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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:34 PM Mar 2016

Let'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-Rove

I 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 anybody’s “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.

We’ve 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, it’s 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, I’ll 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
I am picturing poor Karl, rummaging through saltpoint Mar 2016 #1
what's wrong KKKarl, the maths not workin' for ya? Raster Mar 2016 #2
That's because you're using real world math rpannier Mar 2016 #4
Don't get too cocky now. Rubio is about to make his comeback and wi..? rpannier Mar 2016 #3
Fuck that POS Blue Owl Mar 2016 #5
Ham Rove flamingdem Mar 2016 #6
keep it where? PaddyIrishman Mar 2016 #7
When Gov. Don Siegelman walks free... Octafish Mar 2016 #8
bingo! . . . . n/t annabanana Mar 2016 #9
Some people have imaginary friends. Karl has imaginary pockets of voters who are going to yellowcanine Mar 2016 #10
It's fun to watch them crash and burn malaise Mar 2016 #11

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
1. I am picturing poor Karl, rummaging through
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:36 PM
Mar 2016

dumpsters and trash piles throughout Ohio, trying to round up those missing Romney votes.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
4. That's because you're using real world math
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:22 AM
Mar 2016

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..?
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:20 AM
Mar 2016

Whu?
He's calling it quits?!
Oh, never mind

I know he hasn't
But I am working on my impression of Rove

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
10. Some people have imaginary friends. Karl has imaginary pockets of voters who are going to
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:42 PM
Mar 2016

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
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:45 PM
Mar 2016

on live TV - still he was over after the last Presidential election night mess up. I still laugh at that.

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