Protests against Karl Rove planned at Gerlach fundraiser

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Protests against Karl Rove planned at Gerlach fundraiser

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House adviser Karl Rove was scheduled to appear at a fundraiser Tuesday night for Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Democratic activists were planning a protest.

"Our question to Jim Gerlach is why are you seeking the support of somebody who put politics ahead of patriotism?" said Tom Matzzie, Washington director for MoveOn.org, a liberal group behind the protest.

Rove, the architect behind President Bush's election victories, is at the center of a federal investigation into a 2003 news leak that exposed the identity of a CIA officer. Some Democrats have called for his resignation.

Gerlach barely defeated Democratic attorney Lois Murphy in 2004 to win his second term in the district, which is made up of parts of Berks, Chester, Montgomery and Lehigh counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. He won by 2 percentage points, despite raising $2.3 million and spending $2.1 million on the race.

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[Maat]

1. Yahoo!

I'm proud of 'em (the protesters); I hope they do it with gusto!

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. If anyone is planning protests a week or more from now

I just ordered a 10-pack of buttons that I would like to donate to anyone who will be protesting anywhere in the US. They'll take about a week to get to me, and then I'll have to ship them (no charge) to you, so PM me if you can use them.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/714126