And, One More Thing… Karl Rove Continues to Bash O'Donnell
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 1:34 PM
After slamming Christine O’Donnell last night following her surprising upset in Delaware over RINO Mike Castle, Karl Rove came out this morning and continued to bash the conservative favorite.
This ought to make a great ad for her Democratic opponent Coons.
Thanks Karl.
The Hill reported:
Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove fired back at GOP Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell (Del.) Wednesday in a war of words that began when the former Bush adviser publicly doubted the ability of the Tea Party favorite to capture Vice President Joe Biden’s old Senate seat in November.
Rove said on Fox News’s “Hannity” program last night that O’Donnell hadn’t answered a series of troubling questions about her past. “I’m for the Republican, but I got to tell you, we were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate,” Rove said. “We are now looking at seven to eight in my opinion. This is not a race we’re going to be able to win.”
“I think he’s seeing that he’s one of the so-called experts whose credibility was hurt last night,” O’Donnell said on “Fox and Friends.”
“Everything that he is saying is un-factual. And it’s a shame because he is the same so-called political guru that predicted I wasn’t going to win. And we won and we won big,” O’Donnell told ABC. “So I think, again, he is eating some humble pie and he is just trying to restore his reputation.”
Rove brushed off O’Donnell’s statements on Fox later, but stressed that he believes the Senate hopeful is in trouble.
“She belives she’s going to win,” Rove said, but said O’Donnell needs to explain tax problems in her past and controversy surrounding her claims of a college degree when she hadn’t yet received it, as well as lawsuits over her college bills.
“These and other troubling personal background, she thinks she has explained them,” Rove said. “If she wins, more power to her.”
Rove said “she’s right on the issues,” but Delaware voters are going to want to know more than that. “She’s got to answer these troubling questions.”
Obviously, Castle’s liberal voting record did not upset Rove as much as O’Donnell’s character flaws.
Please Karl, before you do any more damage… Just take your ball and go home already.
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Randy commented:
Sore Loser……….
Oldpuppymax commented:
Typical of RINOs to excoriate conservative republicans while gleefully selling out the American people by bending over for any democrat in the damned room! Rove has revealed a great deal about himself in the last two days. I would bet his “genius” reputation has been destroyed in a big way.
dochunter commented:
I’ve lost total respect for Karl Rove!
Freddy commented:
“She belives she’s going to win,” Rove said, but said O’Donnell needs to explain tax problems in her past and controversy surrounding her claims of a college degree when she hadn’t yet received it, as well as lawsuits over her college bills.
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Why does Carl Rove think HE deserves ANY explanation of ANYTHING from O’Donnell?
After this useless outburst, Carl Rove can go pound sand!
CT commented:
Time to sit down and have a cup of STFU Karl. I don’t want to hear from you again until after the election this Novemebr.
Joel commented:
It’s Washington versus America. Rove sure isn’t critical of Democrats. He’s hardly that critical of Obama. RINO, I’d say … useless man.
Andreas K. commented:
The problem I have with this is… you want Rove to apologize for his opinion?
You don’t have to agree with him, but I thought he had a right to have a different opinion. Or should he not state his opinion for the “greater good” of the “party” or “movement”?
Hmmm…
Personally I don’t care about either. Rove can say whatever he wants to say, there’s no “thought police” (yet.) And O’Donnell… Sarah “burning the koran is insensitive” Palin endorsed her. So expect some more kow-towing to the muselmaniacs from O’Donnell.
Joel commented:
From Drudgereport: CASH POURS IN FOR O’DONNELL; CAMPAIGN WEBSITE CRASHES…http://christine2010.com/
ClassicFilm commented:
Karl Rove just can’t shut up. Is this the man I didn’t always agree with but respected up until about 15 hours ago?
Quick, let me shoot myself in the other foot!
He’s demanding to know a whole heck of a lot more about O’Donnell than he’s EVER demanded to know about Barry Obama’s locked-down-tight background info, including Dear Leader’s college transcripts/records from Harvard.
Crikey, I can’t wait for November…
cobra commented:
Rove, Bush and the establishment repubics gave us Obama, Read and Pelosi, by overspending and pushing amnesty (amongst many other foolish mistakes).
It’s time to take the GOP from them and make it the people’s party.
If GOP doesn’t mind our business instead of their own pockets and power, they will be finished as a party in two election cycles.
Final warning to them.
Columcille commented:
This is possibly the 1st Theology of the Body candidate to emerge.
This lady has been fighting the good fight on the culture wars for years in the lion’s den.
No elites want to see a leader who advocates purity and Catholic principles.
She’s upsetting a lot of people, and good for her.
Deloras Vind commented:
Rove greatly disappoints me and now longer has my trust. His comments show he is part of the ruling class mentality.
