Rove says troops will remain in Iraq/thanks Ohio GOP for help in '00,'04

[Algorem]

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/14077170.htm

Rove says troops will remain in Iraq, despite calls for withdrawal

JOHN SEEWERA
ssociated Press

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - ...

"Tyrants in the Middle East would laugh at our failed resolve," he said. "To retreat before victory would be a reckless act."...

A key issue to this year's midterm elections will be campaigning against Democrats who voted against the Patriot Act, Rove said...

Rove did not mention several contentious issues surrounding the White House, including the political storm that forced the reversal of a deal allowing a Dubai company to take over operations at six U.S. ports.

Rove did defend the administration's anti-terrorism efforts and defended its warrantless eavesdropping program...


Bush adviser Rove thanks Ohio GOP for help in '00, '04

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1142156002145160.xml&coll=2

Sunday, March 12, 2006
Michael Sangiacomo
Plain Dealer Reporter

Bowling Green, Ohio- ...


...He cast the Republicans as a party that looks forward to "robust debate" but one that will not stoop to political sniping, which he accused the Democrats of doing.

Rove did get in one zing, though, saying the most popular Democrat in Ohio was Jerry Springer...

Rove said the Republicans defied the oddsmakers by winning in Ohio in the last presidential election...

"The experts said we should look at the Democratic vote in Cuyahoga County and said we can't win," Rove said, referring to the 2004 election. "But I said, 'Look at northwest Ohio and the rest of the state.' And we did win."...


Rove thanks Ohio but is mum on party woes

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/NEWS09/603120424/-1/NEWS

BOWLING GREEN - ...

Mr. Rove throughout the quips of his speech stressed that ultimately ideology requires pragmatism and said that the political party in control must always guard against passivity and an "entitlement mentality."

"It's not enough to believe the right thing," he said of the Republican Party platform. "You have to win elections."...

Mr. DeWine toured several cities yesterday with Mr. Rove. They started in Cleveland and ended last night on the Bowling Green campus.

Mr. DeWine said he has not shied away from Mr. Rove or the lame-duck President, whose poll numbers are among the worst of his presidency...


• Sherrod Brown blogs

http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/openmike/

[Skittles]

1. chickenhawk bastard

what an evil SOB is Rove

[Kolesar]

2. Sherrod Brown's succinct summary of the energy situation

Here is the first part of it from the cleveland.com link above. This is an condensed and succinct summary of what has happened:


Too much of our energy needs are met by Middle Eastern oil. Under the current system, we send billions of dollars to countries that sponsor terrorism and hate against the United States and our friends across the globe.

This arrangement isn't practical or safe for our country any more.

We've heard a lot of tough rhetoric from the president lately, but the actions of his administration and the Republicans in Congress tell a much different story.

The energy bill was written by the oil industry. It has done nothing to lessen our dependence on foreign oil, and failed to produce action on alternative energy sources.

Instead, we've wound up with higher energy prices and weakened environmental standards.

Republicans in Washington have fought against better standards. There's been little interest in wind and solar power, not to mention biomass and clean coal technology.

...more!...

[cantstandbush]

3. Tyrants in the ME are already laughing at our own implosion. n/t

[u2spirit]

4. Rover is getting Brazen

He basically just confesseed to stealing Ohio in his statement when talking about Cuyahoga county and the exit polling.

[AndyTiedye]

16. And He is Absolutely Confident That They Will Do It Again in '06 and '08

After what Blackwell did to the reform initiatives last year, Rove has every reason to be confident :-(

[MadMaddie]

I was thinking the same thing....

they are getting bold and sloppy...

[MadMaddie]

53. Self delte-Duplicate

[LiberalHeart]

5. Another report on the BG appearance that's kinda fun to read....

"Bush's Brain" Comes to Bowling Green

http://wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=4617898

[Algorem]

14. someone at that TV station's OK,mentions O'Connor speech + more

...Rove pointed to recent debates over the nomination of US Supreme Court justices as proof that Americans want jurists who interpret the constitution rather than legislate from the bench. "This battle over the courts will determine whether issues of tremendous public importance are decided by elected representatives or by nine lawyers in robes," he said.

