An hour with Senior Political Advisor Karl Rove

with Karl Rove
in Current Affairs
on Monday, March 11, 2002 * * * * *

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An hour conversation with Karl Rove, Senior Adviser to President Bush, about the six-month anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, his relationship with the President and his perspective on the resurgence of patriotism in the nation. Rove also contextualizes President Bush's leadership within American history.

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President Bush
2004 elections
Republican Party
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Karl Rove
Ronald Reagan
Iraq War
terrorism
Teddy Roosevelt
smear campaign
senior advisor
Bush adviser
patriotism
9/11

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    1. Don Wrinkles  08/22/2007 05:11 AM Report

      Andy: He plans to divide us again, by attacking Hillary Clinton, forcing the democrats to defend her, causing her to be elected for the race. Apparently, the republicans are more afraid of Obama, and because they know Hillary is polarizing, and has a lot of political baggage, she's a bigger target, and therefore easier to beat. It's an interesting tactic, and shows a deep understanding of group dynamics. If he goes all out, he will look like a jerk, thereby contrasting himself against her. I think maybe the best way for the democrats to counter this move is to attack Hillary also. Obama did good by calling her Bush-lite, so hopefully more democrats will reject her as too conservative. If Rove succeeds, but the republicans lose and she is elected, she'll at least be more conservative than Obama. I just hope nobody takes the republicans seriously enough to listen to anything they have to say. I am worried about Hillary's popularity, though. The Clintons do have a history of lying. She's not exactly revolutionizing the democratic party since she's just another manipulative politician, and you watch her in a debate, you know she takes it with a smile. Obama's inexperience should be his advantage. He's not tainted by politics like, say, Henry Kissinger. It's like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which is actually on YouTube right now if you want to watch it. I just hope Hillary gets caught lying, so then Obama can lecture everybody on the importance of honesty.

    2. Andy  08/18/2007 04:24 PM Report

      It always amazes me when people call him a political genius and praise him for it...

      It would be like saying someone is a genius for lying & manipulating your parents into getting a divorce... yeah, he might have been very calculated, and done it in an brilliant way, but would that person deserve praise???

      This man is almost single-handedly responsible for the division in this country today. He has split us in two using the war tactic of "divide and conquer".

      Charlie lets him off way too easy.

      Politics today have become like a sports team. People cheer when their Party gets away with a bad call... This man has done this. This man has crafted issues to make us fight with one another. To point fingers at the other side, and defend the indefensible.

      The President of the United States represents ALL of us no matter which Party he belongs to.

      This man showed he put Party above Country every moment he spent serving this administration.

      Charlie, I understand having to be tactful, and this is simply a discussion between two people, but I would love to see you nail some of these guys with the truth...

      Hopefully, you'll get this man back now that he's gone for Round 2.