Raw Story acquires 91-page Republican playbook for 'homestretch' campaign

[Sapphire Blue]

Raw Story acquires 91-page Republican playbook for 'homestretch' campaigning
RAW STORY
Published: Friday August 4, 2006

A massive, 91-page memo to Senate Republicans outlining strategies for "homestretch" campaigning during the August recess, has been acquired by RAW STORY.

The document, signed by Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), reveals plans to focus Republican Senatorial campaigns on three themes.

Next week, Republicans will tout efforts to "secure America's prosperity" through a variety of programs. Plans for small business health insurance pooling, spending reductions, increased domestic oil drilling, and "permanent death tax reform" are all to be pushed at the state level.

Mid-month, Republicans are expected to shift gears, focusing voter's attention instead on a variety of values-based initiatives. "Democrats oppose preserving a clear definition of marriage, are blocking child custody protections, and have obstructed the confirmation of fair judges," the document reads. "Republicans are committed to protecting these traditional values by fostering a culture of life, protecting children, banning internet gambling and upholding the rule of law."

(snip)

Republicans then plan to spend the month's remaining two weeks promoting the party's efforts in regard to homeland security.

Continued @ http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Raw_Story_acquires_91page_Republican_playbook_0804.html

And here, my friends, is Santorum's & Hutchison's letter at the beginning of this 91-page document...

SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
109th Congress
Rick Santorum, Chairman
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Vice Chairman
August 3, 2006

Dear Colleagues:

During the August recess period, we have the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments in the Senate and
our continued dedication to Securing America’s Future. Senate Republicans remain committed to securing
America’s homeland, prosperity, and values.

We are dedicated to defending America and securing the homeland by completing the mission in Iraq, hunting
down terrorists around the world, and securing our borders and ports. With the passage of the Defense Authorization
bill, the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, and the Reauthorization of the Patriot Act, Senate
Republicans have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to fighting to protect our nation. We have also
increased significantly resources to protect our borders.

Senate Republicans also remain committed to Securing America’s Prosperity. Republican pro-growth tax relief
policies have fueled 3 years of job creation and nearly 5 years of overall economic growth. More Americans are
working today than ever before, wages continue to rise, and federal tax revenues are surging, producing fasterthan-
expected deficit reduction progress. While the economy is making significant progress, we can still do
more to help American families.

To sustain our strong economic growth and to help the American people with the cost of living, we will remain
committed to lowering gas prices and securing America’s energy independence through increasing American
energy supplies and sources; supporting America’s small businesses; securing affordable and accessible health
care for all Americans; and keeping money in the pockets of American families by extending tax cuts and limiting
spending. We are committed to securing America’s competitiveness and creating new jobs through continued
economic growth.

Our nation shares values that have defined the American character, helped those in need, protected our families,
and shaped our society. As Republicans, we are committed to securing and upholding these values by supporting
parents, keeping our children safe, and promoting healthy communities.

Please continue to communicate the vision and accomplishments of our Conference by supporting our positive
agenda to Secure America’s Future.

Thank you.

Rick Santorum
Chairman

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Vice-Chair


http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/GOPAugust.pdf (The entire 91-page document is available here)

Editorial note (mine) re Santorum's & Hutchison's letter:

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[autorank]

1. That "cracks" me up...I suspect there was some influence on this hysteria.

Let's see...we're six years into this nightmare administraiton.

The growth in privacte sector jobs is....(some guesses please)

[HughBeaumont]

62. I'll take "Death Valley NEGATIVE" for a thousand.

Seriously, when did this economy ever even PEAK for the middle class and the poor?

[autorank]

76. Hugh, did a little research for you...

Private Sector Jobs: Net Four-Year Loss
http://uspolitics.about.com/b/a/145081.htm 02.08.05
News reports suggested that January job data spared President Bush from joining Herbert Hoover as the only president to see a net job loss during a four-year term. However, under Bush's watch, private sector jobs dropped 760,000, according to January 2005's anemic job growth projections. Bush's public reputation was spared only because of growth in government sector jobs, a cushy buffer missing during the Hoover days.