NPR's Nina Totenberg recently aired a story about a speech former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gave at Georgetown University. The Reagan appointee wouldn't allow her actual words to be broadcast, but Totenberg reports that O'Connor warned the Georgetown audience that judges can make presidents, Congress, and governors "really really mad." She also said that judges who don't make people angry, aren't doing their job. But she said judicial effectiveness is "premised on the notion that we won't be subject to retaliation for our judicial acts.":

Claiming the Republican party has gone from a minority party to one that is "broad and inclusive," Rove called for a more civil tone in political debate, and a softening of the harsh tone of such discussions.

Rove also said he expects the GOP to do well in the November mid-term elections...



Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove
Source Watch: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Karl_Rove
Click here to listen to Nina Totenberg's NPR report on Sandra Day O'Connor's remarks:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5255712
Paul Gillmore's Official Website: http://gillmor.house.gov/


the Bowling Green student paper announced his upcoming speech as by a "Texas politician" who started his career "during the Watergate era" and printed anti-Rove letter by professor

http://www.bgnews.com/media/paper883/news/2006/02/28/Campus/Texas.Politician.To.Speak.At.Banquet-1640106.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com


Dismiss Rove's Republican ranting
By: Mike Zickar, Associate Professor
Issue date: 3/1/06

http://www.bgnews.com/media/paper883/news/2006/03/01/Opinion/Dismiss.Roves.Republican.Ranting-1641987.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com


I have a lot of friends among local Republicans and although I differ on political philosophy, I generally think they are honest, decent people.

And so I have no idea why in the world local Republicans would want to associate themselves with "Bush's Brain" and key political strategist for the president, Karl Rove.

This guy is responsible for much of the worst politics in the last five years. This guy is the epitome of the philosophy of "whatever it takes to win" attack politics that has so corrupted our political system.

For example, he masterminded television ads linking honorable Democratic senators with Osama Bin Laden in campaign commercials, insinuating that if you have political differences with this administration you are equivalent to a terrorist...

[jimshoes]

6. Somewhere there is a set of

handcuffs, restraints and a cellmate named "Crusher" waiting for the plump one.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Since we already know this unelected polito is running US foreign policy

This should be no surprise...

[tanyev]

8. Since when does Rove get to set policy in Iraq?

Although there is dispute about exactly how many people voted for George Bush, it is undeniable that a lot of people did. But NOBODY voted for Karl Rove.

[Joanne98]

9. Now we know what the Ohio "Patriot Pastors" are doing this year.

A key issue to this year's midterm elections will be campaigning against Democrats who voted against the Patriot Act, Rove said...

OHIO PREACHER WATCH ALERT!

Rod Parsley of Columbus World Harvest Church ran a commerial this morning advertising voter registrations in Ohio Churches for 2006 midterm elections. In his Sunday political speech (sermon) he referred to his flock as "Soldiers for Christ".

[LiberalHeart]

10. Oh my goodness? Do you have a link for that? (EOM)

[Joanne98]

12. I watch the show every Sunday! Here's the link to his website

http://www.breakthrough.net/ There's a video. I don't know if it's todays show or not. I don't have the stomach to watch it twice. I already looked to see if there was a link to the commerial he ran. If there is I can't find it. I e-mailed Working Assets to alert them to this new attack on Ohio by Parsley. I haven't heard back yet. This guy is causing us Ohio Dems major problems. I hope we can get some help with this before he screws us up AGAIN this election.

[LiberalHeart]

15. I went to the link but the video is an interview with someone else...

Maybe today's remarks/commercial will be posted there soon. Hope so. I gotta see that.

[AngryOldDem]

13. Didn't I see a story lately...

...that his church's tax status is being investigated for crossing the line into politics?

[Demeter]

11. Let's Play Whack-a-Mole With Rove

Honestly, I begin to feel that political dialog is starting up, and Rove pops out of his hole and spews his spin over everything. Get me a large mallet, please!

[tabasco]

17. The only ones laughing about the Iraq war are the robber barons

who are raking in billions.

Everybody else is crying.

Coward chickenhawk Rove preaching about "resolve" makes me want to :puke:

[ckramer]

18. Rove Says Troops Will Remain In Iraq

Rove says abandoning Iraq now would signal to US allies that America can't be trusted.

He says he came to Ohio to thank volunteers and local politicians who helped put Bush back in the White House two years ago.

Ohio will be crucial again to Republicans in the 2008 presidential election.

