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G.O.P. 'Super PAC' Weighs Hard-Line Attack on Obama (Excellent!)
NY Times ^ | 5/17/2012 | Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg

Posted on 05/17/2012 6:06:43 AM PDT by NE Cons

WASHINGTON — A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative campaigns of the “super PAC” era and attack President Obama in ways that Republicans have so far shied away

Timed to upend the Democratic National Convention in September, the plan would “do exactly what John McCain would not let us do,” the strategists wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: karlrove; obama; romney; rove; superpac
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To: reaganaut1
Yes, talk about Jeremiah Wright, but make it part of a broader look at the racial favoritism of the Obama administration. Talk about Eric Holder and his embrace of Al Sharpton. Talk about the New Black Panthers. Talk about racial preferences for medical schools in Obamacare, and racial preferences in Dodd-Frank. Talk about double standards in “hate crimes” prosecutions.

You're exactly correct! Don't limit this to just Jeremiah Wright, as the first line of defense from the 0dumb0 campaign will be to claim that 0dumb0 already repudiated Jeremiah Wright in his televised propoganda speech in summer 2008. This attack needs to be broadened to expose the incredible racism & hypocrisy & double standards, & Holder & the race-baiting tactics of the 0dumb0 campaign and of 0dumb0 himself. And his lack of vetting, hidden sealed school records, his hidden past, his cocaine usage (tell me Barack, when did you last use cocaine?), and his gay marriage support (tell me Barack, have you ever been in a homosexual relationship?), etc., etc.

51 posted on 05/17/2012 9:03:14 AM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: NE Cons

There’s going to be a new severe Sherrif in town.
Goes by the the name Willard...Willard “Mittens” Romney that is.
[spits tobaccy]

Maybe you heard of him. He was on wrong side of the law (leftist agenda) most of his adult life.
However, now he’s on another team (the moderate/centerist left).
And he is mad..he is so mad he may even institute a few conservative reforms...but probably not.

Along with Deputy John “crybaby” Boeyner.
Boeyner can tear up faster than any man alive. People round here say he once cried on Barack Obama.

Beware “small vermit” Sheriff Willard is coming guns ablazin’!


52 posted on 05/17/2012 9:14:34 AM PDT by Leep (Enemy of the Statist)
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To: reaganaut1

I know! I think Wright has been largely discounted by now, meaning everybody knows about the GDA thing and his um, way with words, and have factored it in. There’s so much NEW STUFF to talk about, why try to rehash something that never really worked in 08?


53 posted on 05/17/2012 9:53:04 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Cheney/Rumsfeld 2012)
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To: Tulane

Perhaps I misunderstand you? Rove has nothing to do with this Superpac, am I right?

I am 1000% in favor of this but I do not think Rove would agree with me.

Rev Wright is a winning issue ABSOLUTELY! MSNBC and CNN are scared to death about the possibility, but trying to frame it as a terrible idea for Romney. Yes I know Romney has nothing to do with it.

Here`s hoping the superpac runs with this! I somehow doubt it, just to good to be true


54 posted on 05/17/2012 9:59:34 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR FLIPPIN BUST)
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To: NE Cons

““Our plan is to do exactly what John McCain would not let us do: Show the world how Barack Obama’s opinions of America and the world were formed,” the proposal says. “And why the influence of that misguided mentor and our president’s formative years among left-wing intellectuals has brought our country to its knees.”

This will work....


55 posted on 05/17/2012 10:17:16 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: NE Cons

I was watching the news at lunch and the Romney campaign has already come out and denounced the ad. The leader of the PAC , cant remember his name said it got leaked and that it was meant as a possible direction to go in but they had decided not to go that way. Just the fact that it got leaked though had the dims blowing up screaming that everyone is racist and attacking Wright was bigotry.

WOW


56 posted on 05/17/2012 10:42:26 AM PDT by 3rdcoastislander
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To: NE Cons
Billionaire won't air Obama-Wright campaign ads
57 posted on 05/17/2012 11:00:47 AM PDT by CaroleL
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To: Friendofgeorge

Perhaps I misunderstand you? Rove has nothing to do with this Superpac, am I right?

I am 1000% in favor of this but I do not think Rove would agree with me.

Rev Wright is a winning issue ABSOLUTELY! MSNBC and CNN are scared to death about the possibility, but trying to frame it as a terrible idea for Romney. Yes I know Romney has nothing to do with it.

Here`s hoping the superpac runs with this! I somehow doubt it, just to good to be true

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It might not be rove...I just liked that phrase (we used to use it in 04)...However, it’s great...

