Brazen...Yes. Intelligent...hardly.
His election night coverage was an embarassment. He crowned Kerry the winner at 5:00PM and then proceeded to "I told you so" the audience until it became obvious he was clearly wrong.
The next day he acted as if he didn't make an ass of himself.
Rove believed the same. Even viewed an unforgivable mistake (and why would it be so?), this example does not illustrate any broader worth or wickedness about the show.
Are there other indictments worth mentioning? Things that would warrant never listening?