Plouffe (Absolutely) demolishes Rove

[kpete]

Plouffe demolishes Rove
by Kitty

Sun Mar 21, 2010 at 07:15:23 AM PDT



Plouffe: "The politics of this, by the way: If we pass this, we're in much better shape, politically, in the Democratic Party than we are today. Because we're going to go out there and not just talk about what WE'RE for, but what the Republicans are voting against: They are siding with the insurance companies over people who are denied coverage for preexisting conditions, siding with the insurance companies over saving seniors money. So this isn't just about us being a piñata here in the election. Elections are about choice. They are voting against an enormous tax cut for health care for 40 million middle-class families and 4 million small businesses -- that's what they're voting against. ... We are going to be much better positioned politically -- now, that's secondary to what's right for the country -- if we pass this. By the way, we had 15 million new voters vote in the 2008 election. OK, these are people are cynical that their vote really matters. If we don't pass health care, I think that sends a very depressing message. But it's going to be a very powerful message to them that their vote matters and they ought to stay involved in politics."

Rove: "This thing is paid for with Bernie-Madoff-style accounting. ... It's a gigantic disaster."

Plouffe: "Karl and the Republicans would be familiar with that."

Rove: "You will bankrupt the country if this bill passes. ... For God's sake, will you stop throwing around epitaphs and deal with the facts for once, David? ... We will fight the election on this,. and the Democrats will have significant losses in the House and Senate as a result of this bill."


Plouffe: "If Karl and a lot of Republicans want to call the election already, they ought to break out that 'Mission Accomplished' banner."

Rove: "That's cheesy, David. ... You should not denigrate the mission of the USS Abraham Lincoln."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/0310/Plouffe_Rove_debate_health_care.html
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/21/848534/-Plouffe-demolishes-Rove-

[Bicoastal]

1. Rove sounds more desperate than smug here.

Love it. :evilgrin:

[hlthe2b]

2. Thank you for adding the original source...

That DailyKos diarist needs to do so as well...

Plouffe is one sharp guy who takes no shit...

[spanone]

3. rove is still supporting the monkey man

[tabatha]

4. Plouffe is one smart, smart cookie.

And he does it all with that wonderful smile of his.

[thereismore]

5. Why do democrats hate the troops? Booohooo. nt

[47of74]

6. And if it was me there, I'd top it off with the question

Why, Karl, aren't you in prison being passed around like a cheap cigarette?

[90-percent]

7. yeah, david don't denigrate the USS Abraham Lincoln's mission

Just let the biggest display of ill conceived political stagecraft speak for itself as one of the worst political blunders of the last fifty years.

Karl must get goosebumps at the sign off of every Countdown With Keith Olbermann show!

-90% jimmy

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. LOL!

What a country. I still can't believe that there are people who would take Rove seriously. But, I guess for some people, results is all that matters, and anyone who can get away with unethical behavior is admired. Republican Alpha Dogs.

[spanone]

13. you have encapsulated the mindset of american politics...win above all is admired, even if stolen

sad sad country

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. My question for Karl:

Why are you even talking about Congress, since you have no respect for that body. as evidenced by your refusal to obey a lawful subpoena?

[boobooday]

10. Oh Damn. Smack.

That's the way it's done.

[MajorChode]

11. This is exactly why Rove doesn't do a lot of head to head debate

The man is a college dropout who is better suited to breaking and entering political opponents' offices, stealing letterhead, and rooting through the garbage of political enemies (literally). He was nothing more than a protege of Atwater (and not even a good one at that), and the man is devoid of class and character. When faced with any sort of serious debate, it soon becomes apparent how small minded he really is.

[Frosty1]

12. Maybe if rove had finished college

he might have learned the difference between epithet and epitaph.

[MajorChode]

14. Perhaps, but I doubt it

Rove has always been more concerned about the furtherance of his twisted ideology than the obtainment of knowledge and truth. I don't see how a sheepskin would change that much. Universities are full of people who will never learn the lessons they should have learned before they got to primary school.

[SpiralHawk]

15. Rove is yet another Repub Chickenhawk, of course. That is sooo republicon

Republicon 'leaders' are all -- with damn few exceptions -- chickenhawk war mongers like Rove who never served America for even five minutes. They should be ashamed of themselves.

[Motown_Johnny]

16. he forgot that Karl "had the math" in the '06 elections too

[eppur_se_muova]

17. "stop throwing around epitaphs"? Did he really say that?

Oh, wait, maybe it was a Freudian slip ... subsconsciously, he knows he's dead meat. :evilgrin:

[MajorChode]

18. You can watch it yourself...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/21/karl-rove-shouts-at-david_n_507489.html

His tactics are the same old tired, worn out tripe we've seen on the O'Reilly show, etc.

1) Try to shout down your opponent with outright lies and misrepresentations.

2) When all else fails, repeat step 1 ad nauseum.

I thought the Beckish mini chalk board was kinda funny, too. What a moran.

[The Midway Rebel]

19. I thought KKKarl was gonna' burst a vein.

What did Plouffe call the board? Fanciful? Tee-Hee! Yeah I think I heard him say, "You can put away your fanciful board Karl."

Now I DO gotta go watch it again. It was hilarious!