How DARE the Democrats NOT work at linking Karl Rove, Bush White House, to Repub. VOTE SUPPRESSION efforts...???!
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Rove headlining GOP fund-raiser
By Norma Love, Associated Press Writer | June 11, 2006
MANCHESTER, N.H. --Presidential adviser Karl Rove is the keynote speaker Monday night at the state Republican Party's annual dinner -- which Democrats say is to raise money to help the party pay legal fees in a phone jamming case.
State Party Chairman Wayne Semprini acknowledged Friday he would like to raise enough money so the suit "represents a very small portion of our budget."
But he said the case has nothing to do with Rove's appearance.
"He won't say boo about phone jamming," Semprini said. "There's absolutely no connection between his being here and phone jamming. Period. This is our annual dinner."
Democrats are suing Republicans to find out who knew about the phone jamming done Election Day 2002 that tied up a Democratic and nonpartisan effort to get out the vote and provide rides to the polls. Three Republican operatives have been convicted in the plot.
Democrats and New Hampshire Citizen Action plan demonstrations to coincide with Rove's speech to draw attention to the event and the phone jamming case.
Semprini blamed the case on a "rogue employee who did a real dumb thing."
"As a party, we're paying a price," he said, but added that the state party won't go out of business as a result.
"We turn our lights on every single day," he said.
Rove is proving to be a good draw for the event. The party expects about 500 people to pay the $100 per person price for dinner.
A private reception with Rove and dinner ticket costs $250.
Semprini said the party will use half or more of the proceeds to promote candidates in this fall's elections. The rest will be used to pay operating expenses, including legal fees racked up by the Democratic Party's lawsuit.
Semprini said he did not know what Rove will talk about Monday.
At an event last month, he blamed the war in Iraq for hurting President Bush's job approval ratings in public opinion polls. Rove said people like Bush but don't like the war.
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Rove headlining GOP fund-raiser
By Norma Love, Associated Press Writer | June 11, 2006
MANCHESTER, N.H. --Presidential adviser Karl Rove is the keynote speaker Monday night at the state Republican Party's annual dinner -- which Democrats say is to raise money to help the party pay legal fees in a phone jamming case.
State Party Chairman Wayne Semprini acknowledged Friday he would like to raise enough money so the suit "represents a very small portion of our budget."
But he said the case has nothing to do with Rove's appearance.
"He won't say boo about phone jamming," Semprini said. "There's absolutely no connection between his being here and phone jamming. Period. This is our annual dinner."
Democrats are suing Republicans to find out who knew about the phone jamming done Election Day 2002 that tied up a Democratic and nonpartisan effort to get out the vote and provide rides to the polls. Three Republican operatives have been convicted in the plot.
Democrats and New Hampshire Citizen Action plan demonstrations to coincide with Rove's speech to draw attention to the event and the phone jamming case.
Semprini blamed the case on a "rogue employee who did a real dumb thing."
"As a party, we're paying a price," he said, but added that the state party won't go out of business as a result.
"We turn our lights on every single day," he said.
Rove is proving to be a good draw for the event. The party expects about 500 people to pay the $100 per person price for dinner.
A private reception with Rove and dinner ticket costs $250.
Semprini said the party will use half or more of the proceeds to promote candidates in this fall's elections. The rest will be used to pay operating expenses, including legal fees racked up by the Democratic Party's lawsuit.
Semprini said he did not know what Rove will talk about Monday.
At an event last month, he blamed the war in Iraq for hurting President Bush's job approval ratings in public opinion polls. Rove said people like Bush but don't like the war.
© Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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