--America is unprepared for another terrorist attack because of White House preoccupation with Iraq. --War will increase the country’s economic woes. --Bush will be forced to raise taxes to finance the war.

“It’s time to take the battle to the people and make them understand just how dangerous George W. Bush’s policies are to the future of America,” the talking points conclude.

Democratic sources say the talking points were developed by Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe, former Clinton campaign strategist James Carville, Senate Majority Leader Daschle and former House Democratic Leader Gephardt.

“This is a classic, Jim Carville, scorched earth campaign,” crows one DNC staffer. “Take no prisoners. That’s how you win elections.” Democratic party spokesmen would not return phone calls seeking comment on this report.

© Copyright 2003 Capitol Hill Blue

[Pan_Yans Wife]

When looking at the Democratic candidates, many people do not see the obvious. WHAT SOLUTIONS DO THEY OFFER? WHAT IDEAS? None. They offer emotional rhetoric, to stir up the people, nothing else.

[mabelkitty]

So by the time the Sunday news shows out this as a huge DNC campaign, and not a news story, everyone will remember this commercial and attach the DNC to it - not Moveon.org or Win Without War.

DNC will be tainted for it in the next 48 hours, and then be foreced to defend it on the Sunday shows. Remember, it was only supposed to start running on Monday.

[My2Cents]

The RATS smell blood all right -- THEIR'S. This whole thing is an act of desparation, which they hope by spinning furiously, they can keep people from seeing the truth.

I think the White House is handling this just fine. There's a reason Powell made the comments in response on this issue -- Polls show he's actually more respected by the American public, and hence has greater credibility, than Bush himself. The trust factor enjoyed by Bush is high, but Powell's is astronomical.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

DNC will be tainted for it in the next 48 hours, and then be foreced to defend it on the Sunday shows. Remember, it was only supposed to start running on Monday.

If you have a moment, can you explain this to me? How was this supposed to be started on Monday? What was the original plan?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, National Review!

Scandal!
National Review Online ^ | July 11, 2003 | Clifford D. May

"Bush’s enemies aren't telling the truth about what he said."

How long will the national/international mainstream press ignore the facts?

 

Majority of these journalists have been sent this info: http://globalfreepress.com/email_the_media.shtml (a left-wing mailing list).

[MHGinTN]

The democrat criminal machine uses many avenues with which to undermine the nation's safety and the success of and our confidence in the honorable military personnel. Lest we forget, when the troops were in harms way in the Middle East, Lurch Kerry called for 'regime change' here in America. Aside from the obvious specious characterization of this Republic as a third-world dictatorship or a banana republic, what hitman Kerry inferred was an insult to the honorable military personnel, inferring they were what was propping up a 'dictator in America'! What? ... Yes! When Kerry compared the President to a Saddam Insane in Iraq, he cast the patina of dictatorship underpinnings upon our voluteer, honorable military. Not one journo pointed this out ... and when I tried to make the point here at FR, the reaction was underwhelming, a veritable 'Huh'?.

The democrat party hasn't a clue to the degree they endanger the nation and thus the citizenry as they seek to undermine this administration in ways that assault out Republic as ancillary consequence. THAT is why it is too soon to allow the demoicrats to hold control over the White House, the Senate, or the House. ... And it's about time to go nuclear with nominated candidates for judgeships!

[My2Cents]

Precisely. We already know many of the Dems never wanted to go to war against Saddam, even when all the intelligence pointed to Saddam having an accelerated nukes program. Now they're nitpicking about one comment (which in and of itself wasn't a lie -- "British intel reporting Saddam's efforts to purchase uranium from African countries"). When one steps back from the fevered rhetoric of the single-day news cycle, one comes to the conclusion that this is still a dangerous world, and that the Democrats cannot be trusted with the nation's security. Most Americans realize this.

[onyx]

This is worthy of a re-post. Every FReeper needs to read about the enemy within. WTG, RC!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Well said! It is never too soon to fight back, at their level, if necessary.

[Gunrunner2]

I have not seen the ad, can you please explain what it shows/says?

Thanks.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

And since Congress has oversight responsibilities over our intel community, the real question the press needs to ask tonight is, what did these Democrats in Congress know and when did they know it?

This should be shouted from the rooftops!

[onyx]

Media is running a full-blown assault on POTUS. They must bring him down so they can congratulate themselves and delight in telling the electorate "see 43 met the same fate as 41" --- "both Bush's were 'out-of-touch' with the voters."

[Gunrunner2]

I have not seen the ad, can you please explain what it shows/says?

Thanks.

[mabelkitty]

It was my understanding that it was supposed to run on commerical television Monday (the paid spots, not the free spots). I could very well have two entirely disconnected thoughts confused, so I can't stand by that for certain.

Monday makes sense because it will have week long traction, and by the time the story gets refuted or loses steam, the Dems will be on to something else, but this whole LIED idea would still be in everyone's mind.

I have to say, though, that the whole idea that a populace can be swayed has peaked. I really don't see how Clinton politics can work any more. Remember, the 2000 election was the first Presidential election where a majority of Americans had access to the internet either at home, through the library, or at work.

The media is jumping on anything to generate revenue, but as for hard news and information, as well as opinion, people to to the internet.

This is why I think this will back-fire. Especially with Dean's remark about Bush stepping down.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Excellent. Thank you so much for explaining further. I did note that having this break on a Saturday might be good for the talk show circuit, but the viewship is lower because the people have lives to tend to.

What was Dean's comment?

I have been following the Thompson fiasco, Bush in Africa and the Iranian protests, so I missed what Dean said.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

The former Vermont governor, who opposed the war, added: "The only other possibility, which is unthinkable, is that the president of the United States knew himself that this was a false fact and he put it in the State of the Union anyhow. I hope for the sake of this country that did not happen."

I found it.

[PhiKapMom]

I agree -- the press is in an all out attack mode right now! It is like a feeding frenzy of fish when you toss bread in the water.

[ex-Texan]

*BUMP*!!

[Slyfox]

It all started with Hillary Clinton announcing that "BUSH KNEW!"

[Iowa Granny]

Our President does not often address the press, to do so now, would give them even more power.

I either did not state my thought clearly, or you misunderstood. NEVER would I suggest our President address the press. He should address the American People by way of an Address to the Nation. Going directly to the American People is the way I believe it should be done. The press can write about it, after the fact, and attempt to tell people what he said, but enough people will have seen it, there will be a good discussion on the streets, coffee shops, breakrooms and feed stores around the nation.