Rove calls contempt vote ‘ludicrous,’ admits to exerting no ‘personal privilege.’
Rove calls contempt vote ‘ludicrous,’ admits to exerting no ‘personal privilege.’
While he has refused to appear before Congress, Karl Rove did make time to show up last night on Fox News. Sean Hannity asked Rove about the House Judiciary Committee’s vote yesterday to hold him in contempt of Congress for ignoring subpoenas. Rove called the vote “ludicrous,” but admitted that he has “not exerted any personal privilege on this”:
ROVE: I have not exerted any personal privilege on this. The White House has said we want to stand up for the doctrine of separation of powers and for the right of the president to not have his aides and former aides called up at the convenience of the Congress for no good reason at all.
Watch it:
Rove’s answer makes clear that he has no legal basis for refusing to appear before Congress. He also claimed in the interview that he has already answered questions pertaining to his alleged involvement in the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D), but as Marcy Wheeler points out “Rove didn’t deny the central allegations against him” in the case.
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“…the right of the president to not have his aides and former aides called up at the convenience of the Congress for no good reason at all.”
I suppose Congress should only call up witnesses for what only Karl Rove thinks are good reasons.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:07 amActually it is “ludicrous” that this toad faced twerp is not rotting in jail already.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:07 am“The White House has said we want to stand up for the doctrine of separation of powers”
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The power of Congress to call members of the executive branch to testify is a textbook definiton OF the doctrine of separation of powers, you corpulent craphead! It’s the thing that stands between a representative democracy and a dictatorship!
July 31st, 2008 at 10:07 amI want this fathermucker in hand-cuffs and leg-irons.
I’m sure the Congress will send another fierce letter.
HOAP*
*HOAP = “Head on a Pike”!
July 31st, 2008 at 10:08 amPigboy is getting nervous? Good. This piece of pork needs be hung out & cured; perhaps even smoked.
Lest we forget, his ‘company’ is making buku moolah helping McNasty spread dirty rumors & changing facts.
American needs Rove like we need Bush in a third term…
July 31st, 2008 at 10:08 amLet him keep running his mouth, he’s digging a hole faster than he can shovel it out!
July 31st, 2008 at 10:09 amMy only hope is that the Democrats are waiting until Bush can’t pardon any of these criminals to take action.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:09 amThe White House has said we want to stand up for the doctrine of separation of powers and for the right of the president to not have his aides and former aides called up at the convenience of the Congress for no good reason at all.
Well, at least they’re consistent, as so many Republicans stood up against forcing Clinton aides to testify in’98…
… what? They didn’t?
You mean they were the ones clamoring for testimony and ridiculing the notion of “executive privilege”?
Well I’ll be…
July 31st, 2008 at 10:13 amHmmmm… if I ever get called to testify before Congress, I wonder if I can say something that asinine and NOT get thrown in jail?
July 31st, 2008 at 10:13 amludicrous?
Anyone heard the rap by ludacris slamming McCain? Ouch!
Obama’s campaign called it ‘outrageously offensive’. No response yet from the McNasty camp, but I’m sure they’ll claim it’s Obama’s best friend, former Pastor, secret Muslim type rapper.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:15 amKarlina, with your pasty-assed skin, I’d be afraid of going to prison too. Afterall, throw an orange jumpsuit on him and he’d look exactly like a pig, all those white trash bubbas would get their rocks off bending him over and making him squeel like one.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:16 amROVE: I have not exerted any personal privilege on this.
This phat phuck sounds like he thinks he’s President.
Personal Privilege, indeed.
This is the man responsible for 8 years of domestic terror on the American people.
I’d love to give you a personal privilege, you fascist puke.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:19 amOy, just another day in bushville…When do’s crapgress go on break and when do they return.? I forgot…Bet nothing will get done untill Sept, which year is the question..To bad we can’t hit the delete button and return to the work force or retired senior’s group’s all the worthless polatician’s in office.. You all have a great day, I’m off to hug tree’s and feed the bird’s…..P,B & J…That’s Peace, Blessings and Jail to the lawbreaker’s…
July 31st, 2008 at 10:19 amI have to take a laugh when Fox can get the rodent out of his hole and Congress sits by and scratches their asses contemplating what athority it has left to exercise.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:19 amTREASON IS A GODDAMN GOOD REASON FAT-A$$!
July 31st, 2008 at 10:21 amROVE: I have not exerted any personal privilege on this. The White House has said we want to stand up for the doctrine of separation of powers and for the right of the president to not have his aides and former aides called up at the convenience of the Congress for no good reason at all.
