GOP goons busted on tape

[CatWoman]

"The fact that people get threatened in politics is nothing new. But using Karl Rove's name and saying that he would be an enemy of the president for life if he didn't get out--that's a different situation because of the context. I mean, here's a kid, Murphy, who is an amateur, but he acts like a pro. And the party, they're pros, but they act like amateurs. It speaks to how capable, or incapable, they are. We should all tip our hat to him because he caught them on tape and let them talk themselves into a disaster."

http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2004-03-04/news.html/1/index.html

[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. Good article! Shows you what the NeoCon goons are capable of doing....

...even to people in their own party.

[DBoon]

2. They have the ethics of Al Capone

n/t

[K-W]

3. Democracy is always getting in the way. nt

[LiberalFighter]

4. I like this... I hope the Dem turned Repug loses

On the tapes, Reynolds can be heard clearly: "Normally with a party switcher, I'd deal with it myself or take it to the speaker, but I took this one directly to Karl Rove because of the unique relationship the White House has with Ralph. That's what started this whole thing." Reynolds also acknowledged that the Republicans don't want "party switchers" in the South getting beat up too badly, because they'd like more to follow Hall's example.

Telford was recorded saying that the relationship between Hall and the president "goes back a long way--they've helped each other for forever and a day, and the White House won't rest until he wins." Then, later: "Just consider what you're doing now. You don't want to have the freakin' president of the United States mad at you for the rest of your life." And, finally: "It will help you immensely to not do something that won't take you anywhere in a practical manner and that will really screw up your chances down the road...If you step off this cliff, gravity never goes up, it goes down."

After hearing the tapes, the Observer called Forti back. He said he hadn't fibbed; the talks between Murphy and the party honchos had been incorrectly "characterized," which led to a "misunderstanding." "Look, that's the reality of the race," Forti said. "That's the bottom line. The NRCC needs to help as many Republicans as possible."

Maybe. But according to the NRCC, which says it often contacts challengers on behalf of vulnerable incumbents, no other calls of that kind were made to any challenger in Texas. Oddly, the NRCC failed to contact Mike Mosher, the other Republican candidate in District 4. Mosher could be seen as a bigger threat to Hall than Murphy because he's been running radio ads and plans to continue doing so until the March 9 primary, not to mention that he was recently endorsed by The Dallas Morning News. (Forti said that the NRCC was unaware of Mosher's candidacy until after the filing deadline.)

[Jade Fox]

5. Geez, these people get their ethics from the Mafia..

what a bunch of skunks....

[Ready4Change]

6. "President for life?"

Anyone else notice the number of times that was mentioned in the article?

Quote from phone call: "You don't want to have the freakin' president of the United States mad at you for the rest of your life."

Quote from a political consultant at the end of the article: "and saying that he would be an enemy of the president for life if he didn't get out"

Just how long are they expecting Bush to remain president, anyway?

[dmr]

7. What would be the next step be if Murphy doesn't acquiesce?

I shutter at that thought.

[DBoon]

8. Concrete overshoes?

Small plan crash? Sudden heart attack (in a healthy 30-year old)?