http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rove/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:37:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286088/posts Here is video in two parts of Karl Rove and Mike Huckabee on Fox News Sunday, July 5, 2009, reacting to Gov. Sarah Palin's Resignation as Alaska Governor. They were also joined by Alaska Lt. Gov. Parnell, who will become Governor when Palin leaves office on July 26. Rove believes Palin has hurt herself with the resignation, and Huckabee thinks it is a very risky move. Huckabee believes she has now opened herself to the attack that if she can't handle the political attacks as Governor and stick it out, how could she handle the Presidency? . . . .... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286088/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:37:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285960/posts (CNN) — The "architect" of George W. Bush's successful presidential campaigns has questions about Sarah Palin's resignation as governor. "It's a risky strategy," Republican campaign mastermind Karl Rove told "Fox News Sunday." Palin's unexpected announcement Friday that she will step down with 18 months left in her first term has left many in her party "a little perplexed," said Rove, whom Bush dubbed "The Architect" for managing his two victorious campaigns in 2000 and 2004. CNN - Political Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285960/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:05:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284322/posts Appearing on Fox News. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284322/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:18:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274146/posts It's extremely unlikely that Republicans will be able to pass their own health-care plan in this Congress. But in politics you can't beat something with nothing, so it is critical that the GOP offers an alternative to President Barack Obama's government-run monstrosity. Americans will listen more closely to Republicans if they make empirical and specific arguments against Mr. Obama's attempted government takeover of the nation's health system. But they must also offer proposals that families, small-businesspeople and health-care providers will applaud. Fortunately, Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Richard Burr of North Carolina, and Reps. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274146/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2269696/posts Talking to Greta. Greta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2269696/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268972/posts Karl Rove takes on Maureen Dowd. Hope For America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268972/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265503/posts Talking to Bill O'Reilly. The O'Reilly Factor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265503/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:41:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264474/posts Tomorrow will likely bring more bad news for President Barack Obama on the number one issue for voters -- the economy. The Labor Department's monthly job report will almost certainly show unemployment topping 9%, with a couple hundred thousand more jobs lost in May. It will get worse before jobs get better. Congressional Budget Director Douglas W. Elmendorf recently predicted that unemployment will continue rising into the second half of next year and peak above 10%. -- snip -- The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264474/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:35:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259567/posts watch battle, http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/27/battle-royale-rove-vs-carville-video-2/ http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/27/battle-royale-rove-vs-carville-video-2/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259567/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 03:44:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259515/posts What damage did Democrats suffer when they attacked Miguel Estrada?Both President Barack Obama and Republicans get something they want from the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Mr. Obama said he wanted to replace Justice David Souter with someone who had "empathy" and who'd temper the court's decisions with a concern for the downtrodden, the powerless and the voiceless. "Empathy" is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259515/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 02:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258349/posts Talking with Megyn Kelly. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258349/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 15:22:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257417/posts Rove sides with Limbaugh Posted: 01:32 PM ET Rove said he's siding with Limbaugh. Rove said he's siding with Limbaugh. (CNN) – In the ongoing war of words between Rush Limbaugh and Colin Powell, top Bush strategist Karl Rove is siding with the popular talk radio host. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Rove said Limbaugh would edge out the former secretary of state if he "had to pick between the two." Rove's comments come after a back-and-forth between Limbaugh and Powell, during which both have charged the other is hurting the GOP's chances of success in the future. Discussing divisions... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257417/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 18:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254157/posts The Heritage Foundation is pleased to present the following webcast tonight for our members and supporters. You can watch the webcast live on MyHeritage.org.Tonight: Karl Rove on restoring conservatism Tuesday, May 19 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern — Karl Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and now a political commentator, will explain how conservatives can recover from political setbacks at the inaugural event sponsored by the Southeast Michigan Committee for Heritage. The webcast will begin with brief remarks by Heritage President Ed Feulner. Watch the event live online on MyHeritage.org.   The Heritage Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254157/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 20:34:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251756/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former White House aide Karl Rove and a special prosecutor have ended their interview about the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration. Rove left his lawyer's office about a half-hour after prosecutor Nora Dannehy, who is weighing whether to bring criminal charges in the politically charged dismissals. The former presidential adviser declined comment as he left the interview, but a spokeswoman for his lawyer said Rove cooperated and tried to answer the prosecutor's questions. Dannehy's inquiry follows an earlier Justice Department inquiry in which Rove and other Republican officials refused to cooperate. That investigation concluded... