DRUDGE EXCLUSIVE: GOP TO LAUNCH 'WHITE FLAG' DEM ATTACK

The Drudge Report ^ | December 8, 2005 | Matt Drudge

[new yorker 77]

The DRUDGE REPORT has learned from a top GOP operative that the Republican National Committee will provide state parties with a web video prior to release tomorrow afternoon that shows a white flag waving over images of Democrat leaders making anti-war remarks.

The ad is in response to the controversial comments Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean and 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry made earlier in the week.

A Democratic strategist who had the web ad described to her said, “This is way over the top but we have no one to blame but Dean, Kerry and others who continue to pander to the anti-war activists within our party.”

The web video advances the Republican contention that the Democrats only have a “retreat and defeat” message on the war in Iraq.

The video highlights the effect Democrats can have on the morale of U.S. soldiers.

One Republican strategist familiar with the ad said, “The Democrats, especially Howard Dean have a way of trying to turn the tables and say ‘that’s not what I meant’ – its just those ‘evil Republicans’ This video will make them crazy – it reinforces what they really believe with what they actually said – and that is devastating for the Democratic Party.”

Developing...

[moose2004]

Don't they usually test market ads or ad themes online before they run them on TV?

[Personal Responsibility]

This is SPECTACULAR. I cannot wait to see it!

[Leofl]

Yep.....and your fault :)

Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!!
Leo

[Fawn]

Could this be the beginning of the GOP finally growing a backbone?

That's the first thing I thought....but as soon as one person whines and says it's NOT FAIR and start crying....the repubs will probably end up apologizing. Keeping my fingers crossed that they don't....and just give them another kick if that happens...but I'm not too confident.

[Fawn]

LOL! That is great.

[TaxRelief]

The Democratic response to this video will expose their thought process for all to see, which in turn will send common sense Americans back into the "defend America" camp.

Even highly-intelligent liberals are bereft of foresight and apparently unable to see the big picture . They focus in on the troops when they should focus on the safety of our entire country. They turn their attention to a lot full of scraggly old trees when they should focus on a landscape design that will provide better green coverage in 20 years. They obsess over "homosexual adoption rights" and ignore the emotional needs of the child to have a mom and a dad and a normal home life. They freak out at the thought of having to carry a fetus to full term without a single thought for the adult that this little person may have become. They obsess over "the rich" but never recognize that "the rich" are the business owners that run the companies that provide the jobs for most of the population.

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[SAMS]

Can't wait to see it!

[Graymatter]

Does it include this recent quote from John Kerry in his native Forked tongue?

"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the – of – the historical customs, religious customs...Whether you like it or not...Iraqis should be doing that."

[pookie18]

More flags in Today's Toons 12/9/05 & more on Monday... (oh, & a Merry Christmas to you & yours...)

[TaxRelief]

You MUST counter propoganda with FACTS

So, which facts are most useful? We really need to complete a list for use as we all encounter our "families" over the holidays.

1) There is a religious war on America. Muslim zealots want us dead.
2) There is a war on wealth and wealthy Americans. Anti-capitalists across the world want us dead.
3) There is a segment of the population that wants to take control of America so that they can indulge their obsession with sex and sexuality.
4) There are government advocates who want to, first, control the usage of tangible property and land, and, second, control the government that has control of that property.
5) There are international atheists who want to banish religion. They believe destroying America and Israel is the first step.
6) There is a judicial oligarchy that is attempting to wrestle control of America from the other two branches of the American government.
7) Petty power-mongers throughout the world--George Soros, Peter Lewis, Barbara Streisand,etc,--attack America for their own glory.

Are there more? Is identifying the enemy the first step towards countering propaganda?

[clintonh8r]

Why limit the ad to the internet? It should be all over TV, too.

[Pride in the USA]

Thanks for the ping! I can only hope that this ad finds its way to television where more people will see it. Maybe Sean Hannity will stand up and show it. The GOP leadership has really been on the offense lately and it is paying off in spades. All they have to do is play back the rhetoric spoken by the much of the dim leadership to make them appear to be just who they are: anti-American, anti-war doom and gloomers.

[Kimberly GG]

No doubt in my mind that Hannity will cover this. But, I've already heard the rumbling around the net .... those who believe that the dems are being taken out of context are quoting Bush. I'll have to find it, but apparently he also said that the Iraq war was not winnable? Probably out of context quote, but they are saying so are there's. Anyone remember this?

