http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rymb/ en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:00:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 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-news/2200885/posts <p>MONTGOMERY, AL., (WSFA) -- WSFA 12 News is on top of some breaking news at this hour. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a verdict in the appeals of former Governor Don Siegelman and former Health South CEO Richard Scrushy.</p> WSFA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200885/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2189429/posts Karl Rove, that evil conservative strategist and professional boogeyman to the left, has gone on record asserting that Obama is winging it, and suggesting that our newly minted Dear Leader may be incompetent. In an article for the Wall Street Journal today, Rove takes the point in demonstrating the many many signs that our nation is currently being led by an empty suit with a head full of leftist dogma..... WSJ/Evil Conservative Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2189429/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111536/posts SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There was major political theater involving President Bush's former chief of staff Karl Rove. A protestor tried to arrest Rove for treason Tuesday morning while he was speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association Convention, continuing in San Francisco. There were three protests during a very lively back and forth between former senate majority leader George Mitchell and Karl Rove. Rove blamed the Democrats for everything wrong with the economy. A protestor tried to smack handcuffs on Karl Rove, but Rove slapped back, and the woman was taken off stage. ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111536/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:56:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083774/posts Billionaire George Soros's hedge fund may have lost at least $120 million on its stake in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., mostly acquired in the second quarter, as the investment bank suffered its worst financial result. Maybe he wants his money back from Obama, maybe thats why Bambi needs donation. Couldnt happen to a nicer guy...... NYsun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083774/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:24:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043780/posts Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political guru, refused to obey an order to testify before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. Rove's lawyer asserted that Rove was "immune" from the subpoena the committee had issued, arguing that the committee could not compel him to testify due to "executive privilege." The panel is investigating allegations that Rove and his White House allies dismissed U.S. attorneys and prosecuted officials who they saw as political opponents. The panel subpoenaed Rove in May after his lawyer, Robert D. Luskin, made clear the former White House deputy chief of staff would not appear voluntarily. Luskin... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043780/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021193/posts Washington (AP) Karl Rove says he didn't interfere with the Justice Department's prosecution of a former Alabama governor. President Bush's former chief political adviser told ABC's "This Week" program today that he only learned about the investigation and indictment of Don Siegelman "by reading about it in the newspaper." Siegelman was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for a 2006 bribery conviction. He was released in March thanks to a federal appeals court ruling. He has accused Republican operatives of pushing his prosecution. Rove also told ABC today that it will be up to the courts to decide... KXMC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021193/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 22:04:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019813/posts The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove as part of its inquiry into whether the Bush administration politically meddled at the Justice Department. Accusations of politics governing decisions at the agency led to the resignation of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The subpoena issued Thursday orders Rove to testify before the House panel on July 10. He is expected to face questions about the White House's role in firing nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 and the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, a Democrat. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019813/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 18:39:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009938/posts The House Judiciary Committee threatened Thursday to subpoena former White House adviser Karl Rove if he does not agree by May 12 to testify about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's corruption case. In a letter to Rove's attorney, committee Democrats called it "completely unacceptable" that the Republican political strategist has rejected the panel's request for sworn testimony even as he discusses the matter publicly through the media. "We can see no justification for his refusal to speak on the record to the committee," the letter states. "We urge you and your client to reconsider ... or we will have no... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009938/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 22:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005391/posts One of the main themes of my new book, Right Is Wrong, is the role the media have played in allowing the lunatic fringe now in control of the Republican Party -- the people who believe in torture but don't believe in evolution -- to hijack our democracy. I document how the real problem comes not from Fox News or the likes of Limbaugh and O'Reilly, but from a mainstream media that has so internalized the Right's framing and messages they have now become a part of its DNA. And the media seem intent on confirming this point again and... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005391/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:49:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003000/posts WASHINGTON, (AP) -- The House Judiciary Committee is taking Karl Rove up on an offer to testify about claims that he influenced a federal corruption case against former Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama. The committee on Thursday asked former White House adviser Rove to appear under oath soon. The panel also wants the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate allegations that political motivations drove the Siegelman case and several other . . . AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003000/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:51:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980275/posts Rove a big draw with youth By Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, March 3, 2008 Karl Rove suspects some members of the sold-out crowd coming to see him tonight at the University of Pittsburgh might only be interested in seeing if he has horns and a tail. "I always get the occasional lunatic ranting and raving, but most people want to hear what I have to say and want to ask questions," the former deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to President George W. Bush said Sunday. "That is when we get engaged in a dialogue about things they want... Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980275/posts#comment Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:52:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1962596/posts Will American politics ever be sexy? Violet Blue thinks Elliott's new book might make it so - Local writer Stephen Elliott has never been the kind of boy to hold back. That is, unless he's all tied up, literally. The New York Times Book Review called his book "Happy Baby," "surely the most intelligent and beautiful book ever written about juvenile detention centers, sadomasochism and drugs." In 2003, Elliott went all gonzo on us and went on the road with John Kerry's presidential campaign, detailing every angry inch in "Looking Forward to It: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1962596/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:02:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960968/posts Wallingford, Conn. (AP) -- Following protests from students, former presidential adviser Karl Rove has withdrawn as this year's commencement speaker at a prestigious prep school, the school's headmaster said Monday. The choice of Rove as speaker for the June commencement at Choate Rosemary Hall had led some students to plan to walk out of the ceremony. Others had sought to bring comedian Stephen Colbert to campus for an alternate speech. Instead of commencement, Rove now will speak at the school on Feb. 11, headmaster Edward J. Shanahan said. Shanahan said he will deliver the commencement address at the school, the... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960968/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:06:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934556/posts President Bush, down and all but counted out by friend and foe alike just three months ago, is rising like a bloodied but unbowed prizefighter, and Karl Rove predicts peril for Republicans and their presidential nominee if they shun the lame-duck president on the campaign trail. The president had been pummeled ever since Democrats retook control of Congress in January, but he has pushed ahead with his second-term agenda on issues ranging from opposing federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, pushing for peace in the Middle East and establishing security in Iraq. Some in his own party broke with him... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934556/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:18:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926398/posts Less than three months after he left his post as the White House’s deputy chief of staff, Karl Rove has agreed to become a Newsweek contributor and will pen opinion pieces for the magazine and its Web site. Rove will turn out several columns on the 2008 campaign up until inauguration day, according to the Washington Post. In a statement, Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham said: “Newsweek has a long tradition of asking practitioners and opinion-makers to offer our readers the benefits of their experience in occasional opinion essays. “Whether one agrees or disagrees with Karl, there is no arguing that... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926398/posts#comment Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:15:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892224/posts Egypt (AP) - Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden plans a new video addressing the American people regarding the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, terror monitoring groups said Thursday. SITE Intelligence Group said an Internet announcement of the plan included a photo of the al-Qaida leader from the upcoming video—his beard, which in previous messages had been streaked with gray, was entirely dark. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892224/posts#comment Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:55:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883493/posts Crawford, Texas (AP) -- Master GOP strategist Karl Rove won't let up in his attacks on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton, but the intriguing question is why. Is it a sign that Rove, who masterminded Bush's two presidential victories, is worried about Clinton? Or a calculation that the GOP attacks will get Democrats to rally to her side because the GOP would prefer not to take on Democrats John Edwards or Barack Obama? "The Democrats are going to choose a nominee. I believe it's going to be her," President Bush's departing political adviser said Sunday, noting her negative rating... AP via SFGate. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883493/posts#comment Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:50:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1882585/posts You have many things for which you can be deeply grateful. Here is one of the biggest: Yep, you've done some horrible things in your life. Embarrassing things. Stupid. Mean. Violent, even. Eaten dirt. Smacked a baby. Kicked a kitten. Stomped some flowers. Stole. Lied. Cheated. Beat up a tree. Spit instead of swallowed. Drank bad wine. Voted Republican. Shared a needle. Promised to call and then didn't. You know, the usual. But maybe some of these things now make you cringe and recoil and slump down a little lower in your chair when you think about them, because, well,... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1882585/posts#comment Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:02:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880992/posts GEORGE W. Bush ran for president promising to be a "uniter, not a divider." That didn't happen. I asked top Bush adviser Karl Rove - the man who didn't deliver national unity and has announced he is leaving the White House - over the phone Monday: Why? "I think a number of Democrats never accepted (Bush) as legitimate and instead adopted a strategy of blind obstructionism," he answered. Moreover, some Democrats "hated" Bush, and they were joined by a group of Democrats who "for tactical reasons, said that we can never give (Bush) a political victory, and anything that passes... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880992/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:01:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880576/posts Thus The Economist sums up what it calls "a new blow to an increasingly isolated White House," although, it adds, he "may have outlived his usefulness" (especially after the 2006 GOP drubbing) Despite the pledge of undying friendship from a "grim-faced" President Bush, "Rove leaves the White House in anything but victory," opines Adam Nagourney at the New York Times. His legendary reputation was seriously diminished by the Republican defeat in the 2006 midterm elections, and has been eroded almost every day since then, . . . SFGate: The Ross Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880576/posts#comment Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:53:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880506/posts Reaction to Karl Rove's announcement Monday that he is resigning as President Bush's top political strategist: ___ Karl Rove was an architect of a political strategy that has left the country more divided, the special interests more powerful, and the American people more shut out from their government than any time in memory. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. ___ We worked together so we could be in a position to serve this country. And so I thank my friend. I'll be on the road behind you here in a little bit. — President Bush. ___ Mr. Roves apparent attempts... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880506/posts#comment Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878371/posts CBS) NEW YORK What was thought to be a violently windy thunderstorm that plowed through Brooklyn Wednesday morning turned out to be a weather event of historical proportions. The National Weather Service confirmed that the storm brought with it Brooklyn's first ever tornado since such weather events were recorded. Officials measured it to be an EF2 twister, characterized by winds of anywhere from 111 to 135 miles per hour. wcbs via Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878371/posts#comment Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841505/posts NewYorker article. Only link allowed by Excerpt and Link rules. Interesting material inside. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/06/04/070604fa_fact_goldberg?printable=true The New Yorker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841505/posts#comment Tue, 29 May 2007 18:14:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828389/posts Did terrorists cause SF's freeway meltdown? How about your lousy haircut? Spilled coffee? Sure! This is how it works: Random accidents happen all across America, every single minute. Water mains burst, light bulbs pop, smoke alarms wail, bad haircuts resound, you run out of hot water in the shower and the evil coldness rains down upon your humble flesh and your nipples are like oh my God someone please make it stop. It gets worse. Traffic accidents wreak havoc, fires erupt in old buildings, trees fall and sinkholes collapse and birds die and Britney shows the world far too much... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828389/posts#comment Fri, 4 May 2007 15:15:18 GMT