Rove is talking through his ass, again. The seperation of powers is exactly what allows for the Congress to investigate the executive branch. But it’s the last part that’s so telling, “…for no good reason at all.” Since when does the accused get to decide whether the accusation is reasonable? If that’s the way it worked our courts would be completely empty.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
July 31st, 2008 at 10:21 amRove is evil, just evil.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:23 amRantingTommy Says: My only hope is that the Democrats are waiting until Bush can’t pardon any of these criminals to take action.
I’m also hoping for that on environmental policy, war crimes against the Bush Regime, education reform, the housing crisis, Iraq, and a host of other issues about which the Democrats have been silent.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:24 amA split second before Karl comes on, there’s footage of Dukakis riding in the tank, so I’m betting Hannity was getting another dig in at Democrats before inviting his fat-necked friend to opine about “separation of powers”.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:25 amMcCain riding in the golf cart with GHW Bush is almost as funny. A couple of old farts who don’t walk.
ISN’T FOX AIDING AND ABETTING A CRIMINAL ON THE LAM?
July 31st, 2008 at 10:25 amWhat, Karl worry? He has connections with the Decider of the World, capable of pardoning thousands at a time. He carries a “get out of jail free” card in his wallet. But it expires January 2009…
July 31st, 2008 at 10:25 amROVE: The White House has said we want to stand up for the doctrine of separation of powers.
Only when it suits their needs, otherwise, they are wholly for the Executive Branch having untethered powers.
They are the ones who asserted that becuase the President does something, it cannot be illegal, simply because he’s the President. Never mind the Constitution.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:32 amDo you hear that congress ?!?
July 31st, 2008 at 10:33 amkarl says your vote was ludicrous !
He also said that you wanted to call him up at your convenience and that it was for no good reason at all.
Now, I don’t know about all of you down there in the Hallowed Halls, but I would take that as a very personal insult.
A slap in the face so to speak.
In fact, I’d say karl has drawn a line in the sand, has thrown down the gaunlet, he’s taunting you, daring you.
I mean, I’d be damned ashamed if I didn’t do something about it, right away.
This just can’t be allowed to go unchallenged.
There is only one way to restore the rule of law in this country. We must take harsh action against the criminal Republican elite. They attempted a coup against the government and constitution. Yet, our Democrat party seems impostent to do anything about it. The Democrat party failed to learn that Republicans must be treated as the fascist and anti American force that they are. Pardon for Nixon was one thing. However, they never learned from it as the Iran Contra and countless other illegal activities have shown. It is time to jail their leaders and disband the party.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:33 amRove calls contempt vote ‘ludicrous,’
Ahhh, I get it. M.C. Rove is calling out Ludacris,
July 31st, 2008 at 10:37 amROVE: …and for the right of the president to not have his aides and former aides called up at the convenience of the Congress for no good reason at all.
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Only in Roveland would the politicization of the DoJ, effectively making the department a complete joke staffed by incompetents ready to do the President’s bidding instead of mete out actual justice, be considered “no good reason at all”.
On the other hand, the POTUS getting a blow job from a consenting adult is a d*mn good reason for aides, former aides, and even Secret Service agents to be called upon to testify under oath.
And about a quarter of the country still thinks this bizarre double standard makes sense.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:40 amKKKarl is the big body in the swamp that Nancy promised to drain.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:43 amG_d is prescient, reminds me of the Father.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:43 amAnd, Nancy Pelosi is putting off any movement on a contempt citation until September. God I hope that San Francisco is smart enough to throw Ms. Pelosi out on her ear. She will go down in history as the Worst Speaker of the House ever.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:45 amI find TP’s headline wording odd:
“Admits to exerting ‘no personal privilege’”
Shouldn’t that be “Claims to exerting . . .”?
Anyway, good morning, everyone. :)
July 31st, 2008 at 10:49 amIt is easy KKKarl, go before the committee, put your hand on the Bible and clear your good reputation. Quit hiding behind the apron of the White House you no longer work for. Going on a pretend cable network and telling lies does nothing to clear your good name.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:50 am“For no good reason at all” sounds like something you’d hear on “Leave it to Beaver”.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:53 amBut who decides whether Rove was called by Congress for ‘Good Reason’ or ‘Bad Reason’?…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:04 amIs it Cheney who makes that decision?!
As serious as this may ultimately be, compared to all of the things that Rove could be issued a subpoena for, this is SO tame in comparison… and they can’t even get this right.
