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Karl Rove was lonely in his residence looking for something to throw in the air-this is not enough but a declaration of your unknown feelings.

No one should listen to a man that put Bush in office. Look how far America has fallen!!

Karl Rove should be put in front of a fireing squad and SHOT:

READY...AIM...FIRE!!!!!!!!!!

Robert Bell, I think you are on to something. Maybe I'm too cynical....nah! I keep asking, "Why is Rove helping Obama? Why is Rove spanking Obama?" I think he wants Hillary to run too because she might be beaten by a Repub. Notice the name nobody mentions, the person who could really put a big hurt on the Repubs.: John Edwards. He's smart, he fights for the little folks like me, he's a good person, he's truthful, transparent–I have looked him in the eyes twice talking with him one-on-one and I feel like I know him. Edwards is real. If he gets screwed it will be like another Al Gore crucification. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

The architect behind the most disastrous presidency in American history has something to say?

After he says it, can we shoot him?

This man along with President Bush should be hanged by the neck until dead. They are traitors.

Todd Hovenden
Cedar Rapids, IA

Well, at least K C Seri and I can figure out what is going on.

Karl Rove is precisely what's WRONG with America. He is THE agent of divisiveness, smut, dirt, and everything foul. People who listen to and agree with him should be tired of harboring so much hate and evil in their hearts; which is what he does. He always acts like the ANTI-CHRIST!

I would rather see a headline of "Rove and Cheney Indicted"

Heidi,

Keep your friends close but your enemy closer...that's why most all country have spies

The old style of politics. Obama doesn't look like Rove to me. Did the architect just proclaim himself as old? I would think so. Why is Rove still even breathing into papers or media. No lasting legacy that I can see. America despises him and the only good he ever did was inspire americans to realize that the old ways of government are just what they are. Old and corrupt. Were on a path for great change from the old and Rove could never build on that because thats one area he could not comprehend as a human being. Rove knows that he is as futile as his own death bed. Why he decided to take America down with him his beyond my comprehension. When is the last time Rove had lunch with Bush?

"Wake up Jon!!!!!! Cheating on your wife is a far cry from casuing a lot of innocent people to die!!!! No matter what, you will take up for Bush and what he's done. I guess you think Craig really does have a wide stance!!!!!!!!

As for research………..I can see clearly as to where we are today in the US and where we were at when Clinton was President!"

Wake up?? Oh, I see, you think the worst thing Clinton did was cheat on his wife. I think the worst thing he did was nothing, as in he did nothing. He rode an inflated economy driven by exagerated corporate earnings brought about by lax IRS & SEC auditing and enforcement, not to mention a .com boom that went bust just BEFORE he left office. He was in office when the recession started, not Bush. He did nothing when we were attacked throughout the 90's by terrorists. He did nothing to stop the spread of a multinational terrorism organization. He did nothing when Sudan offered bin Laden on a platter. Hey, why doesn't someone seriously ask Sandy Berger exactly what top secret memos he stole from the national archives, bet it was something that would have made Billy boy look awefully bad. But you know what, I don't agree with everything Bush has done. I wish he would have just told the truth why we were going into Iraq. I wish he would have just admitted he wanted to get the SOB that tried to assinate his dad. I wish he would have just said he wanted to stabilize the region to protect our oil supplies. I wish he would have told all the environmentalists to jump of a windmill and just drilled in Alaska and along the coast, that way maybe we could extricate ourselves from the middle east. Please, don't lecture me about waking up and spare us all the ideological drivel. You think that if the world just liked us things would all be better. I don't really care if the world likes us or not. You show me a president that cares more about the American image abroad than national security, and I'll show you a president that is leading us further down the rabbit hole.

I just want to remind the middle class, this is our opportunity standup for the real change of the new generation, so we don't have to safer, most of people they can work but the gevornment give them a choose to sit and get pay from our income I mine ( the middle class) pay check . I'm the frist time regester voiter I'm looking forword to voit lower the wolfer so we all move forword .Please Hilry don't propose wolfar think again.

Dream team,
From mississipi.

Karl Rove should be embarassed to describe any of the current possible nominees as lazy. Afterall, he helped to elect the most mentally lazy, least accomplished, most despised (both in the U.S. and around the world), dumbest, most narrow-minded, self-righteous Presidents (and I use that term loosely) in the past 100 years. When you take into account that GWB also benefitted from Affirmative Action, Karl Rove really out-did himself. The only difference was that Georgy Boy received preferential treatment due to being from what's called the Good Old (Rich) White Boy Network. If anyone doesn't believe that statement and you come from an average income family and make average grades (like Georgy Boy), just try getting into Yale and see how far you get. If that isn't a form of Affirmative Action I don't know what else it could be called. One more thing. Georgy Boy has shown on more than one occasion that he is against Affirmative Action.

How many of these posts do you think are propaganda? How many "insights" from the every day guy, are convenient at knocking particular candidates in a venue that is not questioned? How powerful would it be to insert horribly inaccurate and "below the belt" comments in and subtly affect people's point of view? (Think of the movie Music Man: the town hall scene where he called out his needs, as if he were part of the townspeople). If I were Karl Rove, and bent on controlling people, this is how I would do it. Say something, anything, just to get people talking. Then, I would join in, anonomously, or say as EE, and say every implied fear or prejudice I could and slander the lot of them. You hear the same lie enough times, and it becomes substantiated.

Leave it alone, people. And think for yourselves. You cannot afford to have these people thinking for you anymore. We're too close to living in a very very unpleasant place.

Rove is an intellectually lazy gas bag.Those around him try to play him
up as some sort of "genius". And compared to some of those that were around
him in the White House,he was. But he is not a "Genius" at all.He's clever and
cunning at most. Often the White House people were in awe of Rove's reading.
And used that as some sort of example of his brilliance that he read books
on Philosophy,Politicial Theory and Leadership.If he really were an
intellectual in any real way, he would realize the world is full of people that don't
live by the narrow and limited philosophy that he filters every decision through.
His world to a major hit when suddenly he was vulnerable in a way that he had to
use a pragmatism and Relativism as part of the defense to hold back being
questioned by Congress, mainly because those ideas don't exist in the Karl Rove
philosophical decision filter. The Neo-Conesrvative people hate Pragmatism and
Relativism, yet ironicly they are very much Pragmatic and Relatavisitic. Black and White descisions come from them, but don't apply to them. And that is Karl Rove
in a nutshell. He may be a prolific reader, but he doesn't "get it" that those works
may stand up on their own as relevant, and not just for use as a lesson to create a defense/offense of his own way of thinking.Apparently he hasn't learned a thing
from all of his reading..

He should be ashamed of himself for saying anything. He is a criminal like his former boss. He sould be doing a little time. Instead he got immunity.

Amazing how "smart" it was for Obama to talk with Rove in the first place... Hillary must have been correct to accuse the other democrats from playing out of the Republican play book...[in early debate in 2007].

IDIOT!!!!!!

Obama is so vastly superior to Clinton that it will take Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Carl Rove, and Satan himself to stop him. But we can't blame Rove for repeating Clinton's talking points, can we?

Don't think Obama has experience.? Look at his record yourself instead of listening to his OPPONENTS.

Don't think Obama has detailed brilliant solutions to every problem facing this nation? Go to his web site and read and listen to what he has to say.

If you listen to Satan (Rove, Clinton) are you likely to get the good information you need to make a good choice?

Being a citizen of an undemocratic despotic state called Burma ruled by
a tyrant, it is exciting and eye opening to see the dynamic of US primaries.
It must be great to be an American who can find out and filter a leader
who understand the plight of the people, who will make the country prosper,
will deliver the real results and realistic changes for an average Joe's life.

However it is funny and sometimes annoying to observe that style and showmanship become more and more releavant in the warming up voting
exercises of the citizens of the world's greatest democracy.

If I were an American, I would vote for Hillary as I (personally) think she has
both substance and style, recently she showed her sincereity. Unfortunately,
I am not an American citizen, and worse, I never voted in my life.

I sincerely wished US citizens to enjoy fruits of freedom and democracy!

White is Black. That is what Rove says. Everything he said was a total lie that can be PROVED to be false, yet so many people eat it up. Anyone who agrees with Rove on this, especially Clinton supporters, defines ignorance. YOU are the reason that George Bush is our current president.

This guy is slim and to use terms as "lazy" that are loaded and have been used in the past to describe black people in general. This election is getting heated and race is an underlining issue. Our subconsious minds says and use terms that we learn as children and stereotypes that are ingrainedin this culture. We in this country have very short memories. 1964 was 44 years ago...not to long ago and that is when Black's were granted the right to vote. Seen as equal individuals in the eyes of the constitution. 44 years ago and that didn't end, segeration or any of these issues.

Carl Rove is a product of that generation.... and is a slim bag in general.. But trust this is the first of many "loaded terms" that will be used the by the Clinton's & Republicans. This election will truly show us where we as a country are.

OBAMA '08!

Rose is seeing someone that he hasn't seen before. He is confused and day dreaming. He needs to find something better to do rather than waste his breathe and time. Nothing he says or do will change anything. Why should he bother?

Rove is smart, even if a mortal enemy, and he is right on about Obama being lazy and totally political – I am from IL, I met the guy a few years ago when his aim was the state house and I was not impressed. An orator he is, a leader of the country he is not – I am a Demovrat who might vote Republican for the first time in 75 years if the candidate is Obama. He should come back in 15 years and try again .. also I have watched the way he denigrates Hillary any time they are together in his disdainful looks – check it out – he looks at her as if she were some kind of intruder on King Obama territory ... disgusting!

Relief....finally the spotlight is on verifying Obama's claims and YES, his experience. Why has he been so averse to 'experience'? To deflect from his own of course....he reminds me of houses built on stilts in the sand and surf.....very, very nice, but very weak, vulnerable, and short lived.

His experiential foundation is sorely lacking. 89.4% of the time in the last quarter of 2007 he did not vote.....similar to his ducking his responsibilities in Illinois. His arrogance, however, not his skill compels him to walk into the most important job in the US.

Sorry Mr. Obama, there is Just too massive a gap between your promises and performance! No new promo for you....go back to the Senate and PERFORM please!

I haven't read all these comments, but I'm sure this has been said but I gotta throw in my 2 cents. Rove and The Right are afraid of Obama. Plain and simple.

This guy needs to see the light. We have to keep in mind that there are a lot of people who are envious of other people who are doing well for themselves... especially the ones that were not expected to do so well. So they attack them for no reason just to make themselves feel better. This behavior is natural for some.

Here is another thing he could have done to make himself feel better. Instead of attacking Obama, start congratulating. Then once you have done that, then go attack someone who isn't doing so well.... cough* bUsH* cough*... Oh wait... I forgot... Bush is his friend.

OBAMA for AMERICA 2008!!!!

For all of the criticizers that seems to have all of the answers concerning Obama,apparently he had something to offer as to why he's a threat to Billary. and the republicans.Everyone in the white house is lazy, act like school age children arguing back and forth when they can't have their way! Veto after Veto and for what to exercise authority or to truly care about what's best for the citizen of America, because we are NOT UNITED! The world is divided between the haves and the have nots so if one person (Obama) can understand the struggles of the working poor, which you guys call the middle class then give him a chance. For years this country has been ran by good and bad presidents and you gave them a chance. George Bush won twice! When you had the chance to dethrone him the American people chose not to. If you really want to know who voted for what in the Senate Look at politics at it's best! Two many scandals in the past administrations, so why not hope for a better way, thats all a person has is hope that one day everyone will get the same breaks in life and can work and not worry about the basic needs to survive . The whole system needs to be changed!

Rove hopes that Clinton is the democratic candidate since she would rally Republicans and Democrats who don't like her. The Republicans worst fear is running against Edwards or Obama.

Obama stands a good chance of winning the general election. Hillary is old politics with all her "experience". At least with Obama, the people have a chance at a fresh start..

I'm certainly not a fan of Rove's, but the Dems are making a huge mistake in dismissing him. GWB is the most unelectable candidate I've ever seen, and yet Rove managed to get him elected twice.

And I agree with Enuf Is Enuf – Rove wants Obama as the Dem candidate because he will be so easy to destroy in the general election.

I have to agree with Rove, Obama has ducked voting on key issues. He has missed 166 votes (37.6%) including a vote on Gonzales and Mukasey

TO: GINA CORDAY

If you're going to post something at the VERY LEAST get your facts straight!!! The name of the person whod used the Koran was Keith Ellison (D-MN) not Senator Obama who was already a member of Congress!!!

And for your further inforamtion (since it appears you didn't finish your most basic education) John Quincy Adams was administered the oath of office using a law volume instead of the Bible.

Consider the source folks. Consider the source....

With Obama a strong candidate to become the Dem party's nominee, the GOP is looking at any & all ways to (try to) improve their eventual candidate's chances at winning an election. Only chance they have is if Billary get's the nod...

What? It's Karl Rove. Why should anyone care what he has to say. He's affraid of the change that's coming to this country. The republicans have helped kill the American dream for many of its citizens, they have stolen enough from us. Let the party of and for the people begin to fix what the republicans and their foolish supporters destroyed.

One more thing. The word Liberal is not a bad word. It shows that you have an open mind unlike some of our republican friends. Perhaps the "conservatives" will elect someone like Mike Huckabee or a Ron Paul instead of the same Good Ole Boys.

Keith Olbermann got it right. Those remarks were as close as you can get to racism without coming right out and saying it.

Rove is a slimeball and needs to crawl back under his rock.

Somebody throw some dirt on him, he doesn't realize he's dead.

Carl Rove is right. Rock Obama shouldn't be president. Hillary Clinton is the one. GO HILLARY! MORE POWER TO YOU!

I dislike Rove, I REALLY dislike Rove, but what he said about Obama I recently heard said at a round table on PBS (not exactly a bastion of partisanship).

To my great surprise because I thought the was Mr. Popularity in the senate, they were saying that Obama was considered by his colleagues to be lazy, ill prepared and a tad arrogant. They cited various instances where he just coasted through committee meetings and was not prepared. One example given was that even though he has headed the Subcommittee on European Foreign Relations for quite a while now, he hasn't as of yet had one hearing. They opined that it was not smart to ignore Europe and NATO.

So, as much as I hate to agree on anything with Rove, it appears that at least on matter he is correct.

I thought Karl Rove retired under a rock. He needs to go back under it and shut up. The way he conivingly orchestrated Bush's lie into the white house he should be in an orange suit behind bars right now. Who cares what he has to say about Obama, it just reveals his redneck bigotry.

Rove = Abu Gharib, Waterboarding, Foley, Ney, Cunningham, Ken Lay, The Iraq War, Rigged Elections, Lies, plunging world opinion of the U.S., and Bush at a public approval rating similar to Rove's original mentor Richard Nixon around August of 1974. How can we miss you if you won't go AWAY ?

Wow, someone needs to put this old dog out of his misery. He can't hunt anymore.

His brain got our wonderful country in the mess we're in: war, economy is crappy, oil is high!!!

Why would people even print what he says??? Who cares???

Newspaper and news networks need to not print anything Rove comes up with.

He's disgusting.

Karl Rove:

This pariah should be in Jail – But we allow this POS to continue to mouth off. This is the Same guy that Calls For Permanent War as a political tool to keep the republican party in power.. Be afraid.... very afraid

simply pond scum.

All you libs out there, LISTEN to Karl Rove! He knows what he is talking about. Just because he helped President Bush defeat your dullard (Gore) and your snob (Kerry), don't close your ears to his wisdom and skill. He is the smartest political operator in history, and if he hadn't been there for Bush in 2004 Lord only knows sort of moon-bat, nut-roll liberals Kerry would have put on the Supreme Court

I disagree with a number of posts. Rove WANTS Obama, not Hillary. He is not bashing him but trying to get him focused on beating Hillary. Why? Because Obama wouldn't stand a chance in the NATIONAL election. As eloquent and fresh as he is, he's all talk, and his positions are all too liberal that he'll be wiped out. Rove's a smart political op and knows this.

WHY Republicans want Hillary ,and think they'll destroy her is beyond me. They have money and they have dirt that hasn't started to come out yet. I don't care how much of a witch (sic) she is, the Clintonistas are already counting electoral votes and are figuring out which states from 2004 they need to flip to Duhmocratic. They've been planning this for 8 years or more. It won't take but a couple of small ones, ie. Arkansas for starters. This IS the Clinton politcial machine, remember. Why even take the CHANCE that those two despicable people get back in the WH? As wonderful it would be to see her crash and burn in the general election, knock her out now with a lightweight like Obama, or risk a 50/50 chance of her actually winning. All it would take is one misstep by the Rep candidate and Hillary's in. If that doesn't give you the shivers, I don't know what else will ....

Wow, talk about "shooting the messenger"!

Is there anything that Karl Rove said about Obama that isn't true?

Calling Rove "fat," a "criminal," a "Nazi" or whatever doesn't change the fact that Obama is indeed "lazy" and "given to misstatements and exaggerations."

I'm from Illinois. Frankly, I feel I was misled into voting for Obama to be my Senator considering that he has done NOTHING for my state (let alone the nation) in his mere 3 years in the Senate.

He spent his first 2 years in the Senate signing books, travelling to Africa, and attending political fundraisers, and is now spending his second 2 years running for President.

Those who voted for him deserved better, and I can say this much, I won't be fooled into voting for him again.

Rove is sharp. The man in tossing fuel is trying to add the democratic chaos. His statement will energize Obama supporters. His comments may throw Hillarea the Socialist off her game.

He is not trying to find a job. The man knows that Billy hates him and would never let him in a Hillarea administration. Rove and others are just getting ready to pile on the democratic nominee in a few months.

It will be beautiful.

Obama, the Senator Killer (Mitt Rommey, 2008) is a powerful politician, and that it needs a strong Republican candidate to beat him. Obama is excellent campaigner and politician (MacCain, 2008). All thes comments from Republican candidates tell who Senator Obama is. Obama you are the best. Please do not mind Karl Roves.

As many have pointed out, Rove has no credibility on this...or much of anything for that matter. The Republicans are scared of Obama, as they have no one to counter his message or his ability to bring people together. While I will happily support either Clinton or Obama in the general, the Republicans have been chomping on the bit to take on Hillary, hence his "need" to offer up his appraisal. Please Mr. Rove, crawl back in your hole...

It seems to me Karl Roves does not have standards at all. Why is it that some people are shameless? He has virtually worked for all candidates (both democrats and republicans). Is he a politcal labourer???

You should all care what the idiot said. The man is a genius. If I’m guessing right, if Obama win the Democratic Party ticket, the next president of the United State will be from the Republican Party. It is all about strategy.

The man (Rove) and media are all in it to bring Clinton down and give Obama a clear sailing in the media. When Obama go head-to-head with Republican Party winner, you will see that Obama doesn’t stand a chance. Because he will be ill prepare and "lazy" and the Republicans will blast him on every “misstatements and exaggerations." Just look at history, there are MORE presidents from the Republican Party then Democratic Party. Strategy People! Not emotions!

If Rove has positive things to say about Hillary, then a thinking person must question the Diebold results in New Hampshire!
One might want to think about EVER voting for Hillary if Rove and Murdoch like her – very scary!

Karl Rove still thinks he has relevancy. He doesn't.
I wish he'd go away, and take his stupid comments with him.

The Republicans believe that they can beat Hillary easily, so this right wing facilitator is trying to help Hillary win the democratic nomination by criticising the candidate they fear most. He actually believes that democratic primary voters will be so stupid that they will not see through this ploy. However remember that he got the most unqualified candidate elected twice as president of the United States of America.

Rove.....democratic advice.....smellls!

Rove smells!

Slink away.....slink!

Lol, he shouldn't really be talking.

Who cares what this idiot has to say.

"Rove praises Clinton..."
Enough said.
And guess who Rupert Murdoch's endorsing? A Republican, you think?
Nope, Hillary Clinton.

What i have seen in the news paper so have Hillary Clinton win over Obama so here long.
But i believe that Hillary Clinton suit who President women in white house.
Hillary Clinton have write so good books about your life and marriged with Bill Clinton and his affairs.
And she stand on womens side.
So she come that been very difficult that beat in President choice.

There is no doubt in my mind that, if Obama gets elected, that photo of him NOT saluting the American flag while the other candidates did, is going to be the Dem's version of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech. Obama is NOT a leader....he is deep-down a FOLLOWER who can only lead others further into the HOPE that his policies, based on his "peacemaking" abilities (nowhere to be seen toward his own Democratic rivals), won't keep getting us all into deeper trouble in a REALITY just as bad as the one under Bush's "leadership."

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!!

Wake up Jon!!!!!! Cheating on your wife is a far cry from casuing a lot of innocent people to die!!!! No matter what, you will take up for Bush and what he's done. I guess you think Craig really does have a wide stance!!!!!!!!

As for research...........I can see clearly as to where we are today in the US and where we were at when Clinton was President!

The more and more I read this article and find stories on Obama coming to the service I tend to agree with Karl Rove. The man, Obama, is politics as usual.
When will CNN give us the unbiased details?

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4113725&affil=kgo

Rove, does not care about Hillary. He just wants to stop Obama, what a flip flop, first he wanted, Obama to attack her to stop her when he thought she may win now, he is attacking Obama through using comments as if he is in support of her now that he thinks Obama may win. What a TRIP, a deceiver and a lier. We see what happen to the country when listening to him with Bush. What a sad, sad, time we live in where is the TRUTH.

Karl who?

Karl Rove is a white collar crook that got away with crime and protected by Pres Bush. I think that nothing he said matters. He is part of the adminstration that has gotten us in the messy we are in. He is a good Ole Boy.

Rove is simply doing what Rove and some before him have done best (thank God, literally, Attwatter found some peace): work both ends against the middle.

Propelling Obama on the one hand achieves what every good Republican wants, namely the dimunition of Hillary and most things Clinton (We'll keep the '90s market windfall, thank you.) Obama, despite residual bias in this country, is at the same time far more electable than the former first lady - perhaps even in a state such as South Carolina, if early polls are to be believed.

No disrespect to God-fearing people in S.C.

Hillary's marketability outside her core constituency is understood by everybody other than her core constituency. Whatever the machinations of Rove's heart (Shakespeare, or Francis Bacon, would love this), he is no dummy. A slightly-built, bouyant Obama scares the h- out of his portly soul, if Rove truly fears anything....

The prospect of a withered, weepy Clinton sharing cookie recipes on the presidential campaign trail? Bill may do most of the cooking these days, but Rove clearly likes his chances against a calculating Hillary, whose real condescension is understood by everybody other than Hillary.

The enemy of my enemy is my best friend........You all should look forward to a book coming out soon that is going to reveal all the truths about Obama ....and by the way that man does not represent the struggle and rise of proud african americans in this country......He is a muslim born of an immigrant from an african country.....African american folks know that fact about him.....

As long as the major political and competing parties remain to be the Democratic and Republican, I can see no unifying force to bring this POWERFUL NATION to agree on one thing except being AMERICAN. Politicians come and go; and they all preach what they think can win them votes. In the end, they practice what their policy sponsors instruct them to do. Don't buy the flashy attention-getter phrases. There will always be the Congress to debate what is good for their party.

i am trying to find a word lower than slime for this dude .

maybe his using the word lazy is his code word for the racists .
no matter .
barak has all his thoughts clearly spelled out in his pod casts and his web site .

on scores of issues . before you choose please consider to read what exactly the man wants to do . not what the spinn dizzies feed us .

after reading or hearing obama's own un filtered words 'you may not want to vote for barak or you may want too. you choose . at least you would be informed . i can only plead to you all VOTE .

and you would not be drawn in to some fake issue fight that only divides us ..

OUR HOUSE IS BURNING DOWN . who will save us ???

peace

As republican, I think Rove's strategy will work. Demonize Obama, and get Hillary the nomination. Then take her down. Its easy pickings when a candidate starts out with a nearly 50% disapproval rating. However, facing Obama will be incredibly hard. He's already attracting the young and independents. So our only choice is to implement this strategy.

Obama talks alot about change; change for the sake of change is BS. What documented change has he done in his adult work and political life? . yes, he speaks well and stir folks, young, black and white, but we need someone who can hit the ground running and not need on the job training. he does not do as well in the debates as he does when he has a teleprompter in front of him at speeches, he is not what he appears. so what if he has good advisers, look how well that turned out with George Bush; Cheney and Rumsfeld (Rice too) have done nothing to help but rather have hurt our country badly.
Personally, I believe that one of the members of the white supremist groups will target Obama for assassination if he is successful in his run for president. he and his family are already targets of such threats and have added security. that being said i hope he picks a good VP because that is who will end up running the country. Could Obama make a good president, maybe, but later, he is not ready.
Finally related to Iowa (where I live); caucus(I participated) and New Hampshire; primary. Folks may stand up with their neighbors and be counted for Obama but when they are alone in the booth i think that most white folks are not going to vote for a black man, the other primaries will either reflect that or not.
My background: I am white professional woman married to a black professional man for almost twenty years; we are in the upper income bracket.

