The TRUE Capitol Hill Blue story the PRESS IGNORED:'Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush'

FR - thru Capitol Hill Blue ^ | January 6, 2003 | DOUG THOMPSON

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush
CapitolHillBlue ^ | January 6, 2003 | By DOUG THOMPSON

Posted on 01/28/2003 2:07 AM EST by JohnHuang2

Democrats plan to undermine public confidence in President George W. Bush by challenging his credibility and raising doubts about America, sources within the party tell Capitol Hill Blue.

A multi-pronged attack against Republicans and the President will focus not only on economic issues, but question American values, raise doubts about how this country is viewed by other nations and question the patriotism of Bush and his party.

The extensive campaign, developed by senior Democratic consultants and party leaders, was launched last week with attacks on the Bush economic plan by Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Richard Gephardt.

In coming weeks, Democratic elected officials will question the President’s intentions on the pending war with Iraq. Writers and broadcasters friendly to the Democratic cause have already been provided talking points suggesting the war is about oil, not terrorism. “The talking points were developed before the end of last year and sent out to operatives and friendly media,” one Democratic consultant confided. “No Democratic member of Congress will question the President’s patriotism openly but we will use the media and other surrogates to raise doubts.”

Capitol Hill Blue obtained a copy of the talking points when the Democratic National Committee sent them to a news outlet recently acquired by CHB’s parent company. The talking points outline a strategy to raise public doubts of the President’s real intentions, including: --Saying the war is about oil and will be fought to benefit oil companies that have long supported Bush and the Republican party;

--Claiming the Bush administration has “manufactured” evidence against Saddam Hussein and used that evidence to encourage Britain and other allies to join the American fight against Iraq;

--Suggesting a wartime economy is the only way the administration can revive the country’s lagging economic situation.

“It is clear that the current approval ratings of the administration are tied directly to strong American feelings toward traditional values,” the talking points say. “To counter this, doubt must be raised as to America’s true position within the world community and the true intent of the Bush administration in waging war.”

Some Democrats admit privately they are uneasy with the party strategy to undermine American values in an attempt to get Bush.

“My boss doesn’t want anything to do with it,” one senior Senate aide told Capitol Hill Blue on Monday. “You don’t undermine this country to win elections.” Others, however, are willing to try anything to put the White House and Congress back under Democratic control. “The real war isn’t in Iraq,” one Democratic consultant said. “It’s right here at home, at the ballot box in 2004.”

Among the other points Democrats hope to make in the coming weeks:

--Both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are controlled by oil and defense industry special interest groups.

--The war on terrorism is a failure because Osama bin Laden is still at large.

--America is unprepared for another terrorist attack because of White House preoccupation with Iraq. --War will increase the country’s economic woes. --Bush will be forced to raise taxes to finance the war.

“It’s time to take the battle to the people and make them understand just how dangerous George W. Bush’s policies are to the future of America,” the talking points conclude.

Democratic sources say the talking points were developed by Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe, former Clinton campaign strategist James Carville, Senate Majority Leader Daschle and former House Democratic Leader Gephardt.

“This is a classic, Jim Carville, scorched earth campaign,” crows one DNC staffer. “Take no prisoners. That’s how you win elections.” Democratic party spokesmen would not return phone calls seeking comment on this report.

© Copyright 2003 Capitol Hill Blue

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, Grampa. The $20. was an additional quarterly donation to my $5 monthly. I am very grateful to YOU $1/day Freepers!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Meekie, thanks for brightening up the place. (^;

[JusPasenThru]

Ann Coulter is right/correct: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE=LIBERALS=TRAITORS.

Just had to get that off my chest.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the great extra.

Can you believe all of the BS coming from the left wingers and their buddies the third party pretend to be conservatives.

Their stories are the same!

[mabelkitty]

How about this one from Scarborough dated July 9th.

Keep in mind, Hillary Clinton is on the Intel Committee.

Transcript from July 9th show



Now, the story was an old one and the president’s intel was bad. But the Democratic candidates casting stones were always privy to top-level intelligence briefing, and yet they never once raised a question about the intel that they and the president received on this matter. They are, of course, now playing dumb. And they are acting as if they were the real victims of the president’s evil designs.

Hey, Joe Lieberman sits on the Armed Services Committee. John Kerry is on the Foreign Relations Committee. Dennis Kucinich sits on the National Subcommittee of Government Reform. Bob Graham is the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee. And Dick Gephardt actually led the House Democrats for years and he’s calling himself an expert on foreign affairs.

