Posted on 10/28/2011 11:24:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When Gov. Sarah Palin was deciding whether or not to get into the presidential race, Karl Rove was popping up on Fox News to talk about why her skin was too thin for the job. And when Gov. Rick Perry was thinking about his entrance into the race, Rove was Johnny-on-the-spot with reasons why a Perry candidacy would not be viable either.
Now Rove’s moved on to Herman Cain, whose candidacy he’s doing all he can to sink, sidetrack, or otherwise derail.
On Fox News this past Monday, Rove did his best Mr. Rogers imitation by holding up a small dry-erase board with words (and phrases) for the day like “abortion, neoconservative, Afghan policy,” etc. According to Rove, Cain’s “gaffes” in these areas have rendered him unelectable.
How so? Well, according to Rove: “I think it has created an image of him as not being up to this task. [And] that’s really deadly.”
Of course, it’s important to keep in mind the fact that Rove is an establishment Republican who supports McRomney And if someone really wants to focus on gaffes, they should focus on McRomney’s deception on hiring illegal lawn care workers, his full-blown support of Roe v. Wade not so long ago, his support of the assault weapons ban, his support of the Brady Bill, and his ongoing belief in manmade global warming, among other things.
But I guess all that wouldn’t fit on Rove’s little board. Anyway, while on Fox News Monday Rove talked about how there was “a hint” that Cain’s numbers had peaked sometime between October 6th and October 10th, and they “had begun to slide slightly since then.” In other words, “Move on, people; there’s nothing to see here.”
However, the latest Zogby poll, taken October 18-21, well after Cain’s supposed “slide” had begun, shows that Cain would trounce McRomney and, by extension, Rove into the ground.
And even better news is the fact that Cain doesn’t appear to be the least intimidated by Rove (which is another quality salt-of-the-earth people love in Cain). However, he does appear a bit perturbed at Rove’s antics: “It’s a good thing the voters are not looking at Karl Rove’s little whiteboard. [Because] I believe it is a deliberate attempt to damage me because I am not, quote unquote, the establishment choice.”
In the end, Cain is doing the right thing by brushing Rove’s duplicitous criticism aside and asking: “Why not go with the choice that the people seem to like?”
It really is quite simple: We can either have another Rove-anointed McCain who will lose to Obama again or we can let the Tea Party guide us to victory via the candidate of their choice.
My opinion – Why not trust the people on this one?
Rove you bastard.
on another note, how ya doin?
Karl is talking through his ass, again.
He really needs to just STFU and stop trying to be relevant.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I have had my fill of Karl Rove.
If he is so smart why isn’t he running?
Thought I might be having a “silent heart attack” since I have type 2 diabetes, but it turns out I still have a major lung/sinus infection that I had hoped was wiped out by the previous 2 rounds of antibiotics. Now on the third round.
Just which team does Karl actually play for?
Rove was on again last night, coming up with all of the negatives for every candidate...hannity pushed him into a slight critique of Romney...
But why is it that Rove never brings Romney massive negatives up that prevent him from getting conservative votes....flip on abortion...RomneyCare...gay marriage flip....
Rove is a charlatan making millions hiding behind the skirt of an “objective analyst” facade, while he consistently props up Mitt Romney.
I honestly would like to see him get a lemon pie to the face.
Zogby and the voters say Rove’s finished.
The progressive team.
The Beltway Elite team.
Interesting, isn’t it, that those who are too inept for politics (and we’re talkin’ scientific notation levels of inept here) sink to the MSM and cable networks?
Sodpoodle says ‘Rove is Finished’.
It’s official!
The Karl Rove Rino Poll. Rove went around and ask his RINO buds and they were all in agreement. Romney wins the 2012 Presidential election hands down.
That ad Cain airs explaining “he used to ride in segregated busses, and now owns them, has his picture on them, and is running for the president of the united states, tells us what a great nation we are”, ........sure does make me feel he’s got the right message.
Who you gonna believe? Potato Head Rove or your lyin’ eyes?
Karl you had your time in the sun now hit the road
No he’s not. Cain is toast. He cannot win the general. I know people here don’t want to deal with that reality, but the more people will get to know Cain, he cannot win.
Romney isn’t a true conservative but he will be the nominee.
It is what it is.
I think Fox had better wise up that Rove is not an honest political analyst. In the interest of their own journalistic credibility, Fox News better start forcing Rove to announce who is is working with as a political consultant before billing him as a "political analyst".
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