Karl Rove? Why isn't that guy in prison?

Why in God's creation would someone even give this man the time of day to even state his oppinion...look where he got this country and look where he should be..."PRISON"

Karl who? Is that guy not locked up somewhere?

Like anyone really cares what Karl Rove has to say about anything. I know he feels important because of his connection to Bush. But, talk to Bush not anyone else. Just go away.

This is the first election in which I will vote, having just become a citizen.

I am jazzed at the political process in place, great, democracy works. Where else in the world could a black man, a woman, a Latino, gentlemen in their 7th decade, developing country haters, lovers of aggression...where else could all of these categories of citizens aspire to the highest office, and be given an ear as well as importance.

I believe that the USA is a country where all is possible, and therein lies the challenge. All is possible sometimes is interpreted to mean constant diatribe about and with world leaders, the corruption existing in the world because of corrupt politicians, hypocrisy and negativity, compulsive complaining,all the while ignoring the mass of people in this world of 6 billion, people who despite and inspite of the negatives, terror, corruption, doublespeak, have to find work, food, feed their children, and take care of the planet.
We forget that all the while we are behaving in this way, there is a younger set who are seeing and modeling what they see, thus we are creating and sustaining the images of who we are and who we are being, and thus influence who the younger set is becoming.

We all look to the United States for leadership, but the leadership we get is basement-based. It seems to us that the United States set the tone of dominance, what they say is law and everyone has to agree or else. The United States lauds the constitution, yet has its people who despise anything foreign, especially if their color is not light. The United States, a great democracy internally, yet the behaviour of the leadership is totally not in sync with that.

I would like to ask that we begin to realize that this world is not the domain of one country, the United States, but the one country that could make a difference in the world is the United States.

Please regain your position of diplomacy, of collaboration, of valuing and appreciating cultures other than your own... It is no accident that almost all cultures can be found in the United States, that the United Nations is in the United States. Let us help reinforce the United in both the Nations and in the States.

I appreciate the conversations of Senator Obama and of Governor Huckabee...whatever they are guilty of in the past, they see the opportunity to bring this world back to reason, to high ground Let us focus on dialogue and debate in a supportive environment, for, I have noted that since we have focus on THE WAR ON TERROR, we seem to have what we focused on – lots of war, not only military interventions, but war on poverty (more poverty), war on drugs (more drugs), war on illegal entries (more illegal entries), war on obesity (more obesity), war on culture (more quarrels, more unappreciation of others) etc...

Can we stop waging war? and start waging or inviting something else – peace, for a start.
Hmmmm, I wonder what would that look like I wonder what would that look like? In 2020, and with 2020?

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This is the first election in which I will vote, having just become a citizen.

I am jazzed at the political process in place, great, democracy works. Where else in the world could a black man, a woman, a Latino, gentlemen in their 7th decade, developing country haters, lovers of aggression...where else could all of these categories of citizens aspire to the highest office, and be given an ear as well as importance.

I believe that the USA is a country where all is possible, and therein lies the challenge. All is possible sometimes is interpreted to mean constant diatribe about : world leaders, the corruption existing in the world because of corrupt politicians, hypocrisy and negativity, a patent inability to disagree with harmony, compulsive complaining,all the while ignoring the mass of people in this world of 6billion, people who despite and inspite of the negatives, terror, corruption, doublespeak, have to find work, food, feed their children, and take care of the planet.

We all look to the United States for leadership, but the leadership we get is basement-based. It seems to us that the United States set the tone of dominance, what they say is law and everyone has to agree or else. The United States lauds the constitution, yet has its people who despise anything foreign, especially if their color is not light. The United States, a great democracy internally, yet the behaviour of the leadership is totally not in sync with that.

We forget that all the while we are behaving in this way, there is a younger set who are seeing and modeling what they see, thus we are creating and sustaining the images of who we are and who we are being, and thus we are unwittingly, unconsciously, unknowingly influencing who the younger set is becoming.

I would like to ask that we begin to realize that this world is not the domain of one country, the United States, but the one country that could make a difference in the world is the United States.

Please regain your position of diplomacy, of collaboration, of valuing and appreciating cultures other than your own... It is no accident that almost all cultures can be found in the United States, that the United Nations is in the United States. Let us help reinforce the United in both the Nations and in the States.

I appreciate the conversations of Senator Obama and of Governor Huckabee...whatever they are guilty of in the past, they see the opportunity to bring this world back to reason, to high ground. Let us focus on dialogue and debate in a supportive environment, for, I have noted that since we have focus on THE WAR ON TERROR, we seem to have what we focused on – lots of war, not only military interventions, but war on poverty (more poverty), war on drugs (more drugs), war on illegal entries (more illegal entries), war on obesity (more obesity), war on culture (more quarrels, more unappreciation of others) etc...

Can we stop waging war? and start waging or inviting something else – peace, for a start.
I wonder what would that look like? In 2020, and with 2020?

mg, new york

This is a plus for Obama. Didn't Hillary actually state that it was a positive to be attacked by the right-wing? I think this only confirms that Obama is the repubs worst nightmare and the strongest democratic candidate.

Aww . . . poor Karl Rove! He needs attention so badly that he's now favoring Hillary?

Obama '08!!!

Karl Rove uses the lowest attacks possible against all Democrats. He is a vile human being but unfortunately, his garbage works on most Americans. Are the majority of Americans stupid or are they just gullible? Either way, this country is in serious trouble listening to anything Karl Rove has to say. Rove changed my mind about the Republican party. They are a bunch of out of control spend now, pay later junkies. They use Rove to cover up their bad check writing habits by unleashing him on the general populace. Use enough vicious attacks and your money spending habits are forgotten while your victim runs for cover from the rabid dog.

Rove, please find a way out of the mess you and the gang have created for this loving nation... First throw the shots at yourself for been so narrow minded!

Why are we still reporting on Porky Pig???

Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks!

Karl Rove has a lot of nerve. The lack of leadership during George W's governorship and campaign and total incompetence for the last 7 years gives him
no credibility. He and Bush are a disgrace!

Although Karl Rove never graduates from college, he is a great strategist. By the way, didn’t both Bush and Rove predicted Hilary’s nomination and the Republican triumph in the general election? How soon we forget? Watch!

Finally someone has come out to expose Barack Obama. Up untill now he has been "hands off", particularly by the mass media, who seems mesmerized by him and is all but ready to coronate him. Having good looks, being personable and being promoted by Oprah are NOT qualifications for the Presidency of the U.S. Additionally, he is running on one and only one issue "change", though he has not offered one substantiative program that would enfact change in DC! Realistically changing politics in DC cannot be done from the top up. It can work from the bottom in local and regional elections.
Every time I have heard Obama open his mouth on an issue, he has managed to put his foot in place, especially when it comes to foreign policy. Let's face it, he has no experience! In a beauty contest he would definetly be the front runner, but the American Presidential election is not the Miss America Pageant.

I'm confused, I hear a lot of you saying things like "Rove needs to take responsibility for his part in our current state of affairs." I'm curious as to what that means. I'm assuming that all but about 4.6% of you have jobs. You all have a roof over your heads (unless you were one of the idiots that bought a house you couldn't afford using an ARM, don't blame Rove for that). Oh, you mean how the world "hates" the U.S. I think you all need to pull your heads out of the sand and realize that the people that really hate us, the ones that aren't just just spewing the same trash they read in places like this, hated us long before Rove and Bush. They were blowing up Americans left and right in the 90's (USS Cole, the embassy bombings, 1st World Trade Center bombings, Somalia) under Clinton's watch. If you want to talk about Bush being to "lazy" to stop 911, wasn't it Clinton who was to lazy to detain bin Laden when he was offered up on more than one occasion, too worried what the world might think (we won't even talk about the lies, corruption, and deception that came out of that admin.... hello Sandy Berger). I'm sure the next batch of comments will grip about bringing up Bill Clinton again, but last time I checked, there was another Clinton on the ballot. Yeah, that's real change! Grow up.

Anyone that uses "fairytale" in their blog about Obama has watched Bill Clinton's rant too many times. You need to go back and check the facts, and realize that what Bill Clinton said was false.

This people is what you call backing the obvious looser to go up against the GOP candidates which stand a better chance to be going up against someone like Clinton instead of Obama....Thank you ...DUHHHH

Mr. Rove is absolute right eventhough I support Obama.

Ok, I don't know much about politics, since I'm only 16, but I think Obama is the best candidate out there!
He could do Way better than Bush ever has!!

Karl Rove is a free agent right now, so that means that he is up for the highest bidder. Hillary should come out and denounce anything that Karl Rove says, or maybe it is true that the Clinton Machine will stop at nothing to win, including recruiting Karl Rove to do their dirty work.

This guy should be in prison but thanks to the so called "Christian" conservitives he is free along with all of the other Bush admistration.

Let's see here, Clinton cheated on Hillary and got caught. The Christians wanted to hang him. America was debt free.

Bush, started a war with a country on lies to the American people, as noted Iraq had nothing to do with 911. Thousands of American troops are killed and hundreds of thousands of innocent people are killed there. We are hated more than ever. America is more in debt than ever before. Programs for the Kids and Elderly are taken away. Gas prices are higher than ever. Mr Rove was suppose to be Bush's brain??? Oh yeah, where are the Christians and Republican youth? Are they lining up to fight the war? NO!!!!

This is coming from a man that divisiveness was a huge part in absolutely getting the GOP destroyed in the 2006 elections. LOL!

Being an incredible artist with an impeccable and incredible reputation, I can appreciate an amazing political mind like Mr. Rove. We are actually quite similiar, attractive older gentelmen at the forefront of our chosen professions. Moving on, He has the uncanny ability to humanize politics and make it more about the people. Over the last 8 years, he has changed the world of politics for the better. I just wanted Mr. Rove to know that all the people of the glorious world of art and high society are firmly behind him, and Mr. Obama would be fool not to change his campaign as soon as possible. A prophet has spoken, preach on Mr. Rove

Hey Karl, yawwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Who cares what you say, you incompetent Bush baby.

Enough of the negativity, enough of the back shooting, I love Bush as a gentlemen but his politics/judgment and those of which whom he surrounds himself with have left a majority of Texans and Americans with buyers remorse. Not everyone with a historic political name should be president “Bush”, “Clinton” this year I’m voting for my 1st democrat.

Hillary's tactics have looked very much like they were crafted by Rove...for instance, her surrogate, Andrew Cuomo siad Barack Obama couldn't "shuck and jive" his way to a win in New Hampshire...shameful race-baiting...this is on top of Bob Kerrey's pandering to religious bigotry and Bill Shaheen's drug-dealer intimations...Hillary and her camp are becoming more disgusting every day...and it looks like she has a new ally in Rove...maybe he is the Dick Morris of the GOP?

This is just more evidence that the Republicans are scared to death of Obama and his positive "Yes, we can." message and the momentum he is building. Rove and company are like the playground bully. They cannot win fair and square and resort to cheating, lying and smearing.

This is just more evidence that the Republicans are scared to death of Obama and his positive "Yes, we can." message and the momentum he is building. Rove and company are like the playground bully. They cannot win fair and square and resort to cheating, lying and smearing.

Karl does have a point though and sadly the truth about Obama will hurt him at the end.

Obama ignores the words of this Sage to his own detriment.

Karl does have a point though and sadly the truth about Obama will hurt him at the end.

For those who constantly point to Hillary's so-called "negatives", have you noticed that as Obama rises in the polls so does HIS negatives - now in the 40's as well. My point? Don't think the Republican Party will simply fold its tent and join hands with Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama.

There are two types of people in this world – the type you pay close attention and listen to and the type you completely ignore, even if they are screaming.

This unfortunate fellow, Karl, falls into the latter category.

Does this help or hurt Obama?

Karl needs to try to be less like gollum and more like frodo.

The man should be in Guantanamo, seriously.

Please stay out of politics ROVE! YOU'RE DONE!!

I AGREE WITH ROVE ON THIS ONE.

People, People! Have you not heard of "Reverse Psychology" ! He knows he is hated by the democrats so if he can get you to vote for the one the republicans can "eat alive" they've got it made. They are afraid of Hilary. She has already been through their ringer and back and is still standing. Obama is just a "kid" still " wet behind the ears" and an idealist full of good intensions and doesn't believe is dirty politics. I think that admirable but he will never survive the dirty republican tricks. They even eat their own for breakfast. Look what they did to McCain in 2000.!! Look what happened to Kerry for waiting too long to answer the Swift boaters. He doesn't have a chance unless he learns to get dirty too. What a terrible way to have to be for a country that is still the best in the world, but that is the truth.

Of course he attacks Obama and praises Clinton! Would anyone doubt that?

The Republicans want Hillary to win because approx. 40% of Americans said they will not vote for her under any circumstances. The Republican candidate is a shoe-in if Hillary is the Democrat's nominee.

Is there really anyone who cannot see that Rove is acting in a racist manner? Calling Obama "lazy" is a blatant throwback to the old stereotype of blacks as all being lazy. In addition, he is a sexist, for he loves to see the little woman (Hillary) tear up, so he can later call her "too emotional", another stereotype that seems to apply to women and not men. We see through it Karl!

Let the tried and tested crooks line up, and the voters will know whom to vote for. Let their colors show as clearly as possible.

but then again, karl rove may be a step or two ahead of "good is bad and bad is good"... then bad is bad and good is good???

karl rove is hedging his bets, trying to figure out who would NOT put him in jail.... he's trying to help put that person in the WH. hmmmm... who has colluded with karl / bush / chaney for the crimes against humanity and the US people / constitution? once the washington insider is put back in power, nobody will be held accountable for their collective crimes.

let's sweep them all out of washington into the prison!!!!!! this is people's once in a life time opportunity!!!! correct the course of history, before it's too late!!!!!

This for Jake above....Karl Rove has done more damage to this country than anyone that I can remember. He is responsible for the partisan divisiveness that exists today.

I think that this is Karl's way of auditioning for a "hit-man" position with any Republican candidate who wants to crawl into the gutter to win.

Rove, Delay, Gingrich....all these men have done nothing to unite us as people.

Anyone and I mean anyone who doesn't think that Rove created chaos with his actions has their head stuck in the sand.

W hasn't had an original thought or suggestion since Rove left.

I have always voted for the "person"... not the party involved.....but Rove is one reason that I have decided to vote for a Democrat this time regardless.

Carl Rove and like-minded Bush Republicans are terrified to the point of apoplexy that their well-laid plans to drawn and quarter Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president may be twarted. So he seeks to "refresh" the memories of his people by using stereotypical language to define for them who he wants them to believe Obama really is: Nothing more than a basketball pick-up game playing, trash talking, lazy "kid" who has the adacity to interfere with his plans. What a feat for Obama that he could, while playing basketball, talking trash, and being, well, just plain lazy, manager to editor the Harvard law review, become a community organizer, run for and be elected to a state legislative body, run for an become a U.S. Senator, and run for President of the United States of America. Who does Obama think he is anyway. What Adacity! What Hope!

rove is just talk. he's playing to the media with the subtle racist remarks about Obama. What he really wants is for either Obama to win so he can come back and rev up the GOP evil tricks campaigns, or have Hillary win so that the GOP can capitalize on the strong feelings people have about Hillary. Either way, it's a ploy to rev up Republicans to be the anti-Dem vote, swing the independents their way, and win.

Rove's got enough baggage from the current adminstration. He's the past, not the future, which is the direction the country is going now. So ignore him.

The only people who will fall for this ridiculous attack are the same people who voted for Bush. This is an example of how they operate and try to manipulate politics. The truly disturbing thing is how desperately stupid so many people can be. One would hope (something Republicans apparently do not embrace) that Americans would realize how Rove and his followers have damaged the US domestically and internationally. It's time for a change in the way we do politics in the US. Let the school yard insults and behavior disappear. It's time for people to disagree without so much bitterness.

Hmm, Rove is attacking Obama while praising Clinton. Rove knows that Obama is best chance this country has for unity between parties and independence and he's afraid. This is a clear is example of why this country needs Barack Obama.

I do not like this idiot either, but he got Bush elected so, I think he knows a few things about strategy. Lets cut the bull here experience is what is going to stand up to this republican attack machine! HILLARY CLINTON is the person who has it ! People need to examine Obamas record to see that he was absent allot in the senate decisions etc. Please do not make this decision based on popularity from the media or Oprah! she knows nothing of politics. VOTE EXPERIENCE HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karl Rove's not stupid, he's just a criminal. For the first time ever, I agree with him. I wouldn't let him date my sister, though.

Every time I see this guy I think of a good old fashioned pig roast. Mmmmm.

Rove needs to shut the __ up. Anyone who listens to a word this manipulator has to say is a fool. His only objective is to undermine the Democratic party, and he is just using Republican talking points that have already been in circulation, probably initiated by him.

Despite what is said Obama still stands out on this campaign. Go Obama Go
As for Mr. Rove whatever you say will not change a thing

He calls Obama "lazy" yet Bush has taken the most vacation out of any U.S. president in history.

I am so sick of Karl Rove!! Why doesn't he just go away? He has no credibility and I don't value any opinion that he may have. If justice were truly served, he and many of the rest of the Bush administration would be in jail right now!!

It goes back to the old saying about voting. If you dont vote in the elections you cant complain about who got voted in. Same goes for Obama, if you dont vote on something, or simply say present to avoid having to make a choice you have no right to persecute and/or make comments about someone elses decision. It is easy to say I would of voted this way or that, but when it comes down to it, you didnt. I don't like Karl Rove and I do really believe that he has been bad for our country. However, what he says is exactly true. This bubble people live in that simply standing for change and saying this and that will bring our country together is a "fairy tale". Obama will not bring repugs and dems together any better than any other candidate on either side will do. Thats reality, Dems and Reps have been at each others throat fundamentally for many many years and smooth talking and egotistic banter is not going to change that. Strip away the talk of change for Mr. Obama and see what his policies and plans are and you will see that the change is that he has no real experience in uniting, no foreign relations experience, no experience in balancing a budget, just over-hyped self-serving banter.

It seems that Mr. Rove doesn't know anything about Obama's state record where he was able to collaborate with both Democrats and Republicans to get an ethics bill passed, and to get mandatory videotaped interogations of murder suspects by police while experiencing opposition to the bill from Dems, Republicans, and state and local police departments throuighout the state. Obama is on numerous Senate committees, and has sponsored and co-sponsored bills since becoming a Senator in 2005. For Mr. Rove to characterize Senator Obama as lazy only goes to show that Republicans ARE worried that he will change most, if not all, of the Bush/Cheney and Republican agenda. Also, it shows that Rove is disregarding a distinguished record by using Swiftboat tactics. Neither Obama, or the Democratic field fro that matter, needs your advice how to run a campaign. Advice coming from Rove only tends to divide Democrats in order for them to be conquered in November. MR. ROVE, KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF.

This confirms what we suspected: the GOP wants to face Clinton in the general election, not Sen. Obama. They realize they have the best chance of defeating Clinton, who is much more polarizing a candidate than Obama. Look for more attacks in the coming weeks from the usual GOP attack dogs like Rove, especially while Obama is on top of the primaries.

If you don't want another Republican in the White House you'll be smart and vote for Obama, the candidate with the best chance of defeating the GOP.

Karl Rove has made me more confident of my support of Obama & opposition to that unprincipled woman.

Oh well....

Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy Election 08, the Rover appears at the most opportunistic moment, determined to derail and cause confusion amongst the Democrats.

Lets' remember that is nothing but a continuum of the strategy of attacking HC repeatedly, in the hope that the Democrats will nominate her. The thinking being that as long as the Republicans got their act together, then HC is definitely beatable in a presidential election. That policy has not worked, so now he is concentrating on Obama and in the process (like some people who share his political beliefs) has descended to using borderline offensive phrases, to sublimally speak to centrist America. Words and phrases like "lazy," "given to misstatements and exaggerations" and "saying one thing and doing another" are all designed to take us back to the 50s.......

In the end, what we are seeing is a man who has lost touch with the American on the ground. He and his cohorts mistakenly believe that he is still relevant (I don't blame them really....) and basically, if you could fool a country twice, I guess you are entitled to believing you can do it again!

Voters need to look at the issues. Don't allow yourselves to be manipulated by polls and the media. That is how we find ourselves in this mess. Do your research, ask the tough questions, and then vote! Getting angry does not accomplish anything, voting does.

Steve, PA, says, " I just don't see how Obama is JFK or MLK-like.", I don't either. To me this is an insult. These men were accomplished humanitarians and politicians, they didn't just stand for "change" they did something about it; everyday of their life's!

Voters need to look at the issues. Don't allow yourselves to be manipulated by polls and the media. That is how we find ourselves in this mess. Do you research, ask the tough questions to the candidates, and vote! Getting angry does not accomplish anything, voting does.

Steve, PA, says, " I just don't see how Obama is JFK or MLK-like.", I don't either. To me this is an insult. These men were accomplished humanitarians and politicians, they didn't just stand for "change" they did something about it; everyday of their life's!

I do not understand how now, after obama has proven that he is a threat, republicans and his competition want to try to prove his incompentancy. If they had a problem with him running and actual facts about obama the would have stopped his campaign along time ago. There have been attack after attack on Obama and he refuses to resort to the slander of his competition. H. Clinton wins in N.H he congratulates her, but when he won in Iowa he was criticized, like the people made the wrong decision. The people decide. America likes him because he is personable he relates to the people. He doesnt gloat about what he has done. He tells what he is going to do.

Karl who?

karl rove who? who gives a crap what karl rove does nowadays? he was a pile of poop then, especially given his moniker in the white house of 'turd blossom'. but especially now that he's your random fat old white guy...who gives a flying fart what he thinks, or who he thinks it about?!

this is a highly irresponsible piece of trashy tabloid reporting by CNN....shame on you ladies and gents, shame!

Of course Rove feels it necessary to attack Obama. He and every other bigwig Republican want and need a Hillary win because she is most vulnerable to the right ring demolition derby that will come during the general election. They play dirty and she offers far more ammunition- I'm sure they're chopping at the bit!

I recently saw on CNN footage showing the horrible condition in which Barack Obama's grandmother lives in Kenya. It showed her living in a small shack with a broken radio – not even a TV. It baffles me how a man like Obama can treat his poor grandmother is such horrible and appaaling manner and then spend millions of dollars on his campaigns? If her treats his grandmother is this shoddy manner, how can the American voters expect to trust him to treat them any better?

Why would anyone care what Karl Rove says? His every remark is calculated to fulfill a current political ambition – without regard to the consequences to our people or our nation.

Clintons still had enough money to pay him off eh??

I don't think I would come from under my rock too soon Mr. Rove. You are a politician....that along speaks volume, but when you combine that with whom you associate with (The Bush Family). This is so typical, it's boring.

You can alwaysliberals get really scared of someone on the political scene who might be appealing to the majority of Americans because of their desire to return our Country to the ways of the original Constitution and thus abide by the decisions of our Founding Fathers.

You can tell when the establishment media and the neo-cons or I don't see anything that is not true in what little I have read from the publications sited by the media and The New Republic (out to get the man for sure). I do see that Congressman Paul believes in free speech (for those in the media and the neo-cons and liberals that would be the First Amendment to the Constitution) and thus whether he was aware of these articles or not allowed people to have their say.

Now, I have to wonder why the media and the threatened political establishment do not go after all publications that allow Freedom of Speech? This is why most people (like those in the focus group last night) believe Rep. Paul, like anyone else, had a right to be included in the debates and has a right to express his views to the people.

The media and the establishment have clearly shown to the majority of Americans how biased they really are and just how Socialists we have become in this Country.

After all, the media and the politicians in power are the ones screwing up this country. If Congressman Paul is a nobody as they would have us believe then why are they so scared of him?

Jake, you are one crazy right wing nut job. So, according to you, I am some dumn cow because I do not aggree with you? That is what is wrong with the 2 party system, if you are not with us, you therefore must be against us, is that you caveman thinking JAKE. Just like your current POTUS. He does not stand for what I do.

You think we can sve the world, then go head and join the Military and knock yourself out, bubba. Just like the rich in this country, send off the poor to fight your war.......whatever man.

