Rove follows Cheney’s lead, picks Limbaugh over Powell
Published: May 24, 2009
Updated 9 months ago
Two weeks after former vice president Dick Cheney chose Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell for Republican party membership, Karl Rove has followed suit.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Rove – White House chief of staff under George W. Bush – said: “Yes, [I would choose Limbaugh] if I had to pick between the two.” But Rove struck a more inclusive tone than Cheney did earlier this month, saying that “anybody who says they’re a Republican is a Republican. There’s no membership committee.”
On May 10, Cheney said he assumed Powell, who endorsed Obama last year, had left the Grand Old Party. In fact, Powell continues to describe himself as Republican, while acknowledging he is not at the far-right of the party. (Earlier this month Powell said something rarely heard from contemporary conservatives: “Americans do want to pay taxes for services. Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less.”)
But even while siding with Limbaugh over Powell, Rove pointedly rejected the notion that the choice between the outspoken talk show host and the former Secretary of State is a meaningful one. “This is a false debate that Washington loves,” Rove told Chris Wallace, noting that neither men are running for office.
Meanwhile Sunday morning, former Homeland Security Chair and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge criticized Limbaugh as too “shrill” and combative, saying the Republicans should explain their principles in a “responsible and reasonable way” and “respect others’ opinions.”
Limbaugh, who since President Obama’s inauguration has increasingly been at the center of debates over GOP policies and strategies, “articulates his point of view in ways that offend very many,” Ridge told CNN’s John King.
This video is from Fox’s Fox News Sunday, broadcast May 24, 2009.
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Cheney, Rove , Limbaugh and Beck are the Four Horsemen of the Republican Apocalypse.
Of course the lying cowardly chicken hearted yellow bellies would agree to pick another lying cowardly chicken hearted yellow belly over anyone who could actually dare to serve honorable duty as a soldier in the military. Lying cowardly chicken hearted yellow bellies HATE ANYONE who is honorable and shows the slightest scintilla of courage.
I’d pick a jackass before either Cheney or Rove, but with Limbaugh they have the company they deserve.
You would think the Republicans would want the guys that flushed their party down the toilet to shut their yappers and disappear.
There is no surprise here. Narcissists and sociopaths always prefer the company of other narcissists and sociopaths. They get very uncomfortable with anyone who has the moral guidance to call them on their antisocial behavior. Why do you think that Rove, Cheney, Rummsfeld, Rice and the lot were chosen for W’s administration? They had all proved that they were people with no morals and a self centered approach to everything. In short, they fell right in line with W’s already twisted sense of self importance. Since leaving office, not one of them has shown themselves to be anything but just what they were during their tenures.
Powell was put in place so that they would have some type of credibility, and he showed himself to be more honorable than all of them put together. He was either lied to or threatened or both to make those statements to the UN, and that is to his discredit. But he showed himself to be more honorable in that he left and has not been shy about pointing out the lies ever since. You also have to remember, he was a soldier, and that carries with it a certain level of trusting those who are in charge, and carrying out orders given to you.
Rove still thinks that he carries some sort of influence, and with those who still follow sociopaths, he does. But the majority of us DON’T watch Faux Noise, and never will. And partly because they have scum like Rove on their channel. The other reason is because we really don’t like being lied to and preached at by hypocritical morons, but that is for another day.
If the whole republican party would rather choose Limbaugh over Powell, I say GOOD FOR POWELL. And to hell with the party of treasonous bastards. I would just as soon see them all in prison, myself.
Whoop-di-doo, was I surprised when I found out fat-ass chickenshit draft-dodger Karl Rove sided with fat-ass draft-dodger-drunk-driver-torturer-Dick-Cheney in preferring fat-ass, draft-dodger-thrice-divorced-drug-addict Rush Limbaugh over decorated military leader Colin Powell!!!
To put this in the proper perspective you need to know the relationship between Former President Rove and VP Cheney.
Rove is the Master and Cheney is the Apprentice. Both are very successful Sith Lords, Darth Rove and Darth Cheney. Darth Rove was President for 7 years, and he left to try to get another Neo-Fasc…Con elected, but not even Darth Rove’s evil powers were equal to the task. One lone Jedi named Obama started to wake the people up with a positive Jedi Mantra “Yes, we can!”
I hope that clears things up now.
S*D
and i would pick firing squad over hanging for the reason KKKarl did over the Plame affair.
While we were reading Orwell, these knuckle-draggers were masterbating to Ayn Rand.
An accurate thought.
The Rovian bastard shithead would choose up w/Limpballs, of course. Since all he’s ever known is ole Cheengangy, Shrubbutt-Lite, Rabbi Rumshead, the crooked Idiot Gonzo & Scooton your Ass Libby, it isn’t surprising Rove lacks all class and sound judgment.
I say the sooner this whole asshole gang is indicted, tried, convicted, and shipped off for life to Gitmo, the sooner the US can return to the true beacon of hope it’s intended to be.
Go the fuck ahead.
Why has Rove not been hung for treason for the role he played in covering for the people that outed Valeire Plame?
I would choose Charles Manson over Karl Rove for that matter.
Manson only killed a few people….
Probably because he picked the judges that would be ruling the court.
Calling John Conyers: Where are you!
Now hopefully those three will all end up in a burning room together. These three people have been worse for the world than Hitler. At the least, just as bad.
Hitler may have killed 5 million Jews, but I am sure, in the long run, Cheney is going to be responsible for much more than that (Indirectly war kills many more people than statistics show). Not to mention the problem and oppression he has caused in this country with the policies and taking of liberties that the Bush administration is so infamous for.
Oh yeah, wait till the total truth about the torture comes out also. He is going to down in history with the rest of the tyrannical leaders in human history. I call him a leader because, as I suspected before. Bush was puppet and Cheney was pulling all the strings.
I am not a believer in the death penalty, but for Cheney I would not only consider it, I would pull the switch. Rove, life in prison without parole and public caning of the Drug addict.
Since Rove is always on the TV, someone should ask him whatever happened to Brewster Jennings, and all those CIA assets that were outed with Valerie Plame…. How many of them were killed because of his, and his buddies “loose lips”. Heck. We don’t need no stinkin’ CIA operatives looking for REAL WMD’s. We have imaginary ones to go to war over right?
When it comes to people like Karl Rove, the word TRAITOR only scratches the surface. Remember 50% plus one?
What about Abraham Lincoln? If Abe were alive today, would they pick Limbaugh over Lincoln? I would like to know, because I would bet they would.
No surprise there. Limbaugh has a $400 million, a microphone, is completely unaccountable, and serves only himself. Vs. Powell, who takes service and oaths in the highest regard and holds himself accountable.
Bottom line is Limbaugh would promote and further Rove; Powell wouldn’t.
Two draft dodgers turning their backs on a brave soldier who dedicated his entire life to his country.
They’re not worthy of licking Powell’s BOOTS.
Yea Righties, do ahead and follow him. Your party will be extinct in 10 years. Objectively look at the mess he created for this country.
Limbaugh, Cheney and Rove have created quite a society. Now our “girls next door” montage may have to include “murderesses”.
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/25/six-ways-to-kill/
How proud Republicans must be!