Steve commented:
I was going to buy his book..but now forgeddaboudit! And the white chalk board..You know where 2 put that!
Randy commented:
Who says we have a two-party system here in America? It certainly appears that we have a one party system, with two different flavors.
Democrat Full Flavor & RINO Full Flavor.
Apparently they have stopped making American Full Flavor! Hopefully the Tea Party, and movements like them, can re-discover the formula.
Scott commented:
Charlie Rangle is facing a list of ethics violations as long as his arm, and he just got renominated.
She is facing a double standard.
Rove has raised a boatload of money for other “insurgent” as well as establishment candidates this cycle. My guess is he decided early on she couldn’t win, he made that opinion known to potential donors, and now he’s refusing to back her to save face at her expense.
Paul_In_Houston commented:
Karl Rove, for whom I used to have great respect for, has just encapsulated the biggest problem with the current GOP “leadership”; that it seems to regard being distinguishable from a democrat as extremist, and to actually want to defeat democrats (instead of just trying to get along with them) as beyond the pale.
Mrs. X commented:
WTH? Why is he so “wee wee’d up” over this lady’s nomination?
Palinfan commented:
What the hell is Rove thinking? Has he learned NOTHING from having dealt with the treachery of the Left for God knows how long? This isn’t about Karl, or the Party – it’s about the people – and the people just crashed O’Donnell’s servers trying to donate to her in record numbers.
kansas commented:
Rove said “she’s right on the issues,” but Delaware voters are going to want to know more than that. “She’s got to answer these troubling questions.”
Being right on the issues is enough for me. I would think that would be what the voters will be about.
Palinfan commented:
If anyone kills O’Donnell’s chance to get into the Senate now, it’ll be Rove. But there’s a ways to go yet and O’Donnell’s coffers are filling up fast.
bailey commented:
I am no longer a Karl Rove fan.
Dave in dallas commented:
i swear, rove is acting like he is protecting some revenue source or something… At this point his comments are just inexplicqble without some unknown powerful motive…. We cannot get qnother candidate now, and he DoES want 51 saeats… Doesn’t he?
SoldiersMom commented:
Just republicans doing what they do best, eating their own. This is why you guys are going down.
Only in this case (as well as many others), they don’t “own” these TP candidates. This, I believe, is what’s driving ‘em bonkers. Gotta love it.
The People are fighting mad and the libs and RINO’s are poking ‘em. How’s that working out for ya?
I can see November from my house!
edward cropper commented:
Karl Rove is a johnny come lately conservative. He was part of Bush’s brain when George was in the White House and what Bush did to the Real Republican party will take years to undo.
An elitist is an elitist be it a D or an R.
Old One commented:
How many conservative voters listen to windbags such as Rove, Krauthammer, or Scarborough? They are entertainers and nothing more. The lefty kiddie, and cool twenty nothings may be swayed but they, if they vote, vote for demonocraps.
itoldyaso commented:
Karl Rove is ELITIST AND SEXIST pure and simple. You can’t say that on the ISSUES she is a better candidate and then start making up lies about her personal life when you have no factual backing.
Paying off student loan? IRS lien (where you and I know the IRS is prone to make mistakes – they are part of the government) and don’t forget Obama’s Sec’y Treasurer Tim Geitner, heck he does not even know how to use TURBO TAX let alone give advice for the US economy and Obama (the Usurper) supported this dweeb.
Get all of the saudis sponsored folks out in DC – period. Of both parties.
Rich commented:
He has to put down the tea party before 2012 or Pailen will ruin His dream ticket Romney/Giuliani
Betsy Ross commented:
Gee Whiz, Karl, it sure would be nice if you would go after democrats with tax problems the way you’re going after this Republican. Man, what the h#ll is going on?
neomom commented:
Wittle Kawel is angwy cuz a bunch of regular non connected folks kicked his uppity elitist A$$.
Why don’t you help out by pointing to the almost 1 million dollars in back taxes owed by the members of the Obama Administration.
Go away you elitist putz, i’m through with you.
James Walleye commented:
Tired of the RNC attitude, I am, for a very different approach to financing conservatives, state by state, up to the minute, check out Jim DeMints site, which I’ll attempt to past below
https://senateconservatives.com/takeamericaback
SoldiersMom commented:
Kansas said “Rove said ‘she’s right on the issues,” but Delaware voters are going to want to know more than that. “She’s got to answer these troubling questions.’
This is what drives me crazy about Republicans. Why, WHy, WHY does every Republican HAVE to answer troubling questions? Democrats are seldom called to. I know there’s a media double standard, but we need to quite playing by that sucker’s handbook.
