Rove’s PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Rove’s PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
WindyCityActor
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#1Rove’s PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Posted: 3/28/07 at 1:28pm
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/28/rove-powerpoint-doan/
"In January, General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan and Karl Rove deputy Scott Jennings held a video conference with top GSA political appointees, 'who discussed ways to help Republican candidates.' ”
"Jennings, the White House’s deputy director of political affairs, gave a PowerPoint presentation on Jan. 26 of polling data about the 2006 elections."
When Jennings concluded his presentation to the GSA political appointees, Doan allegedly asked them how they could 'help ‘our candidates’ in the next elections.' ”
The Hatch Act explicitly prohibits partisan campaign activities on federal property.
"During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing today, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) questioned Doan about the contents of Rove’s PowerPoint presentation. Doan repeatedly claimed ignorance of the contents of the slides and the verbal presentation that Jennings made. So Braley reminded her with some examples from this “nonpartisan” briefing"
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#2re: Rove’s PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Posted: 3/28/07 at 2:01pm
i almost felt sorry for Doan.....she doesnt seem to remember *ANYTHING*!
"i truly dont remember”
“i really & truly dont remember”
“i honestly dont remember”
"i truly dont recall saying that"
i do believe she doesnt remember, she doesnt seem to be the brightest....
#2re: Rove’s PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Posted: 3/28/07 at 2:56pmI keep asking: Why DO Republicans have such bad memories?
#3politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 3:02pmwho are you people and what are you all doing in my toilet?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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#4politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 3:23pm
As Nancy Pelosi said to George Bush, "Calm down with the threats, there's a new Congress in town. We respect your constitutional role, we want you to respect ours. This war must end, the American people have lost faith in the president's conduct of the war, let's see how we can work together."
Dig?
#5politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 3:35pm
I really wonder how long the American public will buy this "Can't remember:" strategy that seems to be the alibi of choice. Even if she is telling the truth, the amount of times we've heard in the news that somebody "Can't remember." doing an illegal act is making that alibi worthless. It's a pretty worthless alibi in the first place no matter which side of the aisle you are on.
(This coming from one of the most forgetful, absent-minded persons you'll ever meet.)
#6politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 3:48pmson, i'd like to to state for the record, under oath, exactly what you did, hour by hour, on june 27th, 2005. please note that we will be interviewing anyone you claim to have associated with that day. we will also use your statements as a baseline by which we will reconstruct your day and interview people we think you may have interacted with that day. any discrepencies you may make now will be grounds for a perjury charge later, since you are under oath. so, please begin.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#7politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:20pm
That answer is a dodge, Papa.
These people went to work for the public trust, they ought to be prepared--in ADVANCE--for appropriate oversight to be exercised, just like the rest of us with less important jobs must be prepared for whatever oversight we are subject to.
If I take someone out to lunch on my expense account, I must be prepared to explain to my boss and to the bean-counters in Accounting the nature and purpose of that lunch. I am not ALLOWED to say, "I don't remember."
Oversight. You want the glory? You deal with the responsibilities. A concept ignored by the Bush Administration.
#8politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:27pmyep, this is exactly like an expense account.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
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#9politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:31pm
bush "likes 'em big and stupid. bush likes 'em big and real dumb." 
Updated On: 3/28/07 at 04:31 PM
WindyCityActor
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#10politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:34pm
June 27th, 2005 was the day after the Pride Parade, naturally I don't remember a thing.
However, at work, I have an online calendar; a microsoft outlook calendar as part of our e-mail system; my personal day planner; and my one-day-at-a-time day planner. Daytime activities could also be reconstructed via personal e-mails.
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#11politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:36pmpapa, she has a friggin' blow by blow slide show in front of her.
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#12politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:39pm
I just wanted to say "friggin'" cause I miss Madeline Kahn. 
Updated On: 3/28/07 at 04:39 PM
#13politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:40pm
The issue involved is EXACTLY like an expense account: ACCOUNTABILITY--only the stakes are MUCH higher.
Why is it Republicans talk so big about MORALS and care so little for INTEGRITY?
#14politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:43pm
GIRL FIGHT TONIGHT!
She-be-doo-you-better-shoo-bop-doo-run-away...
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#15politics in the white house? say it ain't so!
