Two e-mails in one day.

[globalvillage]

Busy guy.
:bounce:

Dear XXXXXXXXX,

Less than two weeks ago, you signed a petition joining members of the johnkerry.com community in calling for Karl Rove to be fired for his deliberate attempt to, once again, use the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to divide America. Now Karl Rove is embroiled in another controversy concerning the leaked identity of a covert CIA agent, which Bush Administration senior officials said was done to punish her husband, a man who had the courage to tell the truth about manipulated intelligence in Iraq.

Karl Rove is the President's top advisor in the White House and what he has admitted doing has deep and troubling consequences for our national security.

Just today the President spoke at Quantico praising our soldiers and the employees of the FBI, CIA, and DEA for their work rooting out terrorism.

He told them, "Your work is difficult. It is dangerous. I want you to know how much your country appreciates you, and so do I."

But at the same time the President was saying these words, it was becoming clear that his top advisor was involved in exposing a CIA agent in the name of politics by telling reporters about her work - making her already dangerous job that much more dangerous.

In order to do what the President called on us to do today - "continue to take the fight to the enemy" - the White House and Karl Rove must stop taking it to their so-called political enemies here at home.

It's perfectly clear that Rove - the person at the center of the slash and burn, smear and divide tactics that have come to characterize the Bush Administration - has to go.

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rove.php

The problem is that, instead of protecting the American people from real threats to our security, this Administration spends its time protecting Karl Rove. That's not leadership.

They're doing their best to brush off this new Rove controversy as just another political story, but this time they are having a harder time getting away with it. That's why, if we raise our voices now, we can really make a difference. Please ask all your friends to sign our "Fire Rove" petition today:

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rove.php

Despite carefully worded denials, it is now apparent that Karl Rove discussed the identity of an undercover CIA agent with a reporter. His clear aim was to discredit that agent's husband who had dared to challenge the Administration in the buildup to the war.

There appears to be no limit to the lengths to which Rove - and this Administration - will go. But, there is a limit to the patience of the American people - and we have reached it. President Bush has a choice to make: Spend the months ahead focused on protecting Karl Rove's job security or spend them focused on protecting America's national security.

We are asking the President and the White House to do what they promised. When the scandal first broke, here's what the President's spokesman, Scott McClellan, said:

"If anyone in this Administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this Administration." (9/29/03, White House press briefing). Now we will find out if the Administration is good to its word. Call on President Bush to keep his word and fire Rove now:

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rove.php

It's as simple as this: We need President Bush and his White House staff to focus on finally taking action necessary to avoid a quagmire in Iraq. The American people can't afford to wait while the White House spends its time and energy defending a top presidential aide's dangerous political shenanigans.

What the President does in the days ahead will speak volumes. He'll either make good on his promise to hold accountable those who shared the identity of a secret soldier in the war on terror - or he'll prove that promise hollow.

We now know that Karl Rove "was involved" in a breach of national security. Decency - and the interests of the American people - demand an end to Karl Rove's days in the White House. It's time for you to demand it as well.

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rove.php

I urge you to take action right now.

Sincerely,

John Kerry


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[politicasista]

1. How are you guys getting the e-mails?

I went at the top of his website (on the right) and typed in my e-mail address, but I haven't gotten anything. Am I missing something?:shrug:

[rox63]

3. If you sign the petition, you'll be added to the mailing list

Sign the Rove petition, and I guarantee that you'll be added to his mailing list.

[Island Blue]

2. It's funny because I was just thinking the exact same thing!

I checked my e-mail before checking in over here and wow! A twofer! I don't know why you aren't getting his e-mails Politicasista - it took me a while to get them too. I think I submitted by e-mail address at least three or four of times before I started getting them.

[ginnyinWI]

10. keep trying to get on the list

It took me four months!! I signed everything I could see, and finally it worked.

[Mass]

4. Great.

I was wondering if he would do something as he had already called for Rove's resignation two weeks ago.

[globalvillage]

5. I wonder just how much JK dislikes Rove?

With a deep, abiding, burning hatred as Joe Wilson likely has, or with a lesser disdain? I mean, is it worse that he destroyed Valerie's career and helped advance the war or was his complicity in defeating JK's presidential aspirations, and likely extending the war, more sinister?
Damn, I really despise Karl Rove.

[TayTay]

7. Well, probably since the 80's

KKKarl apprenticed in the Nixon White House and that was where he picked up his sterling ethics, no doubt. You have all read the story about the Kerry campaign in '72 and how he was 'ratf*cked' by guys from the Nixon WH. Well, who do you think Rove learned his trade from? All that shit that kerry has taken over the years from these MFs, I bet he despises what they do to the depths of his soul.

These guys didn't do this to Kerry, btw, they did it to America. When Rove did his specialty of the house and slimed those judges in Georgia (I think) he did it to the people in that state. When he orders the Rethug rathole in WV to send out pamphlets that Democrats are trying to ban the Bible, he f*cks with the whole country.

I hope he friggin winds up in Guantanamo Bay. This is no laughing matter, the little turd blossom POS is up on charges of treason, you know, the betrayal of the trust of the United States of America, a crime enumerated in the Constitution. I hope he fries in hell for it.
(But I'm not bitter.)

[globalvillage]

8. Not to change the subject, but

there was a thread about Allen in GD today.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1920721

Speaking of ratholes.

[TayTay]

9. 'Overgrown fetus-looking Republican' LOL!

And I thought I loathed him. Whew boy. Barfbag does not inspire any fear among the DU cognoscenti. Hahahaha. And someone else picked up on the football analogy thing that he does. (I swear to gawd, if he works a football analogy into tomorrow's Border Security ForRelComm hearing, I am going to scream.)

I can't see the American people going for this doofus. He is a bully and a less than sparkling intellect. Really, does anyone else think that every time JK sees him walk into a FinCom or ForRelComm hearing he just groans.

[ginnyinWI]

11. Allen is a walking, talking RW robot

I watched him spout RW talking points on Cspan for a few minutes on Sunday night--that was enough for me! Do you think he charms the people at all? Hard to tell. But he honestly had nothing to say but one right wing slogan after the other, copied off of stuff heard on the Senate floor.

[MH1]

6. Quite busy these days.

Just for fun...

Remember the day * gave his marketing speech at Ft Bragg? I did a write-up of all the media JK did that day - it's actually quite impressive:

http://freedomsfire.blogspot.com/2005/06/catching-up-john-kerrys-media-blitz.html


Then there was the three days of June 6 - 8, which I happened to write up as a response to all the chatter about when JK was going to move on DSM:

http://freedomsfire.blogspot.com/2005/06/senator-kerrys-been-busy-this-week.html


Seriously though, I'm pretty happy to see the way his office is getting things done. He isn't doing this all himself, you know. It's important that he has a good team behind him, and I see this stuff as evidence they're getting it together. Maybe they always had it - but during the campaign I had some misgivings. I'm liking what I'm seeing here now, and it's putting those misgivings to rest.