When the TP was accused of racists rants during the healthcare vote, Republicans were stumbling all over themselves to denounce them. Not one, one, ever said “where’s the evidence?” Show me evidence and I’ll be the first to denounce it.
We need to start playing smarter.
josh commented:
rove has been working for the castle campaign.
that is why he is mad
thetimman commented:
Yet ironically this site performs the Karl Rove function in dismissing Ron Paul. Pot, meet Kettle.
Jeff commented:
today you folks sound like a bunch of Ron Paul supporters …
and in 2000 and 2004 you thought Rove was a genius …
she hasn’t answered any of those questions …
How about a post with her answers for all to see ?
Karen commented:
who cares what karl rove thinks???
anonymous commented:
It is going to be a tight race in November. The Republican Party need to raise more money to win. The problem is that the Republican Party have too many candidates like 5 or 10 to win the primary election. It is going to cost them to lose the election. It is hard to tell if the Republican Party are going to win. Hope the Republican will take control of the US House in 2011 so that Mrs. Pelosi won’t be the Speaker of the House.
anonymous commented:
I didn’t know that Rove has been working on the Castle campaign. That why he is mad because Castle lost the race. Rove need to get over with.
carol-Christian Soldier commented:
Rove =-un-veiled himself as the elitist progressive that he really is…great!!!
C-CS
carol-Christian Soldier commented:
BTW-O’Donnell may want to – again – increase the $$$ goal for her campaign
C-CS
Rock commented:
Hey Carl I might give your misgivings some weight, but Rangle who is under investigation for know wrong doings won handily last night, (and it seems with some suspect polling spots) where is your indignation over that. A tax cheat heads up the IRS and from you, nothing, Maxine a admitted Socialist with a finance scandal hanging over her head and you choose to dump on O’Donnell and conservatives. Pretty clear where your loyalties lay. Yea vote them all out could very well apply to your future.
carol-Christian Soldier commented:
her site: http://christine2010.com/
C-CS
Kevin P commented:
Hey Dumba$$ Karl Rove – remember how Rubio was unelectable when Crist became an Indy? Remember that? Huh?
Well Drudge has a headline “Unelectable Rubio opens a 14 Point Lead…”
Yes – that’s FOURTEEN point lead: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68E55P20100915
carol-Christian Soldier commented:
heard from caller on Rush – that Rove worked on Castle’s campaign-true???
I couldn’t watch the video after 1 minute!!–these RINOS are affecting me the same way as bho..cannot stand seeing their faces or hearing their voices!!!
C-CS
OretardO commented:
Karl go take a long vacation. please.
Jean commented:
It is possible that the GOPs running away from O’Donnell could entice moderate democrats and independents dissatisfied with the democrats in DC to vote for O’Donnell in November. In addition, this could be a ploy making it hard for Obama and the democrats to paint the TPM as republicans. This could be a win/win situation but as a Tea Party member, I would vote for a conservative instead of a rino and don’t forget in 2008 conservatives stayed home because they didn’t like McCain which is why we have Obama today. It goes both ways so I hope we can get it together before November 2nd.
ogee commented:
Carl rove is the reason obama is in office. He worked hand in hand with the obama campaign..Donna Brazille, Pelousy, the nut who was head of DNC, and the head of the DNC RBC what’s her name.
He is in it for the perks (money) and is prolly being paid to do what he’s doing to O’Donnell.
He is in bed with obama so to speak. Make no mistake about. Tons of unaffiliated people KNOW this.
donh commented:
Delaware voted for Joe Biden despite his notorious FLUNK OUT of college and plagerisms. O’Donnell is perfect for Delaware. I am glad Rove has exposed himself . We now know who is the enemy within firewalling the democrats from any real and effective opposition. I hope the party can in some way take Rove down real hard as a sign of repudiation of all that was wrong with the Bush years. It would be a nice way to heal the disappointments of the long abused party laity without disavowing Bush directly.
Chuck commented:
A real man would suck it up and say something like ” I let my battleship mouth overload my row boat ass”. I will do everything I can to help “our candidate”.
Don’t expect anything like that to happen. In my opinion Rove is toast.
Chuck
MVH commented:
Waaa, ooo, waaaaaaaaaaaa!
Boy, he’s royally p*****d off!
Get over it, Karl. No matter what you say, O’Donnell’s win cannot be undone.
Bush’s brain, indeed.
Randy commented:
Well…. I guess Karl decided he needed to get a taste of that Soros bankroll also. Sad.
DanO commented:
I wouldn’t advise comparing credentials when it comes to this woman. O’Donnell attended Fairleigh Dickinson University- and just barely squeaked by. I’m from New Jersey and we have a name for that school: “Fairly Ridiculous”.
You get a better education through the mail.
