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NYT: In Preview of G.O.P. Campaign, Rove Tears Into Democrats
New York Times ^ | January 20, 2006 | ADAM NAGOURNEY

Posted on 01/20/2006 3:19:18 PM PST by West Coast Conservative

Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, gave nervous Republicans here a preview of the party's strategy to maintain its dominance in the fall elections today, assailing Democrats for their positions on terrorism, the White House eavesdropping program and Mr. Bush's attempt to shape the federal judiciary.

For 26 minutes, after calling for civility in politics in a packed speech before the Republican National Committee, Mr. Rove offered a lacerating attack on Democrats that other Republicans said was a road map for how the party would deal with a tough electoral environment. Mr. Rove sharply criticized Democrats for their opposition to tax cuts and Mr. Bush's Supreme Court nominations, but he left little doubt that once again - as has been the case in both national elections since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - that he was intent on making national security the pre-eminent issue in 2006.

Mr. Rove speeches this early in an election year have proved to be accurate predictors of what Republican candidates would say in the fall, and thus every seat in the ballroom at a downtown Washington hotel was filled. He lacerated Democrats for what he described their "cut and run" policy on Iraq, for blocking a renewal of the broad antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act, and for challenging the legality of the administration's widespread use of warrantless wiretaps in the face of widespread criticism.

Mr. Rove made no mention of Republican opposition to both the Patriot Act and the surveillance program, which has posed a political problem for this White House, while he laid out his case against the Democrats, speaking rapidly.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006agenda; 2006election; bush; congress; democrat; gopstrategy; republican; rove
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1 posted on 01/20/2006 3:19:20 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative

Love the "ARCHITECT"!


2 posted on 01/20/2006 3:22:27 PM PST by The_Republican
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To: West Coast Conservative

Rove/Limbaugh in '08.


3 posted on 01/20/2006 3:22:52 PM PST by atomicpossum (Replies must follow approved guidelines or you will be kill-filed without appeal.)
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To: atomicpossum

>>>"Rove/Limbaugh in '08"<<<

Rice / Rove in '08


4 posted on 01/20/2006 3:24:31 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: atomicpossum
Rove/Limbaugh in '08.

Too tame. Try Coulter/Rove in '08. ;-)

5 posted on 01/20/2006 3:24:39 PM PST by peyton randolph (As long is it does me no harm, I don't care if one worships Elmer Fudd.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I get the feeling the New York Times doesn't like Karl Rove.


6 posted on 01/20/2006 3:26:15 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: peyton randolph

Allen/Rice in '08 with Rove as campaign coordinator and Coulter as chief speech writer!

That would drive the dems ape****.


7 posted on 01/20/2006 3:26:37 PM PST by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Rove criticized the Rats but he didn't "tear" into them. He said that they are no less patriotic because they are wrong on the war on terrorism.


8 posted on 01/20/2006 3:26:44 PM PST by Wasanother (Terrorist come in many forms but all are RATS.)
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To: peyton randolph

I want Malkin on that ticket. How about Coulter/Malkin? That would be hot.


9 posted on 01/20/2006 3:27:00 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

HE'S BACK AND READY TO RUMBLE!

WELCOME BACK ROVE!!!!!!!


10 posted on 01/20/2006 3:27:07 PM PST by KCRW
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To: West Coast Conservative

Now that's gonna' hurt some feelings.


11 posted on 01/20/2006 3:27:29 PM PST by SmithL (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Lift up your gates and sing, Hosana in the highest! Hosana to your King!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I'm sure the writers and editors at the Times were duly horrified by Rove's remarks.


12 posted on 01/20/2006 3:30:46 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: West Coast Conservative
And in a preview of the democrat campaign, the Dems are substantially increasing the amount of political propaganda, false statements, distortions, and deliberate disinformation generated by the democrat party.
13 posted on 01/20/2006 3:32:02 PM PST by defenderSD (¤¤ In a battle of wits against a FReeper, the typical liberal is unarmed. ¤¤)
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To: peyton randolph

Savage/Jack D. Ripper 2008


14 posted on 01/20/2006 3:34:29 PM PST by wildcatf4f3 (the friend of my enemy is my enemy)
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To: West Coast Conservative
and for challenging the legality of the administration's widespread use of warrantless wiretaps in the face of widespread criticism.

Nagourney must not have a widespread vocabulary. Either that or some pages have been torn out of his Roget's thesaurus.

15 posted on 01/20/2006 3:35:45 PM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: West Coast Conservative

"Rove! You Magnificent Bastard!"


16 posted on 01/20/2006 3:35:50 PM PST by Mrs. Shawnlaw (Rock beats scissors, don't run with rocks. NRA)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I heard a caller to the Jerry Springer show allege that Karl Rove was behind the most recent Bin Laden tape.

Springer assured her that was probably not the case because he does not think Rove controls Al Jazeera.

LOL.


17 posted on 01/20/2006 3:37:57 PM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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To: Gordongekko909

Michelle should be the head of ICE!


18 posted on 01/20/2006 3:38:45 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: West Coast Conservative
Where was the NYT at when Hillary made her "Plantation" speech?

Oh I get it. Republicans aren't allowed to fight back.

19 posted on 01/20/2006 3:39:24 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: West Coast Conservative
The only ones that are nervous are the perverted socialist crook baby killing criminal coddling enemy loving demented pyscopaths that make up the Democrat party.

Like the evil empire, the rats days are numbered.

20 posted on 01/20/2006 3:40:52 PM PST by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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