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Why wasn't my comment added to the comments. I read the comment policy and don't know where or how I violated the policy. I made an observation to the overwelming viewpoint shared in the comments. It was not to offend anyone at CNN. I go to their website for news and opinion.

Richard west palm beach,, I'll bet those e-mails could be found sitting to the "RIGHT" of the missing documents of hillary we all want to see !!! Lloyd Creech,,,, find the video of the USS Foresster disaster during the viet nam war and watch it closely . You will see a missle eject and shoot across the deck hitting a jet and exploding watch closely as the pilot bails out on to the fiery deck and narrowly excapes death,,,,Guess who that pilot was ? There is nothing to "QUESTION about most veterans bravery or sense of duty . Its when a combat veteran testifies at a grand jury investigation as to horrible atrosities that were committed by the US military during the war and then many years later runs for president that people cant help but have a few questions. In John Kerry's case I believe it was the swift boat veterans who were questioning Kery's service,, What amazes me is a outsider of the USA commenting so harshly as to how we deal with our election process in the first place, and then worse than that, bashing a particular party. some of the 9-11 bombers got into our country through your borders , so before you tell americans how we should think, mabey you should look into your own countries affairs first. your own national security, your own lacking and pouris border control, your own failing health care system ( you know the one hillary tried to model ours after in the past), and many othr problems your country will face going into the future and stay out of ours untill you have mastered your own

Given this man made George W. Bush one of the most unpopular presidents ever (by running his presidency), it's shocking he has enough credibility left that news outlets still report what he says.

Wheres Ron Paul?

Rove? PeeU.

Question for everyone...Please name 1 major accomplishment Hillary Clinton has done politically. She is running on the "Im more experienced" card. More experienced doing what? Her and Obama are mid lever Senators at best.

So, does she think being the 1st lady once upon a time makes her more "experienced"? Does she think married to the Beyond Crooked Bill Clinton makes her more "experienced"? She is the absolute laughing stock of both parties.

The state of Michigan shunned her the same way the rest of the country will. It's too bad too because I know there are Republican's everywhere that would love for her to win the nomination.

I just love seeing all of you pissed off Liberals on this board. Common guys, I know Rove totally picked apart your party TWICE but get over it already lol

I was going to post a comment but saw that " W M Los Angeles" pretty much did that already.

Therefore, I won't be redundant. I will however say, as a former Republican leaning conservative who was disgusted by the GOP's hypocrisy (wasting millions of tax dollars trying to indict Bill Clinton), that Rove is the epitome of what's wrong with GOP & NeoCONS.

Rove really should have been Scooter's cellmate, if not Scooter's "Mary" in jail.

Has Rove considered comedy? N ot to say it will work, but that's an industry where he just might get the general populace to laugh at him and not with him

Rove is partisan to the point of being a traitor. He's still mad about Watergate because they got caught. Try him and put him in jail where he belongs. Enough of this creep!

As a Canadian I have never understood why so many Americans would believe Mr. Rove.
He seems to have been responsible for so many digusting things in American politics.
Wasn't he behind the lies about Senator McCain during Bushes first primary campaign?
Was he not involved in the, again, disgusting lies about Senator Kerry?
It is really difficult for this Canadian to understand the sleazy type of campaign advertising disputing the events of a military person winning medals fighting for the US. But then this doesn't seem to be too uncommon. Some Republicans are not questing Senator McCain and his being a prisoner of war in Vietnam? Could Rove be involved in this dispicable activity?
Was he not responsible for the outing of a CIA agent. (Bush was going to fire anyone in his administration that would do that) but Scooter Libby took the fall and received an immediat "pardon".

What amazes me is that the American people could elect another Republican?
This administration is responsible for more young American men and women dying that the terrorists of 9/11

Keep up the good work Mr Cafferty.

Lloyd Creech
Oliver, Canada

Anything Rove says is poison. I can't believe the news would even print something this crook says.

I love Rove. He makes the dumbest democrat look dumber.

A.K.A. - "Bush's Brain".......enough said.

Mr. Rove's grasp of history is weaker than even I had feared.
If you reember a certain politcal candidate who actually lost in Iowa to "Undecided" in 1976 eventually won the election.........you might remember him?
Jimmy Carter

So Mr. Rove's comments are pointless........again.

Why isn't this guy saying these things from his cell where he should be until he rots.

Rove...lol, your the last person to talk! I'm a republican, but I don't listen to what you say or do, just go away, or go serve time in jail and lose some weight!

Go Mitt!

Go to jail, traitor.

Keep talking Karl, it only helps the Democratic (LIBERAL) party. I think everyone is aware of your swift boat tactics and hopefully realizes what your real agenda is.
You were able to use fear tactics to sway some voters but this election is different.

The American people want change and are looking at the issues impacting their lives, health care, the economy and immigration. Please keep up your rehetoric and send more people to the party working for the middle class.

Thanksgiving already gave us our fill of turkey so just shut your piehole!

"He also said the New York senator should release documents in the Clinton presidential library that relate to her time in the White House during the administration of her husband, former President Bill Clinton."

We have to wonder, what about your administration not only destroying e-mails so they wouldn't have to answer questions in the Valerie Plame investigation? Now just yesterday it came out that this administration also backed-up over their backup tapes. Just what are they hiding?

Republicans, you will be held accountable!

When is Bush and the rest of these treasonous criminals going to be convicted? All they're doing is trying to distract Americans from the truth!

You are right Tim (11:03am), Chris from Middletown always brings the same right-wing mantra, the same shrill and empty name-calling to these threads, much the same as we have come to expect from his buddy Rover. I guess if we dems are the communists, then the wingnuts are the nazis, with Rove firmly placed in Goebbel's role. If dubbya could find his butt with his own two hands, he could even be Hitler. Thank god he can't, for that reason alone.

Now the problem with folks calling Rove an idiot, or the like, is that what does it say about the people he convinced to vote for the worst president in modern history, TWICE???!!! Well, I've paused and considered this, and guess what?: Rove IS a war-chicken-crap, coward, ends-justify-the-means, criminal, treasonous, moronic, politico-looney. So you can guess what I think about the people, like Chris, who were not only fooled by him, BUT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, DEFEND AND EVEN CELEBRATE HIS DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS ON THIS COUNTRY.

But you gotta like it when these right-wing-rodents start to eat their own:
"The money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges against former [REPUBLICAN] Michigan Rep. Mark Deli Siljander are part of a 42-count indictment released by the U.S. attorney's office in Kansas City, Missouri." The only question I have is: how can the very people who "out" our CIA agents pretend to know when somebody else is harming our national security?

Tim,

I am with you on Chris' comments from Middletown,CT. Amen.

But Casey K from TX needs a wake up call too.

Casey,

Apparently the New Hampshire Primary results didn'topen up your eyes to the fact that these polls mean nothing?

"Real Clear Politics" ?What's REALLY CLEAR is that a poll of 100 people can be taken in New York City, Alabama, or Alaska – and the outcome is going to be different EVERY time, and it will vary + or – as much as 5-7%.

You're telling your fellow democrats to pick Obama because a poll tells you too?

My advice is to use your voice to speak about the strenghts of the candidate you want to win. Not who "Real Clear politics" tells you will win against Guiliani (like thats gonna be a tough race).

We are in a position as democrats to clearly beat the republican nominee.

And speakingof Karl Rove – I know where I'd love to shove Casey's poll.

Carl Rove should be embarrassed and ashamed of himself. He has a lot of gall to be criticizing anyone. The guy he gets credit for getting elected has brought near ruin for this country. He should go away and hide. Too bad everyone is too busy to pursue prosecuting him.

Re: Hillary v. Obama

Can anyone spell out why you "hate" Hillary? Hate her because of her politics? Obama has the same politics as Hillary. Because of her personality? Do you know her in person? Hate her voice? She didn't choose to have her voice? Hate Bill? He the best thing happened to Americans in the recent history. Hate her because she is a female? You must be a low IQ male who can't stand any intelligent female.

Here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Karl Rove find yourself another country to be part of

What a joke, What Hillary did was say I am going to be on the ballot and allow the voters to vote for me if they choose to. The Undecided isn't a nobody, it's for Obama and Edwards. They chose not to allow the voters to vote for them. Everyone should have a voice whether or not they choose to count it or not is another story and not Hillary's problem. Good for you Hillary!

One can have an idependant thought and still think clinton is a socialist. Clinton in 04 stateing "We're going to take some things away from you on behalf of the greater good" stated at the conference of woman senators in san fran. Also she wants to increase govt spending like the 5000 for every child and her universal health care. News flash, UK spends 110 billion a year on its healthcare. They only have 60 million people. America has over 300 million. Big Goverenment that spends more and taxes more. Subpar services as a result. sounds a bit like communism or at least socialism to me.

I love the way politicians twist situations to suit their own purposes. Carl Rove stating that Barack Obama doesn't have enough international experience to be president is ludicrous. How much international experience did George W. Bush have before becoming president? Obama couldn't possibly do worse! My guess is that Bush's only international experience before becoming president was his interaction (if any) with the players on his baseball team in Texas who were from other countries!! Give us a break, Carl.

Mr. Rove needs to go back into his hole and stay there. With his knowledge and bad deicsions, our great country has been brought to it's knees. Corruption in our own Government went rapant and as such, became obvious to foreign leaders who have lost respect for America. I know. I was overseas when people laughed at Americans for electing Bush, even though Americans didn't really elect him. What a sad state of affairs this country is been forced to endure because of Rove's crooked allegations and lies. Who wants to listen to him....

Karl Rove....the FORMER adviser to Bush claims a bunch of NOBODYS voted in Michigan for NOBODY.......does that mean that Karl Rove voted? He is NOBODY! If he were SOMEBODY then...I would listen......

Now that Rove has time on his hands, maybe he could help look for the FIVE MILLION emails that disappeared for a period where he was being investigated.

By all means let us pay attention to what Karl Rove has to say about the Democratic Party candidates for president. Do we expect him to laud them? This is the guy who is so duplicitous that he will sacrifice others in order to protect himself from blame (prison time) for his own actions and advice to the president, yet his opinion is worthy of coverage? Is CNN looking to instigate a controversy?

This man is supposed to have resigned his position. So why is he still spewing his rhetoric? Considering he has been the primary architect for what may be considered the most corrupt government in the history of mankind he can not ride off into the cow pastures of the Texas wilderness quick enough along with W.
He has taken advantage of the ignorance of the American people and his past boss which in turn has made us the most laughed at if not hated people on the planet.
It's beyond me why this man isn't in jail along with most members of the current administration. Seems the American people won't educate themselves well enough on the issues while we fall further behind on the world stage in every catagory.

wow – over 250 comments – karl rove really must still be a factor ! hee hee

Karl Rove in my opinion is like a movie critic, if he says the movie is bad then it is probably an excellent movie. Of all the people in the world who should have learned by now to keep their their Pie Holes shut , Rove is at the top of the list. So seeing as how he hasn't learned on his own, SHUT UP ROVE.

rove who? just another person trying to get his 15 seconds of fame. we had bush 1 and 2. we don't need to repeat clinton. come on america, wake up. let's get a new flavor in the white house. vote obama

Karl Rove is the biggest lier /spin doctor alive. He and his cohorts should be in jail for all of the lies they told, especially concerning Valarie Plume.

This man needs to go away! To prison, for starters. Then maybe we can use some of the Bush "approved" methods to get him to tell the truth. And while we're at it, take Cheney, Rummy, Bush, and the Justice Dept. along too. Watch "Cheney's Law" on PBS and tell me there's no ground for impeachment. AARRGH!

Karl Rove and George Bush would make great cell mates along with Cheney.

255 comments to Karl Rove?
I`m an African in Africa and have never been outside the continent but ....... 255 comments just goes a long way in showing how much of a legacy this man has left ....................... dumd though his analysis may be and this coming from the chief political strategist for Dubya.

Africans4Obama!

JOE: No the truth is Hillary broke the rules of her own Party by participating. Do not believe for one minute her votes recorded in Michigan mean N O T H I N G. The uncommitted and those who voted for other two candidates that is 60% which would have gone to O B A M A !!!!!!!! Whether you like it or not, whether CNN admits it or not – those are the facts and truth. You see, I am from Michigan and we are not stupid in Michigan.......we know what is happening here. They, media, Bill and Hillary, and a lot of other Americans in politics are so afraid Obama just might be the nominee that they will do ANYTHING to stop that from happening.

Karl Rove, just to write the name make me ill mentally and this is a person, not a man to me, a person who is now trying to get Republicans to listen to him – Bush did that and look where we are. I hope Hucklebee has more substance than to listen to what Rovei says.

And Mitt, you are a selfish selfish person. YOu did not have the professionalism nor did you care that your opponent was still giving his concession speech before you blasted onto the screen. You are no one I want for my President – Rude, unprofessional, no compassion. I believe really he believes he is a movice star!!! WRONG

Am Republican i love Bush but Karl go homeWe do not need you there is nothing you can help us to beat Clinton or Obama.You are the worst advisor in history.We are going to have the new and the best Republican of Reagan from Huckabee,Romney or McCain.We do not need you the more you advise us the more voters like Hillary.Are you campaign for Hillary?

Just straight talk. Liberals won't be able to handle. Hear the cry? No factual support by the liberals but they do have healthy lungs.

Tim – the sad part is....this is the truth...it's not a spin....and its not rhetoric

Read Hillarys glowing thesis paper on Saul Alinsky....and look at her 800 billion in proposed spending...and see that the majority or "her" ideas come from him

I will keep posting the "same" message until her supporters wake up from this cult-like stuper....I am baffled she has any support at all...she has taken polar stances on the same position for her whole campaign...

did you know she voted for the war...and theres a YouTube video of her senate speech saying that war was the only answer to get rid of Hussein – then she told you pie-eyed meatballs that she "never authorized the president to go to war" and this was "Bushs war" –

I will keep posting the same message...until people like you actually research this untrustworthy mess

Karl Rove deserves attention these days about as much as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears do. Aren't we done with this guy? Next on "Who Cares" a man speaking with a sock in his mouth.

Karl has created such a mess in his recommendations to the Bush administration. Why would anyone listen to him now!!

Why nit run if you are so good at what you do? Rove for President.

Karl Rove is evil incarnate. So many lives and limbs lost in the UNPROVOKED Iraq war, and this creature feels nothing!

No doubt Karl used to be bullied as a young 'weird' child; and now he's about to have his revenge on Americans and on the world.

And guess what?
The self-absorbed Clintons are out to emulate the devil in their vain effort for a THIRD White House TERM. lol

Too late! America is READY FOR A CHANGE of politics and policies!

Advice from Rowe regarding Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton? He didn't do an outstanding job as advisor to Presidnet Bush. Look at the mess we are in regarding education, health care, social security, the national debt in trilions, and
of course the war.

Rove can make fun of Kucinich for "believing in UFO's" (which is something that is quite conceivable, check out the Drake Equation in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos") and yet, he says "I'm a Christian. I go to church. I'm an Episcopalian." What's more believable: that there is some other form of life in the universe amongst our billions of stars, galaxies and planets –or– that 2,000 years ago a virgin had a son who died and came back to life, this son is a part of an omnipotent, omniscient god who is in charge, and also, for whom, there is NO EVIDENCE AT ALL.

John Edwards 2008!!!

Hey Karl,

Did your boy Bush ever win by a 10-point margin? Winning 55% of the vote is considered a landslide. Do not kid yourself, the "uncommitted " voter was voting for either Obama and Edwards, and they received 40% combined.

By the way, count yourself lucky that you are not watching this race from behind prison bars.

Camron,
Rove is a genius in the same way that Arnold Rothstein, or Charley "Lucky" Luciano were geniuses. They, and Rove, played the system to the detriment of all society for their own personal gains. I can only hope he meets the same end as Arnold and Lucky.

funny how he's not commenting on any of the republican candidates.

I think it is funny karl rove telling mrs clinton to release white house documents. this coming from a member of the administration who destroys and even more says they dont have to release any white house documents.

Karl is the best thing that happened to the DEMs since FDR. Let Karl and Newt keep talking. They really causing people to vote. If these two don't scare you u must be Rambo.

Chris from Middletown- Socialist....MArxism...Saul.....commies......clinton. You need a new post. I came back here to post and here is the same one you have been posting for months.
Do you have any independant thoughts of your own? Are there commies under your bed? Have you been watching Red Dawn again?

Rove isant saying anything that he hasnt for a year or more about clinton and obama. Just the same old rhetoric in a time where people want change.
So it takes rove to tell the republican party to talk about kitchen table issues with Americans? Wow, they really are out of touch.

One of the most productive political strategists of all time. I always welcome Rove's insight!

This is the man that lies for a living. "Bush's Brain" is a very corrupt and vicious man. He was instrumental in breaking the law and lieing about the Valarie Plame affair. Why don't people like Rove and Libby go to trial and if convicted go straight to jail? Rove deserves all the respect accorded O.J. Simpson. It's people like Rove, Bush, Cheney and their values that have driven this country into the state of emergency economically, morally and politically. We are our worst nightmare because of Rove. Get a rope!

I'm a Hillary supporter, but I like Obama as well. The fact that he doesn't have national experience, Rove says that's a problem. That sure didn't stop W from running and (unfortunately) winning the presidency.

"He also said the New York senator should release documents in the Clinton presidential library that relate to her time in the White House during the administration of her husband, former President Bill Clinton"

Karl, you are forgetting that it was your former boss, President Bush, who signed the Executive Order that permitts former presidents [and presumably their first ladies] to withhold the release of their papers indefinitely.

Karl, you are a criminal, a liar, and a snake....please go back under the rock from where you came.

Man, is this guy really that afraid that Clinton is gonna win the nomination that he feels the need to attack her over a meaningless primary? Don't worry porky, the Republicans will be out of office soon and you can expect an indictment shortly thereafter.

Chris,

Who are we? YOU and YOUR FAMILY? If you hate her who cares. Millions of others love her and respect her character, experience and strength.

Please speak for your self and probably your family. Don't speak for US.

Go Hillary 08!

p.s.

Do Not forget to vote for the candidates in 2008 who you know for sure will do whatever needs to be done to lock these criminals up and throw the keys away, as SOON as we the people take back the power in 2008!

Do not forget to fire the ones who have failed to serve you the people but served themselves at your expense!

google chris hedges and start with his messages.

Perhaps Clinton should put Rove on her Payroll, I think he helps bring her more votes and point out just how great she would be for this country. Could it be that the Good Old Boys now know that the Presidency is in her grasp? Keep Talking Karl, Go Hillary!

Karl,

Please as you said in your letter of resignation, you want to attend to your family. Please do Americans a favor stick to your family. Your advice is what kept this country in a mess under GW watch with your brain. Please keep your advice in your kitchen because it does not worth a pinch of salt. I think the American people know better now.

We might dismiss the man as being stupid but he won a Presidential election with a candidate who was worse than any candidate in the history of the US. He made some valid points in the end the Republican party will have to reach out to new folks, blacks , latino and other minority groups and focus on domestic issues. The republican party will show that the surge has been a sucess and probably peace and the end of the war is coming and cheap oil prices because the middle east region is getting stable . They will attack Hillary and bring out all the Clinton scandales and they will find out things about Obama and twist facts and they just might win. The replubicans maybe be down but they are not out. They want to win at whatever cost and at this point i think the Clinton machine is the best option because they kno how to get down and dirty with the republicans .

Rove, "Bush's Brain," should be ashamed of himself for pushing on the world the WORST President of all time. I wish people would stop being fooled by this kind of rhetoric and choose candidates based upon policies, experience, and leadership qualities. Dumbya had none of these qualities.

KKKarl – Get back in Bush's head, and this time stay there – Bush is going to need help clearing some more brush.

Ok, are you people really seriously thinking of voting for Hillarry or Barack. Give me a break. Well, I guess thats what this country is reduced to.

Did anyone else notice this?

Rove's advice to the Republican nominee: "The candidate will have to “introduce themselves to the American people,” focus on “kitchen table” domestic issues like jobs and healthcare, “campaign aggressively in places where Republicans don't usually campaign” (including efforts to reach black, Latino and union voters)."

So his suggestion is for the Republican candidate to become a Democrat?

Solid suggestion.

Yeah, just what we need ... advice from this master crook.

Talk about releasing records ... wonder if he'll release the records where he smuggled his male escort in and out of the white house ... i.e. Jeff Gannon??

This idiot is scared to death Hillary will win, 'cause he knows she'll chew him and his party up and spit them out.

I thought that old blowhole would shut up since leaving the Bush regime. Ahhh...how one could only wish he would!!!! He is nothing but a whole bunch or tired hot air and an "evil doer"....

Karl Rove... isn't he the guy who helped elect the village idiot?

Boycott CNN and other major corporate mass media. google Democracy Now, and start from there!!!!!! the corporate media are getting worse by the minute!

I never would have thought Old Karl could stir up so much enmity, but he has done it again! He is a phoenix– he keeps rising from the ashes of false hope. Please, please read, or re-read, Niccolo Machiavelli's THE PRINCE..

Gee, Obama has a more liberal voting record than Clinton. Well Rove, that actually is exactly what makes Obama attractive – sorry that not everyone is a hard-core right wing conservative who is against basic human rights.

Be positive and upbeat about what? Kitchen table.....

Good advice to the Republicans–"just continue to support the "spew stew" from GW Bush about Iraq and the war on terror–and by the way....be a little more liberal.

