Elizabeth Dole Warns of Disaster (if Democrats gain control of Congress)

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/AP: Dole Warns of Disaster
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 4, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Senate Republican committee paints a dire picture of Democratic congressional control, warning that the opposition party would ''put the war on terrorism on the back-burner'' and maybe even impeach President Bush.

In a fundraising appeal this week, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., asks for immediate financial help ''to prevent the most left-wing Democrat Party in history from seizing control of the United States Senate'' in the November elections....

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''Senate Republicans are in panic mode, making accusations that are so hysterical they're actually making the case for electing more Democrats to the Senate,'' said Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Senate Democrats have maintained a 2-to-1 advantage over Dole's campaign committee in money raised for the midterm contests. Senate Democrats have $32.1 million cash on hand and the National Republican Senatorial Committee has $16.5 million, according to the most recent filings.

In the fundraising letter, Dole rails against liberal Democrats in the Senate and warns that if they prevail, ''our worst fears'' will be realized. She argues that empowered Democrats would ''increase your taxes, call for endless investigations, congressional censure and maybe even impeachment of President Bush, put the war on terrorism on the back-burner'' and ''Take over the White House in 2008!''...

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Republican-Plea.html

[Skink]

1. They are evil.

[saigon68]

96. She's so evil --- She takes Viagra

[UrbScotty]

2. Waaaaaaaah, waaaaah, waaaaaaah, waaaaaah (nt)

[Julius Civitatus]

81. Yeah. Disaster... for the corrupt Republican machine

What Dole is saying in other words is that if Democrats take the House, the corrupt Republicans will have to EXPLAIN their actions and ACCOUNT for their evil deeds to the American people.

We can't have that! Not siree-bob!!!

I'll make a prediction, which I think it's a safe one: the 2006 mid-term elections will the the dirtiest, nastiest, most brutal campaign ever concocted by Karl Rove and the Republican machine. They will throw in every freakin' nasty trick they know, and then some. Remember the Swiftboat Veterans? That would be chopped liver compared to what Rove must be cooking.

Why?

Because this time their asses are on the line. Literally. And they know if they lose control of congress, a good chunk of the Republican leadership will end up in prison. Some may be even prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Heck, even Rove himself has a potential indictment for TREASON dangling like a Damoclean sword over his head. And this would land his lily-white ass in a federal institution for a long time.

This time is personal.

See all the hoopla about the anthem in Spanish, or the sudden scandal with immigration? It's part of it. Rove will use the racist and xenophobic card this time, just like he used the homophobic card in 2004. He will give the voters two options: "vote Republican, or the brown people will take over."

The Democratic leadership should be very aware of where this is going, and be ready to fight back, because this is how Rove will frame the 2006 elections. Forget Iraq, terrorism, or the criminal negligence of the Bush cabal: the most pressing issue for the security of the USA will suddenly become the starving Mexicans crossing the border looking for work.

The discourse is already been framed. Beware, people.

[Jawja]

83. I agree, Julius.

They have brilliantly put the "immigration issue" out there as a wedge issue and if the Dems don't frame it right, it will play out in the election to the Repugs advantage.

[katty]

97. right! for the ReTHUGS it will be payback time! disaster!

and I can't wait!

[DS1]

3. fuck yea we'll impeach Bush

we'll also sue your fuckin' ass for shilling viagra while watching Britney Spears videos and promoting pedophelia.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Let Dole stick to the Viagra commercials...nt

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

41. Opps...missed the Elizabeth part.

Oh well, she's still wrong.

[bullimiami]

5. eliz dole may be a real asshole.

[timtom]

51. It takes courage to be real

Even if it's a real asshole.

Which she so obviously is -- big time -- in SPADES!!!

[anitar1]

6. That old bastard? Who is he? n/t

[rodeodance]

20. and its 'news' cause pineapple woman said it?

[katty]

99. Nobody is listening to libby dole-yr days are over

[Patsy Stone]

7. One of Mehlman's RNC questionnaire questions

was "what is your worst fear" if the Democrats take office. They already had the spin (see Mary Matalin on some show talking about "disaster"), they're just gonna fill in the final order when they compile the "worst fear" results. Bleccch.

