Rove Badgered By HuffPo Heavies
posted at 12:24 am on April 23, 2007 by see-dubya
Karl Rove and Laurie David apparently got into a bit of a tiff at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. It got so heated that Sheryl Crow came over to help her out and smooth things over…and then…and then…quoting their HuffPo entry…
“In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, ‘Don’t touch me.’ How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow?” they wrote.
Knowing what we do about the hygiene practices of Sheryl “One Square” Crow…can you blame him?
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Leave it to the lefties to ambush Karl Rove at an event that, as far as I can recall, has never been partisan in nature (outside of Colbert’s tastelessness last year).
Shivv on April 23, 2007 at 12:33 AM
This is the same logic they used to dismiss Broaddrick and Jones and . . .
- The Cat
MirCat on April 23, 2007 at 12:37 AM
No touching of the architect by the liberals
Defector01 on April 23, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Maybe Sherryl wanted to split a square of toilet paper with Karl?
Drtuddle on April 23, 2007 at 12:42 AM
lol defector…
And it sounds like Karl was just pissed and didn’t wanna be touched by anybody, regardless of who it was.
Darth Executor on April 23, 2007 at 12:42 AM
Count me in. I wouldn’t want to be touched by Sheryl Crow either. More to the point, if I am in the middle of a heated conversation, I would be sensitive to anybody coming up and trying to distract me.
I think Rove should run for President. I’d vote for him rather than McCainFinegold or Rudy G.
Doug on April 23, 2007 at 12:45 AM
I read this article earlier on FOX news’ website and couldn’t help but think they were trying to incite an incident for publicity purposes. They WANTED Rove to be anti-their cause. This was ridiculous from the onset. Doesn’t Karl have any security to protect him from such riff-raff? I don’t care if they were searched when they entered. There’s no “instability detector” these people must go through. Other measures must be taken.
thedecider on April 23, 2007 at 12:50 AM
I don’t know. Ask Lance Armstrong.
Sean M. on April 23, 2007 at 12:51 AM
Stop going to my blog and stealing my jokes.
Nethicus on April 23, 2007 at 1:02 AM
No kidding. Just imagine a brown-stained, sewage smelling hand trying to touch you. Ugh, just threw-up in my mouth.
Rick on April 23, 2007 at 1:08 AM
The article (should have) continued:
Entelechy on April 23, 2007 at 1:09 AM
You totally beat me to that one. Somebody needs to tell her to lighten up. (Instead of the other way around.)
Go soak up the sun somewhere else, Sheryl.
Mojave Mark on April 23, 2007 at 1:15 AM
But all one square wants to do is have some fun, at least ’til the sun comes down. I’m sure this was not her favorite mistake.
Rick on April 23, 2007 at 1:32 AM
Imagine if Rove would have reached out and touched Sheryl Crow.
MayBee on April 23, 2007 at 1:51 AM
Double dutch duh! – but seriously, elitist celebrities who think only about themselves and their trendy pet cause of the day have no idea how rude it is to harass someone at an inappropriate time about their trendy pet cause of the day – and then bark at said person like they do their assistants!
Laurie David is extraordinarily arrogant, Crow is just clueless.
Topsecretk9 on April 23, 2007 at 2:21 AM
It’s exactly what they were doing and isn’t it interesting these so called ballsy confident feminists are so easily reduced to poor shocked and stunned abused victims?
Topsecretk9 on April 23, 2007 at 2:24 AM
Hey I was first with that news Allah. Look at the last post on your link about ‘one square’ Ha Ha its doubley funny. Ole poo hand SC!
sonnyspats1 on April 23, 2007 at 2:34 AM
Exactly, it’s all about the talking points. I’m surprised Rove gave them any, but the bloggers at HuffPo undoubtedly created their own. The “abuse” card is all they have to play because that’s what feeds their base. Unlike most conservatives, they really aren’t interested in facts.
thedecider on April 23, 2007 at 2:37 AM
Stop going to my blog and stealing my jokes.
Nethicus on April 23, 2007 at 1:02 AM
Mabey you were first today with the joke but I was first at HA. Check out the last post to the ‘one square ‘link. touche
sonnyspats1 on April 23, 2007 at 2:38 AM
I was sitting up in the Bob Uecker section of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and missed seeing this first hand. I did see The Fox News Brians (fellow Texan Brian Wilson and Brian Kilmeade) which was interesting… I normally hate meeting anyone I see on TV because they are usually li’l shrimps (I’m a little over six feet tall) and it’s always disappointing. I was surprised that Wilson is about 6’5″ and Kilmeade is a bit under that.
I did see Crow and David but I had the same “so what” attitude with them they had with me–except that I don’t have millions of dollars but still somehow find the cash to use more than one sheet of toilet paper. Wasteful!
One thing was clear to me about female celebrities: Make-up and lighting can do frickin’ WONDERS to hide how really bad some of them look in person. Oh, I’m talking to you Katie Couric and Ann Curry when I saw you guys talking in the hall in front of the Chevy Chase room. Ho-lee crap! Good thing I didn’t make full eye contact or those gorgons would’ve turned me to stone.