Is there anyone still listening to Rove? He's a dark footnoot in the history of American politics. Nothing more.

Karl Rove ? did he not do something illegal ? ha .... who remembers, right ?
In any case, it seems that republicans are panicking as they see the danger in Obama. Shame on you Mr. Rove for your negative and probably untrue comments trying to stir up dirt on President to be Obama.

Insignificant!

I agree with Mary- this man should have absolutely NO MEDIA personnel near him, ever. Nothing he says should be printed, taped, shown or written about. He is a disgusting maggot that should stay buried in the filth he created. I have a visceral reaction just hearing or seeing his name- CNN, do us all a favor & please do not print another word about this evil person- unless it's his obit.

Rove and his Republicans friends are in a "pickle." They have proved themselves very good with their shenanigans in the past. They were able to keep good old Joe Lieberman in office, even after he was defeated in the Democratic Primary for his senate seat. They wouldn't vote for their Republican candidate because they knew he would be defeated. Now, they don't know which way to go. Regardless of whether they want to run against Obama or Clinton, their "goose is cooked" or, at least, I hope so. I noticed in yesterday's Atlanta Journal Constitution that more than 150,000 Iraqis have been killed since Bush launched is ill advised and unnecessary war. He was in Israel yesterday and acted like he was a compassionate person with regards to what happened during the holocaust – he even shed a few tears. This man is the biggest hypocrite in the World. Hopefully, Americans won't be fooled in November with the people who think that we should continue the course in Iraq. Go Obama! Go Clinton. Turn the bums out and run them back into the holes that they dug themselves out of.

Hmm?? "...I have found my voice.", kind of funny that it sounds like the voice of Karel Rove!

Who stands the most to lose if We the People of the United States of the United States of America take back our country???

Do not fall prey to the political steam rollers it is an insult to our intelligence, integrity and ethics that we stand for!

I hope that the oversight position that Bloomberg has taken up keeps all sides honest and in the spirt of America!

Yes We Can!

Vote Obama '08

I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see!

Rove may have a lot of skeletons in his own closet but he makes a good point and he is not exactly an idiot.

Hey, all you bandwagon Rove haters: First of all, you don't know anything about the man other than what you've been spoon-fed by the Democrat media. Each of you could divide your IQ's into his and come up with whole integers. Secondly, it's like Mike Huckabee said in the debate last night: If you're catching flak, you must be over the target.

What a shock!!!!

I didn't know that the prince of darkness Karl Rove could be in sunlight!

A MAN(such and Rove) so obviously out of shape and aged beyond his years to call someone else lazy seems ludicrous. His only intent is to see that the most beatable candidate gets the Democratic nominations.

Karl Rove is one of the smartest political aides ever..... He is fully aware that the Republican party has no chance of winning if Sen. Obama is the Democratic Presidential nominee.... He knows Sen. Clinton is polarizing and if she gets the Democratic Presidential nominee the Republican party has a good chance at retaining the Executive Branch... Rove continues to support the politics Sen. Obama is trying to avoid.... Rove gives no hope or change to this nation (either does Hillary)... GO OBAMA 2008

wow! one more chance to see if CNN deletes, or should I say "moderates" me. The bottom line here folks, and you DO get it.... Carl Rove is the very thing we're fighting against to take back our country from these criminals. Carl Rove... who cares!

Let's wait another eight years and give Obama a chance to come up to speed on the most important job in the free World. Otherwise almost anyone is about as ready for the job as he is now.

Coming from Karl Rove, this means nothing. The man is absolutely worthless, just like the Bush Administration.

So many of you say that Sen. Obama is a unifying figure and that he will work across partylines; are you convinced that the Republicans will let themselves be unified by anyone?? I, for one, am afraid that they will eat him alife or worse... Maybe the fairytale label is not so farfetched???

This said I don't think what Rove writes or says, is of importance, he had a big hand in making politics, and Democracy, for that matter, in the US deteriorate. Therefore, he has no credibility in a democratic process.

I wonder about this. Does Karl really fear Obama so much as to meddle in the Democratic primary? I mean, if he really thought that about Obama, if there was really more dirt on Obama, he'd keep it to himself until the general election when it would be too late and the other option would be a Republican, not Clinton. Did the Clintons put him (and Fox's NewsCorp-owned Wall Streeet Journal) up to this to aviod trashing Obama and losing any hopes of getting the black and independent vote in November? They've been awfully friendly with Rupert Murdoch... In the end, though, nothing says change from the Bush administration like getting trashed by the slimeball Karl Rove.

Oh, and Obama took the lead on ethics reform. But I guess ethics aren't something Karl Rove ever payed any attention to.

I think you have a little typo in your report. Did you mean referred to as "Bush's brain" and not refereed?

Why the Wall street journal allows Rove to write a column slamming Democrats. He will get exposed as a lier when the book by Scott McCellan is published in April. Frank Fitzpatrick the special prosecutor failed to do his job and indict Rove on perjury charges. He also managed to rig the poling in 2004 in the state of Ohio that allowed to Bush to win.

This is a sly trick on Roves part. He's doing what he can to get Hillary the democratic nomination, knowing full well, there is no way she could be elected.
The midwest would destroy any chances of that.
Hillary is NOT electable.
He's sly.

Mr. Rove,

You helped get Bush elected. Who even cares about your opinions or your advice? You're history, and you continue to keep trying to make yourself not history. Since Obama didn't listen to you, now you're lashing out at him. Go retire–rest in peace. No one wants to hear what you think or feel.

I am so sick of the present vote thing. Sen. Obama explains every one on his website. Look under fact check on the site.

Illinois allows for these present votes for a reason.

Bush/clinton/bush/clinton, no way!!!!!!!

THE OLD SAME WAY OF PLAYING GAMES!!!

Think you Mr. Rove now i am fully convinced to vote for OBAMA.
I watch your game Sir....but it won´t succeed this time!! the Republican Party has just made me know they are afraid of OBAMA´s nomination.Obama will win the nomination and He is the future President of the U.S.

Do you truly think u and ur establishment can fool people all the time? u helped Bush to steal the election with the support of the Secretary of state of Florida who surprisingly was the co-chairman of the Vote Committee. U and the medias criticized Sen Kerry until questionning his Integrity,a man who has the Congress medal of Honour for his Service in Vietnam;the same thing with the georgia secratry of state,a man who lost both legs in the Vietnam war.

This time the american people won´t believe to your lies.Please take this time to prepare for retirement.

We are mature to know who we are going to vote.

Tell the Establishment that we are coming. U won´t withstand the wind of change blowing over this country.

U have the blood of young american soldiers on your hands.

I may be only British but even I can see Rove is full of rubbish. Obama is a strong candidate now and therefore a threat.

P.S. I like some of your comments, they reflect by politics class views on the subject over in the UK.

Karl Rove is a disgrace.
However he states: "Mr. Obama has failed to rise to leadership on a single major issue in the Senate, In the Illinois legislature, he had a habit of ducking major issues, voting 'present' on bills important to many Democratic interest groups, like abortion-rights and gun-control advocates."

These are not false statements. Obama's record in the US Senate is just as spotty. While Obama criticizes Senator Clinton for her Iran vote, he didn’t even bother to show up for the vote. Sen. Obama has made a habit of avoiding controversial votes in the senate. This is just as calculating as he accuses Senator Clinton of being

I'm sorry, why are you asking this piece of human trash anything?
When will he testify to Congress?
Why did he conspire to out Ms. Plame?
Why did he have Republican Attorney's fired?
Where are his e-mails that were to be saved?
He is a criminal.

Wow! What'n Next Mr. Rove, calling Senator Obama "shiftless"?

....... I'm embarassed for 99% of you who posted here. .. If you READ the LINK in the story to the FULL article by Karl Rove, you will see a calm, intelligent, outlook on the strategies of the Clinton's and Obama. Rove highlights some details an average person would miss in this game of chess.
BUT... you all rant on... the victims of the propaganda, brainwashed remnants of 100's of millions of calculated messages.
You're all like a bunch of cattle roaming around with a D stamped on your rear end. D for democrat.
Nothing is worse than having a big mouth and a small brain. Read all these messages and seeing democrat politicians refusing to debate on Fox, proves democrats aren't mature enough to united this country.
They also aren't fit to reach around the world or deal with China, Russia, North Korea, al queda.
The irony of it all is democrats wag their finger claiming Republicans can't use diplomacy worldwide, yet, democrats can't even use diplomacy or guts to deal with republicans in the United States.

Does anyone CARE what this lunitic says...why would the press give him the time of day? Carl...go to prison and find yourself a nice girl friend. And PLEASE take chaney and bush with you. All of you should be on trial for war crimes.

374 days to go...

Hahaha..pathetic is that the best shot they can throw at Obama?

They are just rooting for Hilary to get the nomination – it will be so easy to hit with any number of corruption scandals she was involved in

I am also SO sick of the whole "Obama not putting his hand on his heart" thing. This was at a steak fry, for Pete's sake. If you look at the picture, almost no one is truly following protocol. Do you think that putting the hand over the heart is the measure of someone's patriotism? Or is it their service to this country? Is it Senator Obama's time as a community organizer, or fighting for workers? Is it his time spent devising plans that will change our country for the better?

STOP looking at the superficial when evaluating these candidates, and research the records for yourselves! It's not whether someone cries, or puts their hand over their heart. It's how they inspire people, and what their plans are to change the country for the better.

I thought we saw the last of Rove – what a dissapointment ! Calling Obama lazy is as close to a racial slur as one can get. It is not surprising, I guess, to find the Republican smear machine is alive and well. Go away Mr. Rove. America has a chance for true leadership. Perhaps America will even be able to regain that which was lost during the last eight years

This article in The Washington Post depresses me, but a lot of what Rove says is right. I just hope Clinton goes back to being a calculated robot and Obama actually takes the gloves off this time. Most people in the country don't want to be reminded of impeachment and White Water and last minute pardens. They don't want to be reminded of how divisive Bill was to most republicans in this country. Democrats need to be reminded that Hillary Clinton was THE MOST outspoken democratic senator to support Bush's invasion of Iraq up until she ran for president. Obama might have some weaknesses, but if I were running his campaign, I'd tell him that the time for survival mode is now. I'd tell him to Remind people that he didn't need to almost lose in order to find his voice. I'd tell him to Remind them that he's had his voice all along.

You have got to be kidding me, anyone who buys this crock. The FACT is, often senators will take a stand by NOT voting on a bill, because someone attached a nasty little rider on the bill that no one in their right mind would vote for. This happens quite often. Someone will introduce a great bill, only to have a rider attached that will prevent anyone who agrees on the original issue from voting yes. This way the opposition party can "Kill Bill" without seeming like the bad guys. Both parties do it. So when you see that someone doesn't vote, it's not that they're lazy. What an idiotic assessment. Unfortunately, Rove and the people like him (including people that make a point of using Senator Obama's middle name Hussein) aren't as stupid as you might think. they are pompous and arrogant and are trying to manipulate the emotions of the American public to work the political machine. "Lazy", and "unpatriotic" are trigger words used to manipulate. Please don't fall for it, ladies and gentlemen. The fact is, there are VERY few lazy people in Congress or the Senate. These people are often sleep deprived and overworked (Bill Clinton talks about this in his latest book). Rove should stick to dancing....Oh wait, he's miserable there, too.

As presented in the context of the story, calling Obama "lazy" is a pretty incendiary term when used to describe someone black (likely a purposeful, yet subtle Rove political intention). Also, it's pretty obvious that the potshots at both candidates come as a long term strategic motives.... Divide and conquer. Put doubt in the publics mind. etc
America! stand your ground don't let this arrogant divisive little man influence your vote.

I guess that is the only way Karl Rove can try to get the democrats fighting against each other, and fracture, so that the republicans can eventually unify and stay in power! I wouldn't listen to a thing that man says–he is smart, but never genuine. There is always an ulterior motive.

What rock did Rove just crawl out from under.

GOOD OLD KARL EVERYBODY THOUGHT HE RETIRED, WHAT A JOKE. DIVIDE AND CONQUER... GO NEGATIVE ANDKEEP IT UP...HIS MOTTO"' WHY DOES THE NEWS ALWAYS PRINT HIS DEVISEVES COMMENTS? HE PUT ONE MORON IN OFFICE....WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF HIS OPINIONS

Americans are so easy to manipulate politically. Rove doesn't speak unless it helps the rightard cause.

Hey Gang- If Rove was advising Barack the Hill would be toast right know. If Barack wants to be the next Pres. he needs to step it up.

No wonder it's almost sure the Republicans will keep the White House, like forever: Any attack on a Democratic candidate by Bush strategists is blamed on another Democratic candidate. If there is anything at all that we outsiders admire about the Republican Party people, it is that they do not sacrifice their family and what they stand for because of individual ambitions. Why can't you democrats talk less and think more?

No wonder it's almost sure the Republicans will keep the White House, like forever: Any attack on a Democratic candidate by Bush strategists is blamed on another Democratic candidate. If there is anything at all that we outsiders admire about the Republican Party people, it is that they do not sacrifice their family and what they stand for individual ambitions. Why can't you democrats talk less and think more?

Hmmm, Carl Rove and the Bush machine don't like Obama. Think I'll vote for him!

Rove is a criminal and should be put in prison for treason and violations of the constitution.

The Clinton's calculating... aren't all politicians calculating? Don't they have to be? I'd prefer to have a calculating President rather than an uncalculating President... "oh, maybe I'll go to war today because I feel like it." Wasn't going into Iraq calculated ... maybe the wrong calculation but it was calculated... I just want to hear politicians tell me their calculations so I can make up my own mind.

Rove is a sociopath who has no moral reference point except to get his warped ideas into the marketplace. My biggest beef with the Bushes are that they allowed this guy into their realm of reason... The Clintons, Edwards, & Obamas are all calculating...so let's get over it and hear what they are going to do for this country with clear, pragmatic, and reasonable plans and objectives.

Karl Rove is fat.

Didn't Rove go home to die?

All this great advice from a man who was intimiately involved in what will go down as the worst US President and the worst Presidency in the history of the US. Has he harmed this country enough already?

KARL ROVE IS HITLER"S FIRST SON;

Karl Rove is a great racist who the emergency of a powerful black man in American history has become a torn in his blood. He thought that Obama being black has no place in American political history.

He has lost touch of today!s change.he should be seem by all well and good Americans as a marathon racists who never see any good in Black Americans.

I blame they journalists who see him as important hence he represents the old system. If there is a place for Karl Rove ; Yes there is . Karl Rove is the first son of Hitler. Indeed he is.

Please Karl Rove , You are Hitler"s first son and you should allow God"s own change which Americans has embraced.

Long live Americans , Long live Obama as president. God bless all Americans as the vote Obama as president.

Shame on you Karl Rove, your divisive strategy will not work this time around – Mr. Obama is very engaging, smart and humble enough to embrace all AMERICANS. In fact I will suggest you look at the dismal history of the Bush administration of which you were a central figure until your recent retirement. Bear in mind, the presidency is not just the purview of you or the racist constituency in the Republican Party, you can not stop Obama, and he will be your next commander-in-chief.

Sincerely,

George A.
Toronto, Ontario

Uh MAYBE EVERYONE should have read the ORIGINAL article before posting away?

"... For example, he (Obama) was the ONLY candidate, Democratic or Republican, to use a teleprompter to deliver his Iowa and New Hampshire election-night speeches. It gave his speeches a quality and clarity that other candidates, speaking from notes or the heart, failed to achieve. But what he gained in polish, he lost in connection."

Rove stated, "Former President Bill Clinton hit a nerve by drawing attention to Mr. Obama's conflicting statements on Iraq. There's more - AND MORE POWERFUL - material available." = Guess everyone was also soooo busy blogging that they missed the 20/20 segment last week? The National Republican Headquarters already has stacks of BOXES containing all the dirty laundry of Edwards, Hillary, AND Obama. Doubtless the GOP knows more about Obama's "smelly morning breath and stinky underwear" than even Michelle does!!

But the tree-hugging kum ba yahers would rather pass the pipe and all join hands in denial. All the Hillaryhaters heads started to explode when she won NH kind of like the ewy goey Blob - bluup bluup bluup = Now Kucinich has decided he wants a recount...

We just hope that if Obama gets the nomination that he converts his dialin for dollars into a hedge-fund to help send his supporters to rehab and therapy – WHAT WILL THEY DO when they don't have Hillary to dump on anymore? Heavens they might even have to get a job and stop living off their parents! That's a downright frightful thought.

So everyone take a big deep collective breath and sign-up for yoga classes - lay off the lattes – way too much caffeine (and it will stunt your growth ) and wine does come in bottles with other than screwtops unless your preference is for those big Costco boxes.

Anyway we're certainly thinking of voting for Obama so we can read all the tabloid headlines while we're stuck in the supermarket check-out slow lanes. Hannah Montana and Brit Watch are sooo yesterdays news – yawn...

ROVE?
STOP
TALKING
TO
THE
PEOPLE.
I had enough of my party as a Republican. Tired of your LIES. at least democrats keep some.

VOTING Democrats.

Obama is getting attacks now this is the time to see can Obama with stand and to see what Obama is about. Then we will know is Obama that man to lead our country to Victory!!!! We all have to see and know do Obama have substance. on a personal level I do believe Obama can lead this country. Bush and Rove had the experience and look at the mess this country is in. Bush and his ministrations. LOL.

Looks like Republicans are already so scared of Obama! Criminals like Karl Rove should not allowed access to media venting. It is time CNN wised up.

Politics has no logic. Perception is reality in politics.
politicican need money and business people provide money. So they access and control the politics.carl Rowe is double talking and it depends on what media prints.

Before Mr. Rove was quite vocal on how much he hated Senator Clinton. I find it amusing now to watch him play his game of chess. You are the pawns he's moving around the board, and from these posts, he's winning. We can look for another Republican President for four more years because Obama will not be elected even if he gets the nomination and that's what Karl Rove wants. Whether you like him or not, he's changing the way you vote by his rhetoric. I make my own decisions after doing in depth research on all three candidates. I've found Americans in general are too easily swayed by the press and remarks such as these. It's sad when this is the way the President is chosen. JMO.

Obama has skeletons in his closet. Do your research before you vote!

karl rove has no right to speak about anything. he is an immoral loser. he's a liar and a felon and a war criminal. his "war" in irak is your war (cnn) not mine. he's responsable for the economic, moral and military demise of this country. he should be in jail. we, the american people should be very ashamed to have tolerated a worthless destructive fat ugly creep and allow him and condi and scooter and dick the hunter, to totally ruin our economy and our reputation, so they can promulgate uneccessary war and torture in my name. my father was decorated in world war II FIGHTING AGAINST FASCIST ARROGANT LOSERS LIKE KARL ROVE...A LIBERAL AMERICAN WITH SOME DECENCY LEFT. HAS KARL? none

karl rove has no right to speak about anything. he is an immoral loser. he's a liar and a felon and a war criminal. his "war" ib irak is your war (cnn) not mine. he's responsable for the economic, moral and military demise of this country. he should be in jail. we, the american people should be very ashamed to have tolerated a worthless destructive fat ugly creep and allow him and condi and scooter and dick the hunter, to totally ruin our economy and our reputation, so they can promulgate uneccessary war and torture in my name. my father was decorated in world war II FIGHTING AGAINST FASCIST ARROGANT LOSERS LIKE KARL ROVE...A LIBERAL AMERICAN WITH SOME DECENCY LEFT

Some of you depending on who you support say Karl Rove is doing this because he wants Hillary to win, others say he's doing this because he really wants Obama to win. Nobody , but Karl Rove knows why he is doing what he's doing. Just cast your vote for who you think is the best candidate and you will have done your job as a responsible voter. That is all any one person has control over, their own vote. I am a Hillary supporter and there is nothing Karl Rove, or Oprah or John Kerry or any commenter on here is going to say to make me change my mind and I'm sure its the same for Obama and Edwards supporters. If I change my mind it will be because I know longer think she is the best candidate for winning the Whitehouse. That Democrats is what you should be focused on and BTW I don't need Karl Rove to point out to me how the Republicans are going to go after Obama in a general election, all you have to do is look at Obama's stance and record and its glaring you right in the face. If he's our nominee all we can hope is whatever they come at him with doesn't resonate with the voters.

Karl Rove is attempting to do the same with Obama as was done to Kerry in 2004 – make him the guy the Democrats rally around to defend, and make their nominee. Why? Well, he doesn't want Clinton running for president. Simple. He's been trying to give Obama advice on how to beat Clinton, now he wants to taint Clinton by empathizing with her, and going after Obama. Rove knows exactly what he's doing...

Obama vote 137 times "present" over 6,000 votes casted in a span of 8 years. Sometimes he voted present with the other democrats as an overall stategy to nullify unlawful bills. It is a normal practice in Illinois senate. He is a man of principles, if the language in a bill is unlawful, then it should be rewritten before it is voted on.

It is not easily understood by those who do not look past HRC rhetorics, and HRC is consistently hitting below the belts with dirty trck, she is just as bad as karl rove. The american just haven't realized it yet.

Rove is a nincompoop!

Say what you will about Rove, but he's right. Obama is lazy and a fake... offering only simplistic empty platitudes and hypocrisy. God bless the Clintons! Prosperity will soon be back when they return to the White House.

You don't have to be a Bush hater to know Rove is a sleazebag, a traitor, and a morally bankrupt Sissy.

karl rove says obama is lazy,joke.but i think he wants people to go for obama knowing that ,obama will easy to beat.obama says" change " what change.

Karl Rove is like a bad marriage we cant seem to get rid of him lol

I think Rove is trying to incite the Democrats because he is afraid Hillary will win over the Republicans and they are scared of her. I hope the American people take the time to figure that out. I like Obama. I think he is a good man, and a very eloquent speaker. But Hillary has earned the right to be President. She is a fighter for the middle class, working class and whether or not you like her husband, the country was a thousand times better off during his presidency and our standing in the world was much better too.

So Rove says that Obama is "given to misstatements and exaggerations." He said the EXACT same thing about Al Gore, the man who won an Oscar, an Emmy, and the Nobel Peace Prize all in the same year. No, it's Rove who is the one given to misstatements and exaggerations.

Rove accused Al Gore of being a liar in 2000, and we've since discovered that it was actually George Bush and Karl Rove who were the liars. It's all part of Rove's election game plan: accuse your opponent of doing the very thing that you yourself are doing.

Now, Rove is lying again, this time about Obama. He can't help himself, because Karl Rove is a shameless, pathological liar. We know why the Wall Street Journal is giving this liar column inches: because they're owned by Rupert Murdoch. What's CNN's excuse?

Lazy? Pickup basketball games? Karl's piece was referred to on TV today as coming thisclose to being an outright racist stereotype of African Americans.

When is Turd Blossom going to keel over from hardened arteries? There doesn't seem to be any actual blood flowing through his veins or to his brain. Just a toxic mixture of Texas crude and bile.

When Obama was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead he used the Koran.

Enough said for me.

I checked him out on Snopes. Scary.

Frankly, the fact that all of you are saying "Who would ever listen to Karl Rove" shows a lack of intelligence on your part. Karl Rove really does have a brilliant political mind. And I say that completely without bias. (I would also say that Bill Clinton is very smart). Any little bit of advice given to you by Karl Rove is worth a lot more than any of you are to tell you the truth. He has won a LOT of elections. If he's not smart and insightful, then why has he been hired by so many Republicans in the past, specifically President Bush for 2000 and 2004. For President Bush to hire an unintelligent person to design his entire campaign simply wouldn't make sense. I suggest that everyone takes any political advice given to them by Mr. Rove. He knows more about politics than any of us combined. And please don't make any arguments that lack substance. Arguments like "well he's the one that got our country into this whole mess" isn't an argument. That means he made a bad policy decision, not a bad political decision.

KARL ROVE WHO?

The Republicans are all trying to get Hillary Elected becase they will have a field day with her and easily retake the White House. How convenient? It amazes me, yes OBAMA is the only candidate that will bring any type of change in America and the world. Hillary as well as any of the Republicans will be the status quo and America and the world will be stuck in time and space.

"WHO IS KARL ROVE", Oh I know the guy who is really Bushes Brain, how comforting. Do you know him?

