Posted on 06/23/2005 8:53:47 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Democrats are demanding that White House adviser Karl Rove immediately retract and apologize for comments that liberals responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes by wanting to ``prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.''
``The one thing New York has had since Sept. 11 is unity,'' said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. ``To inject politics into this and to defame a large number of people'' is outrageous, he said. ``It's not what New York and America is all about.''
Rove, Bush's chief political adviser, said in a speech Wednesday that ``liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.'' Conservatives, he said in the speech to the New York state Conservative Party just a few miles north of Ground Zero, ``saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war.''
Rove said the Democratic Party made the mistake of calling for ``moderation and restraint'' after the terrorist attacks.
Schumer said Democrats were drafting a letter asking Rove to retract his remarks. Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also called on President Bush to ``immediately repudiate Karl Rove's offensive and outrageous comments.''
Rove also denounced Sen. Dick Durbin's comments comparing interrogation at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to the methods of Nazis and other repressive regimes. He said the statements have been broadcast throughout the Middle East, putting U.S. troops in greater danger. The Illinois Democrat has since apologized for the remarks.
``No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals,'' Rove said.
Correction: "I'm sorry you liberals were offended"
Apology for what? Rove spoke the truth and the Democrat party knows that.
Truth hurts ... I guess ;-) ...
We all know "it ain't workin'" but until those idiots see the light they "think" it's still working. That's the problem.
Ben Franklin
DEMAND all they want. I am sick of HILLARY and her followers.
http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18468
Surely, for example, the paper reported that, in March, Dean called Republicans “brain dead.” In fact, the Times did not report that.
This is one of many comments slandering the Republicans from Loud Howard. Where is our apology. The hypocrisy of the Left is breathtaking.
Yeah, Durbin's apology. I'd buy that. Complete with tears. Tears of laughter, though.
Actually it isn't a problem for us.
Since 2000 during the election, after the election and to now, the rats have lied and lied.
They are losing elections across the board except in their Blue Cities.
I wonder where Karl Rove's freedom of speech has gone.....
Wrong, Yoda-breath. It's EXACTLY what we need!
Good post Tumbleweed_Connection
These dopes ought to have their political clocks cleaned. The strategy for the Republicans ought not be feigned surprise and outrage, but simple ridicule. How does anyone keep a straight face anymore watching the Dems' farcical routine?
The Dems care more about the terrorist in Gitmo than their own troops, they give an obligatory "I support the troops" then, go in for the attack of our country and our troops. I have heard more about the "poor terrorists and beheaders" than about how are we going to make our troops lives easier!
The dems are slowly imploding, aren't they? They are so childish. The only "strategies" that they use to combat the growing conservative movement are temper tantrums, whining and obstruction. While it is humorous to see how the implosion manifests itself each time, it is also shocking to see grown men and women acting like they are 4 year olds. Oh, wait a sec . . . I know 4 year olds who act more mature.
The liberals are grabbing.
Guess the Dems a mixing up their talking points. Didn't check in with Democrat Congresswoman Diane Watson from California.
FINALLY! SOmeone tells it like it is on our side!
I certainly hope he does NOT retract!
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