Thanks Carl...but George took your advice, and Cheney's..."historical low opinions–and ostracism of a good portion of conservatives–

Thanks Buddy.

The Republican Party's Jenny Craig "before and after" poster child! Is this the same Karl Rove that led Bush and the Rublican party into such a national disgrace (releasing CIA agent's name) that it rivals Nixon's Watergate? Is this the same Karl Rove who provided Mr. Obama with a "how to" playbook on how to destroy Hillary Clinton's campaign just months ago only to slam Mr. Obama twice now in the last three weeks? Karl, with the shame you've unleased, isn't it time you realized that it's called retirement for a reason? You and your well-fed fat cat politician type's days are at an end. Now go back to being a decent human being and that heavy burden you've been carrying lately should just waste away.

The only news worthy events worth mentioning the name of Karl Rove would be if he were charged with crimes against the American People.

Herr Rove should be in prison for violations of the Hatch Act. If mainstream media has done its job, he would be writing the neo-con version of Mein Kampf behind bars instead of being given a microphone to express his twisted views...

Go away karl, make more scandals for President Bush. Don't try to get more publicity. Stay away from politics.

Vito, nice contribution, you just made Clinton's point, Obama has no experience to speak of. Why again would he make a good president? Good for him though, he did some great stuff as a lawyer in Illinois. Lawyers are the most reputable people we know, right. They never lie, and are always looking out for the little guy, they are not out for money or anything. I know some great lawyers, I guess they would be good presidents also.

Ollie in Augusta.....

Don't you mean to let him waddle back to his rock.... I agree with you.

No one cares what this liar has to say. Anyone with an IQ of 30 or more could have figured out what the vote meant without this cretin pointing it out and getting face time.

The Dems lost their only great candidate when Joe Biden dropped out of the race, now is a choice between the lesser of two evils, Clinton or Obama. Everyone knows the Rebuplicans are in alot of trouble this year, bush/rove has put a bad taste in everyones mouths for the Republican party. Everyone wants change and the dems can do that. Put we lost someone who could have been a great president in Biden, I hope hes back again in 4 years.

Since when the uninvited Karl Rove abandoned his Republican Party and joined Democrats. If he does not know the names of Candidates in his Party ,
I can be a good samaritan Karl and offer you this list of Republican Candidates:

They are:

John MacCain
Mike Hackbee
Mitt Romney
Rudi Gulliani and so on and so forth......

Please advise or talk about them.

Tom in Miami Fla,although I am no supporter of Bush, and despise Rove as well, I couldn't help but notice that you convenient left out several other terrorist attacks under Bill's watch. I voted for Bill twice, just so you know. You failed to mention Kobar Towers, the Embassy bombings, and of course the USS Cole bombing which killed our brave service men. These were all terrorist attacks. All of these attacks, including the first World Trade Center bombing, were handled by the administration as mere criminal attacks requiring FBI investigation. I liked Bill's domestic policies, I was better off eight years ago, but, he was a bit whimpy on the foreign policy side. I voted for Mrs. Clinton in the primary by the way. Rove is a republican version of Darth Vader.

I like Karl. He provides comic relief. Coming from someone who is as mean as a polecat, sneaky as a snake in the grass, and the driving force behind one of the worst presidents this country has ever had, any character assination by him is a complement to integrity. And just think, he is the spokesman for the self appointed arbitors of morality, the Christian Conservatives. in this country. It would behove the opposition canidate of the people Rove is advising in the upcoming election to put that fact before We the People and I will automatically vote against that canidate if possible. This guy questioning anyone's moral character and integrity is a real sick joke.

look i live in a country callde armenia which is right next to iraq. i am 17 and i got nothing to do with politics. but the thing i know is that this Karl guy is a supporter of Bush. that man is responsible for thousands of deaths of innocent civilians. no matter how bad was saddam hussein's reign, the number of people killed when he was president can not be compared to the number of people, innocent people dying right now as i write this.george bush had no write to invade another country. i am sure he knew beforing bringing his army to iraq that there were no weopons of mass destruction there. he had no write to do that. AND THIS KARL, HIS SUPPORTER IS COMMENTING ON ANY POLITICAL ISSUES. THAT IS NOT RIGHT!!!HE HAS NO RIGHT TO SPEAK AT ALL!!i am sure no matter who becomes the next president9which i am sure will eb a democrat) is gonna do a much better job than america's current "national leader". no matter what anyone says.

IF SHE (HILLARY) IS TOUTING HER SO CALLED EXPERIENCE OVER ALL THE CANDIDATES WHY WON'T SHE RELEASE THEM WHITE HOUSE RECORDS OTHERWISE WE'LL HAVE TO QUESTION THEM YEARS BETWEEN 1992-2000.

WHAT IS IT YOUR HIDING THERE HILLARY? INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOWT

AND DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT TAKE THAT $800,000 MICHAEL MOORE MENTIONED IN HIS HEALTHCARE DOCU-DRAMA? INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW?

KARL ROVE AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE IRRELEVANT ! I JUST REALLY WANNA KNOW!

Blah, blah blaa, blah.... Waa waa, wah, wah.... Sorry just trying to quote rove. I like the idea of rove hunting with cheney. bush should go along also. Maybe if we were all really lucky, they'd just take care of themselves. You know what I mean, accidents happen......... We should be so luckey. At least "w" will go down in history as the worst president ever. These last 12 months aren't worth the money that would be needed to spend on an impeachment.

Karl "evil personified" Rove keeps popping up making comments about this candidate or that candidate, trying to make everyone believe he is still relevant. There's no question that he is still a manipulative, dirty trickster behind the scenes, but frankly even Republicans gave up a sigh of relief when he left the White House.

The truth is that American voters want change, change that brings both parties to lthe same table for discussion, compromise, and solution. Mr. Rove will never be part of that. He has and always will literally hate Democrats – he even cringes when one touches his arm during conversation – and he will always view his way, the use of lies, deception, and spin to foster division, as the best road to power.

But the voters want change. That makes Mr. Rove irrelevant. Let's see if he can handle that.

I'm sure Rove will have all sorts of advice for the GOP nominee about how to scare and divide the people yet again for the sole purpose of holding onto executive power. Having absolutely nothing positive to show for the last eight years (think about that), just imagine the negative compaign they'll have to conduct this fall. The only question is whether the public will fall for it again.

Given the fact that Rove was the 'architect' of the 2004 elections...and given the subsequent (disastrous) results for the GOP, the Dem's should welcome Rove's advice regarding both Barack and Hillary.

Rove's cynical advice (to put a positive 'spin' on Iraq, as well as throw in references to healthcare and jobs), shows that he has truly earned the eponym, 'Turd Blossom'.

i don't particularly like Clinton or Obama, but come on your word is of no value after the criminal acts you have performed. I mean who the heck are you to talk about other people.

The only person who actually listens to what Karl Rove has to say is the one we should be impeaching for his actions as president.

Oh good!! I've been waiting for Karl Rove to weigh in on this....now that we have his political expertise we can all sleep soundly tonight! He's really done the country so much good over the past seven years that we are so very thankful for his two cents about the upcoming election. Thanks Rove!

Keep talking, Karl. Nothing unites and motivates Democrats as much as seeing and hearing you - a reminder of the effectiveness of the Republican spin, smear and corruption machine!

Mr Rove should understand that H Clinton, B Obama and J Edwards are all running so that America can be "Somebody" again....

I agree with Karl Rove.

It is painfully obvious that the modern American voter does not and will not vote for the most qualified presidential candidate with the most experience and intellect.

On the contrary, the modern American voter, particularly liberal Democrats, want a 'Nanny state' that coddles them from the crade to the grave via Income Redistribution.

If you think the economy is shaky now, just wait and see what happens if Hillary or Obama are elected into the Executive Branch of our great nation and raise taxes.

There are is no free lunch, folks. Someone pays for the food stamps, SSI checks, WIC checks, education of illegal immigrants who attend our schools, and incarcaration of illegal immigrants.

Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand. If you have freedom combined with irresponsible citizenry, you have a dangerous combination. Unfortunately, in my view, that is where we now find ourselves.

Clinton beat a bunch of nobodies? So how is Rove's boy Bush and the rest of his neocon thug advisors doing in their war against a fourth rate power like Iraq? And just what is Bush's approval rating with the US public right now? Rove should be to embarrased to show his fat face in public.

Why is Rove even relevant anymore. He should be rotting in a jail cell no?

Karl Rove would like to play this game by yesterday's rules. America has gotten it that while we've been sparring about the irrelevant, we have sold our country down the river. Perhaps Mr. Rove is one of the people who get to walk away from the damage and not suffer much damage to himself. This is not the case with most of us.

The Michigan primary suffered the punishment of the democratic party and the ridicule of the country. It will be interesting to see whether Michiganders have enough backbone to take the punishment and the ridicule and get to the point of prevailing over the actions against their state. I for one would not count them out.

Does anyone care what Karl Rove has to say – from what I have heard he is having a hard time even getting a publisher to take him on – evidently they have some taste.

I don't think the world would miss Karl Rove... why does the media still give this guy airtime?

You libs are hillarious! Your hate consumes you. College degree or not, Rove out smarted all of the so called liberal intellectuals. Also, to clear the record for you, Rove never proven guilty of anything, only out thinking you libs! You are right to fear him libs, because he will help defeat your "smart" candidates no matter who the GOP selects.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude !!!!!!!!!!! SHUT UP!!!!!!

And CNN please stop giving this megalomaniac a platform. He is trying to influence the race. ROVE if you've got something to say RUN FOR OFFICE otherwise shut up OR go bungy jumping with out a parachute.

CNN give more time to this guy than some candidates.... Seriously enough is enough... We know he is trying to play the system and it is sickening that CNN is giving him a platform to do just that.

Who cares what Rove thinks? Last I heard he was unemployed & represented no one of interest linked to the current campaign. All this kind of 'news' does is allow the turd blossom to manipulate the media in his attempt to twist the public perception to his archly simplistic world view.

WHY IS THIS MAN EVEN COMMENTING ON ANYTHING HE IS A CRIMINAL AND SHOULD BE IN JAIL

NOBODY for president!

Now this proves what caliber of republican appointed offiacials truly are.

Once again, republicans only try to distract from reality.

Get a life Karl. With your education, I thought you were at least a little past Kindergarten.

CORRETION: I meant "KARL ROVE DID WIN 2 OF THE MOST DIFFICULT COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS EVER" Sorry I hit the shift button by accident.

I dismissed Karl Rove

Say what you want about the man, but KARL ROVE DID WIN @ OF THE MOST DIFFICULT COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS EVER, so the guy obviously knows what he's talking about. He's offered free campaign advice to Obama also.

So the Democrats AND Republicans would be well-advised to heed his advice.

Look folks, yes, Karl Rove does not, and should not matter, and frankly a lot of the things he said here are meaningless.... for example, using the term 'liberal' as a dirty word, which in a lot of countries is in fact the actual name of the party to the political left. However, you cannot disagree with his evaluation of Clinton's 'victory' in Michigan; while certainly all of the 'uncommitted' voters would have otherwise voted for Obama or Edwards, it seems likely that if they had actually been on the ballot, or for that matter, campaigned in Michigan, they both would have tapped into Clinton's 55% of the vote. It seems very likely that many of these people who voted for Clinton would have voted otherwise if there had been another viable candidate to vote for, as I am certain that there are at least a few people who felt they needed to vote for an actual candidate and not uncommitted.

Think about it – a significant number of people in Michigan took time out of their (cold) day just to NOT vote for Hillary. If she would have honored the rules, she would not even have been on the ballot.

Why? Why does he think anyone cares about anything that he says or does? And why do you, CNN, support his behavior?

Who cares what that overrated slime says. When he comes on the tube I quickly use my mute button. To me he is utterly IRRELEVANT. I simply wish the news and media would not voluntarily give him air time.

Oh lets hear all the Left-wingers bash him.......You hate him cause you cant beat him....bottom line...KARL ROVE AND GW OWN THE LEFT......

You have ruined two presidencies already, Mr. Rove. I would strongly suggest you keep your nose out of this election.

Rove needs to keep the ideas he has to himself , considering he was behind the WORST President in the United States' history. Until he can make positive decisions on his own, he needs to stop telling the Republicans what they need to do and shut up about Clinton and Obama.

He couldn't help George Bush lead this country in a positive manner so who is he to call other Democrats a "nobody" and question Hillary's time in the white house?

Republican and Democrats don't need to take advice from Karl Rove, he is the last person to listen to.

Get real, the truth is that Karl Rove is a nobody. Who is with me?

To Karl Rove: You just can't keep your mouth shut, can you? It must e be sheer torment to be off center stage. But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, you will keep mouthing off. What do you want to bet, you'll find it in your heart of hearts your bounden duty to run for president yourself one of these fine days on grounds that no one else is so qualified as you? But then, the big question will be, Who will be your advisor?" What do you bet it will be Richard Cheney? I've got to hand it to you, Karl, Old Man!

Karl Rove is dangerous and just plain evil. He has done nothing to help this country, but his influence has created the worse President in history, who has taken the US to war and into a ressession that started more than four years ago. Karl Rove's personal agenda is never questioned and should be because his best interest is not America, but his personal bank account.
Who gives this guy any crediablity or voice is also sad. He needs to spend time in prison for is leaking of the CIA agent and his other mis deeds. His general attitude that he some how is better than anyone speaks volumes to my dislike and distain of the man. Who cares what he thinks, like I said because the President made him his advisor, America is looked on as a horrible place with horrible people. Also since Rove's biggest thing is the ban abortion, he has never ever come to the conclusion of how to make working mothers lives easier in the only "Advanced" nation that barely got FMLA passed, no thanks to people like him. He and his idiot republican so called conservative christians (I use that very loosely) have never ever been for a fare wage for the working people, have never been for universal health care, have never been for advancement of working women. In Rove's mind you make women look like they are less than if they work, and if they make a choice to have a child well they need to work at more low paying jobs to support them. Thanks to Rove and his group the American Dream is gone. Where are the good paying jobs, or I forgot the Republicans have farmed those out to outside this county along the the tax credits to the companies who do this and in the name that Big business is great. Oh yeah, his best friend who he advised for, his grandfather sold weapons to the Nazis when the US was at war with the Nazis and did not stop until Congress made him stop in 1942. So you tell me Rove and the President do not fall far from the tree. I hope to never hear about this man again because his opinion is less that the worst garbage anyone needs to hear.

Why do you folks at CNN waste your time reporting on the comments from this twit? It's clear from the response that there isn't a lot of interest in his opinion. But, if the point of the article was to show Rovie where he stands and stick a finger in his eye, job well done!

The GOP is in trouble, and they know it. Using Karl Rove as an (unofficial) spokesperson is a very risky move, even amongst Republicans. There are a lot of diehard Reps (I've spoken with one) who can write off Bush's mistakes to ignorance, stupidity (and yes, I do believe that GW is only of moderate intellect) or pride, but Rove is a calculating criminal.

Rove is an idiot if he believes the GOP should waste it's time going after African American voters– whether the nominee is Clinton or Obama. It isn't the issues, it's the republican brand equity. They have none. Black Americans view them as Johnny come lately racists who only talk to them at election time. The issues that are most important to the Black community aren't even on the GOP table.

Need further evidence that Liberals and Democrats in America need to spend some serious time in counseling?

Just watch the dysfunctional bile that exits their mouth any time Karl Rove appears on the scene.

Somwhere a village is desperatly missing their idiot Karl. Go home and remind them you got 0% of the vote in MI. If you're not lucky, your home village may have already off-shored your job!

Just goes to show you that Republicans are scared to death about a Hillary campaign. What can they do to her that they haven't done already? $70Million was spent on a special investigator to the White House to learn that the only thing wrong done by the Clinton's was Bill's indiscretion. But, they had to spend $70Million to see if they could bust up the marriage. This is just another example of spin and stupid politics. If you listen to anything Rove says, we'll get another George W. Bush in the White House. Who wants another 4 years of that?

Karl Rove looks out of place coming out of the shadows and working his evil in broad daylight–in fact, I'm surprised the pallid henchman who took American dirty-tricks campaigning to an unrecedented new low hasn't turned to dust.

Dear CNN,

Please stop reporting on Karl Rove's rants. They are not news. I'm tired of getting my weekly dose of someone who does not matter anymore. He's misleading and the things he said can't be trusted. His manipulating the media for his own purposes. Don't give in.

Carl:

Please do me a favor. Continue to help the REPUBLICANS. They seriously need YOUR HELP.

MIKE

Saturday is General Robert E. Lee's birthday. A man we honor and celebrate here in Dixie for his great character and loyalty to his State of Virgina and the Confederate States of America in defending the 10th Amendment.

Too bad the media that defends the 1st Amendment cannot bring itself to defend the 10th Amendment.

McCain will lose in South Carolina this Saturday because it would be a disgrace to the name of General Lee on his birthday to have someone win who has attacked the Confederate Battle Flag against the wishes of the majority of the people. Perhaps McCain can do some research and find the American flag flew over ships bringing foreigners to this country in chains which was legal according to the U.S. Government. Perhaps he will call for the American flag to be taken down! No, because he is as most politically correct politicians are these days, anti-south bigotted to the point of no return and wants to continue attacking the 10th Amendment since he and his neo-con (Dems also) owe their living to big central government!

CNN, I BEG of you–DON'T give this man any more free publicity. He has done more than any single person to divide our nation.

Please keep putting this brilliant man in the spotlight CNN. He is a true credit to his party. Expose him for the true christian that his people want us to believe he is. When he and the greatest president of all time took office in 2000, we true liberals, said o.k. they won so now its there turn. Lets see what they can do. That is all we needed to do is let them Govern and now tell me what did they do. Are we NOT hated by most of the country's of the world? Are we NOT is a recession?Are we NOT in a quagmire in Iraq? Are we NOT better off now then we were in 2000?

Stop it CNN!! We don't care what Rove has to say. Let him slither back under the rock from which he came.

Why is this guy still free. He should be in Jail.

Mike

I am a New York Liberal Activist. Don't fall into Rove's trap of attacking him personally when he makes a point. It weakens the case against him since these attacks do not give weight or consideration to his key points. Thus they don't get addressed and sadly, people who are on the fence ultimately agree with Rove. It's a very successful tactic. Don't be fooled.

Rove has made a good point regarding Hillary. Don't fool yourself. 45% of the democratic Michigan voters (who actually voted) don't want Hillary. With the economy on their minds they are probably thinking they do not want another lame duck Clinton Presidency due to the divisiveness and petty bickering that famously goes hand in hand with these particular people. Believe me, what Michigan voters and much of America wants is a leader who can unite. I know it sounds counter-intuitive on the surface but when you peal the onion a bit one finds that our problems in this country started with this "Clintonian" era of division and gamesmanship.

Why do you even cover this man? At this point he is irrelevant. He has left public office and frankly I'm sick to death of hearing from "the Divider".

Guess Karl thinks we're all as big fat stupid idiots as he is

Karl "Turd Blossom" Rove needs to retire somewhere warm and sunny......... like Baghdad. I swear this ultra conservative, facist, republican scumbag, commie swine, no good fanatical neo-con is a waste of oxygen. Sorry for the rant, I had to even out Ryan's ridiculous post. Too bad we can't bring back a draft specificly for old, white, windbag, hypocricital, chicken hawk politicians. Oh wait, that mean's half the house and senate and white house would have to immediate pack up and head to the desert. Oh, too bad!

Jim, I guess you'd rather he hide the documents in his pant leg. Aren't Hilary's being protected too? Such double standards on the left. Can't we all just get along?

My question is why is anyone still listening to Karl Rove? He is a proven loser and yesterday's news. He doesn't have enough talent to get on any D list ex-celebrity reality shows, so he should just shut up and fade away. His only chance to regain the spotlight is if some idiot Hollywood producer wants to make a movie about Elmer Fudd

Let Karl Rove run and then "brag" about his vote tally. He would lose to Fred Flinstone.

Karl, please do the world a favor and go away.

MSM

you just dont get it. Obama supporters are 20 year olds and radicals.

they will SPIT any VENOM out of their mouths that they can.

CNN also crops the replies so its 70% Obama posts.

We all knows that the SPIN, and HYPE and everything else that has been politically thrown at Hillary has NOT swayed the voters .

We saw it quite clearly in NH.

The more the obama people pick on hillary, the more women will vote for her.

Its the same BULLYING CRAP women have been putting up with for centuries.

All you people out there beware. Ole Karl Rove probably hasn`t had a bowel movement since he was dumped from the Bush payroll. So he gonna have a big load to dump on someone. {He`ll most likely try dumping it on Clinton.} And you know someone out there has to be paying him because he wouldn`t squat for nothing.

Boy, did we ever have it backwards – it sounds like George W. Bush must have been Rove's brain.

Pssst – hey Karl – will you still be able give interviews to your cronies at Faux News from a federal prison?

Bill-
"I might consider leting you lick the dogie do off his boots."
Letting, doggie, doo. Double letters. I guess No Child Left Behind worked for you!

Stop the bickering and start paying attention to what is going on around you.

When did Karl Rove ever get elected for anything- NEVER. He's only been appointed to jobs by condervative nutjobs. Try to run for an office before criticizing others, loser.

The amusing thing is that he probably thinks he actually has enough credibility that people will care about his opinion. Maybe there are some Republicans out there who still value the opinion of "Bush's brain".

