AltWeeklies Wire
Karl Rove Plays Hardball, Performs Standupnew
At a recent California State University event, Karl Rove played nice alongside Obama election wizard David Plouffe, shelling out rhetoric on building bipartisanship and painting Bush as a "uniter, not a divider."
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
05-07-2009 |
Politics
Tags: Karl Rove, conservatism
Karl Rove Sleight of Handnew
In a recent speech, the architect of two Bush election victories uses fear and misdirection to duck responsibility for the mess we're in.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
02-13-2009 |
Politics
The Bushies Return to Texasnew
Perhaps it's not surprising that more than a few members of Bush's Texas contingent have been making their ways back home. After all, it is still Republican country. However, like the rest of the nation, Texans aren't particularly high on Bush right now -- and that includes even those in the state's Republican Party.
The Texas Observer |
Anthony Zurcher |
09-24-2008 |
Politics
How Will W's Library Shape His Legacy?new
It's somewhat ironic that the Bush administration would create the first presidential library with a policy think tank attached. That has led some critics to wonder if the think tank will engage in genuine policy innovation or mainly try to shape Bush's legacy.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
09-24-2008 |
Politics
Since When Does the President Have the Power to Silence People Who Want to Talk?new
It's fascinating to see the various uses George W. Bush's administration has made of the phrase "executive privilege." Most recently, Karl Rove has ignored a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the prosecution of Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, a Democrat who also happened to be that party's best chance to regain the governor's mansion. (Rove has already brushed off a subpoena from the Senate.)
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-10-2008 |
Commentary
Soul-searching with Karl Rovenew
There is endless debate about the existence of the human soul, but it does exist -- Chuck Norris and Karl Rove find it delicious.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Cintra Wilson |
08-24-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush, Karl Rove
GOP Straw Mennew
Republican presidential candidates pander to baseless base in Iowa.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
08-17-2007 |
Politics
A Message for Cindy Sheehan: Don't Runnew
Let Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly pick on Pelosi -- keep your sites on Bush and the Republicans who want to succeed him. Plus: The exit of Karl Rove.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
08-17-2007 |
Commentary
What's the Deal With Harriet Miers?new
George W. Bush's Supreme Court pick has never been a judge, but she's often been a political campaign contributor.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-03-2005 |
Politics
Congressman Will Make Immigration a 2008 Campaign Issuenew
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Republican of Colorado, promises to go around the country firing up the troops on the subject of immigration reform during the next presidential campaign.
Tags: illegal immigrants, Karl Rove
Washington Lobbyists Shake Down Indian Casinosnew
When Ralph Reed, the former director of the Christian Coalition, led a Christian anti-gambling crusade in Texas, he was secretly being paid $4.2 million by lobbyist Jack Abramoff for his work. Abramoff, who represents a tribe running a casino in Louisiana, didn't want the Tiguas to have a competing casino in Texas.
The Texas Observer |
Lou Dubose |
12-21-2004 |
Politics
Next Time We Have a Moral Values Debate, Can We Include Everything?new
In the recently concluded depressing fiasco otherwise known as the presidential election, a large number of voters listed "moral values" as their main concern in deciding whom to vote for. For some reason, only Christian conservatives (and Karl Rove) get to define what's included in the category "moral values."
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
11-18-2004 |
Commentary
Convention of Hate: Presidency Shouldn't Be Won on Slandernew
We have seen nastiness at both parties' rallies before, but in my time, which goes back to FDR, I can remember no oratory sanctioned by a major party that was more obviously a hate speech than Zell Miller's.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-08-2004 |
Commentary
Why Democrats Shouldn't Panic — Yetnew
What we've learned so far from speakers at the Republican convention is that George W. Bush, by contrast to John Kerry, exhibits firm, resolute, determined leadership. But none of the speakers has particularly cared to discuss Bush’s actual record.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Streets of Rage: How Bush and the GOP Mobilized Half a Million Peoplenew
All week, people have invoked George W. Bush's name in anger and ridicule in documentaries, art shows, poetry readings, even die-ins, all part of the convulsion of creative dissent that his presidency has unintentionally unleashed.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins and Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Karl Rove, World Trade Center, peace, arrests, Protesters, police, New York City, rally, bicyclists, Soho