[havocmom]

36. They fear jail

with good cause

[converted_democrat]

72. Exactly.. Dean, and Kennedy have both been talking about the

investigations that will have priority when we gain subpoena power, and they're crapping their pants..

[Erika]

8. Democrats will better this country and help us all.

Liddy Dole is a useless dingbat. Yes, W will probably be impeached, because of the damage and lies to this country and most will agree.

I'm ashamed the GOP partisan group excuses his tyranny against our Constitution and government.

[speedoo]

16. Liddy Dole is a useless dingbat.

Like every Senate Republican except maybe two, her political career will end soon. Then she can go home and wait for hubbby's viagra to work. How's that for a visual, ugh.

[Erika]

22. That is a painful visual Ugh n/t

[WorseBeforeBetter]

31. That's my senator! ;-)

My favorite recent Dole quote:

"If she knew that a statewide poll by SurveyUSA put Burns' approval rating at 38 percent, she didn't mention it. Instead, she talked about how the Democrats are pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into Montana because of the inexpensive advertising there.

"It is just so offensive," Dole said repeatedly. "It is wrong.""

From:

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/431913.html

Dole stumps, takes lumps
GOP senatorial leader boosts vulnerable colleagues

[drm604]

74. It's wrong to spend money on advertising?

I wish Republicans really believed that! :crazy:

[DearAbby]

9. Why Ms. Dole...

If the "President" has done nothing wrong, why are you so worried...hum?

[Erika]

11. They all know he misled this country

and the backlash is of their own doing. They just don't want to be held accountable for their supports and votes. Tough.

[stubtoe]

77. Zinger!

Good one :D

[cliss]

87. Great one!

I doubt she'll follow the train of though to its logical conclusion.:smoke:

[Pax Argent]

10. Dole says that like its a bad thing.

n/t

[salukidem]

13. whoa, does the fact that the Dems have raised more than the GOP say

anything to anybody else? perhaps that the RNC should be worried, very worried.

[wryter2000]

93. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[DBoon]

12. If all my associates were indicted

I would think it would be a disaster too

[Maat]

14. Be afraid, Lizzie!

The Day of Reckoning is almost here!

[Nite Owl]

15. Their worst fears?

Well I hope so, I hope we become the scouge of their rotten little lives.

[Erika]

18. and take back our government n/t

[rodeodance]

17. you are lste Ms Dole--as this is the RW mantra for a few months now.

[Zorra]

19. Democrats will fix the disaster that the corrupt republican party

has created.

Like we always do. We have to pick up the mess that the naughty children leave behind.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

21. Well...it looks like Chris Matthews was right.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2607320&mesg_id=2607320

[bluestateguy]

23. I'm a proud member of the left-wing Democrat party

There is no sense in apologizing for it.

[longship]

24. But not as bad as the utter catastrophe of Republican rule.

Kick the fuckers out. Impeach the ones who will not go willingly.
Throw them all in prison and throw away the key. That would be the
end of the catastrophic ChimpCo regime.

Oh, and put Elizabeth Dole in an insane asylum.

[JudyM]

35. 'zactly. And rethugs are hardly ones to decry endless investigations. n/t

[Coventina]

76. That was my thought as well, "Because things are going so swimmingly now?"

:crazy:

[unkachuck]

25. "the most....

....left-wing Democrat Party in history"....is she talking about us?....

[Frustratedlady]

26. Lizzy Had Best Worry About The Fear Of Losing Our Country.

Losing that twerp in the WH is the least of our worries. When is she ever going to retire?

[Brigid]

27. Please tell me . . .

that Elizabeth Dole pushing the panic button isn't going to actually work. :banghead:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

28. No one makes my skin crawl like Elizabeth Dole

It's maybe something about her accent or the phoney smile but she has the magic touch. She has that cheap big-hair, pencil-behind-the-ear, gum-smacking style of a 1950s truckstop waitress like Laura Bush, but Laura doesn't turn my stomach the way Mrs. Dole does.



Why doesn't Elizabeth just ask the Chimp to arrest all of the Democratic candidates before the election and send them to Gitmo? It would be her style.

[xxqqqzme]

39. oh my! I didn't know she

she had reconstructive surgery!

[AnneD]

94. She had too

have that tumour removed from her cheek.:spray:

[katty]

100. BIG TIME surgery

[fooj]

29. You bet, lady. WE ARE your WORST fear.

Their panic is palpable, isn't it?