HaHaHaHa

Mel In <Missoula .... Rove was NEVER an elected official. Bubba was. Shillary CLAIMS that she has all this experience (35 Years) ha! It is right she produces the EVIDENCE. Otherwise it is all HEARSAY

I find it interesting that this jerk still is able to have members of the republican party listen to him spout off, they are as closed minded as he is stupid, this jerk has created nothing but a divided nation as well as causing problems through out the world and republicans still listen to him this blows my mind. This is another reason the DEMS need to run the country for the next few years.

I place the importance of Mr. Rove's comments squarely equal to comments made by Rush Limbaugh. One is a schemer and a liar, the other a spin-master and drug addict. These people think that the entire US public is stupid enough to believe anything they say. Oh wait, they did believe, they voted that village idiot Bush into office; twice. I hope that this next election cycle will be able to provide some help to get us out of the mess we are in.

Please don't hand the republicans another victory, as you've done the last two elections.

It DOES make a difference, no matter the obvious faults of the democrats.

Just 2 examples: the Iraq war and the conservative supreme court. Had Gore or Kerry been elected, things would be very different today.

I like Green, but it has to work its way up from local.
I'm an independent and favor Greens locally and in the state, but I vote democrat for president.

Karl Rove should go hide in the Mideast during this all-important election year if he can find a sand dune big enough to cover his fat stupid criminal self

Right next to that idiot who is hiding because he's scared that people may realize even his OWN PARTY members don't want him anywhere near them during this all-important time

W is the best! His legacy is that we'll finally get a Democrat in power, and who CARES what color/gender? As long as the Republicans are out! They've ALWAYS been a disaster, but they are good at "spin"

Guess even train wrecks have to be good for SOMETHING

Gee, I hope W endorses one of the two religious kooks – doesn't even matter which one – both the former Baptist minister and the Mormon freak scare me to death

Even better – hope he endorses the former NY mayor who the heroic NYC firemen hate because all the while he was praising their bravery in front of the cameras

He was the one who denied them a raise – for three years!

W – endorse the former mayor or one of the two religious kooks – please! That'll make SURE they're not elected – your endorsement will bury them for sure

Thank you in advance – it'll be the only good thing you'll have been able to manage to do in your eight years of dictactorship which have nearly managed to drown us all

And then, we can finally get to work on bringing back our OWN legacy

Maybe once again, we CAN be the greatest country in the world

Instead of the laughing stock you and your criminal cronies have managed to make us

It'll take some doing, though

Eight years of the WORST MESS will take a lot of time to clean up

I'm certain Hillary can do it

Even if all the original Democratic candidates had been listed there would have been some selecting uncommitted. Obama and Edwards were free to sign a simple form allowing a Michigan voter who wanted to write in their name to cast a vote for them.
Besides, that 40% that Karl calls 'nobody' could just as easily reflect EVERYBODY.

I think CNN tossed their audience a “bone”. The Rove article is just a vehicle for the liberals to vent. CNN may be smarter than I gave them credit. At least they know their audience, I’ll give them that.

Bush's brain!

HaHaHaHaHa

We know who the real idiot is!

WOW. I read through alot of the comments and you people on the left are really filled with hate. Some of you are even upset at CNN for quoting Rove. I guess they forgot to apply the liberal censorship mandate on everything that they disagree with. Honestly, why do you people really want Obama? Can any of you actually name where he stands on an issue? Look at his small voting record. He wants to turn the country into a socialistic society. He wants huge government, high taxes, submission to the UN on foreign policy, and open borders. That is what his voting record states. Those are facts. One last thing, how can you really buy into the "we only want to tax the rich" statements when for 50 years the Democrats have been saying that but whenever given the chance EVERYONEs taxes go up? How can you possibly keep falling for the same things over and over?

Speaking of nobody... where did you dig this guy up from?
He's more irrelevant than Donald Rumsfield.
Listening to this guy is more akin to fingernails on a blackboard.

As if anybody cares what Bush's Brain has to say!

Rove, ably assisted by Cheney, is directly responsible for the worst presidency in history.

Take anything Rove says and you can reliably assume that the reverse is true.

I just hope he gets prosecuted when the dems take control.

Hey Porky,
Last year several airline employess spotted a UFO hovering over O'Hare (Feds dismissed it). Last week forty some people in Texas (including a poloice officer and a pilot) spotted a UFO too (Feds dismissed it). My fiancee and her mother saw one on a coastal sea island a couple of years ago. Idiots like you, Rove, make covering up the truth their life's work.

P.S. You and your republican stooges will soon be off the radar soon enough!

Ryan: So Clinton got only 45% of the vote. So what? Remember whoever would have got the other 55% probably would have been split 3 ways which means they would have gotten less that 45%. Unless only one other person got the entire 55% which would have been unlikely.

"Isn't it pretty simple really?
- Hillary – 55%
- ALL the other Dem candidates INCLUDING the "uncommitted" – 45%"

Hillary got 55% of the DEMOCRATIC vote. Assuming half the state is Democrat and half is Republican, she got 55% of 50%. So she got roughly 27% of the state.
They are her die-hard voters. The other 73% will never vote for her under any circumstance.

Rove has been referred to as the "Bush's brain". I guess that tells us who the real idiot is!

Who cares what Rove thinks?

The people of the Democratic party should take notice of the way the Democratic candidates handled Michigan. The DNC stripped away the people's voice because the primary was moved. They are not letting their votes count. That is a disgrace. The candidates found this out and half of them hit the road. Obama and Edwards are basically saying we do not care about you, just your vote. I do not like that the Republicans took away delegates from some states as well, but at least it wasn't all of them.

Carl who?

Hey Porky,
Last year several airline employess spotted a UFO hovering over O'Hare (Feds dismissed it). Last week forty some people in Texas (including a poloice officer and a pilot) spotted a UFO too (Feds dismissed it). My fiancee and her mother saw one on a coastal sea island a couple of years ago. Idiots like you, Rove, make covering up the truth their life's work.

Don't ridicule Kucinich for saying what he and many others believe and have seen with their own eyes. Maybe one day, if we are lucky, a UFO will pick you up and you'll get a good probing.

P.S. You and your republican stooges will soon be off the radar soon enough!

This man need's to get off the hard stuff.
Either that or get a new dealer.
Whatever he's taking has totally destroyed
his brain, if that's what they call whatever
he's got inside that giant scull of his.

I GOT ONE QUESTION TO ASK, WHO IN THE WORLD ARE THE CLOWNS THAT COME TO HEAR ROVE SPEAK? THEY HAVE TO BE ON DRUGS OR DRINKING SOME MIGHTY GOOD KOOL-AID.

Rove is absolutely correct. I hope Romney gets the nomination because I believe he can win based on the economy and illegal immigration.

For those on this board and many others, if your particular Democratic candidate isn't on the ballot in November, why in the world would you vote Republican? Have you been asleep for the past 7 years? Do you want this country to continue as is with another Republican in the White House? I say shame on all of you. If you are a true Democrat, you would vote to get the Republicans out of the White House. I personally am for Hillary Clinton BUT if Obama or even Edwards (who I really am not too crazy about) should be on the ballot in November I would vote for them. I cannot afford, personally, financially, and spiritually, to have another Republican in the White House. As the saying goes, "Don't hate the Player, Hate the Game" because they are all just playing the game to get on the ballot. I would bet that whatever Democrat is on the ballot in November, the others will be out there extolling their virtues and telling us why we should be voting for them. Can't we do the same and vote a Democrat into the White House to rid ourselves of the crap that we have to deal with the past 7 years? I know I will my part to make it happe; will you?

Karl Rove crawl back under your rock!

Ya gotta give the guy SOME credit. He took a man who made "Gentlemen's C's" in Yale, and who failed in EVERY business he undertook, and made him Texas governor, followed by 2 terms as President.
Somewhere, there's Karl Rove's signature, in blood, promising his immortal soul to Satan.
No wonder they won't release the documents.

Karl Rove! Are you serious? He's a bi-partisan promoting slime ball who will say anything to ensure a republican white house. Politics has become a game to people like him and unfortunately news agencies publicize what he says. Rove is a man who should be ignored at all costs. It's time to stop all of the bickering and arguing and really change the country that we live in. I represent the younger generation. I believe in green energy, a health care system that protects everyone, not living beyond my means, eating safe and healthy food, innovation and justice without an agenda.

I think Obama will help us to deliver and create a better world. If you ask me Hillary Clinton is a republican pawn. They know they could beat her. But, I think Obama scares people like Rove because it would be much harder for any of the republican candidates to defeat Obama. That's just one girl's theory. Hey, for what it's worth, although I love Obama, if it comes down to Hillary vs. McCain, I'd vote McCain. I'm not anti republican, I just want whats best for my country and future.

I seriously can't stand Karl Rove! Please don't ever report about anything he says again!

When and who will bring up the subject of our dependence on foreign oil.

Why aren't we drilling and refining more of our own oil?

Who is going to have the guts to bring up this vital subject?

Someone needs to put Bush's brain in a pickle jar and take it back to Fankenstein's lab.

Why can't Rove keep his mouth shut? It's either his ego, or he is 'unofficially' tasked with sowing division and indecision among Democratic party voters so no clear winner with a strong mandate emerges to face the GOP candidate in November. A little 'divide and conquer' from the old quad-chinned megalomanical mischeif maker.

Since last November, Rove has gone on record several times in public comments and in Op-Ed pieces andd sereval themes have emerged: Clinton is weak and ineffectual, untrustworthy and calculating; Obama is lazy, absent, given to exaggeration, and can't be trusted. The criticisms are so similar when compared that it leads one to conclude that he's reading from a playbook.

Media outlets such as the Financial Times and WSJ are witting vehicles for GOP propaganda, and have printed his arrogant 'advice' to the candidates. Noone cares what Rove thinks about this election. If there was equal justice in this world, this neocon would be writing from a prison cell.

So all of you unemployed people in Michigan who voted for Frau Hillary do realize I hope that her husband's policies have lead to your being unemployed as much as anyone else's. His support of NAFTA helped the destruction of the auto industry in this country and you are now feeling its effects. In case you think there is going to be another dotcom boom to expand our economy, you had better think again. We do not need another establishment president. We don't need Hillary and her socialist ideas.

As an ardent reader of the political ticker page, I find it beyond amusing to watch the knee jerk reactions every time Karl Rove is on here. In my opinion, Rove is someone whose thoughts should be heard. I cannot classify him as a NeoCon, as more than anything, he is a mercenary. The Bush team hired him to get him a Presidential win, and he delivered twice. Believe me, if anyone else, regardless of party affiliation, sought his services, he would be there in a heartbeat, and would develop the most effective strategy for that candidate to win (again, regardless of party affiliation). With that being said, take a moment to strip away the collectivist, childish, reactions (typical for comments on blogs I know), and think about what he's saying. His opinion is probably as spot on as anyones...

go have another twinkie carl, ameican has alredy seen all the dirty tricks in your political play book. i sugest you forget about politics and start to focus on your weight problem

Karl Rove should keep his sexist, racist Big mouth shut! Enough negative publicity from you people, we are all sick of you (the media). You are the reason this got out of hand in the first place. Rove, your opinion doesn't matter to us.

Give us all a break Rove – how can you dis Hillary's plan for economic recovery, while C-SPAN2 is at this moment airing the "Policies to Avoid Recession" – Joint Economic Committee, where all are discussing the very troubling state our current economy is in at this very moment. In an administration you just left, where were you when we needed your plan for recovery?

The republicans are salavating over having a contest against Obama. Glen Beck ws on this morning praising Obama.

There is a reason they are confidnet they will win over him.

Rove needs a real job.

It takes lots of gall for Karl Rove to ask anyone for documents considering how many documents from the Bush administration were "accidentally" destroyed. The ones that survived are protected by Presidential privilege.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

Rove...what a joke.....an even bigger joke? .... that they asked him to speak at the conference??

How is this at all newsworthy?

The bottom line is the folks who voted uncommitted are looking to vote for Obama or Edwards... Is that so hard to understand. Rove is just doing his normal replublican spin. Between He and Dick Cheney, they are the most evil people that ever ran our country... Oh, don't let me forget the wonderful Mr. Rumsfeld and their puppet (I shouldn't have to tell you who that is)... Those of you who voted for that administration should be ashamed of themselves and the blood of American soldiers is on all of your hands!!! Feel good about these people now???

Rove is a slime-ball. He'd say anything to smear his opponents. Is he still on Bush's payroll? Is this his new job? Chief of Smear Tactics?

WHY DO THE NEWS PEOPLE ALWAYS PUT ON WHAT ROVE THE DIVIDER SAYS. I LIKEN THE NEWS INCLUDING CNN AS THE THE GREATEST DIVER OF ALL. WHY NOT ATTACT THE WORST GOVT. IN AMERICAS HISTORY INSTEAD OF THE DEMOCRATS AND OH YES DONT TRY TO TELL ME YOUR NEWS IS UNBIASED.. IT USED TO BE YOU COULD TRUST THE NEWS BUT THAT IS LONG GONE...PROPAGANDA THE GREATEST WEAPON OF ALL AND THE REPUBLICANS SURE KNOW HOW TO USE IT. THE CARL ROVES ARE AND THE NEWS ARE JUST AS BAD AS ISCARIOT,,,,,MIKE MAGU;LA

Karl Rove sit down and shut up !!!

You little bald insecure impotent little troll man ... Go AWAY ... Your time is over...

Carl Rove, you need to shut your mouth. You're a nobody. I hate everything you stand for.

Nuf said, nobody in the white house would be better than Hillary. KEEP THE CLINTONS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!!

Hillary did not "win" Michigan. There was nothing to "win," since she was the only name on the ballot. The positive press she's getting is simply her being a victim of circumstance.

Saying she "won" because the vote tallies were 55% to 40% is a misnomer. There are thousands of people/Democrats in Michigan who did not go out to the polls because their candidate was not on the ballot. Yes, there was a push in some areas of the state for Obama and Edwards supporters to go out anyway and vote uncommitted, but that push did not reach everyone. Plus, we all know how apathetic most Americans are towards voting. If their candidate of choice wasn't on the ballot, what would be the incentive for them to go out and vote? In the minds of many, there was no point.
Frankly, for 40% of the people voting Democrat to make a point of going out to vote AGAINST Hillary is a huge deal!

Plus, I'm a Democrat, but I voted in the Republican race, and I know plenty of other Democrats who did the same thing.

Long story short, I'm saying that the numbers reflected in the Michigan Democratic "contest" are pretty skewed. There's no way Hillary, nor her supporters, should be celebrating this as a "win," in any sense of the word.

Who wants to hear from that pig, Rove, anymore? Must you give this guy an audience?

All this coming from someone who is ‘more hated’ than Bush, I’m glad we recognize good advice when we see it. Rove is the architect of everything that I hate about the Republican Party.

So terd blossom is still around, in all of the confusion of the Bush administration I can’t believe Cheney has not mistaken him for a bird and shot him.........

The opinion of a man, whose only legacy will be that he was somehow able to bamboozle the American people into trusting and voting for the worst political figure this country has ever seen. Classic...I'm wondering why this man's opinion is still newsworthy.

I don't think anyone with integrity nor truth would look at Carl Rove and give him one moment of attention. That man is despicable at best. Good riddens you creepy crook.

It's amazing what can come from the mouth of an idiot !!!!

CNN went to their backup guy, Karl Rove, because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had no recent disgraceful comments to report on.

Thanks Karl, but most of us don't lay awake at night worrying about what you think......at least not anymore.

By the way Karl how well do you think your puppet George would have done? He's not running against anyone and he's at around 30-33 percent? And thanks for all of those Dem votes in Congress, your so-called genius has served your party and this country well.

Let's all put our arm around good ole Karl and give him the "Colbert thumbs up".

CNN doesn't even mention Rove's alleged credentials until the fifth paragraph. Isn't it sad that we ALL already know who this horrible little man is?

You have to admit he's good at what he does, though. He got George W. Bush re-elected. That takes some serious manipulation skills. The "average American" loved Bush, thanks to this man.

I feel Karl Rove should be making these comments from jail.
Other than that, he is welcome to exercise his free speech, regardless
of how wrong he is. Karl is a perfect example of where Justice has failed
the American people.

First of all, shut up Karl Rove, you single-handedly brought this country down to its knees. Get a life.

About the issues...

It's not completely truth to say Clinton was fighting against nobody, because as was mentioned Obama and Edwards were "uncommitted".

However, not everybody for Obama and Edwards voted "uncommitted" because

1. obama and edwards were not on the ballot and they did not know about the "uncommitted" option

2. some obama/edwards supporters didn't believe in the sense of voting uncommitted

3. some obama/edwards supporters moved to other candidates or wrote in obama/edwards, both of which did not count towards "uncommitted"

Thus, I don't think this is a big deal either way. It's not devastating that Clinton's biggest opponent was "nobody" because Obama/Edwards are probably over clinton if you really count it. Clinton herself didn't have a big win because she beat "nobody". I just do not think people should read much into Michigan because it doesn't matter...a grand total of 0 superdelegates, and also 0 delegates from the primary (if the DNC has any backbone). So just give it a rest people.

E. C., Houston, posted: "and yes, Rove is correct about Obama. Neither Clinton nor Obama are qualified or experienced enough to be President of this Nation. "

You post is a hoot! Your hero G.W. Bush has done such a great job. He went into office with his vast experience (being Gov. of a redneck hillbilly state, on top of his dismal failures in business) and has just done a crackerjack job....right??

I listened to alot of what he said on CSPAN, yesterday. It was one negative comment after another about the Democrats. Talk like this only divides this country. And done for the purpose of holding on to or gaining power. People in these positions should be careful for what they say and be held accountable for any such thing spoken in exaggeration or without facts to back up what is said. Critisizing one party with distorted facts while being a member of the other is a real injustice to the American people. Knowing that these kind of speeches are done for the purpose of strengthing their political party by weakenly the other and further trying to get the audience to believe such distorted information is obsurd.

CAN SOMEONE TAKE THAT MAN TO JAIL, PLEASE? oh, and CNN needs to stop encouraging him to speak. Who knows what kinds of tricks he is plotting now.

Karl, pack up your stuff & get ready to be out of politics. You must be in the jail by now. It is a "Badge of Honor" for any democrate to be criticize by Karl Rove. Now please go to sleep dear karl.

Why is CNN paying attention to this man? He belongs in jail, for breaking federal law - first about the outing of Valerie Plame, and second with regard to his destruction of his e-mail messages. I thought they don't usually allow federal prisoners to speak to the press. Only their lawyers who are preparing their appeals.

ha ha, Rove you're a funny man. Its soooo true.

In my opinion, Mr. Rove and a few others should have made these comments behind bars. This is the very same man who is highly questionable as to the outing a US CIA agent. And people, just remember, it's been all about the manipulation of the US MEDIA. Sorry guys, but you get an "F" as to asking the tough questions and keeping them honest. As a matter of fact, I doubt I'll see this comment. And while I'm at it, thanks guys for the wonderful job, I expect things to get pretty darn tough out here. At least oil has done well.

yes... exit stage right Karl...

The media continues to inject as much controversity as possible. Who cares what rove thinks? We do not need his opinion. He and the whole administration should be in jail. Buch/Cheney need to be impeached, then they couldn't pardon each other.

Karl Rove is irrelevant, not unlike his former boss.

Karl? What? ..Go back under your rock you Bush Cronie........This nation's Democratic Population can deal with Hillary...by not voting for her.... ....people across this nation know what her real experience is all about.........MORE OF THE SAME........that is what her real experience is about...
Go Obama 08

I like the comment he makes about Hillary releasing documents in the Clinton library. Was it Karl who advised Georgie Boy to have the most incriminating of his father's documents removed? How about GWB puts back all the documents he has destroyed or "misplaced"?

The Republicans know that they don't stand a chance against the Democrats, so Karl is using the old spin of "attack the enemy". He is trying to cast doubt on the Democrats, thereby hoping that people will vote Republican out of default more than anything else. Notice that the Republican candidates have moved as far away from Bush as possible. They don't want to be tainted by the stench of his failure.

E.C., pray tell what was so wrong about Bill Clinton's presidency, and we'll put it up against GWB's record, and see who fares best.

I forgot to mention Obama,,, mabey thats because no one new who the heck he is before this election and his run for president is all rhederick , talking points, and feelgood politics

Dear Wolf do you think you could send me a case of lou dobbs book, I drive a hybrid kmart shopping cart, us under the brige have gone green, we could sure use them to burn to stay warm at night under the bridge. Thanks in advance

Do we really have to subjected to Rove's take on the political landscape over the next year right up to the elections?? It's getting annoying already and it's only January.

How can anyone believe what Karl Rove says. Remember Valery Plame.

I am not impressed with any female taking office as my president ever–for not the one running now! I also see no future with a Mormon as leader of this country EVER! So I am seeking another leader and hope soon HE will be there for us the folks of the USA.

Thanks For Reading This

Hey Karl, the vile toady to our most fetid President (or is that fecal?), how about this: Over half a million Michiganders voted Democrat in a MEANINGLESS election. Can you imagine how many will vote when it counts? What does this mean Karl? I think you know. Democrats are mad–seethingly foaming-at-the-mouth mad about what the present administration has done to this country–economic ruin (9 trillion debt), disasterous foreign policy, lying, spitting on the constitution while usurping power and trying to start a Christian Jihad against the Middle East (has anyone been paying attention to what crazy stuff Bush is instigating against Iran?)

