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| Rove: Democrats Didn't Understand 9/11 Consequences |
| 2005-06-23 |
| They still don't. NEW YORK - Speaking in a ballroom just a few miles north of ground zero, Karl Rove said the Democratic party did not understand the consequences of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers," Rove said Wednesday night. "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war." Rove, President Bush's chief political adviser, spoke at the state Conservative Party's annual dinner. He praised the conservative movement's success, calling it "the guiding philosophy for the White House, the Senate, the House." Rove said the Democratic Party made the mistake of calling for "moderation and restraint" after the terrorist attacks. "Conservatives saw what happened to us on 9/11 and said we will defeat our enemies. Liberals saw what happened to us and said we must understand our enemies." Rove also denounced Sen. Dick Durbin's comments comparing interrogation at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to the methods of Nazis and other repressive regimes. He said the statements have been broadcast throughout the Middle East, putting American troops in greater danger. Durbin has since apologized for the remarks. "No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals," Rove said. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #24 This sounds like a set for a White House spike. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-06-23 23:48 |
| #23 Blue Oyster Cult: "On your feet or on your knees" - double live album, and more guts and fire than the entire dem caucus |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-23 20:57 |
| #22 No, mmurray, you've got it wrong way round. It's better to live on your feet than die on your knees. |
| Posted by: Jolumble Phereper4596 2005-06-23 19:45 |
| #21 Mark E. - It was meant to be a quote to say it is better to die a free man than to live as a slave. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-06-23 18:33 |
| #20 For those who care Hugh Hewitt has listed some of the Dems actions/comments with respect to 9/11. It's all there for them to refute but they can't run away from their own words and actions. Rove really ought just send them that list and ask where he misspoke. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-06-23 18:30 |
| #19 In 10 years, the Soviets lost 15,000 dead. About 1.5 million Afghans were killed (about 100K muj, rest civilians). That was something the Soviet Empire of 350 million could have sustained forever w/o even noticing. They left because there was little for them to gain in Afghanistan, and it was killing their paramount political, economic, and military relations with the west. The Soviets killed most of the Afghans by bombing the towns and villages to rubble. Come to think of it, that sounds like a great idea if applied to the Arabian peninsula. And $200 billion a year in oil revenues will buy a lot of bombs. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-06-23 17:54 |
| #18 "Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." You almost got it right; its: "Better to live on your feet than die on your knees" (apologies to Joseph Heller) ;-) |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2005-06-23 17:36 |
| #17 HOT! GET 'EM WHILE THEY LAST! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-06-23 16:32 |
| #16 Fuck moderation, kick there ass, step on their neck, and choke them to death. Of course I am talking about the terrorists and not the Dhimicraps. ;-) |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-06-23 14:47 |
| #15 Nope! And his "I'm sorry if you misunderstood me" cr@p has gotta go! I'm almost ready to break out the popcorn for the next round of Congressional elections. |
| Posted by: BA 2005-06-23 14:41 |
| #14 That's right -- they still haven't (accurately) reported on them, have they? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-23 14:31 |
| #13 RC, I know without even looking up facts. I think we all know how quickly Turban's comments made it into the MSM. |
| Posted by: BA 2005-06-23 14:09 |
| #12 Gee, this is already part of the top-of-the-hour news on (I think) CBS radio. Anyone know if Durbin's slander made it into the network cycle this quickly? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-23 13:57 |
| #11 I'm not sure, but didn't Reagan have something to do with bankrupting the Soviets into extinction? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-23 13:32 |
| #10 These Arabs are not stupid and they whittled away at the soviets until they forced them into bankruptcy er..rigghhhttt. Those brave arab armies that dispatched the soviets with....um....American weapons and American money and.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-23 13:29 |
| #9 pretty much all americans do not realize the implications of 9/11. they've been too coddled for too long to really truely "care" past a media controlled blitz of "God bless America". This society has gotten so comfortable that they choose not to face the reality of War. In a war you need to conserve your rescources so that you are leaner and have the extra capacity to sustain yourself for an extended seige. This is NOT what is happening. These Arabs are not stupid and they whittled away at the soviets until they forced them into bankruptcy. Americans need to keep that in mind. |
| Posted by: bk 2005-06-23 13:10 |
| #8 On the other hand, if you read DU enough, you begin to wonder what they're waiting for. They don't believe in anything worth dying for? |
| Posted by: BH 2005-06-23 13:06 |
| #7 Do the Dems remind you of the Sunni? So far, no Democrat suicide bombers or IEDs. On the other hand, if you read DU enough, you begin to wonder what they're waiting for. |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-06-23 13:01 |
| #6 Do the Dems remind you of the Sunni? Everything always has to be about them, and they throw dreadful (sometimes explosive) tantrums if they don't get their way. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-23 12:53 |
| #5 Sure, give 'em an apology... using the same format as Senator Dick. Rove: "I'm sorry if my stating the glaringly obvious has caused anybody pain." |
| Posted by: BH 2005-06-23 12:35 |
| #4 And now the Democrats are demanding an apology from the White House. To which I hope the White House responds with a hearty "fuck you". We need more of this criticism of Democrats, not less. And it should be louder and much, MUCH more in their faces. Stop playing nice with the Democrats, Bush, and start calling them what they are: traitors. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-06-23 12:30 |
| #3 Their biggest problem is the misguided belief that we can somehow be friends with everyone if only we change to suit them. They just don't get that there are people out there who don't want to hold hands and sing Kumbayah with us--they just want us dead! |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-06-23 11:32 |
| #2 Well, some of us did. Which is why I don't vote Democrat no mo'. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-06-23 10:30 |
| #1 No, they still don't TU. They would rather bend over, appease the terrorists and give them their daughters and say, "Please don't hurt us. We understand you!" Fuck them, fuck the terrorists and kill the mouth-breathing swine! Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-06-23 09:57 |