[lovuian]

30. Is she for REAL!!! Dizzy lizzy go retire way you belong

You corrupt liar...

[Kenergy]

32. She's an airhead n/t

[Stand and Fight]

33. Democrat-I-C Party you stupid idiot...

Nothing gets under my skin more than when the Republic Party does that shit! :mad:

And yes, they should all be scared. Pray God Democrats can fix the mess that Lord Bunnypants and the rest of the Republican buggers have done to this country and abroad. Yes, Liz, that does include impeachment of your idiotic ass boy king.

[The_Casual_Observer]

34. fuck you "liddy"

AND your feeble bastard of an impotent husband.

This is the first time I've seem 'em campaign on the basis that if the other guys win they'll send us all to jail!!

[NorthernSpy]

37. ... and the voice of desperation is heard in the land!

Sorry, Dole, but your party has screwed up on an epic scale. Y'all might even have to face the music. If you didn't want us to have a good chance of taking the midterm elections, you shouldn't have made such a mess of running the country.

:nopity:

Not a lot of reality going in GOPerland these days, huh?

:eyes:

[Syrinx]

38. Catch what Josh Marshall wrote

Yesterday we told you about Sen. Dole's GOP senate fundraising letter which begged for campaign money and suggested that allowing Democrats to launch investigations of President Bush would be even worse than letting them lose the War on Terror.

The AP wrote about Dole's fundraising appeal and the dire picture she painted of a Democratic senate. The piece quotes extensively from the pitch letter. But somehow the AP fails to mention this one most jarring, embarrassing and revealing passage.

In short, Dole wrote that the Republicans' political fortunes are more important than "the war on terror." Now, the AP is helping cover that bit up.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/008366.php

[6000eliot]

40. It isn't a disaster now?

[usregimechange]

42. Wow, Thanks Dole, I will work harder now.

[nicknameless]

43. Maybe this is something she fears?

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/02/doles-dirty-money

[Extend a Hand]

44. disaster follows the *ssholes

Remember what a 'heck of job' 'Liz did at the Red Cross (while pulling in $150,000/yr)?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-walden/the-red-cross-coming-home_b_7653.html

[Miss Chybil]

45. Poor widdle wabbits. They so sceered of people who

really value life, liberty and the pursuit of happines sans the expense of brown people with oil. Yes, people need to fear the peacemakers, for they might make the warmongers take responsibility for their crimes. I'm trembling. Someobody help me! I can't take it. Isn't there a pill for this, or should I just send a nickle to the GOP? (not)

[Raine]

46. What diaster could the Democrats inflict

on this nation that would be worst than what has been done to it for the last 6 years (seriously)??? :shrug:

[Media_Lies_Daily]

47. Disaster for the NeoCons, yes.

[Up2Late]

48. Sound like a lot of good reasons TOO vote for the Democrats!

And wasn't it Dole that had those outrageous campaign fund raising letters last year, that looked like a Tax Form that must be returned?

[BikeWriter]

49. Fuck her and the pineapples!

[Seabiscuit]

50. OMG!!! They might "take over the White House in 2008!" EEEEEK!!!!

[truthisfreedom]

52. euphemisms: "put the war on terror on the back burner" = "stop creating

terrorists."

"increase your taxes" = "stop corporate welfare."
"call for endless investigations" = "stop thugs from breaking the law."
"congressional censure" = "justice."
"impeachment of President Bush" = "expose that Gore is actually President."

[timtom]

53. She may have just edged out Barbara Bush

It is almost inconceivable to me that matronly women can be so cruel and vicious. But, then, I remember Messalina and Catherine de Medici (to name a couple).

As she enumerates the things that probably will happen when dems take over, I find myself saying, "Yes. Yes. Of course. It's long overdue."

This is certainly not the time nor the place to wish her to rot in hell. To do such would be beneath my dignity.

[deacon]

54. disaster has already struck-and she's part of it n/t

[moondust]

55. A disaster would be a significant step up

from the current cataclysmic failure on all fronts.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

104. Exactly...

She doesn't want the country to improve. :toast:

[SKKY]

56. Folks, stop for a second. Take a breath, relax...

Does anyone really give a rat's ass what Elizabeth Dole thinks anyway?

