Question:
who is Karl Rove??? i've just started to notice his name alot more, so who is he?
♥Vicky♥
2008-09-10 21:03:39 UTC
who is he and why don't you like him or do like him???
29 answers:
Marlene l
2008-09-10 21:07:17 UTC
was Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal.
Naomi P
2008-09-11 04:09:44 UTC
Karl Rove is a neo-conservative political adviser. He was working with the Bush Administration from the start until a couple years ago he got ousted for being too controversial finally. He has made an art out of twisting positive quotes and facts to be a negative to the point of pure fabrication. That tactic is now called "Rovian" type fact twisting.



An example of that would be when the McCain falsely accused Obama of not going to see troops because they would not let him bring cameras. Another example would be mocking Obama for being a community organizer when really that is a positive thing.
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:28 UTC
Karl Christian Rove was Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal.
Shades of Grey
2008-09-11 04:08:15 UTC
Karl Rove is a longtime Republican political strategist, most famous for running George W. Bush's Presidential campaigns in both 2000 and 2004.
aquarisn
2008-09-11 04:07:46 UTC
Karl Rove

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Republican political strategist Karl Christian Rove, best known as President George W. Bush's top advisor, earned him the nickname "Bush's Brain."



Rove, appointed as Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President by Bush during his first term, announced on August 13, 2007, that he will be resigning on August 31, 2007, allegedly to give more time to his family.[1] He was replaced September 4, 2007, by his long-time deputy, Barry Jackson.



Rove is "joining a lengthening line of senior officials heading for the exits in the final 1 1/2 years of the administration. ... Among those who have left are White House counselor Dan Bartlett, budget director Rob Portman, chief White House attorney Harriet Miers, political director Sara Taylor, deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch and Meghan O'Sullivan, another deputy national security adviser who worked on Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was forced out immediately after the election as the unpopular war in Iraq dragged on."[2]



On April 19, 2006, Rove "gave up his responsibilities as chief policy coordinator, a position he assumed" in February 2005[3] "that strengthened his influence over matters ranging from homeland security and domestic policy to the economy and national security," Terence Hunt reported for the Associated Press.



Rove's responsibilites "shift[ed] to" Joel Kaplan, "who was promoted to deputy chief of staff from the No. 2 job in the White House budget office where he had served" under Joshua B. Bolten, who took over April 14, 2006, as Bush's Chief of Staff "with authority to do whatever he deemed necessary to stabilize Bush's presidency, and he has moved quickly with changes," Hunt wrote.
Ben
2008-09-11 04:13:19 UTC
Karl Rove is the political strategist and former Whitehouse adviser who ran George W. Bush's presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. He is known for his ability to generate grassroots voter turnouts, especially among the Christian right. He is criticized most frequently for his involvement with the Valerie Plame affair (a CIA agent who's name was leaked to the press and as such blew her cover), which is seen by many as political payback for her husband's opposition to the Iraq War, and for his involvement with the firing of White House counsels who allegedly refused to participate in investigations that would damage Democratic interests or agreed to be involved in investigations that could damage Republican interests. He was subpoenaed by Congress to appear for an inquiry in these investigations but refused to appear. Depending on one's beliefs, he can be viewed as both one of the most effective campaign managers and spin masters to have ever lived or as a manipulative behind-the-scenes controller for the current Republican administration.
Brace 4 Impact
2008-09-11 04:09:08 UTC
He is a brilliant political adviser and former campaign strategist for President George W. Bush. Today he can been seen on Fox News as a guest and contributor on many of the shows.
b_friskey
2008-09-11 04:25:18 UTC
He was the main advisor for Bush and now is helping McCain, who by the way, SAYS......he is not like Bush.....give me a break. Anybody who votes for McCain thinking he is going to change things is totally stupid. He is a Bush-clone and scarier due to his temper problem (Just google THAT if you want nightmares tonight).
mrjonessr41
2008-09-11 04:09:10 UTC
History will see him as the author of a new kind of politics that split the American people and distracted us from solving real problems for at least a decade.
vincentv247
2008-09-11 04:09:35 UTC
He used to be one of those insiders, a real kisser upper, close to the president, claims to know everything but basically gives very bad advice to everybody. People believed and listened to him because they're afraid of what his connections would do if they didn't. He's out the door because, well, eventually he got found out.
Mr. Awesome!
2008-09-11 04:07:40 UTC
He's a political strategist for the Republicans and sometimes works as a commentator for political news. I think he's a brilliant strategist with questionable ethics.
JJack
2008-09-11 04:07:02 UTC
Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Bush.

Why don't I like him?

Because he is one of the most corrupt members of the Bush Administration that has helped to orchestrate many of his failed and illegal policies.
meme
2008-09-11 04:08:34 UTC
He is the Democrats worse nightmare. he was an adviser in the White House he was a strategist and now a political commentator for FOX and CNN. The Dem's hate him because he knows what makes him tick. though I am not a huge fan he is pretty knowledgeable of how to piss off the opposition and take them off guard.
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:52 UTC
He is the ethical retard who has been running the republicans campaigns for the last 20 or so years, specifically bush's.
susi
2008-09-11 04:09:04 UTC
Karl Rove is a brilliant political strategist!!!! I respect him muchly.
Alex
2008-09-11 04:07:01 UTC
You have to be brilliant strategist to get bush elected.
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:57 UTC
Google it
Seth
2008-09-11 04:06:47 UTC
Your google-fu is WEAK.



http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=karl+rove&btnG=Google+Search
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:22 UTC
He is the guy that ran the bush campaign.
nickipettis
2008-09-11 04:06:31 UTC
he was the political adviser for Bush, and now is a major campaign adviser for McCain
Mike2K8
2008-09-11 04:06:52 UTC
A nasty little troll with a bad attitude.
Dame
2008-09-11 04:07:35 UTC
he is a flip flopping repub lol







Obama'08
Mela
2008-09-11 04:06:48 UTC
He's a criminal and needs to go to jail.
LizzY Bananas
2008-09-11 04:05:53 UTC
He is one of the scummiest advisers out there.
?
2008-09-11 04:16:08 UTC
I don't know him. My answer is none.
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:51 UTC
never heard of him? who is he?

a football player?
igiveufinger
2008-09-11 04:06:28 UTC
ask google
peachy
2008-09-11 04:08:31 UTC
A VERY smart man....dems fear him.
anonymous
2008-09-11 04:06:22 UTC
your kidding right?


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