My only comfort is that you also are largely responsible for leaving the Republican Party in its current state of fracture. Good luck trying to unite social conservatives fiscal conservatives, and the rest of the club.

I cant believe all this Karl bashing! He is correct about what he said. You guys have to accept the truth. Go on Karl, tell em' as it is.

I cant believe all this Karl bashing! He is correct about what he said. You guys have to accept the truth. Go on Karl, tell em' as it is.

My Father always said "Some people look like fools, others open their mouth and prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt."

Karl Rove proved he is a fool a long time ago...

Could you not spare us this continual reminder of what a shipwreck he made of this administration? Is Rove now going to be a constant presence on CNN, giving him visibility and acting as if his unethical cynical views on government have any merit whatsoever. Please make him go away from CNN. Give him to Fox where he belongs.

Why does CNN even put this slime in the news? Aside from the die hard neocons, most of American has written him off as irrelevent. It is true that he masterminded the current dictatorship of larry moe and curly, and give him credit for effectively drawing the uneducated out to vote.

Karl Rove Needs to Go Away! He's trying to point out that "liberal" is a bad word again, but America, although not always quick to see when they have been swindled, is not blind to this piece of trash slime.

Soon, he will be playing cards with OJ.

Scum

Why is this peon obsessed with the Democrats? Take care of the losing Republican "majority" that you created. Seriously does anyone care what this creep thinks?

Karl, your chubby brain failed to realize that 60% of registered Democrats didnt vote. Ouch..

No Barack or Edwards, No Vote. Coprende?

P.S. All polls suggest a combination of Edwards and Obama combined on ACTUALLY votes and DELEGATES would CRUSH any Hillary vote, hands down.

Sucker....

Rove is one of the greatest political minds and biggest criminals of our time. I'm pleased that most of the comments mirror my feelings about Rove. Why isn't this guy in jail? Come on America demand some justice and put Bush and the rest of his cronies away.

is rove a paid lobbyist by some foreign government to absolutely ruin this country. he is blind as a bat.

Chris wrote:

"….and we all ask ourselves the same question 'we can't be that dumb….can we?'"

Chris... The nation voted for Bush... Twice... Yes, we can be that dumb. As for everything else you listed as "wrong" with Hillary... It sounds like politics to me.

Hillary, a master of spin? Sounds like Rove / Bush, to me...
Hillary, swaying side to side on Immigration? Sounds like McCain to me...
Spending billions on American health care? Sounds better than spending trillions to invade a sovereign nation.

Any Democrat (Or Ron Paul) will be such a huge step up from the last 8 years... I really don't care which one wins.

Sounds like Roves strategy for campaigning in areas they are not strong in is a plagerism of the Dean strategy. Not surprising. This hack has never done anything but repeat others ideas. Ie his run as mentor to the republicans was nothing more than a rehash of Marvin Fitzwaters Reagan strategy of lies,innuendoes, unsubstantiated rumors. As Marvin put it on PBS, We don't want them to vote for our guy. We want them to vote against thiers. Blindly pulling the lever out of pure distaste and never even knowing why.
I await with glee the day Rove walks into prison and croons love songs to his cell mate.

To all Clinton haters – None of you know her personally; none of you have ever shared a meal with her; none of you have ever worked with her on a project. All you know is what right wing GOP people like Rush tell you about her. Yet you hate her. That says a lot about you.

Karl Rove(r) is a worthless toad that will do anything to get a little of the spot light back on his pale while republican skin. He was a two bit hack with that needed a buddy to stick up for him and now he's gone and on his own.

Why is CNN, MSNBC, BBC posting comments from this toad? Notice FOX was not mentioned as it is not news its a mix of republican propaganda and pure hollywood enterainment, very little truth told there. Why not post comments from Anne Colter or Rush Limbaugh, the message is always the same?

Rover is a GOP employee....what else can you expect?

Provided Clinton is the Democratic nominee, Michigan Democrats will remember her not forgetting them and work that much harder for her.

Why is CNN respecting this man still? Like someone said, does CNN publish OJs views on football?

Even though I hate Rove to death, I think he has a point here.

Hillary actually won 55% of the vote against 'nobody'. what's even amazing is that 'nobody' got 40% and since there other candidates were not in the race, the other 5 % can be said to be for 'nobody'

that makes the score line: Hillary Clinton 55% vs 'Nobody' 45%
so she beat nobody.

I am happy that more African american will come to stand by Barack..
This old lady is creppy!

Hillary = Evil!

Mr Rove, black and hispanic votes are now important to republicans WOW, what is this guy afraid of? Americans cannot be fooled a third time. This guy would get his reward-it is only a matter of time!!!!!!!!!!

Karl Rove sure can talk a lot. But what has he done lately that is positive for the United States of America. As far as I am concerned, he is a traitor to the United States of America who leaked the name of a secret agent, yet is protected by the president and as a result gets to reek the benefits of this great country. Makes me sick to be honest.

Awesome point Rove! You hit it right on the head. Pretty sad when the only person on a ballot has 45% of the voters say....I'd rather vote for no one. Don't mind all of these pissed of Liberal nuts. Hell, I would be a bit upset if I was a Democrat too!

it really doesnt matter what rove thinks. kindof off topic, but as we get more toward the general election it becomes increasingly apparent that it will be a bloodbath on the dem's side. the voter turnout for the democratic primarys is 2-1 in some cases above the republicans. he can blab as much as he wants but hes relegated himself to irrelevancy.

I keep hearing how divisive Hillary is. I don't think under the current climate that would be a consideration. Most ordinary folks are tired of the political climate. We care more about our jobs and homes and the ideal of the America that we, our parents and grandparents envisioned for our children and grandchildren. All of that has dissipated in the past 8 years. It's going to hit ALL of us! Not just Dems. or Reps. We are ALL going to feel the consequences of our actions. We do have to make an honest appraisal of who we wish to vote for. Not just a slogan. No matter who we elect we are going to see things go badly. NO Electee is going to be able to fix the mess we have presently found ourselves in! I have read comments on other strings about how it is the time for youth and that the old folks have no bearing on politics. That they should shut up and sit down. I am not an old folk, but I will tell you that if it wasn't for my grandparents and my great grandparents, etc. I would NOT be where I am today! We need to learn some humility and we need to re-assess our priorities. We need to stand in our OWN convictions. Not following what others say we should believe in. We need to Research and make our OWN decisions for our future. Lets GROW UP and do what's right for AMERICA, for our HOME, for our COUNTRY! Karl Rove should have no bearing on any of our decisions. We have to continue to live together, and I believe we have forgotten that. Look around folks. There's a lot to be fixed, and it Starts, AND Stops with US!!!

Nothing against the writer, though.

CNN must have a conservative bias to publish such garbage.

Well, honestly, even coming from an advisor of G.W.B., those comments are pretty suprising. How does a person hold any sort of office here in the 2000s with a cut-throat attitude like that? It's not even about Democrats, this is a man whos known for bailing on his own bosses in the past. Credible? No. Radical? Yes. Slightly ironic for someone who believes Clinton and Obama are leaning too much to one side.

Take note everyone, The media just got served a nice and tasty juicy spin story by none other than Mr. Wonderful himself, KARL ROVE!!!

This is what we get to read and hear and spend countless amount of time blogging about for the remainder of the primaries. Or at least until someone screws up really bad.

Take note everyone this is the crap we are gonna be subjected to by CNN, MSNBC, and the red headed step child herself-FOX
from hear on out nothing but Hillary's faults and nothing but Obama's fault.

He just threw out the meat and how we tear it up will be for his enjoyment. I bet he even did it pro bono, gratis. The republicans will always be his band of brothers. And right now they're feeding him grapes and wine by some congressional page.

i do not like rove but i don`t like hillary . we need change and obama can bring that change in america . we need change family name in white house . bush , cliton , bush and i m againt an another cliton .

Well, at least neither Clinton nor Obama have been accused of treason. Rove should have been, at the very least, put behind bars for awhile for outing a CIA operative in the time of war, which is treason, punishable by death. The current administration couldn't have that, so he gets off with not even a slap on the wrist.

TRUST KARL "SNAKE" ROVE TO TWIST, TURN AND SPIN THE FACTS! THE 40% OF MICHIGAN VOTERS WHO BRAVED THE COLD AND SNOW TO VOTE "UNCOMMITTED" DID NOT THINK OF THEMSELVES AS VOTING FOR "NO ONE". THEY WERE VOTING FOR BARAK OBAMA OR JOHN EDWARDS WHOSE NAMES DID NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. IN CONTRAST, OVER 300,000 MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ALSO CAME OUT IN THE COLD AND SNOW TO VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON. IF I REMEMBER MY COLLEGE MATH 55% IS STILL GREATER THAN 40%. SPIN AND TWIST AND TURN ALL YOU LIKE, HILLARY WON MICHIGAN! GOOD FOR YOU MICHIGAN! ON TO NEVADA! VOTE THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO CAN AND WILL CHANGE THE DESTRUCTIVE PATH THIS COUNTRY IS ON...HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON!

Please do not kid yourself about this man's qualifications – despite saying ostensibly stupid things, he is not stupid – far from it. He knows exactly what he is saying, and what is his target audience. The things he said in 2004 may have sounded stupid to a thinkig man, yet enough people bought it to put the retarded clown into the whitehouse.

Don't get me wrong, I agree that Karl should be in jail for what he did to this country. However, the democrats should take a note every time he opens his dirty mouth, as it offers a preview into what is going to be said during the runup to the general elections.

Nicholas said exactly what i came here to say which is, this guy was the enabler for the worst president in modern history and possibly one of the worst ever. How is he relevent?

Shame on CNN for making this "news." Try sticking to issues. I hear the Dems put out economic plans this past week...maybe you should spend more time analyzing those, and explaining just what the details mean to voters...rather than what legitimate criminals think about the primary elections!! If there was another national news network, I would certainly watch it instead!!

Your not so believing you should be Emmy-winning friends,

The Independents

I'd rather have a guy who believes in UFOs in office than a guy who doesn't believe in evolution.

I am not a supporter of any particular candidate so much as I am a Democratic supporter. As such, my primary concern is this - who can win in November? According to RealClearPolitics, a website that compiles polling data, these were the results of polls completed on Wednesday the 16th:

General Election: McCain vs. Obama McCain 39, Obama 41, Und 11 Obama +2

General Election: McCain vs. Clinton McCain 47, Clinton 43, Und 7 McCain +4

General Election: Huckabee vs. Obama Huckabee 30, Obama 53, Und 11 Obama +23

General Election: Huckabee vs. Clinton Huckabee 39, Clinton 48, Und 10 Clinton +9

General Election: Romney vs. Obama Romney 26, Obama 56, Und 12 Obama +30

General Election: Romney vs. Clinton Romney 37, Clinton 49, Und 9 Clinton +12

General Election: Giuliani vs. Obama Giuliani 33, Obama 54, Und 7 Obama +21

General Election: Giuliani vs. Clinton Giuliani 40, Clinton 50, Und 7 Clinton +10

General Election: Giuliani vs. Edwards Giuliani 31, Edwards 48, Und 14 Edwards +17

General Election: McCain vs. Edwards McCain 47, Edwards 39, Und 11 McCain +8

General Election: Huckabee vs. Edwards Huckabee 31, Edwards 47, Und 15 Edwards +16

General Election: Romney vs. Edwards Romney 33, Edwards 48, Und 13 Edwards +15

As you can see, if you took the time to read over this, Obama is the only candidate that beats every Republican in the General Election and does so with the largest margin of victory. I'm not advocating you cast aside your admiration for other candidates but just remember we're all on the same team, and we're trying to win the big one and to do so we're going to have to stop fighting and look to see who can get us there.

Casey

I just realized why politics is such a contact sport these days...because Carl Roves has been winning the last 8 years playing dirty and so everyone thinks they have to play dirty. Compared to when Roves was running a campaign, this cycle is a lot nicer in tone. And now when he speaks...it just suddenly seems to get dreary...so please keep him quiet!!!

This one is for EC, Houston. Do do bait the democrats to put Hillary up there so that Republicans like you can tear her down. Read the facts before you go again- blah! blah!! blah!!
""Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton points to his resume as evidence that Obama is not ready for the White House. "He was a part-time state senator for a few years, and then he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president," she says dismissively.

Obama's accomplishments are more substantial and varied than Clinton suggests. And he has a longer record in elected office than she does, as a second-term New York senator.

Obama was a community organizer and led a voter-registration effort in Chicago that added tens of thousands of people to the rolls. He was a civil rights attorney and taught at one of the nation's premier universities. He helped pass complicated measures in the Illinois legislature on the death penalty, racial profiling, health care and more. In Washington, he has worked with Republicans on nuclear proliferation, government waste and global warming, amassing a record that speaks to a fast start while lacking the heft of years of service.""

As written by an unbiased source...

Umm, didn't Rove lose his "genius" status in 2006? Why would anyone care what he has to say - as if his bashing Hillary and Obama is newsworthy. Perhaps he should address why his Master has a 32% approval rating? Seems to me he'd kill to have Hillary's negatives!
Thanks for the insight, Turd Blossom.

You will not find a more leftist person than me, and I don't think you people are giving Rove's words enough credit here. The man got George W. Bush, the most unpopular President ever, elected. Not once, but he got him RE-ELECTED. He does have some idea of what he's talking about when it comes to elections.

Barely pulling over 50% when you are the only major candidate on the ballot is a huge blow to the Clinton campaign.

Consider the fact that almost 20% of the voters who voted for Hillary also said that they would have voted for Obama, if his name had been on the ballot.

If Clinton gets the nomination, she will be eaten alive. If Clinton gets the nomination, Democrats will lose the independent vote. If Clinton gets the nomination, she will lose in November. The Green Party will put up a Nader-like candidate, and millions like myself will vote for them. It could be the wake up call the Democratic Party needs to wake up and stop giving us the same pool of moderate establishment Democrats they've been giving us for the last 30+ years.

You would think they would have gotten that memo in 2000.

This should for sure tell Americans the nature of this person's character. A degrader, a master of insults. Now we know why Cheney and Bush"W" hold him close. Birds of a feather flock together.

I've read almost all of the entries (~160 at the time of this response) to Uncle Karl's dinner speech, to which I'm still confused why he gave in lieu of receiving formal indictments for, above all things, treason (V. Plame) and I'm left to ask: why is there nobody on here like "Hey, you don't know Mr. Rove. He's a great guy and compassionate and cares about everyday Americans like me." Perhaps add some crap story about some tales of yours he listened to on the campaign trail that changed your life, the same kind of stuff I had to slog through when Reagan passed and Bush got elected. If those are archived somewhere, I'd love to pour through those entries again.

Why is this drone still getting media attention? I don't understand. Karl Rove, your time has come and gone. Get these criminals off the air. CNN can do better than this.

Who is Karl Rove again? Whatever.

All I know is that I am a Democrat, and if Obama wins the primaries then I will proudly vote for him during the general election. If Clinton wins the primaries I will vote for McCain or abstain. I don't think I'm alone in feeling this way. I hope Clinton's advisers know what they are talking about when they call her 'electable' I fear they may be misguided.

Hey CNN, why ascribe this man's comments any salience? He's done. Did anyone ever vote for him? Big business and its emissaries are ogres enough without your assistance . Don't give yesterday's bully coxswain a pulpit. I'm sure Carl has adequate health insurance to combat the fatty, hateful stuff that blocks his arteries. God bless the U.S. of A.

Is anyone still listening to Karl Rove? When will he realize America is sick of seeing him and hearing his yakking. Goodbye Karl!!

rove has no business talking about politicts he has been the underbelly of the most corrupt presidency sine nixion he is a lirar cheat and theif just like bush and channey and has helped run this country into the ground with the unjustified war

Who cares about Rove. He is a nobody. Why make out like he is a daily guest on CNN.com. Shame, Shame.

Anderson, Dobbs, where are you when we need you? Tell whoever gives Rove so much time and space to bury him. Let him enter this blog like the rest of us. I could care less what the media gives him so much credit for.

give me a break, people. You are still so stupid to fall to Republican trips. Again – imagine Barack against McCain in the fall – what a joke. McCain will kill him on experience with both economy and the world.

I want the Democrats to win in 07 and regain the office. If you would let emotions down and truly look at what people have to offer on that side, there isn't much difference. Which one is going to have more credibility with American voters?

Another way to put it – who, if you had your own company, would you rather have running your company – someone with IDEAS with no experience? OR someone with IDEAS AND Experience.

Step back and see why you feel the way you do. Barack supporters that are so mad....why do you not like Hillary? You are subject to Republican media and more.....

Here is how I know that....

1) If Barack is all about change and respect – why do all of his supporters bash, bash bash. I can tell you that doesn't cause change is DC.

2) Give 3 reasons – if you are a Democratic person – why Hillary wouldn't be a good choice. I guarantee you in these times, you wouldn't find a good reason.

3) I don't give a crap who you vote for, but just get educated. Just because someon is African American or a Woman doesn't give them the nomination. FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE. Who has a chance standing up to John MCcain with his experience, or anyone else with the state that the world is in right now.

I'm a business person and tend to think of things this way. My company is scheduled to make record profits this year with my limited experience. If I was choosing between someone with experience and someone that just made me feel good (based on the fact that I'm a recruiter AND you should base people on past accomplishments – called behavioral based interviewing).

Then....the choice is easy!

tsk tsk now liberals, let's see some of the compassion and tolerance y'all are famous for

Please, does anyone care about Karl Rove's opinions?

Who cares what Karl Rove has to say about anything?

Karl Rove? LOL – that old has-been, that nobody? Like anyone cares what you think, Karl – you're opinion is just dust in the political wind.

I forgot to supply my email... I prefer to stand accountable for my views. God bless the USA.

What a poor little fat man... sad when the powerful are left to scurry after new avenues of influence. From my President's ear to muck-raking politico... you had your chance to affect this country's policy on the highest level! And, of course, you were afforded this opportunity never having earned any approval from the electorate. You are a scary clown enigma. Go away, man-boy genius, you have a perverted soul.

THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS! lol

Rove only 'speaks' – if media outlets feature stories about him.

Making money is apparently more important to media outlets versus considering the horrible ramifications of Mr. Rove's behavior and influence on America, its people, and the world.

Certain voices are beginning to fade in America and rightfully so.

Legacies are self-created. Certain individuals will live with that fact – for many years to come.

The sad part is that the underhanded and conniving motivations behind Rove's words are what makes the Republicans so successful politically. I am worried that the Democrats are riding too much on the fact that Bush has created an obvious quagmire out of the country, and are thus beginning to feel that whoever does win the Democratic victory will have the whitehouse in the bag. The Dems need to be more calculating. When an overwhelmingly ignorant, gender-and-race-biased America is faced with Mitt Romney or (Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama), who do you think will look more appealing at the booth? That is why the Democratic party needs to stop the bickering, and unify. The Dems need to go negative early – which is exactly what the Republicans did to John Kerry. Anyone who can take a decisive and decorated war veteran, and make him appear as a wishy washy coward is obviously doing something effective. The Dems need to take the high ground in the primaries, and then stoop as low as the Republicans in the general. John Kerry lost due to the honorability and passivity of his campaign. Let's not make the same mistake in 2008.

Good old Karl, he crawls out from under a rock every chance he gets, doesn't he?

You people are still ENRAGED that Karl Rove helped put the Republicans in the White House TWICE.
Get over the defeat already. It's not good for your health.

KKKarl, go away and do no more harm to this great country. Why aren't you in jail instead of on CNN?

Karl.....somebody ought to just whip your bald head all over the place....nnoooo....that won't happen cause you'll have somebody else to do your dirty work.

Watch out for this creep ending up in the big picture again. I, for one, won't let it happen again.

Karl Rove should go into hiding with GW, as soon as the keys to white house are handed over. This guy is a younger version of Dick Cheney.

Rove, Rove, Rove. What can we say? Shall we say we love you or hate you for taking us to Iraq or for the subprime mess. The government you engineered put us into this funk! But you dare speak about elections again! Please spare us your thoughts...

Why would anyone, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Communist, or Independant give one hoot about what Karl Rove thinks? Karl Who?

Defined...

Liberal: GENOUROUS, BOUNTIFUL, not literal, not narrow in opinion or judgment : TOLERANT; not orthodox, not conservative

Conservative: PRESERVATIVE ; disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions; MODERATE, CAUTIOUS, opposition to change

Both bad, both good. How about TOLERANT, MODERATE, and CAUTIOUS. Enough with the labels anyway.

Hey, I'm so psyched about our country, I can't even tell you. It's a great day to be an AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK I"m a cheeseball, but it's a good day to be a cheesehead too.. GO FARVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Rove and his evil henchmen deserve to be flown 30km out to sea (any) and dropped sans parachutes from 35k. Thanks for raping our liberties, our privacy, our honesty, our honor, the National Treasury and everything formerly sacred relating to this (USA) Nation and several others. Nice work, Sir!

The informal variant of the Vice President's first name describes you all.

(Pumpkin headed jerk needs to spend time in a stress position from within an outdoor tiger cage at Gitmo while facing approaching tropical weather cell... )

Two additional words: Water boarding

he's just trying to make himself relevent, you know he's trying to sell his memoirs right?

If you think that Rove is irrelevant, why does cnn hang on his every word. Every time Karl emerges to utter even one sentence, there's cnn printing it and reporting it. Like him or not- as a strategist, no one even comes close to Karl Rove.

