CORPORATE LAPDOG

As the debate heats up over whether the Republican Party is benefiting from foreign campaign donations, I wanted to make sure this little gem gets plenty of air time:

So... did Rove answer the question about foreign campaign contributions?  He hems and haws for a couple minutes before Stephanopolous gets specific.  Let's check the transcript:

Stephanopolous: "Can you guarantee that none of the money, none of the funding going to groups that you support, that you're raising money for comes from foreign entities?"

Rove: "We do not solicit foreign entities, and we tell people that we- we will not accept foreign money and that it is illegal since 1907 for a- for foreign money to be involved in an American political campaign.  We have it on our- on our materials that no foreign money can or will be received.  And let me just tell ya, all the area codes I'm dialing are in the United States."

Obviously the emphasis is mine here.  Rove made sure we knew he wasn't ASKING for foreign donations.  He emphasized that his organization was TELLING the American people a specific message, and that such a message was included on the materials they use to solicit donations.  Nowhere did I hear a clear denial of the charges.  I heard artful dodges and deflections.

Now, I'm not saying Karl Rove is a lying douche bag, or that politicians have perfected the art of talking around questions they don't want to answer.  In fact, through several different postings on WORDfudge, I've advocated for facts above name calling and partisan rhetoric. But, well, you get the message.