Colo Kid commented:
…remember the Rick Santorum loss to a liberal Republican at the hand of Bush?” The lib went on to Congress and played constantly with the Dems. Everyone was stunned by Bush’s action at the selection of the Lib. Now we know it was Karl Rove doing the selecting. ROVE IS DONE, HE’S A RINO—THROUGH AND THROUGH. HE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM!
Julie commented:
What the hell is wrong with him? And, you’re right about his opponents ads. For some reason, Rove is a scorned man; it’s becoming more and more obvious with his continuous bashing. Maybe she wouldn’t hire him as a political consultant? I hope he ends this childish behavior soon!!
Moriyah commented:
Karl Rove …Country Club Republican?
F*ck
Off!
Joanne commented:
I don’t know anything about this woman, but Grinch should give her the benefit of the doubt until she explains herself. It is better to be right on the issues with some past problems than wrong on the issues with some past problems. He’s just mad Castle didn’t win – suck it up by shutting up.
Tim H commented:
Rove is a typical mainstream political Republican and is incensed that his pick for the job got the axe by the people. He forgets, the representatives in congress are supposed to represent the people of the state, not their political party and their agenda.
Valerie commented:
You can shoot the messenger, or you can pay attention and sharpen your presentation.
I am sure nobody has forgotten how savagely Sarah Palin and Harriet Myers were attacked for having attended the wrong schools, and how savagely Hillary Clinton was attacked for dabbling once in the futures market, and then getting out and staying out.
Christine O’Donnell should hire Karl Rove, specifically to help her deal with (or skillfully ignore) the issues he has mentioned.
Does anybody remember which of our Founding Fathers had financial troubles all his life?
aprilnovember811 commented:
Hey Karl, could you help us get to the bottom of Obama’s Kenyan birth and refusing to show his college records? Come on Karl. Where is his AMERICAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE LIAR. YOU KNOW HE WASN’T BORN HERE. WHERE IS IT? WHAT ABOUT HIS COLLEGE RECORDS? WAS HE REGISTERED AS A FOREIGN STUDENT? WE WANT TO SEE IT!
aprilnovember811 commented:
Every member of Congress received a copy of Obama’s KENYAN birth certificate in late August. WHAT ARE THEY, AND YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT KARL? YOU’RE AIDING AND ABETTING A KENYAN DESPOT.
Al Hussein Bin Obama\'s Brother In A Mud Hut commented:
I wouldn’t advise comparing credentials when it comes to this woman. O’Donnell attended Fairleigh Dickinson University- and just barely squeaked by.
Hussein went to Harvard and he’s proven to be a dimwitted ignoramus.
Eric S. commented:
Before 2005, Rove was the Great and Powerful Oz. Since then, he’s just been the sad little man behind the curtain. Just can’t quite figure out if he was always an illusion, or if he lost it somewhere after the Bush re-election. Regardless, his current obvious lack of knowledge/understanding makes him a lightweight.
Larry Sheldon commented:
Rove has shown his true colors.
Let’s stop wasting air time on him.
Rock commented:
“I wouldn’t advise comparing credentials when it comes to this woman. O’Donnell attended Fairleigh Dickinson University- and just barely squeaked by.”
Pretty sure she understands that the Island of Guam will not tip over because of the number of troops stationed there. Thank you very much Hank Johnson.
jorgen commented:
I am beginning to think that Rove was responsible for some of Bush’s (many) bad ideas.
sandy commented:
Its obvious that Rove was working on Castle’s when he uttered — WE thought we had closed the gap a couple of days before the election.
Tokyo Rove is splitting the Republican Party and will probably appear in ads for the Dem Candidate in Deleware. completely oblivious to the damage he is doing.
About Mike Castle not congratulating O’Donnell Rove said that it takes time to get over something like this. How does he think that O’Donnell is going to get over the treatment she received at that hands of people like Rove?
Ohio Granny commented:
Karl, it’s a new day. It’s a different time. The model you used in 2000 and 2004 got us Obama in 2008. Thanks for that.
You are the architech of the old dying GOP everyone told us about. The architech of electing and re-electing porky pigs and left of center RINO’s to Congress.
The GOP is dead, they said. The conservatives are so yesteryear, they said. The silent majority is busy watching American Idol and too stupid to do anything, they said. David Frum left NRO because, sigh, we.just.don’t.get.it David Brooks told us we either march left or become irrelevant.
Who is irrelevant now?
truth_seeker commented:
“She belives she’s going to win,” Rove said, but said O’Donnell needs to explain tax problems in her past and controversy surrounding her claims of a college degree when she hadn’t yet received it, as well as lawsuits over her college bills. “She’s got to answer these troubling questions.”
The sad thing is, if she had a “D” behind her name, these issues wouldn’t matter.