http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/karlrove/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:32:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284242/posts At a dinner last week in California, I was reminded of the debt we owe to those who have, for 233 years, sustained our freedom and independence. One remarkable family in particular exemplifies the best in the American spirit of courage and sacrifice. Sitting at my table was a friend, Christine Krissoff, wife of Dr. Bill Krissoff and mother of Nathan and Austin Krissoff. One of her sons, Marine First Lt. Nathan Krissoff, was killed in Al Anbar Province in December 2006. A Williams College grad, athlete and musician, he'd left for Iraq on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11... Wall Street Journal Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284242/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:32:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274598/posts Jonathan Cohn puts a literal panic button on his blog, and Ezra Klein wants Democrats to take new tax plans more seriously to finance a health care package that the CBO has suggested will be more expensive than the White House hoped. The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274598/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269291/posts It was a sobering breakfast with one of the smartest Republicans on Capitol Hill. We can fix a lot of bad stuff President Barack Obama might do, he told me. But if Mr. Obama signs into law a "public option," government-run insurance program as part of health-care reform we won't be able to undo the damage. I'd go the Republican member of Congress one further: If Democrats enact a public-option health-insurance program, America is on the way to becoming a European-style welfare state. To prevent this from happening, there are five arguments Republicans must make. The first is it's unnecessary.... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269291/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260678/posts Last night, the Speaker Series wrapped up at the Chicago Theater with a battle of the titans between James Carville and Karl Rove moderated by Charlie Rose. Now, unfortunately, I wasn't proactive and didn't bring my camera. As such, you are all denied the fascination of the protests that took place outside. We had a group of both architects and engineers that were demanding the "truth about 9/11" be exposed. We had the usual contingent of protesters demanding that Karl Rove be put in prison, anti Iraq War and anti war in Afghanistan. The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260678/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 17:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239517/posts It was just a question of time. While it was hard to know where it would come from (although MSNBC is always a safe bet), someone was going to make the entire swine flu pandemic a partisan political issue. MSNBC's Ed Schultz on the April 27 "The ED Show" blamed Republicans on two levels for the swine flu pandemic that some think has been a bit overblown. "Well, here we go again - Republicans are playing politics with our health," Schultz said. "This kind of stuff just makes my temperature go up. I'm boiling over this - as many as... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239517/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236231/posts If Karl Rove thought Meghan McCain might soften her views on his use of Twitter when she cohosted "The View" today, he tuned in for nothing. He may be employing today's technology, McCain said, but he's still yesterday's news. "You've had your eight years," she said. "Now go away." The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236231/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234772/posts John McCain's daughter Meghan has revealed that she is not happy that her Twitter feed is being followed by former president George Bush's political guru, Karl Rove. Meghan McCain says Bush's political guru is following her on Twitter . Meghan, 24, who came into the limelight in 2007 for her blog, McCain Blogette, wrote on The Daily Beast website, that Rove is the Internet stalker, who has been stalking her. "Karl Rove follows me on Twitter. That's creepy," the New York Daily News quoted her as having written on the website. McCain wrote she joined Twitter a few months ago... DNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234772/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233790/posts Meghan McCain: Help! I'm being followed on Twitter by former Bush administration bigwig Karl Rove BY Michael Saul DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Updated Monday, April 20th 2009, 4:29 PM The daughter of 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain fingered Rove, former President George Bush's political guru, as an Internet stalker in her latest blog posting Monday. "Karl Rove follows me on Twitter. That's creepy," wrote McCain, 24, on the DailyBeast website. McCain wrote she joined Twitter a few months ago because it allowed her to share the "less serious" and "humorously uncensored moments" of her life. Twitter, the wildly popular... