Rove invokes 9/11, lauds Bush tax cuts in talk here

[sabra]

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/22495

Rove invokes 9/11, lauds Bush tax cuts in talk here
Speaks at county Republican banquet

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Karl Rove -- the trusted, savvy and some would say Machiavellian adviser to President Bush -- didn't mince words Thursday about politics in America.

"To shape events, it's not enough to believe the right thing," he told an audience at the Lancaster County Republican Party's spring banquet. "It's important to win."

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"Our opponents are our fellow citizens, not our enemies," Rove said of the Democrats. "But civility is not a synonym for passivity."

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Despite Democratic criticism of the Iraq war, Rove said, America cannot "cut and run." To do so, he argued, would leave Iraq in the hands of people who would attack us like the terrorists who struck on Sept. 11, 2001.

[livetohike]

1. No disrespect to the families of 9/11 victims but

Rove is wearing out the 9/11 references. It isn't working anymore.

[ixion]

2. civility is not a synonym for passivity

then how come GOP 'pundits' claim it IS every time a dem or independent tries to voice oppostion? hmmmmm? How come every time it's "out of bounds" or "over the line" hmmmm?

[rodeodance]

12. or: 'thats ridiculous"!

[underpants]

3. Dems opposed the Patriot Act renewal?recession-ridden economy ???

Hello???

By saying that Democrats are fellow citizens not enemies and that they will be respectful that tells me that they are going to do just the opposite.

[gauguin57]

4. And there were dozens of people protesting outside ... in RED Lanc. County

... protesting Karl's appearance and the war in Iraq.

[Grateful for Hope]

5. Good to hear! n/t

[rodeodance]

13. great to hear that.

[screenplaya]

6. cutting and running

sounds more like rove's political style. Is that what Rove's mom did to him, cut and run? Happy Mom's Day Karl!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. I wish Captain Ahab would paddle out to Karl Rove...

...and stick a big cork in his blowhole.

"...civility is not a synonym for passivity..."

TRANSLATION: Call South Carolina voters and ask them how they feel about John McCain's illegitimate black child.

:grr:

[0007]

17. Does Karl make this stuff up as he goes along?

Karl Rove's mother Slays Passivity for kicks

[rodeodance]

8. was Santorium at his side?

[rodeodance]

10. i just answered my own question: Santorum was invited but was busy

in DC. shucks.

Rove was the keynote speaker at the banquet, held at Lancaster Host Resort to celebrate the county party's 150th anniversary.

Absent from the banquet was U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, who was invited but could not attend due to legislative matters.

Rove's appearance in Lancaster came at a compelling time in the career of the veteran political strategist, who has worked on four presidential campaigns, including the last two for Bush.

Hovering over Rove is a federal investigation into how the identity of classified CIA agent Valerie Plame, wife of Iraq war critic Joseph Wilson, was leaked to the national press.

[sabra]

11. nope...

[Supersedeas]

9. Iraq - 9/11 Iraq - 9/11 Iraq - 9/11: back to their tried and true mantra

[kurth]

14. Put this evil pig in SuperMax!!!

[truthisfreedom]

15. euphemisms...

"To shape events, it's not enough to believe the right thing," he told an audience at the Lancaster County Republican Party's spring banquet. "It's important to win."

equals "we'll do anything to win."

"Our opponents are our fellow citizens, not our enemies," Rove said of the Democrats. "But civility is not a synonym for passivity."

equals "Democrats are normal people. Kill them. That makes more room for freaks like us."

Despite Democratic criticism of the Iraq war, Rove said, America cannot "cut and run." To do so, he argued, would leave Iraq in the hands of people who would attack us like the terrorists who struck on Sept. 11, 2001.

equals "The reason we invaded Iraq was that we figured 19 dead terrorists was kind of a waste. We really needed a whole heck of a lot more, and a whole heck of a lot more tax money dumped into the right hands as well."

[dicknbush]

16. Mousouii and Rove...Celll Mates???

Hmmmm now that would be fun to watch on reality tv don't ya think. I mean lets face it if Mousouii was responsible for 3,000 deaths even though he wasn't the one who actually did it don't ya think Rove is responsible for about 100,000 thousand deaths? And remember Mousouii thought he was fighting a war against evil...Rove just wanted to get Idiot in chief relelcted!

[gasperc]

18. Important to win, yes that's all that matters

bend the truth, send thousands to their deaths, look the other way as America loses an entire city

as long as you win, because if you win you can do the good things of government????

[BattyDem]

19. If they were so worried about Iraq falling into the hands of terrorists ..

they shouldn't have invaded the damn country in the first place! :grr:

[Oversea Visitor]

20. Cannot CUT and RUN

:rofl:
So what is the solution
Send son and daughters to be blown up x(
Maybe kill a few millions Iraqies so they wont hate the US
Leave Iraq in the hands of people who attack us like TERRORISTS who struck on Sept11
So Rove you admit now you create more terrorists :rofl:

The more you kill the greater the hate.
So when you going to stop investing in hate.

What a fuck up mess with a fuck up President who do not have a single idea what he is doing except how to rob the country blind.

Not only did he rob the country he even rob the future creating such a huge debt to be repayed by future generation. Whee damn good crook.

[winston61]

21. Let's not forget that

Little yellow men wearing pajamas and flip flops ran out happy assses out of vietnam and that devoted Muslims in robes will do the same thing in Iraq.