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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

That is the word!

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.

POW POW POW

twin city threats
GUSTAV=MCCAIN
BUSH=HANNA

THREATEN US

twin city threats GUSTAV=MCCAIN BUSH=HANNA

You are missing the greatest threat Minnesota faces.

The states IQ average is expected to fall by 15 points with all those Republicans visiting.

Only 15?

Bottom-1%-of-his-class-McCain is good for a 10-12 point drop by himself

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Don't worry.  It's just convention bounce.  Totally ecpected.

whats the margin of error.

New McCain Fear Mongering Ad

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But it will go back up again when Pawlenty leaves.

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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

I submit that it's because God doesn't like the Republicans. Can Pat Robertson can confirm this?

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Excellent. I was going to say this but ya beat me to it.

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Didn't the crazies pray for rain tonight on Obama? Well, it may be a little Joke by God.

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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.

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Do ya think they really pissed Him off this time?

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I know they pissed us off. That's enough for me.

Yeah... deny science and global warming much?

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...

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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.

I'm losing track of the levels of Irony involved in Gustav.

This must be three.

Now throw Kanye West into the mix and it adds a couple more.

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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.

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LOL!

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Lets face it, God is a Democrat.

Amen!

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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

All that believed were together, and had all things in common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Acts 4:34-37

There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"). He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

I'd like to add a couple more thoughts from that book, on which Karl might want to reflect:

Proverbs 11

1 The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. ... Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue. ... For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. ... He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind...

so if the party of Rove "can't seem to get a break," maybe it's because

Hosea 8:7

They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.

Love the Benjamin avatar!

Aye, in a word, karma.

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This was because they believed that the establishment of the Kingdom of God was eminent.... that it would occur in their lifetimes.

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I mean imminent....

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Blasphemer!

I'm enjoying the irony of a self-proclaimed atheist posting Scripture. Weird, but wonderful.

Jesus was definitely a Democrat. Old Testament God was more of a Goldwater Republican.

More of a Cheney Republican, really, actually, if the amount of slaughter he ordered when the Hebrews got back from Egypt is any guide.

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Yes - absolutely, since the Old Testament is nothing more than one long genocide perpetrated by the Hebrews with the help of Jehovah.

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God is a Progressive.....like many Democrats...but not all.

God = Peace through Justice
Empire = Peace through Victory

I eagerly await the "Obama is a witch doctor" e-mail.

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I think you are kidding and when it comes you'll be as "surprised" as the rest of us.

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!

Profiteering is hard work.

"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!

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.

I have from good sources that the development of Gustav, and most modern hurricanes, was outsourced to another country, thus causing a shipping delay.

Wish onto others ...

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God is non-violent. We should not project our violent behavior on to Her.

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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?

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We now that reality has a well-known liberal bias. Apparently that goes for the weather, too.

Just won't give Republican's a break? How about the people who depend on them for help?

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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?

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".

Good to know that Rove is really concerned about the millions of Americans threatened by these storms...

good point

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.

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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?

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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.

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these republicans are no more "compassionate conservatives" than i am a socket wrench. these people are insensitive to the core.

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Bush is probably out at Camp David "training" to put sand in sandbags.

I can't believe this people. Is like they believe that USA is a nation of whiners... Oh wait!

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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!

It just proves what we've suspected all along: Weather has a liberal bias.

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What a sick fuck. He thinks he's the victim?