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RCGOP Newsletter Volume 1
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Thursday - August 18, 2005 6:00pm - Organizational
meeting & dinner will be held at the Rockingham Golden Corral restaurant in the Convention room. We encourage everyone
to attend so we can make this a regular can't miss event!
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Dispelling Media Elitist Bias Concerning Karl Rove
7-19-2005
Lee P. Butler
The media frenzy created by the revelation that Karl Rove had talked to a Time magazine
correspondent about the issue of Joe Wilson’s claims that CIA Director George Tenet and Vice President Dick Cheney had
authorized his trip to Niger continues to build as media elitists are unrelenting in their biased news coverage.
These
media elitists are liberal Democrats and have by all accounts decided that it is to their advantage to echo politically charged
rhetoric of the Democrat party, instead of adhering to their regular assertions that they maintain a ‘neutral’
or ‘unbiased’ position when reporting news events in lieu of their own personal ideological beliefs.
In
the case of Karl Rove, media elitists and their Democrat brethren believe that Karl Rove is the sole architect in the diminished
political presence of the Democrat party across the American landscape. They now view him as the ‘puppet master’
instead of Vice President Cheney who used to be the brunt of that charge.
As was written in a recent article in the
Los Angeles Times, ‘Rove’s most significant relationship in Washington is the one he has with Bush. The partnership
not only helped Bush win the Texas governor’s mansion twice and two White House terms but has also fueled a political
transformation that has made the GOP dominant in a growing number of states.
Rove has used the power he accumulated
in his office to oversee presidential policy decisions. He has also overseen electoral politics down to individual congressional
races. Rove helped steer the Republicans to victory in 2002 midterm elections and Bush to re-election in 2004, and had actively
recruited candidates for key races.’
In the liberal worldview, Rove has single-handedly decimated the Democrat
party, but more importantly, they see him as being the heart and soul of the political process that currently buoys the Republican
dominance in this country, but specifically, in Washington D.C..
They believe destroying Karl Rove will remove the
wind from the Republican sails and that without him the Bush administration would fold like a house of cards. Plus, for them,
his destruction would be the salve to heal their political wounds.
Understanding the liberal mentality, they will never
accept that their political defeats have been incurred because of their own philosophy and ideological principles as they
relate to the political arena. It had to be because of something someone else did to them, not what they did to themselves.
And
that person, in their minds, is the ‘evil genius’ Karl Rove.
So carrying the water for liberal Democrats
seeking their revenge, media elitists started the campaign of destruction against Rove utilizing a common liberal media tactic
of promoting news stories based on factually inaccurate information.
Let’s start with the repeated falsehood
that Rove ‘outed’ Valerie Plame as a CIA agent. Rove actually told Matt Cooper that Wilson’s wife apparently
worked at the CIA on ‘WMD issues’. The fact is, he never told Cooper who she was and what her position was at
the CIA... she could have been a secretary as far as anyone knew based on Rove’s statement.
The media has also
made a point of engaging the idea that since an investigation is underway and a Grand Jury has been convened, Rove must have
broke the law though he has been convicted of no crime. Wilson himself admitted that his wife wasn’t a ‘covert
agent’ at the time, specifically because her field agent status had to be removed when she married him and that she
hadn‘t been on an overseas assignment in five years, which automatically removed any covert status.
What the
media is doing is labeling Rove as ‘guilty until being proven innocent’, which liberals always claim they never
do... unless they are attacking conservatives.
The whole basis of their attack on Rove is focused on destroying his
credibility through their own created conspiracy theory that Rove ‘outed’ Wilson’s wife because he was trying
to discredit Wilson and his ‘proof’ that Bush had lied in his State of the Union speech.
To better understand
this conspicuous ruse, you have to remember that the media whole-heartedly accepted the ‘misinformation’ Wilson
wrote in his New York Times op-ed piece where he reported that he had found ‘no evidence of a uranium buy by Iraq in
Niger’ and then labeled President Bush a liar generating hundreds of headlines across the country screaming that ‘Bush
Lied’.
In the first place, not only didn’t Wilson find any evidence of a buy, neither did he find evidence
that a buy hadn’t taken place... he found NO evidence either way. In the second place, he wrote in his own book that
he did find evidence that Iraq had ‘sought’ to buy uranium in Niger because Wilson had met with a covert agent
who told him Baghdad Bob had been in Niger doing that very thing!
That story concretely confirmed that President Bush’s
State of the Union address was in fact accurate, which made Joe Wilson’s own op-ed attack piece on the President nothing
but a misleading attack piece. Since the mainstream media had invested itself in this falsehood, instead of admitting their
mistake, they decided to circle the wagons around Wilson and have continued repeating his ‘no evidence, Bush lied’
mantra.