In January 2000, when President Bush took office, there were 111,622,000 private sector jobs in the US. Projected numbers for January 2005 are 110,862,000, a net loss of 760,000 private sector jobs. In comparison, in January 1997 there were 101,639,000 private sector jobs -- meaning 9,983,000 were created during President Clinton's second term of office.

As other analysts have pointed out, the recession can no longer be used as the whipping boy for this abysmal economic performance: it's been over for three years.

Nice work 'faith-based' party of deception and outsourcing. We had a Democrat run in the VA primary who was the author of outsourcing legislation, Harris Miller. He was also the chief lobbyist for the e-voting machine manufacturers. Webb took him out but the absolute nerve of this guy to run just blew me away. He was trounced in Northern Virginia by the informed members of the tech community who showed up to beat him. The nerve of these idiots who betray the people on a regular basis, the people who elect them, pay them, and give them the opportunity for "the main chance," their hiring on as fat-cat lobbyists. Time for a big change.

On edit: And these clowns actually expect us to blieve that Bush won in 2004:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

2. Wow. That letter is too much

Which planet do they live on? I haven't heard word one about lowering gas prices. Have you? :eyes:

Thanks! Now I'll have something to read this weekend.

K&R

[merwin]

5. Well now you've heard word one (this letter).

All I have heard previous to this is how much they enjoy the cost of gas.

[Sapphire Blue]

23. As is the rest of this farce of a document.

Page 4:

"However, we need to strengthen our ports and borders" By giving them to Dubai?

"complete the mission in Iraq" What is the mission... this week? And, btw, why did this 'mission' ever start?

"hunt down terrorists around the world" Except for bin Laden, I guess... didn't bush say he was no longer concerned w/finding bin Laden? Guess they mean those Quaker terrorists.

"Congress also needs to continue to strengthen border security and enforce our immigration laws with worker verification." "Continue"?!?!?!?!? "Continue"?!?!?!?!? When is this repub controlled Congress going to start doing this?

"we need to do more to help people with the cost of living." No shit. Cutting taxes for the extremely wealthy sure ain't doing it.

"Congress needs to pass small business health plans to make health insurance more affordable" Now, they wouldn't want to piss off the insurance industry, would they?

"stop Democrat tax increases" What Democratic tax increases?

"and balance the budget in 5 years" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

"lower gas prices by decreasing dependence on foreign oil and develop alternative energy sources" I guess ANWR is an alternative to the Middle East... let's not worry about further destroying the environment, though.

"raise income levels for every American by creating the best educated and trained workforce in the world." Doesn't education need to be funded for this?

And this only from the first two paragraphs of page 4.

[Patsy Stone]

69. And, don't forget, next week is "Prosperity Week"

Don't get your holiday decorations confused with "Values Week" or "Homeland Week". I don't have to tell you how embarrassing that would be! :blush:

[Sapphire Blue]

72. Oh, my! I wouldn't want to do that! I must mark my calendar.

[Patsy Stone]

74. I hope Dr. Dean

has his red pen out.

[quiet.american]

3. They're going down, big time. And not a moment too soon. n/t

[orleans]

4. k&r (as i sit here shaking my head--what assholes!) n/t

[Sapphire Blue]

24. Shaking my head w/you.

[DianeG5385]

6. Let's not laugh too hard and potentially distract us from GOP tactics

No matter how weak they may appear now, they are WAY BETTER at GRINDING out the win and getting their base out. We should have learned that by now after 2000 and 2004. As laughingly lame as they look, and no matter how stupid they appear, they have retained power 6 years longer than they should have to the great detriment of this country. Pay attention and DON'T Laugh at their tactics!! THEY WORK!! We have to counter that!

[EST]

11. Hear, hear! (Or would it be read, read!?) n/t

[Sapphire Blue]

25. & educate, educate!

[PurpleChez]

22. Right on!!!

These ass-hats still have maybe one in three or four Amurkins convinced that it is inconceivable NOT to vote for them. They are dangerous 'n' evil.