No Republican has won the presidency without carrying the state.

Rove says a key issue in this year's midterm elections will be campaigning against Democrats who voted against the Patriot Act.

link

[still_one]

19. so is rove the president now, he decides if troops will stay in Iraq?

[redphish]

20. He always was.

[IndianaGreen]

34. Wow, like you I didn't know Rove was President

All Hail Karl!

[submerged99]

21. Well that settles it

Despite what any other politician, military general or the chimp might say, this is the final word on the what will happen with the troops.

[bluerum]

22. America can't be trusted - but it's not for the reason KKKarl said. eom

[mdmc]

23. I hope this is not a big gain year for Rove.

:kick:

[waiting for hope]

24. Please tell me -

who the fuck is Rove really? Okay, he's Chief of Staff on Policy but NO ONE elected the little fuck. Excuse my french but he really does just piss me off - can't anyone find some real good dirt on him and just smear it?

[Frank Cannon]

35. I've asked that question since day one

Who the fuck is that asshole? If he really is calling the shots, than there needs to be some sort of investigation into it. I don't remember ANYONE voting for some big bastard who looks like the torture guy from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and goes by the nickname Turd Blossom.

[Hekate]

25. Oh goody -- and Mr Rove should by all means be embedded with the troops...

...far, far outside the Green Zone.
:argh:

Hekate

[savemefromdumbya]

26. Ah so Rove is the President?

that's who is running the country

[Mythsaje]

27. Oh, goodie!

Campaigning against Dems who voted against the Patriot Act.

Let's start with "It's the unPatriot Act. It gives unprecedented powers to the federal government (pay attention 'Conservatives'), eliminates Constitutional protections for ALL citizens, and doesn't really do anything to protect us from Terrorism."

I can see the counter-strike.

"The Patriot Act. Harming America so the terrorists don't have to."

[gordianot]

28. A lot of people on DU like Fitzgerald.

I will be convinced when he takes Rove off the street.

[fearnobush]

29. President KKKarl Rove. No wonder Fitz couldn't touch him.

Rove is beast I always believed was the devil stewing the pot toward fascism. He has endlessly dodged the long arm of the law since the days he wire tapped his own office to blame it on his client's opponent. He is the real scum found under the dumpster after a hot august day.

[mitchum]

30. Too bad his mother was incapable of murder/suicide...

many people would be much better off.

Just who does this fat fuck think he is?

[spindrifter]

31. Interesting that R*ve is

carrying Ch*ney's message, rather than his own. Ch*ney gets to do the get tough, can't leave without victory bit. R*ve gets to talk about domestic stuff. Oh--maybe that nest is so fouled he has nothing left to say, so he's moved over to one that he thought would be unassailable.

[The_Casual_Observer]

32. thanks for the heads up president rove.

[dweller]

33. i vote for Rove

to be dropped into Iraq. Preferably with enough body armor for the rest of the troops. Just strap it all on him, and kick him out of the plane on flyover.

it can be his 'patriotic' contribution to the cause.
dp

[Webster Green]

36. Rove can take the Patriot Act and shove it up his fat ass!

It's unconstitutional, therefore, WE THE PEOPLE declare it null and void upon arrival.

He's come back to Ohio, the scene of one of his many crimes, to celebrate a rigged election.

Boy, would I love a face to face encounter with that mutherfucker.:mad:

[IndianaGreen]

43. shove it without lubrication!

No, he might like that too much.

[quisp]

37. That's great!!!

It must mean they are planning on bringing the troops home, and soon.

If the congenital liar, in the bizarro Bush world, says the troops are staying then it must mean they've been working for weeks to bring them home.

[C_U_L8R]

38. since when does a political advisor

(and a sleazy one at that)
direct military operations ???

[northofdenali]

39. When will the media remember that Rover Boy

was not sElected, nor was he chosen by the US to run ANYTHING.

I sincerely believe this type of political "advisor" should be illegal. Let the pres choose his staff - AFTER they are vetted by congress - and his Cabinet - and follow their advice. Isn't that what the Cabinet is for?