Posted: 3/28/07 at 4:43pmI just wanted to say "friggin'" cause I miss Madeline Kahn.
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#17the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 8:38pm
"son, i'd like to to state for the record, under oath, exactly what you did, hour by hour, on june 27th, 2005."
12 AM Slept
1 AM Slept
2 AM Slept
3 AM Slept
4 AM Slept
5 AM Slept
6 AM Slept
7 AM Slept
8 AM Woke Up, Got Ready, and headed to breakfast.
8:30 AM Ate breakfast on the porch of the Dining Hall.
9:30 AM Headed to the Pavilion, did flag raising, had joke time.
10:00 AM Did Archery with Cabin Group
11:00 AM Switcheroo to Camp Craft. Began making a fort.
11:15 AM Left Camp Craft and headed to creek because camper I was supporting needed to calm down where we met up with the Inclusive Manager.
11:45 AM Headed to Dining Hall for Lunch (Chicken Nuggets, Pears, Cookies)
12:00 PM Had lunch with group
12:45 PM Headed back to cabin with group for Rest Period
1:00 PM Rest Period
2:00 PM Went to Art with cabin group. Made art out of fallen tree limbs.
3:00 PM Went swimming in the pool. All the kids tried to dunk me without success.
4:00 PM Went to Introduction to horses so kids would know how to ride them the next day
5:00 PM Gave camp dog a bath to help earn bead for the week.
5:30 PM Got sleeping bags and pillows from cabin, picked up food for campout night.
6:00 PM Hiked 45 minutes to campsite.
6:45 PM Taught kids how to find Sassafrass and sent them out in search of dead firewoood to build a fire.
7:00 PM Started the fire
8:30 PM Played Blob Tag with kids while other counselors prepared dinner.
8:45 PM Ate Dinner (Chicken Soft Tacos, Carrots, and Smores in a can)
9:15 PM Cleaned Up trash from Dinner (Leave No Trace Training)
9:30 PM Kept kids occupied with riddles until dark
10:00 PM Went for Night Hike with kids (Taught Barn Owl Call, broke peppermint lifesavers (aka moonrocks) in our mouths in the dark to create sparks.)
11:30 PM Returned to campsite, got in sleeping bags and fell asleep under the stars.
12:00 AM Slept
Is that detailed enough Papa?
#18the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 9:50pm
we'll get back to you after we interview the sources that have you at 3pm meeting with lobbyists of oil companies on campgrounds. but you should know that we have several credible witnesses who place you with the lobbyists.
plus, the lawyers say they'll make mincemeat of those kids on the stand.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#19the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 10:27pm
I'll have you know that it is against federal law for me or to disclose the names or any identifying information about those children without express consent of their parents first. As you will have no idea who their parents are unless I give you identifying information, (ie their parent's names) you'll never get one of them on the stand and I refuse to call and ask as I am sure you are having the phones monitored. If I find out that you have somehow stolen the information, I will have your butt in court so fast it will make your head spin.
You may however force my coworkers and supervisors onto the stand in which case the worst dirt you'll get on me is that I used an imaginary snake that "kept running away from us" to get a camper from one activity to the next.
#20the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 10:29pmI have recruited the lifeguards as witnesses where they will testify that the kids were trying to dunk me in the pool the entire time. Exhibit A will be pictures of my back from that day which shows the bleeding scars of children's nails digging into my back during their attempts to dunk me.
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#22the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 10:44pmoh please, ya think we're not gonna subpoena the camp records? we'll put every kid who's even been near that camp through a grand jury. heck, you'll be lucky if we don't decide to start looking for recovered memories. i've also got a girl who's already testified that you paid her to scratch your back, fart and call you a bad boy.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#23the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 10:52pmPapa, I didn't see you whining like this when they were trying to catch Clinton in perjury trap. Just when Republicans are getting caught.
#24the cookies
Posted: 3/28/07 at 11:00pm
pj, really? the "but, but clinton" defense? even goth gave up on that one.
besides, it's wildly disingenuous to infer what i was or was not saying back then. i'm quite certain we didn't know one another. in fact, there's not a person on this board who did know me then. nor do we share any mutual acquaintances who could have apprised you as to what i was or was not saying then.
as far as whining, after watching you whine for the better part of three years, i must have picked up some bad habits.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
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