I find it funny that he says "27,924 votes went to the guy who believes in UFOs" as if its a bad thing that this person has a belief system. Its a belief system just like christianity or Politics for that matter. This country has freedom of religion and if a man wants to believe in UFO's he shouldn't be put down for it. Such pejudice should not be tolerated.

Ron Paul is the only Canidate that knows what he's talking about. Everyone else is telling the same lies as every presidentual canidate has said before and NONE of them will do what they say or change anything cause they are just saying these things to get votes. They want Bush to be a fool so you think we need a democrat in office. Just look at the media. Get on youTube and look up your canidates and their ground they stand on. Ron Paul is the only TRUE AMERICAN! Don't believe me? Well that just means you don't know your constitution. Read it and you will vote for Ron Paul too.

Hello?

What about all of the presidential papers from the Regan and Bush I years? Why haven't they been released by the current administration? Why were they blocked from normal release? How dare Rove ask for papers of the first lady's when his president won't let any real files that matter get released to freedom of information requests?

Also, it’s pretty obvious that the GOP WANTS to run against Hillary. She is the only one that conservative talking heads consistently talk up. They declared her the winner of the democratic primary before the race had started. I think the effort they are putting in to try to define who their opponent will be is telling. The average Republican is apathetic, knows their current squad is sub par, and will probably stay home if they don't run against Hillary. They are counting on anti-Clinton ire to get out the vote in November.

News flash: Rove doesn't like Clinton or Obama? Can we expect wall to wall coverage on ":The Situation Room?" This is truly breaking news.

Meanwhile, why isn't this kleptocrat in prison yet?

Why do we care what a biased, GOP washout has to say?

Rove so desperately wants to be back in the public eye that he'll say anything. And that's fine with me....ANYTHING to keep him OUT of Texas.

Karl Rove is a genius; he's still making major headlines; people comment on any story about him; he took someone who sooo many people called" the dumbest man on the planet" and "worst President" and got him re-elected !! Any political consultant who can get the "dumbest" person elected to the highest office is truly a modern day genius. Obama and Clinton should hire him.

No, we need him visible, so when the real investigations start after this disaster of a president finishes, he will still be on everyones list to go to prison.

Guess which finger I'm giving you Karl.

If people aren't listening to Karl Rove, why did they click on the blog to read about him?

Karl Rove is a hateful fat man who spins a web of deceit that people buy into. He uses catch-phrases and stages conversations and reality on his terms. His intelligence on the human psyche is scary and he uses it in a machavelian manner.

I am yet to find one comment in support of Karl Rove, this guy has really, really dug himself an abyss much like his former boss. The republican party must distance itself and recognize him as wicked, divisive and backward.

Anything out of this mouth is BS. He calculated, mean spirited and dishonest. He belongs behind bars. He leaked a covert agents identity to the press. Most people would call that a traitor. I certainly would. This slime ball left office disgraced just like Gonzales. His comments about Clinton running against nobody make no sense. He was largely responsible for Republicans losing both the House and the Senate.
This creep represents the absolute worst in politics.

Wow! Rove is still alive and talking. What is he doing ? He should be in the jail. Is CNN running out of news or what ? Why on earth would you want to publish his comments ?

Karl who???

One of the many ways the Democratic strategy to punish Michigan is all of this bad media coverage. Unfortunately, in my view it is deserved. Our primary was a meaningless farce, with only one major candidate on the ballot and no delegates being counted. It made the national Democratic party and Michigan Democrats look like buffoons who can't even run their own party. You can learn more about our fiasco, and what you can do to let the Democratic leadership know how you feel about it, at http://WhoStoleMiVote.org/

Wondered the same thing myself about Clinton's 'win' in Michigan.....and yes, Rove is correct about Obama. Neither Clinton nor Obama are qualified or experienced enough to be President of this Nation. Both have contributed only 'token experience' in government and neither belong or should hold the office of President. Together, They make a mockery of this Presidential Campaign for the Best Leader this Nation has to offer. It means absolutely nothing that Oprah backed Obama....that's just show-biz. And who would want another Clinton President? Think about what her husband did to this Nation while he served as President. How could anyone in this country want this man living in our White House again? Another Clinton Presidency is not possible.

I think it's funny to see how Karl Rove gets all the liberals stirred up. It's only because he has been so effective against them.

wONDER WHEN THIS POND SLIME WILL BE LOCKED AWAY WITH THE REST OF BUSHCO.

Carl Rove doesn't know what he's talking about... as do most republicans.

Who's Karl Rove?

Rove should be in jail instead of making paid speeches. His suggestion that GOP candidates talk about "kitchen table" issues like the economy and health care is laughable. His boy Bush did absolutely nothing for people without health care. As for the economy, GOP candidates are folling themselves if they think the voting public is going to get suckered on trickle-down policies in 2008. All the Democrat nominee has to do is remind the public this is the Bush economy and if you want it to continue then vote GOP in 2008.

Strong words from someone who was just George Bush's lapdog.

why are they allowing this "person" to say anything, no one wants to listen to him. they want romney in there, because he is just like them, they are all rich, they have no idea what it is like for 95% of Americans. and they dont care.

I think we've hit on something here. All the democrats on this forum seem to be disliking Rove. Starting with disliking something as a whole can move to liking something as a whole, which can lead to getting people like Rove out of the office. Via Negativa at its best.

Also, I am sort of confused and would like some clarification. If I recall, wasn't there also another Obama/Edwards supporter in Michigan that said that independents who would vote for Barack or John should vote republican. In fact, isn't it a big deal that Romney got the independents rather than McCain? I don't know, the 55/45 math just doesn't seem like it is inclusive of everyone who voted. Not being biased, but being realistic, I don't think anyone can confidently say that Clinton would have gotten 55% of the vote if all of the candidates were on the ballot. In fact, I would think that it would be a lot more like Iowa or New Hampshire than everyone seems to be making out.

Who really cares what you think Karl. You are a total joke whose career is over! Working as the political strategist for the worst president in our history must be quite an accomplishment for yourself!

Why in the world is any media outlet, especially CNN.com, giving such a disgraceful and irrelevent individual as Karl Rove a voice on ANY issue. You present this story about his views on Clinton like it's news and people care. Your editor needs to be reminded that no one cares about Karl Rove anymore. So, please stop covering this looser and let him disappear from the public eye. The man was and remains a national disgrace architected the most devisive campaing in this country's history and we are still paying for it.

Shame on CNN for printing any of Rove's comments

Sorry, on voting pattern, Hillary got majority votes and Obama and Edward's combined votes were represented by "uncommitted votes".

Twisting can be any way but obvious is obvious.

Let the analysts stop talking and reporting voting on skin color. I am disappointed with over 65% african american (I don't like the term and grouping of american on color and race of people) voting for "Uncommitted votes". If any person has issues and reasons for voting for a particular candidate (s)he shall come out openly and say the reason for his/her choice and not hide behind color of skin and divide the nation. We are human beings and americans first before looking at colors...

My brothers and sisters if muzungu (white) candidate has better credentials vote for him/her, and if "muntu" has better credentials, don't feel ashamed and guilt – go out and vote and talk about it.

Vote on merits and nothing else. Let us not be blamed for choosing a wrong candidate and repent and cry foul on spilt milk..............

I am now convinced that a Clinton/Obama ticket would be best for America. It's Newton's fourth law that the opposite of whatever Karl Rove says tends to be true in equal yet opposite fervor.

Pam Eugene OR:

Hillary is attcking Obama again the day after the debate about his "paperwork skills." TURN YOUR HEARING AID UP! Don't you know the difference between a sound bite and when it actually happened? Apparently not!! Are you related to Rove? You sound like it!

Vince, Los Angeles, CA: Good Riddance, we don't need cry babies like you!

The skunk is back! I was wondering why I couldn't smell him around for a while now.

Karl did you see your Boss George Bush dancing with a Sword in Saudi ?. What a looser.

Let us spend time and energies printing (applies to CNN), reading (applies to us all) and discussing national issues and not personal agendas.

Law visits who need a visit sooner than later.

Karl – you have 0 credibility. Why doesn't the Bush Administration release all their records? huh?

I think Carl Rove just wants to win the Joseph Goebbels Award for Propaganda.If you study Goebbels Methods you can see where Carl got his ideas.He has a long way to go to catch up to him as far as people that were killed because of him, but if given the chance Rove may yet surpass him.

Bill Culver,

You should consider proof reading for that coward (Rove).
The word "leting" has two t's (letting).
Good Lord you are to ignorant to even spell.

I, for the life of me, cannot understand why anyone would give Rove the time of day, much less value his opinion. I would not believe this idiot to predict the winner of a one man rock fight, if he was in it.

Hilary Clinton's time has come and she will be our next president. As one of her supporters it brings me a certain level of joy that Karl Rove may be somewhat responsible for her success. Thank you Mr. Rove.

Bill Culver from Covington, LA, Karl Rove is a failure because he envisioned a "permanent Republican majority" which did not come to pass because it doesn't exist. It's not in the best interests of this country and it's not in the best interests of the world.

Tom Davie- your point about "Edwards and Obama should be fortunate their name wasnt on the ballot. It would prove that just on name alone they get crushed by clinton." isn't right. How many Democrats out there do you think voted for Hillary just to cast a vote for a Democrat? I heard interviews all over NPR about that. Either you're biased or not paying attention.

During the General Election don't you think that the Dems will mostly still vote for the Dem that gets in?

Don't be such a looser. I mean loser.

Good job Karl!

Now we'll know what to expect the from the GOP before it happens. Do you think Democrats are that stupid to actually vote for a Republican just because they campaign in areas they usually ignore? Give me a break!

I just wish Obama and Clinton can get together to form the Super Democratic ticket!

Obama '08!!!!!

who cares what Karl Rove has to say anyway?

Please Mr. Rove, don't endorse any of the Republican candidates this year. That would be the "kiss of death" to their candidacy! You will insure the election of all the opposing Democratic candidates. The majority of Republicans are running away from you just as fast as they can. Thanks for helping to leave the country in far worse shape than you found it eight years ago.

Why would CNN even waste the time to print this? Rove is a former advisor to W. and is nobody...not that he ever was anyone, except to Dubya. When he goes to jail, THEN you report on him. Of course, he is getting mouthy because the repubs are getting scared that once Hillary takes office, they are going to look that much worse.

Karl Rove? That guy's still alive? Why is CNN devoting time quoting this insane right-wing criminal? Shouldn't he be in prison for treason after playing a part in the release of a CIA agent's identity?

The day I take advice from that big bald baffoon is the day I die.

How bogus. Everyone "analyzing" the Michigan results ignores the fact that many Clinton supporters likely stayed home, too.

Kave Rove...the architect struggling for relevancy and legitimacy as his neocon construct crumbles around him. CNN, are we to be treated to his stream of consciousness musings on a weekly basis?

(Note to self: when running for office...listen carefully to Karl Rove – then do the opposite...)

Rove is so overrated, he managed Bush in 2000, and they basically won a coin toss. In 2004, Bush won by less than 3 percent, and then he lost the congress in 2006, when he left his job, Bush had one of the worst approval ratings in the history of polling.

If anything, Bush "won" his terms in spite of Rove, not because of him.

Rove is so overrated, he managed Bush in 2000, and they basically won a coin toss. In 2004, Bush won by less than 3 percent, and then he lost the congress in 2006, when he left his job, Bush had one of the worst approval ratings in the history of polling.

If anything, Bush "won" his terms in spite of Rove, not because of him.

Rove believes he is a genius ... LOL ...

Yes Rove,
We should worry that Hillary will undo all the work that you
and your minions have done to break our country!!

ROVE, please leave this country and take Bush, Cheney, Condie,
and all the other trolls with you!!!

Your pillaging of our country is at an END!!!

CNN STOP haunting us with this ghoul!

ENOUGH

Obama has a habit of voting "present" instead of actually doing his job. He votes "present" so that no one can attack his record. He's truly the phantom candidate.

Karl Rove is a filthy, irrelevant, manipulative stooge.

Religious, Right? Ha!

I'm not sure if Rove should be perceived as credible just because he was able to get the village idiot elected, exposed a CIA spy because her husband disagreed with policy, and has a remarkable resemblence to Mr. Potatohead. And I'm very puzzled why a retired political marksman gets press.

Frankly, who cares what Karl "I hold the strings" Rove thinks. He's no longer in the White House. He doesn't have the guts to run for office himself and never sets himself up to "lose."

I suppose in this election, Rove will just involve himself with deriding the democrats. Still, couldn't he offer some advice to his disintegrating set of front-runners for the GOP nomination? They appear to be heading for chaos before the Feb 5th Super Tuesday.

Love him or hate him, you still have to wonder what this means for the whole political process. If Clinton is the only name on the ballot, how did Michigan get a fair say in the election? They didn't get to choose their candidate unless their choice was Hillary. "Undecided" means nothing. We might as well have some "hanging chads."

Who the heck cares what that criminal rove has to say. He is only trying to manipulate the race like he has done in the past. He is still a big part of a failed administration that will go down as the worst in history. NO ONE pays attention to what he says anymore. He has ZERO credibility.

Rove = BORING!!!!

"There isn't one among you fit to shine Karl Roves' shoes"
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Here's an example of Rove's honesty and integrity:
(Charlie Rose show 11/21/07)
ROVE: ".. one of the untold stories about the war is why did the United States Congress, the United States Senate, vote on the war resolution in the fall of 2002?
ROSE: Why?
ROVE: This administration was opposed to it. I’m going to talk about that in my book.
ROSE: Give me something.
ROVE: I just did. I told you the administration was opposed to voting on it in the fall of 2002.

“President Urges Congress to Pass Iraq Resolution Promptly” – White House, 9/21/02
“President, House Leadership Agree on Iraq Resolution” – White House, week later
“President Bush Pleased with House Vote on Iraq Resolution” – White House, week later
Bush signs authorization for military force in Iraq – week later

Those who believe in Rove's integrity are certainly worthy of shining his shoes.

if so many people can't wait to undo what karl rove is directly responsible for, why would anyone care what he thinks now about "nothing"? I'm a Michigander, tough guy. See you in November.

Karl, PLEASE...just take your toys and go home. seriously. we've had enough. you've done enough damage.

Someone should shove an apple in piggy boys mouth.

Amazing. When Republicans see that you are apparently losing at something, they call it winning (as it the Iraq war), and when you clearly win at something they call it losing. Welcome to Bizzaro-world.

My family and friends have been following the 2008 Presidential election and I feel overwhelming compelled to comment and express our sadness, disgust and anger after witnessing the continued unfair disturbing treatment that Senator Clinton continually receives from CNN. I was an avid follower until the daily gender discrimination and horrible names Senator Clinton is called, forced my family and friends to look else where for our news reporting. The media has dropped the ball. We the viewers and most importantly the voters looked to news stations and newspapers for unbiased FACTS about ALL the presidential candidates to assist voters on making a wise and educated decision on who will run our country. Unfortunately we see your just biased and often racial tabloid news It’s a disservice to our great country that you attack and discriminate a white female Senator and Former First lady who has done a great deal of good in 35 years of political service to our country that is dismissed and ignored for fear of upsetting a black candidate and his racial supporters. You should be ATLEAST reporting the differences and giving obama the same microscopic personal attacks that you continue to do to a white female United States Senator. You have no credibility in reporting the news. If we wanted this type of so-called news, we can buy the National Enquire.
Thank you for your time.
Jefferson Family

He just won't go away will he? Karl, look, just go away. Just GO away.

Karl's a real pro when it comes to trashing people. Chickenhawks usually are.

"Votes for no one" my heinie. Lots of people voted Uncommitted in protest of not being able to vote for the candidate of their choice. If there had been no other candidates, Rove's statements would be fair, but clearly that wasn't the case.

Oh, c'mon...uncommitted wasn't 'nobody'; there is a strategy here and Rove knows it – he's playing off the ignorance of the voters.

Think about this: thousands upon thousands of people came out of their homes to vote FOR Hillary. And you have to know the 'anti' vote is always more energizing. Let's put President Bush against 'uncommitted' and see if he can win....or any other politician out there.

She has the smarts, the guts and the determination to see this through. We are lucky to have her. For the record, I'm a 55 year old white guy.

Go climb back in your hole Karl, maybe there is where you belong.

the architect of the THE most incompetent admin in history.....speaks again...
i feel like takin a shower every time i hear from the king of sleeze...
he's gonna just love the history books...

Keith Poremsky of Dearborn Michigan, you took the words right out of my mouth!

The CNN is funny... Looks like a clown running the CNN. How can Karl Rove saying something makes the news. Why are there two news on Hillary's dirty attacks on Obama. Wake up, CNN!

Karl Rove is suggesting to HRC to turn over documents relating to her time in the White House.

Hey Karl, how 'bout you take your own advice and find those "deleted" emails. Or because you're the Puppet Master, you consider yourself above the law.

Karl Rove is Satan incarnated. Cheney is the Satan's father.

I COULD CARE LESS WHAT KARL ROVE SAYS OR THINKS. ISN'T IT TIME TO CHECK INTO JAIL? I WOULD TRUST ANYTHING HILLARY CLINTON SAYS OR DOES OVER KARL ROVE ANY DAY!

It's time Rove was either indicted or ignored. He has done enough damage to this country already.

Someone PLEASE get this guy out of the media. He's done enough damage to our democracy already – why would ANYONE allow him the opportunity to influence our votes once again? It doesn't matter how newsworthy his controversial presence is – the only headline he deserves is the one telling the world Karl Rove reported to jail to serve his time.

Well Karl, I have an offer for you!

You get your old boss George W. Bush to release all the subpoened documents, lost emails from the White House and the RNC mailboxes for the past seven years and I'll put in a good word for you with Hillary.

Because asking for a democrat, going into a fall contest against the GOP candidate, to release a ton of ammunition that could be distorted against her is patently ludicrous.

Once the GOP mismanaged White House comes clean on its lost emails then you can claim the moral high ground.

Otherwise, Karl... just shut it.

Telling it like I see it,
Wynter
Loudon, NH

Why would CNN give this guy any air time at all? Do they think we would care what he thinks of anybody. If he ever goes to trial, Buch will pardon him. He may not even have to go to trial, Nixon didn't. I never figured that one out, how can you get a pardon for a crime you weren't convicted of?

Obama is bad news for the GOP and Rove, more than anyone, knows this. Therefore, its imperative that he discredit the person, especially since none of the Republican frontrunnners is doing that. Also, a Clinton candidacy is almost a sure win for the GOP. Keep it up Rove, keep playing the dirty game you have played so well. Except, this time the people of the nation are going to speak and not your hand-picked supreme court.

Rove is a pig and a crook. He should go away before he ruins this country even more.

Karl Rove and Ann Coulter = a marriage made in hell. Stop publicizing them!

Karl Rove should talk; If he is, as according to G.W. Bush, "the architect" of the GOP and how Bush won each time, then it is a sad commentary.
If it is true, then Rove is also "the architect" of what is wrong with America today as he helped put people into office that DO NOT care about the American public; DO NOT care about the United States as it is being sold off or given away to FOREIGN owners or countries all in the name of some nebulous free trade policy.
"The architect" needs to understand that his role is substantial in causing the American currency to nosedive throught the world, gas prices to rise, and PEOPLE, that is AMERICAN CITIZENS, to lose their jobs, their lively hoods, their homes and their COUNTRY all so his GOP allies and NEO-CONs can gain millions of dollars off those backs.
Maybe, just maybe, Karl Rove should go back to grade school Civics classes
and really learn this time what America is all about and IT IS NOT JUST MONEY!!! and once he has done that and learned it, he could possibly teach it to "The Decider", whom it seems never learned it either in grade, middle, high school and as far as I can tell Yale.
As Rove has FINALLY left the political scene, it is WAY PAST time for him to JUST
SHUT UP.

By the way, I AM AN INDEPENDENT VOTER and have been for nearly 30 years.

Karl Rove is the epitome of neocon duplicity. Why would we listen to this fool?
Maybe the 30% who still love the Cheney regime will give this old fart an audience.

There's nothing like a comment from the pasty-faced doughboy, Rove, to rally the Democratic base. Thanks, Karl.

yes, the clinton administration was the one hiding all the facts and the truth from the american people.... we all know the bush administration would never say anything to the nation if it wasn't the straight truth....will somebody just get the hook and get him off the stage forever...just when we think we're done with him....1/20/09 cannot come fast enough

so basically he is saying "lie to everybody", seems like Mr. Rove should come up with a new gameplan. This is the one that left us with the President we have now. I hope the American people have learned enough from these past discretions that we won't fall for it again.

Most of Obamas supporters are 20 years old.

They dont have a CLUE how good the Clinton administration was.

No war. No recession. Strong dollar. BUDGET SURPLUS. Job creation .

All they think and understand is that any 'ADULT' should be attached to the bush administration.

They also dont have a clue how RUTHLESS Washington is.

Nobody. Reagan. JFK , Roosevelt or Clinton came and 'changed' washington. Its not the way the system works.

Obama : Ok folks. i am here now . I am president . Now come along and lets all vote together.

Republicans in Congress and Senate: Shut up punk.

Obama: Dont you all know I am the great 'Uniter ' that NOBODY else could achieve ?

Republicans in Congress : How do you plan to FORCE us do anything that we dont want to do ?

Obama : Well, nothing actually cause I have NO EXPERIENCE in playing these games.

Republicans : Then refer to our first answer. Shut up Punk.

this how definetaly without a doubt been the joke of the day indeed! Karl Rove is a nobody!

