Posted on 09/19/2004 3:17:44 AM PDT by Lindykim
WHAT'S NEW ========== Burkett Calls for 'Blood,' Says He Contacted Dem. Sen. Cleland
--RatherBiased.com has obtained every message typed by former National Guardsman Bill Burkett in the past year before Memogate on the the Yahoo Texas Democratic message groups. One of the lists is comprised of 62 messages and 43 Word pages.
Fortunately, here they are easily searchable on the same HTML page and numbered.
They are contained here and here .
We provide some of the highlights from the TexasDemocrat2 group, but there are many, many more notable "red flags" that can be searched out. Rather's Memogate broke on Sep. 8.
Message # 1 (Sep 4): I believe that Bush knows that there is more coming out than Ben barnes. No proof, just gut instinct.
Message # 12 (Aug 21): But the DNC is afraid of me, I guess, and afraid to do what I suggest....You can't wait for someone to attack you in these campaigns. You must be prepared for someone to attack you and respond immediately and in force. That's what's missing. Some of you call it James Carville. I call it common sense. And let this be a message for us in Texas. Now I know I scare some of you - and some of you just aren't up for leaving any blood on this battlefield. But it's going to take some blood if we are going to take this country and this state back from the Bush's Rove's Delays, Hughes, Perrys and Parrys. If you aren't willing to scrap in this campaign - you'll be fighting for scraps throughout the rest of history of our country. It's that important and that simple.
Message # 5 (Aug 31): Why can't he get it? He's missing the obvious. And when senior Democrats try to get the message through - they are blocked by five or six layers of bureaucracy. The team is bureaucratic, slow of foot and lethargic; they are numb to reality. We have to win. But winning in spite of the candidate will be a first.
Message # 9 (Aug 21): But y personal experience simply says that dealing with all campaigns, and especially Karl Rove campaigns - you are always ready to respond with whatever force is required. But you respond and respond immediately. Now if that's nasty to you, so be it. But I don't like the connotation you've tried to paint and feel it is improperly pointed.
Message # 12 (Aug 21): I spent some time on the phone with the Kerry campaign seniors yesterday after having to threaten to whip a little ass in order to get through seven layers of bureaucratic kids trying to get a job after the election. I talked with Max Clelend. I hope he got the message, but even if he did, I'm not sure that his side of the issue can beat out the other half of the advisors. And that's a problem.
Maybe we should do a little freepin, if anyone can find an email address or phone number.
I am all for that if we find it send me the ping!
That's one of the funniest pics Ive ever seen!!! LOLOL!!
I will of course be stealing it.
This link? http://ratherbiased.com/news.html
Thanks for the links! I moderate a Conservative political discuss forum and I'll pass these links on.
I'm not sure what to believe. On the one hand, it does seem to be a bit too pat. Maybe a set up? There's been a lot of speculation about Hillary's presidential aspirations. According to what's been said, she'd prefer not to see a Dem win in 04. If this is a set up, might it be an attempt to scuttle Kerry's campaign?
On the other hand,hard-core Leftists have criminal mentalities, and as all police, detectives, etc., know, criminals almost always over-play their hands by doing something stupid. And maybe that's the case here.........crass stupidity.
Suppose for a second that rather than Burkett being the originator of the memos, someone close to the candidate made them and used Burkett as their safety valve. Perhaps Cleland or Os knows a little more.
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