Thu Jun 21, 2012, 09:58 PM
Segami (5,767 posts)
Obama's Top Campaign Lawyer, DEMANDS Retraction From KARL ROVE
" The Obama campaign's top lawyer fired off a letter to Karl Rove Thursday, demanding a retraction of a "mystifying" comment Rove made and raising questions about his upcoming appearance at a Mitt Romney campaign event. The letter is the second that Bob Bauer has sent to Rove this week. The first argued that Rove could no longer insist that his advocacy group, Crossroads GPS, was policy oriented -- a distinction that allowed it to shield the names of its donors. The follow-up letter, obtained by The Huffington Post, makes that same point, arguing that there is no "social welfare" component to the group's operations. But it also challenges Rove in more direct terms. Bauer hints that Rove, the chief strategist to former President George W. Bush, is colluding with Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, by homing in on Rove's presence at a Romney retreat in Utah this upcoming weekend. He also expands the scope of his complaint to Rove's role with American Crossroads, the super PAC arm of Crossroads GPS. "I understand that you will traveling to join Governor Romney this weekend at a luxury fundraising event in Utah –- an appearance that press reports note 'could raise questions because of campaign finance laws barring any coordination between super PACS and actual campaigns,'" Bauer wrote, likely alluding to American Crossroads, the super PAC arm of Crossroads GPS. "But I would ask that this trip not delay the immediate correction of your misstatements I am requesting." The letter also picks up on an exchange between the two that was escalated Wednesday night when Rove accused Bauer of having a political vendetta against him that was rooted in earlier legal conflict. In an appearance on Fox News, Rove insisted that Bauer had represented Dana Jill Simpson, the former Republican operative in Alabama who served as a whistleblower against Rove and others in the case of former Gov. Don Siegelman. READ THE FULL LETTER http://www.docstoc.com/docs/123162095/BauerRove cont' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/bob-bauer-obama-campaign-karl-rove_n_1616021.html
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 Obama's Top Campaign Lawyer, DEMANDS Retraction From KARL ROVE (Original post) |
Segami | Jun 2012 | OP |
| clang1 | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| pacalo | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| jaysunb | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| annabanana | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| Mz Pip | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| NEOBuckeye | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| Volaris | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| AlbertCat | Jun 2012 | #23 | |
| frylock | Jun 2012 | #6 | |
| 2banon | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| McCamy Taylor | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| progressoid | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| emulatorloo | Jun 2012 | #13 | |
| sad sally | Jun 2012 | #17 | |
| TrollBuster9090 | Jun 2012 | #19 | |
| emulatorloo | Jun 2012 | #20 | |
| Blue Owl | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| sellitman | Jun 2012 | #14 | |
| malaise | Jun 2012 | #16 | |
| sellitman | Jun 2012 | #22 | |
| spanone | Jun 2012 | #15 | |
| TrollBuster9090 | Jun 2012 | #18 | |
| indepat | Jun 2012 | #21 |
Response to jaysunb (Reply #3)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 10:33 PM
annabanana (45,582 posts)
4. 'bout time! . . . . n/t
Response to Segami (Original post)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:13 PM
Mz Pip (23,808 posts)
5. Rove doesn't care
Response to NEOBuckeye (Reply #7)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:50 AM
8. And satisfying for those of us who still believe in such noble concepts like Laws and Justice...
Response to NEOBuckeye (Reply #7)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 11:55 AM
AlbertCat (10,450 posts)
23. more devastating for Rove when he is finally brought down.
Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:21 AM
frylock (19,050 posts)
6. that's adorable..
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Response to frylock (Reply #6)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:52 AM
9. exactly. this article is almost laughable, considering the past decade.
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Last edited Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:54 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) except that political finger wagging isn't funny, and the response/reaction to Rove vis a vis campaign attorneys public memo's to the press (as if Rove gave a shite in the least) is almost pathetic. Rove is laughing his ass off no doubt. almost makes our guy's peeps seem very naive at best.
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Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:55 AM
10. Rove thinks he can break the law and no one will notice.
Response to McCamy Taylor (Reply #10)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 09:47 AM
progressoid (27,322 posts)
11. It's worked well for him in the past.
Response to emulatorloo (Reply #13)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 05:50 PM
sad sally (2,627 posts)
17. Too bad Mr. Bauer's letter doesn't have any "or else" teeth to it.
Response to emulatorloo (Reply #13)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 07:06 PM
19. Here's an important point: have you noticed the conspicuous absence of talk about TORT REFORM
Response to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #19)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 07:44 PM
20. Very interesting point. Thanks. n/t
Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 01:14 PM
12. Here's an idea -- toss that fuck in jail for contempt of court
Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 05:17 PM
sellitman (9,305 posts)
14. Rove is untouchable
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Response to sellitman (Reply #14)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 05:43 PM
malaise (106,050 posts)
16. Whatever happpened to this story
Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 06:54 PM
18. It was a dumbass thing for Bauer to do, IMHO.
Response to Segami (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 07:59 PM
21. May several large rockets be shot up Rove's
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ass simultaneously and with much gusto and verve.
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