Monday, March 29, 2004
S-IWGBB*
*Self-Important White Guys Behaving Badly.0 comments
Oh my, wherever to begin with this one.
Demonstrators Swarm Around Rove's Home (washingtonpost.com)
Several hundred people stormed the small yard of President Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, yesterday afternoon, pounding on his windows, shoving signs at others and challenging Rove to talk to them about a bill that deals with educational opportunities for immigrants.
Protesters poured out of one school bus after another, piercing an otherwise quiet, peaceful Sunday in Rove's Palisades neighborhood in Northwest, chanting, "Karl, Karl, come on out! See what the DREAM Act is all about!"
Rove obliged their first request and opened his door long enough to say, "Get off my property."
The brilliance of this plan is just too amazing. Something along the lines of:
"When in the course of human events..."
I especially love the "Demonstrators Swarm"-ing part.
Great visual headline.
So, for this bold thinking and organizing, a Gotham Notes Political Thumb's Up! award goes to the protest's organizers, the National People's Action, a coalition of neighborhood advocacy groups based in Chicago.
To the NPA, we say, "Well done!"
Poor Karl Rove's arrogance and stupidity come shining right through, though, don't they?
"If you wish to complain about being ignored, please contact my secretary during proper Ignoring business hours."
But the ugliest part of this entire article is this:
Shortly thereafter, sirens shot through the neighborhood and Secret Service agents and D.C. police joined the crowd on the lawn. Rove opened his door long enough to talk to an officer, and the crowd serenaded them with a stanza of "America the Beautiful."
Cops, yeah, you expect that, but
Secret Service agents!!??
Let's talk Abuse of Power here.
This is no elected government official we're talking about here. No Cabinet Officer, duly confirmed by the Senate.
This man is a political crony. Period.
If Karl tags along with the president, fine, he enjoys the president's Secret Service detail. But they are not there for him.
The Constitution does not account for Secret Service protection for all the thousands of White House hangers-on that come down the pike.
No matter HOW much power they wield, or HOW much influence over the president they enjoy.
Did Bebe Rabozo have a Secret Service detail?
Did Nancy Regan's astrologer have a Secret Service detail?
They were just as official as Karl Rove is.
And every bit as worthy of official protection.
Man...
But I'll tell ya, though, ya gotta hand it to ol' Karl. He DOES know how to work a crowd, doesn't he?
Today's Poll:
What do YOU think?
Do you think he told them to get off his property BEFORE or AFTER he hit them up for campaign cash?
posted by Gotham 11:08 AM
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