I am nowhere close to be called a "Republican" or "Democratic" consultant, but I can tell that Karl Love is hell scared of an Obama candidacy. Were we to have Obama on the presidential ballot, Rove knows Republicans will be run out of Congress and the White House. Rove seems to have great contempt for voters in this country. He thinks they – I am not one of them because I am a Kenyan – are morons that can be manipulated like marionettes. That when Rove trashes mighty Obama, Democratic voters will go for underdog Hillary, who a Republican will easily floor. I just wish all of us can read Rove's article upside down: everything that's attributed to Obama goes to Clinton.

hmm. karl rove looking to split the democratic vote. i wonder why.
this shouldn't be news, it should be called out for what it is.

Was there really a disparity between hand-counted and machine-counted votes in New Hampshire? Statistics should be able to judge if there was a difference in votes for Obama vs Clinton with regard to hand-counted votes vs. machine-counted votes. If so, then a recount would be fair and responsible.

Karl Rove is so transparent it is laughable. Everytime someone on the Democratic side seems to present a threat to the Republicans, our crawls Karl Rove from under his rock.

His "reverse child psychology" won't work. He wants Hillary to win the nomination because he believes that she is too polarizing a figure to win the general election. In this respect, I agree.

I believe that an OBAMA/EDWARDS or EDWARDS/OBAMA ticket would be great.

GORE/OBAMA would be unstoppable!!!

Vote your conscience.

KARL ROVE A BALL OF FIRE, A HUMAN SUPERMAN, WOW HE IS OLYMPIC
MATERIAL JUST LIKE GEORGE W BUSH

I know that lying, coniving criminal didn't have the AUDACITY to say anything about anyone, let alone Obama. He is out of the White House and has no say in nothing. Why is he even given space to write something publicly anyway? He's an idiot. Who cares what that loser says.

Why is that Saint from HELL allowed to write or speak publically? Talking about FLIP-FLOPPER!!! After being on Obama's side and now filpping to Hillary's side sounds like FEAR... perhaps it's the Clinton's desperate move to undermind a man who scares the hell out of the criminals because he is coming to OUR White House do some organization.

I cannot believe ROVE has the NERVE to speak about morals when he brought down our country. Ill, sick man. I sure hope he gets locked up and the Clinton's to start playing fair. The (Power-hungry) Clintons have disapointed me. Doing well only with less educated voters... what a shame!

Mr Karl Rove ought not to utter such words when he has helped to orchestrate the most deceiving administration in the history of the United States. He ought to go quietly in the darkness where he belongs and let us all forget about his contribution to the sad sick sinister system which is a poor excuse for leadership right now.

You have got to be kidding! Karl Rove has the audacity to talk about "lazy". This coming from a man whose face you will find next to the words: treason, hypocritical, shameful, arrogant, and gangster. This is a man who should be in PRISON FOR CRIMES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Him and all the cronies, bush, rumsfeldt, rice, gonzales, and the kingpin cheney. I have 5 words for you, rove, WHO CARES WHAT YOU SAY!!!

I don't like Karl Rove, but you've gotta love his words of wisdom to Obama about Hillary.

This is just a taste of what will be coming if Barack is the nomination. They have been after Hillary for years and she is still standing. I am not sure if Barack can handle the heat. I hate Karl Rove, but admire his ability to turn elections-good or bad he suceeds in what he sets out to do. I live in Texas and have watched him for years. I strongly believe if it appears he is trying to help Hillary by going after Barack this may not be his game plan at all. Karl Rove doesn't do things that calculating.

i know you probably won't post this, but i turn to CNN for my news and although it is criticized for being too liberal, i generally disagree and find it to be straight reporting. As a republican i find Fox News to be far too conservative and biased and never watch it other than for its entertainment value. In this article CNN clearly takes aim at Karl Rove and labels his comments as "his musings". If you want to report statements by Karl Rove, then report them and leave it at that. Your ethical job as reporters is to cover what is being said and done and to leave your own spin off of it. Clearly this reporter is unable to do so and needs to insert his personal feelings into the reporting. Shame on you, and shame on your editors.

why can't anyone see where this mans political angle is coming from. This is the mastermind behind the evil empire of the 21st century which is the republican led bush administration. and even though he's supposedly not aiding any of the contending republican candidates its clear to see that he bashes the candidate that poses a threat to the gop control of the white house. When hillary was the clear cut favorite he praised obama and bashed her, now obama's doing well so he's bashing him. this is just politics people, but why does it seem like people never see through any of this crap. I feel as if I live in a nation where people bathe in the idea of having superior intellegence, only fall for traps laid by idiots. How can a man like this sway an opinion? How can the tears of a woman that expresses less emotion than a dead carcus move the masses, and how does that scripted emotion cause a voter to forget the state of his/her country and the things that could do well for his/her country because of sympathy for someone's negative place in the polls.. Wow...this country is in trouble....

even as on overseas observer, i couldn't agree more. listening to the obama mlk impersonation is just annoying. his campaign seems a bubble without a cause.

why can't anyone see where this mans political angle is coming from. This is the mastermind behind the evil empire of the 21st century which is the republican led bush administration. and even though he's supposedly not aiding any of the contending republican candidates its clear to see that he bashes the candidate that poses a threat to the gop control of the white house. When hillary was the clear cut favorite he praised obama and bashed her, now obama's doing well so he's bashing him. this is just politics people, but why does it seem like people never see through any of this crap. I feel as if I live in a nation where people bathe in the idea of having superior intellegence, only fall for traps laid by idiots. How can a man like this sway an opinion? How can the tears of a woman that expresses less emotion than a dead carcus move the masses, and how does that scripted emotion cause a voter to forget the state of his/her country and the things that could do well for his/her country because of sympathy for someone's negative place in the polls.. Wow...this country is in trouble....

thanks karl from taking time of of your job drowning kittens to
give an unrequested opinion
reminds me of a line from atlas shrugged
"it is not advisable to venture unsolicited opinions.
you should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their value
to your listeners"
thank you ayn rand
i couldn't say it better myself.
hope karl likes the bottom bunk in prison
(cheney wants the top and he's the boss)

Mr. Blitzer,
As a Canadian, watching avidly the political process in your country, could you explain, in your broadcasts, the difference between a caucus and a primary? My understanding is that both somehow select the number of delegates that would vote at a convention if the number of necessary votes to put a candidate "over the top" have not been achieved through all the primaries. Is this correct? A caucus, seems to be a very bizarre way of determining votes.
The British, not exactly revolutionaries in search of dermocracy at the time, finally adopted the secret ballot in 1884.
Please explain.

Thanks,

Franc

Yeah. The person you definitely want to take advice from is Karl Rove. Well, that is if you have no interest in integrity, morality or staying within the law. I'm just curious as to which Republican candidate is paying Rove for his "advice" this time around. It'll show soon, I'm sure when one of them goes for another candidate's throat.
Obama '08

AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN:

ROVE: "Hey, St. Pete...it's me, Karl!!!"

St. Peter: "Karl, my son, I've been expecting you."

Karl: (very happy and exctied) You have???!!!

St. Peter: (very sweerly) "Sure...I was wondering if you could do me a favor, first?"

Karl: (beside himself with glee) "Anything, at all, St. Pete!"

St. Peter: "This book was dropped by its owner as he was leaving the gate. Would
you mind returning it to him?

St. Peter hands Karl a limited edition of Mein Kampf.

EARTH TO CNN.....go back to Jr. High if you need the drama.....nobody gives a rats behind what Rove thinks except Rove.

PS By the way, this page makes a great dart board! Karma, karma, karma ...

Karl Rove is the devil– who cares what he thinks about anything? He, Cheney, and the rest of the Bush Regime deserve to be locked up in a supermax.

I thought Karl Rove had died...where have I been? Inhaling too much radioactive dust in the desert I guess.

He must have been beaten up every day on the play ground as a child to turn out like this.He truely needs mental help.

Well who cares what Karl Rove has to comment on. He has his own closet full of skeletons. It is pretty clear that the Republican right wing machine is gearing up to begin smearing and attacking Senator Obama. They fear the rise of a new change sweeping across this great nation. A new movement has taken hold and change is coming.

Rove should be in prison. I can care less what a professional manipulator has to say about anything.

Karl Rove is Bush's "brain?" Who is his heart? The wicked witch of the west? Karl- you and yours are done-go away. GO OBAMA

Obama doesn't stand for anything and is vague on the issues? Sounds a little like Bill Clinton's first run for the White House...

You guys are forgetting that Rove has no credibility.

As shown by Debra Craig's post, Rove's game plan is working. Obama can be beat, and that's his plan. JMO.

375 days to go...

Coming from the guy who helped contribute to make BUSH our president? OH please....

Rove and his minions couldn't find Osama, maybe they think THIS is the guy.
Bush and company was about to ready FEMA for the hurricane season with the creation of the world's largest sponge...
My advice to Obama: whatever Rove tells you, do the opposite... and wear a silver cross around your neck if he comes to see you.

For more anti-Bush stuff visit: http://maxdname.wordpress.com

Rove is the greatest political mind of our time. Obama should be very scared.

More vomit from Bush's former Nazi propaganda clerk at the White house.
The only thing missing from his "lazy" remark is the second word starting with the letter n...... Poor Karl,.. how he wishes he could say it out loud.
Thank God , both Rove, George, the VP, and all the rest will soon be out of Washington and back in Texas, or whatever cartoon state they call home.
All the other wreckage,-the vets at Walter Reed, the shiny new tombstones at Arlington and the sea of red ink will be ours to keep forever. Hey, it can only get better,right? Jon Stickel

Wow. His audacity is almost impressive.

OK, so here's this nasty little white guy, playing on the oldest racial stereotype in the book – that a black man is lazy, and you folks at CNN give this pathetic man a national platform for his bigotry?

So what actually distinguishes CNN from Fox News anymore? For shame!!
You're giving the rest of us white folks a bad name.

For all of you bemoaning the fact that Karl is irrelevant...look at the number of comments on this article compared to any other. He's done his job and got you focused on the political sleight of hand and you're missing the important part of the story.

Bravo Karl you sure know how to play the stooges.

Who cares what Karl Rove thinks?

This creature was instrumental in sticking this great nation with the worst President in our history.

Does anyone now regard him as wise or insightful? He's demonstrably partisan, and someone who can only be charitably described as a patriot.

Asking Rove what he thinks of this year's Democratic primary field is like asking James Carville what he things of the current crop of Republican candidates.

This man is an embarassment to himself and to his party. This public display of hypocrisy is a transparent - not to mention childish - attempt to take a pot shot at a candidate who poses the greatest threat to his own party. It's obvious what one should do with the comments of someone who should be in jail.

Rove should go back to jail where he belongs.

Why isnt Karl Rove in JAIL??? A more dishonest political piece of s h i t is impossible to find. Bailed on the drunk monkey before impeachment gets started. No character, morals or ethics. Karl needs to shup up and crawl back under his rock!

I bet Karl cheered when he read the paper and the headlines said HILLARY DIES...only to weep when it wasn't Clinton. This guy is a creep...

This guy has the nerve to call ANYONR "calculating"? He invented it. This administration has decimated their own party.

Hey, folks! Did you know there are more candidates on the ballot in Arizona than any other state? We've got real choices for change! Check out the candidates at Project White House 08"
You won’t find a stranger bunch anywhere!

Is there anyone alive who believes ANYTHING this man says?? He is the biggest manipulator on earth. Please don't give him anymore press.

I also want to point out that politicians have made a lot bigger mistakes than not voting on certain issues like proclaiming the iranian guard terrorists. You want to know the truth I could care less. Why? Because I had never even heard of such a vote before this election and before HIlary made it such a big deal, so if I didn't care baout it when it was happening why should I care baout it now. As far as abortion, Obama has gone into very exact detail on why he struggles with abortion although he does support it. If you go to his website he has one of the best speeches on the seperation of Church and State that I have ever heard, and then you will understand why he voted present, and since I disagree with abortion to begin with it only strengthens my support for him.

Excellent writing and editing CNN! Rove 'refereed' Bush's brain? Let's step up the reporting skills before we stir the political pot.

The Question I would ask any of the republican candidates is WOULD YOU PARDON ANY OR ALL OF THE CRIMINALS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION???????

Though I'm not a bush fan Rove does have a point about Obama. I looked up Senator Obama's senate record. Senator in Congress since Jan 2005, has voted Democratic party line 97% of the time and has missed voting 36% of the time. So were is the change he speakes of? As a junior Senator, if he makes the White House, on day 1 he will probably be wondering which drawer his socks go in. Walter.

ROVE?? ROVE WHO??

This man has lost all credibility (never had any to me) and now he is trying to prop up Hillary?

I am sure they want Hillary to win the nomination because they think she will be the easiest to beat since there are so many people who will vote for ANYONE or any THING but her due to strong emotions.

If ANYONE is left in this country that listens to one word from this man or any of his type the also must be the same 20 or so percent of this country who still think BUSH is the best tthing that ever happenned to this country.

Some people just cannot admit when they have made a mistake.

From the man who also brought you....

Iraq with no exit strategy
The outing of a CIA agent with no culpability
The worst 'leader' in the history of the nation
An economic policy that makes Enron look smart
An administration that has failed to protect the borders, lost all integrity for the nation, alienated most of it's allies, sent pretty well every last manufacturing job off it's shores, mis-placed Osama, failed it's people in their most needed times of natural disaster...etc...etc..

Thank you Karl, don't let the door hit you in the rear on the way out.

What's beautiful about Rove is that he's intelligent, insightful and drives the Left to apoplectic distraction.

The Left is incapable of dealing with the truth when it fails to validate their perspective on the world.

Rove's genius is in being able to capitalize on this flaw, in particular the Left's blindness to what the people want, to win elections. He is so successful in this endeavor that the Left has created phantoms and conspiracies to justify their losses in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. This, they would rather believe, than the reality that their intellectually dishonest and morally bankrupt policies are rejected by over half the electorate.

The best his detractors can throw at him is worthless and meaningless ad hominem attack.

Rove should be allowed no voice in American politics. He is the most poisonous entity in the history of American Politics and has done more to damage this Nation than Osama Bin Laden ever could possibly have hoped to do.

Well Obama is getting his test lets see how he does.
Just like former president Bill Clinton got tested,now I think I know what he met by fairytale.

WRT his comments on Presidential candidates, I think he will attack whoever is the current frontrunner. It only makes sense to rile up each side against the other, weakening whoever ends up being the Democratic nominee in a "divide and conquer" kind of strategy.

and yes. Karl Rove belongs in prison.

What an unpleasingly, plump, arrogant, little man.
Who let him out in public?
Gather your children and bolt the doors!

Karl Rove says Obama is "lazy" and a bad...Even though I hadn't planned on it before, now I'm definitely voting for Barack Obama!

The Republicans have nothing to fear from Mrs. Clinton. The Democrats are sure to lose if she does get on the Democratic Ticket. Go Obama, go for change and unity and go with a male vice president. Or perhaps the delegates have it fixed so that the Republicans will win anyway. Obama you can do it with all the people backing you up. People sign up everyone who is not registered to vote and haul them into the polls to vote for Obama.

Karl Rove needs to get a life (of his own) and stop worrying about Obama's. He is such a loser. I don't know why anyone would listen to anything he has to say. He should be in jail along with Bush. Two losers!

Yeah, Karl Rove is certainly a credible and upstanding character....

SHUT UP ROVE

And to anyone out there who believes that Karl Rove is not giving "back channel" advice to one or more Republican campaigns also will believe that James Carville and Paul Begala are not advising the Clinton campaign informally.

Get a grip, this is hardball Presidential politics!

What a joke! This guy was a lying, mudslinging, one-man propaganda machine for Bush, and now he wants me to listen to him bloviate about others' political behavior? Not bloody likely!

Well as we know, Karl Rove's strategy is to attack an opponents strong points, so therefore if we here that Karl Rove is suggesting Obama is lazy, then I can assume that in fact Obama is really a busy worker.

Nice try with your "two-faced" tactics Karl Rove!!...from all interest in this article, you've accurately described the Bush Administration Republican party!

CNN makes me sick

Gee Carl considering your history of strategy... did you just 'suicide bomb' both Dems? Hillary will prevail!

Would somebody please shut Rove up once and for all? Rove has done immeasurable damage to the United States of America and to the entire globe. He certainly deserves no outlet for heaping further damage. Shut that bastard up!

ok, that does it....I will vote for anyone this evil man is against. I would not vote for anyone he likes.... seriously–can we believe anything he says?

this guy looks creepy and CNN is stupid for posting this on here

Rove is the mastermind who put a thinking impaired alcoholic in the White House by manipulating 9/11 legacy to invoke fear, giving seniors an unaffordable drug benefit and giving the rich an unjustifiable tax break to satisfy their greed, and waging a homophobic war against gay marriage to manipulate hatred. Greed, hate, and fear, and he's the master at manipulating them for his boy. What politician wouldn't want Karl Rove on their side. If Bush is supposedly so ate up with religion, why has he been plotting with the devil.

Genius? Bush's brain? Please. All this guy knew how to do was fuel fright in the sheeple. Now that reason has returned and MOST (but not all) Americans no longer soil their shorts at the mere mention of "9-11" or "Muslim," the power of Rove and his ilk is nil. Let's hope it's for good no matter what happens in the future.

HOW ABOUT YOU COVER HARRY REIDS RESPONSE TO OBAMA BEING LAZY!!! CALL IT BOTH WAYS CNN....IT WAS ON YOUR OWN NETWORK THAT REID MADE THESE COMMENTS!!!!

Who cares what this guy thinks.

Shouldn't he be in jail?

OBAMA is a Foppish Dandy in Silk Ties and patent leather shoes. His " I have a dream" rhetoric is so one-dimensional all these years later. People need more than the promise of hope especially from someone with no record of changing anything except his fancy clothes. I never saw him wearing anything sensible up in New Hampshire except his fancy duds. Has this guy ever been outside in a New England winter before???? Always very much the professor, waving his finger whenever he speaks. Blah, blah, blah, I never like the Clintons, but I'm suddenly in love with Hillary...

Rove, go back to the rock you were under. Better yet, go to jail, do not pass go, and give back the lives you wasted in this "Stupid" war you helped Bush get us in. Not only the dead but also the maimed both physical and mental.

pvpatch Penn Valley, CA

Far be it for Mr. Rove to cast any dispersions on anyone. He may take credit for being the "brain" behind George W. Bush and his elections, but, we must all remember that George W. didn't really win that election. Rather, it was stolen.
In any case, it reflects his turn-coat attitude to initially stand behind Obama and then do a 180 and support Clinton. He also left the White House very abruptly under a cloud of suspicion. In my opinion, his comments on any issues are less than desirable and lack credibility.

I think Karl Rove needs to shut up. He has done too much damage to the country to see anything about Obama. Karl Rove needs to go into hiding and never come out. Please Karl Rove enough already. We see what your political ways did. It put Bubya in the White House when he was selected and not voted in. Karl Rove mind your business.

You just got used, CNN.

Rover brought us the worst President in U.S. history. Does anyone care what Rove has to say at this point ? He is lucky to be out of jail.

rove, shut up!

BARACK IS THE LEADER OF THESE DEBATES AND CAMPAIGNS. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE. WHY ARE ALL OF THE OLDER POLITICIANS (MORE EXPERIENCED) FOLLOWING HIS MESSAGE AND THEME? IF LACKED EXPERIENCE, YOU WOULD THINK HE WOULD BE FOLLOWING THEIR LEAD.

CARL ROWE FOR PRESIDENT, MAN THIS GUY HAS GOT TO BE THE SMARTEST GUY!

Go away Rove, your days are over.

Moderate Democrat that I am, I have a newly-found thankfulness that FOX and the WSJ are here to serve as the other pole in this bipolar world of politics. I have never seen, nor would have thought I would ever think I would see, such abhorrent bias as I have witnessed with the MSM towards Hillary in favor of Obama. And I say that as an African-American. So, if it takes Karl Rove, FOX or the WSJ to bring the truth to light, I'll take it.

As big a rat as Rove is, he still sold what one of the earlier posters referred to as "the village idiot" to us (yes, "us") for two terms. That in and of itself was masterful and elevates him to the status of someone we need to pay attention to, like or not.

I am a hardcore Hillary supporter, but I recognize she like everyone has her negatives. But Obama does too, and on balance I think his are exponentially higher. Yet the MSM would bestow sainthood upon him.

So all you Obama lovers, I will continue to "whine" about fairness in media - just as you have whined about CNN's having the gall to even mention a negative commentary on Obama.

It's about time Rove just shut up and went away. He's done enough damage to America already. He should be tried (and convicted) for treason, then executed. Simply the only way forward, because freedom isn't free.

As a spectator, I believe in Senator Obama's sincerity in uniting the people of this country. But I don't think he can. One doesn't have to take a closer look to see that this country is inherently divided. His supporters attitude toward others convincing enough.

Kucinich asks for recount in N.H. Democratic primary:

http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=7608868

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Kucinich thinks there was an error in the counting of the NH primary votes on the democratic side (specifically relating to the Clinton/Obama match-up) and he's asking for a recount!

If Karl Rove says he's bad, then mustn't he be good? Or is it double-reverse-psychology, and he WANTS us to vote for him?

I do feel sorry for the man (Rove). Being called "Bush's Brain" must be an extraordinary insult. "Turd Blossom" is drastically more fitting.

Good enough for me.........If Rove is against Obama , Obama wins my vote !

Democrats forget what karl says. Just support Hillary and make her the President.
She is a no nonsense woman like my wife and will clean up the Republican mess. So even if Hillary gets nomination vote for her. She is smart and intelligent.
Do not underestimate her. She can be a good commander in chief and bring about a better economy and health care.

seriously..Karl rove is commentating on the democratic primary.

IF YOU'RE A LAZY LIBERAL YOU WILL HATE CARL ROVE. THAT'S A GIVEN. YOU"VE BEEN BRAINWASHED TO DO SO.

I'm going to try again...(another similar post was apparently not accepted)

"Katherine January 10, 2008 5:49 pm ET

Karl Rove would trash Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and even Jesus Christ himself if any of them became Democratic presidential candidates. The man has one goal and one goal only — weaken whoever is the strongest candidate against the Republican."

I would remind everyone that Karl Rove is a manipulator; a "wheels within wheels within wheels" kind of guy. The kind of operator who says he wants one thing, when in fact, he has another goal in mind entirely.

I agree that his ultimate goal is to weaken the Democratic candidate who would run most strongly against the Republicans.

He is attacking Obama to energize the Obamanauts, the uncommitted and the barely committed to rush to his defense( "How dare this bozo attack Obama!") and so take votes away from Hillary Clinton.

At the same time he praises Hillary so that people will believe that he and the Republicans really want to face her in the general election and so drive more voters away from the one they fear the most.

It's really a Rovian twofer!

Don't be fooled by this attempt at manipulation.

Anyone Rove attacks must be a good bet to be a great president !! Look at the catastrophe of the presidency of which he has been such an important part . . . . His blatherings could be put to good use as fertiliser and help quite a lot to solve the high cost of ordinary soil amendments for American agriculture and finally do some good for the country by thus helping to reduce food prices!

Someone said that "Rove is unemployed." He is not worried. That is for someone who could not even get a higher education!!! Where did I read this...oh I just remembered. It was in the State of Denial that his former boss goes to bed at 10 pm, except for one night. It was normal for President Clinton to work until 2 or 3 am. They have to do something. The situation is getting worse every day.

Truthfully, I think this will definitely help out Obama's campaign in the long run. Obama has SOME reason why he didn't vote on those issues, and now that the issue is out in the open, Obama has to respond to it. Really, this just gave him a huge hint of what to expect, and I'm sure he's working on his response right now. Instead of being hit with it during the general, Obama can put this to rest right now and not have anything tarnish his reputation.

Well, it's clear from the bizarre and hate-filled comments made on this blog that the liberal/leftist/Demo-faction in the U.S. remains as knee-jerkey and venomous–and close-minded–as ever.

Rove may have a point, folks, regardless of his background and regardless of who's currently president.

But with all your p-and-v and hostility, you can't see it. Actually, you're too stubborn, self-absorbed and puffed up to see it.

Maybe that's why HRH and BO haven't said anything substantive yet: Everyone's too busy throwing barbs and knives at each other and those ole debbils, the conservatives and Republicants–actually anyone else who's not a liberal/leftist/Demo–that you've all forgotten the task at hand.

Keep up the "good" work.

Just a comment on Hillary. She wants change. She has the experience for change – but yet when I watched the concession speech in Iowa, there standing behind her is the same old cronnies in Madeline Albright, Wesley Clark and Bill Clinton . I don't see this as change – but the same old regime with the same old answers. Go OBAMA!

Typical Democrat response. Abuse the messenger, ignore the message.
Is there a reason why Barack Obama's record should not be discussed?

