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Rove responds to reports he's advising Trump campaign
The Hill ^ | 05 22 2020 | J. Edward Moreno

Posted on 05/22/2020 9:04:01 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Former White House strategist Karl Rove pushed back Friday at reports that said he is advising the Trump campaign, but said he does give “unvarnished advice” to Trump's campaign when it contacts him.

Rove sad he is friends with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, and that Parscale calls him from time to time.

“Well first of all, don’t believe everything you read in the press," Rove said in an interview with Fox News Radio's "The Guy Benson Show" on Friday.

Robe said he likes Parscale and "I consider him a friend, I’ve become quite a fan."

"I think he’s got a sharp mind and great instincts, and he’s actually called and asked, having been through this drill trying to reelect a president myself, he’s kind enough to call and occasionally say ‘what do you think about this’ or ‘should I be worried about that,'" said Rove, who was considered the master strategist for former President George W. Bush's campaigns.

"The idea that I’m somehow deeply engrained in the Trump campaign…I’ve got a busy life with Fox and Wall Street Journal and speeches,” added Rove, a political contributor to Fox News and a columnist for the Journal.

When Benson asked if it would be fair to say he was "occasionally informally advising the Trump campaign,” Robe responded: “I think that’s even too far."

"Occasionally he’s even kind enough to call me and say ‘what do you think about this’ so and I’m happy to give him my unvarnished advice and he can do with it what he will,” he added.

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KEYWORDS: bardparscale; bastard; bushbrain; magnificentbastard; rove; thearchitect; trump
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To: Artemis Webb

Thats fair.


21 posted on 05/22/2020 9:37:27 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Fido969
"it's a different game now."

It's really not a different game. It's the same game, only more vicious. The left HATED Bush. The media hated Bush. Hollywood hated Bush (remember Fahrenheit 911?). Academia hated Bush. It's really the same game. The left just hates more and is more vicious.

22 posted on 05/22/2020 9:38:04 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (There are only two genders.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Anybody but this traitor.


23 posted on 05/22/2020 9:38:44 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: yesthatjallen
Watch out for this tactic in the future.

If the MSM suspects that someone might be helping the Trump campaign, they will "out" that person in the hopes of shaming them into backing off.

In Rove's case, the MSM likely thinks that outing Rove would get him suspended by Fox News for the duration of the campaign, making it financially untenable for Rove to continue working with Trump.

-PJ

24 posted on 05/22/2020 9:38:56 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Artemis Webb

He knows the key counties in every single state


25 posted on 05/22/2020 9:52:00 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Cobra64

“many FReepers bash him at the drop of a hat”

It’s been a lot more than a drop of the hat.

-Wasted tens of millions pushing Romney. Had election night meltdown.
-All in for Jeb.
-Anti-Tea Party
-His Never Trumper Fox News media blitz


26 posted on 05/22/2020 10:00:40 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Artemis Webb
Just a reminder, Rove helped Bush win twice.

Bush got dragged across the finish line in spite of Karl Rove's strategy. The Swift Boat Vets were the ones who called Kerry out. Others hit him with the "flip flops."

Rove gave advice to Jeb Bush.

27 posted on 05/22/2020 10:15:19 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (WWG1WGA)
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To: Cobra64
Now, many FReepers bash him at the drop of a hat

I'll bash him at the drop of a hat, and I'll drop the hat, too.

28 posted on 05/22/2020 10:16:31 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (WWG1WGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

Karl Rove has his finger on the pulse of the nation. Unfortunately, it’s the pulse circa 2004.


29 posted on 05/22/2020 10:17:43 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: yesthatjallen

How do you unvarnish a turd? Get lost, Karl.


30 posted on 05/22/2020 10:22:57 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Richard Kimball

So Rove is no good because he doesn’t have a 100% win record?
Was Ted Williams a lousy hitter because he whiffed 60% of the time?
Was Trump a lousy businessman because some of his ventures flopped?

Look, I’m not here to defend Rove. I sure don’t want him running Trump’s campaign. But I’m not about to say that, since he’s Karl Rove he has NOTHING to offer of value.


31 posted on 05/22/2020 10:26:01 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (There are only two genders.)
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To: yesthatjallen

If Rove is back and he / Parscale are great friends TRUMP is RUMP - he needs Kelly Anne back in the Campaign drivers seat or the re-election with the dems cheating is in the bag for the dems and TRUMP is TOAST!

Never though Parscale had a handle on this all along and this just proves TRUMP has been too distracted on running the country! No one has been minding the re-election store - AT ALL!

Getting late too with all the potential fraud coming - he needs omeone as point person on the lawyer front in each state too! Named NOW too!!!


32 posted on 05/22/2020 11:07:14 AM PDT by ldish (2020 Election will determind if USA remains a Consitutional Republic!)
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To: ldish

Please bring Kelly Anne back! Dump Parscale!


33 posted on 05/22/2020 11:10:55 AM PDT by ldish (2020 Election will determind if USA remains a Consitutional Republic!)
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To: Cobra64

How many years before the forum turns on Trump?

34 posted on 05/22/2020 11:42:49 AM PDT by Bommer (t'am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: Bommer

I don’t know, but there are a lot of sheep here.


35 posted on 05/22/2020 12:28:17 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Especially 2004. Bush did not have the gonads to attack John F. Kerry and had to rely on the Swift Boat guys to help him over the finish line winning by only 2.5%.


36 posted on 05/22/2020 12:41:11 PM PDT by princeofdarkness
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To: princeofdarkness

Yep!


37 posted on 05/22/2020 12:49:12 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: princeofdarkness

Yep!


38 posted on 05/22/2020 12:49:16 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: yesthatjallen

Brad_Parscale

Brad Parscale is an American digital consultant and political aide who served as the digital media director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. He now serves as the campaign manager for Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.

39 posted on 05/22/2020 12:56:20 PM PDT by Bratch (“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Artemis Webb

Was Ted Williams a lousy hitter because he whiffed 60% of the time?
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
Really NOT trying to be anal BUT

in baseball speak ‘whiffed’ is strike out (or was)

Ted Williams had 7706 ABs and struck out 709 times which doesn’t really make it 60%

Like I say, not really trying to be anal but when the Umpire told the pitcher and catcher that when ‘they’ get around to throwing a strike, Mr Williams would let them know.


40 posted on 05/22/2020 12:56:24 PM PDT by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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