Contemptible Quotes
Karl Rove denied that there was any political attempt to use the war in the campaign and President Bush made a similar statement. Bush may or may not have known the truth but Rove was lying baldly. Politicizing the war was the basis of his entire campaign strategy and he had presented it earlier to the Republican National Committee. See {35759}. However, the public who may or may not have believed McAulliffe's accusation in the face of Rove's denial, voted to re-elect the President. However, there was another dirty trick that the Republicans used very successfully–the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. So it is hard to tell which was more effective, but the Democrats were totally outclassed in this election. Ironically, Bush's popularity sunk to record lows in this second term with even many in his own party turning on him. The issue that made people most unhappy with Bush was the essence of Rove's original strategy�the ability to handle the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq properly.
The papacy and the Lombards were in a dispute over control of various land holdings. The Pope assumed that leprosy was wrought by God to evil people and in his view the Lombards were that so they would definitely have leprosy.
Like many war leaders, Davis tried to dehumanize the Northerners, against whom the Confederates were fighting. His “”theory” was that The Southerners were the good and upright sons of the Founding Fathers but the Northerners were the “degenerate” sons.
Coughlin was a great admirer of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and the Fascists. He was one of the American “heroes” in Nazi Germany, receiving assistance from the Nazi government. Between his anti-Semitism and support for Hitler, Fascism and radical socialism, the Vatican ordered him off the air and shut down his political demagoguery.
