GOP chairman challenges independent efforts to defeat Bush

[peterh]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/17/national1452EST0638.DTL

Republican Party Chairman Ed Gillespie on Monday challenged campaign finance watchdog groups to speak out about billionaire George Soros and other independent efforts to defeat President Bush and urged the organizations to disclose how much the moneyed donors have given them.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the GOP chairman also hinted that the Republican National Committee would air ads countering the steady criticism of the president from the Democratic presidential candidates, but he declined to be specific.
"It could be late this year," Gillespie said.
The chairman called on groups such as Common Cause, Democracy 21 and Public Campaign to criticize the unregulated, third-party efforts by Soros, who said he is committed to spending $15 million, and Peter Lewis, who has earmarked $12 million, to defeat Bush. Gillespie sent a letter to the three groups asking them how much Soros has donated to their organizations in his support of campaign finance reform.




It’s always a one-way street with these critters….how dare a moneyed liberal co-op a repug practice.

[RobertSeattle]

1. Hey Ed - Waaaaaaaa

To quote Truman

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.
Harry S Truman, in Look, Apr. 3, 1956

[maggrwaggr]

2. to which I reply: Nyah nyah nyah!!!

It's about time we fought back.

Screw these whiners.

[zonmoy]

26. Whats this

a democrat that isnt a complete wuss.

[wryter2000]

3. Pathetic

Wassa matter, Ed? Your contributors don't own all the money in the world? It's not for lack of trying on your Moron's part.

[blueseas]

4. Oh please

What hypocrites - let's see the list of Bush* donors and the amounts then we can talk.

[DUreader]

5. I don't think Soros is a liberal

I agree in general about the hypocrites' whinings

[oasis]

15. Soros believes that Bush has run America into the ground.

[Jacobin]

20. um...check out his positions

He was against the tax cut.
He was against repealing the inheritance tax.
He was against invading Iraq.
He is for Clinton's approach to the M.E.
He wants to fund a study to de-criminalize drugs.
He can't stand Smirk and spending money to defeat him

Not a liberal???????

Hey, if he's not, I don't give a rat's ass. I like his positions and welcome his input. He may be a classical conservative (not a neo-con).

THAT is considered liberal in these naziesque times, and I'll take him as an ally, any day of the week, and twice on Mondays.

[On the Road]

6. Hey Ed,

You don't want to limit anyone's FREE SPEECH, do you?

Adapt a tortured reading of the constitution then disown it when you don't like the results. Only the GOP.

[Classical_Liberal]

7. Well now we can run ads attacking all the billionares that contribute

the the gopukes.

[snippy]

8. Is it possible that Ed Gillespie is a HYPOCRITE?

I have been unable to find any criticism by him or the RNC of the ads run by Sam Wyly on Bush's behalf during the 2000 primaries as described in this March 4, 2000 article.

McCain Protests N.Y. Ads

Mystery Bush Supporter Reveals Involvement in One ‘Attack’ Ad

On the receiving end of two tough new attack ads in New York, Sen. John McCain complained that Gov. George W. Bush was “taking the low road” and accused the Texas governor’s surrogates of trying to circumvent campaign law.

. . .

McCain argues that the ad only highlights the need for campaign finance reform, the centerpiece of his campaign.

“Here’s $2 million injected into New York in the last few days of this campaign,” the senator said this morning on NBC’s Today. “Nobody knows where it came from. We’ll probably find out, probably too late. And this is why campaign finance reform is so important — to do away with this soft money.”

Shortly after he made those comments, Texas billionaire Sam Wyly released a statement revealing himself to be the founder of “Republicans for Clean Air.” According to the Houston Chronicle, Wyly and his brother Charles were among the biggest political givers to Bush from 1996-1998, having contributed a total of $673,500.

http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/NY_BUSH000304.html

[tom_paine]

9. That lying pile of SHIT! What about Dickie Scaife?

(silence...)

I guess there IS an advantage to having a parasitic Party-Loyal Right-Wing Sub-Media that can launder lies and rewrite history, Orwell-style...

Who would have thunk it?

[Dr Fate]

13. What about Reverend Moon???

He hs given millions of $$$ of cult money to Pro-Bush propaganda efforts...

The "Liberal Media" "forgets" to tell us this though...

[Shakespeare]

10. I have THREE WORDS for Ed Gillespie:

Richard. Mellon. Scaife.

Now go fuck yourself, Ed.

[Dr Fate]

12. Dont forget the millions of $$$ the Moonie Kidnapping Cult gives to Bush

No media stories about though- I wonder why....

[dusty64]

16. It certainly is funny how

you NEVER hear moon's name utter aloud anymore. I remember doing a report on his cult in the late 70's when he was very much in the news, now that he is a puppetmaster in Washington I guess he is no longer newsworthy.

[Dr Fate]

11. Bush/media INSISTS that DEMS bring a knife to their gun fight...

...will we cave, or call them on it???

[radfringe]

14. on a Sunday Talk Show

George Will was already whining about "special interest" money entering campaigns... :eyes: ... refered to it as the "Soros Effect"

watch for editorials/articals on this to hit a paper near you...

while wailing, George Will, forgot to mention ISSA bankrolling the CA recall, and that Baghdad-Bush opted out of public funding for the 2000 campaign and that he's opting out again this cycle or that AHH-nuld bankrolled his campaign

to find out how much money is going to who and from where: http://www.opensecrets.org/

[bleedingheart]

17. "Douche bag says what?"

[9215]

18. What about the corporate fascists like Enron

that sack the state of California while being the largest campaign contributors to or Simian Thief? Does this qualify as questionable.

How about the equal protection principle. You ever heard of it?

[Beetwasher]

19. Shall We Discuss Scaife? How About Murdoch? Moon?

Shall I continue you whiny, hypocritical gas bag?

I'm sure the Repubs would be very pleased if the Dems rolled over and brought a knife to a gun fight.

Well, FUCK YOU ASSHOLES! You started the war, now don't bitch like frightened cowards when it comes back at you!

[CounterCoulter]

21. No love for OpenSecrets.org??

Hey Ed--next time remember to give some love in your rant to the Center for Responsive Politics, too! ;)

[gratuitous]

22. Sorry Ed, under the Goose and Gander Principle

gratuitous says, "Bite me."

[shrike]

23. Bite me, Gillespie

One set of rules for them, another for us.

[xxqqqzme]

24. oh, boo-

f*cking-hoo. Jeez, these freaks of nature really, really hate it when some one other than their own anointeds, comes 2 the party w/ their own bags of money.

[Dr Fate]

25. This article is extremly biased- no mention of Rev. Moon or Scaife

Why would the "Liberal Media" not mention 2 of the GOP's most generous and controversial donors????