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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Amanda Carpenter :: Townhall.com Columnist
Signs That "Operation Chaos" is Working
by Amanda Carpenter
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Are some Republicans willing to vote for Hillary Clinton in the primaries to help the GOP?

Maybe.

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is encouraging stalwart Republicans to do the unthinkable and vote for Hillary Clinton in their state’s primary to prolong the bitter battle between her and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.

Limbaugh conspiratorially calls the tactic, “Operation Chaos.”

He began urging his listeners to vote for Clinton in the run-up to the March 4 nominating contests in Texas and Ohio after it was apparent John McCain would easily secure the Republican nomination. Limbaugh explained to fellow conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham on Fox News on March 29, “I want our party to win. I want the Democrats to lose. They're in the midst of tearing themselves apart right now. It is fascinating to watch, and it's all going to stop if Hillary loses.”

Ingraham later took up Limbaugh’s cause and has told her listeners to vote for Clinton in their primaries as well.

But is anyone following their orders? Statistics from the states of Ohio, Texas, Mississippi and Pennsylvania indicate it might be so. Continued...
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Amanda Carpenter is the author of “The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton,” published in October 2006.
 
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Reply # 1
Date: May 1, 2008 - 2:20 PM EST
Operation Chaos
Putting it bluntly, Rush Limbaugh is an idiot, and anyone who supports his un-American ideals is an even bigger idiot. To call himself the Commander-in-Chief of Operation Chaos which promotes the disruption of a true and fair democratic election process is flat out unpatriotic. He tries to get his "infiltrators" ("infil-traitors") to register as Democrats and vote for Senator Clinton because he believes she would be McCain's easiest opponent. He then turns around and say that Senator Obama has zero chance of winning the Presidency. If this is true, then there would be no need for "Operation Chaos" and he should let the election play out as is.

The fact of the matter is that ANYONE seeking to undermine the integrity of the democratic process is a political terrorist. This is on the same level as TREASON. I am a recently retired U.S. Marine, and Iraq War veteran. It disappoints me to think that I spent all of my adult life in service defending the right of this moron to do the things he does. If you enjoy reducing our democratic election process to one that mirrors elections in third world countries, then I hope you follow your "Commander-in-Chief" straight to jail.
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Reply # 2
Date: Apr 27, 2008 - 11:12 AM EST
Operation Chaos II
Democrats are left with but a few options, as we have been able to determine. Any argument or dialog that denounces the strategy of Operation Chaos will likely result in Democrats being further defined as “Weak” and “Whining”, an option obviously explored far too often. Democrats have spoken of Operation Chaos in low tones, on Talk Radio and Internet Blogs, denouncing its effect, rather real or perceived. What matters most is not its effectiveness, as touted by Conservatives, but how to leverage the net result, Media coverage. In their quest to maintain a stage for the Democratic Presidential candidates to “bloody” the other, Conservatives have given the Media a greater call to explore the nuances of the Democratic campaign, thus, broader coverage. Democrats can realistically benefit from Operation Chaos by continuing a soft-ball approach to differentiation during the next several weeks, conduct themselves civilly, and shape the dialog, as Sen McCain takes a back seat….. Operation Chaos II

Operation Chaos II may be the Saving Grace that both Sen Clinton & Obama need to further articulate their positions on issues that have been tracked as being the most important to all Americans. Consider it Political Crisis Management, Operation Chaos II may very well be the best approach to campaigning for Democrats nationally.





What I Learned This Week | Operation Chaos II

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