ROVE'S IRA - AL QAEDA ANALOGY INVOKES WRATH OF IRISH AMERICA

[really-looney]

ROVE'S IRA - AL QAEDA ANALOGY INVOKES WRATH OF IRISH AMERICA 09/02/04 11:57 EST



During an interview with Associated Press about the war on international terrorism, Mr Rove said: "This is going to be more like the conflict in Northern Ireland, where the Brits fought terrorism, and there's no sort of peace accord with al-Qaeda saying, 'we surrender'."


Fr. Sean McManus of the Irish National Caucus said the
comments were a sign of the "anti- Irish Catholic elements
in the Republican Party".


Fr. McManus said: "Karl Rove's recent statement comparing
the IRA to al-Qaeda is, above all else, stupid, but it also
may reveal the true colors of some anti-Irish Catholic
elements in the Republican Party." "While there has always been many fine leaders in the GOP (Republican Party) with excellent records on Irish affairs, there has also been - as a matter of historical fact - a strong anti-Irish Catholic element, the 'no Pope here', crowd," he said.


"President Bush must immediately repudiate Rove's anti-Irish
Catholic bigotry."

[movonne]

1. Where is the link????

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. MODS: Irish Echo with different headline

http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=15170

[movonne]

7. Thank You !!! Who else can they piss off....

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. Trimble Baffled as Bush Aide Compares IRA to Al Qaida (Scotsman)

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3445295

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. "anti- Irish Catholic elements in the Republican Party"

I hadn't thought of this, but it certainly will help Kerry.
hey Rove!.... :toast:

[Inland]

4. Stupid shit--there IS a peace accord with the IRA, including the

military wing, which the Clinton administration made happen. It isn't easy, and a whole lot of things go wrong, but I would rather be a soldier in Belfast than Bagdad.

Bush wishes to have what Clinton wrought there. Rove really doesn't know anything of substance. If it isn't a slimy poltical manuever, he doesn't know and couldn't care less.

[noahmijo]

5. No sane thinking Catholic is voting for Bush

No sane thinking Catholic supported that scumbag to begin with. After this say goodbye to your non existant Catholic base asshole.

[Khephra]

6. Dupe...sorry!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x796802

[movonne]

9. Maybe this is a put down because they nearly ran bush out of

Ireland and cheered Clinton.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. I thought Rove was suposed to be the evil genius...

behind Shrub.

So, how could he say something so patently stupid and guaranteed to piss off every Irishman on either side of the troubles?

[Moderator]

11. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=796802