I mean come on what kind of news is this? Who care's what Karl Rove says and doesn't say....

My most fervent wish is to see you in prison doing the wayyy off Broadway version of Deliverance with you playing the Ned Beatty part. "Squeal like a pig"

The problem is that there are millions of people out there that think he's just wonderful and that so is this current administration. When you have a bunch of idiots like that, you really need a turnout so large that there is no question as to who won.

Nobody cares what that treasonous fascist Rove has to say anymore.

Karl is so full of himself. He still thinks his spin works? Those uncommitted votes woyld have been Edwards or Obama votes. Which still would not have come close to Clinton. Sorry Rove, your spin won't work anymore. Why do people think this liar and manipulator is newsworthy!!!

Karl Rove is a criminal. Why are people still respecting him or his opinion?

Why is Obama claiming he is black when he is half black and half white? It feels like he is totally using the race issue to his advantage. I bet if something happens then he would call himself white. He must have benefited from affirmative action his whole life and now the road to presidency. how come no one ever brought up this issue in the media ? I would love to hear his response. I really hate this race thing right now.

Why would the country put a president with little political experience in the office ? Its like letting a high school kid play pro football. If he wins because of his charisma it will be more bad years ahead, look at what the charismatic Bush did with our country and economy. Guys learn from your lessons.

Karl who??

Rove destroyed the Republican party in just six years.
WHY would anyone listen to anything he has to say.
He's a flaming idiot.

Who cares what that piece of crap has to say....and I think in a campaign where someone DIDN'T EVEN CAMPAIGN it's pretty darn good. Wouldn't it be nice if this wilted turd and nowhere even being a blossom was in a jail cell where he belongs and not able to have his voice heard about anything.

Why are Karl "Puddin" Rove's opinions allowed to see the light of day? Get thee behind me Rove.

Why does anyone give any credence to anything thta Karl Rove has to say. Face it he was the "brain" behind of this country's most heinous political dirty tricks in electoral history. What was the result of this guy's efforts you ask. A President who has run this country into the ground, mortaged our future so his cronies could enjoy a deep goruge of wartime profiteering, an army so scattered and ill-lead that we are in peril, and no moral standing in the worldwide theater. Rove is a joke!

i bet most of you support clinton and obama?

Here you have comments by one of Bush's former henchman. He is the one who rigged the last 2 elections and he is a swine who has the nerve to talk about somebody like he walks on water. Give me a break. HE IS ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CHEAT

Wow.

I am truely amazed at the comments here. While I have little respect for Karl Rove as a human being, he also was the chief strategist that got Bush, arguable the least effective president in recent history, elected TWICE. And he has good, sound advice. While I disagree with his policies, I think it is impressive how successful he is at running a campaign. Call him a scoundrel and a scumbag all you want, but he is still great at campaign stategy. I think he's more upset that he was left out this go around than anything.

And Jason, no one is MORE relevant to the campaign than G.W. He is the roadblock the Republicans must get around and he is everything the Democrats are running against. There is a reason why "Change" is the current mantra – people are so dissatisfied with Bush that they are ready for the next president.

DEMOCRATS BEWARE OF KARL ROVE.
HIS STRATEGY IS TO BRING DIVISION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
LET'S UNITE AND SUPPORT WHOEVER BECOMES OUR NOMINEE.
OUR PARTY MUST WIN IN NOVEMBER

Dear CNN and world,
I hope YOU and the media in general begin listening more to the views of the youth. I know we're young, inexperienced, and naive. Still, I think our viewpoint needs to see equal coverage, but that requires your help! Now that you’re listening, I beg you, touch Social Security and Medicare. Wake the giant! I understand that any intelligent politician wouldn't dare discuss these fatal programs, but I think the media should. As a young citizen, I may just be ignorant to why no one discusses these issues, but for some reason I feel that these doomed programs must be confronted. Today, if Social Security and Medicare are practically, if not already, bankrupt, what are we to expect down the road when nearly 72 million boomers retire? If Social Security and Medicare were to give these citizens 500 dollars a month (realistically a small number) then the government will lose $432 billion a year. At this point, I will just be starting to get my life together in the workplace, how am I supposed to pay for that? Shall I assume that the government will be able to put that problem on hold for even longer? Or will we be so far in debt that no one will care? I understand that you, the candidates, and the current administration are concerned with other current issues, as you should be, but I would hope that you consider looking this monster of a problem in the eye until a courageous politician wants to challenge it. As an eighteen year old, I understand my voice is weak and often unheard but I really do think this is an issue that needs to be solved, soon. The longer we wait, the more these problems will grow. CNN, please, hopefully you can express the concerns of the youth to the public and to our candidates. Also, I'm sorry this has little to do with the article.

Why the hell does CNN continue to give Karl Rove a platform to spout his useless opinions? I am right in thinking this is CNN, and not Fox News, correct? Who cares? You might as well ask my 3rd-grade niece what she thinks about Clinton's victory in Michigan...its just about as relevant.

Who cares what Karl Rove says? I guess CNN does. WHY?

Doing the math to say that since 40% went to undecided then only 20% would have went to both Obama and Edwards forgets the most prominent and most overlooked factor in politics: Motivation to get out and vote. This is why the polls mess up, they don't gauge motivation to actually register their preference in an actual vote.

Not even having your candidates name on the ballot has honestly just got to absolutely kill supporters motivation to go to the voting booths. I mean honestly why? they aren't on there, and the entire thing wont even matter since it decides no delegates. I'm surprised anyone voted at all...

Had Obama and Edwards been on the ballot you better believe their combined vote would have been more than a piddly 40%.

I think Rove, Bush and their fellow henchmen in the quest for secrecy should create the ultimate mystery. Go someplace (any place) where you won't be heard from for say about twenty years

This man is a cancer who has destroyed thefabric of the American Political system. He taught us that if someone disagrees with your point of veiw you setroy him personally and not deal with the issues. What a wonderful example of the American Political process demonstrated to our youth from an individual who will destroy a person's character in stead of engaging in a dialog. The damage done by this type of politics will haunt us for years to come. We are coming out of a long dark tunnel and these individuals want to turn off the light.

Does anyone still listen to Karl Rove? Isn't he washed up by now? hasn't he used all of his political capital holding up the bush presidency's tenuous claims that whatever they did was righteous... I think Mr. Rove should stay out of politics until some of the policy he drove actually leads to something productive

Karl lost most of his credibility when he took a position as Stupids Deputy Chief of Staff, He lost the rest when he broke the law. Hes no longer relevant . Why would a REPUTABLE news service even give this tool the time of day?

Karl Rove is an idiot. Plain and simple. Rove once descibed himself as a nerd and totally uncool when he was younger, well karl nothing has changed.. Well one thing has changed -the gerth of your waist...

Karl Rove is a proven idiot. Why does CNN even take the time to quote him and then write about it. Cheesh.....

Oh, come on.

BARRY GOLDWATER–the REVIVER of conservatism, and the only real conservative since–believed in UFOs! More than that, he believed the government was covering stuff up about aliens! I'm not saying I believe him, but that's definitely more out there than Kucinich, who claims he merely saw an object in the sky which he couldn't identify.

Who cares what Karl Rove has to say about the elections? Then again, I guess he would know about working for a "nobody". The Democrat's best bet? That Karl Rove "helps" the Republican nominee! The American people are so sick of him and this administration.

Sheah! Like anything Karl Marx–er Rove says even matters.

The man is a criminal and a traitor to the United States and he needs to SHUT UP!

and this coming from someone should be in prison as we speak....

I'm sorry...who? Karl Rove? Wasn't he one of the criminals who worked for Bush and got away with it because everyone around him lied? Isn't his former boss the one who has an approval rating in the 20's? I'm sure the candidates are taking notes on his assessment and reforming their campaigns as we speak...unless their laughing so hard they can't get to their memo pads.

Why isn't this guy in prison? And why the hell is the media giving him a forum?

Exactly why does CNN believe anyone could possibly be interested in anything Karl Rove has to say???? His train left the station long ago although his negative legacy will be felt by this country for years.

Hehe Democrats are still funny...

The one constant in this whole ticker topic is "Who care what Karl Rove says/thinks"

Obviously each and every one of you do or you wouldn't be posting and reading. Rove is a genius he got the "worst President in history" elected...twice, he resigned his position in the administration and still he is in the headlines

Don't get me wrong-Rove is quite possibly the antichrist but in the long run all the democrats are playing into his hands

Wow,
For someone with worthless, meaningless opinions who should be ignored, you libs/dems sure get mindlessly and laughably hysterical over every Karl Rove comment. Keep it up and you'll get to hear from him forever.

All Karl Rove cares about is ruining this country and invading other countries for their oil. Oh and he likes outing CIA agents too. His opinion is meaningless and does not deserve to be news. But then our media likes to distort the facts which makes it a great place for Rove to hide. The point of the Michigan primary is that although their vote did not matter they still decided to vote and let their voices be heard. Who cares if uncommitted got 40%, Sen. Clinton got 55% thus far none of the candidates had gotten 55%. It shows that we have very good candidates running in the Democratic party. What do the Republicans have? So what if Kucinich saw a UFO. We have a space alien in office now.

Why does CNN continually give space to this low-life? There is a very good reason why John McCain had you "in bed" with Fox News a few days ago. You, like them are part of the propaganda wing of the Republican Party. Why not give James Carville equal time for a running commentary on the Republican candidates?

Ah yes, Rove speaks once again! You would think CNN would be thoroughly embarrassed for covering such vignettes of ol' TURD BLOSSOM himself.

Black Man, Philly PA

Hmmm... but wait, maybe in Nevada they will, if the At Large Caucasus are allowed on the Strip, the hispanic workers will be coerced by the Culinary Union to vote for him.

Rove's complaining about Obama's lack of national experience? It's true that Obama does lack substantial national experience, but it's disingenous for Rove to criticize, because in 2000, his own candidate G.W. Bush, who was governor of Texas for 5 1/2 years, ran on the whole "I'm not from Washington" bid.

I guess he doesn't think Bush was qualified back then either.

Karl Rove is the biggest peice of scum to ever walk the face of the earth.

Karl Rove is guilty of High Treason. He gave out the name of a CIA agent during a time of war. He Should be hung ASAP

Heh – and anyone CARES what Rove has to say?

Please, someone tell this clown to keep quite. On second thought, speak on Karl. you are the democrat's surest ticket to the white house.

carl can shoot pool with Cheney and Bush-he can keep his opinions and advice to himself and those two guys. what business does he have dishing out opinions when his opinion and advice has brought this country in the mess it is in right now.

Hey Rove ...can you possibly understand . NO ONE CARES what you say.........go crawl back in your slimy Republican hole where you belong.

Dear Karl,

Please do something constructive and shut your pie hole, get off your butt, and run around your office a few hundred times. I can hear your arteries clogging clear over here.

thanks.

Why are we still listening to Karl Rove?
After all wasn't he the "architect" of one of the worst presidencies in history?

The quote by karl Rove referring to Mike Gravel, that he last held public office sometime around 1855, reveals the current state of American politics which maintains a complete and utter failure to respect those public servants who served this great nation in times of hardship, prosperity, and war. In many ways I envy the Japanese – at least their leaders resign when shamed, American leaders feed off shame like roaches feasting on soured milk.

Oh Karl, why haven't you been so aut-spoken when you were asked about CIA leak???

This baffoon has done more to unite us while tryng to divide us. Thank you, karl rove, you don't even deserve capital letters for your name.

karl can be very funny, every now and then.

Why do you ask this guy anything. He is so negative and depressing me and the world with his dribble. Treat him like the criminal he is!!!!

I don't give a %$#@ what Karl Rove thinks. I don't care for him, never have. He's a dirty political operative (redundancy?) who managed to get a lousy, inexperienced, governor elected to be a lousy, inexperienced president. Do me a favor CNN and stop reporting what that pathetic little man, KR, has to say.

Why are you giving Rove any press? Who cares? He is going to say anything dismissive of both Clinton and Obama. Put him in his place – the cow pasture on the Bush farm in Crawford!!!

DARTH VADER IS BACK LADIES AND GENTS RUN FOR THE HILLS.... DOES THIS TALKING HEAD THINK SOMEONE WILL HIRE HIM TO HELP WITH THE REPBULICAN CAMPAIGNS.... FROM WHERE I STAND IT'S A GOOD THING TO KEEP HIM TALKING....

WHY does karl rove get airtime on CNN?!
what right does he have to get facetime with the public when CNN brazenly makes no mention of Ron Paul , an ACTUAL candidate for President! The media continues to pretend that Ron Paul does not exist or smears his name while they give a POLITICAL STRATEGIST more coverage.

What the difference between CNN and Fox is I still have yet to find out...

Karl, give up – the country is sick of you, your boss, your party – and save your rhetoric for the jury – you're gonna need it – HEY – maybe ask OJ for advice – HE got away with murder!

You Republicans are all such losers that not even a candidate of your own party wants any association with the idiot currently residing in the White House, who is not only an embarrassment to everyone in our country, but also to the entire planet

Even REPUBLICANS are calling for change! WHAT a legacy that pathetic moron is leaving! An unwinnable war that his daddy would have gotten him out of if he was the wrong age today and there was a draft, the greatest country in the world heading into a deep recession, personal freedoms almost curtailed, nobody but conmen, common criminals, big fat idiots, religious nutballs, and personal lapdogs who owe him something on his side

Gee, I wonder why Bush is hiding in the Mideast during a campaign year – could it possibly be that he wants to hide the fact that no-one in his OWN PARTY wants his endorsement?

The man is an embarrasment to me as an American

This is his legacy: the WORST President this country has ever had

This is yours: a big fat idiot who will get his turn before a jury

You are just a joke

WHY does karl rove get airtime on CNN?!
what right does he have to get facetime with the public when CNN brazenly makes no mention of Ron Paul , an ACTUAL

Who cares what Rove thinks? Having been "Bush's brain" is no compliment.

Most troubling, why is CNN even reporting what Rove thinks? You are making a story out of nothing. It makes CNN look trite and needy, groveling for a story to fill more space.

Karl Rove would look good in one of Sherrif Joe Arpaio's pink jail suites for the crimes he committed against this country, but then again so would Arpaio for the crimes he has committed against Arizonans.

*YAWN*

Carl Rove speaks and America laughs. Isn't he the genius who outs a CIA agent and puts her contacts in danger, while pretending to care about the country. Be careful Carl because your Swift Boat pals will soon be outed for placing an advertisement and trying to buy time for an anti Clinton movie. Maybe the American people have finally caught on to your act.

I think there needs to be a revolution and we need to get all whos in office out there will be no change with the pepole who running for office than we have they do not care about you an me it is all big bussiness the pepole will get it after awile that the Goverment is for the rich and the hell with us you need to tell them all go to hell as they bring our coutry down

Despite what any of us may think about Karl Rove, he's right about one thing – Hillary should be worried.

While some people may mistakingly believe that the "other votes" are all that obama and edwards would have garnered, pollsters would argue that it significantly under-represents their actual voter turnout and over-represents hillary's (e.g. many obama/edwards supporters didn't show up, voters looking at the ballot may not have interpreted "uncommitted" correctly, significant biases at the point of voters only seeing one major name, etc.).

We would have expected Hillary to garner 80+% in an uncompetitive situation like this. She did not.

Karl rove may be more evil than oil itself, but his point is valid, I think voters ought to have all information about her past work available when they're trying to figure out who she is, what she stands for and if they want to vote for her. No sense avoiding a debate by calling your adversary names.

This man is the idiot's idiot. So arrogant, cocky and full of it that you just want to puke at the mention of his name. He should go into hibernation and think about how he helped make Dubwa the most stupid president in the history of the US.

Final vote for Michigan. Breaking the undecided vote 73% Obama, 17% Edwards, 10% others. straight out of the same exit polls CNN is using.

Not to forget that Obama campaign and Edwards campaign put out word two weeks before the election to vote undecided against Senator Clinton, through radio ads, mail flyers, and phone calls. This is after they signed an agreement not to campaign there, Attacking a candidate would be campaigning. Any way the results

Clinton 56.9%
Obama 29.3%
Edwards 6.8%
Kunich 3.6%
Other 3.2%

There where well over 550,000 votes. A very large increase over the last Presedential Primary Senator Clinton had over 328,000 of these votes.

On the Republican side there was just over 600,000 votes. THIS WAS HARDLY A DEAD ELECTION IN MICHIGANB> SENATOR CLINTON WON WITH A LANDSLIDE WITH AS MANY DEMOCRATS VOTING AS REPUBLICANS

SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 2008

Hey Carl...so what national perspective did your guy, Mr. Bush, have on world affairs when he ran for president. That's right, zippo. And it shows.

why does this guy even open his mouth. let's see all his documents while working for the administration.

The weaks are Rove and his Republicans Friends, who are going to lose the next Presidential Elections by thebiggest margin in American Election History. So do us a favor Rove and just disappeared ,because nobody is interesting in listening comment from the worst Architect in Americam Policy in decades.

Terry, El Paso, you are sooooo right..
Please, everyone read and reread and reread his/her post. The smartest blogger on here.
I would add the fact that Conservatives are driven by fear AND that is why they will go to any lenghts, ANY LENGHTS, to hold on to that power they crave so much, then when they get it , they abuse it.
Mankind's single, most universal failing is the resistance to the temptation to abuse power. That fault alone has brought doWN the mightiest of empires.

As for Karl, well, I believe he is doing what he does best. The difference is WHY he is doing it.

Before, it was to help Bush get elected and maintain his power.

Now he's spinning and weaving his little evil machinations to save his own hide when the Democrats get in. . And they will.

He is trying to get them to eat their own. Divide and conquer.

Run , Karl, run.....but you cant hide for long.
What goes around , comes around.
Justice ALWAYS prevails, but sometimes it takes longer than our patience is willing to hold out.

GO HILLARY 08

Go crawl back under your rock you little slimeball.

Karl Rove is A lying, shifty eyed politician.

the 55-40 score does not represent Clinton 55 Obama + Edwards 40. I'd have gone to the polls to support Obama if it counted, but people have better things to do than vote for nobody.

CNN did you get what people want of you, not even one person says good about Rove. Is not that proves something...Jesus Christ

Rove irrelevant? You folks DO remember that he was the man behind the curtain that carried Bush from Texas to Washington, got him elected, and got him RE-elected after everyone had four years to figure out what kind of idiot he really was. If that's not [evil] genius, I don't know what is.

You know the Republican machine wants Obama elected as the Dem, because they don't believe suburban America is ready for a black president, thus assuring a GOP victory. Watch, they'll come out in full force with everything they have against Hillary, if she begins to pull ahead. They'll only show some token (no pun intended) resistance against Obama overall.

And remember all those conservatives out there who elected Bush in 2000 and 2004? They didn't leave the country, did they? They won't like Huckabee because he's too liberal for them. They're still out there, and they'll listen to people like Rove. What makes you think the voters won't be fooled again? I'm sorry, but I think you may be giving the voter too much credit. People who post on these boards may be well-informed, but the majority of voters are swayed by 30-secound hit-and-run ads, and folks like Rove know it. Call him all the names in the book, but while you're at it, call him savvy, experienced, and - effective.

I'm not a Rove supporter by any means - the guy's a snake - but you can't argue that the guy knows what he's doing - college degree or not.

Has anyone told Karl that he is irrevelent since he left the Whitehouse, and maybe even long before. I know a lot of Republican and Democrat friends who agree with this.

Gordon

I am only eight years old and I don't listen to anything Rove has to say either! His intelect is way below mine.

Can anyone (other than the Clinton News Network) say with a straight face that having 40% of the Democratic voters GOING TO THE TROUBLE to travel to the polls simply to vote for "Nobody" is a GOOD thing for Her Thighness??

Yes, Rove must indeed be an idiot for that looney observation...

Karl Rove is a big fat idiot!

Rove is relevant, which is why he elicits such a reaction on this board. heh.

Rove '08

Ah. Karl Rove wants someone to release documents.

If it was anyone else, I might be stunned by the irony and hypocrisy.

Karl Rove is the last guy that should be talking about making documents freely available.... an image of glass houses come to mind...

This is 3rd or 4th article CNN has done on what Rove thinks. Why is he considered newsworthy? Slow news day?

I thought this patriot (criminal) was back in Texas writing his tell all book. Do we really need to give this man space? He had his 15 minutes of fame and took hours instead. He doesn't want to see Clinton or Obama in the White House because he is terrified of an investigation and the possibility of doing jail time. I can't wait until the Democrats are back in control. Only then can we give them a taste of their own medicine.

Enjoy your freedom for now Karl, you'll be serving your country again soon – - from a Federal prison cell.

For Carl Rove to call for anyone to release documents is the epitomy of irony and downright hypocritcal. His entire tenure wiht the Bush Administration consistend of constant stonewalling and refusal to disclose documents concerning very important issues facing this country, including key Constitutional matters. In afdition, the fact that Senator Clinton won the primary with the majority she did is a testament to the dynamic in the Democratic Party. Itis a party of the true big tent where people of all viewpoints are welcome, not just those that believe lock step with every forced belief indocrntaed into the current GOP. A more ineresting fact is that the current President of the United States has the support of less than 35% of the American public. 2 of every three Americans don to support him. That is one of the lowest ratrings of any US Prsident. Consider that when Bill Clinton was entering his final year in office, he had an approval rating of over 60%. uch facts prove the statement that in fact it does take a Clinton to clean up the mess left in the Bushes...