Democrats need to stop being so scared of how this might be viewed by some imaginary society. They need to do their job and follow the law or they will not deserve anyone’s vote!
So much is at stake here because we can not possibly move forward as a Nation until we address the crimes and corruption of this Administration. What good would power be for the Democrats if all they control is one big lie.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:11 amCourt Rules on Miers/Bolten Subpoenas, via TPM
A federal district court in DC has overruled the White House-backed motion to dismiss the House lawsuit to enforce contempt of court against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
July 31st, 2008 at 11:11 amThe problem with this guy just responding in a written response is that he is not under oath. He can make up what ever he damn well pleases!!
July 31st, 2008 at 11:19 amKarl Rove: “Suck it, Congress…”
Congress: “We will not stand for this outrageous and flagrant flouting of the rule of law and the authority of Congress… When we return from our 5 week vacation, we plan to hold a serious committee meeting where we will determine the appropriate course of action…. This cannot be allowed to stand…”
Karl Rove: “Go crap in yer hat, Congress…”
Congress: “We don’t wear hats…”
July 31st, 2008 at 11:19 amTraitor Rove, what an arrogant piece of cr*p.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:21 amI think we should bring back the stockade and place Karl Rove in the stockade in any town square and let us throw eggs and tomatoes at him. He could be moved around from city to city because he betrayed the American people and jeopardized our national security.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:24 amCats r Flyfishn-
How about putting the stockade on the back of a flatbed truck and start a cross country tour? I know scores of people who would love to line up on Broadway here in NY with crates of rotten vegetables for that effing pig.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am@ 38, FEARandSMEAR.com Says: Congress: “We don’t wear hats…”
July 31st, 2008 at 11:19 am
btw, dary11, where you’re from it’s dairy 11…back in the barn with ya.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:43 amDary11
Thinking that being found guilty by one’s peers via a jury is somehow justice is absurd. All I need do is to point to all those wrong convictions by eyewitnesses here the guilty go free via DNA which proves beyond ALL doubt they didn’t do it. Having been both a prosecutor and defense atty, believe me, the system is gamed and manipulated beyond belief. Trials are a joke. The reason they keep it up? it’s because they have convinced people like you they are fair.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:44 amHow about putting the stockade on the back of a flatbed truck
not ’stockade’…that’s a fort
July 31st, 2008 at 11:46 amwhat you mean is “stocks”
An altogether too-long overlooked instrument for reproving the haughty…
dary11 Says:
We’ll be “one step closer to justice” when Don Siegelman is prosecuting KK karl….now that would be justice.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:54 amOkay tokin pedant I’ll admit that my rotten veggies would have a hard time penetrating a fort (would also need a really big flatbed). Stock it is then!
July 31st, 2008 at 11:57 amdary 11 is the best that Troll Central can muster up this morning?
Did a new Krispy Kreme open up down the street offering free donuts all morning?
July 31st, 2008 at 12:00 pmKR’s argument is pure BS. His mockery of the Consititution and Congress is criminal. I realize Mukasey will not allow him to suffer any conseqence for any contempt charges.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:22 pmOn another note,I saw a picture of the turd at a Nationals game Monday vs. the Phillies. Too bad one of the fans didn’t beat the piss out of him.
I hope one day there will be a citizens arrest of this f&%king creep.
Maybe Karl Rove’s hearing, trial and jail time will provide him with that “family time” he was so ready for.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:32 pmdary11 Says:
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We’ll be “one step closer to justice” when Don Siegelman is back behind bars for the crimes of bribery for which he was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of his peers.
Dary11,
July 31st, 2008 at 12:35 pmWhen a process is criminally flawed, even you must admit that the results are, therefore, called into doubt.
for no good reason at all
oh yeah, congress just wants to chat for no good reason.
oh, those pesky investigations, they’re for wussies!
July 31st, 2008 at 1:01 pmMcTreason Rove calls contempt vote ‘ludicrous,’ admits to exerting no ‘personal privilege blah, blah, blah.
He can give this crapola spin on Fox News last night yet he can’t park his rear end in front of Congress to testify. I look forward to the House Judiciary Committee to cuff and arrest Tubby. He has gotten too many free passes in his crimes.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:14 pmIt’s not a separation of POWERS between branches of government, it’s a separation of church and state. Rove needs to realize that our government is a system of checks and balances. One branch looks over the other for any wrongdoing. That way, no one branch gets too powerful. This is elementary school social studies!! The Executive is way, way too powerful right now.
August 1st, 2008 at 8:02 am