Posted on 09/06/2006 1:40:52 PM PDT by presidio9
President Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, has cunningly used homophobia to score victories for the Republican Party. But Rove is said to have been far from fearful of the gay man he called "Dad."
According to a new bio, Rove "loved and adored" his stepfather, Louis Rove, even though the Getty Oil geologist abandoned Karl's mother, Reba, to live as a homosexual.
In their new book, "The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power," James Moore and Wayne Slater say some believe Louis' running off contributed to Reba's suicide. Nevertheless, Karl visited his stepfather in Palm Springs at least twice a year and often shared dinner with Louis and his pals, according to the book.
"He lived life exactly the way he wanted to live it," Rove said of Louis, who died two years ago. Louis' friend Joseph Koons said that although Louis "was never the effeminate type," he "didn't hide the fact that he was gay."
Slater tells us that Rove, who obtained an early galley of the Crown book, had an intermediary press the authors to leave out the section about his father. "We told him we have a couple of sources on that," says Slater. "We haven't heard anything since."
Slater says Rove himself called daily — "one day, six times" — to lobby against a chapter about his connection with indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The book quotes Marc Schwartz, an operative for Texas' Tigua Indian tribe, as witnessing a scene where Rove walked up to Abramoff's limo a few blocks from the White House. Schwartz says Abramoff explained that Rove arranged the sidewalk pow-wow to avoid entering a visit or phone calls in White House logs, and besides, "he's a fat f—, and he can use the exercise."
Schwartz claims Rove enlisted Abramoff to get "the fireman," Tom DeLay, to "clamp down" on a House member "who was not cooperating on a piece of legislation."
"Karl is very upset," says Slater. "He says [that meeting] was an accidental encounter. That's a bunch of junk."
Among other savories in the book:
* When Rove moved into the West Wing office formerly occupied by Hillary Clinton, he called in three Catholic priests to exorcise the spirit of the First Lady. "It was an actual liturgical ceremony," says Deal Hudson, who took part.
* Texas' then-Gov. George W. Bush once asked a reporter, "You know what I'm gonna tell those Jews when I get to Israel, don't you, Herman?" When the journalist, Ken Herman, replied that he did not know, Bush reportedly quipped: "I'm telling 'em they're all going to hell."
* Bush has little regard for his father's record, according to the authors. "Don't underestimate what you can learn from a failed presidency," he once told campaign media consultant Don Sipple.
It struck me EXACTLY as a Catty Kelly hit piece.
Looks like they covered all the bases. And even the antisemites can take offense at Bush's "comment".
New York Daily News
The conservative movement is not based on a man, or an administration. So what if Rove and Bush have their issues. Bottom line is this: We are the fans in the stands. If our teams is doing okay, the players get to play. If they aren't, they get yanked. Bush senior should have taken out Saddam in '91, but didn't. Claimed need to international muslim unity. Whatever. Didn't help us much and cost us twice the financial pain. Bush senior raised taxes and look where it go him. Unelectable.
Now GWB, well he has his own issues. One, immigration, two, not pounded the terrorists enough. One minute he ramps up the rhetoric to kill them all, the next minute, they are peace loving. bullocks. If we are going to war, lets do it, otherwise stay home.
My gosh the whole IED problem. Our soldiers are the finest physical specimens and intelligent soldiers ever. So what do we do, send them out on patrols to get blown up without firing a shot. How about send out the patrols in tanks? What's worth more, five dead soldiers, or one broke tank? Don't answer that question. And how about using our satellite capabilites to rewind history to see who the heck put the ied in place? Once a patrol calls in an explosion, the eye in the sky can rewind the film and see where the truck came from, where the person lives, or when the ied was buried? Am I missing something here??
"Truly sorry."
Somehow, I doubt that, considering some of the other posts I've seen from you today.
It's your right to post offensive things, I suppose. I'm glad this is in Chat, now. It's an ugly, unnecessary post to begin with.
Maybe this is just publicity for their next novel. Or maybe they're pitching a TV series to the CW. Or maybe their medication just ran out and they're pouting.
So many options, so little time. Glad I don't live in NY, though. Maybe upstate is nice (though cold soon).
Touched you deeply did it?
Leni
Gaydar meters and bs meters are pegging out re James Moore and Wayne Slater latest drugged out wet dream posing as a bio.
a lovedroving book, I'm sure
These diseased maggot infested mediots are so pitiful with their whining posing as dreams.
ping
My favorite part is where he supposedly called priests in to exorcise Hillary from the West Wing. LOL!!!
Thanks for jarring my memory. These people have no shame or decency.
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