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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 11:37 AM
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How Rove Neutralizes Political Liabilities
In 2000, Rove had an ex-Coke snorting candidate that went AWOL from the National Guard, the later being the rich man’s way of dodging Vietnam.

Now, you'd think that that would be an impossible obstacle. Well, Rove secretly leaked all the details to an author with attempted murder in his background. When "Fortunate Son" was released and started to make news, James Hatfield's background was exposed and that news made the book (and Bush's background) tainted data. For those interested, the whole story is detailed in the movie "Horns and Halos".

Move to 2004. Bush is up for reelection, but there's that pesky Nation Guard Story. So… genuine documents were “forged” and passed on to Dan Rather. Minutes after the 60 minutes story finished, an “alert Freeper” detected the forgeries on his TV screen and soon the whole story was shot down as an example of sloppy journalism. Bush’s Nation Guard record was not a factor in his reelection bid.

So, here we are in 2008 and the Republican’s have a man who divorces his wife for a mistress 17 years his junior. Not only that, but he STILL can’t seem to keep his marriage vows. So, what to do…what to do…

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Mags Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 11:46 AM
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1. He will find plenty to do. He's had a lot of free time lately too.
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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 11:54 AM
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2. Bush's Brain n/t
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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 11:57 AM
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3. Hand it to a newspaper for which there is already great hatred among Conservatives.
How's that for a guess?
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 12:01 PM
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5. You wild-eyed conspiracy theorist dog, you! n/t
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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 12:33 PM
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7. Its a curse ....
Bwaahahahahah!
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 12:37 PM
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8. Anyone with a memory longer than a week seems to be vulnerable...
Edited on Fri Feb-22-08 12:37 PM by Junkdrawer
And God help anyone with a knowledge of history...
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 11:59 AM
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4. McCains whole campaign staff is made up of high power lobbyist
So put a story out about an affair with a lobbyist and have it proved inaccurate and it takes the heat off his other lobbyist concerns. Having been such an adamant anti-lobbying advocate with his entire staff made up of lobbyist it makes his "straight shooter" routine a bit humorous
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 12:23 PM
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6. mmm..
:shrug: :tinfoilhat:
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-22-08 07:34 PM
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9. Kick
:kick:
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