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251756/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 18:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250646/posts Someone important appears not to be telling the truth about her knowledge of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs). That someone is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The political persecution of Bush administration officials she has been pushing may now ensnare her. Here's what we know. On Sept. 4, 2002, less than a year after 9/11, the CIA briefed Rep. Porter Goss, then House Intelligence Committee chairman, and Mrs. Pelosi, then the committee's ranking Democrat, on EITs including waterboarding. They were the first members of Congress to be informed. In December 2007, Mrs. Pelosi admitted that she... WSJ Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250646/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 10:17:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250546/posts Someone important appears not to be telling the truth about her knowledge of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs). That someone is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The political persecution of Bush administration officials she has been pushing may now ensnare her. Here's what we know. On Sept. 4, 2002, less than a year after 9/11, the CIA briefed Rep. Porter Goss, then House Intelligence Committee chairman, and Mrs. Pelosi, then the committee's ranking Democrat, on EITs including waterboarding. They were the first members of Congress to be informed. In December 2007, Mrs. Pelosi admitted that she... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250546/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 03:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2249183/posts It is May 12. Pied Piper Pitt Day! Let the bells ring out in joy! Gather up your family for the celebrations! Today we honor the man who on May 12, 2006, just 24 business hours ago, broke the big journalistic scoop that Karl Rove had already been indicted.It was shortly after this revelation and arrest of Rove that William Rivers Pitt became the toast of the journalism world. He quickly left Truthout behind to become a regular guest on MSNBC and a respected pundit published far and wide. He could often be spotted in Peter Luger's steakhouse holding... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2249183/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246049/posts Few events mobilize as many interest groups and set Washington atwitter as much as a Supreme Court vacancy. In the Bush White House, I served on a five-person committee charged with recommending nominees for Supreme Court vacancies. We had the opportunity to do so twice, though admittedly it took us three nominees. We collected thick binders of background material on prospective nominees -- not just opinions, utterances and legal writings, but everything from college transcripts to tax-return summaries to charity dinner speeches. We had years to prepare, update and review this exhaustive research. It helped get Chief Justice John Roberts... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246049/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 13:35:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240925/posts While officials in the Obama White House dismissed yesterday's "100 Days" anniversary as a "Hallmark Holiday," they understood it was what sociologist Daniel J. Boorstin called a "pseudo-event." By that, Boorstin meant an occasion that is not spontaneous but planned for the purpose of being reported -- an event that is important because someone says so, not because it is. What happens in a president's first 100 days rarely characterizes the arc of the 1,361 that follow. Jimmy Carter had a very good first 100 days. Bill Clinton did not. Still, a president would rather start well than poorly --... WSJonline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240925/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235449/posts Barack Obama was criticized harshly on Wednesday for leaving the door open to the prosecution of former Bush administration officials who authorized severe CIA interrogation procedures. Obama's decision to release classified memos last Thursday that detailed aggressive techniques on terrorism suspects that included waterboarding, sleep deprivation and forced nudity has triggered a political firestorm in Washington. Politicians on the left are eager to launch investigations into the Bush-era policies that were part of the effort to prevent a repeat of the September 11 attacks, while those on the right said Obama seems to be breaking a pledge to look forward,... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235449/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:50:09 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/2233523/posts Meghan McCain loves Twitter — except for the "creepy people." Like Karl Rove. In a post for the Daily Beast published Monday, McCain says the social networking site has been a "liberating" experience for her — if only her dispatches weren't being read by the former Bush advisor. "Karl Rove follows me on Twitter. That's creepy," she said. "I joined Twitter a few months ago; so far, it has been a liberating way to transition from political to personal blogging. It's allowed me to share the less serious aspects and humorously uncensored moments of my life. But there's also been... CNN Political Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233523/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230274/posts Derided by elitists as phony, the tea-party movement is spontaneous, decentralized, frequently amateurish and sometimes shrill. If it has a father it is CNBC's Rick Santelli, who called for holding a tea party in Chicago on July 4. Yesterday's gatherings were made up of people who may never meet again (there's no central collection point for email addresses). But the concerns driving people to tea parties are real, growing and powerful. Politicians ignore them at their peril. One concern is the rise of state and local taxes. New York and California passed multibillion-dollar tax increases this year. Other states are... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230274/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:51:12 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/2228566/posts Former White House adviser Karl Rove's bare-knuckled response to recent statements by Vice President Joe Biden has brought into public view a growing resentment on the part of Bush administration veterans over what they regard as repeated and unwarranted slams from the Obama White House. The current president and his team are being "gratuitous, slightly petty, and slightly obsessive in blaming Bush for things," one former White House adviser told me. "Completely gratuitous," said another. "Unfair," said a third. The hard feelings surfaced after an April 7 interview on CNN in which Biden recounted a visit with George W. Bush.... DC Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228566/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:09:34 GMT