Rove tried to kill Lieberman VP pick »
Posted By Neophile 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Republican strategist Karl Rove called Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman late last week and urged him to contact Sen. John McCain to withdraw his name from vice presidential consideration, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.
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Endoscopy1 year, 2 months ago
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The ONLY thing that Lieberman differs with the Democratic party is the War in Iraq. Even now Obama is sounding more like Bush since he went there. 16 months is talked about as a time when the reduction will be but there is no more talk about out by 16 months. Just like Bush.
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If you think the Democrats should win the election then for sure have Lieberman as McCains VP choice. That would be idiotic. The Republican base would have to gag to vote a Democrat VP. A lot would just stay home. Then Obama would coast to a victory.
Why do you foolish people believe that Rove is behind everything? That is stupid really. Bush and McCain are people that think for themselves. Despite what you super libs rant. -
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hyperbola1 year, 2 months ago
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Actually what has happened is that the zionist "Democratic Leadership Council" made up of israel-firsters has lost its grip on the democratic party. This can only be good for America - we don't need those whose first loyalty is NOT to america running the country for foreigners. This includes Lieberman. It is a sign of McCain's desperation that he is selling himself out to israel-firsters to try to win the presidency.
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Turning the Tables on the Israel-Firsters
... The idea that there are U.S. citizens who have equal loyalties to the United States and Israel is passé. American Israel-firsters have long since dropped any pretense of loyalty to the United States and its genuine national interests. They have moved brazenly into the Israel first, last, and always camp. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Norman Podhoretz, Victor Davis Hanson, the Rev. Franklin Graham, Alan Dershowitz, Rudy Giuliani, Douglas Feith, the Rev. Rod Parsley, Paul Wolfowitz, James Woolsey, Bill Kristol, the Rev. John Hagee, and the thousands of wealthy supporters of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) appear to care about the United States only so far as Washington is willing to provide immense, unending funding and the lives of young U.S. service personnel to protect Israel. These individuals and their all-for-Israel journals – Commentary, National Review, the Weekly Standard, and the Wall Street Journal – amount to nothing less than a fifth column intent on involving 300 million Americans in other peoples' religious wars, making them pay and bleed to protect a nation in which the United States has no genuine national security interest at stake....
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spkguy1 year, 2 months ago
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Thanks for nothing Joe Lieberman
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm9WxGSPiCk
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bluetexasvalley1 year, 2 months ago
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Dottie6541 year, 2 months ago
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LMAO The way my screen was positioned, the side article for this post read Rove Tried to Kill Lieberman!!!!! Friday's announcement is the only thing I intend to listen to from the Rep convention...or pre-convention. McSame has no real quality to choose from that will really help him.
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TimALoftis1 year, 2 months ago
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Republicans should be outraged by this kind of activity from the 'Talking Heads' of the Party. If I was McCain, I would pick Lieberman...it will show the nation that he is willing to stand up against his own party.
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Lieberman is mild mannered but he should have told Rove to shove that phone he was using to make this call up his A**-
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cloud151 year, 2 months ago
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miklkit1 year, 2 months ago
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Rove knows election fraud.
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wtagg1 year, 2 months ago
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Which McCain happened to be the target of. Irony. Another example of McCain not being the person he was 8 years ago.
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If McCain was the maverick he claims to be, he wouldn't take Rove's calls or even have him at the convention. Now he is pals with the man who suggested he had a black child out of wedlock in SC. -
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ONEMEMPHISDUDE1 year, 2 months ago
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Thank you Carl Rove. The best pick for a McCain veep would be Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas. This is the UNBEATABLE ticket, now that Hussein has picked Sen. Biden.
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This race is McCains to lose or win. Lets see if he plays his cards wisely.
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crespi1 year, 2 months ago
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Endoscopy1 year, 2 months ago
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This is really a non issue. With Lieberman on the ticket the Conservatives would stay home in droves. McCain would not be that stupid. If you want to know who is going to be the VP pick look at who is traveling to be with McCAin today. The announce will be made together tomorrow.
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lloydm651 year, 2 months ago
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Indoscopy : You missed the point this litmus test is not about ninth month abortions, or post birth abortion that Obama is trying to get into law.No its about the Iraq war,and who do you want win.Lieberman took americas side.Now you can understand the democrats anger.Its the same way John Soros felt when america and the allies brought Germany to her knees.He says he wants see us on our backs,therefore he willing to fund every democrat who agrees with him.
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injest1 year, 2 months ago
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WOW Un F-ing believable!
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Just yesterday Spadecaller posted a rant about
Unsubstantiated,
Racist,
Character Attacks;
Propeller’s Front Page
600 plus comments most agreed with Spadecaller
The problem is “Unsubstantiated” “rumor” “old biddy gossip” leads to Racist,
Character Attacks and effect an election. Or more to the point
Unsubstantiated TO effect an election.
As I pointed out, “Isn’t that the description of Propellers front page?”
I found the soapbox most “lefties” espoused their agreement with Spadecaller.
Now please re-read “this article”
“urged him to contact John McCain to withdraw his name from vice presidential consideration, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.”
3 un-named un-known sources is no more valid than 1 un-named un-known source.
It’s hearsay, rumor.
“Lieberman dismissed the request, these sources agreed.”
3 un-named un-known sources.
did not call [McCain] on it,” said one source familiar with the details.”
1 un-named un-known source
“recounted a second source. “Lieberman told him he would not make that call.”
1 un-named un-known source
”Rove, President Bush’s former top…. has no formal role in McCain’s campaign… and has been offering informal advice, both over the phone and in his position as a Fox News analyst”
0 named or un-named source
“His decision to wade into the vice presidential selection process could provide Democrats fresh ammunition to tie McCain to the polarizing Bush”.-
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injest1 year, 2 months ago
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Notice, no source named and a conclusion based un-named un-known sources, thus completing the “Unsubstantiated” part.
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Now why? To effect an election?
Trying to bolster the unfounded claim that Bush And McCain are the same (Obama talking points)
Ding!
“It is also chafing some Lieberman allies”
Ding!
“Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively some folks are beginning to wonder what's going on,” grumbled one veteran Republican strategist.
Uhm that would be the un-named un-known veteran Republican strategist, yes?
From his perch on Fox, Rove has touted McCain’s fierce primary rival as strong vice presidential material.
Opinion, useless.
The sources spoke about Rove’s involvement after Robert Novak, …the number two slot but that putting an abortion-rights-supporting former Democrat on the Republican ticket was likely to be unrealistic.
The un-named source(s) more than 1, it must be true cuzz I read it on the web!
Robert Novak! First named person! But he doesn’t name any source either.
”The column said Lieberman had made that clear to McCain personally at the behest of a “close friend,” but a Lieberman source called that “totally and absolutely false.”
Ohhh my conflict tween 2 un-named sources!
Yada yada yada blah blah blah.
Unsubstantiated, Racist, Character Attacks
Propeller’s Front Page
As I pointed out, “Isn’t that the description of Propellers front page?”
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Eagle_Eye1 year, 2 months ago
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It doesn't matter who McCain chooses, the majority of the American people are so over the GOP and what it has done to their lives that they want a change.
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It's time to clean house!!
Of course that won't happen with an just an election, all the lobbyists and corporate interests have to go to!! There should be no special interests in government, but that will never happen so it will be politics as usual either way. It's just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. -
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