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The TRUE Capitol Hill Blue story the PRESS IGNORED:'Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush'
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| January 6, 2003
| DOUG THOMPSON
Posted on 07/11/2003 6:02:31 AM PDT by 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 Presidents 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 Presidents 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 CHBs parent company. The talking points outline a strategy to raise public doubts of the Presidents 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 countrys 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 Americas 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 doesnt want anything to do with it, one senior Senate aide told Capitol Hill Blue on Monday. You dont 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 isnt in Iraq, one Democratic consultant said. Its 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 countrys economic woes. --Bush will be forced to raise taxes to finance the war.
Its time to take the battle to the people and make them understand just how dangerous George W. Bushs 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. Thats how you win elections. Democratic party spokesmen would not return phone calls seeking comment on this report.
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To: Grampa Dave
Thanks, Grampa. The $20. was an additional quarterly donation to my $5 monthly. I am very grateful to YOU $1/day Freepers!
61
posted on
07/11/2003 9:51:25 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: MeeknMing
Meekie, thanks for brightening up the place. (^;
62
posted on
07/11/2003 9:52:00 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Ann Coulter is right/correct: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE=LIBERALS=TRAITORS.
Just had to get that off my chest.
63
posted on
07/11/2003 9:52:45 AM PDT
by
JusPasenThru
(We're through being cool (you can say that again, Dad))
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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!
64
posted on
07/11/2003 9:55:48 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Reach out and pound the liberals daily! Become a $/day donor to Free Republic!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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 presidents 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 presidents 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 hes 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?
To: Dog
Ack. NY Times
and Clinton involved:
The New York Times ^ | 7/10/03 | Michael Janofsky
NewsMax.com ^ | 7/02/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
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66
posted on
07/11/2003 9:59:58 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Clinton needs Clark in office in order to secure himself as UN Secretary-General.
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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
68
posted on
07/11/2003 10:09:15 AM PDT
by
Mo1
To: mabelkitty
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.
69
posted on
07/11/2003 10:17:20 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: BOBTHENAILER
70
posted on
07/11/2003 10:17:57 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
To: PhiKapMom
My pleasure, PKM. Check out #66. These people haven't a clue what we're fighting for, do they?
71
posted on
07/11/2003 10:19:56 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: Mo1
These thugs against american need to be outed.Yes. The truth needs to be told.
72
posted on
07/11/2003 10:28:41 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(We're in a global war on terrorism..If you want to call that a quagmire, do it. I don't.*Rummy* 6-30)
To: piasa
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.
73
posted on
07/11/2003 10:28:43 AM PDT
by
TruthNtegrity
(God bless America, God bless President George W. Bush and God bless our Military!)
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.
To: beachn4fun
hehe ! Thanks. Glad you like it.
75
posted on
07/11/2003 10:37:53 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
My pleasure. Thank YOU for posting this !
76
posted on
07/11/2003 10:42:00 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
To: Iowa Granny
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?
77
posted on
07/11/2003 10:42:23 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Lurking since 2000.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
BUMP!
To: Congressman Billybob
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!
79
posted on
07/11/2003 10:57:07 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Lurking since 2000.)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
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.
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