Rove ‘talks fairly regularly’ with top McCain staffers.
Rove ‘talks fairly regularly’ with top McCain staffers.
As ThinkProgress has often noted, former Bush political guru Karl Rove is an informal adviser to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign while simultaneously appearing as a supposedly independent political analyst on Fox News. Now, in a new article not yet posted online, National Journal’s Peter Stone reveals that Rove “talks periodically” with McCain’s chief political strategist, Charlie Black, while also speaking “fairly regularly” with other top staffers like Nicole Wallace and Steve Schmidt:
“Generally speaking, Rove’s advice is action-oriented and useful,” said another senior consultant to the McCain camp. “It’s always well received.” This McCain adviser noted that Rove talks periodically to Black and a few other top campaign aides on several key matters. “It can be policy ideas, messaging ideas, fundraising prospects, or people who need calls from someone in the campaign.” Rove is “part of the information network that the campaign has,” this adviser said, adding that Rove talks fairly regularly to such key people as Wayne Berman, a major fundraiser for McCain; Nicolle Wallace, a communications adviser; and Steve Schmidt, a senior aide.
Stone, who has previously reported that Rove is “up to his eyeballs” in the coordination of outside political groups supporting Republicans, also reports that Rove is paid “mid-six figures” to provide assistance to the conservative attack group Freedom’s Watch.
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UHHHH ……. This might be an unnecessary article, as it is quite obvious that Johnny Boy is getting his synapse feeds right from KKKarl.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:10 pm.
Q U E S T I O N:
Why is Rover allowed to appear on T.V. defending himself while refusing to testify this defense to the House Judiciary?
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June 13th, 2008 at 6:11 pmI got no problem with McRove giving math lessons to McIIIrds lobbyists. All the sleaze is going to backfire, right in the old coot’s pants.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:11 pmRUCerious Says:
I got no problem with McRove giving math lessons to McIIIrds lobbyists. All the sleaze is going to backfire, right in the old coot’s pants.
Yea, we all saw how well that worked out for the republic party in ‘06.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:14 pmRove is toxic and his advice is the death knell for the GOP. How desperate does a candidate have to be to consider the advice of a loser? Keep listening to KKKarl McSame; Progressives will thank you after November.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:18 pmMy only fear is all the racial crap that will come from KKKarl through the 527’s like Freedom Watch, AEI and the Swiftboaters.
This will be ONE UGLY RACE!
June 13th, 2008 at 6:27 pmI wonder if he will be making those calls from prison in the near future?
June 13th, 2008 at 6:47 pmBuckie Boy Says:
I wonder if he will be making those calls from prison in the near future?
Every time that subject comes up, I get this wonderful mind picture of KKKarl’s pudgy arse waddling down the cell block to his owner’s cell, getting ready to perform his wifely duties.
Heh Heh
June 13th, 2008 at 6:50 pmMax-1 Says:
Q U E S T I O N:
Why is Rover allowed to appear on T.V. defending himself while refusing to testify this defense to the House Judiciary?
Yeah, he sure does like to talk on tv alot, but he’s more afraid of talking in Congress than he is of Sheryl Crow touching him.
My guess is, it’s because he can lie on tv, everybody does!
June 13th, 2008 at 7:40 pmbut under oath?……that’s a whole other story.
IF we actually had a Justice Department in the USA and Democratic leadership who stood up for the rule of law, Rove and Delay and Bush and Cheney and Rice and Mukasey and Rumsfeld and Feith and Pearl and Kristol and the heads of the TV networks (and many others) would now be in jail. It is time for the citizens of this country to demand justice. I’m not asking, I’m telling. You do the same.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:05 pmAs ThinkProgress has often noted, former Bush political guru Karl Rove is an informal adviser to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign…
Good. Maybe he’ll drive McCain’s approval ratings as low as Bush’s.
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June 13th, 2008 at 11:57 pmRove has done such a great job . . kinda like McCain having the Failed Carley HP Queen as an Economic Adviser and more lobbyists on staff than a Pharmaceutical Company about to release a sugar pill to cure diabetes . . .
June 14th, 2008 at 4:43 amMeanwhile, he wrote hit pieces in Newsweek and the WSJ about Hillary and Barack. Now it’ll be just Barack, but the hits will keep coming. He hasn’t gotten the message that his dream of a 30-year republican reich crashed and burned in 2006.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:44 amRove should be toxic by now. He was the reason New Orleans didn’t get federal help for 5 days after Katrina broke the levees. He wanted to embarrass Dem governor Blanco. So what if people were drowning in their attics. As it was with everything the Bushies did, Karl had a partisan agenda.
Anyone who thinks Rove is an independent, non-partisan talking head needs his/her own head examined and also needs to take a crash course in recent current events and civics.
Of COURSE he’s ladling crap on behalf of the Republican candidate! Like all of Fox isn’t!?
June 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pmI understand Rove also talks regularly with the Devil.
June 15th, 2008 at 7:05 am