If a Democrat wins the White House, it won't be just Karl Rove's right to free speech that will be denied. Just look at the Democrats attempts to shut down talk radio.

Karl Rove is a great patriot who understands politics better than almost anyone else in the country. As such his views should be considered seriously.

How come no one has pointed out that Edmund Muskie essentially lost his bid to become President because he "broke down and cried" when he was defending himself and his wife against attacks that were later tied to Nixon's campaign. Muskie said later that he was not crying, but the moisture on his face was melted snowflakes.

Now, in 2008, Hilary Clinton gets MORE votes because she verges on crying. It is now good that we want our policitians to be emotional? My how times have changed!

He has no right to judge. He is a criminal and needs to be brought to justice for war crimes. Why on earth does the media listen to such a person. I am sick of the negative media. Obama does not deserve this he is a new senator and a first term one and has done good things. Why don't they report about them?????

Karl Rove rose from the sewer of politics on the stank of Bush and Cheney–or is it the other way around? Why this fat, pant load is still getting print is beyond me.

my God, my God is there any intergity left in this country? Is it all about winning something so you can serve your own interest!! Can you believe Karl Rove in defending Hillary !! What's up? Can you believe he offered Obama a stragy for dealing with Mrs Clinto when she plays the victim role? Something is wrong here.

By the way I want hear about these 35 years Mrs Clinto has been in politics,does anybody know what she did?

All participants should know there is another day coming when you will have to account for these actions if they are deceptive ,unjust, unfair or just plain wrong.

Seems the republican trash machine seems to think they cant beat obamma and will hope for a victory over clinton.
Do they actual think that voter's are stupid enought to listen to Rove, whom should have been prosecuted for hisa part in the Libby mess. This is good old boy dirt slinging politics at its best/ worst.
Wake up america, its time for a change, eight years of msiery is enough, recession, was deficits, thank you republican for your leadership

Gender is no issue here. I'm a woman and i will not vote for Clinton, She wants to be president because she only wants to be president. pure and simple. Clinton is not running for the average american. She drop to tears because she is desperate and she feels that her dreams is going to shatter. Her life long dream and all the years of her work goes to nothing and fast fading before her eyes. Would you cry if you can't achieve your dream when you have spent so many years working for it?

Case in point, Clinton sits on the board of Walmart and what does Walmart do ? Walmart pay their workers low and don't have much benefit . While Walmart makes BILLONS of dollars. If Clinton concerns about the average american, shouldn't she say something about it and fight for the workers in Walmart ? But instead we hear NOTHING from her. NOTHING! So, please don't use gender to side with Clinton. It doesn't make sense. We want a president who can work for US. We DON'T want a president because she is a woman.

This SNAKE never rests.

He has no right to judge. He is a criminal and needs to be brought to justice for war crimes. Why on earth does the media listen to such a person. I am sick on the negative media. Obama does not deserve this he is a new senator and a first term one and has done good things. Why don't they report about them?????

OF Course that little pig praises Hillary and not Obama, Obama has a popular lead and he's trying to split votes so no one wins in th Democratic party.DUH

Karl Rove should call his boss lazy for not rescuing the victim of hurricane Katrina and for not being upfront with intelligence to know America will go under attack of 9/11

Ok...I can't sand Karl rove but he makes a lot of sense. It is just like the Gore supporters who only wanted Gore to run because he may have been robbed in 2000. But they were not concerned that the anger vote without substance goes nowhere. Obama's message of change is great. But "change" is not an issue. I like Obama. But I have to vote with the candidate who is ready on day 1: Hillary Clinton. This country can't afford a politician who needs on the job training. Personally Obama is a better candidate and should be using better people than John Kerry. Talk about an opportunity squandered.

Ok...I can't sand Karl rove but he makes a lot of sense. It is just like the Gore supporters who only wanted Gore to run because he may have been robbed in 2000. But they were not concerned that the anger vote without substance goes nowhere. Obama's message of change is great. But "change" is not an issue. I like Obama. But I have to vote with the candidate who is ready on day 1: Hillary Clinton. This country can't afford a politician who needs on the job training. Personally Obama is a better candidate and should be using better people than John Kerry. Talk about an opportunity squandered.

Karl Rove is upset because Obama turned him down. He wanted to impart his "knowledge" (and I use that word EXTREMELY loosely) on how to defeat the one person he sees as the anti-Christ. Obama wouldn't take it and so, in true Rove style, he has to cut him down in order to make himself feel more important.

Rove is a nobody. Now that he's left the White House, he's a nobody. How does a nobody in the Republican Party become a somebody? By making unfounded, judgmental, and base comments in order to make headlines.

Rule #1- When Kommandant Karl says you're WRONG- you know you're RIGHT! Go Away Karl! You and your cronies are DONE! Obama 08!

Karl oh karl....i spelled yur name wrong...OOps, where are those WMD's?

He wants Obama to win... He sure likes to give Obama advice..

Ignorant. That's exactly what the OBAMA TRAIN is. You want to be free thinkers but you can't figure out the obvious. You kids need to get off campus and learn that racism is a still a hugh problem in the US. A look at the Electorial Collage and doing a little math will prove that Obama cannot win the General Election. The "good ole boys club" exists and is for the most part racist and the hold on the south and in many parts of the mid-west are not going to vote for an African-American.

Carl Rove knows this and is simply trying to fire-up Obama supporters so that they (the media, pundits and the Republican Machine) can defeat Clinton in the Primary Stage, leading to a sure win in the General Election.

Please people use your brain and do some research, crunch some numbers, think for yourself. God gave you a brain, use it !!!

Karl Rove works for Pres. Bush and of course he is on the Republican side and want Republican to win for this race. Rove knows that Clinton has a less likely chances to win. So if Clinton win the dem nomination, Republican has a better chance to win. If Obama wins dem. nomination, Republican will have real trouble of attacking and winning the race. Rove attacking Obama will help Clinton to win Dem. nomination, Look for Rove's motives.

carl is afraid of strong women and strong men...he lives for weak puppets that he helped to create and operate...bye bye carl!

Who cares about Karl Rove. Karl Rove comments in Obama's campaign is nonissue!!

The true hawks in the cuirrent admin is Cheney and Karl. They have successfully orchestrated and implemented the lowest point in America's standing as a world leader. Karl isshrewd and conniving and he probably does what come naturally to him – spin the information so that the innocent is blinded..... Attacking Obama is a true sign that the Republicans are afraid of his charisma and probably have no "dirt" on him – the change factor!

Sadly, though I think Hillary is the candidate who has the international savvy, knowledge and strength to stand up to power-hungry, imbeciles who use their citizens as pawns for their own egotistical reasons..... not everyone in this world has a democratic system like ours and it takes a very savvy person to tread the intricate realms of the outside world. We are no longer an island!

I rather see an idealistic candidate like Barack Obama who will try to make this a better place for my kids and the younger generation. I would like to leave this a better place for my kids and the next generation.

Rove seems to be responding in knee-jerk fashion to Bill Clinton's speak "Obama needs more scrutiny." Who's team is Karl on? Should we take Bill's orders or do what is right? Is Karl a puppet of Bill Clinton's? Where is his pay-check coming from? The money trail usually speaks volumes.

Philo, Calif

I would listen to what this guy has to say, despite your politics he is much smarter than you are.

Elections rigged in Newhempshire. Who cares about Karl Rove and Bush administration?

Brilliant, simply brilliant! Karl Rove put Bush in the White House for two terms whether you like him or not. Personally, I don't. But, he is a player and he's still playing the game. All of you are now upset over his criticisms of Obama. And this was his agenda. He knows the Republican candidate will beat Obama for many reasons, but it's not a sure bet with Hillary.

Senator Obama says he's all about change, but he has quickly adapted to the old school of politics he claims to despise. His home church believes in the empowerment of the African American and Oprah is a member according to the Christian Century Magazine dated May 2007. The article gives great insight into the belief of Senator Obama and I suggest you read it before you vote.

He's been quick to pick up old cliches when things didn't go his way such as the over used term, swift boat. I'd rather have a President who votes and takes responsibility for her votes then one who simply states I would have voted this way if I'd been there. Hillary voted to invade Iraq because she believed the President of the United States when he said Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. I'm glad she didn't back down, then she would have been accused of flip flopping by the Senator who believes in change.

How much change can we stand under an Obama administration? I'll vote Republican for the first time in my life if he wins the nomination. But that's just my opinion.

Karl Rove.....

the Republican Rasputin

Who asked you, Rove?

Shaddup!

Now I see why they call Karl a master strategist. He is trying to put the Democrats at odds with each other, trying to divide the party and make both (popular) candidates look non-presidential. That way the Republicans can slither into the White House again. Please don't listen to a word this idiot says about either candidate – we have great Democrat candidates and a sleazy outsider tried to control our votes.

Karl Rove is the best reason to keep the prisons at Guantanamo Bay open. Rove should be waterboarded to get the truth about the lies of the Bush-Cheney regime out in the open. Then he should be sent to Gitmo to spend the rest of his wretched worthless life in a sweltering six by six cell under the Cuban sun !!!!!!!!!

Karl Rove could never repay his debt to American society for all the damage to our democracy that he has done.

http://www.bushtimer.com

January 22, 2008 cannot come fast enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was wondering when this idiot was going to rear his ugly head for this election – the king of all mudslingers. And flip-flops, first he's helping Obama to beat Clinton and then he's trying to bash Obama to help Clinton. Of course there are going to be those not-so-intelligent republicans that will swallow his word hook, line, and sinker.

Any thing that Karl Rove for I'm against.

"lazy" and "given to misstatements and exaggerations." – the pot calling the kettle black. Rove should be in prison for his war crimes. Unfortunately, we will see his handiwork again – swiftboating Obama with hisr race and adolescent drug use.

Rove is the epitome of evil and all that is wrong with America and the current delusional neocon administration.

This tells you everything you need to know about the electability of Obama vs. Clinton, doesn't it? Which candidate does the GOP fear more? This confirms what most of us already knew.

I tend to agree with Mr. Rove. Obama has said himself that he is not experienced enough for the job. That may because he never never debated on the senate floor because he was too lazy to do that. I feel that Mr Rove is a very smart man and his words should be carefully examined.

Hmm!?!??!?

Does Karl have more free time now that he's hanging out with repeated whitehouse guest, Jeff Gannon and Faux Tv's movie star, Matt Sanchez(google them if you don't know who they are)?

Seems Karl and the repubs know they can't win against Obama so the have Karl play the "race card" by calling him "lazy." Everyone my age and older knows that it's a loaded word. Just as bad as calling him "shiftless."

This is the same Karl Rove who called Texan Ann Richards a lesbian(she wasn't) during her run for office, during the 2000 S.C. republican primary that McCain's wife had given birth to a black baby, outed a CIA agent, etc.

Rove is obviously playing upon racist stereotypes of African Americans by calling Obama "Lazy." Nothing Rove said was in any way constructive...but then that is not his style.

Hillary is like baking soda to Karl Rove's vinegar – NOT a good combination – so let's just not give it to them. It's all the Right needs to bring out the Hilary-hatin' masses. It'd throw Mike Huckabee right into office. (shudder...)

I'm sorry, I LOVE Hillary, but the fact is half the country hates her, so let's move on.

I think Obama / Edwards would be the perfect "Good Cop / Bad Cop" team. I'd love to see John Edward's play the "musclar vice-presidency" role Dick Cheney has so successfully created. And if Obama never turned out to be anything but a cheerleader for peace and prosperity then I'd be just fine with that. The MAIN thing we need is some real leadership. I think Obama has the mark of greatness.

I know many Republicans who will vote for Obama. Karl obviously knows that. It's funny that Karl actually thinks that anyone cares what he thinks.

Congradulation Karl Rove. With a little luck you might have set Obama on the right course. I have observed that he was showing a weekness, and he needs a swift kick in the butt to get him on track.

"check out the video on you tube of obama refusing to put his hand on his heart during the pledge of alligance . who would vote for him"
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How mindless can people get? NO ONE should criticize Obama when they can't even tell the difference between our National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. DO NOT TALK ABOUT IGNORANCE WHEN YOU DON"T KNOW BETTER.

If anyone actually looks at You Tube they will see that the MORONS that put the film together are displaying the words to the Pledge of Allegiance while the sound track shows that it is OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.

I urge everyone to look at the You Tube video and see just how the people who put it together have fooled hopelessly GULLIBLE people.

If you are too ignorant to know the difference between our Pledge and our Anthem, you have no business voting.

rukiddingme – excellent points about Karl Rove. Now, please research Obama's exact record so that we can see his voting record and if his behaviors have changed since be brought onto the National arena. I, like most people, had never heard of him until Oprah announced she thought he would be a good president. Thanks.

This "lazy" comment comes from a person who rose in life on the coattails of another. This comment comes from a loser who was too lazy to finish college. I could go on, but Rove would be smart to lay low with all the legal issues that are going to eventually find his doorstep. He will have more than he can handle very soon.

Karl Rove on Obama: Mudslinger, racist or a calculated play to the WSJ crowd?

Here is a summary of Rove's comments about Obama from his Wall Street Journal op-ep:

"...needless and dismissive"

"...trash talking"

"...unattractive carryover from his days playing pickup basketball at Harvard"

"...no real accomplishments or experience"

"...failed to rise to leadership on a single major issue"

"...had a habit of ducking major issues"

"He is often lazy..."

"...given to misstatements and exaggerations"

"...when he doesn't know the answer, too ready to try to bluff his way through."

Anyone familiar with Rove's MO knows that he spent quite a bit of time on this op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal - knowing the readership, and the attention his own name would bring. Every word and phrase listed above was carefully chosen.

"Lazy", "trash talking" and "pickup basketball" must have been intentional, playing the old race card, in his typical off-hand style. Rove was sending a message - packaged in an artful hail of barbs that demeaned a leading presidential candidate and his opponent, at the same time.

Should we be surprised? No. This is light stuff for a guy with Rove's track record. It is sad, however, to see screed of this caliber in the WSJ. The editors should have politely asked Rove for "some revisions".

Hypocritical statements notwithstanding, he probably is afraid of a republican against Obama. May I point out that other than being "Bush's Brain," Rove has no formal education in politics. Furthermore, he is using the word "lazy," a word often associated with stereotypes and racial epithets to tap into normalized/subdued racism. He is clever in his tactics, although extremely transparent and not well-informed. Rove: grow up, get a job, and go to school, America has had enough of you, your brain, and your dirty tricks

dean January 10, 2008 8:26 pm ET

check out the video on you tube of obama refusing to put his hand on his heart during the pledge of alligance . who would vote for him
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Dean, where have you been? This was talked about over the summer, and this is a non-issue. Is this the best you can come up with? Stop the madness.

What's interesting to me is when someone tells the absolute truth about any issue , they are slam dunked by other's . It's the human nature thing to do. The human need to be critical. Seems to me that we are still going to be in trouble who ever the next President is.

My question is, "When is the ENTIRE Bush administration, Rove included, going before a firing squad?"

Each one of them is GUILTY for the deaths of the thousands of servicemen who have died in Iraq. As GUILTY as if they pulled the trigger or dropped the bomb.

Karl Rove looks like the sheriff on the classic movie "Porky's".

Dear lonel wechsler:

Obama has talked about his mother, who died years ago, in his books . Read his autobiographies wherein he writes about being biracial, his mother, father and grandparents. He's very candid about his life and his relationships with his mother, father and grandparents, especailly during his youth and formative years. Obama is very open and honest which is why I find him so refreshing. I think you'll find his books interesting, as well as insightful, as I did.

I would also suggest that you find out who is behind or who runs the website where you are getting your 'scary" information about Obama. Many times, they(web sites) aren't completely honest about who thery really are as well as what their agenda is.
Be sure to always check your facts too.

And to: rukiddingme: AMEN!!!!!!!

I think it is very obvious why Rove left the White House in such a hurry... indictment. The fact that he would turn his attention to Obama is a good sign of viable threat Obama must be in the minds of Republicans. I am praying for Obama.

Stay strong Obama, you will make it through the man-made storm. If God be for you Obama, who can be against you. I got your back... your spiritual partner in Christ.

Sour grapes from a "has been".

Obviously, Karl has a crush on Obama. This is not the only time he has made comments about Obama. There is something about Obama that has his attention, and I believe it's the realization that Obama will soon be his daddy.

Rove's remarks are VERY common among many voting Whites in the South (and some in the North) – where votes are CRUCIAL for any Democrat who wants to win the White House in November. They won't dare admit it in public – they'll do it in the voting booth.

Which is why Obama doesn't have a chance in HELL of becoming President right now.

Obama supporters are in SERIOUS denial.

Carl's tactic is so obvious. He thought previously that Clinton was going to win the nomination and was hoping some of his advice would damage Clinton. Something his Republican buddies could exploit later. Now that he sees Obama is taking the lead, he's nervous and trying to personally damage him. I suspect he feels Obama is a greater threat than Clinton. Given the choice, he would rather see Clinton as the easiest opponant of the two. The thing Carl doesn't realize is, regardless who it is, Dem's are moving in to the whitehouse next year.

After dozens of other news stories have come out on Ticker, this is still at the top. New stories get placed below it. Why is that CNN?

After the political disaster Karl Rove orchestrated over the past 7 years, does he really have any place criticizing anyone in the political sphere?
His praise of Hillary Clinton is so obviously strategic, and his criticisms will be so easily rebutted by the Obama campaign.

Lazy. Ha! Not only was Rove entirely lazy during his time with the Bush administration, he was also corrupt and disgusting.
...and who let him pick up the phone in the retirement community?
Go back your bed, Karl, dear, it's time for your pills.

The only thing this proves is that Rove is getting jittery about an Obama victory...which is becoming more and more likely. Having Obama as the Democratic candidate would make it difficult for any Republican to winin the Presidential election.
He desperately wants Hillary to win...so that he and his cronies can massacre her in the election. This means that Obama stands a real chance..."no one kicks you when you are behind." Karl ultimately wants a Hillary victory.

Have you read the booklet that Obama has on his website, it is downloadable and free, What do you want to bet, the good ole boys & gals have read what obama states he will put into law when he becomes President of the United States. It is not just Rove quacking, and flopping about. Obama has r.o.a.r.e.d, and the hyena's are running. Good ole boys & gals would rather put up with McCain (Hillary is one of them) than Obama.

MC Rove better hope he never has to battle the Obama'

He is seen as more of a freak of nature than a campaign man.

I agree with the first comment "Who cares what a man (Rove) who should be in prision for the rest of his life (for crimes against humanity) thinks?"

I am so happy to see so many intellegent people responding to these sham stories with points about this current administrations corruption and how the media (CNN) is also corrupt.

Obama calls it change, but to me it's a revolution!

Get real everyone, this is how Repbulicans win elections. But, if we fall for the distractions like we always do, we miss the essence: Any Republican running must defend the last 8 years and that includes Bush's record as well as Congress' lack of a record. If we intelligently attack the last 8 years and not eat our own young, we will win and we will be whole and the nation will benefit.

This man doesn't have the moral authority to even shine Senator Obama's shoes

Well said! A President must have demonstrated leadership abilities. What leadership has Obama ever shown that would make him presidential material?

CNN is baiting Obama supporters with Rove's statments. They include no rebuttal to what Rove says and Obama's record in the Senate has been circulating on the internet. You know incidents like this one of dirty tricks
will increase so do your deep-breathing and count to 10 before logging
on to the internet each day. Someone needs to tell Rove that he is the
one of the major reasons Obama's candidacy is such a success. When
he opens his mouth it's a reminder why we're supporting Obama.

Karl Rove has resorted to name calling, misstatements, and exaggerations. We are not interested in your 2 cents.

Rove – to wander about without definite destination. How befitting of Karl!

Someone should propose techniques to neutralize karl Rove's presence in the political sphere. Rove is like a political specter, an agent of a failed regime, a saboteur to American progress. He talks as if we're stupid and can't deduce that his goals are not our own. Just tell Rove, hey, we tried it your way and look what happened. It's weird but I sense a lot of contempt in karl. You know what? I'll vote for Hillary or Obama, I like them both. If they think with less ego and more cunning I think they could make history. But I also think they need to learn to be more persuasive with less words, more expressive in less time.

Rove is very transparent. He simply would like to ensure that which ever democrat receives the nomination they have been sufficiently damaged by negative attacks before facing the Republican nominee.

When it was a foregone conclusion that Hillary would win, Rove prodded Obama to attack her.

Now that Obama is a viable contender, Rove is attacking him and championing Hillary.

It is comical and even strategic, but not subtle enough to be effective.

1 year later CNN headline:

President Obama gets tough on Rove: Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

Mr. Rove don't mind the Democrats. Give some advice to your Republicans. Mind your own business.

This was a beautiful exercise in dividing and polarizing a community. Granted- it's only a CNN community, but a community none the less.

Think for yourselves (because most of you sound like you are spewing what you read or heard someone else say), listen to your heart, and don't be so pessimistic.

For the record: Obama '08!

Why would anyone give a crap what this soft fatty has to say?

Obama has NEVER,I repeat,NEVER done a single thing the whole time he has been taking up space as a senator!He will NEVER,I repeat,NEVER do the things he is promising to do.He can't.He not only has no experience because experience is not only the amount of time you take up space in an office,more importantly,it means actually DOING SOMETHING!He hasn't even TRIED to do anything.

You Obama sycophants like to justify this "say anything,do nothing" candidacy by saying Kennedy didn't have much experience either.Well you are flat out full of it!Kennedy grew up around politics from the day he was born.

He had three things that made him a good,albeit flawed,President.

1) He had all of his father's experience and political influence.

2) He had LBJ as VP who at the time of their election,was the most influential man in Congress and one of the greatest arm twisters in Washington.

3) He had his brother Bobby right at his side and he was as tenacious as a bulldog to get things done.

These three things helped John Kennedy get things done.Obama has NONE of these.He has absolutely NO political leverage to get anything at all done.Oprah and Kerry ain't getting it done.You need to have a lot of help in congress to anything done at all.The President has very little power to do anything on his own.His most powerful tool is the veto but congress can even take that away with enough votes.

Obama doesn't have a prayer in hell of DELIVERING on anythingThe Presidency can be held in suspended animation for four whole years if congress wanted to do it.Foreign policy would be a joke.Every head of state would know he can't do a thing if he has no support in congress.

The people,you say?Short of armed insurrection we have none."We'll vote everyone out of office" you say?How much good has that done in congress lately?Answer:NONE.

You're wasting your vote on a never-did,never-can and never-will candidate.

He's NOT Kennedy.

He's NOT Dr.King.

Dr. King had something that Obama doesn't have either.King had John and Bobby Kennedy.

The only reason he said this is becasue republicans would much rather go against Clinton than Obama. Anything that can be done to take him down, I have no doubt they will do. Here's hoping we can see through the smoke and mirrors....

WHAT?! Karl Rove, the mastermind of the vauge and factless Republican administration says Obama is "given to misstatements and exaggerations"?! Obama even has the status quo politicians in the other party scared. Change isn't something we should be frightened of. Mr. Rove, can you say "Who Moved My Cheese"?

Let me see...Hillary as a 'victim'? Karl, you are so yesterday!

Mr. Rove should be very careful how he labels Obama; stating that he is lazy is racist. This is what blacks have be called for years. This word doesn't set to well in the black communities.

Very funny, I mean seriously look at him... Rove! This day and age. This isn't news CNN. I mean This won't stop the movement. What's you should be talking about is the secret movement you aren't aware of (coz the polls dont count anymore) and the Obama camp is working in that fashion. 21st century politics... Un beatable!

It's really rude to call an African American man "lazy" - especially when he is anything but that!!!
Midge

Funny! He gives Obama advice on how to beat Hillary and now he is bashing Obama. He has to realize, that no matter which Democrat wins the primary, which will be either Obama or Clinton, is going to win the presidency. He should just stick to trying to build up one of the Republican candidates instead of trying to bash the Democratic front runners. The Republicans are afraid to face Obama, Huckabee practically endorsed him during the NH debate.

People ought to look at Obama's record it is time to find out what he is really about instead of judging him on his looks alone.

Without a doubt his comments border on racist. But Karl Rove's ilk are the very core of the republican party. This is just a tiny little taste of the ruthless attacks they will bombard Obama with if he wins the democratic nomination.

Also...Karl Rove is just a very icky man.