[salin]

57. IOW... "Dole says: 750 signing statements making the

the acts of Congress meaningless is okay with us. Give us money to protect the President, who needs the old Constitution anyhow?!"

[Spirochete]

58. She says all that like it was a BAD thing... n/t

[Cobalt Violet]

59. E.D. better stock up on depends.

She gonna need them when we take over. And yes we may even impeach the King of Chimps.

[BiggJawn]

60. STFU and go ride BobDole, lizzardbreath.

Like impeachment would be such a bad thing?
And instead of "raising" taxes, I look at more as rolling-back all those imbecilic tax cuts for the Rich that Il Douche gave to his buds.

[LostinVA]

61. Never get my Mom started on Liddy Dole

She's her Senator, and Mom calls Dole's office at least once a week.... not just complaining about stuff, but asking, "Where's Liddy?" Since Dole never comes to NC (hey -- she doesn't live there and hasn't in decades), is never seen in DC, and never, ever listens or answers her constituents.

giggle

[Vinca]

62. Geez, Liddy, maybe it's not the Dems.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SCREWING THE LITTLE GUY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND HE/SHE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE. (Yes, that's screaming.)

[JerseygirlCT]

63. See how she joins "war on terror" and "Bush"?

And as if a bad thing were ignoring the war on terror (checked your fearless leader lately, M'am?) and the WORST thing would be impeaching Bush?

Twisted.

[Oak2004]

64. My God, Yes

The Democrats could be our worst nightmares. They might spend our country into bankruptcy, lie to get us into foreign wars, tear up the Constitution, and even threaten nuclear war.

Oh wait.

That's the Republican agenda.

[Demeter]

65. For GOP Bigots, Crooks and War Criminals, Definitely

I think the rest of the country would be okay with it, though.

[jamesinca]

66. And if we put a Democrat in the WH what happens?

"call for endless investigations, congressional censure and maybe even impeachment of President Bush", oops Clinton.

I will say we did this to Nixon because of his lying and cover ups that affected the nation. They did it to Clinton because his lying affected his wifes trust in him. If we do this to Bush it will be because his lying and cover ups that affected the nation. Republicans do it to be petty, it seems Dems have done it because of national interest that were at stake.

It seems that pettiness and BS is what is important to ED and not the best interest of the nation.

I have to ask, is she, ED, the reason that Bob Dole has ED?

[leftchick]

67. ahh my senator

isn't she great? :puke:

[htuttle]

68. Disaster COMPARED TO WHAT?

I don't know -- even her list of 'worst fears' is nothing compared to what this country has been through the last 5 years:

She argues that empowered Democrats would 'increase your taxes, call for endless investigations, congressional censure and maybe even impeachment of President Bush, put the war on terrorism on the back-burner'' and ''Take over the White House in 2008!'

Oh yeah, that's WAY worse than threatening to start WWIII, tripling the cost of oil, losing an entire American city, grinding down our military, usurping the Constitution, shooting a guy IN THE FACE.....

:eyes:

[OnionPatch]

69. My keyboard, my keyboard!!

Someone owes me a new keyboard :rofl: :rofl:

What possible damage could the Democrats do that hasn't already been done? And then the most hilarious part is, "empowered Democrats would ''increase your taxes, call for endless investigations, congressional censure and maybe even impeachment of President Bush!"

Sounds like a Democratic campaign slogan to me! Let's go with it!

The last little jewel: "Democrats would put terrorism on the back burner" Uh, excuse me, but how long has it been that Osama bin Laden has been free? And who was it that tried to sell our ports to middle-easterners?

[LisaL]

70. A disaster is looming. Get some Diebolds here ASAP!

[hyphenate]

71. I wouldn't say we'd impeach the idiot in chief

Unless we could make sure that Dickhead and other members of this administration are impeached at the same time, or forced to resign. We certainly don't want any of them as head honcho, either. I'd rather keep the idiot there to continue mocking him until the 2008 presidential election, where we can keep an eye on him. If any of the others get the throne, we'll be in deeper shit than we are right now.

I think many pukes fail to see that keeping the idiot there is a self-defense against any of the others in this illegal regime, because there are certainly no angels in the mix, all the way to the bottom line.