[Sapphire Blue]

26. I wonder what percentage of the backwash believes any of this?

[jazzjunkysue]

7. Some of them may actually believe their own bs. That's the scary

part.

[Dinger]

8. Kickety Kick Kick Kick!

[EST]

9. The party of sexual perversion, sexual obsession,

pandering, bearing false witness, coveting every durn thing they lay their eyes on, theft of anything that ain't nailed down, on a grander scale than heretofore imaginable.

The party of hypocrisy, greed, murder, led by a man who is a known deserter, capable of the worst atrocities that have been dreamed up in thousands of years of consummate human cruelty.

I would never accept one of these neoclowns as a teacher in my child's school and refuse to accept a school, church or society wherein their warped view of values obtains.

If we, the people are finally pulling our Rip Van winkle heads out of our Josef Mengele Abramoff a$$e$ without further DeLay, the belly laugh these ignorant crooks will get will be stupendous! Heh! Trying to pass this loadacrap off...again...

[Sapphire Blue]

28. So VERY well said. EST!

:toast:

[Danascot]

80. Well put. To paraphrase ...

the short, easy to remember response is: the GOP doesn't stand for values; the GOP is the party of hypocrisy.

[dflprincess]

10. Any mention of what the October surprise might be?

n/t

[Straight Shooter]

12. Promoting healthy communities? They actually believe they're doing that?

:wtf:

[Aviation Pro]

19. Yes....

Healthy, wealthy caucasian communities.

[Sapphire Blue]

30. Maybe they need to put this crap on paper to convince themselves.

You know, if they see it written down somewhere, it must be true. :sarcasm:

[nxylas]

44. It doesn't matter if they believe it

What matters is whether they can get the electorate to believe it. Never forget that they have a vast echo chamber in the media that will endlessly and uncritically repeat these talking points until they become accepted as fact.

[EVDebs]

13. CDI says Congress doesn't have a clue as to what these wars costs are

http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=3601&StartRow=1&ListRows=10&appendURL=&Orderby=D.DateLastUpdated&ProgramID=37&from_page=index.cfm

[Sapphire Blue]

31. This repub Congress doesn't have a clue about much of anything else either

[Quantess]

14. They don't actually believe their own lies..?

:rofl: What a steaming pantload!

[fooj]

15. WTF?

obstructed the confirmation of fair judges

What a load of crap!

[Sapphire Blue]

32. WTF is right

Have the Democrats stopped the confirmation of even one of bush's appointees?

Meanwhile, bush, his minions, & the repub Congress, obstruct justice.

(I sooo look forward to Representative John Conyers being Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee! Karma can be a real bitch :evilgrin: )

[fooj]

52. Right on.

Karma will get you everytime.:evilgrin:

[emanymton]

16. Oh Get Real. The Voting Machines Are Already Reporting ...

a heavy GOP voter turn-out. Diebold reports GOP won in November 2006.

Vote all you want. Who counts the votes counts!!



Bush Lied. People Died. Media Cheered.

[1932]

17. Whatch the main stream media help Republicans by reporting on these

initiatives EXACTLY as Republicans would like them to be presented.

I bet if you saw the Democrats play book for a homestretch campaign, you would end up not seeing a single one of their themes appear in the media. The media prism would completely distort the Democratic message, whereas at it will sharpen the focus of the themes the Republicans want the public to see.

[Sapphire Blue]

33. You know it! Word for word. Rove & Snow job will make sure of it.

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:
:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:
:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:
:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[bobbolink]

59. It would be a good exercise to actually do that -- follow the new

and document how closely the media follows this plan....

That's a good idea, 1932!

It's really exhausting to have to be so suspicious, and so devious.

x(

[Maestro]

18. So many empty words in one letter.

It would be laughable if it weren't so disgusting.

[lonestarnot]

20. "upholding the rule of law." OMG bwwwwwwwwwwa

:rofl:

[Sapphire Blue]

34. They just add signing statements to tailor or ignore the "rule of law"

Kind of like a dictatorship.