Carl where have you been? All blacks are lazy.

forget rove, look at obama record, Vote 20: S 256: Dayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.OBAMA NO
Motion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 383; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes OBAMA NO
Vote 5: S 1: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 11; To strengthen earmark reform. OBAMA NO
Vote 4: S 1: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 6; to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.OBAMA NO
Vote 126: S 2611: Sessions Amdt. No. 3979; To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States. OBAMA NOVote 190: S 3569: S.3569; A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. OBAMA YES Vote 82: S 2349: As Amended; Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 OBAMA NO
IN ALL CASES OBAMA VOTED AGAINST THE DEM PARTY. AND VOTED WITH REP PARTY. DO YOUR HOMEWORK....

This is not a news story and should not be reported on. CNN should be reporting on why Karl Rove has not been indicted and his role in illegal acitivites while in the White House.

Hmm, Rove, a traitor, known to his one friend as the "Turd Blossom."

Allowing him to write an ed/op column establishes the WSJ as just another Faux News republican propaganda arm.

Rove is an idiot and why CNN reports everything he says about Obama or whoever is just plain stupid. I don't care how much the media raves over how smart he is. He was the mastermind in helping elect the worse President this country has ever seen which to me makes him evil, not someone to respect. The overall perception is that he now wants Clinton to win because the Republicans have a better chance of beating her than Obama.

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Anne January 10, 2008 9:08 pm ET

Karl. Honestly, stop trying to get Hillary elected just so the republicans can whoop her in the elections.
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I have never done this before, but I will take the liberty to so so now. I will explain the republican strategy coming out of White House/GOP.

If Sen. Obama wins, republicans take control of White House (by default). So helping Sen. Obama win Democratic nomination is number 1 priority for republicans. And Mr. Roves musings are perfetly fitting into this mold.

If Sen. Clinton wins democratic nominations, chances of her winning the 2008 presidential elections are close to 95%. Republicans do not want to face this scenario at all.

If Mayor Bloomberg runs for election, chances of Sen. Clinton winning the Presidential election reduces to about 40%, although chances of republican victory goes down even further. Not a scenario that republicans want to deal with either.

So Mr Rove, can you poke your nose where it belongs, please?

Why does CNN print such drivel?

Is Obama becoming a threat to you Mr.Rove?? It seems like now that Obama is gaining popularity amongst voters, and that he won Iowa, Mr.Rove decides to take aim at him.
Sometimes I wonder if Hillary has anything to do with it, since we SHOULD all know by now that SHE's VERY SNEAKY. I hope you people still remember how she planted fake questions amongst students at universities. So if she's already being deceivng, what makes you think she will change??
One of the main reason I AM NOT voting for Hillary. I care too much about my family's future to leave it in her corrupt hands.

OBAMA 2008!! Edwards vice president!!

Rove to Obama regarding Hillary:

"Find a way to gently belittle her whenever she tries to use disagreements among Democrats as an excuse to complain about being picked on," he said then.

What a nasty POS this guy is! Very Christian of him to give advice to belittle a woman. You can see how he got to be such a "big man". He can rot in hell. This is the kind of crap women have had to deal with for centuries, and it is still going on.

Way to go, Karl.

If congress wants to impress me, they will haul Karl's rather large butt before them and make him answer their questions, or send him to jail for contempt. There is no reason at all that this joker should be allowed to meddle in the democrats business. He is late for his jail cell.

Rove is a very smart Republican strategist. Him supporting Hillary makes sense. If she wins the nomination, she will not get the the votes of the majority of independents and turn out rate among Democrats will be low but Republicans will run to the polls. Republicans will keep the presidency once again. Dealing with issues need leaders who are able to reach both sides of the aisle. Rebuplicans hate Clintons. Clintons do hate Republicans. This will lead to partisan fights as we have seen in GWBush presidency and no work will be done. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, great person but a very partisan figure. Nothing gets done in The Congress as a result. They say they need more seats. This is what American people decided to give. You should have the talent to find a common path in dealing with issues. Another notion of Karl Rove is to establish dynasties in America. Do the math: father Bush vice-presidency 8 years+presidency 4 years+Clinton presidency 8 years+GWBush 8 years now Clintons again 8 years, possibly followed by Jeb Bush for another 8 years?! Well, where is the American Dream? Why can't we have a person making it without being a member of a dynasty? Many of us will pass away before seeing this possibly!

Mr. Rove, I hope you know when you label Senate Obama as being lazy you are referring to all blacks because that what we have been labeled as for decades. This is sterotyping Obama and it has to be stopped! We, as African Americans dislike this label. What has hillary done in the Senate but set on her laurel. Every time hillary campaign and any one connected to her campaign try to smear Obama that makes us support him even more, Remember, he is one of us. Clinton talks about change, but what change is she going to make? She is riding on slick willy coattail. If clinton wins the primary I will not vote for her. I despise her and her husband.

Wow, all you bloggers are too uptight, I mean, jeez, everyone has a right to speak. If you don't want to listen, fine, but just because the speaker is tainted doesn't mean the words are.

And all you people who insist on voting on a specific candidate are just stupid. You should take in ALL factors, for Pete's sake there's still more than half a year 'till the election. Don't get stuck on one candidate!

This goes for BOTH Democrats AND Republicans AS WELL AS Independents.

Take a chill pill, man. Relax. Chillax.

Typical Rove–if you are a thinking person who can see him for the brilliant strategist he is. Too many people will believe his criticism and fall into Hillary's camp, which is unfortunate because any Democrat Karl Rove would "support" is obviously doomed in a general election. We should trust the man who somehow strategized to elect our current president TWICE: if Hillary gets the nomination, she will be beaten. As others here have said, Obama is the only one who is projected to be able to beat any–in fact, ALL–of the top Republicans.

In his piece, Karl Rove here is certainly not supporting anything or anyone but the Republican party. Democrats, beware.

shut you mouth

Only someone who is not "learned" in the issues, and only listens too, and believes in, the current voice for the GOP, would believe or take seriously anything that lowlife scumbag, Karl Rove has to say. He obviously would rather have Clinton be the Democratic nominee, because he beleives she can be defeated. He is worried about Obama, so his inner, ugly self has began to spin lies. Only ignorant folllowers will take his word for, and, beleive without question, what he has to say.

I would rather sign with Coco the gorilla than listen to Karl Rove.

Carl Rove apparently didn't care who was president when he worked for George W. Bush. All the faults and all the problems of all the candidates (both sides) wouldn't start to compare with the incompetency of George W. Bush.

When it comes to perils for our own democracy, George W. Bush is the most dangerous man on the planet.

It goes to show that even a perennial enemy like Karl Rove can be moved by a display of emotions and passions. I think he finally realized how much abuse this lady has taken from all, including her husband and still did not breakdown into pieces or become an alcoholic like Betty Ford.

I for one, who took up running at age 50 and having completed ten marathons without any running background, am always looking for persons or events to inspire me.

I must admit after seeing her winning each debate and fighting for every vote when the odds are against her, she is an inspiring figure.

just more confirmation that the Bush machine wants Hillary to get nominated.

OK HE IS JUST A SNAKE IN THE HIGH WEEDS.

Karl Rove is out...who cares what he thinks about any of the Democratic candidates. He doesn't want any of them to win. SHEESH!

There is substance to this story. Ms. Hillary is so used to riding the coat tails of her husband that she honestly seems to think she might have achieved her current life style without him. Sure she was a great support but he was always the leader. He was irreplaceable and any nice lady could have served in Ms. Hillary's place (and sometimes did). She ought to know that if she is to stand on her own two feet she has to do just that. Leave Mr. Clinton at home or wherever and plug along on her own steam. She is still hanging onto him for for dear life. Can't she see that this former President is accustomed to and always gets all the attention? Attention and respect only she ought to command and receive campaigning for President. This is not to be shared. I felt so embarrased for her when she tried to squeeze some tears thinking about how tough things are for her. Poor, poor misunderstood baby! She is such a narcisist it is always only about her. I lost count on the number of "I's" in any of her pronouncements. Not so, for any other candidate current or in history.
If it's too hot,in the kitchen, get out and if you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

I believe that Roves statement comes due to his surprise at how well Obama is fairing in this primary. Of all of the candidates on the democratic ticket, there will be the most dirty laundry on Clinton to fuel the notorious GOP negative attack ads and campaigns of fear. There would be nothing easier than for them to go up against Hillary and win. Perhaps this is why Rove is publicly calling attention to Obama – so that voters will second guess him and shift their trust more onto Clinton – offering the GOP just the contest that it needs to ensure a win at the white house. A month ago, Obama was not doing nearly as well as he is now – Hillary was the powerhouse of the party. In the aftermath of Obama's big Iowa win and his 2nd place finish in New Hampshire, it is now obvious that Obama's message and his genuine persona have truly resonated with the voters on a grand scale. He is now triple the political force to be reckoned with that he was two months ago, when Rove generously offered him the political advice. My advice to all of the democrats is to expect a relentless and slimy GOP campaign of ad hominem attacks, regardless of who wins the ticket on either side – I'm thinking swift boat times two – a campaign of fear so strong that not even Jesus Christ could win. It will be more difficult than we expect for any of the democrats. But this statement by Rove is purely motivated toward casting a positive light on Clinton. Think about it people... what motivation would Rove have in doing that?

WHY ?

Who asked HIM ?

I believe that Karl Rove is a criminal. No matter what he says about presidential campaigner is not correct. He lies very much. He also attacks campaigner's because he cannot be oneself and it bothers him. If you look at his history, he attacks a number of individuals. There is something very wrong with him and I believe there are many issues about him. He may need to put into a hospital and tested to see if he is mental ill.

I'm starting to feel bad for Obama. What's next, a Kerry endorsment?

Rove doesn't want a Democratic sweep that would be blamed on the polarity and anti Republican fervor created by the one he has backed for so many years. He needs to shift the blame, for the sake of the party, and create new polarity...... so he will bad mouth any candidate that would prevent the one that creates such negative emotion in so many people on the Democratic side to win the nomination. By bringing her forward to the point of the nomination, the Republicans potentially defeat the forgone conclusion that a Republican cannot win again in 2008 after the economic, financial, military and diplomatic messes that they have gotten us into. It becomes emotional, not rational for many voters. Muddying the waters. I guess that's why he is a strategist. I don't think we are that naive though.

WHO CARES WHAT THAT SNAKE THINKS, GIVE SPACE TO MORE DESERVING PEOPLE LET HIM SLITTER BACK UNDER A THE ROCK HE CAME FROM TO BE SEEN AND HEARD NO MORE!!!

Nice try Karl. But your comments will not hurt anyone in the democratic party as the "Accurate, objective and impartial" polls did not hurt Mrs. Clinton. LOL

Say what you want about Karl Rove, I would like any Obama supporter to disprove a single statement he said about Barack.

Condemnation by Rove? Obama must be doing something right!

First of all – why in the world would any Democrat (or intelligent person for that matter), give any regard to the comments/opinions of Karl Rove? Second of all – could he be any more transparent? Clearly he is afriad that Obama will win the nomination and win in November. Many Republicans such as Rove see Clinton as more beatable than Obama.

Please Mr. Rove, just go away.

Sounds to me like the arrogant snake is afraid of something here.

Why try to undermine the Obama campaign unless you genuinely thought this is the D who will most assuredly beat the GOP? Rove is slimy but he is also brilliant; he knows a win for Hill is a win for his party.

Rove makes these remarks at this time specifically because the Republicans would rather fight Hilary in a general election. This is tactical propaganda, nothing more. Hmm...Calling a black man lazy? Bad form Mr. Rove.

Karl Rove has a lot of nerve calling Obama "lazy". Lazy, afterall, was what the current administration was during the search for WMDs in Iraq. Lazy, also, in assuming a relationship between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Lazy in responding to the disenfranchised people of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Lazy in armoring up our troops' vehicles in Iraq & Afghanistan. Lazy in cutting taxes on America's wealthiest citizens while spending $1.5 TRILLION of taxpayers hard-earned tax dollars on a contrived agression to throw the budget from surplus to enormous defecit.

Lazy, Mr. Rove??? You and your former boss personify laziness to the detriment of all people around the world. You resigned, Mr. Rove, in disgrace, after repeated policy failures you engineered. Please go back to YOUR Lazy-Boy recliner, and spare us any more of your political drivel.

Karl. Honestly, stop trying to get Hillary elected just so the republicans can whoop her in the elections. That's exactly what we need for another 4 years, another republican...NOT! We need someone like Obama who can clean up this mess we call a war and actually tell us the truth.

Obama will respond to this rhetoric beautifully.

The best thing about a candidate like Barack Obama is that his supporters are won and never lost. You commit to the ideals and vision of Barack, and not Barack himself. That is why he is so powerful... and that is why cynics and failures like Karl Rove and Hillary Clinton cannot bring him down.

Karl Rove is just mad because Obama is a honest man and doesn't want his advice on how to steal elections like he helped Bush to do.

For an obviously smart man who should not feel the need to lie he sure seems to – a LOT!

Heck of a job, Rovie! For the guy who was in charge of rebuilding after Katrina to call anybody lazy is ironic in the extreme.

Who cares which side of his face he's talking from today. The only person in Washington I have less respect for is George "Wanker" Bush. The quicker he's gone the less we will hear from the Karl "The Drain".

Rove was the arrogant jerk who has tarnished this country almost beyond repair. And he obviously had no respect for anyone but himself and his puppet. His comments about Obama and Clinton are what we would expect from the grand planmaker so just ignore him. However, this is a country that believes in free speech and letting everyone's voice be heard. Let him do what he wouldn't allow others to do just to prove that we we still believe in the rights of others.

The Republicans are nervous. Rove is attacking Obama because he knows they have a better chance of beating Hillary in the election.

Karl Rove is a traitor and should shut up until he goes on trial for treason in the CIA leak case and for all the other laws he broke. End of story.

Why don't the Republicans talk Karl Rove into running for President? Run, Rove, run.
Bring us together Karl.

EDWARDS CAN SEAL THIS

Edwards CAN assure the democrats a victory in the General Election.

1. Close ranks with Obama for the Change votes. Edwards should drop out NOW and endorse Obama. (Republicans stick together to achieve their gold’s all the time)

2. Since Edwards cannot possibly beat Hillary, why lose the parties chance? Just so Edwards can look like he is being strong and hanging in there.

THE QUESTION: Is it possible for Democrats to do the right and smart thing for their Party? Do Democrats always have to choose the loosing route?

Drop out NOW Edwards and become the Democrat’s HERO for CHANGE !

Thank god that by November, 2008, no one will give a bleep about anything Karl Rove says!

Hey, Democratic Party! Let's give this guy FITS and have a 2008 Clinton/Obama Presidential Ticket...........that'll jerk a knot in Rove's shorts..........

As much as I hate to admit it, Karl Rowe is correct. Clinton needs to point the voting, "present" in a campaign ad. I need someone who has experience with making decisions and not straddling the fence.

With the major issues facing this country, we don't need someone who straddles the fence or will not take a stand on the difficult issues.

We don't know enough about Obama, except that he is a great orator. I need more than that from the next president of the United States.

Rove must think we, the people of the United States of America, are really stupid and dumb. He is simply trying to attack Obama in the hope of (if Republican worship of his genius has gotten the better of him) possibly causing an Obama loss so Hillary gets elected, and the Republicans get to have a FIELD DAY with the Clintons. Rove, we read you loudly and clearly. You had the chance to walk away from your last job; this time, we will make sure you run in shame, if you have the legs to run.

SHAME ON YOU ROVE; SHAME, SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME. AND PLEASE SHUT UP!!

Why would anyone be interested in what Karl Rove has to say, much less believe it? He has more than proved that he is too smart for his own good, certainly for the good of our country, the way he relentlessly politicized the White House and everything Bush touched, reducing government to a series of political calculations. One would have to assume that anything he has to say to or about a Democrat is utterly disingenuous, and, at this point, utterly irrelevant.

I make it a rule never to agree with Karl Rove on anything.

For this one thing, I am making an exception. The news media is so enamored of Senator Obama they have given him a free ride on everything. As one previous blogger noted, this is not the second coming. Senator Obama has not yet, to my knowledge, walked on water. And, the last time I checked he was still woefully inadequate and unqualified to be President.

I feel dirty now for getting down there with Karl Rove. I think I'll take a shower and go vote for Hillary.

"Lazy" is a word people like Rove to say "black".

Yes Obama isn't a leader in the Senate, but then name one two year senator that has been.

I have many issues with Obama, but as ex-aide to a Senator and a friend to a current aide he work ethic is pretty well known.

Lazy he isn't. Inexperience he is. Maybe even not effective. But calling him "lazy" is a just a code because Rove can't say what he really thinks, which is he's worried somebody who wouldn't pardon him might become President.

I'm a staunch Democrat and think Rove is the scum of the earth BUT in this case he happens to be right. Obama does avoid the hard questions, doesn't vote except for saying present, and thinks talking change with nothing to back it up is ok. He is not JFK, Bobby Kennedy, or Martin Luther King.

Smart move, Karl. Poke a stick into the Obama camp to stir things up a little. But do not, repeat do not, attack Hillary.

Obama should consider hiring Karl to fight the vicious smear campaign the Clintons have lined up for him.

Very interesting,considering that Karl Rove has failed to ever rise to the truth,a lesson I am sure his mother taught him different but not his Commander in Chief.

Wow,

As most people see this as a direct attack on Obama, this is more of an attack of Hillary. It's ovbious the Karl Rove doesn't want to see Hillary win the Democratic bid and he's obviously getting on Obama to crush her, anytime he has the opportunity.Rove needs to stay out of this. Just because Obama isn't doing things the way Rove wants him to, doesn't give Rove the right to attack him. Obama is not a "made man" or "puppet" unlike Bush.

Karl Rove "insights" on Democratic candidates is about useful as a nice snake bite.
Rove represents the Dark side of American politics where the ends always justify the means. Just ask McCain about South Carolina in 2000 and NOW Ron Paul!
Rove is a masterful political tactician who puts winning in politics above the United States. This is a man who had the nerve to say that it was Congress that FORCED Bush's hand on the Iraq war implying it was Congress who rushed to war while promoting his book.

Bottom line, Rove's opinions count about as much as my Uncle Leo's. The only difference is that Rove's opinions have resulted in the loss of American lives, American civil liberties and hope.

Is it me, or does Rove's rant sound awfully racist? Is another Republican showing his true "colors"?

Rove and the rest of the Bush Administration had their shot, and managed to barg things up quite badly. Now, he's trying to reach out from the grave and influence the Democratic primary process.

Why might he do that? Because: Hillary is the preferred opponent of the Republicans. She will activate the opposition, and the Republicans stand a slim chance of beating her.

Obama, on the other hand, has more centrist appeal, as well as vertical appeal to certain voter segments. Obama would be far harder to beat in a general election.

ROVE: you have done enough to damage this country. Hush up. Go home.

Anytime someone tries to be positive in politics there will be cynics and pathetic people like Karl Rove to try to knock them down. Fortunately, the power of hope is stronger. It sounds like Karl Rove could use some. Then again, maybe, he just needs a hug.

Anytime someone tries to be positive in politics there will be cynics and pathetic people like Karl Rove to try to knock them down. Fortunately, the power of hope is stronger. It sounds like Karl Rove could use some. Then again, maybe, he just needs a hug.

Lazy” this is one of the most racist statements any white male can make about an Africa American man. Just when I thought that we could really have a debate about our future. He we go again. Let’s see only 46 and a contender for the White House, boy that’s sure being “lazy”. Karl just shut up and go spend your War/Oil money.

I agree with Mary G in her comment on Rove's carefully chosen word "lazy" with regard to Obama, a black man. What sort of racist instinct impels one in such high position to choose that particular word? Karl knows the dark side of our culture very well. He knows our fears, anxieties, and prejudices, and he uses them all to manipulate, to politically kill, injure, cripple, any and all political opponents. It's what he does. Not a genius at all but simply as Mary G says a "morally bankrupt" person who will do anything to win. I hope this evil kind of "attack" on Obama, or anyone else, gets defeated in this election no matter who wins.

Has Karl Rove done anything of note lately? How unfortunate for ones only gift to be being able to see the negative in individuals.

Karl Rove is a master political strategist. You may not share or agree with his actions as Bush's BRAIN, but the man kept Bush's competitor out in 2004.

That he would earlier support Obama against Hillary, then turn around and slam Obama, but not support Hillary against Obama, is what we have to read into here.

He knows the Republicans are not yet settled on a sure leader, as was the case with Hillary for Democrats, and so the case had to be made to do as much credible damage to Hillary, so he used Obama as his weapon of choice.

Now that Obama has gained almost equal national status as Hillary, Rove has turned on Obama until someone from the Republicans become a clear frontrunner. The name of the game is to damage whoever the Dems' frontrunner is and then work from the sidelines calling plays.

Say what you want about Rove but he was spot on about Clinton. Even though Schrillary attacked Obama at debate by saying Obama said Edwards couldn't win, to her suprise, Edwards defended Obama and she then YELLED at them both (imagine if they yelled at her) & she complained (and the media reported)about piling on. Then she cried and played the victim saying if she is not elected we will go backwards (probably to the stone age). Guess you can fool most of the women all the time.

Darth Rove, what are you doing? Go ahead and try to play Obama and Clinton against each other. Darth Karl is out of luck! Who will be the next neoconservative puppet president?

A strawpoll-buying flip-flopper?

An unqualified fascist with no experience in national politics?

A retired Hollywood actor who helped Nixon evade persecution?

An imperialist war hawk masquerading as an independent?

A big-government backwoods preacher?

The neocon reign of terror is running into its last days!

For someone who is widely recognized for having illictly engineered Bush's 2000 selection and 2004 election, and who stated openly his intention of trying to create a permanent Republican majority (as if a permanent majority of any party would be healthy for our country!) – one can't help but distrust anything this creton says. The last thing we need is Karl Rove as a regular talking head pundit. That would be like having OJ as an expert panelist on Nancy Grace's show.

In reality, no candidate has provided a plan to fix the entire nation but we have to fix the current issues and we have seen the health care plans of each candidate. If there were other plans they haven't been seen. However, to change the nation we have to change the system and Change is in the air and Barack Obama is trying to change the system and deliver our Nation back to the American People.

You see, Barack Obama is Change! Obama's political style is different and not the old corrupted politics that has dominated Washington for decades. His way of thinking is different. His judgment is different. His way of leading is different. His vision for the country is one of unity, one of hope, and one that is lead by the people with elected officials who are accountable and answer to the people – and that is different. Obama is the Catalyst – the Leading voice of Change but the Change continues with each of us... you and I, as we each change what we expect from our Leaders and as we each exercise the power that is invested in us and Vote for Change. We must demand a better Nation at every level: better economic policy, better domestic policy, better foreign policy, a better more transparent and more competitive Government that works for the people to protect our interests and to protect our Future. The plan for change starts with us All, both you and I, voting for a change.

-CDR

Rove will be remembered as the genius who created the permanent Republican minority. He is little more than a short sighted political fixer who was unable to realize that the pact made with the Evangelicals would eventually destroy the party.

Roig

Karl Rove is one big lie. His negativity about anyone or anything is as good as an endorsement. I wish the press would not print anything that creature says. He's worse than OJ Simpson, and responsible for more attrocities than Bin Laden. Lies...Misinformation...Manipulation. Egregious!

I read most of you guys comments and it still doesn't change the fact I'm voting for Hilary.

It's not up to Karl to pick the President anymore. Just please go away.

Karl Rove , hmmm, last time I saw him was on the Charlie Rose show where he was telling about how the Democrats in Congress pushed a reluctant Bush administration into an unwanted Iraq War.

Sure, I can trust his perceptions.

Anything that Rove says is a direct attack on the entire democratic party. He wants Hillary to win obviously because he believes that she is the easiest of the democratic candidates to be defeated by a Republican.

Both CNN and the Wall Street Journal made the mistake of paying attention to this shallow and opportunistic hack. Please ignore him.

Rove is just being a racist like he always is.

DId I just read that Karl Rove accused someone of being "calculating" ?

It goes to show that even a perennial enemy like Karl Rove can be moved by a display of emotions and passions. I think he finally realized how much abuse this lady has taken from all, including her husband and still did not breakdown into pieces or become an alcoholic like Betty Ford.

I for one, who took up running at age 50 and having completed ten marathons without any running background, am always looking for persons or events to inspire me.

I must admit after seeing her winning each debate and fighting for every vote when the odds are against her, she is an inspiring figure.

Bill Richardson does not inspire me becuase he cannot even keep a new years's resolution for losing weight.

Barack Obama does not inspire me because he is all talk. He was a drug addict at his youth and he is a poor role models for children who would think that if Obama could do drugs when young and run for the presidency of the USA, why cannot I?

