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Karl Rove To Sarah Palin: Get A Thicker Skin (video)
RealClearPolitics ^ | August 24, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

Posted on 08/24/2011 7:49:40 PM PDT by i88schwartz

Karl Rove responds to controversy over his speculation if Fmr. Gov. Sarah Palin will indeed enter the GOP field. Rove said chances are she will jump in, but was not definitive in his observation.

"I mystified," Rove said about his speculation. "Look, she is all upset about this saying how I am trying to sabatouge her in some way. How do I speculate on her future."

"Look, if she doesn't want to be speculated about a potential presidential candidate there is an easy way to end the speculation. Simply say 'I'm not running.' Instead, every time she pops up in the public eye like she did on CNN, at the Iowa State fair a short number of days ago. she said 'I haven't made a decision.'"

"I'm just speculating that more likely than not she is going to be a candidate."

"Now I said 'I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it' because it is such a close thing and I am not privy to her thought-making process. But it is sign of enormous thin-skin that if we speculate about her, she gets upset. And I suspect if we didn't speculate about her, she would be upset and getting ways to get us to speculate about her."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; backstabberrove; benedictrove; greta; karlrove; misogynistrove; palin; rove; rove4romney; sarahpalin; thinskin; tokyorove
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To: i88schwartz
Rove is a political troll.

F.U.K.R.



101 posted on 08/25/2011 6:32:50 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network ("Cut the Crap and Balance!" -- Governor Sarah Palin , Friday August 12 2011, Iowa State Fair)
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To: i88schwartz

What a dick


102 posted on 08/25/2011 6:50:31 AM PDT by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: pogo101
"2. Who the ****?!!! is Rove to talk about having a thicker skin, when he is the one taking a cheese grater to 40% of the Republicans out there??"


In general, I agree with you on Rove, but not in this particular case. The question is whether simple speculation over whether she is going to run should be dealt with as if it was an attack designed to sabotage her. I find it a bit odd that someone would engage in behavior that invites such speculation and the complain when that speculation comes.
103 posted on 08/25/2011 6:51:37 AM PDT by rob777
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To: i88schwartz

This was intentional on Rove’s part to promote the meme that she is thinned skin [shouted it 3 times]. He makes it a point to tactically harm any Tea Party Republican as well.

Greta had asked him why he felt it was that the slightest mention of Gov. Sarah Palin set the parallel worlds of political punditry and media mouthpieces into an instant tailspin.
For me, Gov. Sarah Palin has become a litmus test. I have found, since Nov. 2008 that those who understand and support her are true common sense Constitutional Reagan/Tea Party conservatives. Those who don’t are something else. Communism is trying to overtake this country and the Palin-types are trying to defeat it. This naturally raises passions on both sides.


104 posted on 08/25/2011 7:34:16 AM PDT by GlockLady (Sarah Palin - The Antidote - Going Oval January 20, 2013!)
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To: rob777

Palin was not objecting to the mere speculation. Here is the post from her PAC, not her words:

‘Setting The Record Straight: Wrong & Misleading
Posted on August 23, 2011
Three years ago DC pundits predicted with glee the demise of Sarah Palin’s political career. This past weekend their tune changed, citing false information that she has made a decision and set a date regarding a future campaign. Any professional pundit claiming to have “inside information” regarding Governor Palin’s personal decision is not only wrong but their comments are specifically intended to mislead the American public. These are the same tired establishment political games that fuel the 24 hour news cycle and that all Americans will hopefully reject in 2012, and this is more of the “politics-as-usual” that Sarah Palin has fought against throughout her career.

PS - Kudos to CNN for setting the record straight and including Governor Palin’s own words.’


105 posted on 08/25/2011 7:40:34 AM PDT by GlockLady (Sarah Palin - The Antidote - Going Oval January 20, 2013!)
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To: rockinqsranch
Sarah puts out the video sounding like a candidate and when Rove said she sounded like a candidate, that's when the Sarah PAC responded with a totally distorted response. Rove is paid by FOX for his opinion and that was all that it was--an opinion. I'm with Rove 100% on this one as I saw Rove's original statement and saw his response. Rove is correct.

If Palin doesn't want to be perceived to be a candidate, she needs to stop putting out videos like a candidate and acting like a candidate. It's time for her to fish or cut bait.

106 posted on 08/25/2011 7:55:22 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: rockinqsranch

http://theiowarepublican.com/2011/it%E2%80%99s-time-for-palin-to-step-up-or-step-aside/


107 posted on 08/25/2011 7:59:19 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

No names were mentioned in the SarahPAC post.

Setting The Record Straight: Wrong & Misleading
Posted on August 23, 2011 http://www.sarahpac.com/
Three years ago DC pundits predicted with glee the demise of Sarah Palin’s political career. This past weekend their tune changed, citing false information that she has made a decision and set a date regarding a future campaign. Any professional pundit claiming to have “inside information” regarding Governor Palin’s personal decision is not only wrong but their comments are specifically intended to mislead the American public. These are the same tired establishment political games that fuel the 24 hour news cycle and that all Americans will hopefully reject in 2012, and this is more of the “politics-as-usual” that Sarah Palin has fought against throughout her career.
PS - Kudos to CNN for setting the record straight and including Governor Palin’s own words.


108 posted on 08/25/2011 8:27:26 AM PDT by GlockLady (Sarah Palin - The Antidote - Going Oval January 20, 2013!)
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To: Artcore

Yes. I am joking.

The President is only as powerful as the people in Congress who will support them. Without the right thinking people in Congress, Sarah will not get one damn thing accomplished.


109 posted on 08/25/2011 8:29:57 AM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2768679/posts?page=109#109


110 posted on 08/25/2011 8:43:13 AM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: Siena Dreaming

“To be fair, I didn’t see Rove claim to have inside info or try to mislead the public.
All he said was it looked like she might be running. Not a big deal.”

Not true at all...he said that it looks like she’s going to announce on September 3rd (which is innocent enough) but then went on to say that it will be her demise if she doesn’t. Setting her up for failure he was.


111 posted on 08/25/2011 3:00:43 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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