They leak the issue to the NYT...everyone starts talking about reverend wright again...Romney looks like the good guy by saying “Hey guys, let’s keep it above board”...meanwhile, before you know it, whether they spend a dime on the ad or not, for two weeks the country is talking about Obama’s significant connections to him again...That’s downright rovian...


58 posted on 05/17/2012 11:15:12 AM PDT by Tulane
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To: NE Cons

I’m from Missouri.

Show me.


59 posted on 05/17/2012 11:19:01 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: NE Cons

JUST GET LARRY SINCLAIR ON TV. EASY.


60 posted on 05/17/2012 12:11:39 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: reaganaut1

I thought Romney told the Super PAC not to use Wright-Mccain all over again.


61 posted on 05/17/2012 12:44:53 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Texas Eagle
I didn't click on the link because I don't want to start getting bombarded with homo-erotic spam and pop-ups.

lol It's safe, as long as you practice safe clicking.

62 posted on 05/17/2012 12:46:15 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: NE Cons

According to Yahoo, mittens just pulled a McStain and poo-poo’d the idea...

I’m getting so tired of the utter spinelessness of this bunch.


63 posted on 05/17/2012 2:21:18 PM PDT by snuffy smiff (Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.)
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Click the link.
The Republic you save may be your own.


64 posted on 05/17/2012 7:27:23 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93)
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To: NE Cons

Obama’s Racist BS and Socio/communist/muslim governance is the core of what led to this economy.

Had any of these people a clue they would START hammering on the jobs/economy and trace it BACKWARDS to what created this fiasco.

WHO got the favors? WHO is losing their houses, cars, families while he sends billions to terrorist run states? WHAT policies did he put in place to effect that process?

WHY are Blacks suffering higher unemployment than ever under his governance while he gives BILLIONS to his crony GREEN companies?

This isn’t rocket science. It’s not done because the people in power to do it do not wish to. The money is there. The tech is there. The people who can make it happen are there. And most important of all, HIS OWN WORDS documenting it AAA from a hundred speeches are there.

Am I mistaken? I do not see how.


65 posted on 05/17/2012 7:28:24 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Tulane

Well Said!!


66 posted on 05/18/2012 6:59:53 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR FLIPPIN BUST)
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To: NE Cons

Well, Myth (as I predicted) has pulled an ultra-McVain and “repudiated” this campaign.

Yet another clue as to who Myth is, if you didn’t know already.


67 posted on 05/18/2012 7:46:56 AM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender! REMEMBER NEDA)
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To: NE Cons
Whether you plan to sit this out, of hold your nose and vote... You HAVE to like this.

For the most part, up until now, Allen West has been the lone voice for those of a conservative persuasion with a spine.

This will be interesting if it happens -the truth will set us free. I have no doubt that Romney will attempt to distance himself from conservative voices just as he has from conservative principles.

68 posted on 05/20/2012 11:59:56 AM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: angrymarine
Im not a huge Romney fan - but if Im advising his campaign, Id be screaming to disavow and condemn any discussions of Reverend Wright and Obama’s Islamic background...

Reagan had no problem calling communism the evil empire and telling them to "tear down this wall".

It is time for the truth to be told unvarnished -people will identify and rally to the truth tellers -they are the leaders.

69 posted on 05/20/2012 12:05:51 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: NE Cons

Sounds great and all for it but wish they had waited longer to announce their plans.

This gives the tard establishment more than enough time to intimidate the GOP strategists and donors who are putting this plan together and co-opt or dilute their message.

Assuming it’s even true coming from the NYT.


70 posted on 05/20/2012 12:13:59 PM PDT by Let's Roll (Save the world's best healthcare - REPEAL, DEFUND Obamacare!)
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To: WILLIALAL
But you are going to face a maelstrom from the press about racism. That will then become the issue which will distract from Romney’s message.

The RINO's wish to lay low and hope for a victory RATHER than put Obozo on the defensive and contrast any differences BECAUSE there are few substantive differences between big government RINO progressives and big government DEM progressives. BOTH want to use government rule to impose upon the people their version of utopia.

71 posted on 05/20/2012 12:15:58 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: NE Cons
About time . . .

. . . but it'll take seeing for believing.