I didn’t get close enough to Morgan Fairchild to see the damage, but from 20ft away she looked okay. Then again, so does a Monet and there were lots of Monets on display last Saturday but the fact was that the hottest women at this event usually not “celebrities” or even at a table sitting with celebrities.
Judge Scalia and Michael Steele were nice guys. I wish I would’ve taken a picture with both of them. Michael Steele was tall and the judge… uh not so much, but I didn’t wanna risk getting the Italian chin music from him (even though that would’ve made a good picture).
Fred! was there, but unfortunately I didn’t get to meet him.
ScottMcC on April 23, 2007 at 2:45 AM
I would rather be touched by Paris Hilton. What the hell was that? It is almost like he lost something by refusing to be touched by her.
Ouabam on April 23, 2007 at 2:47 AM
Who can blame Rove for being defensive after being attacked by the anti-war nut jobs after giving that speech recently.
Thinking that all man SHOULD fall at their feet proves they are arrogant little B*tches. I am female so they don’t thrill me so much but neither does George Clooney. A lot of men don’t fall for arrogant, stupid little smelly twits like them. I agree, it was all for publicity.
ordi on April 23, 2007 at 3:34 AM
Poor Rove, it seems that these bullies just seem to aim for him then squawk that they are such victims. Some of us see them for who they are. Crow, you are a total freak. I hope your sales plummet to your new one square stance. Most of your audience is probably drunk and uses wayy more than one square, just sayin’.
Highrise on April 23, 2007 at 3:41 AM
I read a comment on newsbusters that said this correspondents dinner has a rule that there is no discussion of business.
At least people like Paris Hilton don’t pretend to care about the rest of us.
unamused on April 23, 2007 at 3:57 AM
I can’t spare it. (Seinfeld fans know what time it is)
Obviously. This whole thing is so stupid. Sadly this will be “news”, but spun out of context. It won’t be noted that these events have a history of being non-partisan. The most important point won’t be hammered home to readers: these two idiots aren’t “scientists”, so who the F are they to Rove? The “science” isn’t “in”. The IPCC isn’t a scientific organization, it’s a POLITICAL GROUP made of GOVERNMENT employees. Folks, study up on all the climatologists and physicists and meteorologists who are “deniers” and remember their names and basic point. Then when your liberal friends say something about “consensus” and how “all scientists agree”, say “NAME ONE!?” Watch them scramble.
By the way, read their post at the HuffPo… Notice they don’t have a clear write-up on exactly what happened. It’s very vague in how the conversation went. This is likely because Rove didn’t have much of an exchange with these couple of alarmist losers, because… who has the time? And secondly, because he probably raised points they didn’t want to address. Girls, if you’re on the right side of the debate here… why is your write-up on your own exchange so lacking in details?
RightWinged on April 23, 2007 at 4:07 AM
Is there a magic number in the amount of money an entertainer makes, when they are suddenly struck by an epiphany that tells them, “it’s time for them to save the world”?
Crow, it would appear, has reached that point as she now ‘demands’ to be heard about her theories on global warming, and suggesting its deniers be hung by the nearest yardarm.
The incident with Rove was nothing more than a publicity stunt to increase record sales to like-minded people who still believe the world is flat.
With no signs of possessing any intellectual abilities, so common in these people, Crow has bought into the global warming hoax hook, line, and Gore.
pocomoco on April 23, 2007 at 4:57 AM
This kind of reminds me of the Jim Webb dust up with President Bush at a social setting.
It is obvious the left hates losing any argument and will abandon good manners in any setting at the drop of a hat.
How rude and uncivilized; and now that it has happened at least twice I imagine we’ll see this sort of bad behavior from the far left every week now.
Zorro on April 23, 2007 at 6:54 AM
One square. How about one square mile. And stay there. Cow.
Coronagold on April 23, 2007 at 7:14 AM
Of course, the drive-by media will go along with the account from these simpletons, but after reading their tripe at HuffPo, I discovered Rove was behind the disappearance of Chandra Levy!
JammieWearingFool on April 23, 2007 at 7:21 AM
Right, and if it were Rove who had tried to touch Crow, we’d be reading about “the attempted assault” today.
Farmer_Joe on April 23, 2007 at 7:23 AM
She was probably trying to clean her hand off on his jacket. Yuck!
wytammic on April 23, 2007 at 7:59 AM
No big surprises here. Part of the immaturity at the core of liberalism is illustrated by their culture of celebrity.
Liberals are impressed by this stuff. Most thinking people aren’t. To a liberal, being touched by Sheryl Crow would be a big deal.
(shrugs)
If I understood this aspect – or any aspect – of liberalism, I’d write a book on it and retire.
Professor Blather on April 23, 2007 at 8:00 AM
More from the HuffPo gals on CNBC. There is apparently “no doubt” that GW is real and that it’s caused by humans.
MT on April 23, 2007 at 8:32 AM
Heh.
