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Rove On Hurricanes In August: "The Republicans Can't Seem To Get A Break"
Priorities, priorities.
Check out this Karl Rove quote buried in a Fox News article about the threat Hurricane Gustav poses to the GOP's convention plans:
"The Republicans can't seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather," said Rove, a FOX News analyst. "I know this is being thought a lot about in Washington and at the White House and discussed and I suspect they will monitor it carefully and figure out what to do."
Yeah, Katrina (which hit in August 2005) was really rough on those Republicans, no question about it.
Special thanks to TPM Reader AC for the catch.
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Wretched
August 28, 2008 3:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
That is the word!
August 28, 2008 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Doesn't that unpatriotic blasphemously named wind-and-rain pattern know that McCain was locked in a cell for FIVE AND A HALF YEARS?
That audacity to blow your way into the GOP convention headlines.
It would probably rain on Iran too, UNCONDITIONALLY.
August 28, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
POW POW POW
August 28, 2008 8:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
twin city threats
GUSTAV=MCCAIN
BUSH=HANNA
THREATEN US
August 28, 2008 3:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Only 15?
Bottom-1%-of-his-class-McCain is good for a 10-12 point drop by himself
August 28, 2008 4:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Don't worry. It's just convention bounce. Totally ecpected.
August 28, 2008 4:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
whats the margin of error.
New McCain Fear Mongering Ad
August 28, 2008 4:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
But it will go back up again when Pawlenty leaves.
August 28, 2008 7:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
August 28, 2008 3:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
I submit that it's because God doesn't like the Republicans. Can Pat Robertson can confirm this?
August 28, 2008 3:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Excellent. I was going to say this but ya beat me to it.
August 28, 2008 3:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Didn't the crazies pray for rain tonight on Obama? Well, it may be a little Joke by God.
August 28, 2008 4:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well God seems to not understand who the Rapture Right is. I'm starting to think He has no respect for the Book of Revelations at all.
August 28, 2008 4:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Do ya think they really pissed Him off this time?
August 28, 2008 4:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know they pissed us off. That's enough for me.
August 28, 2008 5:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah... deny science and global warming much?
August 28, 2008 3:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain: My heart goes out to all those affected by hurricane Gustav and especially to those who have lost their homes. As some of you might know, there was a time in my life were I was without a home.
just watch...
August 28, 2008 3:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
If McCain can blame his love of ABBA (who didn't even get together until 1972) on his POW status than he can cerainly blame the hurricane on it.
August 28, 2008 3:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm losing track of the levels of Irony involved in Gustav.
This must be three.
August 28, 2008 3:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now throw Kanye West into the mix and it adds a couple more.
August 28, 2008 3:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Does McSame wish he could be Kanye West? No problem! Get him to visit http://BeKanyeNow.COM/
Oh, I forgot. Intertoobz-challenged. OK, have him call 877-BeKanye. I hear he's already mastered cellphones.
August 28, 2008 4:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!
August 28, 2008 5:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lets face it, God is a Democrat.
August 28, 2008 3:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Amen!
August 28, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, I'm an atheist, but if we go by the Book, I'm pretty sure we'd have to classify him as a Socialist. He's only favoring the Democrats right now because they're better than the alternative.
Acts 2:44-45
Acts 4:34-37
August 28, 2008 3:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd like to add a couple more thoughts from that book, on which Karl might want to reflect:
Proverbs 11
so if the party of Rove "can't seem to get a break," maybe it's because
Hosea 8:7
August 28, 2008 4:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Love the Benjamin avatar!
August 28, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Aye, in a word, karma.
August 28, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
This was because they believed that the establishment of the Kingdom of God was eminent.... that it would occur in their lifetimes.
August 28, 2008 4:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
I mean imminent....
August 28, 2008 4:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Blasphemer!
August 28, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm enjoying the irony of a self-proclaimed atheist posting Scripture. Weird, but wonderful.
August 28, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jesus was definitely a Democrat. Old Testament God was more of a Goldwater Republican.
August 28, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
More of a Cheney Republican, really, actually, if the amount of slaughter he ordered when the Hebrews got back from Egypt is any guide.
August 28, 2008 4:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes - absolutely, since the Old Testament is nothing more than one long genocide perpetrated by the Hebrews with the help of Jehovah.
August 28, 2008 5:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
God is a Progressive.....like many Democrats...but not all.
God = Peace through Justice
Empire = Peace through Victory
August 28, 2008 4:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
I eagerly await the "Obama is a witch doctor" e-mail.
August 28, 2008 3:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think you are kidding and when it comes you'll be as "surprised" as the rest of us.
August 28, 2008 4:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard ...
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall!
August 28, 2008 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Profiteering is hard work.
August 28, 2008 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Act of God" is not covered in insurance policies.....nor in campaigns! As reported that some evangelica's are praying for rain tonight for B.O. speech, I can't help but wander if the big man upstairs is giving them what for!
August 28, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, it may be that the Good Lord is responding to their prayers. He just might have a different take on time and place of delivery.
August 28, 2008 3:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I have from good sources that the development of Gustav, and most modern hurricanes, was outsourced to another country, thus causing a shipping delay.
August 28, 2008 3:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wish onto others ...
August 28, 2008 3:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
God is non-violent. We should not project our violent behavior on to Her.
August 28, 2008 4:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Please don't preach at me - talk to the guys who wrote the Old Testament.
If you don't recognize what that is all about - what can I say?
August 28, 2008 5:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
We now that reality has a well-known liberal bias. Apparently that goes for the weather, too.
August 28, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just won't give Republican's a break? How about the people who depend on them for help?
August 28, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Only foold depend on Republicans for help these days.
A few years ago it wasn't so foolish to think the government (even if it was run by Republicans) might provide assistance in times of trouble, but these days that notion is stupidity squared.
Besides, the National Guard is busy helping other nations, who we gonna send?
August 28, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Press reports during Katrina noted that one of the reasons so many parished in the storm is the fact that it hit towards the end of the month and many of the poor there had not received their goverment checks yet. This prevented them from being able to buy gas, or take other forms of transportation to get out. These were their tax dollars that rightfully should have come back and aided them. Whether the poor get the government that they deserve or not, I don't think it qualifies them as "fools".
August 28, 2008 4:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good to know that Rove is really concerned about the millions of Americans threatened by these storms...
August 28, 2008 3:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
good point
August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
As the universe is displaying its indifference to the lives of those on the Gulf coast, Rove shows that he and the Republicans are just as indifferent.
August 28, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wasn't there some Big Christian Right org last week that asked its members to pray for rain on Obama's speech tonight? The kicker being that if it didn't rain, that didn't mean that God was on Obama's side.
So since GOD is sending the GOP a big old Ecclesiastical FU, how will they interpret that?
August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
The same way it always is interpreted - that they were not in God's favor because they were not pious enough.
They think that God is impressed by such piety and can not see their mean intentions. We project, you decide.
August 28, 2008 4:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
these republicans are no more "compassionate conservatives" than i am a socket wrench. these people are insensitive to the core.
August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bush is probably out at Camp David "training" to put sand in sandbags.
August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
I can't believe this people. Is like they believe that USA is a nation of whiners... Oh wait!
August 28, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Of course all of those poor African American's stranded on their rooftops and left to starve at the Super Dome are all Republicans!
Rove is a heartless pig!
August 28, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
It just proves what we've suspected all along: Weather has a liberal bias.
August 28, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a sick fuck. He thinks he's the victim?