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Karl Rove: The Bush Family Taught Me Honesty…

 

Who said Karl Rove doesn’t have a sense of humor? He says he’s been so privileged to work for both Bushes because of all the very important and serious qualities of life they taught him.

Think Progress:

Well I’ve been privileged to work for two men who’s last name is Bush. George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush are two pretty remarkable men. And I’ve learned a lot from them, learned a lot about life, learned a lot about character, learned a lot about loyalty and trust and honesty and straightforwardness.

I guess Lee Atwater had nothing to do with it

Atwater was a trusted advisor of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was also a political mentor and close friend of Karl Rove. Atwater invented or improved upon many of the techniques of modern electoral politics, including promulgating reputation-destroying rumors. His opponents have characterized him as the “happy hatchet man[1] and “the Darth Vader of the Republican party”.

In a February 1991 article for Life Magazine, Atwater wrote:

My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of brotherhood. The ’80s were about acquiring — acquiring wealth, power, prestige. I know. I acquired more wealth, power, and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. What power wouldn’t I trade for a little more time with my family? What price wouldn’t I pay for an evening with friends? It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime. I don’t know who will lead us through the ’90s, but they must be made to speak to this spiritual vacuum at the heart of American society, this tumor of the soul.

I doubt Rove will make a death-bed confession.




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Loonie Says:

“The Bush Family Taught Me Honesty…”

Heh. Hahah. BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAHHH!! AHHH HAHAHAHAHA … hehehehehh HA HA HA! *gasp*…

HAW HAW HAW HAW! AHEHEHEHEH! *gasp* heh…

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McDuff Says:

Rove should be examined for either:

A) Some kind of mental disorder, chemical imbalance or both
B) Illicit Drugs
C) Rabies

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Truth B Told Says:

Of course Bush is honest.

He says the economy is doing great.

He says there were WMD’s

He says we must wiretap to protect us

He says we must torture to protect us

He told us Muslim fanatics hit the trade towers.

He wouldn’t lie would he?

4
Tyler Durden Says:

Didn’t papa Boosh fired Rove at some point during his re-election campaign in 92.

That speaks volumes, we you are too much of a crook for even Bush Sr to tolerate. Wow.

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Mike the Canuck Says:

Loonie @ 1:

“The Bush Family Taught Me Honesty…”

Heh. Hahah. BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAHHH!! AHHH HAHAHAHAHA … hehehehehh HA HA HA! *gasp*…

HAW HAW HAW HAW! AHEHEHEHEH! *gasp* heh…

DITTO

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Max-Hussein-1 Says:

.

“And I’ve learned a lot from them, learned a lot about life, learned a lot about character, learned a lot about loyalty and trust and honesty and straightforwardness.”

What a deceptive statement.

He’s learned LOYALTY to a Party, and the president, forsaking his loyalty to the Nation. Quite revealing about his character.

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JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Says:

McDuff, you forgot untreated syphillis for Rove. That would explain a lot.

Jesus. What a fuckin liar.

That’s a gem, Amato.

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JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Says:

I doubt Rove will make a death-bed confession.

Yeah, I doubt it too.

I think we’ll see Guns and Roses’s Chinese Democracy before Rove has a death bed confession (or any confession).

10
HDon Says:

Sphincter’s gonna have the greenest most lush grass over his grave. More so than any other in the cemetery. Why? Because he’s so full of shit and there’s gonna be a long mutherfucking line of people waiting to piss on it.

11
diamondmc Says:

Hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa……

12
Swashbuckler Says:

Rove probably IS honest with Bush, just not with the rest of us…

13
Winslow Leach Says:

I can’t watch the video. It’s just too sickening.

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David Hawes Says:

What apiece of shit. If you notice,He could barely pronounce ‘Islamic facsism’ while keeping a strieght face.

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Tyler Durden Says:

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 7:

McDuff, you forgot untreated syphillis for Rove. That would explain a lot.

Unfortunately, untreated syphilis would have made minced meat of his ass long ago. It is quite a painful and shitty way to go, alas syphilis managed to be the poetic justice bug of times past regarding the elites and their indiscretions. Also, there is no proven transmission link of syphilis via bestiality, as Rove’s sexual preferences are more likely to be found in farm stables across the country.

These assholes have access to top notch health care (the exact one they deny the rest of us BTW), so I am sure he’s got pumped full of antibiotics a few times.

16
David Hawes Says:

Also,if you notice,His eyes Never look at the camera-They keep shifting to His right.

17
ramblnrose Says:

This fat little reach around has a different definition of honesty than I was taught.

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David Hawes Says:

Tyler Durden @ 15:

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 7:

McDuff, you forgot untreated syphillis for Rove. That would explain a lot.