Jaibones on April 23, 2007 at 8:44 AM
I Promise.
Jaibones on April 23, 2007 at 8:45 AM
Some quotes from the above link…
The globe is warming and humans are causing it.
On the U.K. documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle: “I haven’t seen it, but I do believe in fact and science. The world has complete consensus on this. The debate is over. I would just question who funded the documentary and what their agenda is.”
The debate is over?
MT on April 23, 2007 at 8:46 AM
Exactly.
Wade on April 23, 2007 at 8:57 AM
There is little doubt the witches cornered Rove for the express purpose of justifying their later deriding him for not succumbing to their spells.
drjohn on April 23, 2007 at 8:57 AM
No wonder they’re upset.
They think they’re still in Hollywood.
Liberals really do think everyone in Washingon works for them and not the American people.
drjohn on April 23, 2007 at 8:59 AM
I think that dining sleeve idea will take off like wildfire!
I read that blog at the Washington Post and my first reaction was, this must be a parody. It’s just so hard to tell these days. I just can’t believe that a human can be so stupid.
I can see why SNL has been so bad for so long, there is nothing to parody anymore, nothing to lampoon. All I have left is pity for these people at this point.
reaganaut on April 23, 2007 at 9:11 AM
This Sheryl Crowe thing got me to thinking. Just by the very fact that we “average” people don’t live the lavish lifestyle of the rich and famous like limos, multiple houses, private jets, and tour buses, we do more to reduce carbon emissions than anything Gore or Crowe do.
Rightwingsparkle on April 23, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Yo, MC Rove raps!
Jim Treacher on April 23, 2007 at 9:28 AM
benrand on April 23, 2007 at 9:29 AM
Even sKIDmarkROCK kicked her to the curb. Didn’t think her skid marks were very lady like.
roninacreage on April 23, 2007 at 9:37 AM
Sheryl Cho?
Buck Turgidson on April 23, 2007 at 9:40 AM
And then there’s this, via Instapundit. If it’s true, then that biofuel bus was just for show:
http://www.thebatt.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=fe7aea7a-6380-4898-849d-ed6179d6f5c5
juliesa on April 23, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Maybe Sheryl Crow was attempting to, ahem, brown-nose with Karl Rove?
Kokonut on April 23, 2007 at 11:17 AM
crow better not touch me…if she uses one square of TP…can you imagine…ahhhhhhhh…smell…and what’s on her fingers…ugh…!!!
TP police…they are coming…wow…what morons…
areseaoh on April 23, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Hey all.
How about issuing a challenge to those rich liberals that if they believe in Sheryl Crowe’s message of less toilet paper, when they buy those Japanese toilets that uses water to squirt clean their bums?
I wonder what their excuse would be on that one for not buying those kinds of toilets?
Kokonut on April 23, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Correction:
How about issuing a challenge to those rich liberals that if they believe in Sheryl Crowe’s message of less toilet paper, then how about buying those Japanese toilets that use water to squirt clean their bums?
Kokonut on April 23, 2007 at 11:23 AM
They’re going to have to change their bumper sticker motto from “going green” to “going brown”.
Tune in to the latest news on the nationwide tour for the environment in “Skanks on a Plane”…
Jaibones on April 23, 2007 at 11:45 AM
The advanced logic award winner over at the PuffHo is the poster who said “Perhaps Sheryl should have reminded Rove that her ex, Lance, was W’s biking buddy not too long ago…”
Yeah, and Armstrong probably told W he was ditching the ditzy moonbat because she didn’t know how to wipe properly.
drunyan8315 on April 23, 2007 at 11:49 AM
The advanced logic award winner over at the PuffHo is the poster who said “Perhaps Sheryl should have reminded Rove that her ex, Lance, was W’s biking buddy not too long ago…”
Yeah, and Armstrong probably told W he was ditching the ditzy moonbat because she didn’t know how to wipe properly.
drunyan8315 on April 23, 2007 at 11:49 AM
Come on, everyone. Sheryl Crow would never just one square of TP, that is merely a suggestion for the rest of us!
kcluva on April 23, 2007 at 12:08 PM
I’ve lived in “paper country”. Since when is it made from “virgin” wood?
But then you waste water!
Catseye on April 23, 2007 at 12:50 PM
I’m sure this point has already been made on this thread – but let me re-iterate; I would not let any person who only wipes her a$$ with 1 square of TP touch me either. No way.
foxforce91 on April 23, 2007 at 2:50 PM
I just thought of another way Crow and other musicians can help the environment; refuse to put out CDs and only sell online music. How long does it take those CDs to biodegrade?
foxforce91 on April 23, 2007 at 2:53 PM
Do we know for sure that Rove recognized them? Maybe he just mistook them for a couply of pushy whores who were working the event. Oh, wait…
ReubenJCogburn on April 23, 2007 at 3:03 PM
So national policy should up to a trophy wife and mental midget crow?
Al Sharpton disease is catching.
DANEgerus on April 23, 2007 at 3:31 PM