GOTP stricken with terminal stupidity: Instead of recognizing they are on the downside of demographics, instead of recognizing no one is buying their bullshit, they decide to blame it all on Karl Rove

[Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names]

Despite the election demonstrating conclusively that the Republican
Party is suffering from a demographics issue, the party élite and
various elements are resorting to selective finger-pointing, refusing
to admit the reality ahead of them. With the party being fed their
information by the Conservative Entertainment Complex echo machine,
they became an echo chamber as well, feeding themselves their own news
and information to reinforce their own beliefs. And as with many
people who find themselves presented with a reality that does not fit
their delusions, they are now lashing out, trying to find something,
or someone, to blame. They’ve settled on right-wing mastermind, Karl
Rove.

Having first made his splash by the use of stolen stationary to
disrupt a political rival’s campaign event, Rove has been a
cornerstone of Republican tactics for over 20 years. With the Citizens
United decision, he thought to take his tactics and strategy to the
next level, founding American Crossroads. Reinforced by the
conservative entertainment complex, Rove and his tactics were key to
putting their anointed candidate, Mitt Romney, in the White House,
much as he’d been in putting George W. Bush into the office in 2000.
To Rove and company, their carefully developed and refined tactics
over the years have been foolproof. Their strategy in 2008: let the
White House go to the Democrats, then sweep in and act like rescuers,
blaming the President for all the problems in the nation. From their
viewpoint, this is how Clinton won in 1992; voters were blaming the
first President Bush.

It became tunnel vision for them.





And now, the political leaders are calling for blood. Since Rove led
them down this path, it’s his head they now seek to stick on a stake.

He managed to burn through several hundred million of donor money,
which went not only to his organizations, but affiliated ones. This
money did not go to the party directly, hurting their ability to
fundraise, organize, and coordinate. This money went to consultants
who did things like waste a fortune on broken get-out-the-vote systems
and broken voter suppression tactics. And, backed by the conservative
entertainment complex echo-machine, they fell into a trap. They only
heard the parts they wished to hear, because those were only the parts
given; Karl Rove’s tactical strategy as a roadmap.

As reported on Business Insider, there are those calling for the
ousting and excommunication of the political strategist. One of the
more vocal is David Lane, another GOP kingmaker:

Karl Rove presents a different problem — while [evangelical leaders]
are politically naive (from my angle) — Karl is not, he’s as shrewd as
a serpent.

Karl is far more formidable…in the presidential Republican primary in
’12, Karl stepped on Rick Perry and then Newt Gingrich every chance he
got — albeit with deceit and sophistication — and elevated Mitt Romney
at strategic, crucial points along their way to the Republican
nomination — Rove’s candidate.

As an example of how sophisticated Rove is…Karl Rove was out raising
money to keep Santorum alive until they could kill Newt — Santorum
basically ran for Governor of Iowa in 2011, visiting all 99 counties;
Santorum, out of Iowa, had no organization, no money and no chance in
2012 to be the Republican nominee; he was only a stalking horse for
Mitt Romney — Rove kept Santorum alive until he could kill Rick Perry
first, and then Newt Gingrich.

It’s instructive to note that Santorum placed 3rd in the South
Carolina Presidential Primary the third week of January, and placed
3rd again the next week in Florida — yet Rove [by encouraging GOP
donors to donate to Santorum] was able to parlay two third place
finishes into a $1M shot of money to keep Santorum alive…this is
political gamesmanship on a whole other level, plus access to
unlimited money.

That FOX News and the The Wall Street Journal worked out a hefty
financial contract with Karl Rove is of no concern to me, Karl has
every right to be paid well and — like me —participate in the
political process. But giving Karl Rove the perch as a neutral analyst
and an unbiased observer – honest broker – when in reality Karl is
driven by his desire to enhance his clients and/or personal interests
— corrupts the process.

Being whipsawed…[by] Karl Rove & the GOP chieftains and lieutenants
has to be dealt with on our way toward 2016.

Instead of addressing the underlying issues, the GOP leadership, such
as Mr. Lane, are fishing about for anything else to blame. Even Rove
himself, usually a calm character, has lost it, throwing a tantrum on
live television after the election.

Politico is reporting on how donors to both Rove’s and other SuperPAC
and dark money groups are demanding answers. Having only gotten a 1%
return on their investment, the Citizens United decision looks to,
instead of being a boom for them, have opened up these companies and
organizations to huge liabilities. Already groups have had their donor
lists made public, and the pressure mounting could cause their attempt
to buy the 2012 election to blow up in their faces.

With the GOP’s steadfast refusal to understand the next generation,
clinging to heroes and examples who were out of office or dead by the
time they came of age, it is clear that unless things change quickly,
we are looking at the end of the Republican Party. The idolizing of
Ronald Reagan holds no more meaning than to hold up McKinley to a
World War II veteran, or Herbert Hoover to a Baby Boomer; a hollow
symbol of a bygone era. And who do they have to hold up to today’s
youth? John McCain? George Bush? Even Paul Ryan holds no sway,
especially as he effectively called them lazy and irresponsible in his
acceptance speech at the RNC convention.

What they have failed to grasp is that this group is dwarfing the Baby
Boomers and, within a decade, will be almost half the workforce, half
the political strength in this nation. And they are overwhelmingly
Democratic. Running on the three G’s – God, Gays and Guns – just does
not work. Republicans think they just haven’t explained the message.
They don’t grasp that the message itself has lost its punch.

Of course, don’t bother telling them that. They are too busy starting
a GOP civil war.


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[Courtesy of Buster Norris]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:18:34 -0400, Kicking Ass and Takin' Names
<PopUl...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Bush took NO ACTION WHATSOEVER about Katrina until he did his famous
>flyover of the hurricane-stricken region a week later.

Saturday, August 27, 2005: In response to Governor Blanco's request,
President Bush declared a federal state of emergency in Louisiana
under the authority of the Stafford Act, which provided a, "means of
assistance by the Federal Government to State and local governments in
carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and
damage which result from such disasters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Hurricane_Katrina

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