Jason, with all the frekin stupid comments I have read, some of you poor unworthy fools must be listening. There isn't one among you fit to shine Karl Roves' shoes. I might consider leting you lick the dogie do off his boots.

one thing i dont understand most the ppl who suport clinton are kinda old and vote for hillary because her husband got us out of the debt but the problem is it was in the 90` and the 90 are 10 years ago and the deficit is too big candidate are not talking about it.
may be next debate ask mrs clinton are going to get us out of debt???

obama 08

It's amazing that anybody is even listening to this washed up turd blossom of a human being.

As if this guy matters at all!!
CNN should be embarrassed for trolling for controversy.
No wonder our "decider" could never create allies inside the us or outside the us.
What a JOKE...

I'M SHOCKED! PEOPLE STILL LISTEN TO THIS MAN?
Of course, Karl Rove dismissed Hillary. He was shocked she received more than 1/2 of the votes in Michigan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karl Rove is HISTORY and is the one who is DISMISSED!

Karl Rove is just a sleeze. His dirty politics or hand in many indicate his nature. He shouldn't speak!

What is wrong with the Republicans!? (I used to be one until the crazies took over.) The only thing they can say is "he or she is a "LIBERAL." What is wrong with being open-minded, able to see more than one point, and being willing to change your opinion on matters (as circumstances change). They think the word, "CONSERVATIVE," which is the antithesis of liberal, is something one should be proud of being. Why would one want to show themselves in that light!?

Biased Biased biased.
I'm suprised that Obama even got a negative mention in this peice on CNN.
Why wasnt the peice titled Obama is more liberal than Clinton.
Unbalanced and unfair is your election reporting style.

Karl Rove knows what he is talking about. Diss him and ignore him at your peril.

Carl Rove can critisize all he wants about Hillary, Obama, and any other democrat. The fact remains this country is tired of 8 years of lies and war. Middle class whites may have been fooled some or most of the time, but Republicans will never win over minorities. They are too intimate with what it feels like to be the underdogs in society. The pandering is almost insultingly obvious in its blatant lying what the Republican party is really about: Of The Corporations, By The Corporations, For The Corporations.

Dear CNN,

Why do you continue to reprint what Karl Rove has to say? He is irrelevant for the purposes of this campaigning season. Who cares? You should not give this man a voice and continue to allow him to snipe from the sidelines; doing so is emblematic of all that is wrong with the echo-chamber of the modern media.

Why isn't he doing jail time for being a traitor to this Country???
Some one please tell this Elmer Fudd looking criminal,low life, to crawl under a rock and remain there until his trial date.

#1 Who cares what Rove said

#2 Has he won any election? He should try his name out on a ballot

#3 I'm not saying I like Hillary's campaign style or her "machine", or even her for goodness sake, but really, who has done more good for America? Rove or Clinton?

Rove: go some place where we never hear from you again.

She may be running against nobody, but as far as I recall that's the same person he's working for these days: nobody.

Hillary is losing ground fast. Everyday, a new scheme. This time, she decided to stay on the Michigan ticket and her campaign manager cried victory....anyone who stands behind this woman does not understand the world would be led by someone more manipulative than GW and Karl Rove combined.

Why does anyone listen to someone as stupid as this man? He does not exist in the real world of politics, Anyone who can advise the worst president in history should not comment about anyone.

admit it.... you libs love Rove. (I love the fact that he gets under your skin! I would hate to be a miserable liberal! )

This man's political career is over. He should retreat off to his ranch never to be heard from again.

Karl should just shut up and keep quite, the only thing he knows is negativity and that is only valid for a brief moment untill one really focus on what he has to say . This is not the christian right who see the world as evil and need to be pacify with Karl Rove doom and gloom salvation comments.

Hi proud Florida: to stand on principles does NOT mean to break the rules of the majority or the common man. This is what Bush has done. He has consistently cited "principles" and ignored the voices of the common people. I like a president for the people and by the people!!! Obama and Edwards have the courage to work and stick with the "people" whose voices are disregarded in the face of perfectionistic principles." This is a democracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahahahahahahaha...I love this game.

Rove is ill-wish dude.

My fondest hope is to see Rove in the dock in the Hague, alongside Bush, Cheney, Rice, Wolfowitz and Perle.

Rove certainly approved of Bush's appointment to the Presidency by the Supreme Court, despite losing the entire national popular vote. And he slams Hillary? Too bad, I thought this maggot had retired.

CNN: Keep bringing hidden secretes to public–you are doing an outstanding job.

Rove: That rock's waiting....please crawl back under immediately.

Does not Karl not recall the slim margins of 'victory' in the general elections of 2000 and 2004? And I though he was spending more time with his family. Have they had their fill of him, too?

Why is CNN giving any coverage at all to a cretin and liar like Rove anyway?????

Who cares what Karl Rove thinks? Why all the attention?
Maybe his take on things are designed for manipulating the media and thus giving him and his agenda the publicity and attention he is looking for. And the press follows him around like sheep.

Keep talking Karl, we need the reminder as to why the next candidate will NOT be from YOUR party.

I'm no fan of Hillary, but if you're against her, I'm FOR HER!

Cameron wrote – "History already shows that Mr. Karl Rove is a genius."

A criminal genius maybe...just because someone's smart doesn't mean they're someone to admire.

I wasn't aware luminosity was a synonym for ugliness...

I thought people on this listserve, who are NOT well informed about Obama, should read this "published piece."

"Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton points to his resume as evidence that Obama is not ready for the White House. "He was a part-time state senator for a few years, and then he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president," she says dismissively.

Obama's accomplishments are more substantial and varied than Clinton suggests. And he has a longer record in elected office than she does, as a second-term New York senator.

Obama was a community organizer and led a voter-registration effort in Chicago that added tens of thousands of people to the rolls. He was a civil rights attorney and taught at one of the nation's premier universities. He helped pass complicated measures in the Illinois legislature on the death penalty, racial profiling, health care and more. In Washington, he has worked with Republicans on nuclear proliferation, government waste and global warming, amassing a record that speaks to a fast start while lacking the heft of years of service."

So Hillary and her supporters are not that well-informed!!!!

just shut up Rove. Aren't you satisfied with having stolen the elections the first time? Oh... wait we should be caring about what the guy who help out Valerie Plame says. Really... just like the king of Spain said to Chavez the other day... why don't you SHUT UP!

Go Karl! (And take Bush and Cheney with you!)

Karl Rove, Shouldnt he be in Jail???

Of all people to make a comment,the Republicans send out "Mr. Brain"to make a sad comment on Mrs.Clinton.How could CNN waste their time & news space on a low life like Karl Rove?The "RAT" just had to crawl out of his hole to make such a worthless comment.

Yes Clinton won over a nobody, but as a republican, I am ashamed that no one running in the republican primary had any vote close to the no body that lost to Clinton. That shows what an uphill task is ahead of us in the general election.

in the scheme of things, this 'tard makes osama look good.....go america!!

It's amazing that the man behind the worst presidency since Nixon is giving his opinion and having it listened to and printed!

You know a presidency is horrendous when not 1 time have I heard the republican candidates mention Bush's name during the debates for fear of digging their own grave on the spot. They all make reference to Reagan 1000 times over.

I can't believe there is even a republican running for president. On what platform that would differ from G.W?

maybe if they trash the "morality" of the next democratic candidate and call him/her "unpatriotic" "unamerican" etc.. they can they sucker more people into voting for them.

After these last 8 years, I am dead curious how republicans have faith in their party?

Was this from his jail cell? You have to hand it to the man. He has managed to fabricate two terms of presidential lies that the public has bought into. Does anyone else think this means we need to address education issues, now?

Hasn't Karl Rove's 15 minutes elasped? How can you take a guy seriously, when he is a prime architect in the most inept government every assembled. He should be in New Orleans swinging a hammer in an attempt to atone for his senslessness.

Why is CNN giving this guy any more press????
This Rove guy deserves to go to jail for all of his tricks he has pulled.
Reason number 3 why I am viewing MSNBC rather than your station.
Douglas Stoddard

oh please. Why is this a news story? Frickin' Karl Rove. You have to be kidding me, if you think anyone cares what his opinion on the Democrats is.

Rove – aren't you missing roll call at Levenworth?

When will Karl Rove go to jail for his involvement in the many scandals ? When can we the people get a special prosecutor to investigate the Plame outing – that's treason right there ? Mukasey needs to get on the job . 'Course he could work 24 hours a day till the end of w's administration prosecuting justice, and there'd still be criminals in the bush camp and repub machine left over . I guess Rovie is an honorary Bush anyway so gets the benefit of the institutional non-stick coating . I predict there will be investigations and prosecutions left over from Bush throughout the next president's full term and beyond, if anyone in congress has the stomache for it . They ought to impeach the dirtbags now and get it over with quicker .

Chris, Middletown, CT
You ask if we could be that dumb? The 2000 election aside, Amercians were dumb enough to give the win to Bush in 2004. I think that answers the dumb question right there.

Taking political advice from Karl Rove is like taking child-rearing advice from Britney and Jamie Lynne Spears' mother. Bad idea. And it's a bad idea no matter which political party you belong to, unless of course America has a Fascist party I'm unaware of.

That said, Rove was master of the obvious in stating that Clinton's win in Michigan was a hollow one –not only did "Uncommitted" get 40% of the vote, but Michigan has no Democratic delegates, having been penalized for moving the primary date up. And because there are no Democratic delegates, there was only a 20% voter turnout in the state. It's likely that many more who would have voted for Obama or Edwards stayed home.

The Roving Tsar strikes again! Maybe he'll nominate himself as a Republican candidate. Then the party of Abraham Lincoln will really have come a long way!

Hmm. The only person I can think of that's LESS relevant to this campaign is George W. Bush.

Keep talking, Karl. I don't think anyone's listening.

Hey Karl–wake up!! People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Is your conscience so clean that you are able to cast blame and criticize others?

Karl Rove WHO? This insect needs to climb back under his rock and stay there. A corrupt politician and now a bitter one – Let's put him on the campaign trail as a candidate. It would be worth it just to see him cry!

WHY does CNN even bother to make a story out of anything this man has to say?

I didn't know Porky Pig was real!

Thanks for those words of wisdom. Karl Rove? Seriously? He has nothing to say that I would remotely consider as relevant. Isn't he going to jail soon or something?

It's nice....except nobody really cares about anything Rove says anymore. Dirty tactics like the ones used by the Republican party over the last decade don't work anymore.

And yes....when is that endictment thing coming?

Tool.

Cameron, you are joking, right??

What!!! Did FOX take over CNN when I wasn't looking??
Keep covering Rove. Every time I see his name, it give me greater conviction that we need to vote out as many Republicans as we can in 2008.

The only news I wan't to see about Rove is that he's been indicted and is on his way to prison where he belongs.

Rove thinks Clinton should release records from the Clinton library? Rove's boss issued an Executive Order in 2001 that restricted release of the documents of former presidents and VPs, conveniently hiding those pertaining to his father under Reagan. How about returning to the 12-year rule for release of such records to the public, first.

I only wish CNN would stop saying what Rove says. Do they quote OJ Simpson on football?

Please CNN, you're so much better than this! Stop giving this evil man press time unless it's to announce that he's finally going off where he belongs – in jail.

And yet again, CNN lowers itself to the same level as this vile individual when they publicize his unsolicited bul..hit......

mr. Rove has no usefull comments in this campaign to make. I believe he is the source of an evil voice...a devicise force in politics of the past. This election is about change. Sorry mr. Rove you loser...go have a beer with Tom Delay and a good cry. Get over your man crush on GW..our country, our children...those who have died in Iraq, those whom you have robbed of healthcare and mortgaged their futures away...........do not give a rats butt about your self serving opinion, nor your misguided opinions. Go work for your corporate allies. Do not include the American people as a referance.

Speaking of nobody's, Karl needs to take a long, long look in the mirror. Who cares what this nobody has to say?

To say that the uncommitted equaled Obama and Edwards is responsible, but you can't take anything from that because a lot of people did not go out to vote yesterday BECAUSE there votes did not matter. If both of their names had actually been on the ballot it would have been A LOT different. No one would have won more than 50%, period. The Democratic Race is not that decided yet.

I will never vote for Hillary Clinton no matter WHO she is running against. Furthermore, if she is selected as the Democratic nominee, I will IMMEDIATELY change my party affiliation to Indpendant.

Karl Rove should be in jail and stop running is mouth. He knows that Hillary can beat any republican and that's why the republicans are promoting Obama and trashing Hillary.
Beck

He is the epitome of what has been wrong with our government for the past 7 years.

Hi brilliance is surpassed only by the luminosity of Anne Coulter !

This coming from a man who has done more destruction to our constitutution and democracy than any person in most recent US history. Karl, you should be indicted for treason and put away for the rest of your life shackled. You could talk to your neighbors George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleeeeeeza Rice, Donald Rumsfeldt, Tom DeLay, Ralph Reed, Tony Perkings, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly!!!

More spin about the completely meaningless Michigan vote.

What else would be expected from Rove though. Back under your rock please.

Karl Rove is a disgrace to American politics.

I really wish Democrats could take back the word "liberal" from the strangle hold of Republican propaganda and remind people of what it orignally meant.

Martin Luther King Jr. – Liberal

John F. Kennedy – Liberal

Theodore Rosevelt – Liberal

The list goes on and on. It's people like Karl Rove who've given the word "liberal" a bad name. Sad.

You are ALL miserable hateful people. History already shows that Mr. Karl Rove is a genius.

Why doesn't CNN ask Scooter Libby, Donald Rumsfeld, and all the other criminals what they think as well? I mean, this is getting ridiculous when people like Rove are given ANY coverage, and worse, taken seriously.

CNN, I give up.

Karl Rove still gets under the skin of liberals , and i think he likes it that way !

I think this is the scariest man that ever lived, but he's a political genious. He was the mastermind behind getting elected the worst administration and president the world has ever seen, so if he can work those kind of miracles for a man that has little to no sense, no understanding on how to get anything done, than he can most definietely get someone into office thats the opposite of that. If I was barack I'd hire this man in a heartbeat, then fire him once your elected into the white house.

Hillary has no integrety!!!!!?????!!!!!!!!!
well if you define integrity by denying 500,000 voters the right to voice their opinion. Then yes she has no integrity

Isnt it Obama who cares about voters rights (its one of the very few causes he stands for)
Well then why tell Michigan their votes dont count, shouldnt he take a stand on principle and say thats not right!!!!???
Why is he telling Florida (disenfranchised in 2000, Hillary spoke out, never heard obama) that we dont matter to him. WE ARE THE 4TH LARGEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY!!!!

For someone who stands on principle seems like hes making alot of calculated political decisions!!1

How is he going to unite everybody when he wont even come to Florida

Furthermore he has accused hillary of violating the pact to not campaign. YOU CAN DO FUNDRAISERS IN BOTH STATES!!!! ITS CLEARLY STATED AS OK.
Obama has done 2 one in miami which i went to and one in Tampa a friend attended. Sounds like the politics of the past

Uncommitted voters knew what it meant. In fact entire campaigns were centered around the uncommitted vote, Everybody in michigan knew about it when i visited over xmas break

Janet: No you didn't.

worried Karl?

CNN,

You continue to instigate partisan discourse in our country by covering this type of story. Your coverage enables Rove to be relevant to the political discussion. Please make the responsible decision to filter important stories to your readers.

Of course, I'm equally guilty by reading this story. Hopefully, both of us can do a better job of focusing on stories that are not sensational simply for the sake of gathering our attention.

What is newsworthy about the spin that the discredited Karl Rove places on election results? What is CNN's agenda in publishing this disinformation?

I believe that we should shun Karl Rove for his conduct by ignoring anything he says or writes.

Having Karl Rove disagree with you means you must be on the right track. If I were the Republicans I wouldn't want this guy on my side, makes them look bad. But hey, it's not it's that hard to do....

With due respect, Mr. Rove, your advice (except for helping Pres. GW Bush win his elections), has ended up created huge problems for Bush administration and US public at large.

Can you please postpone your advisory till presidential election 2012?

"I am voting for Hillary. But like some of you, I will support the party no matter who they send and I like that we can rally behind the party to get the current mess cleaned up."

DITTO!

Who is Karl Rove and why is anyone listening to him? He is a nobody, a has-been, a "former" smart-ass of the worst administration in history. His remarks mean nothing. He is history and his problem is, he knows it. SWF

LOL...Rove says Clinton should release documents...now that's funny.

that bodes well for Obama. There were alot of "uncommitteds" and we know what that meant in Michigan ! .. .. ..

Does anyone believe for what he have to say, for he couldn't answer on the CIA leak?

328,151 people came out to vote for Hillary in a 'meaningless' election for the democratic race. 337,847 people came out to vote for Romney in what many regarded as a must win election for one of the leading Republican candidates. McCain in second place got 257,521 votes. On the Democratic side there were 236,723 folks who bothered to vote "Uncomitted". WOW!

Mr. Rove ... you will need more than 'spin' to save Republicans in the '08 elections. That makes me very very happy!

Hillary's a neo marxist.
She's got my vote.

Wait, this idiot is calling for Hillary to "release documents", and isn't this the same person who has thumbed his nose at every request for documents from him the entire time he was in Georgie's White House? This guy is a major creep scum bag with a capital GOP. People should be screaming for his head for more than one transgression committed while in Washington. How he has evaded prosecution time & again is just beyond me. He is a liar & manipulator to the max.

Hey Karl isn't there a job at Haliburton or Blackwater waiting for you? IMPEACH BUSH AND PUT ALL OF THESE MURDERERS AND THEIVES IN PRISON!!! TAKE THE COUNTRY BACK FROM THESE ANIMALS!

Is that the same Rove that gave Obama advice on how to beat Clinton and then attacked Obama on his lack of leadership in the senate? So, which one is it, Mr. Rove? Since you've proven that you can't give a straight answer anyway, I'm not expecting one from you...

And you just proved my other point: we don't need a political "strategist" as a president, we need someone new, someone untainted by politics, someone who realizes that the separation between democrats and republicans is archaic and no longer represents the interest of this nation. And I only see one democratic candidate meeting those requirements...

CNN
Seriously how can you spread Karl Rove Propaganda? this is a Criminal. he should be sitting in Jail. C'mon.. are you Kidding me? You are either becoming Aljazeera network or its afilliate.

Karl Rove polical career is over. Who care about him. He is history and nobody ever beleive in a word he said period.

Hey Karl! How are the dance lessons coming?

It is a disgrace for CNN to even consider covering a story about Karl Rove after he left politics in disgrace. This story is worthless since Karl Rove will criticize the Democratic candidates for no good reason just for Republican support.

I am deeply disturbed by karl rove's comments. He is as worse as when he worked for Bush.

Regardless of how rove spins it, the 40% "nobody" includes obama, edwards, richardson and biden, because their names are not on the ballot, and their supporters could not find their names of the ballot, and thus voted "uncommitted".

In other words, Hillary's 55% won decisively against these 40% "nobody" (obama, edwards, biden, richardson), and 5% somebody (gravel, dodd, and kucinich).

What is the matter Rove, are you afraid once you are in jail that you won't be able to get your idiotic words published in the press?

You and your kind are the reason I left the Republican party several years ago.

Who cares what he has to say. The root of all evil.

The slimy attack machine is starting its engines. It is the same Karl Rove who almost got indicted in Valerie Plame leak case. That slime ball is at it again even before there the nominations are over. Everybody knows his dirty tactics and who cares about his "advice", just ask McCain in South Carolina in 2000. He needs to count his last days in solitary confinement for all the murder and mayhem he has caused in Iraq. I hope the Democrats when they take the helm in 2009 will prosecute this criminal and make him pay for the all the crimes committed against this great nation.

Who cares what Karl Rove thinks (except Karl Rove and CNN)?

The best part of any thing that Mr. Rove has to say is not to listen.

Just look at what his party has accomplished here in the United States.

Thanks for nothing.

Norman (Maryland Voter)

Truly words from the Master.

He was able to convince millions of gullible Americans to vote for the worse president ever created so he knows how the game is played.

If Rove says it, then it must be a lie, a fabrication, a corruption, or gosh, maybe just a stupid comment. Love him or hate him, at least he's consistently a moron.

Why doesn't he sit down and shut up? I have had all I can stand from this devious manipulator that ruined our country. I thought we were rid of him. I am always amazed that he has the guts to cricize ANY of the candidates. What arrogance!!!!

R etarded O oblivious V icious E gotastical moron

I gnorant n arcissistic

0 votes from me 8 votes from the Bush cabinet

Nobody’s second place finish in Michigan

On Tuesday, With no other major candidates names on the ballot, Hillary Clinton was able to get 55% of the vote in the Michigan Democratic primary, but the real story on Wednesday should be the 225,506 + who left their house and went down to their precinct, knowing their state had been striped of its delegates, and voted uncommitted.

When “nobody” runs against her, “nobody” starts with 40%. And “nobody” didn’t even have to campaign. “Nobody” spent no money in this race. “Nobody” didn’t even run one add. What happens when you add John McCain or Rudy Giuliani in place of “nobody”?

As democrats we have to think long and hard about nominating a candidate who is so divisive. We shouldn’t spend these preciously important years ahead re-fighting old fights or addressing political grudges. If we are what we say we are than we must love our country more than this, and choose a leader who can bring Americans together. Our society’s needs are too great, the time to pivotal, for anything but fundamental change backed by broad-based support from the American people. Senator Obama proved in Iowa he can do this, and nobody proved it on Tuesday.

