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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's Take A Short Break And Enjoy the Complete and Utter Collapse of Karl Rove
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/03/07/1496491/-Let-s-Take-A-Short-Break-And-Enjoy-the-Complete-and-Utter-Collapse-of-Karl-RoveI happened to flip to Fox on Super Tuesday when they called Virginia for Donald Trump. It was the very moment Karl Rove was insisting the race was tightening in Rubio's favor. Fox executives were collectively smacking their heads again.
But for his perch on Fox News, Karl would be in political Siberia, says a top Republican strategist. The going joke is that he must have a picture of Roger Ailes in his underwear to keep his contract....
In 2016, the biggest, most consequential election in our history, Karl Rove is not only not an architect," he is barely listened to. He likely will never be again. No one is calling him anybodys brain. While other shady characters from the Bush era have their defenders, Rove is the one whom all factions of the GOP (conservatives, establishment, populists) have given distance to. He is no longer respected. People still call him turd blossom, but not as a playful nickname anymore.
Weve all moved on to ever more shadier characters to fight, like Ted Cruz and the Koch brothers. However, as we lob verbal grenades on the right wing this election season, its nice to be reminded that at least one of the Bushmongers got a bit of comeuppance. It may not be jail, which is what he deserves for outing Valerie Plame, but in lieu of that, Ill happily accept his career failure.
But for his perch on Fox News, Karl would be in political Siberia, says a top Republican strategist. The going joke is that he must have a picture of Roger Ailes in his underwear to keep his contract....
In 2016, the biggest, most consequential election in our history, Karl Rove is not only not an architect," he is barely listened to. He likely will never be again. No one is calling him anybodys brain. While other shady characters from the Bush era have their defenders, Rove is the one whom all factions of the GOP (conservatives, establishment, populists) have given distance to. He is no longer respected. People still call him turd blossom, but not as a playful nickname anymore.
Weve all moved on to ever more shadier characters to fight, like Ted Cruz and the Koch brothers. However, as we lob verbal grenades on the right wing this election season, its nice to be reminded that at least one of the Bushmongers got a bit of comeuppance. It may not be jail, which is what he deserves for outing Valerie Plame, but in lieu of that, Ill happily accept his career failure.
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Let's Take A Short Break And Enjoy the Complete and Utter Collapse of Karl Rove (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2016
OP
Some people have imaginary friends. Karl has imaginary pockets of voters who are going to
yellowcanine
Mar 2016
#10
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)1. I am picturing poor Karl, rummaging through
dumpsters and trash piles throughout Ohio, trying to round up those missing Romney votes.
Raster
(20,996 posts)2. what's wrong KKKarl, the maths not workin' for ya?
rpannier
(24,304 posts)4. That's because you're using real world math
And not those Unskewed Polling Statisticals they used when rMoney beat Obama in 2012..?
rMoney lost? Huh? But the numbers out of Hamilton County?
rpannier
(24,304 posts)3. Don't get too cocky now. Rubio is about to make his comeback and wi..?
Whu?
He's calling it quits?!
Oh, never mind
I know he hasn't
But I am working on my impression of Rove
Blue Owl
(49,902 posts)5. Fuck that POS
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)6. Ham Rove
PaddyIrishman
(110 posts)7. keep it where?
Why would he keep a picture of Roger Ailes in his underwear of all places?
Octafish
(55,745 posts)8. When Gov. Don Siegelman walks free...
...and Rove is behind bars, we'll know Justice.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)9. bingo! . . . . n/t
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)10. Some people have imaginary friends. Karl has imaginary pockets of voters who are going to
win the election for his candidate just as soon as their votes get counted.
malaise
(267,784 posts)11. It's fun to watch them crash and burn
on live TV - still he was over after the last Presidential election night mess up. I still laugh at that.