Hillary, on the other hand, is an inspiring role models not only for our daughters but also for our sons.

check out the video on you tube of obama refusing to put his hand on his heart during the pledge of alligance . who would vote for him

Rove at first gives advice to Obama on how to defeat Clinton. Now he's railing on Obama's shortcomings. Frankly, "methinks he doth protest too much."

Sounds like the only person the Republican operative fears more than Hillary is Barach Obama.

Lauren,

"2. what does "on the Democratic race for the White house" mean? Bush and Rove are Republicans last I checked, and the race to the White House is not Democratic or Republican."

Elections are a "DEMOCRATIC" process. Democracy transcends politics. Yes, the race to the White House in this great country is Democratic because we (in theory) vote for the candidate of our choice. You are getting the "Democratic Party" confused with the word "democratic." There was no "typo".

I'm not nitpicky, but I couldn't bare the thought of you trying to "correct" someone like that at a party or something – it would be embarrassing.

Most Americans are smart enough not to care what Rove says.

go to hell Mr Rove–you are a sleazy fraud and untrustworthy to the core

Mati January 10, 2008 3:54 pm ET

I hate to say I agree with what Rowe said. Just to have an idea of accusations would Obama face when he will run against Republicans. Don't forget, the Republican nominee will be a man, so it will be more difficult to harass the candidate and supporters as is done now with Hillary. The way she is treated by media and 'all boys club' is just a proof that America is a gender segregated society with double standards for men and women.
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Mati, I agree with you 100% women are treated as if they are inferior to men.This is america 2008 and women are still not TREATED EQUAL look at the salary difference between a woman and man with both performing the same job.

May the politics for mature audiences begin!

Rove is an astute technocrat to be watched and analyzed.

It is becoming clear that Bildenberg may be planning (with Rove here now) on Hillary getting nominated (as I was for her in past, but now I am wondering of her getting paid off) and all of us are afraid of her doing what "They" want and not the American People and easily go to war with Iran for whatever made-up reasons. Please stop trying to help the admin by smearing Ron Paul or any other fair candidate. It makes me change away from your channel like Glen Beck has done before after I quit watching Fox.

he plays into the narrative that black people are naturally lazy.

Karl Rowe lives in the moon...land! Please land!

Carl need to slither back under that garbage dump that he came from.
He bears the blame for most of the mess this country is in today. History will
show what his legacy will be.

Sounds like you all bought it hook line and sinker ,,, Rove comes out of the wood work and you all go crazy,, mean while he's sitting back reading all your thoughts and using them to help his employer the candidate,,, Its never been about how smart HE is,, It's about how predictable you are,,How predictable the dem strategy is , and how predictable the media is. He speaks and then sheppards the masses of mis-guided thoughts to rally againts him by supporting the wrong candidate HE THINKS he can defeat with the candidate he has been hired to help. Does this make sense DEM/LIBS ? Probably not,,,,,,And the republicans are stupid ?

How dare this man who should be in jail starts ranting once again! This country needs great change as the Bush government has run this country into the ground both domestically and internationally.

Why are we reporting to what Rove has to say? This scumback should be locked up years ago.

Why is the press even given attention to this war mongering, hateful liar?
He is a cheat and deserves to be punished for what he has done.

CNN giving ink to Rove's opinion? LIterally hours on Hillary's tear? Why don't you commit The Best Political Team's brainpower to something more substantive than this?

CNN should leave the spinning to the wind (and FOX) and give us objective profiles on each candidate, their records and current positions on real issues. We rely on you to inform us before our choice as voters is whittled down to nothing.

That Rove is still getting any CNN ink is disturbing. It is disappointing.

Please, unless the story involves Rove going to prison, leave any reporting on this irrelevant, muckraking, patriot-cum-traitor to the talent at FOX News.

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Rove should be a convicted felon. His opinions only play to the most right wing segment of the Republican Party, just like his "mentor" Bush. No intelligent person, regardless of nationality, gives Rove's opinions any credence whatsoever.

This worthless excuse for a human should be in jail. Why does the Wall Street Journal or any other bit or piece of the media give this f&#%$@* idiot a soapbox? I'm sure it's just filler for unsold advertising space – when I stopped buying the WSJ I knew my cancellation didn't hurt their bottom line, but eliminating my tiny support sure made me feel better as a person.

I think Rove and Larry Craig should get an apartment and room together. They would be excellent company for each other in that they both love the limelight, no matter how pathetic it makes them look. It is also people like them that continue to make U.S. politics such an ugly thing.

Why would any self respecting person, Democrat specifically even give ear to what Karl Rove has to say regarding the presedential candidates, inparticularly the Democratic candidates. This man undeniably ducked and dodged prosecution (with a little help I might add from the Bush elite powers that be) when he worked for the George W. Bush establishment. NOW he's trying to stir up the Democratic race in an effort to divert attention away from the Republications in the hopes that a fight amongst the Democrats will cause chaos and dissention which would give them, the Republicans a chance to pounce and ultimately win the race. That is of course, unless it's stolen again.

As for the ugliness, politics is, will be and has always been ugly. I can't believe the American public, the general population is weak minded enough to believe everything they / we hear the politicians say anyhow. People can't make up their own mind anymore because they are accustomed to having EVERYTHING spoon fed to them, everything. Let's get back to the basic and place the power back into the hands of the American public. We'll decide the best candidate and elect him/her ourselves. What a disgrace we've become in this country… And we call ourselves "FREE".

He makes Cheney look like a choir boy. He's just happy to be stirring the pot again.
He reminds me of the mean little doctors in a Stephen King novel called Insomnia.

Karl Rove is an absolute swine. Obama needs to strike back at this pig – and the quicker the better!!

Carl Rove is criticizing Obama in order to help Obama through the primaries and into the general election . . . where the Republicans can crush him.

Carl Rove criticizes Obama and praises Hillary because he knows that the average Democrat is likely to do the opposite of what Karl Rove says.

Make sense?

Carl Rove does not want Hillary ito get past the primaries because she would be tough opposition to any Republican. Therefore, he praises her with the hope that Demcorats will act in opposition to his recommendations.

And in the end, if Rove has his way, a Republican will defeat the softer opponent (Obama) in the general election.

Rove belongs behind bars...PERIOD!!!!

This election is so about sexism. It's disgusting from Rove to Bloomberg. Why would Bloomberg not enter the race if Obama wins the nomination, but would if Clinton wins? They are almost identical on the issues. This little rich man is a disgusting misogynist. The big question is, will the American people be bought by a billionaire. I'm so sick of this election already.

Rove is a traitor and a fascist and should be treated as such. His opinions are irrelevant to any true patriotic American citizen.

please leave Carl alone, i guess he is advertising himself for a job!!!!!

just get a life>>> talk talk talk

Come on, give Rove some credit.

He fooled how many Americans into believing George Bush was worthy of being President?

Looks like in teh message board, Hillary lovers are liking Karl Rove very much. He will become Hillary's national security advisor, I believe....Hillary, no different from Bush...

Why would Karl Rove give Senator Obama advise on how to defeat Senator Clinton and then turn on him?
How could Rove have such a dislike for Senator Obama's behavior but likes him enough to give advise on how to defeat someone else? Wouldn't be peer pressure would it?

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he just wants people to vote for clinton so the repubs can rip her in the general election , hillary has no shot in the general election , too high of an unfavorability rating, and the repubs know that.

Rove's heart pumps dooky.

LAZY?!?! OMG, how offensive can you get? Karl Rove, can you just disappear already?

Just a thought if I am a dem taking away Republican volts would't you attack me.

Move on Fatso! Your slimeball tactics are so transparent.

WHO IS ROVE? BUSH STRATEGIST?
HAHAHAHA
BUSH never gained nor in 2000 not anymore in 2004. It had gained by fraud then Rove is not Strategist,
hahaha Oh my God

Seriously ! Why is Rove given ANY notice any more ???

And why would a Democrat take any advice from the man who is one of the Four Neocons Of The Apocalypse?

Interesting that the Bush go-to guy for hatchet jobs has Obama in his sights. He must believe Obama has a chance and Hillary is fading (somewhat). Go Obama! Go Hillary! Get these self-rightious political creatures out of the White House, out of the spheres of influence, out of sight and mind. The international/political perception of the USA as arrogant and dangerous was caused by neo-con advisors and politicians in thrall to BushCheney. These dangerous pols have created a nearly impossible situation for whoever leads this nation after the election.

Forget Rove and look at Obama. Here is a man whose principal talent seems to be making seemingly inspiring, but in the end, empty speeches. He's got no record and cannot point to any real achievements. Do yourself a favor and make up a job description for the job of president, and then measure every candidate against it. Maybe none of the current crop make the grade, but any fair ranking of them, in terms of real capability to get things done in Washington, Obama will be at the bottom.

I don't like him, but you have to admit he is brilliant.

Criticizing Barack Obama only enlightens us to his desparate atempt to hide what really wants to say. Rove's heart pumps dooky. If anyone takes anything he says with anything more than a grain of salt...then they're just as idiotic.

Karl Rove resigned because he was a failure just like others of the Bush Administration.

Here's to Karl and his deceptive, crooked ways...lay down your political career and come out with your hands where our eyes can see.

Why is it news that a partisan republican who is the "brain" behind an administration that has flautned the law is making unsubstantiated attacks against political rivals? It is unbelievably irresponsible of this organization to reprint his unsubstantiated attacks without even attempting to determine if there is any truth to his allegations. Yet another transparent attack from corporate america against the party of responsibility.

How many of you guys know who Obama is? If yes, for how long do you know him? Do you know what he stands for?

If your answer to any of these questions, then think twice before you vote for him. Obama talks so much about Change. But my question is simple:

Can he change his position on human lives? I think Obama values politics much more than human lives. Here is why:

Obama voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive. That is really sad. He voted NO twice. Google the word Obama and BAIPA to see what I mean.

Secondly, Obama portrays himself as a uniter (blue and red, blacks and whites) but at the same time, he goes to a church that promote "Black Value Systems"

http://www.tucc.org/about.htm

1. Commitment to God
2. Commitment to the Black Community
3. Commitment to the Black Family
4. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education
5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence
6. Adherence to the Black Work Ethic
7. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect
8. Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness"
9. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community
10. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions
11. Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System
12. Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System.

What would you say if we replace the word "Black" with "White". I guess you will all say it is a KKK church. Think twice.

Just in case you'd want to know, I am black but will NOT vote another black who support killing of fetus.

If I were barack I'd spin Rove's comments back at him, but most importantly, back at the Bush administration. It would go something like this: "Here is a man, the brain behind the most divisive administration in American history. He leaves abruptly from office on the run from possible corruption charges. Seeing Hillary Clinton up in the polls for the last 12 months caused him to send me an open letter 'teaching' me how to attack her. And then suddenly, as soon as I have started winning elections he is attacking ME! His main objective is to create discord and divisiveness within the Democratic party in order to better facilitate a Republican victory in '09. The actions of Karl Rove goes to show that, as a man with much influence in Washington the last 7 years of this administration, is what represents the Bush administration... Divisiveness, political gaming, causing confusion of the public's reality, etc... This is the very reason I am running.. to get rid of this very thing within our Government."

The above would be a great way to spin it back against the Bush administration and give Karl Rove a real good reason to shut his mouth for good.

Karl must be flip flopping on which Democrat's Justice Deprtment is less likely to indict him.

I think Obama is already getting advice from rove. He is sure using those all republican points. One think rove did say was true. Obama likes to "speech it up", but he nevers tells people what he stands for, what he wants to do, what he has done. He never votes on a critical vote, he has never written a bill, he listed a lot of bills he drafted, but on further research, he sure didn't. He said he co-sponsored bills. Sure he did but the ones he co-sponsored, over half the senate did also. So why did he even bother to list them. Maybe he though people wouldn't check. What got me is the 150 not voting records.

Gee, I wonder why Karl Rove is making negative comments about Obama and (somewhat) positive comments about Hillary? Could it be that he and his fellow party members would rather see Hillary win the primary? If she wins, there could very well be a coalescing of the Republican party around whomever their candidate may be as a direct backlash to the Clinton candidacy. He knows that the Clinton's inspire extreme (unwarranted) hatred in the Republican party and that is their best chance of retaining the White House. As usual, he is playing sneaky games and trying to influence the process to his own sinister advantage. God deliver us from partisan Republicans!!

Rove knows... His main objective is to rally the Dems to support Hillary Clinton to support the NEO-CON agenda.

If anyone is waging a lazy campaign it's Fred Thompson. I've seen more active capaigning for sophmore class secretary!

And what makes Rove think someone witht he class and intelligence of Obama will have anything to do with him? No one else wants to – not even the Republicans.

i was wondering when this POS was gonna rear his ugly head! go away, you hateful man!

VERY REVEALING THAT A JWHITE SOUTHERN JERK FROM TEXAS SHOULD CALL A "BLACK" MAN "LAZY" HMMMMMM RACIST MABEY?

Of course he would attack Obama now because since Obama's sweeping victory in Iowa, Republicans are now more scared of losing to him than they are to Clinton. Let people like Rove say what they want. The next president of the U.S. will be whichever of the two (Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama) the Democrats nominate. It's funny how the entire Republican platform until this time has been "I can beat Hillary Clinton" - no ideas for the economy, the occupation of Irak, resolving the immigration crisis, and now their platform will likely switch to "I can beat Barack Obama" (even though they can't).

Rove is scared to death of an Obama nomination. He knows that the selection of Clinton is the Republican's best shot at retaining the White House. A nominated Sen. Clinton will never attract independent-minded voters, leaving the independent swing vote to the Republicans.

Obama, on the other hand, will dominate the swing vote and ride like JFK into the White House.

This is not to say that Rove doesn't ALWAYS means what he says about the Democrates, just that everything he says is meant to ensure that Sen. Clinton has the best shot at primary success. He may not be playing in the game any longer, but he's still coaching from the sidelines.

It must aggravate the hell out of you lefties to start seeing the warts on your annointed!! Just wait, it will get worse, Obama has done nothing, but you all want him for president because he is a smooth talker. You are morons and sheep!

Karl Rove's Song

I got a shiny saw blade
All I need's a volunteer
I'll cut you in half
While you're smilin' ear to ear
And the freedom that you sought
Driftin' like a ghost amongst the trees
This is what will be
This is what will be (this is what will be)

Now there's a fire down below
But it's coming up here
So leave everything you know
Carry only what you fear
On the road the sun is sinkin' low
There's bodies hangin' in the trees
This is what will be (this is what will be)
This is what will be

Magic - Bruce Springsteen

At this point in politics, if Karl Rove says anything bad about you it's a good thing. Rove has already been "coronated" the village idiots brain. How bad could it be if he said something disparaging about you or your campaign? Probably a sure election victory.

To Carl Roves I say OBAMA 2008.

When is someone going to start the
Barack conversation about reparations for African Americans???
The air will go out of his balloon pretty quick.

WHO CARES WHAT VICIOUS KARL ROVE THINKS, THIS CREEP HAS DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM, HIS LIES AND CHARACTER ASSASINATION METHODS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVEALED FOR DECADES. NOT TO MENTION HE IS A TRAITOR AND SHOULD BE IN PRISON. I WISH THE PRESS WOULD STOP CATERING TO THIS JERK AND REFUSE TO PRINT ANY MORE OF HIS LIES!

Karl Rove is in no position to constructively cretise none of these presidental
candidates.
Karl was one of the main adviser to this present administration which has
plunged this country into disaster and ambarrassment.

I thought Karl Rove said Hillary was going to win the nomination, now the republicans figure that if its Hillary or Obama they can win. Thats why Im for John Edwards the candidate that will best beat the republican party.

This is the game of divide and conquer. First against Hillarly and now against Obama, so that both camps continue to blow each other upart. Watch out Democrats! Rove is as evil as they come.

This is for Jane from New York, New York at 4:20 p.m.:

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf

I know it's probably a little too deep and detailed for you, being 64 pages and all, but here's Obama's Blueprint For Change. He's got a plan and has always had a plan. You'd know that if you weren't so busy being Hillary's sock puppet. Do some research. It's been on his Web site (barackobama.com) for months now. Where's Hillary's plan? Is it locked up in Arkansas under her orders? Has her corporate string holders given her the command to release yet? Has Mark Penn polled enough people yet? Does she need to take some more money in from companies busy outsourcing American jobs to afford to print it out? You really want to get into the "present" votes again? Ask the Planned Parenthood of Illinois if they had a problem with his "present " votes. Hillary sends that mailer saying he's not pro-choice. Just another lie from Hillary. Hillary's vote and speech authorizing the Iraq War certainly trumps any vote Obama has missed. I'm sure Hillary wishes she had voted "present" for that one – or stayed away all together. But her pollsters said she had to look tough once the 2008 campaign kicked off, so she got all bellicose and started spouting things that were half-truths at best, that the NIE would have raised a red flag on if she had only take the time to read the thing.

Obama's has passed more substantive legislation in the senate than Hillary has in half as much time. He brought health care to 150,000 poor kids in Illinois and brought tough ethics reform laws to a state that hadn't had any reform in more than a generation. He helped stop Illinois' flawed capital punishment system that had 13 men falsely on death row. He also helped pass ethics legislation in the U.S. senate that has forced Clinton to reveal that she takes private jet rides from Vinod Gupta's company Survey USA, the Clinton News Network's chief polling company – and a company that gave Bill Clinton $3.2 million this summer for "consulting work." Say what? $3.2 million? For what, how to skew national polls for Hillary?

Jane, I've answered your challenge to Obama supporters. Now answer mine to Hillaryites. Please list for me the changes that Hillary says she made over 35 years of public service. Then I'll need a list of substantive bills that Hillary has AUTHORED and had passed as a U.S. Senator. I'll be perched right here waiting for your answer.

Karl Rove = Bush's Brain
Bush Calls him Turd Blossom
Bush's Brain = ???

As bad as Karl Rove is, what does it say about those that invite him into their circle...

Regards,

E

Who cares what that has-been, dried-up, so-yesterday, unattractive, felon has to say about anything! He isn't fit to wipe the boots of Barack Obama! Rove go somewhere and get a tan, loose some weight, get eye-laser surgery and keep your uninformed comments to yourself!

How do you know that this is not one of Karl Rowe's strategies?

Get thee hence, Karl.....

Put that guy in jail where he belongs... who give a rat's what he thinks.

Karl Rove has said time and again- take your opponents greatest strength and turn it into a weakness. This is just what he's tried to do here....cheap isn't it.

Spot on Rove. Obama is a rare talent and an inspirational speaker, but in politics you have to make stands on issues, produce plans and achieve. In these three areas Obama is MIA.

Karl Rove is a despicable human being. He, along with others, helped elect the worst President this country has ever seen. I recently saw a bumper sticker which said "I didn't think I could miss Nixon." How true.
This man needs to return to the private sector, never to be heard from again and let those who wish to lead America discuss their vision and let the electorate decide.

Mmmm...Karl Rove; a true American Corporatist! Mr. Plutocracy! He'll stoop so low to reach so high. DoughBoy, just go away you fool! Just go away!

I think Dashing got it right. Rove wants to weaken all Dem candidates; typical divide and conquer strategy.

Who is this Rover fellow?

do I need to add that rove is totally feckless? rove is totally feckless.

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!

Rove gives advice to Hillary and critisizes Obama! Ask yourself, why?

Why you say? Because he wants Hilary to get the nod. He is going to love bashing her, chewing her up, and spitting her out.

That is exactly what will happen if she gets the nomination.

How is she going to run on experience against McCain? SHE CAN'T!

She will get abused!

Don't fall into his trap!

Pay no mind to what Karl Rove has to say. He has more baggage than O'hara International airport

If you havebeen apart of the past, you havebeen apart of the problem. The change we need isn't that of a black president but and honest president with new ideas and visions, and that candidate is, Obama. I would be ashame if I was Hillary or any of the other candidates to say they have experiece and have served time in the office making changes. What I'm trying to say is, look at our world today and were it stands, and listen to the candidates bragging about being apart of bringing it to this place. A lot of people just don't get it, especially the other candidates. If Obama was white or any other race I would support him for his belief, his vision, and most important of all, his inexperience. I really wouldn't support him if he had the kind of experience that have our country in the state its in today. New ideas, new visions is what we need and if a white, black, mexican or other can bring this about, I'm all for him. K-Romeo Southfield MI

Karl Rove has proven to be such a liar and hypocrite, who listens to him anyway.

I wondered how long it would take Karl Rove to chime in and give his opinions. Time for him to just go away...

I came to the US as a legal refugee, from the comunist system, 43 years ago.
The first 25 years I supported the republican party giving them money and voted for their candidates.
I became disenchanted with them and since than I am an independent , practically voting only for the democratic candidates.
A few days ago, a friend of mine who is a convinced republican, sent me in an e-mail an article
Who is Obama?
and it looks like more details can be found in Snopes.com
If even half of what is asserted in this article is true, than it is scary.
Usually the media scrutinizes the candidates, looks into their past, etc.
You have done a very thorough job for Mrs Clinton but I did not hear anything in regard to Obama and I wander why?
Obama's mother is white. Why does he not talk about her and this part of his family? Is it for political reasons?
Sincerely yours

I apologize for my earlier remark: it was inconsiderate and wholly un-called-for. The fact of Carl Rove's inability to control, or at least manage his weight is irrelevant to his former position as a controller or manager of our politico-economic system. My conjoinment of the two concepts was inappropriate.

... I think.

Karl Rove is a bigot and a coward, who continues to perpetuate an outdated racist stereotype of blacks, by referring to Obama as "lazy." Time for Rove to put on a uniform and go and fight in Iraq. Oh, I forgot, Rove, like Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz and their yes men, don't fight in wars, they just start them.

Who cares what Karl Rove has to say. Im simply floored at how the Bush and Co. talks about morals when they are some of the most amoral people ever to walk the earth. Bush and Karl Rove have about as much morals as one of Bin Laden's recruits.

the obama campaign will probably gain even more supporters because that windbig is criticizing barack. keep talking karl!

that's so racist

Just more political strategy from Rove. He wants Clinton to be the nominee- all the neo-cons do. Its a sure money maker and way to revitalize their base. The conservative talk shows love the Clintons!

I absolutely LOVE THIS!!! This is a classic case of "reverse psychology"! The Republicans WOULD LOVE for Hillary Clinton to win, because she's probably the ONE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE they can beat. Hillary brings out the worse in the Republicans, she's seen as divisive, and yada yada yada. THEY ARE MOST CONCERNED about Obama, then Edwards, EITHER of which will beat ANY of their prospects.

I hope people are able to see through this 'red herring', but likely...they won't!

Rove is at his best...once again!

Can someone please shoot this man into the sun?

Here's the play: the Republicans want Obama to be the candidate, so Rove criticizes Obama, driving Democratic voters to support him.

If Rove is for or against any Dem he has a hidden agenda whatever it is, it isn't in the best interest of the Dem party. I would advice everyone to ignore him.

Anyone with some common sense can see Rove's angle in writing the op-ed: as a partisan Republican, he would much rather see Hillary win the nomination as opposed to Obama because he thinks it will be an easier victory against her. In fact, many Republicans secretly (or not so secretly) wish she would win because they think it will be a slam-dunk in the general election that she would lose. Barack on the other hand is too visionary and too attractive to minority voters for the Republicans to feel comfortable. Finally, I will add my own op-ed: the Republicans are going to lose more seats in Congress and the presidential election because bush is so hated in America.

I look forward to dancing on Rove's grave.

obama – the man with the resume written by HOAX, Inc.

karl rove a dumb man who basically was assigned to read election maps and 'attended several colleges' to keep his substanial butt out of the military.

I was wondering when this slime was going to come crawling out from under his rock.

I am repeatedly astonished that so many people ascribe so much putative influence and intelligence to a man who has cunningly maneuvered himself into the stunning position of ... humorous political sideshow / sniping fat guy.

Wonderful!

Isn't Rove the cunning little fox?

It pains me to agree with Karl Rove on anything. But I think we should call Barrack Obama "Prince of Platitudes." In other words, WHERE'S THE BEEF?

Karl Rove is a PATHETIC has been. After a humiliating defeat in 2006, Rove and his ilk will smear any Democrat. And talk about lazy, Rove and his Swiftboaters did nothing but slash and burn any one in their way. From Ann Richards to John McCain. I blame the entire mess we have in Washington squarely at his feet.

Let's see, a whole bunch of you are are now for BHO because Tsar Rove is after him?? On that basis, Democrats may want to nominate Chavez or Kim Jong Il, since Republicans are not enamored of these two either.