Now, all of these gentlemen, every one of them, had access to the top-secret briefings that Congress gets any time they want it. And I know because I was there. And I got those briefings when I was in Congress all the time. If the president was misled, so were they. And since Congress has oversight responsibilities over our intel community, the real question the press needs to ask tonight is, what did these Democrats in Congress know and when did they know it?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Ack. NY Times and Clinton involved:

Campaign for Presidency Grows Without Candidate (Wesley Clark) ^

The New York Times ^ | 7/10/03 | Michael Janofsky

 

Gen. Clark Won't Rule Out Running as Republican  ^

NewsMax.com ^ | 7/02/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

 

Clinton ("I loathe the military"): Clark Would Make Good President ^

[mabelkitty]

Clinton needs Clark in office in order to secure himself as UN Secretary-General.

[Mo1]

Thanks Ragtime Cowgirl .. These thugs against american need to be outed and stop before they destroy this country

They don't care about anything but regaining power and will do anything to get it

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Now, all of these gentlemen, every one of them, had access to the top-secret briefings that Congress gets any time they want it.

They are behaving very, very badly (insert nun w/ ruler here).

Have the will, will Freep.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, thank you, sir !

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

My pleasure, PKM. Check out #66. These people haven't a clue what we're fighting for, do they?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

These thugs against american need to be outed.

Yes. The truth needs to be told.

*Scorecard on the War on Terrorism: A sweeping but underreported success. 
*Defending independence - Col. Oliver North nails the press.

*CNN's Brown Admits Focus on Iraqi Attacks Skewing Public's View [MRC]
*'Incredible Progress' Made Restoring Iraq's Infrastructure, Officials Say [Our troops rock!]

*Franks says There are Enough Coalition Forces in Iraq [agrees w/ Pres: "Absolutely. Bring 'em on."]
*IT’S NOT OVER YET , reserve officer 'LT. Smash': "Live from the Sandbox" 

*'LACI IN BAGHDAD [Throwing cold water on our Iraqi "Quagmire" -My title]

*Democracy starts to take shape in Baghdad ^

*Mass Reenlistment Marks July 4th Celebration in Baghdad [Morale at bottom? Bunk.] ^

*Emad Dhia: Iraqis? "They feel free." Troubles? "They are blaming Saddam, of course." ^

*A note of thanks to those who serve [9-11 widow in Iraq - moving!]
Air Force Link - thru DefendAmerica.mil ^ | 6/30/2003 | Christy Ferer

*Hometown Support for Operation Tribute to Freedom is "Extraordinary"
DoD - American Forces Press Service ^ | July 2, 2003 | Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample

*ONE DAY IN IRAQ: what the press doesn't report.

 

NTales of Saddam's Brutality [lengthy, graphic]

[TruthNtegrity]

You know, what bothers me is that I have seen these ads three times on Fox News, and every time, they say "You can't see these ads anywhere else but here at Fox News or someplace else that is showing them because they haven't paid for them to be shown yet, and won't until Monday."

So, will someone PUHLEESE explain to me why Fox News is showing this cr@p for free - and we have to see it over and over again? It means that the creators of this monster trash haven't had to pay a nickel yet, to get their images displayed all over the place. What's up with that? We are doing the advertising for them, and to my mind, that's a mistake.

[zbigreddogz]

I PRAY that the dems actually go through with this. At best, it will make some independents say 'well, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black'.

At worst, it will backfire.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe ! Thanks. Glad you like it.

[MeekOneGOP]

My pleasure. Thank YOU for posting this !

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I say we should let them dig themselves a little deeper, then when the Prez returns he should do an address to the Union in prime time to lay out the facts about the mistruths spread.

But going on prime time will only add fuel to the fire. If he issues a denial, then the story will only grow more legs, and middle America will actually begin to pay attention to the whispers in Washington. Right now, if the game is played as a Washington/media thing, this would be better. Our President does not often address the press, to do so now, would give them even more power. Why should he play the Clinton's game?

[browardchad]

BUMP!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Go back to the top and read "Conned Big Time" that Ragtime Cowgirl linked to this thread.

Doug Thompson knows all about this... he is the one that started this fiasco!

[cyncooper]

I have been sick at the way the mainstream media is treating this story, which escalated big time last night with CBS's false headline. I just heard for myself Ann Compton, (someone else up thread spoke of this),on ABC radio news say how the President explained how the CIA vetted his speech but "refuses to say if the buck stops there".

They are literally making me sick as I watch them contort the statements of Powell, Rice, and President Bush. The media is knowingly presenting this story out of context and they are the ones deliberately misleading the American public.

Rodger Hedgecock in for Rush is doing an excellent job on this subject.