Karl Rove

Vampire Kisses: Did Abramoff and Wilson Bleed Romero in NM?

Posted Fri, 10/17/2008 - 15:52 by TheFatLadySings

 

Dennis Greenia, Vampire Slayer dengre

I first learned about Jack Abramoff's successful plot to help Heather Wilson ambush and bleed dry my good friend, Richard Romero, in two separate New Mexico congressional elections while strolling with dengre down K Street. Both times, Abramoff employed a stealth PAC purportedly championing health care reform. By 2004, New Mexico's political aquifer flowed red. K Street

I'm not the first person to learn about Abramoff from dengre. He's one of the brave few whose nocturnal obsession with vampires unearthed Washington's Empire of the Undead for the slumbering masses.

VR Calls on John McCain to Fire Michael Connell for Covering Up for Karl Rove in Federal Election Manipulation Lawsuit

Posted Tue, 10/07/2008 - 13:34 by luaptifer
Velvet Revolution today issued a press release (pdf format) calling for Republican candidate John McCain to fire computer expert Michael Connell from his campaign for covering up alleged election manipulations of Karl Rove and others.

$100,000 Reward: for Citizens to Stop another Stolen Election

Posted Sat, 10/04/2008 - 09:26 by jamess

Promoted. Originally posted 2008-10-04 12:09:50 -0500. See also Avahome's Wanted: 2008 Ballot Foul-Ups from Friday. Let's do what we can to protect and preserve the primary legal method we have for enforcing change in government. -- GH

10/02/2008

Today, VR [VelvetRevolution] offered a $100,000 reward for information from whistleblowers who have knowledge of election related criminal activity by Michael Connell, Randy Cole, Karl Rove and others. The full ad will be published this week in the Akron newspapers
Click for Actual Reward Notice
ATTENTION: Employees of GovTech Solutions, New Media Communications, and Technomania If YOU know anything about Vote Tampering -- the time to speak up is Now! http://www.velvetrevolution.us/ Editor's note: More after the flip. -- GH ------
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Petty Politics: McCain/Palin -- GOP's Last Gasp or Political Stalking Horse?

Posted Sat, 08/30/2008 - 04:13 by GreyHawk

From the Mercury News:1

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David Springer, an Intel program manager and a San Jose team leader for the McCain campaign, focused on Palin's credentials as a natural leader and a passionate reformer as Alaska's governor. He plays down the suggestion that McCain is using Palin to skim Clinton votes away from Obama.

"I suspect there's a part of that in there, but the choice for vice president is a lot more important than just picking a characteristic that'll swing a few voters," he said. "John is picking her as a natural successor. I don't think gender matters one way or another in how he made his choice."

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Perhaps Mr. Springer missed the recent attempt by Karl Rove to pre-marginalize Obama's Vice Presidential pick for a running mate. Mr. Rove tried to set the stage and dialogue for the Obama choice by using Governor Tim Kaine as an example, stating that he felt Obama would make a political choice and not a choice based on what would make a good Vice President or a potential President in the event the Veep was called upon to fill a vacancy. Unfortunately for the McCain campaign, for Ms. Palin, for Mr. Springer and for Karl Rove, the video of that criticism is available online -- and applies perfectly to McCain's selection of Palin.

Open Thread -- "Trust, but verify" Voting Edition

Posted Fri, 08/22/2008 - 21:15 by Open Thread

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"Trust, but verify."

        -- Ronald Reagan1
          40th US President

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As each election cycle approaches, more and more articles about alleged voter fraud, voter caging, vote manipulation and voter intimidation begin to come out. Sometimes, they are simply examples of fear-mongering used to attempt to move the public in one direction or another with regard to Voter Identification laws. Sometimes, they appear to be conspiracy theories by nutcases. And sometimes, they turn out to be grounded in reality. In all cases, you never know what you'll find unless you first look at the facts -- and sometimes getting to those facts takes Herculean efforts.

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"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything."

        -- Josef Stalin (1879-1953)
          Georgian Soviet politician

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Why? Over the fold, some quotes, some reflections, some news about ongoing developments over at the Velvet Revolution and a list of related stories. This is an Open Thread.
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War Crimes Trials: The natives are getting restless... [Video-heavy, Updated]

Posted Sat, 07/26/2008 - 20:53 by GreyHawk

Hat-tip Dupa.

It appears that the natives -- us, the "unwashed masses" yearning to be free, who populate shores both foreign and domestic -- are getting restless in their hunger for justice to prevail: Citizens’ Arrest of Karl Rove Attempted in Iowa Student group seeks Rice citizen arrest It looks like citizens of the world, regardles of whether they live in the US or not, are beginning to clamor for justice and deciding to start the process on their own out of fear and resignation that the legal processes of their home nations will fail to step up to hold these men and women accountable. Make the flip for a collection of links and videos that explore the emerging facts that the George W. Bush Administration is guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity -- and whether or not they'll ever be tried for their crimes. Update: I'd almost forgotten to include the recent attempt by George Monbiot to arrest John Bolton, too.

Where the Ohio 2004 Election RICO Lawsuit is Going, Interview With Attorneys Arnebeck and Fitrakis

Posted Sun, 07/20/2008 - 14:36 by luaptifer

 

 Click the first arrow button on the monitor bar to play video

http://www.velvetrevolution.us/Video/Spoon-Int.wmv Transcript below.

Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman speaks about Karl Rove

Posted Tue, 07/08/2008 - 12:59 by luaptifer

Just a quick pointer to two important snippets from a recent interview by the folks at VelvetRevolution.us with the former Governor of Alabama, Don Siegelman telling of his recommendations for how to deal with Karl Rove. -----

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History in the Making: Phony Myths, Reality Creation And The Stuff of Legend

Posted Wed, 06/25/2008 - 07:38 by GreyHawk
For the first time in American history, one of the nominees for President is a non-white male. Another significant first-time achievement for this election cycle is the fact that a woman was one of the most likely alternatives for a viable candidate. And finally, for the first time in recent history, the politics of fear and smear that have become the modus operandi of the Republican noise machine have finally begun to wear thin on the American public, reducing the banality of the shrieking messengers and their flaming notes of fecal detritus to a low-intensity, somewhat irritating buzz almost lost in the background noise of general day to day life. During the rise toward their ultimate heights of hubris, corruption and power, the Republican leadership -- closely aligned with the neoconservative mindset that had infiltrated the Executive Branch and infected a myriad of governmental agencies with politicized agendas -- began to believe that they had, in fact, finally achieved the long sought-after "permanent Republican Majority" that Karl Rove had promised.1 They hadn't -- they had come close, but fate and fortune showed mercy on a nation beset by their arrogance and greed, and their house of cards began to tumble. That never stopped them from believing, even to this day, that their power and influence extends far enough that they can reshape reality into whatever form they wish it to take. Some of them are beginning to wake from that dangerous delusion, just as most of the nation has begun to cast off the pall from nearly eight years of unchallenged Republican rule.