The only place I want to hear from Rove is at his Treason trial.

If Karl Rove isn't the devin incarnate then I don't know who is...

Once a nerd, always a nerd! He keeps getting press coverage when he, Rumsfeld, Chaney and Bush should be held accountable for their actions and neglect .....he is not the only voter in this country, so please know that his disruptive opinions are NOT appreciated.

Rove,
Do you think your attacks to Democratic candidates will benefit Republicans candidates? I don’t think so—this is all about what the public will decide on November 6, 08.

karl is lovesick someone by him a ticket to the GOP office in the minneapolis airport bathroom where he can again join in some GOP type solutions.

ISN'T THAT FUNNY WHEN AN AMERICAN ACT IN SUCH A WAY?

January 16, 2008 4:38 pm ET

Go Karl……. You thought Hillary cried when asked about her hair, wait untill Karl gets a hold of her. She has more skeletons in her closet then a morg. I will admit Bush was a bad President yet he manged to get him re elected.

You think after how hard the Republicans and the Clinton-haters have tried to get both Hillary and Bill to leave the public stage, there is a closet that hasn't been opened?

Karls been after them for years. There's no "there" there, that hasn't already been tried and failed. Bill was re-elected president, Hillary re-elected as senator.

OK Karl,
The House is FINALLY taking action against your bud Cheney. Get ready for a subpoena with your name on it!

I think we have had enough of Rove's opinions in the last 20 years.
If he is not careful he will end up like OJ.

OJ could have walked into the sunset a free man (he is guilty by the way), but no, OJ just had to keep coming back.

Now he's going to end up in jail, not for murder, but intimidation.

Same with Rove, he got away with treason, but he better not even get a traffic ticket after Gerorge W is out of the whithouse.

He should just walk into the sunset.

Just ignore Rove CNN. It makes you look bad to give him credibility with an article!

Who cares about Rove? I thought he was dead.

Suzy, you're right. Congratulations to Hillary on her 0 delegates won.

Karl you need to get a hobby. Who cares what you have to say. I see the GOP doesn't even want you and your reputation GO HILLARY!

The village idiot has spoken!!
shhhhh...if we ignore him he might go away.

Again the Hillary supporters have no concept of reality. We have NO IDEA how many people just did not vote at all. Think about it. You are going to get off your couch, or take time off work to go intentionally not vote for Hillary?

What is the point when no delegates are being handed out. I would be more interested in some polling to indicate how many people didn't vote because their person wasn't on the ballot.

Why would anyone put anything out that this criminal has said? I wonder if they will be printing his statements when he is in jail... no wait...I forgot who is still the president.

The Elites really do want Hillary to win.Thats the real reason Rove is out here sheperding votes to her.The Elites want her to win because she will do what ever they want her to do once shes in office.They dont care about which party gets in .Its a win- win for them.WAKE UP AMERICA they are rigging the election before your very eyes.They worry about some of the other people that may have chance to get in and rock the boat!

suzy-
No it is not pretty simple. Tens of thousands of voters did not come out and vote because they knew that the Michigan vote did not count with only Hillary on the ballot. So the results would have been much different if it had been a true race.

Yes, Karl Rove is an idiot. Our whole democratic system is a joke. Hillary and Obama are the best available? I wouldn't vote for either one. The Republicans are not any better. Bush junior getting elected in the first place was a joke. The smart people in this country don't get a chance. My vote is for Lewis Black.

This just proves what my husband and I have been saying all along. The republicans are scared to death of Hillary. They want obama to win because they think they can beat him and they know they can't bet Hillary. Keep it up karl, keep bashing Hillary and she will be sure to get more votes because everyone hates you so much they would vote for Hillary if for no other reason then to show you how stupid people think or I should say KNOW you are. You and your bunch are the biggest crooks to ever enter the white house and it takes a lot of nerve to ask Hillary to release papers, which by the way she said they could be released, when this has been the most secretive administration in the history of this country. Where are the tapes of the torture, where is the proof of the WMD's. Why was there a SECRET CHENEY energy meeting with the big oil people. And the secrets go on and on and are too numerous to mention. Oh yes, unlawful wire taping for one more. I agree, he would look so much better in an orange jump suit with the rest of his cronies dressed just like him. Get a life and get out of ours...

Hey Bob: At least Hillary HAS hair. Have you looked at Rove's head lately, or is that his butt?

GO HILLARY...AMERICA NEEDS YOU TO SAVE US FROM PEOPLE LIKE KARL ROVE AND MORONS LIKE BOB.

I'm suprised anyone lets him make any comments. He is a criminal, I don't care if he took a fall for someone else. I am just amazed that anyone gives his voice any air time. Next thing you know he will be running for prez.

i can't even believe this. rove you are obsolete and so is your party, your president and hopefully you will be starring in msnbc lock-up series!!!ha! ha!

Republicans have no right to speak! You lost your chances in 2000 and 2004 when you voted in morons to office.

Not to mention you guys voted in Republican closet gay Larry Craig and Republican al Queda backer Mark Siljander. How can you guys speak with such candor? Put your tail between your legs and walk away.

Well, Karl Rove disliking Obama and Clinton makes me like the two of them even more.

Shouldn't Rove be in jail??/ Why is he allowed to get up and express a opinion on anything to do with this election???

WOW, so much hate out of all you dems, just ignore him and he will go away, now be nice.

While it is important to point out that Karl Rove was the wizard behind much of the Bush administration's tactics, if not policies, it is also important to remind ourselves that enough of us fell for it that Bush served 2 terms.

It isn't as if the truth about Rove wasn't evident all along; that people have only recently awakened to the crooked ways of Bush and Rove is truly more disturbing than Bush and Rove themselves.

So the responsibility goes on the shoulders of the American people who put Bush in via Rove. Twice.

Bob, who was president when the 9/11 attack happened? And when the 1993 world trade center bombing occurred, wasn't it exactly 8 years before the next major attack on US soil? So...what exactly did Rove and Bush do to prevent ANOTHER attack that Clinton didn't do between 1993-2000? Yes, there were attacks on american interests abroad, but the total combined casualties and financial cost to america were a drop in the bucket compared to the absolute and total mess in Iraq.

The entire concept that the Bush administration "kept us safe" is a complete and total myth perpetrated by Rove and swallowed hook line and sinker by those not informed enough or motivated to become informed enough to know the difference.

The central argument in favor of the war (depending, of course, on which day it is since the reasons for going in/staying in seem to change with the desert winds) is that "we're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here." To that, I say BS. In 1993 we were attacked and we did not respond by invading and occupying a country that had nothing to do with said attacks. Was there a swell in domestic terror attacks? Nope, not even close. But assume for a second that there was or that there would have been – the very argument that "we're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here" is probably the most arrogant, condescending and demeaning thing to say to those troops actually picking up arms and fighting for us over there. This from the (only) party who "supports the troops." What they're essentially saying is that we'll send in a bunch of poor people (only a very small fraction of the occupying force has any connection whatsoever to those in power making the decisions to send them there as is inherent with a volunteer army) as bait. As long as they're running around with targets on their backs invading and occupying a foreign country, the terrorists will be too busy trying to kill them to try and kill us over here. Aaah, to be a republican. Where the world is simple enough to be black and white. Good and bad. Summarized in few enough words that even George Bush can almost remember them all.

pls somebody should engage uncle carl as a campaign manager or is there the fear that he carries with him a bagage that cannot be dropped off so early?

Karl Rove is a waste of oxygen. Period.

Why is this guy NOT in JAIL......thanks to HIM and that great President BUSH & "VISE"-president along with THAT "administration"...the working people is SO strain & stress.....we don't have time to demand this ...BUT LOOK-OUT in NOV.

Bob... you're just as sorry a specimen as Rove. Bush was guilty of being out to lunch regarding terrorism too. However, GET OVER IT the American people are beyond fear mongering and bad cowboy disease. Time you republicans stopped trying to remove the splinter from the Democrats eye all the while ignoring the plank in your own.

Rove,

Your neo-con buddies are DOA. Romney, McCain, Thompson, Giuliani, and Hunter will not win the Republican Ticket. 50 percent of Republicans don't even like you or your President. They want change from Bush in the highest possible way. If you haven't seen the first two contest, the democrats, independents, and republicans are voting against you guys in droves. The Dems will win the White House and then you're going to jail.

Do America a very patriotic duty, the same way that Nixon did. Bury yourself in a ditch and GO AWAY. You sir are a charlatan. A flim-flam man who has decieved Americans for long enough. We aren't drinking Neo-Con Kool Aid anymore. Change is the order of the day, and you are proverbial wall standing in the way of the wrecking ball.

Sincerely,

An American Voter Demanding Change.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

Why do you people validate the vile specimen of humanity namely Karl Rove by giving substance to his vicious injectures with your presence on this blog?

You are giving him what he most desires, Your Attention and Criticism!

Every hear of the old cliche, if you ignore them enough they will go away.
Try It. We could all benefit from the absence of such a inferior specimen of humanity.

Thank You.

I am voting for Hillary. But like some of you, I will support the party no matter who they send and I like that we can rally behind the party to get the current mess cleaned up.

suzy – no it is not a win.
Many people knew that the Michigan vote did not count so they did not come out to vote. The results would have been much different if Obama and Edwards had not removed their names from the ballot as the National Democratic party wanted all three candidates to do. Hillary has no integrity and only stayed on the ballot apparently so her name would stay in the press over one more issue.

Why isn't Rove in prison?!?!?!?!?!

And how did he manage to attend 9 different colleges/universities and not get a degree/!

The more Karl Rove speaks out against the democratic candidates, the more I like them.

Let's all hope Hispanics in Nevada wise up and make a change. Don't vote status-quo because you will only get more of the same. Regardless of Hillary's self proclaimed experience, she will only divide the country, and the minority will suffer the most. Believe me, she will not be able to get anything done, because all her time will be spent fighting with people that are at odds. It's reckless for the country to vote in the Clintons. Straight Talk.

Vote Obama.

This comment comes from a man who quit his job becuase he was doing dishonest things while in his position. How dare you Karl Rove! How dare you!

Who cares, he is cray.

Seeing as how just about any actual liberal is more liberal than Hillaray, saying that Obama's more liberal than her doesn't mean much.

Seriously, why is this guy still talking?

Karl, you need to run and you need to hide. Please fade away.

Rove, how much were you paid by Swift-boat?

CNN,

Please stop covering Karl Rove. No one believes him. Even Republicans hate him, because he makes their party look like a collection of raving mad lunatics (could you imagine if the entire Republican party consisted of Karl Rove clones?)

Coming from a person who supports Ron Paul, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, PLEASE stop providing this criminal with a media outlet.

This from the blithering idiot that wanted to convince the United Nations that cartoon drawings proved that Iraq was a threat.

Go finish your bachelor degree Mr. Rove!. Please, leave the matter to the American people.

I cant get over the fact so many people spell 'loser' . .......'looser' .

Karl Rove is a tratior to the United States.. He should be treated like anyother tratior...

OH! ACCORDING TO YOUR POLLS WHICH I WOULD SURE LIKE TO BE THERE WHEN YOU COME UP WITH THESE FIGURES EXCEPT PULL THEM OUT OF THE AIR TO FIT YOUR PURPOSE BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONLY PEOPLE VOTING FOR HILARY IN MICHIGAN WERE WHITE,WOMEN, OLDER AND LOWER INCOME WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH THAT. I GOT TO VOTE FOUR TIMES.

Karl Rove is an evil man. Does he really think that the win Hillary Clinon logged is a waste? She didn't just win. It showed that even if the other candidates were on the ballot she would have won anyway. Mr. Rove really thinks that people are too stupid to figure this stuff out for themselves. If you simply peel back the layers Mr. Rove and the Republican Party is so afraid of going up against Mrs. Clinton that their heads are spinning. No matter what they say publicly, behind closed doors they know they cannot win over her. She is just too strong a candidate and they just can't stand it. All the dirt on her is already known so there is nothing they can try to destroy her with in the General Election. The other two candidates are not vetted yet so they know there will be things they can exploit about them. The people are voting for her no matter what her baggage because our country is in a very bad place now and the people are scared, very scared. We know that she has the knowledge and the ability to try and do something about it and do it quickly. If she can not do it herself she knows who to go to to get it done and done right. She has been there and done that. Our country needs a wise and battled tested warrior and I truly believe that she is it.

Look, Rove is completely irrelevant and pretty much always has been. Can't you just stop printing the garbage that continually comes out of his mouth?

Most people don't realize how dangerous Conservatism has become. First, the Conservative Leadership – very different people than the rank-and-file Conservative voters out there – do not believe in democracy. They believe that they are right, that they are entitled to govern, and that elections are only useful if the put Conservatives in office. They do not believe that Liberals, Feminists, or anyone other than themselves has a right to govern, no matter how many votes they get.

I was actually worried that if Bush lost the 2004 election narrowly, that Conservatives would choose to stay in power despite the election results. They could tie a few close states up with court challenges to their election results and appeal to the Supreme Court where they had five safe votes for Conservatism regardless of the facts of the case. Fortunately, it did not turn out that way.

Rove and his ilk are committed to Conservatism, not Democracy. Rove's comments are just an effort to stir the pot a little. We have to learn to disregard what Conservatives say, because they don't mean that stuff. We have to pay attention to what they do, which is very different from what they say they are doing.

Conservative voters, I regret to say, are suckers. They vote for Gay Marriage Prohibition and they get a multi-trillion dollar deficit. They vote for a Flag Burning Amendment and they get their jobs outsourced. They vote for a manger scene in the town square in December and they lose their health insurance. They vote for free trade and they get Exxon, Haliburton, and Enron.

Ah, well, Happy New Year

Why isn't this "man" behind bars yet????

Isn't it pretty simple really?
– Hillary – 55%
– ALL the other Dem candidates INCLUDING the "uncommitted" – 45%

Is that not a win?????? please......
GO HILLARY!!!!!!

Go Karl....... You thought Hillary cried when asked about her hair, wait untill Karl gets a hold of her. She has more skeletons in her closet then a morg. I will admit Bush was a bad President yet he manged to get him re elected.

GO KARL ..........AMERICA NEEDS YOU TO SAVE US FROM THE CLINTONS AND MORE TERRORIST ATTACKS LIKE WHEN BILL WAS PRESIDENT.

Karl Rove is the last person who should criticize Barack Obama's lack of national experience. Obama at least has three more years of national experience than G.W. Bush did. On the other hand, maybe this is Rove's back-handed way of admitting that he made a mistaking in foisting Dubya on us.

Democrats and Independents be aware, Karl Rove is the Republicans "attack dog" who can't be trusted and he is not riding the fence. The only message he has here is FEAR and for democrats to be suspicious of their choice of candidates. We have more unanswered questions about Karl Rove, Bush and Cheney that we will never get due to "executive priviledge".

STEP AWAY FROM THAT DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, MR. ROVE....and spread 'em.

Put DOWN that rolodex and just walk away slowly.
Now, sir, you are under arrest.
Anything you say could be and will be held against you in court.
You have the right to an attorney – I won't bother with the rest.
You can afford a good one.

Now,
"CUFF 'EM, DANNO...."

Evil. Just evil.

Karl Rove is a funny looking and funny acting guy. First when Hillary was perceived as the Democratic front-runner he was blasting her and "giving" Obama advice through the media on how to take on Hillary. Then Obama won Iowa and was looking to win New Hamsphire and then Rove starting bashing Obama. Now that both Obama and Hillary each have a win under their belts, Rove doesn't know who to bash so he bashes them both.

OBAMA in '08!

Adam is completely correct. The "uncommitted" spot on the ballot could arguably have read "Obama & Edwards" which would mean that Hillary beat both of them. Realisticly, though, you cannot draw any conclusions from the votes. Because you can cross party lines to vote in Michigan, many Democrats decided to place their vote for the Republican candidate who they thought their Democratic candidate could most easily beat in a general election. I believe that many Democrats chose this option because a vote for their favorite Dem was meaningless. Many other Democrats probably just stayed home because of the delegates being stripped away.

By the way, why is CNN still giving Rove the headlines? Bush is the gun that is killing our great country and Rove is the man that loaded it.

You STILL talking, Rove? Yikes, what's it gonna take to get you to shut that big hole in your head?

Can we be sure Hillary and Dough-Boy didnt really go to grammer school together where Hillary beat him up every day and took his lunch money.He really loves her and wants his money back. lol

"He also said the New York senator should release documents in the Clinton presidential library that relate to her time in the White House during the administration of her husband, former President Bill Clinton."

Maybe when Rove relases his documents!!

Get real, like anyone could care what Karl Rove thinks! What a Looser!

Why are we continuing to make this guy news? His true colors show everytime he opens his mouth. He has been "Roveing" people all the way back to Ann
Richards in Texas. He twists the truth until it just becomes a lie. Of course,
all of his co-workers and Rush Limbaugh declare that he is such a fine person.
Look at what he did to John McCain in South Carolina 8 years ago. The lies spread about that man were beyond the pale.
Bush seems helpless without him and we need to let him fade away.
It will be years before we will really know all the damage done to this country by these yahoo's.

QUIT GIVING THIS UNETHICAL, UNAMERICAN JERK MEDIA ATTENTION! THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I READ ANYTHING DOING WITH THIS CRIMINAL!

Go AWAY Karl!!!!!! Your name is all over the "worst" administration in history.

And these words of wisdom from the man who helped make GW our wonderful President....OH MY GOODNESS.....ROVE go back and get under that rock in Texas where you belong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I can't believe I clicked a link that had Karl Rove in it. Who is he to decide what enough "national" experience is. Bush Jr. had no national experience, but he's pretty dumb so I kind of expected his failures. I'm looking forward to good things from either Obama or Clinton!!!

Tell Carl Rove to shut up. He has already screwed up the country enough.

why would anyone care what this bafoon says?

*YAWN*

Karl Roves fears Hillary the most because her achievements, when elected, will send the right wing ideology into the abyss. Roves needs to STOP HATING.

Well his first point is one I've been waiting to hear all day. Otherwise he's an idiot.

Hey – I live and work in Michigan, and the announcement was made that voters should select the "uncommitted" if they would have voted for Obama, Edwards, or anyone else who was not on the ballot.

So Rove, what a tool.

Are you serious? Who cares what Karl Rove thinks? In one year's time, nobody will even care what George W Bush thinks either. Karl Rove is out, and he should stay out. I don't understand why CNN is giving headline to someone who doesn't even hold any office any more.

Why is CNN devoting space to Karl Rove's thoughts about the Democrats?

Let's have James Carville commenting about the Republicans!!

Equal time.

A bright orange jump suit will look really good on this guy.He can teach the other inmates how to black mail the warden and other great tricks.

CNN! PLEASE STOP GIVING THIS MAN COVERAGE! HE IS POISONOUS TO BOTH PARTIES, AND A DETRIMENT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!

Can the media outlets stop reporting on this parasite, then maybe he will just go away...

Karl,

No one likes you. No one respects you. Now be gone, before somebody drops a house on you, too!

I guess I have had my laugh for today. Now that I have read Rove's so-called "analysis" of Clinton and Obama, it's obvious that he is desperately trying to demean these two strong Democratic contenders so that the filed of pathetic Republican wannabes will not look as bad as they really are. What a joke!

Rove thinks that if you repeat lies often enough, they become accepted as truth. I don't think the American people are stupid enough to listen to this low life anymore. He trots out the same old propaganda about the Democrats and tries to paint them as far out leftists or worse, and then gives suggestions to the current lame crop of Republican candidates as to exactly how they can pull a rabbit out of a hat and manage to win in November.

If the Republicans try to run on this president's record, then they will lose in a landslide. Since when did they care about the middle class working people of this country? When they enacted that huge tax break for the weathiest two percent of the people? When they invaded Iraq and spent billions of dollars and put us in debt to the tune of trillions of dollars, instead of investing that money at home on healthcare, education, infrastructure, etc? When they engaged in illegal warrantless surveillance on Americans in direct violation of the Constitution? Or how about "No Child Left Behind"? Great idea, they just forgot to fund it. What about all of the jobs that are being outsourced overseas? What about the mortgage crisis?

Rove, do us all a favor and go crawl back under that rock where you belong.

While I don't agree with Karl Rove – Democrats need to understand – we don't just dislike Hillary...we are smart enough to hate her....and we scratch our head when she has any support – it seems as though all her supporters are masters of spinning her ambiguous answers – to explain away her contradictory positions – her support and non-support for licensing illegal aliens – and then embracing her mentors policies with a mandated universal healthcare plan (that will cost us billions for a sub-par healthcare system) – btw....her mentor was Saul Alinsky....and Saul was a grass roots Marxist....- and it goes on and on and one....and we all ask ourselves the same question "we can't be that dumb....can we?"

yuck. he's gross

I love how Rove spoused that she couldn't pull a major win against "Nobody." Obviously he never read the major Obama and Edwards push to have all their people vote uncommited instead of voting for Clinton. The fact is she still got 55% of the vote. So, Rove, 20% goes to Obama, 20% to Edwards, she would've still won, and you wouldn't be talking! You're a genius, a brilliant genius.. in the way a rock is.

Karl, Since you brought up the topic of releasing documents, I'd like to see the "intelligence" documents regarding the weapons of mass destruction.

Great points Rove. Very much appreciated. But please go back to hell..

Can't we just deport this guy?

To Guantanamo?