Morris: Clintons replacing Democratic Party

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 | Dick Morris

[JohnHuang2]

ELECTION 2004
Morris: Clintons replacing Democratic Party
With Howard Dean on rise they fear losing control of purse strings

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Posted: November 25, 2003
5:00 p.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Fearing Howard Dean is poised to capture the Democratic presidential nomination, Bill and Hillary Clinton are maneuvering to replace the party with a new group called "Americans Coming Together," claims former adviser Dick Morris in a New York Post column.

The group – launched with two $10 million donations from financier George Soros and Peter B. Lewis, chairman of the Progressive Corporation – is one-third of the way toward its goal of raising $94 million to finance a massive campaign against Bush, says Morris, who was President Clinton's chief political strategist during the 1996 campaign.

Hillary Clinton's connection to Americans Coming Together, despite campaign-finance laws, is "paper-thin," said Morris, with Harold Ickes, President Clinton's former deputy chief of staff, working closely with Soros to fund it.

"Ickes is about as independent of Hillary as Bill is," he said. "He is her chief adviser. His photo graces her memoirs. He was her key operative in securing the Senate seat in New York. To pretend that anything he would do is independent of Hillary is like saying that the left hand is independent of the right hand."

Morris believes the Clintons' move to circumvent the Democratic Party is to provide a "lifeboat" for the likelihood that when Dean takes the prize, he will fire their close associate, Terry McAuliffe, and take control of the Democratic National Committee.

"Dean seems destined to win the nomination and with it control of the party," Morris said. "So the Clintons are moving out."

Morris said when that happens, "no longer will its coffers be available to the Clintons to use as their private fund, channeling donations to candidates and causes they favor or that favor them."

So, before the handover, he said, "they are working on stripping the Democratic Party of its central role and giving it to the more pliant Americans Working Together, instead."

The Clintons' attempts to sidetrack Dean have failed, with Wesley Clark's campaign collapsing and John Kerry's campaign staff quitting, Morris said.

He notes the Democratic Party, limited to donations of $2,000 per person by the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law, has been unable to raise enough hard money for a national campaign.

That means it essentially is ceding its main role to Americans Coming Together, Morris said.

Republicans are raising twice as much as Democrats are in hard money, $158 million to $66.5 million for the Democrats.

Americans Coming Together supposedly is an independent campaign committee, as required by law. But Morris contends Ickes has not honored the boundaries between supposedly independent expenditures and political campaigns required by the Federal Elections Commission.

"I almost fell through the floor of the White House early in 1996 when I attended a meeting chaired by Ickes of representatives of the political action committees of major American labor unions," he said. "Gathered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, they each recounted their plans for 'independent expenditures' against the Republicans in the coming election campaign. The meeting, quite illegal in many ways, represented exactly the kind of co-ordination forbidden by the campaign-finance laws."

[JohnHuang2]

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Quote of the Day by Welsh Rabbit

[wai-ming]

Fearing Howard Dean is poised to capture the Democratic presidential nomination, Bill and Hillary Clinton are maneuvering to replace the party with a new group called "Americans Coming Together"

If this is true, it's the best news I've heard all day. Splitting the Democrats into two groups: the Far Left and the What's Left. Go for it Bill and Hillary! (I can't believe I just said that.)

BTW, "Americans Coming Together?" Bill must have had a hand in choosing the name.

[donmeaker]

Yes, the name was Selected, not Elected, and Bill can't spell either.

[elli1]

Very interesting.

[G.Mason]

"Americans Coming Together supposedly is an independent campaign committee, as required by law. But Morris contends Ickes has not honored the boundaries between supposedly independent expenditures and political campaigns required by the Federal Elections Commission." Not honored? A bit of an understatement. "I almost fell through the floor of the White House early in 1996 when I attended a meeting chaired by Ickes of representatives of the political action committees of major American labor unions," he said. "Gathered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, they each recounted their plans for 'independent expenditures' against the Republicans in the coming election campaign. The meeting, quite illegal in many ways, represented exactly the kind of co-ordination forbidden by the campaign-finance laws." You think? I doubt if either side gives a damn anymore. We are no longer a nation of laws.

[G.Mason]

"Americans Coming Together supposedly is an independent campaign committee, as required by law. But Morris contends Ickes has not honored the boundaries between supposedly independent expenditures and political campaigns required by the Federal Elections Commission."

Not honored? A bit of an understatement.

"I almost fell through the floor of the White House early in 1996 when I attended a meeting chaired by Ickes of representatives of the political action committees of major American labor unions," he said. "Gathered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, they each recounted their plans for 'independent expenditures' against the Republicans in the coming election campaign. The meeting, quite illegal in many ways, represented exactly the kind of co-ordination forbidden by the campaign-finance laws."

You think?

I doubt if either side gives a damn anymore. We are no longer a nation of laws.

[marvlus]

BTW, "Americans Coming Together?" Bill must have had a hand in choosing the name.

Good one! :-)

[patj]

bump

[Liz]

Fearing Howard Dean is poised to capture the Democratic presidential nomination, Bill and Hillary Clinton are maneuvering to replace the (Democrat) party with a new group called "Americans Coming Together," ... The group – launched with two $10 million donations from financier George Soros and Peter B. Lewis, chairman of the Progressive Corporation – is one-third of the way toward its goal of raising $94 million to finance a massive campaign against Bush, (says former Clinton strategist Dick Morris).....

[wai-ming]

I can't think of a more apt name for a political party headed by Bill Clinton than "Americans Coming Together."

The perverted press is going to have a heyday with this one.

[mewzilla]

Thanks for the ping. With this much money being donated, I hope someone is taking a good hard look into where it's all coming from.

[bigcat00]

LOL!

[solo gringo]

This is great news Bill and Hillary has replaced a lots of Democrats with Republicans.Now they are going to replace the left with thier commie friends sounds good to me.The gop will be stronger than ever thank god.

[CarryaBigStick]

Dick Morris is the quintessential political bomb thrower.

[onyx]

Oh boy, there's the proof --- Soros and the Clintons' --- just as we suspected. No, make that just like we KNEW all along.

[Destructor]

The world will be a much better place when George Soros is dead and gone!

[cardinal4]

Ill bet between HILPAC and her crooked husband, there is more than enough money to form a party w/o Soros. I used to think the Clintons were blinded by ideology, now it appears its just money..

[SierraWasp]

"Americans Coming Together,"

Since this involves the dirty, impeached sinkmeister, I'd have to say this three word slogan/title only brings to mind a massive "Wesson Oil Party!"

Their mascot, Larry Flint probably came up with this preverted double entandre!!!

After all... It's all about being adicted to SEX!!!

[Grampa Dave]

Actually, the proposed name for this new SoreA$$ group is really quite pornographic:

"Americans Coming Together!"

I look forward posting to the graphic art done by the creative conservatives who have mastered graphic art skills re: "Americans Coming Together!"

[Grampa Dave]

If Morris is correct about this, the dots between SoreA$$, Lewi$ and other super rich elite left wingers and the Clintoons will be connected with very visible super highways to move the cash from the rich to the Clintoons.

Having said the above, I still wonder where all of Dean's money has and is coming from. The voters and everyday Rats are very stingy with their money. They are glad to spend our tax $'s but become very stingy when asked to support their own. I'm still wonder if SoreA$$ isn't behind the sudden magical money explosion for Dean.