Unfortunately, untreated syphilis would have made minced meat of his ass long ago. It is quite a painful and shitty way to go, alas syphilis managed to be the poetic justice bug of times past regarding the elites and their indiscretions. Also, there is no proven transmission link of syphilis via bestiality, as Rove’s sexual preferences are more likely to be found in farm stables across the country.OH He’s pumped full of something all right!

These assholes have access to top notch health care (the exact one they deny the rest of us BTW), so I am sure he’s got pumped full of antibiotics a few times.

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David Hawes Says:

David Hawes @ 18:

Tyler Durden @ 15:

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 7:

McDuff, you forgot untreated syphillis for Rove. That would explain a lot.

Unfortunately, untreated syphilis would have made minced meat of his ass long ago. It is quite a painful and shitty way to go, alas syphilis managed to be the poetic justice bug of times past regarding the elites and their indiscretions. Also, there is no proven transmission link of syphilis via bestiality, as Rove’s sexual preferences are more likely to be found in farm stables across the country.OH He’s pumped full of something all right!

These assholes have access to top notch health care (the exact one they deny the rest of us BTW), so I am sure he’s got pumped full of antibiotics a few times.

OH He was pumped full of something all right.

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ConcernedHusseinCanuck Says:

Rove and honesty in the same sentence? Hahahahahahaha…………..wow………that man probably even lies to himself.

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No. 44 Says:

More Orwellian up-is-down speak from the master.

No one buys it anymore, you fucking creep.

22
jack damage Says:

“The Bush Family taught me honesty”….. whaaa….???? JD

23
Snuffy Hussein Smith Says:

Stupidity - the gift that keeps on giving.

24
Penguins In Burma Says:

My dear Karl, may your life follow the exact same path as Lee

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zorro Says:

Rove just does not understand that he stands on the trap door of hell.

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David Hawes Says:

ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 20:

Rove and honesty in the same sentence? Hahahahahahaha…………..wow………that man probably even lies to himself.

no He knows exactly what He is doing. He has No Soul. He’s the evil behind The Throne. He will be rewarded in riches. He’ll never renounce His Life.

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paranoia Says:

I notice that his eye veered to the right which is your creative thought process, and his blinking activity churn up around the time he talk about Islamic fascism, which is another indication of a liar.

I haven’t seen much of Rove until rather recently. Seem like he was always the shadow that we hear by second hand. Seeing the actual smarmy snake so closed to Patty day’s was kind of a shocker. I hope he is gone by Monday!, where is the saint of snake charmer when you need one?

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David Hawes Says:

paranoia @ 27:

I notice that his eye veered to the right which is your creative thought process, and his blinking activity churn up around the time he talk about Islamic fascism, which is another indication of a liar.

I haven’t seen much of Rove until rather recently. Seem like he was always the shadow that we hear by second hand. Seeing the actual smarmy snake so closed to Patty day’s was kind of a shocker. I hope he is gone by Monday!, where is the saint of snake charmer when you need one?

See my comments 14 and 16

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Sidney Scooter III Says:

> I doubt Rove will make a death-bed confession.

You mean we will never know why Jeff Gannon got those overnight press passes, even though he couldn’t pass security clearances?

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mudshark hussein Says:

one ringy dingy,two ringy dingies.
Rove …………………………………………………..
and he’s under the illusion history will speak well of him.
hey there miss_kitty….how the heck are ya?

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Annoyed Canuck Says:

“spiritual vacuum”

“tumour of the soul”

For Lee Atwater to use those terms back in 1991 is now quaint, given the exponential expansion of mendacity, corruption, abuse of power, incompetence and amoral government under Bush Jr. The spiritual vacuum has become a Black Hole. The tumour of the soul has consumed the Constitution and the Treasury.

Fuck Atwater as much as Rove. I only hope his death was painful and prolonged. He was Rove’s mentor. He was the Architect’s architect, Bush’s Brain’s brain.

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paranoia Says:

Yeah David I saw that!, just adding the blinking factor, something we are taught in animation of when to animate a character for blinking. The less he blink the steady the thought process is. People blink when they turn there head or when they are making shit up as they go by changing their thought process.

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Kathleen Says:

Loonie @ 1:

“The Bush Family Taught Me Honesty…”

Heh. Hahah. BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAHHH!! AHHH HAHAHAHAHA … hehehehehh HA HA HA! *gasp*…

HAW HAW HAW HAW! AHEHEHEHEH! *gasp* heh…

You can say that again
Rove is a pathological liar

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David Hawes Says:

paranoia @ 32:

Yeah David I saw that!, just adding the blinking factor, something we are taught in animation of when to animate a character for blinking. The less he blink the steady the thought process is. People blink when they turn there head or when they are making shit up as they go by changing their thought process.

I saw it right off.

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mudshark hussein Says:

miss_kitty Hussein @ 8:

Jesus. What a fuckin liar.

That’s a gem, Amato.

Truer words were never spoken.

