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Democrats Demand Retraction From Rove

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Comparing America to the worst dictators in History is ok. Comparing America to Hitler is ok. But now democrats want someone to apologize over this. Who keeps telling me that Republicans are "out of touch" again?


Democrats are demanding that White House adviser Karl Rove immediately retract and apologize for comments that liberals responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes by wanting to ``prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.''

``The one thing New York has had since Sept. 11 is unity,'' said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. ``To inject politics into this and to defame a large number of people'' is outrageous, he said. ``It's not what New York and America is all about.''

Rove, Bush's chief political adviser, said in a speech Wednesday that ``liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.'' Conservatives, he said in the speech to the New York state Conservative Party just a few miles north of Ground Zero, ``saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war.''

Rove said the Democratic Party made the mistake of calling for ``moderation and restraint'' after the terrorist attacks.

Schumer said Democrats were drafting a letter asking Rove to retract his remarks. Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also called on President Bush to ``immediately repudiate Karl Rove's offensive and outrageous comments.''


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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Last I checked, Rove is merely an advisor to the president. He represents no one but himself. The Traitor Durbin (D, IL) on the other hand, is a U.S. Senator. When he speaks in his official capacity, he is speaking for the State of Illinois.

Furthermore, what Karl Rove said may have been insensitive and maybe even unwarranted, but The Traitor Durbin commited Slander against the troops at Guantanimo Bay at best and Treason agianst the U.S. at worst. His lies have bolstered the terrorists war effort and emboldened them in their fight against U.S. troops.

In other words, Rove may be an insensitive boor, but Durbin has committed a capital offense. Any comparison of the two is pointless drivel.
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
As a Republican, I'll apologize for Rove's comments: "I'm sorry if any of you were offended."

There! That's a true and authentic apology!
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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
#29 by Enigmatic Jester
Saturday, June 25, 2005


As a Republican, I'll apologize for Rove's comments: "I'm sorry if any of you were offended."

There! That's a true and authentic apology!


and I will add my heart felt apoligy too, If anything karl rove said was MISINTERETED and sounded offensive to anyone , well them I am also sorry you were offended { a dick durbin apoligy} forom me to you.
Reply #29 from JoeUser Forums Top
#29 by Enigmatic Jester
Saturday, June 25, 2005


As a Republican, I'll apologize for Rove's comments: "I'm sorry if any of you were offended."

There! That's a true and authentic apology!


and I will add my heart felt apoligy too, If anything karl rove said was MISINTERETED and sounded offensive to anyone , well them I am also sorry you were offended { a dick durbin apoligy} from me to you.
Reply #30 from JoeUser Forums Top
You do know that it was John Kerry that headed up a Sub-committee and hearings at the end of the USSR pull out, that was hunting down any CIA operations continuing in Afghanistan? These operations were conducted by CIA operatives that requested repeatedly assistance to support a pro-US Government there. But Kerry's committee effectively shut down these operations (i.e. helping bring the Taliban to power); just as he lead the committees hunting CIA operations in Central America after the communist had been crushed. These later South American operations were mostly influence missions to bring about democratic change


i don't mean to take this any further off topic but...what was needed in afghanistan after the ussr pulled out wasn't more cia manipulation. looked at in its most positive light, afghanistan may be the only successful cia operation in the agency's history (or the only one about which there exists enough information to make a determination). the downside was our complete abandonment of a very badly broken nation we used as our proxy. considering the benefit we received as a consequence, we should have openly initiated and participated in clearing mines, repossessing arms and rebuilding the infrastructure.

don't even get me started on central and south america
Reply #31 from JoeUser Forums Top
A Challenege to the Dems:
ummmm...Durbin did apologize. And Democrats said he was out of line.


Could you please show mw which Dems said he was out of line please. I don't think you can.

And what he said was true so why should he retract it?

Hmmm quite a difference if you ask me.
Reply #32 from JoeUser Forums Top
Could you please show mw which Dems said he was out of line please. I don't think you can.


Still waiting.