[lonestarnot]

78. Nazi is as nazi does.

[LibDemAlways]

21. "securing affordable and accessible health care for all Americans"

Now there's a huge crock of shit. I've never heard those words from the mouth of a repuke. Gee, that couldn't be an empty election year promise now could it? Why did my bs meter just jump off the scale?

And the tragedy is, even after all this time and all the damage they've done and all the lies and all the bills passed that benefit only the very rich and huge corporations - millions will still be taken in by this crap and elections will continue to be close enough to steal.

[Sapphire Blue]

35. You know the old saying... "the lunatics are running the asylum"?

This document is proof that it's true.

Those millions ought to be locked up somewhere & be deprogrammed. Really.

[LiberalFighter]

27. May Assessments for Transition is on page 44

Anbar, Tamim, Diyala, Basra and Baghdad are in RED (Not Ready for Transition)
Muthanna is the only one in GREEN (Ready for Transition)
The other 12 are in YELLOW (Partially Ready for Transition)

Basra is the SE district.
Tamim is surrounded by yellow in the NE.
Anbar and Diyala are much bigger districts west and east of Baghdad.

Muthanna is the SW district.


I wonder where the troops are all stationed.

[LiberalFighter]

29. InSanetorum's letter to Rummy on pages 46-47

That document is so difficult to read. I wonder if that is on purpose. I even checked it on the SRC site.

[acmavm]

36. So, what's the Dem's plan? Are they gonna come out strong and point

out that the repubs only make these things their 'priority' during campaign time and then as soon as they get into office they go 180 degrees the other way? Are they going to come out forcefully and point out the corruption and greed of these people, how they can vote benefits and raises for themselves and then cynically and corruptly tie an increase in the minimun wage to another tax break for themselves and their rich buddies. Are they gonna point out the individual sleeze factor of Frist, Hastert, Boehner, etc. who are republican party icons? And the wars, are they gonna come out big on the cost of these wars in lives and dollars that we cannot afford?

Or are they gonna just lay back and hope that the people do what's in their best interests and get the jackals out of Washington? What about Diebold and ES&S.

I want to see some fire in our party this year. I don't just mean Liebermann's skewering, I mean in all the races. I got REALLY UPSET when I saw the endorsement of that frigging Schwartzenegger over Angelides today by some of Hollywood's biggest names. That, to me, epitomizes what's wrong with this damn party. The quislings are still running it. And that includes the DLC and Carville, etc.

[Sapphire Blue]

39. They damn well better come out fighting & kick repub ass!

[Swamp Rat]

37. GOP = anti-family culture of death

[DemonFighterLives]

84. Is this the same as

Vulture of Life
Just giving you a nudge.
Their Culture of life is really sucking the essence out of real life.

Vultures!
:hurts:

[Lorien]

38. "More Americans are working than ever before" ??????!!!!!!!!

Shit, half of my friends and acquaintances are unemployed. Both of the creative departments at disney that I've been working for for the past 14 years were closed and all employees laid off on Thursday (meaning that i'm jobless now as well). I know some professional who have been job hunting for two years now. I didn't know a SINGLE unemployed person during Clinton's terms!

"Wages continue to rise"???Yeah, for bloated fat cat CEOs. Medical insurance payments have effectively lowers everyone else's income, and high food and gas prices are like a massive tax on the middle and lower classes!

[Sapphire Blue]

40. You think that's something? Did you read page 28?

Empowering Families in Need
Senate Anti-Poverty Agenda

Work, Investment, and Neighborhoods

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Work

�� Welfare Reform Reauthorization, including Healthy
Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood initiatives (Deficit
Reduction Act—P.L. 109-171)
�� Work Opportunity Tax Credit (extensions/reforms
pending in “Trifecta”)
�� The Family Opportunity Act (Deficit Reduction Act—
P.L. 109-171)

INVESTMENT

�� Individual Development Accounts
�� Low-Income Housing Assistance
�� Marriage Penalty Relief & Child Tax Credit (Tax
Reconciliation—P.L. 109-222)