Here is the order of succession:

The Vice President Richard Cheney
Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Secretary of the Interior (Vacant)
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff

So, no; impeachment is probably not likely with a Democratic majority. However, we would likely be able to curtail any further destruction to our country, we might be able to force the president and Congress to end the occupation of Iraq, and of course, we could begin to straighten out the budget of the country to some extent, and raise taxes for the top 5% of taxpayers, close loopholes, and to punish companies who have prospered under Bush.

[Ilsa]

73. What do you mean "Biblical?"

VENKMAN
Old Testament, Mr. Mayor. "Wrath of
God"-type stuff. The seas could boil, fire
and brimstone falling from the sky ...

STANTZ
(chimes in)
... forty years of darkness, earthquakes,
mass hysteria, human sacrifice ...

Venkman
dogs and cats living together...

[Mad_Dem_X]

75. Uh, Ma'am? Our worst fears have already

been realized, thanks to the GOP! Quite frankly, I think we have nowhere to go but up once we lose these evil people.

[suegeo]

78. Democratic control presents a dire picture?

As opposed to the rosy picture of republican (fascist) control of the past few years?

People of New York running for their lives through the streets...
Tall buildings crumbling into their own footprints...
Pentagon attacked, and attack was not thwarted by the military...
Wars without end and bodybags...
What happened to all the money...
Gas Prices...
Domestic spying...
Woman's reproductive rights under attack...

I could go on, but it would all be lost on this Robot in the senate.

[Tight_rope]

79. I'll take a Democratic diaster anyday compared to a Republican one

[robbedvoter]

80. No news here - it's the GOP way. Always. "Your worst fear"

It's how one Rick Lazio campaigned against Hillary.
It's Abramoff's master plan - find some wackos,, see what they hate most....

[Strelnikov_]

82. " . . Most Left-Wing Democrat(ic) Party In History"

if only.

[brentspeak]

84. That's right,, the Democrats might take 30-day-long vacations

in front of the world's television cameras while terrorists are plotting to destroy the US. Or invade a foreign country for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Or bankrupt the nation and allow cronies to loot the national treasury.

Good thing the Republicans are in charge.


:eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[young_at_heart]

85. Now I know why my e-mails to her are not working

I guess I'm wasting my time........how I wish the Dems had had someone better than Erskine Bowles to run against her, and also Burr. He just didn't have any appeal whatsoever (even though he was a good person).

[Supersedeas]

86. looks like they are running on a referendum of non-impeachment-ala Tweety

[Blue_Tires]

88. "vote GOP or we'll all DIE!!!!!!111one"

[windy252]

89. She says that

like our current Senate isn't a disaster. Do you know how it feels to be represented by someone who voted in favor of torture? The shame.

[peacetalksforall]

90. As if money on its own would do if for them. DE LU SION ALLLLLL! nt

[pinniped]

91. All the * whores are lining up.

Is this supposed to be a bad thing?

maybe even impeach President Asshole.

[wryter2000]

92. Fucking lair

"Most left-wing Democratic party." Are they born liars, or do they have to work at it? :mad:

[Auntie Bush]

95. We already have a disaster with the Republicans in power.

Tell me what could be worse?

[DeafAngelboy23]

98. She is the master disaster for North Carolina

She had done nothing important for North Carolina!

[sakabatou]

101. The real party that has been putting the "war on terrorism"...

on the back burner is... THE REPUBLICANS! YAY!

[fugwb]

103. it won't matter. 'free and fair' elections will keep them in power......

unless they're out of dirty tricks.

[myrna minx]

102. But with Republican controlled WH & congress

we promise a hooker for every CIA director. MARK MY WORDS. :rofl:

[classysassy]

105. Liz

in the words of that great vice prez "-- ---- --------"

[Zynx]

106. As the Republicans always say, "If you have nothing to hide you have...

nothing to fear." What's wrong with government oversight? Hmmmm?

[Renew Deal]

107. Bush will sign laws for tax increases?

Sounds interesting.

[NC_Nurse]

108. She sucks.

.

[judaspriestess]

109. New nickname for Liz Dole

I used to work with this psycho bitch named liz, we all hated her so we named her:

OSAMA BIN LIZARD


this works for liz dole too....