Until they find a pair, not a single dime or single minute for the GOP-eunuchs

72 posted on 05/20/2012 12:22:06 PM PDT by tomkat (:^)
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To: NE Cons
step smartly...this is the NYT; i smell a trap. 8-/

73 posted on 05/20/2012 12:22:10 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (WA. DC E$tabli$hment; DNC/RNC/Unionists...Brazilian saying: "$@me Old $hit; different flie$". :^)
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To: DBeers

Allen West, hands down, would be my favorite choice for VP.. Always hoped he ran for Pres, but would settle for this


74 posted on 05/20/2012 12:57:10 PM PDT by NE Cons (Was a Hard-Core Perry supporter. Now Hard-Core ABO)
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To: NE Cons

Big talk, little do.


75 posted on 05/20/2012 1:05:10 PM PDT by BooBoo1000 (I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds my future.,)
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To: NE Cons

Big talk, little do.


76 posted on 05/20/2012 1:05:22 PM PDT by BooBoo1000 (I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds my future.,)
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To: NE Cons

Allan West. Yes.


77 posted on 05/20/2012 1:09:13 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: NE Cons

DUMP ROMNEY and replace him with a stellar Dark Horse.

IF Romney is probably going to lose to Obama, THEN it is incumbent upon the RNC to intervene and declare an OPEN Convention, regardless of the Primary delegates that Romney has.

Continued accumulation of Primary delegates in the remaining State Primaries is the key to improving Paul’s chances of forcing the GOP-E to hold an OPEN Convention in Tampa.

Paul will then have completed his main task in this Primary: giving the delegates the freedom to DUMP ROMNEY!

My goal is to defeat the insanity of Keyensian Economics in “both” of our very sorry political parties THIS YEAR!

This can be accomplished by the Delegates choosing a stellar Dark Horse Nominee, such as R-Rep. Allen West of Florida, to slaughter Obama in a November Landslide.

It is not enough to beat Obama, he must be smashed in a huge landslide to repudiate his Marxist ideas for America!

Romney is not Warrior enough to do so.

The key is to FORCE the GOP-E to allow for an OPEN Convention in Tampa. Without an OPEN Convention the SOS of INSANE Federal Over-Spending will keep America on the same crowded track with Greece, and Kalifornia.

There are over 15, 000, 000, 000, 000 reasons why spending more money this year than was taken in during the previous year is an INSANE path to financial destruction.

Neither Obama or Romney have presented a plan to spend our Federal dollars in a non-insane manner.

For example, the GOP Elite have stood in line to endorse Romney, to endorse “The Ryan Budget,” and to compromise-away every opportunity to reduce Federal Spending.

I included the Ryan Budget, because Rep. Paul Ryan himself says that his “Budget” will balance in 30 YEARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, I added those exclamation points, because both you and I know that Ryan’s budget will NEVER balance, and thus will never be a fact. The exclamation points are just for volume emphasis.

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The main point of my post is as follows: In order to DUMP ROMNEY there must be an OPEN, or “Bartered” Convention.

Ron Paul, Santorum and Newt are our best hopes to achieve an OPEN Convention because they have the most Delegates to force the Romney Delegates to approve of an OPEN Convention.

Since RP is the only active Candidate left standing, he has the best chance of forcing the RNC to have an OPEN Convention in Tampa.

With an OPEN Convention, NONE of the Primary Candidates stand a chance of becoming the Nominee, except Romney.

That possibility must be countered by a stellar Dark Horse, that is someone that has not run in this years Primary Campaign.

Otherwise Romney will follow the same stupid path as McCain and lose to Obama “much to the surprise of the GOP-E.”

Ron Paul, Santorum and Newt were rejected by Primary voters, and would be re-soundly rejected by the voters in the National Election. Thus, their main value is to force an OPEN Convention.

The Convention Delegates then would have a chance to choose a Nominee who could easily defeat Obama.

I had earlier supported R-Sc Sen. Jim DeMint, but he will not leave the Senate. Now I support R-Fla. Rep. Allen West. Rep. Allen West is a retired US Army Colonel, straight-talking Conservative, AND is the only non-welcome member of the Congressional Black Caucus, (the Libs hate him).

There are many other Republican non-RINO Dark Horses who would make excellent Dark Horse Nominees.

The DUMP ROMNEY Campaign requires an OPEN or “Bartered” Convention in Tampa.

Make your voice and vote count towards an OPEN Convention in Tampa, Florida!

BTW, Nominee Allen West WOULD be Florida’s favorite son in November - - - .


78 posted on 05/21/2012 1:34:06 PM PDT by Graewoulf ((Dictator Baby-Doc Barack's obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND U.S. Constitution.))
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To: Graewoulf

When you drop the same post in a dozen different topic threads today, you start to look like a spammer.

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:graewoulf/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change


79 posted on 05/21/2012 1:39:45 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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