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David Hawes Says:

Annoyed Canuck @ 31:

“spiritual vacuum”

“tumour of the soul”

For Lee Atwater to use those terms back in 1991 is now quaint, given the exponential expansion of mendacity, corruption, abuse of power, incompetence and amoral government under Bush Jr. The spiritual vacuum has become a Black Hole. The tumour of the soul has consumed the Constitution and the Treasury.

Fuck Atwater as much as Rove. I only hope his death was painful and prolonged. He was Rove’s mentor. He was the Architect’s architect, Bush’s Brain’s brain.

1776 . Far Far Gone.

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Bently Says:

Funniest war criminal I know.

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Snowball Says:

And I’ve learned a lot from them, learned a lot about life, learned a lot about character, learned a lot about loyalty and trust and honesty and straightforwardness.

Of course, like the Mafia, that only applies to those in the “family.”

39
nonbeliever Says:

Does he even believe himself? LMFAO!!!

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paranoia Says:

This was a good clip to see the process, because when he was recollecting old memory that may have been very true, he was steady as a happy clam sitting in the sand. And he switch to the talking point, that he should have memorize by now, but blinking like a lying asshole that he is.

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Joementum Says:

And I’ve learned a lot from them, learned a lot about life, learned a lot about character, learned a lot about loyalty and trust and honesty and straightforwardness.

Eh. Could have learned the same shit from a couple of Sopranos reruns.

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Peter G Says:

It seems that “tumor on the soul” has metastasized throughout the Republican party. Karl Rove is merely the colo-rectal version thereof.

43
LongTooth Says:

So what? Bill Clinton said in eulogy to Richard Nixon, “He taught me what it meant to be an American”.

44
tHeGaMeHusseinOfLiFe Says:

turd: i would like to thank pappy and baby chimp for allowing me to continue my silly little attacks on america. I didn’t know death and destruction was so much fun.

chimpy: sssshhhhhh i will be your bff if you keep your mouth shut about Plame.

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ConcernedHusseinCanuck Says:

David Hawes @ 26:

ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 20:

Rove and honesty in the same sentence? Hahahahahahaha…………..wow………that man probably even lies to himself.

no He knows exactly what He is doing. He has No Soul. He’s the evil behind The Throne. He will be rewarded in riches. He’ll never renounce His Life.

All the rich and powerful are lying bastards David. That’s how they got to be rich and powerful.

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ConcernedHusseinCanuck Says:

LongTooth @ 43:

So what? Bill Clinton said in eulogy to Richard Nixon, “He taught me what it meant to be an American”.

Huh? What the hell does Clinton have to do with this post? You trolls sure are dumber than a bag of hammers.

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David Hawes Says:

Joementum @ 41:

And I’ve learned a lot from them, learned a lot about life, learned a lot about character, learned a lot about loyalty and trust and honesty and straightforwardness.

Eh. Could have learned the same shit from a couple of Sopranos reruns.

I have refered to Them as The Thugs since 2002. They have not made Me change that term.

48
Ron Says:

They don’t even know the definition of facism.

49
Annoyed Canuck Says:

Here’s the logical end of Rovism/Atwaterism:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....41_pf.html

Fraud begets fraud and the fraud-artists-in-chief defraud themselves.

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David Hawes Says:

ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 45:

David Hawes @ 26:

ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 20:

Rove and honesty in the same sentence? Hahahahahahaha…………..wow………that man probably even lies to himself.

no He knows exactly what He is doing. He has No Soul. He’s the evil behind The Throne. He will be rewarded in riches. He’ll never renounce His Life.

All the rich and powerful are lying bastards David. That’s how they got to be rich and powerful.

I understand that fully. I just wish people didn’t have to die needlessly for thier hardons.

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joeedugan Says:

Read his early life section at Wikipedia: he had a traumatizing childhood, was a picked-on, creepy Columbine kid in H.S., became a College Republican and was mentored by Watergate “rat-fucker” Donald Segretti. He was lied to his whole life about who his father was. The man he thought was his dad turns out to be gay. Mom commits suicide. This guy was damaged goods when the Bushes met him. He loves them like Luca Brasi loved the Corleones. If he hadn’t met them he seems like the kind of guy who’d climb a tower with a sniper rifle. It would have been better for America if he did.

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David Hawes Says:

joeedugan @ 51:

Read his early life section at Wikipedia: he had a traumatizing childhood, was a picked-on, creepy Columbine kid in H.S., became a College Republican and was mentored by Watergate “rat-fucker” Donald Segretti. He was lied to his whole life about who his father was. The man he thought was his dad turns out to be gay. Mom commits suicide. This guy was damaged goods when the Bushes met him. He loves them like Luca Brasi loved the Corleones. If he hadn’t met them he seems like the kind of guy who’d climb a tower with a sniper rifle. It would have been better for America if he did.

Well put.