Karl Rove vs. Lee Atwater

[LynneSin]

Poll question: Karl Rove vs. Lee Atwater

Who was the biggest pondscum sucking leech of society

The Prodigy: Karl Rove


Vs.

His master: Lee Atwater


For those who aren't familiar with Atwater, he was daddy's political strategists and the one who brought you Willie Horton and Push-Polling. One of his disciples was Karl Rove. Ironically after he was diagnosised with inoperable brain cancer did he have remorse for the harm he had done
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater

[jmcon007]

1. The irony is that everyone talks about Atwater being Roves mentor

and that's true, but Rove followed him only so far. When Atwater was terminal he asked the forgiveness of a lot of people he smeared and lied about before he died.

Guess Rove missed that class.

[LynneSin]

2. Yes, but riddle me this....

...if Atwater never had brain cancer and was facing death's door, would he have ever come out publically and show remorse for what he had done?

[Vickers]

6. Not in a million years. Deathbed apologies don't mean SHIT to me.

He's a rotten fucker, and I hope he went to his true reward.

[leveymg]

3. How could anyone spoil a perfect 50/50 tie

for most destructive figure in modern American politics? They're both real winners.

I sorta like this picture of Rove, though. Remarkable resemblance to the Brain Bug, don't you think?

"If it can feel fear, we can win." - Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers

[LynneSin]

5. You're some sort of big, fat, smart-bug, aren't you?

I love that movie

[ovidsen]

4. Different attitudes.

Atwater seemed to regard politics as sport. A game! He was all for winning, and could be diabolically clever about it, but....

Rove, on the other hand, is remorselessly sadistic. IMO, of course.