From today’s NYT:
Some Democrats are asking for his resignation:
Rove then goes on to blame Senator Durbin for placing troops in jeopardy:
“Has there ever been a more revealing moment this year?” Mr. Rove asked. “Let me just put this in fairly simple terms: Al Jazeera now broadcasts the words of Senator Durbin to the Mideast, certainly putting our troops in greater danger. No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals.”
Enough is enough!
Karl Rove and his supporters continually blame so-called “liberals” for everything that’s going wrong in Iraq and the Middle East. Who’s in power, Rove? Who has complete control of all branches of government? Who sets US foreign policy? Who has failed to manage this illegal and unjustified war? Who set up Gitmo? Who refused to take responsibility for what’s really going on there? Who supports torture? Who has done everything possible to push the Abu Ghraib atrocities out of the public eye? Who is holding detainees in perpetuity? Who has killed thousands of innocent people? Who has wounded thousands of others? Who called for terrorists to “bring it on”? Who made Iraq the most dangerous place in the world? Who has stalled reconstruction while paying off contractors like Halliburton for work they didn’t even do? Who has retreated from international treaties? Who has weakened the Geneva Conventions, causing the rest of the world to feel free to treat coalition troops in any way they want? Who refuses to honour the lives of the dead by refusing to show their coffins? Who has advocated lawlessness? Who refuses to take responsibility? Who touts himself as a member of the “party of responsibility”? Who has divided the country? Who has divided the world?
Who should resign? You, Rove. And everyone you support. Your bosses. Your Secretary of Defense. Your Secretary of State. Your Attorney General. All of your sort that have made America the most hated country in the world. Every single last one of you.
Take your imperial hubris and boundless egos and go home. You are the face of everything that is destructive and divisive. How dare you attack liberals? How dare you attack those who speak out against this war? How dare you continue to manipulate your country into being one of the most shameful displays of so-called democracy? How dare you use 9/11 to attack your political opponents? How dare you!
Update [2005-6-23 15:43:45 by catnip]:: Families of September 11 Press Release:
FOS11 Statement on Comments Made By Karl Rove
As families whose relatives were victims of the 9/11 terror attacks, we believe it is an outrage that any Democrat, any Republican, any conservative, or any liberal stakes a “high ground” position based upon the September 11th death and destruction. Doing so assumes that all those who died and their loved ones would agree. In truth, some would and some would not. By definition the conduct is divisive and, because it is intended to be self-serving and politicizes 9/11, it is offensive. We are calling on Karl Rove to resist his temptations and stop trying to reap political gain in the tragic misfortune of others. His comments are not welcome.
For those who would have preferred that the Democrats did not respond to Rove’s comments, I would urge you to keep these families and the victims of 9/11 in mind.
