How to Beat Obama
The president is far more vulnerable than he thinks on foreign policy. By Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie
by Karl Rove, Rove.com -- Feb 27, 2012
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First, the Republican nominee should adopt a confident, nationalist tone emphasizing American exceptionalism, expressing pride in the United States as a force for good in the world, and advocating for an America that is once again respected (and, in some quarters, feared) as the preeminent global power. [...] The Republican nominee should use the president's own words and actions to portray him as naive and weak on foreign affairs.
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Second, the Republican candidate must condemn the president's precipitous drawdown in Afghanistan and his deep, dangerous defense-budget cuts. Both are viewed skeptically by the military [...]
Third, the Republican candidate should focus on the dangers of rogue states, particularly Iran and North Korea. The upcoming three-year anniversary of the stolen June 2009 Iranian presidential election is a particularly opportune moment for the Republican nominee to meet with Iranian exiles and offer a major speech [...]
The fourth line of attack must be about America's fragile economy and how to restore it. Many voters think Obama's stewardship of the economy has been inconsistent and even counterproductive. This makes it imperative for the Republican candidate to make the case for promoting trade and greater international economic engagement. Obama's failure to match other countries in aggressively opening markets for exports and jobs should be tied to his responsibility for high domestic unemployment and an anemic recovery.
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We've been warned ... by the guy that got dubya elected --
TWICE!
Last week the GOP's master of projection, their king of confusion and misdirection, announced his intention of using his secretive SuperPAC to fund "a major advertising blitz. Beginning this month and gearing up for a peak through the months from May to July ..."
Rove and Pals have $200 Million dollars waiting in the wings, to backup his multi-pronged plan of attack to tarnish President Obama.
Here's yet another opening salvo ... in this "my guy is the real hero" war of words ..
Oil Speculator Bankrolls Latest Karl Rove Attack Ad
by Lee Fang, Republic Report, truth-out.org -- Apr 11, 2012
The latest anti-Obama ad, which blames Obama for rising gas prices, is being financed in part by a hedge fund manager who has pumped up the price of oil through excessive speculation.
Karl Rove’s attack ad network just launched the first nationwide ad against Obama. The ad, called “Too Much,” is being aired by Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit controlled by Rove that does not have to disclose a single donor.
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Crossroads GPS: "Too Much"
by CrossroadsGPSChannel -- Apr 10, 2012
link to video
Recently Rove employed a different "attack their strengths" ploy -- basically claiming that "getting bin Laden was no big deal" ...
Karl Rove misquotes Bill Clinton in WSJ op-ed attacking Obama campaign film
by Olivier Knox, White House Correspondent, The Ticket, yahoo.com -- Mar 22, 2012
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Rove writes:
As for the killing of Osama bin Laden, Mr. Obama did what virtually any commander in chief would have done in the same situation. Even President Bill Clinton says in the film "that's the call I would have made." For this to be portrayed as the epic achievement of the first term tells you how bare the White House cupboards are.
But in doing so, Rove twisted Clinton's words almost beyond recognition, making him say essentially the opposite of his meaning in the film.
And so the GOP character painting, and re-writing of history, has begun in earnest ... John Kerry didn't take it seriously. Hopefully that won't happen again, this time around.
Playing catch-up defense, is not really the best offense ... ask Senator Kerry, ... or ask Al Gore,
... about the cost of NOT taking that pesky Karl Rove seriously ... and NOT cutting him down, at the knees ... at the first assertion of falsehood.