NEIGHBORHOODS

�� CARE Act (significant portions, including IRA Rollover
pending in Pensions)
�� Faith-Based as Full Partners (partial—Healthy Marriage
and Responsible Fatherhood initiatives)
�� Hunger
�� Charitable Liability Reform (partial)
�� Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service
Delivery Options
�� Prisoner Re-entry/Mentoring Children

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/GOPAugust.pdf (Page 28)

Guess those statistics about poverty increasing every year since bush began his occupation of the WH are all wrong, huh? :sarcasm:

[DemonFighterLives]

82. Creative departments

Oh yeah that stuff is out with the sciences and arts. We are fighting a war on terror now. No time for edumacashun and stuff like that. :sarcasm:

[caligirl]

41. Repub's just hope your too stupid to know sh*t from shine ola.

[dbonds]

42. Don't underestimate their ability to bullshit the people.

We need to learn from this what they will be saying and be prepared for the catapult of dung. If not the media will repeat the litany so many times some people will go into zombie mode and believe it. Be prepared with a counter to each point. To you and me it seems absurd, but to brainwashed massed they will fall for it if we don't keep them directed to reality.

[tomreedtoon]

43. Looks like a False Flag operation to me.

In other words, this was prepared and leaked to a progressive to give all of you fine folk on DU, and the Democratic candidates (who are not all fine people), a false sense of confidence.

Expect or rely on this Republican plan and we will be screwed even more than if we ad-libbed responses to the Republicans.

[ixat]

70. I second that. This could have been a deliberate leak.

In any case, this cannot be taken at face value.

[Hulk]

45. FEAR, FEAR, FEAR!!!

It will be the "fear factor" that wins them the votes. Keep America thinking that they are actually "safer" with this jackasses in Washington. We are too damn dumb to think rationally, so we won't bother looking back to the past 6 years and seeing how much more unsafe we are, but we can be scared into voting to keep us "more safe" in the future. It will be this factor alone that wins them votes. Mark my word!!

[Sapphire Blue]

46. Hi, Hulk! Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

You have a good point. The backwash, at least, will fall for this.

[Dying Eagle]

47. OK, Dr. Dean lets get to work

We have their playbook, now lets get our own ready and beat these assholes to the punch!!!

:kick:

[The Wielding Truth]

48. Gee. Where do I register republican and what flavor was that koolaid?

Sounds like just the right mix of lies, reptilian fear, and elitism to set up those divides and get votes. We must counter with, "same song no results", reality.

How easy it is to sell self preservation to ego driven republicans and mindless voters? Very. Let's shake out these notions before BushCo is perceived again as Savior.

Anyone see our Democratic written counter plan yet?

[ray of light]

49. more from their playbook

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/5/114621/5774

[Vinca]

50. Dear Rick and Kay,

Can't help but wonder - any reason you haven't done any of this stuff in the last 5 years WHILE YOU'VE BEEN IN THE MAJORITY? Kisses, Vinca:puke:

[Sapphire Blue]

51. I'd love to hear their answer to that question!

[Heywood J]

53. SNORT!

>"Republicans are committed to protecting these traditional values by fostering a culture of life,

By killing thousands in Iraq and making power of attorney a federal issue.

protecting children,

By having our party members molest them first.

banning internet gambling

In favor of Jack Abramoff and his Indian tribe casino interests.

and upholding the rule of law."

By breaking it ourselves, outing secret agents, insider trading, and vivisecting cats.




Mhmm. Where did that list of Republican wife-beaters, pedophiles, cultists, etc. go?

[Sapphire Blue]

57. Yes, you've explained some of what they REALLY mean.

Here's one list: Republican Hypocrisy Revealed; STOP REPUBLICAN PEDOPHILIA: http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

[mark414]

54. values based initiatives = we don't have shit to talk about

[Sapphire Blue]

56. That about covers it... all 91 pages.

[Tekla West]

55. Should leave them lots of free time

highlighting thier accomplishments isn't going to cut into any of their vacation time, that's for sure. Should be about the shortest speach on record.

