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Rove Sorry for ‘Brittleness’ Remark about Hillary
Scrappleface ^ | 2006-02-27 | Scott Ott

Posted on 02/27/2006 3:06:36 PM PST by Tarkin

(2006-02-27) — Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove today publicly apologized for telling the author of the new book, Strategery, that Sen. Hillary Clinton cannot be elected president because she has “a brittleness about her” that voters don’t like.

“I shouldn’t have called Sen. Clinton brittle,” said a contrite Mr. Rove. “That might leave the impression that she’s emotionally or psychologically fragile and could snap at any moment.”

By saying that the junior senator from New York has a “brittleness about her,” Mr. Rove admitted, “I may have inadvertently caused some people — who don’t realize how much I respect her — to think that Sen. Clinton might be unfit to serve as president, because she’s cold, curt, brusque, negative, tense, aloof, testy, on-edge … you know, brittle. I’m really quite sorry.”

Mr. Rove, President George Bush’s old friend and top adviser, acknowledged that the remark was “over the top” and asked the former First Lady to forgive him “within the next decade or so, if she ever gets over the bitterness of harboring a grudge against me due to my ‘brittleness’ comment.”

Sen. Clinton, asked to respond to Mr. Rove’s apology, said, “No comment,” and hung up the phone.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: 2008; bush; clinton; hilary; hitlery; karlrove; rove; scrappleface
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To: garyhope
I think you could also subsitute the word "tight-assed" for brittle.

"Crusty pantsuit" works too.

21 posted on 02/27/2006 3:31:59 PM PST by Commiewatcher
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To: Tarkin
If that's going to be true, wow, Karl Rove certainly knows how to get the real truth out!
It is not for nothing that Karl is the master strategist!!
Hmmmm!!!
22 posted on 02/27/2006 3:34:10 PM PST by danamco
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To: ArmyTeach

At ease. It's satire from Scrappleface.


23 posted on 02/27/2006 3:39:20 PM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: billorites

LOL.


24 posted on 02/27/2006 3:39:34 PM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: savedbygrace

Forgot to check the byline. Had me going there.

But Senator Hissary saying "no comment" and hanging up?

Now THAT'S true to life and true to form!

(BTW: `Hissary' is my own invention. Please feel free.)


25 posted on 02/27/2006 3:47:41 PM PST by elcid1970
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To: savedbygrace

This seems too real and believable to be from Scrappleface.


26 posted on 02/27/2006 3:50:14 PM PST by umgud (gitrdun)
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To: Tarkin

"...to think that Sen. Clinton might be unfit to serve as president, because she’s cold, curt, brusque, negative, tense, aloof, testy, on-edge … you know, brittle. I’m really quite sorry.”"

Talk about a backhanded slap. He not only gets credit for the apology but he gets to further define the horrid Ms. Klinton.

Ya gotta love it.


28 posted on 02/27/2006 3:52:17 PM PST by lawdude (2006 Republican bumper sticker : Vote Republican: We are NOT democrats!)
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To: Tarkin

Perfect.


29 posted on 02/27/2006 4:16:46 PM PST by hinckley buzzard (at)
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To: Tarkin

I believe Rush Limbaugh described her voice as similar to many men's second wife.


30 posted on 02/27/2006 4:42:51 PM PST by shrinkermd
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To: Tarkin

Checked this out first cause I was about to write Rove and give him a piece of my mind. Glad to see it was scrappleface. I like what Rove said:


Now it is Mrs. Willie Clinton...brittlereee, hillereeeee.


31 posted on 02/27/2006 4:46:44 PM PST by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever know. Go Rush!)
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To: OB1kNOb

No, think of something else. Peanuts and peanut brittle are delicious and good.
Jimmah and hillereee are both weird.


32 posted on 02/27/2006 4:48:30 PM PST by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever know. Go Rush!)
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To: billorites
Can conservatives please stop apologizing for their remarks!? I't getting a little nauseating."

Sorry

ROFLMAO!

33 posted on 02/27/2006 4:51:30 PM PST by pettifogger
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To: Tarkin

I love Scrappleface. :)


34 posted on 02/27/2006 4:53:36 PM PST by EmilyGeiger
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; cmsgop
Over Macho Grande ???

No, she'll never get over Macho Grande...

"...and that, as much as anything, led to her drinking problem."

35 posted on 02/27/2006 5:02:08 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Tarkin

bump


36 posted on 02/27/2006 8:03:30 PM PST by GOPJ
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