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Rove exorcises ex-Hillary office, book says
Newsday ^
| February 7, 2006
| GLENN THRUSH
Posted on 09/07/2006 7:34:04 AM PDT by NYer
WASHINGTON --
Karl Rove says he's not The Exorcist.
Rove, the Bush political shaman Democrats love to demonize, enlisted a trio of clergymen to exorcize Hillary Rodham Clinton's left-wing spirit when he moved into her West Wing office in 2001, according to an unflattering new biography.
"I talked to Karl; he said it's not true and, beyond that, he will have no comment," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
Clinton smiled and shook her head in disbelief yesterday when asked about the tale, which appears in "The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power," by James Moore and Wayne Slater.
"I'm speechless," she finally said, heading toward a Senate elevator.
Later, Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines quipped, "If the story is true ... they sure did exorcize any lingering competence right out of the building."
Deal Hudson, a former Fordham University professor Rove enlisted to woo Catholic voters, told the authors that he witnessed the exorcism, which he described as "an actual liturgical ceremony."
He did not return a message seeking comment.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: carlrove; clinton; hillary; rove; whitehouse
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:34:06 AM PDT
by
NYer
To: american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; ...
Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:34:32 AM PDT
by
NYer
("That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah." Hillel)
To: NYer
You'd think a thorough scrubbing with disinfectants after the Clintoons left would have sufficed.
That and a careful count of the White House silverware.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:35:36 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: NYer
"I'm speechless," she finally said, heading toward a Senate elevator.
Wow. That's certainly a new one when Hillary Clinton claims to be speechless.
I hope to hear a lot more speechlessness in the future.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:36:37 AM PDT
by
MplsSteve
To: NYer
I would of had it fumigated too.
To: NYer
If it worked, how quickly can we get them to the Capitol?
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:38:15 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: NYer
I always had a priest come by and bless the new offices.
Sounds like a such and event being twisted.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:39:13 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: NYer
Wasn't there some, uh, dust up about Deal Hudson?
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:39:20 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(does it really need a sarcasm tag?)
To: NYer
"The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power," by James Moore and Wayne Slater.
What's amazing to me is that these nutcases can get this stuff published.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:39:36 AM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: NYer
I would have sealed off the room for all time, removed the door and placed a forged steel vault door over the entrance, dialed in a combination impossible to decipher, forgot the combination, plastered OVER the vault door, and then mounted an aluminized Cross on the wall to make sure nothing got out.
Of course, putting Hilliary in there first would be a plus.
LOL
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:40:51 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
To: MplsSteve
That's certainly a new one when Hillary Clinton claims to be speechless. It would be nice if Hillary were screechless.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:41:04 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Face piles of trials with smiles, It riles them to believe that you perceive the web that they weave)
To: BenLurkin
"You'd think a thorough scrubbing with disinfectants after the Clintoons left would have sufficed."
That actually happened, per good friends of Laura in Midland who had to go buy industrial chemicals and new toilet seats on the First Lady's behalf.
Laura is a bit of a germ freak and they were scared to death to sit on a toilet where either bubba or PIAPS had sat.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:41:13 AM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
To: NYer
We know why W had Reagan's Oval Office rug replaced.
If I were Rove, I would have replaced the office rug and had the office scrubbed down with Clorox.
To: NYer
Just more proof that Rove is a genius.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:43:13 AM PDT
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: mkjessup
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:43:32 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Dems - Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet few of you have heart enough to join them.)
To: NYer
Humph. And not a word about the fact that Hillary herself exorcized a whole bunch of the White House furnishings as she went out the door...
To: MeanWestTexan
Laura is a bit of a germ freak and they were scared to death to sit on a toilet where either bubba or PIAPS had sat.
Hell, can you blame her? Sitting or laying ANYWHERE the Clintons have been could constitute an unsafe practice almost as bad as exchanging (groan) bodily fluids!
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:44:45 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
To: NYer
Rove, the Bush political shaman Democrats love to demonize, enlisted a trio of clergymen to exorcize Hillary Rodham Clinton's left-wing spirit when he moved into her West Wing office in 2001, according to an unflattering new biography.That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. As if three clergymen would have been enough.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:45:03 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
To: NYer
If true, it's a reasonable thing to do.
She has the stench of Satan about her.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:46:23 AM PDT
by
dsc
To: NYer
I don't know, seems only prudent to me. That woman and her "husband" were and are pure evil.
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posted on
09/07/2006 7:46:46 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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