It was just announced on the Diane Rehms Show that Karl Rove will be a guest sometime next week. I can’t wait to hear it! I’ll try to post more specifics when I learn them.
. . . teaching College Republicans dirty tricks; spreading a rumor that former Governor Ann Richards was too tolerant of gays and lesbians; circulating a mock newspaper that featured a story about a former Democratic governor’s drinking and driving when he was a college student; spreading stories about Jim Hightower’s alleged role in a contribution kickback scheme; and alerting the press to the fact that Lena Guerrero, a rising star in the Texas Democratic Party, had lied about graduating from college. Rove was explicitly linked by testimony and press reports to all but the gay and lesbian story; the college incident had been so widely reported for 15 years that it was essentially part of the common domain. Slater also reported that primary candidates Steve Forbes and Gary Bauer blamed the Bush camp for the smear campaign.
. . . Rove’s first foray into politics involved gaining entry to the office of Alan Dixon-a candidate for state treasurer in Illinois in 1970-stealing some campaign stationery and printing and distributing a fake invitation to Dixon’s campaign headquarters, promising “free beer, free food, girls, and a good time.” “I was nineteen and I got involved in a political prank,” Rove told the Dallas Morning News in 1999.
And don’t forget the McCain smear about having fathered a black child out of wedlock during the 2000 South Carolina primary campaign.
Fascinating. DO LET US KNOW which day.
I’d like to start with “Is there anything you wouldn’t do to win an election?”
You’d need to preface that with a few of the dirty tricks he’s pulled over the years.
Like these:
. . . Rove’s first foray into politics involved gaining entry to the office of Alan Dixon-a candidate for state treasurer in Illinois in 1970-stealing some campaign stationery and printing and distributing a fake invitation to Dixon’s campaign headquarters, promising “free beer, free food, girls, and a good time.” “I was nineteen and I got involved in a political prank,” Rove told the Dallas Morning News in 1999.
And don’t forget the McCain smear about having fathered a black child out of wedlock during the 2000 South Carolina primary campaign.
every morning.
I hope she has plenty of disinfectant to use after he has gone.
That’s if the garlic, cross, and golden stake don’t work.