[elfman2]

We better be more clear and united than we were on Murtha if we do this!

[Beagle8U]

The following is a letter that a Marine sent to Murtha, I think it fits this thread nicely.....

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Representative John Murtha
P.O. Box 780
Johnstown, PA 15907

Representative Murtha:

During the dark days of the American Revolution the Commanding
General, George Washington seemed unable to win any victories.
There were wholesale desertions, troops were starving, the fledgling
government was sporadic with money, food and ammunition in short
supply. Out of this darkness emerged a genuine American Hero. This
officer brilliantly led his troops in combat and though seriously,
and almost mortally wounded, won victory after victory for the
desperate and beleaguered American Continental Army.

After helping to turn the tide of war in the favor of the Americans,
this officer's fame grew as did his prestige, but his prowess on the
battlefield, his courage under fire and indeed all of his life, is
forgotten because of one act. His name is now synonymous with
"traitor" in the dictionary. General Benedict Arnold, like you, had
a brilliant military career of courage, honor, and sacrifice. Like
you, in my opinion, he was a traitor to his country and to his oath
as an American soldier. It is indeed fitting that you are member of
the same political party as another traitor and seditionist, former
Lieutenant John Kerry USN, who betrayed his country, not only on the
very floor of the House of Representatives that you now serve, but
also, secretly, in the presence of our enemies in Paris, France.

Unlike you, he is a self proclaimed warrior and you earned your
decorations, but the pair of you forgot one important thing. The
United States of America and indeed the world are at war. We are at
war with an implacable enemy. An enemy of racist, bigoted fanatics
whose sole goal in life is to destroy the people of the United
States of America, their culture and their religion. More American
civilians have died on U.S. soil in this war than died in World War
I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Desert Storm
put together.

We are at war, Representative Murtha, and your actions and conduct
give aid and comfort to our enemies. Just in case you have
forgotten the definition of treason and sedition, I have attached
Webster's definition as Tabs A and B to this letter.

A wise man once said, "There are no former Marines, only dead
Marines." He was wrong. You are not a Marine. You have lost the
right to use that title. You have dishonored all of those who have
fought and died up to the day you stood on the floor of the House of
Representatives and demanded that we withdraw immediately. You lied
to the press, when you said you did not make that statement. I
watched you make that statement. Albeit your Bill, submitted, which
I have also read, added a caveat, "as soon as practicable." That is
pure horseshit and you know it. Yes, Representative Murtha, you have
given aid and comfort to our enemies in a time of war. You have
given them hope, which they have fast been losing, due to all of the
victories and sacrifice by our sons and daughters on the field of
battle in Iraq and Afghanistan. You have been honored by our enemies
on the front page of Al Jazeera.

No, Representative Murtha, you are no longer a Marine. Your soul is
dead. Your honor is dead, and without a soul or honor, you are nothing.

Be advised, my son is a Marine Officer. He has commanded men in
battle through two (2) tours and he is due to return to Iraq on a
third tour. If he should be harmed in any way as a result of your
actions on the floor of the House this week, I will do everything in
my power to see to it that you are driven from office and that you
are charged and tried for treason and sedition.

The Marine Officer whose message was read on the House Floor by
fellow member of Congress, Jean Schmidt, was right. You are a
coward. Marines do not cut and run.

Fortunately, your obesity prevents you from wearing your Marine
Uniform with even a semblance of pride, but I know your face. If I
am in a room when you arrive, you will not enter. If you are in a
room, when I arrive, you will leave. It is as simple as that.

OUT.

LTC Christopher J. Stark IN USAR

[Kimberly GG]

ad is up at gop. I can't view it.....?

[CurlyBill]

This ad should have run long ago... It needs to be run over and over and over and over and over again... America needs to realize that they are the party of surrender. The party of weak foreign policy. The party of retreat and defeat. The party that cares more about winning political offices than winning the war on terror. They are despicable and reprehensible. They all need to be thrown out of office for this treasonous behavior.

[WolfRunnerWoman]

That's the best time to kick them!

[painter]

It is well known that Bush is a very good poker player. He is expert at making his opponets to keep raising the bet on a losing hand.