While calling your book a “poorly researched piece of trash” I guess he didn’t bother to offer any specifics...
Hah, no: cool story. I was in the back of the hall where he was delivering the keynote for the NC GOP convention. I was looking at the stage, figuring he was coming out from behind the curtain. Then I notice he's walked into the main door and was standing next to me. We turned to each other, just like you do when you are close to a stranger just to do the quick nod of the head. He recognized me.
I asked him if he wanted a copy of the book (which I had one) - he said something like "don't bother, I've already read it, and it's a poorly researched piece of trash." At this point, Robin Hayes was starting to introduce Rove, literally - and I retorted as he was walking up "no, your 400 million dollar ad campaign was the poorly researched piece of trash." He had no chance to reply, as the applause for his introduction was underway and he had to walk up to the dais. So I literally got in the last word…...