Why'd Karl do it?
Crooks & Liars has the rundown on the latest projectile vomit spewing from Rove's mouth, including Captain Ed's remarkable defense of Rove's words in which he uses the words of...Al Sharpton.
During that awful night back in November, still flush from misleading exit polls, I remarked to Madame Cura that there's no way Rove's strategy of alienating more than half the country could work.
I was wrong, obviously.
Rove's stunningly vicious speech -- to vilify liberals for weakness in response to the murderous destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City, a liberal bastion -- the other day is evidence that that strategy is still in action. Josh Marshall noted this yesterday -- Rove understood that his words would be broadcast well beyond the true believers in the ballroom. Rove also understands that in the pantheon of creepiness that is the Bush administration, he's up there with Cheney and Rumsfeld when it comes to looking like one of Goya's monstrosities in the eyes of liberals.
Rove knew his speech would again divert attention from his boss's failures in defeating bin Laden and defeating the insurgency in Iraq. Attention instead falls on him. And Rove also knows that, like Captain Ed's ravings, Bush supporters will dutifully fall into line to defend the "Boy Genius."
The strategist behind our beloved "Uniter, not a Divider," understands that polarization is the grease that keeps the moving parts of his Republican Revolution working. It keeps Democrats on their heels and forced us to respond to inanity, and it keeps the self-righteous of the Right well stroked.
Oh, and if Karl Rove would like a demonstration of what New York liberals would like to do to Osama bin Laden, I'm sure there's a number who'd be happy to oblige using Rove's own fat ass.
During that awful night back in November, still flush from misleading exit polls, I remarked to Madame Cura that there's no way Rove's strategy of alienating more than half the country could work.
I was wrong, obviously.
Rove's stunningly vicious speech -- to vilify liberals for weakness in response to the murderous destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City, a liberal bastion -- the other day is evidence that that strategy is still in action. Josh Marshall noted this yesterday -- Rove understood that his words would be broadcast well beyond the true believers in the ballroom. Rove also understands that in the pantheon of creepiness that is the Bush administration, he's up there with Cheney and Rumsfeld when it comes to looking like one of Goya's monstrosities in the eyes of liberals.
Rove knew his speech would again divert attention from his boss's failures in defeating bin Laden and defeating the insurgency in Iraq. Attention instead falls on him. And Rove also knows that, like Captain Ed's ravings, Bush supporters will dutifully fall into line to defend the "Boy Genius."
The strategist behind our beloved "Uniter, not a Divider," understands that polarization is the grease that keeps the moving parts of his Republican Revolution working. It keeps Democrats on their heels and forced us to respond to inanity, and it keeps the self-righteous of the Right well stroked.
Oh, and if Karl Rove would like a demonstration of what New York liberals would like to do to Osama bin Laden, I'm sure there's a number who'd be happy to oblige using Rove's own fat ass.
posted by John at 1:30 PM
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