What happened to objective evaluation? You should be asking ALL the candidates for details of their plans for fixing America after 8 years of Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rove running amok.

Eight years of GWB potentially followed by eight years of BHO, who to date has no plan, only slogans and rock star appeal? Let all the candidates unveil their detailed plans now, NOT after the media has chosen the candidates for us.

But of course, in America, only rock star appeal counts! Maybe Democrats should elect Elvis' ashes (with apologies to Elvis) to be the Democratic nominee for President! Or maybe even Sanjay Malakar?

I guess about all of the bad things hasve been said here already. So I must agree with each and every one. The bad ones are the ones I agree with, too many to read.

The reason Obama is a "clean slate" is that he HAS NOT EVER DONE ANYTHING!
In the Illinois State Senate when he bothered to show up to vote, he voted "present." He has not produced a single piece of significant legislation in his time in the US Senate. (Why does Hilary have the overwhelming support of her Senate colleagues?) In the year since he was named Chairman of The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he has yet to call a SINGLE meeting. Does he think our foreign relations are in such good shape that no meeting was needed?

What has he done other than brilliantly deliver speeches largely written by others off of a teleprompter?

Obama wasn't practicing a "new" kind of politics when he sued to have Jack Ryan's divorce papers unsealed in his Senate Campaign – which of course resulted in Ryan dropping out of the race and Obama winning easily.

I'm a life long Democrat and never thought I'd say it, but Karl Rove is right.

The Republicans are panicking that Hillary may not be there for them to trash. This is the only reason Frankenrove has taken any interest in Obama. They don;t say or do anything without a sinister motive. To all those who still support them after 12 years of steady downward slide I have a few bridges to sell in the Bay Area. In fact one of them is very attractive and huge and is called the Golden Gate!

I have been looking at all of the different political analysis of Barrack Obama loss in New Hampshire. It is amazing to me that no one is not looking at the demographic of the area as well as the voting history of the New England area.
I live in the New England Area for 2 years as a Black citizen from the South. Therefore I have seen racism disguise itself in many ways. However, The citizens of New England in particular New Hampshire and Massachusetts have continually done one thing during my living in that area. They will say whatever is the political correct thing to say in public, whether that is in an anonymous poll or in a survey. But when they get in the booth they have voted as a majority in favor for a more establishes white ideal or candidate.
Why do you think they have a primary instead of causes? In Caucuses the have to live up to there comments in public. In a primary no one knows what went on behind close doors.
This is taken from when I notice during living in the area. People who were Caucasians were prejudice against other Caucasians, i.e., protestant against catholic, protestant and catholic against Jewish people...etc and so on. So you can imagine the overall disgusted against black.
Now let me add before the nay sayer come out that this is not against all Caucasians people in the New England area, just the majority. I have seen this time, and time again when the Tom Bradley affect comes out that polls and survey will say that a minority issue will pass. However, when the voting starts it’s a totally different affair.
For the media, an political analysis to ignore the history of the New England Area is to insure that polls when they come out in the future about this area will always be off by a very, very significant amount.

Rove put Bush in office. Shouldn't that be more than enough to prove that he knows a little something about politics?

Woh......Karl Rove cricizing Obama? that's a good sign for him. To Obama, whatever you're doing, keep doing it, you're on the right tract. I can now see that there's a chance of you winning the general election!!!!!!

Karl Rove is the type of man the world could do without. What a scum bag.

Boy, are the Republicans salivating at the chance to run against Hillary in the general election or what?!? All you have to do is think what are the Repubs.' motives to try to smear Barack and to even go as far as praising Hillary.

Many of my Repub friend admittedly say they don't want to see Barack get the Dem nomination.

As much as the status quo may try to tear us down, Dems. and Repubs alike, we know this: "YES WE CAN!"

"Man behind the curtain...? " We can still see the shape of his swollen head behind the curtain... or is that just his ego?

This is only the beginning. Karl Rove is a master at manipulation and the promulgation of lies and distortion. It is interesting that he has now set his sights on Obama. Before he was reserving his usual propaganda for Hillary Clinton. He invented the whole idea of "wedge issue politics" in presidential campaigns. So why shouldn't he be underhanded and dirty enough to start playing Obama and Clinton supporters off against each other? But he is so transparent that I am beginning to think the old master is losing his touch. Maybe a little senility setting in, hopefully?

I really wish this man could be put on trial for the criminal that he is, so we could throw him in jail and let him sit there planning his revenge or comeback or reincarnation or whatever. It's a shame that we have to read this filth.

Well, so it begins again. The question is, will the American public allow themselves to be manipulated like a bunch of frightened sheep. We need to show some strength and guts this time around. America, do not be fooled again by this creep.

Rove is scum, and as one person has said, morally bankrupt but not stupid. Get thur your dislike and think seriously about what he is saying. Obama is a first term US Senator and doesn't have much of a record. Do your homework people and find out what his state record is as well as his current record. There is some truth to what Rove is pointing out. Let's all not get caught up in the feel good. That is what happened in 2000 and look where we are now. I am looking for substance and not fantasy, so far Obama is all fantasy and no substance.

Just remember, this is the man who's big idea was to create a "permanent Republican majority" in this country. So much for his good judgement. The past 7 years have been a complete disaster for Democrats and Republicans alike. The only difference is that the Republicans are afraid to admit it. I defy anybody to make a list of the truly positive accomplishments that have come out of their self-created mess. Personally, I think Karl Rove and Fats Limbaugh were twin uglys who were born to the same big fat mama and then seperated at birth. They both look equally bloated and stupid to me, and they are both equally disgusting. I'm thinking they each only got half of the brain. Just my opinion, folks. Don't get yer panties in a bunch....

Snippets from Rove's article: You to love the racial undertones – love use facetiously of course. I guess the shameless republicans will have no problem throwing that in the play should obama win the nomination.

"Sen. Hillary Clinton won working-class neighborhoods and less-affluent rural areas. Sen. Barack Obama won the college towns and the gentrified neighborhoods of more affluent communities."

Gentrified: term usually used in describing the displacement of lowerclass minorities by more affluent groups from a community.

"His trash talking was an unattractive carryover from his days playing pickup basketball at Harvard, and capped a mediocre night."

Pick up basketball even at Harvard. Just a reminder that this guy Obama is black.

"He is often lazy, given to misstatements and exaggerations and, when he doesn't know the answer, too ready to try to bluff his way through."

Lazy: How often has this word been used to steriotype black people.

These tactics are shameless and dispicable and I hope that the American people do not tolerate in this day and age.

Lastly:
"When it comes to making the case against Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama comes across as a vitamin-starved Adlai Stevenson. His rhetoric, while eloquent and moving at times, has been too often light as air."

Criticized for not being harsh enough on Hillary. No surprise coming from Rove. The whole idea is to unite, not tear people to shreds.

You really have GUTS Mr. Rowe!

My advise to you is exactly what His Majesty the King of Spain Don Juan Carlos de Borbon told President Chavez "Why don't you shut up Mr. Rowe"

He appears to change positions as often as is neccesary to get press.

If Karl Rove finds fault with you, you know you must be really doing something right.

If I were Barack Obama I would take this as a compliment and even use Rove's shrill insults in my TV commercials.

I am not a Rove fan, but his article is on target.

Accountability is important!

Robert J. Samuelson in an article titled "The Big Lie of 2008" writes, "Candidates can't keep the promises they're making about our kids' economic futures."

He also writes, "The hypocrisy is especially striking in Obama. He courts the young, promises "straight talk" and offers himself as the agent of "change." But his conspicuous omissions constitute "crooked talk" and silently endorse the status quo."

URL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/88764

what is wrong whit all of of you why have you so much hate for any one maybe god will help you ask him.

Karl Rove is an idiot.

Lets put two and two togather. Rove said Senator Obama avoided voting on any of their crap. I wonder why. Now, Senator Obama is running for President talking about change. Out of all the slogans he could have chosen. He was there he knows the underhanded things they are doing and are trying to do. Most of these things should be ovious to everybody based on the conditions we are living with.
The only thing they pass laws on is to get more money out of our pockets or a way to give it to somebody else.
Wakeup people. They don't enfoce the laws; only the ones that pertain to us to keep us in check and control us. If you call being able to go back and forth to work, walk the streets or spending my money is freedom I'd rather die.

Do you know where I live we have to get a permit to have a yard sale in our own yards.
Do you know the laws are setup so that you don't prosper; if you do make it over that hurdle their way of keeping it from getting out hand and getting it back is through the estate tax. They don't feel that your children or grandchildren should prosper just because you did.

Wakeup people!
Have you tried to enforce any of these so called rights they say you have. Have you realized that they take almost 50% of your income. They take your tax money and give it to the so called poor ( welfare receipients) on their income taX returns for them to spend so they can say the economy is fine people are spending. For God's sake wakeup! How much wicked, crookedness has to come out of Washington before say enough is enough? We don't live forever! Our children are coming up behind up.

Hmmmm...this coming from a man who got a lazy Texan elected twice to the Presidency. Not certain what to make of it other than....1, he's still a Republican operative and is trying to shape the Democratic race for the lazy Republicans...or 2, he's a racist....or 3, he needs to go away and the sooner the better!

we are counting the days until karl rove retires.
seriously guy, stfu already.

Naive and irresponsible? Shiftless and lazy? I'd say that Hillary and Karl are on the same racist page.

Karl who? When the trash is taken out...let it stay out.

Karl Rove is the front runner for title of Mr. Insignificant in the politics world. After the 2006 election his cred is down to zero. I believe that this will be the start of the Republican attack machine. Isn't it funny that he talks about the Democratic candidates and says nothing about the bla Republican candidates.Get the shield ready because the swiftboats are a commin there lies are in sight. It is amazing that most of right wing talk radio and television spend more time talking about the bad Democrats rather then the good Republicans. Could it be that there are no good Republicans?

Barack Obama should consider Karl Rove's opinion piece a compliment.

Karl Rove should be in jail !

I do not want to read or see anything that he has to say. He is complicit in the outing of a CIA agent at a time of war, which may have casued death to many agents around the world. he was involved in the illegal firing of US Attroneys, he has nothing but dirty tricks in his resume. He is now in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer a subpoena , which if any one of us did, we'd have been in jail a long time ago.

Shut up Karl! No one cares what you have to say. You will get what you deserve...what goes around comes around, but for now, I hope every American says what I say. Who cares what you say? You are a criminal and a traitor.

I wish the press would stop treating you like a dignitary. They should investigating you, not quoting you.

It's a career move. I think that he's trying to win points in the Hillary camp for the next election. Let's face it, she's going to be around a long time. Besides, it doesn't hurt to gain points with Mr.Clinton. At least come up with a criticism that makes sense. I don't think that anyone that runs for office is 'lazy.'

All the hateful and sarcastic comments by the idiots here show that these guys are really dumb to realize this guy (Rove) is actually brought Republican victories consequetly....on '00 (even after the 8 yrs of golden period of Clintons - if Bill Clinton and Democrats are sooooooo popular, why didnt it translate to landslide victory for Dems. Why should it be a nail-biting finsh!!) and on '04 (in spite of the unpopular iraq war.!!). I just think this guy is genius whether evil or good i dont care. When he gives advice or comments, just listen. Dont just rant...leftist looneys!!

Call Obama what you want, but lazy? No lazy man comes as close as he has so far to taking down the Clinton machine.

Who cares what Carl Rove thinks? Tell him to take a cold shower and then go hibernate until the election is over.

Dear Friends:
Reflective of our society are the arts and museums and our respect for the past. Today in the visual on MSN, Obama was photographed with more african americans surrounding him in one photo and some caucasian, The Kerry and almost all are caucsian. Witness this deception!

In this he has mooned the unionworkers, the average Americans and all races. This nation is made up on men and woman and citizens of all ages, races, nationalities, sexual beings and all eligible citizens get out the vote.
More families and women and men and children are lossing their homes and jobs while the Central and South American truckers want in this nation for our jobs. While they also do not come forth to defend this nation. The cost is accumulating and in accounting first in is being put out. I say citizens of the USA first. I say get out the vote every eligible and able bodies American Citizen. Get your absentee vote in if you are not certain of your schedule or the weather. Your job and home could be next.
God help us!!!! Amen.
Sally Sue says come on honey smoker or not get out and vote it is that important our men and women are out their for your and for me. I am a proud American.
Puff Puff me to honey a real d–m proud American.
Get me those instructions for an absentee vote.
surely you can do it. Love ya all!!!! Bye ! Bye!!
Talk to you soon. Watch here and on the MSN.
WATCH FOR FLOODS. DRIVE SAFE YA LL HEAR!!!
AMEN.
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LAZY BONES GET UP OUT AND VOTE!!!
HAY RIDES AND PLAY
VOTE FIRST !!!
WHAT A HEY DAY IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS!
BAM BAM OBAMA IS IN HIS BUNTING SUITE KERRY ME!!!

Who cares what TurdBlossom says, he's yesterdays news.

Of all the things he could have said about anyone, he calls the black man lazy, not hard to see what exactly in "Bushes Brain".

This proves that Rove is still the GOP mastermind, and that he thinks that the republicans can Hillary easier that Obama. Don't do what he wants you to do.

Rove is scared his party will not go up against the all too easy to beat Clinton in the general election. His old guard nasty politics would not stand a chance against Obama's positive inclusive form of politics.

It is astounding the amount of ignorance that believes the Republicans are afraid of Hillary!! PEOPLE...if we put Hillary Clinton up as the Dem nominee, WE WILL LOSE!!!! Republicans will come out by the DROVES to vote against her, Independants don't like her and won't vote for her, and half the Democratic population will not vote for her! She only received 40% of the vote in New Hampshire!! It seems like the ignorant and uninformed are supporting her which is a sad commentary for our society....but then again.....WE ELECTED GEORGE W. BUSH......TWICE!!!!

Barack Obama is just a pied piper. He gives a great speech. That's about all there is. He mesmerizes people with his talk, but the hard decisions that will need to be made daily/hourly as President will have his head spinning.

Cark Rove, just a lazy slob himself, doesn't miss to many meals, look at him.

Go Obuma!

Karl Rove is a loser!!!!

Only an inflated ego leads a man like Mr. Rove to believe that any of us even care what he says. Please go away Karl.

Please send me the names and web sites of all candidats of USA.

HOPE HAVE USA NATIVEORE LATINOAMERICAN CANDIDATS FOR PRESIDENCY THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE RIGHTS TO RULE THEIR OWN CONTINENT. NOR IN UNITE NATIONS
PLEASE SEND ME ALSO THE CHIF HOWM SELECT THE UNATED NATION CHIF,
TANK YOU

HAPPY NEW YEAR

CALLING ALL VOTERS: ATTENTION PLEASE !!!!

KARL KOOK- (BLEEP) IS ALIVE AND WELL.... WAS WONDERING
WHEN HE'S POP UP. JUST REMEMBER HE'S BAAAACK..

AND ALSO REMEMBER AS LONG AS BUSH WILL BE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE ON ELECTION DAY.... AND CHENEY.. AND DIEBOLD IS
STILL IN BIZ..... BEWARE, THEY CAN STILL SCREW WITH THE
ELECTION SO WHETHER ITS HILL OR O THAT MAY END UP
IRRELEVENT ..

TOO BAD ROVE DID NOT GO ON A LOOOOOOOOOOONG VACATION
OUT OF THE US TILL BUSH GOES HOME.

Instead of meddling in presidential elections sorely needed to clean up the mess made by the current presidential administration, Rove ought to retreat into unseen silence and thank God on his knees everyday that he has not yet been arrested, charged, tried, convicted and imprisoned for his lawlessness over many years.

Karl Rove is a mad man.

Karl rove belittled Hillary and propped up Obama when it looked like Hillary was the biggest challenge to win the nomination and therefore the presidency. He now simply seems to have recognized what everyone else has as well: that, of the democratic candidates, the only one who has a legitimate shot at LOSING to the republicans in the general is Hillary Clinton.

Look at the turnout in the primaries/caucuses so far – the democrats are vastly outnumbering the republicans at the polls. As such, the only way for any of the republican candidates, none of whom have energized their base in such a way to translate into any significant increase in turnout, to win is to energize the base another way. Democrats nominating the single most polarizing figure in politics today would serve to do just that. Nobody, even Hillary's most ardent supporters, could argue with the irrational, almost cult-like hatred that so many republicans harbor towards her. More republicans who wouldn't otherwise bother to vote for any of the mediocre republican candidates this time around would mobilize to vote against Hillary. Even most of the well-known incredibly conservative figures who disagree with his policies don't have any particular disdain for Senator Obama, so his path to the presidency is by far the easiest. Hillary's, right or wrong, is the most difficult.

Obama is precisely what Karl Rove and those similarly situated establishment figures couldn't predict and certainly cannot defeat. Only democrats themselves can do so, and they would do so by selecting Hillary as the nominee.

Carl Rove?? The Republican's will be on Old Hill's side now!! Obama will speak, inspire, and shine the Republican's right out of the White House and the Senate...and the Republican's are AFRAID of that!! They know if "Good Old Hill"... is the Democratic Candidate...they will rip her apart...via Bill. How can the Rep.'s rip apart a man who will not lower himself to the good old boys way of playing the game? How can they rip apart a man...who as an adult has lived an inspiring, moral life?? He has been a community leader, bringing people together! He is not controversial.
Yep...He did drugs as a teenager..BUT he was HONEST and UPFRONT about it. Umm....who among us didn't do something wrong as a teenager??? I don't know one person...when answered HONESTLY! I could care less what someone did as teenager!!
Carl Rove and all the corrupt boys in Washington are wishing... praying... voo dooing and they will sell their soul (oops...they already did that for Bush!) that "Good Old Hill" is the Democratic nominee for President!

It's about good JUDGEMENT and TRUST? Who do we TRUST to not sell us out
like the current administration?

Carl Rove??? hahahahah!!!

Hillary????

After looking deep withing, I feel I can TRUST OBAMA...

Carl Rove!!!!Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

Karl Rove is Scum!!! Watch the trailer for hillarythemovie.com...It's a must see!! For all of you that have forgotten the real HIllary and have forgotten what 8yrs of the CLinton's gave us, it's a very good refresher course!!!

He so wrong like his leader! Look Obamas record/history on senate floor, his is the man, who should be in White House doing what he does best. His is the voice of individual who suffer from house crisis, tuition increase, and such. Most of all we suffer from the rest of the world our repect and i could only believe that will recover by Obama.

Please send me the names and web sites of all candidats of USA.

HOPE HAVE USA NATIVEORE LATINOAMERICAN CANDIDATS FOR PRESIDENCY THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE RIGHTS TO RULE THEIR OWN CONTINENT. NOR IN UNITE NATIONS
PLEASE SEND ME ALSO THE CHIF HOWM SELECT THE UNATED NATION CHIF,
TANK YOU

Sounds like a good endorsement to me.

Why give him ANY publicity? Do not let Karl Rove spew his vitriolic accusations. He must not turn this election toward false accusations and personal attacks.

Choosing our Next President

Barack Obama is referred to by some as the man who may become the first black president of the United States. In his books Obama tells the interesting story about his life and his family, about a father from Kenya and about his American mother and how they met as college students in Hawaii.
At age 6 young Barack was already living in Jakarta with his mother and his Indonesian step father before moving back to Hawaii at age 10 to be raised by his maternal grandparents when his mother and her second husband divorced.
Over the years Barack Obama has had bonding experiences with white and black relatives and with Asian family members, but not without an understandable struggle to find his own identity. Being immersed into a multiracial family helped him develop a keen ability to understand and to resonate easily with people of various ethnic backgrounds and to quickly get beyond differences in physical appearance and culture in order to deal with issues of genuine significance.
Because of his appearance and his marriage to Michelle, a black woman, at first glance it would seem that Barack Obama is simply a very intelligent, talented, and dynamic black candidate for president. But knowing a bit more about his family background allows one to appreciate how this 46 year old multiracial African American man might indeed be able to understand, to unite, to lead, and to serve all Americans in a way that has never been done before.
Unlike those who may live in many other parts of the world, most Americans don’t really want to choose their next president based on who the candidate’s parents happen to have been. Americans for the most part are more interested in the qualities, abilities, and knowledge possessed by a particular candidate and the character revealed through that individual's life experiences.

Robert Westafer

Leave it to Rove to indulge in a disgraceful racial stereotype. He knows no shame!

Karl Rove, the beast came out of the basket with a comment that its aim is to confuse Democrat voters - beware of what he says and why he is saying it...He's done enough harm

Keep up the great work Obama, you have all the "oldies" squirming in their clothes. This is perfect, Obama your deep leadership abilities scares the daylights out of Rove, Bill and Hill – see a pattern here, all of the old establishment in WASH DC are afraid of loosing their crayons. This is the year to strip them of all the perks of US gov't. The politicians have not performed at their highest level possible (and that goes for Dems and Rep., Pilosi too) and the writing is on the wall – in bold, billboard size print. Finally this election will correct the wrongs that have been holding washington dc hostage all along, the old status quo and all the non-performing gov't lifers taking up space on the publics dollar.

Reform, change and with new leadership, Obama is the ONE, thank goodness.

Hmmm, let me see... who to believe and trust... Karl Rove... or Obama... hmmm, tough tough choice here. Hmm, someone who has already screwed us over, or Obama... hmmm.

Right on, Mike. Karl Rove is so transparent (too bad he isn't for more government transparency, which would be the case after Obama is elected, hopefully). Rove would like nothing more than for Hillary to win the Dem nomination. He was elated as much as she was by the New Hampshire results. It is a simple math problem: Hillary falls short against anyone the Republicans throw up there in the general election. The math isn't nearly as comforting for Rove when it comes to Obama. He beats everyone on the Republican side one-on-one. C'mon people, wake up to Rove's manipulations or we are going to have yet another Rove-decided election.

Is CNN trying to be unbiased, or just trying to make it clear how pro-Hillary it is. Stop giving Rove any attention, it's just what he wants. This piece is completely bogus, and the statements unfounded. If you're going to post this hogwash, plaese point out the obvious flaws.

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If his aim is anything like his Superior Dick Cheney, Barack Obama has absolutely nothing to fear from Rove!

Anyone who falls for this trap should be ashamed of themself. Karl Rove is the epitome of corruption. Having him side with the Clintons is just plain scary, as I would doubt everything he says. I am proud to be an Obama supporter. I don't care for the current way the government is run. The smear campaigns of the Bush and Clinton eras do nothing to inspire me. I really doubt that the tears meant anything other than more votes and power for Hillary. Let's get the scum out of Washington starting with caring at all what Karl Rove thinks or says. Yes, he is a campaign genious on how to play with a person's pysche, but the sooner we realize that's what's up, the sooner we can ignor him.

Rove is a clown, probably a future convict and just trying to start a race war by saying offensive and stupid comments to get the Democrats angry at each other. Probably the lowest of low politicians...snake. I dont think Obama will fall for it. I hope Hillary doesn't.

Yeah, Rove is a bad man, unlike his Democratic counterparts. (they are good!)

Bush bad, Bush bad, necon, neocon, neocon!

And yet some more verbal diarrhea from the world's biggest clown. Couldn't care less what this tool thinks. Obama shouldn't either.

Maybe Rev. Al should now target Rove for calling Obama 'lazy' ? ? ?

I am sick and tired of coward ,overcautious "girly-men" strategy of Clinton-camp in responding to Obama's cheap shots. It's time that they stood up for Hillary, and got this monkey off the back. I'm not a big fan of Carl Rove, but I respect his views as a political strategist. I am glad that at least somebody spoke against super perfect Obama. Obama has nothing when it comes to political achievements.

One more note – the Republicans will use the tactic of labelling Obama with adjectives related to rascist comments, without saying it directly.

By saying Obama is lazy, they are trying to build a vocabulary of racist subtext about all black people being lazy.

Shame on the media for giving any coverage to Rove.

OBAMA...LAZY DUCK BWA .HA! HA!

I hate to admit, but I agree with what some of his suggest.

Obama constantly avoids his votes on the major issues but downplays Clinton for her vote for or against certain issues.

For instance, The Iran Resolution, he has criticized Hillary for 'giving Bush authority wage war with Iran' - where was Barack on the vote? Can't play on this rhetoric of condemning her position on the issues, when you don't even vote yourself! That in itself is where I agree with Rove in saying he is Lazy.

Hillary is the only one with the strength and experience to fight the right wing with dignity and come out on top, not someone who decided after one year of national service to run for president.... come on now.