[Sapphire Blue]

58. Yes, it should! Welcome to DU, Tekla West!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[bostonbabs]

60. page 18 /19 boasts

about the amount of money spent on the Iraq war!...."protecting the homeland"

[Sapphire Blue]

61. Sure doesn't boast about the billions that got 'lost' there.

Edited to add: "protecting the homeland" HAH! The first step to "protecting the homeland" is to get these repubs out of office.

[The Wizard]

63. And how exactly

have Democrats raised taxes when they haven't been in control since 1995?
Please cite one tax the Democrats have raised since 1994.

[Sapphire Blue]

64. No kidding. 91 pages of BS.

[kineneb]

65. word substitution time

for "American/America" substitute "German/Germany"
for "Republican" substitute "Nazi"
for "Senate" substitute "Parlament"

then it becomes interesting reading, doesn't it...:evilgrin:

[LuckyLib]

66. Mid July Trick was to show a television commercial in which

the word Republican is never mentioned, and the candidate (in this case Rep. Mark Kennedy running for Senate in Minnesota) touts himself as not a party guy. This will no doubt be happening all over the country. Republican Party? Who me?

[DemonFighterLives]

83. Yeah that Kennedy ad is really something

He's an independent thinker but sided with dubco 97% of the time.
Total asshat that one. :silly:

[Up2Late]

67. "...our accomplishments..."???!!!??? LIKE WHAT???!!!

This is truly ridiculous. :mad: :puke:

[Sapphire Blue]

73. Those who have repub senators & reps should go to every public event...

... held by these clowns while they're 'home' on vacation, and ask them that very question.

[nasher]

68. I can't imagine voters buying this shit.

:shrug:

[Sapphire Blue]

71. Hi, nasher! Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[lutefisk]

75. Voters buy it- from CNN, FOX, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, etc.

If this "shit" had to stand on its own, with only the Republicans themselves to sell it to the voters, I don't think many would "buy it" at all. The (and I mean THE) problem is, the corporate media is devoted to selling whatever the Republican party wants to sell, no matter how dishonest and absurd. The American media can do one thing well: sell shit.

[nealmhughes]

77. Kay is still a Senator? I thought she and Lamar died the same day

about three years ago! Wow! They're both still alive! Do they go to Congress? Debate and vote?

[Sapphire Blue]

89. Still a Senator, still debating (blathering) away

... and, unfortunately, still voting.

[radfringe]

79. what it says versus what it really means

(what it mean is in boldface)

Next week, Republicans will tout efforts to "secure America's prosperity" through a variety of programs.:

Plans for small business health insurance pooling: bonuses for insurance companies
spending reductions programs which value families are cut
increased domestic oil drilling CA-CHING CA-CHING for oil companies
"permanent death tax reform" The haves and have mores get even more


Mid-month, Republicans are expected to shift gears, focusing voter's attention instead on a variety of values-based initiatives : Herrrrre comes the Wedgies - GGGOP (God, Guns and Gays)

[Sapphire Blue]

90. Excellent translation!

[DemonFighterLives]

81. Those 2 can really make a case for reform

They should be run out on a rail in phase 1. Idiots.
:rofl: :rofl:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

85. Wow, the Repub congress is really lacking in distinguished members.

When the "leading light" names that spearhead this are Sanitorium and KayBay.

I guess that's what happens when you have an imperial presidency, gotta have worker gnomes instead of leaders in Congress. The only leaders are Mafia thugs like DeLay.

That having been said, how can any of this "strategy" be surprising to anyone at this point? Same old.

[Truthiness Inspector]

86. Very interesting,

Thanks for posting this. I don't know if I can stomach 91 pages of this, but I may give it a shot later on.

[Sapphire Blue]

91. See post #79 for the condensed version.

[budkin]

87. You fool me once... you.... can't get fooled again.

In the words of our leader.

[L0oniX]

88. It's all a big game to them

:mad:

[Sapphire Blue]

92. Hi, L0oniX! Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi: :hi: