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Karl Rove and American Crossroads GPS have been hacked by "Anonymous"
I tried to point out that much of the work here is aligned with what a Rove operative would try to do
DailyKos is reporting today that Karl Rove and American Crossroads GPS have been hacked by "Anonymous"
From DailyKos
"Anonymous" has struck again, this time leaking a confidential internal directive from Karl Rove's shadowy, billionaire-funded American Crossroads GPS outfit. It allows a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Rove machine. Daily Kos is specifically mentioned more than once. I have posted the email here in its entirety.
"Obama is no different than a Republican."
"Obama has sold us out."
"It feels good to vote your conscience."
"It feels good to stick to your principles."
"Don't be trapped into voting for the lesser of two evils."
"We need to punish Obama and the Democrats by not voting."
"We'd be better off with a Republican in the White House."
"Obama is a war-mongering, torturing, corporatist shill."
So take it over the top. Absolutely nothing is outside the realm of plausibility. "Obama is an alien from the planet Negron." I like it!
The long-overdue Citizens United decision means that finally our friends in business will no longer be muzzled from speaking out politically, so now our voices will have the full force of our resources behind them. Here at Crossroads we're poised to spend $20 million for ad campaigns spreading the truth, and the sky's the limit.
A: No problem; actually an opportunity. Simply accuse the accuser of being a troll for Obama and the DNC, of trying to stifle dissent. (Libs are suckers for that kind of stuff.)
Say, "It's not a crime to criticize the president!" Or, "So I'm not allowed to say anything bad about Obama?" It's a straw man that works every time. Try this: "Nobody's gonna shut me up! I'm gonna keep on speaking out! Attica! Attica!"
A: Just come back with the "warmongering corporatist torturer" bit (I know--he's a piker, he sucks at it, but some of them will actually believe that). Mere laughing dismissal is often very effective. Usually all it takes is an LOL. Call your attackers "Obamabots." Accuse them of mindless fawning, of worshipping their "saviour." Dismiss the positive, accentuate the negative. Reference Paul Krugman and Glenn Greenwald. We know Obama hosed us on the debt ceiling deal, for example, but the libs think he sold out. That's the spin we want to push. And it won't hurt to ramp up the vitriol and nastiness. We want to make every liberal site an unpleasant place to visit.
A: Nothing would be better! Bring it, O man! We've already managed to inform a big chunk of the electorate that Obama is in truth an angry, racist, America-hating communist. If we can goad him to the point where he stops playing rope-a-dope with us and starts acting like the thuggish, belligerent, socialist dictator we know him to be in reality, we win. We want nothing more than for him to lose his temper and get all pushy and uppity (I love that word!) and uncompromising. Heck, if he gets uppity enough, we might have some traction on an impeachment move. Admittedly, it's frustrating that he has kept his cool no matter what we throw at him. His phony act of being so consistently goddamned adult and steady and reasonable and sober and bipartisan is what has made all our people in comparison look like stubborn, childish, maudlin, jingoistic, perverted, hypocritical, narcissistic, grandstanding, demented, ignorant, freak-show corporatist whores who don't give a shit about America. And they're not. Not at all. Nope. Not all of them. No way, Hozay!
A: Your work is very effective, or we wouldn't be paying you. True, the people who visit these liberal sites might be a tiny percentage of the population, but they are the most political, the most likely to get involved in organizing, volunteering and fundraising. In other words, the core. If we can raise enough doubts among the core, and constantly reinforce those doubts through peer suggestibility, we will in essence drive a stake through the heart of the Democrat party. And that is a good day's work, my friends!
A: Easy: "Obama assassinated a foreign leader without a trial." "Obama should be tried for murder before an international court of law." "They didn't even read bin Laden his Miranda rights, or offer him counseling!"
(To the tune of the In-N-Out jingle)
Sit it out!
That's what a Dem-ocrat is
All about!
Onward to the Hundred-Year Majority!
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Florida: Same-sex households increasing in 2011
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Deerfield Beach, Fl 33442. Please call Congressman Deutch's Broward Director, Theresa Brier with any questions at (954) 935-5378.
Rubio: Social Security Harmed America
RUBIO: SOCIAL SECURITY HARMED AMERICA
This story got lost a bit in the newsflash about Steve Jobs. But it's a key signpost as we go into 2012. Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), maybe the risingest of the rising stars of the GOP, gave a speech in Washington in which he declared that key social insurance programs like Social Security and Medicare have "weakened us as a people," i.e., undermined the moral fabric and strength fo the American people.
This isn't a shocking statement. Most conservatives would likely agree with me that it's one of the three or four main ideas animating Movement Conservatism over the last half century. But it seldom gets brought out so conspicuously for public consumption by a politician who is widely believed -- and clearly himself believes -- he has national office in his future.
— Josh Marshal
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Hurricane Irene Threat Decreases For South Florida
Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
- Cash or travelers checks
- Fill up your car’s gas tank
- Emergency contact phone numbers
- Fire extinguisher
- Clean containers to store drinking water: 1 gallon per person per day
- 3-day supply of food (canned and dried goods are best)
- Manual can opener
- Hand tools: hammer, nails, ax, knife, pliers, handsaw, screwdrivers
- Electric drill with screwdriver bits to install bolts for window protection
- Unscented household bleach to purify water, 8 drops per gallon of water
- Soap and plastic container
- At least one flashlight per person with spare batteries
- Spare batteries for other needs
- Battery-operated radio, with weather band
- First-aid kit: bandages, gauze, scissors, petroleum jelly, antiseptic spray, hydrogen peroxide, antacids, aspirin, thermometer, rubbing alcohol
- Extra prescription medicine
- Copies of important documents
- Matches (wooden ones are best)
- Disposable eating utensils and plates
- Hygiene and personal care items
- Mosquito repellent
- Whistle or air horn
- Disinfectant
- Gas grill or Sterno stove with extra fuel (Do not take gas grills indoors)
- Large trash bags
- Rope or heavy cord, 100 feet
- Tarpaulin, canvas or anything to make a temporary roof repair
Please stay safe and aware.
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Hurricane Irene came in from the NHC and there has been a change in the intensity forecast
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DOJ Approves some of the Anti-Democracy, Florida Voter, Suppression Laws
Simon noted, however, that some of the changes precleared Tuesday -- including a measure allowing the attorney general to rewrite ballot language for legislatively-sponsored constitutional amendments -- are being challenged in court.The U.S. Department of Justice gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to the least controversial elements of a massive overhaul of Florida elections law, shifting attention to the legal battle over the most contentious parts of the measure.
DOJ's ruling means that 76 provisions of the law can take effect in five Florida counties that, because of a history of racial discrimination, require preclearance from federal officials under the Voting Rights Act. A lawsuit could still be filed challenging the provisions under the Voting Rights Act.
Four other provisions of the law – the most controversial – are still awaiting approval from a federal court before they can be implemented in those five counties.
Secretary of State Kurt Browning has already said the entire law will be enforced in the 62 counties that don't require preclearance.
"I am appreciative of the work the DOJ has done to approve Florida’s new election laws," Browning said in a statement released by his office. "Their decision confirms what we already know, that Florida’s new election laws are fair and not discriminatory. I expect the federal district court will also agree that the new laws are fair when it reviews the remaining provisions."
The approval comes little more than a week after Browning went to the federal district court in Washington, D.C., in an effort to secure approval for the four most bitterly contested provisions of the bill -- including a reduction in the number of early-voting days, new rules for third-party voter registration organizations, limits on when voters can change their addresses and new standards for citizen initiatives.
Browning said he was worried that pressure from "outside groups" might prevent the state from getting a fair hearing for its new law, but critics said the rare legal maneuver was an attempted end-run around a hesitant Justice Department. Many of them blasted Browning's announcement Tuesday.
The Florida Democratic Party, which has maintained that the law is a thinly-veiled attempt to undermine President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, also slammed Browning's statement.
"By announcing the DOJ ruling without news of the remaining four provisions, the governor and secretary of state are attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of Florida voters," party Chairman Rod Smith said.