TURNABOUT: Now calls for Rove to go! Bush adviser 'jokes' about murder

WND ^ | 31 Aug 12 | WND

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A growing list of Republicans and conservatives are calling for longtime Republican adviser Karl Rove to step away from GOP campaign efforts after the strategist jested that he might have to murder Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo.

William Murray, who heads the Government is Not God Political Action Committee and chairs the Religious Freedom Coalition, said today that the comment “was so distasteful as to shame the entire Republican Party.”

“Congressman Akin made a misstatement on the subject of rape and conception for which he apologized,” he said. “Apparently Karl Rove believes the apology is not enough and that Akin should pay with his life. Jokes about murder are not jokes when it comes to politicians where the risks of assassination are real.”

Conservative icon and founder of the Eagle Forum Phyllis Schlafly echoed the calls for Rove’s resignation.

“Karl Rove has made himself toxic to Republicans by his incredibly offensive and dangerous statement suggesting the murder of Congressman Todd Akin of Missouri,” Schlafly said in a statement. “Any candidate or network who hires Rove will now be tarnished with this most malicious remark ever made in Republican politics.”

The Associated Press reported today that Rove did apologize

But Schlafly says it’s not enough.

“At the very least Rove should make a public apology. “Rove has been calling on Todd Akin ...but the one who should resign because he made an embarrassing, malicious and downright stupid remark is Karl Rove.”

Joseph Farah, founder and CEO at WND.com, has said Rove’s “got to go.”

“Just out of sheer decency standards, Fox News should drop him as a contributor,” he said. “Sean Hannity should stop pumping up this mean-spirited political operative as ‘the architect.’

“Rove has self-destructed,” he said.

[GeronL]

Yep, if we have to punish a guy for misspeaking, why should the guy throwing the rocks be held to a different standard?

[JRandomFreeper]

Nothing new here. Rove has trash talked every conservative that has passed by.

One more reason to flush the GOP.

/johnny

[hinckley buzzard]

If Rove was such an asset how come not one campaign, even for dogcatcher, has sought to retain his services? Could it be the guy is just another dipshit opportunist loudmouth, like most "consultants?"

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longtime Republican BUSH adviser and BUSH confidant Karl Rove

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“At the very least Rove should make a public apology. “Rove has been calling on Todd Akin ...but the one who should resign because he made an embarrassing, malicious and downright stupid remark is Karl Rove.”

You have nailed it, ma'am...

[MestaMachine]

Karma. It’s a b!tch.
I don’t know about anybody else, but I am seeing a Divine Symphony playing here...and the music is sweet.

[entropy12]

Please everyone just leave rep. Akin alone!

Rove and anyone else should ignore rep. Akin. He will soon lose by dozen points to McCaskil and will join the ash heap of forgotten politicians such as Joe Miller, Doug Hoffman, Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donell, Ken Buck, JD Hayworth etc.

[NTHockey]

Rove = RINO = Republicrat = Democan = Useless.

[tomkat]

+1

[SECURE AMERICA]

What a bunch of weenies.
No one can take a joke anymore.
Everyone is constantly offended by everything.
Grow a set people.

[cripplecreek]

The problem is that where is Rove going to go? Does he hold any official position or is he simply another self appointed critic?

[FryingPan101]

“Yep, if we have to punish a guy for misspeaking, why should the guy throwing the rocks be held to a different standard?”

Wow. You’ve made more of a profound statement than you may realize.

[dragnet2]

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ping

[Fishtalk]

Rove said that if anything bad were to happen to Akin that he might have done it.

Or to the effect....stating he was so angry at Akin for not resigning that he might kill the guy.

What a dumb thing to say!

This is a guy who publicly mocked Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell, who advised Mike Castle not to endorse her when he won the Delaware primary.

This is a guy who people hire to run their political campaigns, the fellow who advises them....gulp...WHAT TO SAY PUBLICLY AND HOW TO SAY IT!

He’s a smirky know-nothing who badly, badly advised Dubya Bush and with this latest stupid gaffe, at the least let us de-elevate this man from any great status as a political reconteur.

[GeronL]

bump

[wagglebee]

I never trusted Rove, even when everyone here thought he was the greatest strategist ever I couldn't bring myself to believe he was anything other than an opportunist.

[Jim Scott]

Like most FReepers, I'm fed up with Karl Rove and Fox News treating him as if he were Ronald Reagan, reincarnated. He's a classic RINO and has no use for conservatives. The feeling is mutual. The BS that you can make a joke out of saying a politician should be murdered shows that Rove is not only mean-spirited but far from the political genius he probably thinks he is. Unfortunately, I believe that Karl Rove has his tentacles into the RNC on many levels and won't be going anywhere. Still, just getting his smug, pudgy face off of every other Fox News interview and commentary show would be a small relief for most of us.

[Carthego delenda est]

Rove’s comment is a very toned down glimpse of his vicious cut throat nature. Maybe it is time for the little bug eyed bald ‘architect’ to go back to rap singing.