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I strongly disagree. I think Rove kept Bush in this race in the face of an enormous onslaught from the MSM, Hollywood, Michael Moore, et al.
1 posted on 11/04/2004 7:13:08 PM PST by RabbitMan
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To: RabbitMan
Ann has a point. Conservative issues win, and Republican politicians should espouse them. Look how angry we all where when Bush said he would sign the Assault Weapons Ban extension. We knew it was the wrong position both morally and politically. Gay marriage and partial birth abortion are the same. Did Bush really say that he supports civil unions? That's pretty shocking.

It is a bit early to start grousing, though. Let's leave that to the losers.

26 posted on 11/04/2004 7:23:51 PM PST by Batrachian
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To: RabbitMan

She has skinny legs.


27 posted on 11/04/2004 7:23:57 PM PST by Khurkris (That sound you hear coming from over the horizon...thats me laughing.)
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To: RabbitMan

Already posted

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1270075/posts


28 posted on 11/04/2004 7:24:23 PM PST by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: RabbitMan
I was a Rove detractor, but no more.

He is a genius.

With the full force of the MSM, LLL, Soros, France, the U.N., Islamofascists all throwing everything they could at him, he still got President Bush reelected, with a majority of the popular vote, and increased the G.O.P. Senate margin by four, and increased the G.O.P. House margin by four, and increased the G.O.P. share of numerous demographic groups, most notably Hispanics, and put Tom Daschle out to pasture.

But, most importantly, he marginalized the Democrats for a generation.

The man is a genius.

31 posted on 11/04/2004 7:25:18 PM PST by B Knotts (Karl Rove: genius. Period.)
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Ann is looking toward the next election, and she is right. Rush has argued for years that the moral issues are winning issues -- and that Republicans should run on them and not from them. We must not learn the wrong lessons from this close election, or we'll slide back into the party Democrat Light. The celebration is over, and it is time to prepare for the next battles...


34 posted on 11/04/2004 7:26:38 PM PST by Always A Marine
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To: RabbitMan

I'll have to take responsibility for this, and apologize to everyone for Ann's writing this way. We haven't seen each other in a while and she really misses me, so her mind is not focussed on her work. You will know when we are seeing each other again when she goes back to her normal strong writing style. Thank you.


35 posted on 11/04/2004 7:26:46 PM PST by HighWheeler (Death is better than taxes because death doesn't get worse every year.)
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To: RabbitMan

That's an odd thing for Ann to say. Now, since we've conquered our enemies, we can finally turn on each other in peace.


38 posted on 11/04/2004 7:27:32 PM PST by madison10
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To: RabbitMan

She's right. If Rudy or Pataki are picked to be our next Presidential candidate, all hope is lost. We don't need to draft Ron Paul, the uberconservative, but we do need someone who is not a wishy-washy, liberal puke like Pataki or Rudy (even though he is a good man, while Pataki is not).


40 posted on 11/04/2004 7:27:42 PM PST by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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She isn't exactly mainstream.
Bush got the mainstream Christian vote.
Most of those folks wouldn't read her books.
I love her, but it's the truth.


41 posted on 11/04/2004 7:27:58 PM PST by mabelkitty (Blackwell for Governor in 2006!!!)
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To: RabbitMan

Ann, go get yourself a milkshake.


42 posted on 11/04/2004 7:28:28 PM PST by Clemenza (Karl Rove IS Keyser Soze)
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Considering Kerry's record, I'm with Ann on this one.

It shouldn't have been this close.

43 posted on 11/04/2004 7:28:36 PM PST by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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To: RabbitMan

Her timing may be bad, but she has some good points. It should have been over and sooner.


44 posted on 11/04/2004 7:28:48 PM PST by JWinNC (www.webgent.com)
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Of course, we could have done it a lot earlier on election night but for "Boy Genius" Karl Rove. It's absurd that the election was as close as it was.

:-)

47 posted on 11/04/2004 7:29:45 PM PST by NeoCaveman (We have not just 4 more years, but four more Senators too.)
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From article: "But Rove concluded Bush should stay mum on gay marriage and partial-birth abortion – contravening the politicians' rule of thumb: Talk about your positions that are wildly popular with voters. "

If Rove did - then I am disappointed that President Bush allowed himself to be had - by Rove and the major media. I think people in Washington D.C. need to do what they did during the election - get out across the nation and find out for themselves how the people are feeling. They will never find out from listening to the major media - I hope they figure that out soon -

Now if we can only find out who is giving President Bush the bad advice on the illegals issue - Is that Rove also?

just wondering -


49 posted on 11/04/2004 7:29:59 PM PST by Pastnowfuturealpha
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To: RabbitMan

I think they ran this campaign exactly the way they needed to. With Bush under constant attack they had to give as little ammunition as possible to be used against them. By taking the high road Rove and the Republicans thwarted most of what could have been self inflicted pain. All along they could have run stuff like the Kerry picture with the upside down flag, went after his medical records, repeated showings of his congressional testimony. This was a near perfect execution of a campaign IMHO


50 posted on 11/04/2004 7:30:45 PM PST by Sparky760 (The sleeping Giant has been awakened)
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This is not the time for this. Rove did a heck of a job.


51 posted on 11/04/2004 7:31:10 PM PST by kyperman (Hows this for a face you love to hate.)
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To: RabbitMan

Ann was obviously drinking when she wrote this...

She is just wrong.


52 posted on 11/04/2004 7:31:20 PM PST by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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The team of Karl Rove and George W. Bush are 4 for 4 against the combination of the media and the Democrats. Two governors races and two presidential races have been won againt the best the media and the Democrats could put up against them.

Anne is discouraged and disappointed. Have you noticed how much she has aged in the last two years?

54 posted on 11/04/2004 7:31:55 PM PST by Common Tator
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To: RabbitMan

I think it is cute her saying that.


56 posted on 11/04/2004 7:32:17 PM PST by Embedded Freeper
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To: RabbitMan

She is Monday Morning Quarterbacking and admits to it in the article by saying we didn't know Moral Issues were so important.


57 posted on 11/04/2004 7:32:18 PM PST by elizabetty
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