Topic: Karl Rove
Quotes
When these techniques were first authorized, Democratic leaders had been briefed about them. Their silence made them complicit in their use
Rove: Bush did not 'lie' U.S. into war Mar 06, 2010
The president was better to have signaled a tone of respect for Islam on Friday night without engaging in a local controversy that he previously avoided and after Saturday morning, that he said he'll avoid again
Rove attacks Obama on mosque Aug 18, 2010
With all due respect, this goes to show the totalitarianism of the left. They don't believe in dialogue, they don't believe in the First Amendment
Rove heckled off stage at book signing Mar 30, 2010
We didn't need to worry about, you know, the Wyoming's three electoral votes, and Cheney's voting record, and Cheney's health, and the fact he'd been Bush 41's secretary of defense -- and we were trying to develop a separate image for 43
Rove admits to opposing Cheney pick Mar 26, 2010
I'm not much of a gambler, but I'd put a little more money that she gets in than if she doesn't, because of the schedule she's got next week in Iowa -- it looks like that of a candidate, not a celebrity
Rove: Palin likely to make White House bid Aug 21, 2011
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.
Prior to his White House appointments, Rove was a Republican political consultant and strategist. He is credited with the successful 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U.S. Senate elections).
Though no allegations have been proven or sustained, Rove's name has come up in political scandals, including the Valerie Plame affair, the Bush White House e-mail controversy and the related dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Karl Rove."