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233790/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:10:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229154/posts Former White House political czar Karl Rove has a history of referring to Barack Obama as "arrogant." As the race between the Democratic senator from Illinois and Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain geared up last year, Rove went out of his way to attach the scarlet A for arrogance to Obama. The man who managed George Bush into the White House -- with an assist from partisan Republicans on the Supreme Court -- said on Fox News last July: "I will say yes, I do think Barack Obama is arrogant." ABC News reported that he had told a Republican gathering... Capital Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229154/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:59:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228797/posts Newsmax has learned from sources in Washington that President Barack Obama is “bitterly disappointed” in his vice president, Joe Biden. The sources say Obama feels Biden was excellent in the Senate, where he chaired the Foreign Relations Committee. But they whisper to the media that the president and some advisers believe Biden has been a dismal failure as vice president, often being “not on message” and unpredictable. Biden raised concerns within the Obama camp even before the November election, when he said that if his running mate was elected president, he would almost immediately be challenged with an international crisis... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228797/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:58:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228672/posts If only Vice President Joe Biden had stuck to plagiarism. But he apparently hasn’t learned. In 1987, he copied and used a large chunk of a speech given by British labor leader Neil Kinnock, even though some of the facts (related to family history) didn’t match his own. Since then, he’s gone from plagiarism to smashmouth rhetorician. Last week, Biden was called out by former Bush advisor Karl Rove because Biden repeatedly said he’d chastised President Bush in person. And Biden came out of the ensuing discussion with a lot of mud on his face. On April 6, 2009, Biden... humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228672/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226887/posts For eight years, George W. Bush had a White House political and public relations machine to defend his legacy and lash his rivals. Now that Bush is out of office, the same man is still leading the charge: Karl Rove. The onetime chief political adviser to the 43rd president has emerged as the most frequent critic of the 44th. In a weekly newspaper column and appearances as a Fox News analyst, Rove offers sometimes-caustic assessments of President Obama and his administration. During an interview this week on Fox, Rove called Vice President Joe Biden “a serial exaggerator” and “a blowhard,”... The Spokane Spokesman-Review / The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226887/posts#comment Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226358/posts Republican strategist Karl Rove called Vice President Biden a "liar" on Thursday, dramatically escalating a feud between Biden and aides to former President George W. Bush over Biden's claims to have rebuked Bush in private meetings. "I hate to say this, but he's a serial exaggerator," Rove told FOX News. "If I was being unkind I would say liar. But it is a habit he ought to drop." Rove added: "You should not exaggerate and lie like this when you are the Vice President of the United States." Biden's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, although... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226358/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:25:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2223478/posts Karl Rove appeared this weekend on "Fox and Friends". "I think he ought to get off the campaign trail and become President of The United States," Rove said. Rove explains the dangers of such comments, adding Europeans will be thinking "'even President Obama admits America is arrogant', that's when they're going to stop listening and stop paying attention. This was a mistake." Rove adds that Obama is sending a message to the world that "hurts America". http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2223478/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:58:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222311/posts Who are you gonna believe — politicians and the press, or your lying eyes. So, Ted Stevens isn't guilty after all. Imagine that. His case was just tossed out of court for prosecutorial misconduct . . . after the 2008 election, when the charges cost him his seat in the U.S. Senate. Add Ted to the ever-growing number of exclusively Republican non-crooks who are frog-marched by partisan elements in the American justice system in time to ruin their electoral chances, only to see the actual charges vanish in a waft of political smoke once their seat is safely in the... Intellectual Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222311/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:27:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220435/posts "Don't think we're not keeping score, brother." That's what President Barack Obama said to Rep. Peter DeFazio in a closed-door meeting of the House Democratic Caucus last week, according to the Associated Press. A few weeks ago, Mr. DeFazio voted against the administration's stimulus bill. The comment from Mr. Obama was a presidential rebuke and part of a new, hard-nosed push by the White House to pressure Congress to adopt the president's budget. He has mobilized outside groups and enlisted forces still in place from the Obama campaign. Senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett and her chief of staff, Michael Strautmanis,... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220435/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 03:37:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216508/posts MyHeritage The Minneapolis/St. Paul Committee hosted a first principles panel discussion followed by a dinner featuring keynote speaker Karl Rove. Watch a video of Rove's remarks. Libertas Libertas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216508/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216135/posts After repeatedly vilifying conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for saying he hopes that President Obama’s liberal policies fail, the Democrat Party apparently may be trying to make another mountain out of a molehill -- this one involving Karl Rove. Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, described President Barack Obama as “arrogant” in a recent interview with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly. "I've always said I think he's kind of an arrogant guy," Rove said during his analysis of Obama’s prime-time press conference on Tuesday, Mar. 24. The next day, March 25, the Democratic National Committee called Rove’s statement... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216135/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:16:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209090/posts Here is video from last-night's O'Reilly Factor where Karl Rove said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs talked like "a wise-cracking junior high smart mouth" the other day when commenting on Vice President Cheney. He makes the comment at around the 2:00 mark of the video. I must say, Rove described Gibbs perfectly! . . . . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209090/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205547/posts Presidents throughout history have kept lists of political foes. But the Obama White House is the first I am aware of to pick targets based on polls. Even Richard Nixon didn't focus-group his enemies list. Team Obama -- aided by Clintonistas Paul Begala, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg -- decided to attack Rush Limbaugh after poring over opinion research. White House senior adviser David Axelrod explicitly authorized the assault. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned a White House official to coordinate the push. And Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gleefully punched the launch button at his podium, suckering the White House... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205547/posts#comment Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:30:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204783/posts Team Obama, aided by Clintonistas Paul Begala, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg -- decided to attack Rush Limbaugh after poring over opinion research. White House senior adviser David Axelrod explicitly authorized the assault. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned a White House official to coordinate the push. And Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gleefully punched the launch button at his podium, suckering the White House press corps into dropping what they were doing to get Mr. Limbaugh. Was it smart politics and good policy? No. For one thing, it gave the lie to Barack Obama's talk about ending "the political strategy... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204783/posts#comment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:40:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2197157/posts Here is video of Karl Rove talking with British TV Sky News, where he said that President Barack Obama is "diffident" when it comes to the details of the massive legislation he is pushing through Congress. Rove cited several examples where Obama has made sweeping decisions only to reveal that he really had not thought through the consequences of those decisions. One example he gave is that of announcing the closing of the Guantanamo Bay Terrorist Prison facility within a year without even knowing what he plans to do with the terror suspects being held there! Rove also flatly states... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2197157/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:39:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196506/posts MONTEREY, Calif. - The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute announced Saturday it's 2009 list of invitees to it's popular public policy Lecture Series. Among the names of political movers and shakers set to debate are Gen. John Abizaid, Tom Daschle, Michael Leavitt, David Plouffe, Alice Rivlin, Karl Rove and George Tenet. The theme of this year's Lecture Series is The Challenges Facing the New Administration. "New leadership has brought new opportunities for reform," said Institute Director, Sylvia Panetta. "However this spirit of optimism is weighted by the daunting reality of the domestic and global challenges that this new administration faces.... KCBA-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196506/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 03:32:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188931/posts Team Obama demonstrated remarkable discipline during the presidential campaign. From raising an unprecedented amount of money to milking every advantage from the Internet to grabbing lots of delegates from inexpensive caucus states, they left nothing to chance. And now the administration has scored a major legislative victory in an extraordinarily short period of time. Less than 700 hours after taking the oath of office, President Barack Obama signed the largest spending bill in American history. Nevertheless, this fast start can't overcome a growing sense the administration is winging it on issues large and small. Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188931/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:48:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187963/posts Rove Responds to Axelrod Karl Rove, a former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, insisted in an interview with "Today" show host Matt Lauer this morning that he had every right to offer his analysis of the economic strategy adopted by the Obama Administration -- a response to critical comments made by Obama senior adviser David Axelrod in an interview with the Post last week. "I am not giving him advice, I am commenting on what they are doing," Rove told Lauer. "And I'm sure even this White House would say people have the right to offer an opinion."... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187963/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:34:39 GMT