3rd Party Smears (Swiftbots) Are ROVE Trademark

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http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix_u.htm

BOAT AD BLAMED ON BUSH AIDE

THE makers of the new documentary "Bush's Brain" claim that President Bush's powerful political guru Karl Rove is behind the Swift Boat scandal that continues to torment John Kerry.

"This was a third-party attack that was hatched by Karl Rove," co-director/producer Michael Shoob alleges. "When you see the Swift Boat ads," says his partner, Joe Mealey, "You can see that it's been repeated over and over — they did the same thing to Ann Richards in Texas, to Max Cleland in Georgia and to John McCain in South Carolina."

Shoob and Mealey offer no proof that Rove, considered the most brilliant and bare-knuckled campaign strategist in modern politics, is behind the controversial Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads, which Bush denounced this week.

But the filmmakers allege in their documentary, based on the book, "Bush's Brain" (Wiley) by Texas political reporters James Moore and Wayne Slater, that Rove has orchestrated several similar "third party" attacks against Bush's opponents in the past. ....

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[lovedems]

1. I am always thrown for a loop when people call KKKarl brilliant.

I have always thought that you don't have to be very smart to attack someone personally. That is easy. Smart is being able to engage in discourse and KKKarl isn't capable of that. He is stupid attack dog, plain and simple. That doesn't require an ounce of genius.

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2. I Agree. But What Does It Say about Our Illustrious Media

that he has gotten away with it this long.

[lovedems]

3. I think he has literally scared them into submission.

I am sure he has threatened reporters sources if they don't tow the line. Edited to add: I am sure he has threatened the reporters WON'T have access to their sources. Wanted to be clear on that.

He is evil. Evil people will stop at nothing.

[JHB]

4. Karl's a disciple of Lee Atwater...

...except for the part where Lee repented and asked forgivness, that is. Maybe Karl's just waiting 'til he's on his deathbed too.

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5. Shrub, Too. Funny How Such a "Religious" Dude Can

do such dirty things yet claim such a clean conscience. Like the mystery of Laura INGRAHAM, mystery to me: She converted to the wingnut form of Catholicism a couple of years ago-------and I thought it surely meant there would be NO more hachet jobs coming out of HER spiritual mouth anymore-------HAH!

But they have an answer for everything. One religio-hypocrite, when confronted about his wayward ways while reading a Bible 5 minutes before work every day said, "I am a ...STRUGGLING...Xtian..."