Then the Valeria Plame issue erupted and they just transformed that mantra into the conspiracy theory that
she was ‘outed’ as a covert CIA agent by the Bush administration to ‘get even’ with Wilson and his
‘proof’ that Bush lied.
So the premise of these media attacks is itself based on factually inaccurate information.
Now
that it looks as though Rove has committed no crime, Democrats have changed their cries of outrage for Rove’s firing
to still happen because he was ‘part of a leak’. This, too, has turned into an episode of misinformation by the
media.
AP reporter Pete Yost wrote in a recent article, ‘Bush said in June 2004 that he would fire anyone in
his administration shown to have leaked information that exposed the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame. On Monday,
however, he added the qualifier that it would have be shown that a crime was committed.’
In the very next paragraph,
he contradicted himself by writing, ‘Asked at a June 10, 2004, news conference if he stood by his pledge to fire anyone
found to have leaked Plame's name, Bush answered, "Yes. And that's up to the U.S. attorney to find the facts.’
There’s
a big difference between ‘leaked information that exposed the identity of Wilson’s wife’ and ‘anyone
found to have leaked Plame’s name’.
But according to liberal media pundits, it’s the President who
has changed the standard by ‘raising the bar’, not media elitists who are trying desperately to squirm through
their own rhetoric.
In 2003, President Bush said, "If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who
it is and if the person has violated the law, the person will be taken care of,” yet media elitists assert that is somehow
different from what he says today, “If someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration."
It
seems based on the comparison of those two statements, it’s not the President who is changing the story, it’s
the media.
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More Information About Media Attacks on Karl Rove
"If someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration," Bush told reporters.
Bush spoke as media scrutiny continues to focus on what Karl Rove, deputy chief of staff at the White House, told reporters
about former ambassador Wilson's wife two years ago when it was first disclosed that Valerie Plame was a CIA operative.
Although Bush would not comment directly about Rove, he lamented that the case was "being played out in the press" as he
said that it was "best that the investigation is complete before we jump to conclusions."
Nearly two years ago, Bush said those responsible would be held accountable. "If
there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is and if the person has violated the law, the person will
be taken care of," he said in September 2003
Bush: Any Criminals in Leak to Be Fired
Did the CIA “Out” Valerie Plame?
What the mainstream media tells the court ... but won’t tell you.
Valerie’s No Victim
Plame put herself into a political place.
Media Now Roast Rove, But Wouldn't Fry Bacon
ABC, CBS and NBC are maintaining their relentless coverage of the CIA leak investigation, with 58 stories
on their morning and evening newscasts since July 10. But when a high-ranking Clinton administration official, Kenneth Bacon,
used an illegal leak to malign Linda Tripp, an anti-Clinton whistleblower, the networks were nearly completely silent.
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Angry Left and the media.
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DID YOU KNOW THIS?
Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the
Iraqi current government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools
are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or
colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established
Fulbright program?
Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?! They have 5- 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels
and a navel infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance
and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1
helicopters and 4 bell jet rangers?
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?
Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8
weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq? They include 364 schools,
67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio
vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers
and 10 television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a recent televised debate recently?
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW! WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? - OUR MEDIA. WOULDN'T TELL US!
Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib
and people throwing snowballs at presidential motorcades.
The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two purposes. It is intended to undermine the
world's perception of the United States thus minimizing consequent support, and it is intended to discourage American citizens.
Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense website.
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2008 Governor's Race Heating
Up
RALEIGH -- Taking a page from
NASCAR enthusiast Mike Easley, the gentlemen -- and at least one lady -- who want to succeed him have started their engines.
Several potential candidates
for governor already are positioning themselves for a 2008 run, more than 2 1/2 years before the primaries.
Click here for the full story.
Potential Republican candidates
for governor include former State Senator Patrick Ballantine of Wilmington, the 2004 nominee; Raleigh Businessman Jim Cain,
who is President Bush's nominee for the ambassadorship to Denmark; Congresswoman Sue Myrick of Charlotte; State Senator Robert
Pittenger of Charlotte; State Senator Fred Smith of Charlotte; and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory.
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Contributed by Susan Parsons:
This Pastor has guts!! Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of
their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the
Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is
what they heard...................................
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We
know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual
equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called
it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected
to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted
our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom
of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God,
and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks,
Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding
negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Commentator
Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program
than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nations and wholeheartedly become our
desire so that we again can be called "one nation under God."
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The RCGOP needs every donation we can get to help make the party stronger and more accessible to everyone.
Any amount you can donate would be greatly appreciated and you can mail that donation to the address below. Please make
checks or money orders payable to: Richmond County GOP. We appreciate your support and
hope to be hearing from you.
Richmond County GOP
P.O. Box 1211
Rockingham, North Carolina 28380
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