[luckyleftyme2]

40. rove the rover

HE IS A LITTLE SQUIRT LAWYER FROM TEXAS. PROBABLY TIED UP TO HIS BUTT WITH OIL COMPANY CLIENTS.
KNOWN BY MANY AS THE "TEXAS MAFIA".
OILMAN IN TEXAS ARE KNOWN TO BE ABOVE THE LAW.
PROBABLY IF THEY LOSE THE CONGRESS IN NOV. ROVE AND HIS BUDDIES WILL BE OUT OF NATIONAL POLITICS.
SO VOTE!!!! AND GET YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE !

[madrchsod]

41. ? they don`t trust us now

oh well i guess he has to say something

[sakabatou]

42. Earth to Rove

America ALREADY can't be trusted.

[antonialee839]

44. Thanks for the update President Rove!

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

45. Rove talking about trust is as nonsensical as Bush talking about security

What a fucked up mess this country is in. I hope I live long enough to see how this works out. If I see a sudden flash of light, an intense heat, and then *......*, I'll know how it worked out.

[Texacrat]

46. Election conspiracy theorists ...

And I don't mean that word derogatorily.

You'll have a field day with this quote:

The experts said we should look at the Democratic vote in Cuyahoga County and said we can't win," Rove said, referring to the 2004 election. "But I said, 'Look at northwest Ohio and the rest of the state.' And we did win."...

[Javaman]

47. Mr. turddick, I ask you, define "win". nt.

[goclark]

48. President ROVE speaking nt

[DrDan]

49. I thought that was a decision for the commanders on the grond

[Loose Nuke]

50. The gall is astounding

"Tyrants in the Middle East would laugh at our failed resolve," he said. "To retreat before victory would be a reckless act."...

Iraq is an illegal war waged by an election-stealing tyrant, they have no understanding or plan for achieving "victory"- their goal is maintaining permanent bases in Iraq. As they've never cared about nation-building or democracy elsewhere, it would seem that, while their first preference might be a puppet govt., their second choice would be sectarian strife so they can rob the country under cover of the violence and chaos.


"A key issue to this year's midterm elections will be campaigning against Democrats who voted against the Patriot Act, Rove said..."

These are the same people on whose watch 9/11 happened, despite years and years of warnings, which increased dramatically in the months before 9/11. The FAA had received 52 separate air threat warnings. 11 different countries warned us. Bush Co. lied about the warnings they'd received. There are still waaaayyyy too many unanswered questions about 9/11.

"Rove did not mention several contentious issues surrounding the White House, including the political storm that forced the reversal of a deal allowing a Dubai company to take over operations at six U.S. ports."

Who trusts them on that when they let 9/11 happen?

"Rove did defend the administration's anti-terrorism efforts and defended its warrantless eavesdropping program..."

War is their anti-terrorism effort. They've done nothing to increase security. Is it cuz they know there isn't a real threat, that attacks only happen when they allow them? The only examples put forth about how the warrantless eavesdropping has helped- Brooklyn bridge being downed by blow torches, copycat attack on Library Tower in LA, etc. are completely bogus- these were plots that had been dropped because they weren't feasible.

Bush adviser Rove thanks Ohio GOP for help in '00, '04

Yeah, they didn't say it in these words, but even the GAO concluded the election could've been stolen electronically, and probably was. The proof of that is that NO mainstream media mentioned the report when it was released last Oct.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05956.pdf

The real power is in the hands of the People, and the people who speak the truth. These tyrants are in a weak position- they don't have legitmacy, but they need the appearance of it, so they have to lie constantly and work to cover up their lies, as the truth keeps coming out and exposing them. They're counting big time on people not noticing or caring, but the info keeps coming out and their poll numbers keep dropping. Given that they've staked their credibility as terror fighters on the absurdity "We're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here", they can't really do another terror attack.

[Canuckistanian]

51. They can't keep this up for too long

I think people are beginning to tire of the same old message in the face of growing evidence that this administration totally fucks up EVERYTHING.

[HughBeaumont]

52. Um, is someone going to tell Pigshit he ISN'T the goddamned president?

I mean, the guy sure acts like he is. So does Dick Cheney. So, at times, does Condosleeza Rice. Everybody acts like they're the damned President. Everyone except Lancelot Fuckface Link, that is. He's too busy strumming guit-fiddles, eating cake with The Maverick and visiting our jobs in India to care about things like drowning cities, the shit-bad, pro-corporations-getting-whatever-the-hell-they-want economy or the fact that he's directly responsible for thousands of dead American soldiers and citizens and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans.