Why Won't Fox Reveal "Analyst" Karl Rove As A McCain Adviser?

Salon:

It has now been more than three months since Karl Rove first appeared on television as a Fox News political analyst on Feb 5. In no fewer than 57 appearances, he has increasingly been welcomed into the Fox News fraternity, even joking that the "Hannity & Colmes" show should be renamed the "Colmes & Rove" show. After departing from a Bush administration in political tatters last August, he has reemerged to hold forth at length on the 2008 presidential race. And he may have plenty of seasoned political wisdom to offer Fox's audience. Rove, however, is playing a strategic role that he and the network refuse to reveal to viewers.

Fox News hosts routinely introduce Rove as a "former senior advisor to President Bush," "the architect," a "political wizard" and a "famed political consultant." But never has he been introduced as he should be -- as an informal advisor and maxed-out donor to John McCain's presidential campaign.

To political news junkies, a disclosure of Rove's relationship to the McCain campaign may seem unnecessary. But whether the public simply assumes that Rove supports McCain isn't the point. The "most influential pundit" in America, as Fox likes to trumpet, should have to play by the same rules as other high-profile political analysts. For example, Paul Begala and James Carville are regularly identified as supporters of Hillary Clinton when they appear on CNN. But Rove has been able to act as an independent observer while criticizing Clinton and Barack Obama, McCain's likely general election opponent.

There is nothing shocking about Rove's attacking Democrats, of course. And his operating with a duplicitous air of independence probably isn't going to make or break Fox's claim to "fair and balanced" coverage. But will the greater public catch on?

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Comments

[Raymondf]

10:30 PM on 05/21/2008

Because he's not probably is the reason.

[Vyvjala]

11:17 AM on 05/21/2008

Careful karlbuncle­,.........­.........y­our stepping in that polar bear sh!t......­........

[americanwhocares]

09:32 AM on 05/21/2008

Ruppie Murdoch and Roger Ailes (Fox Noise) are both rich corporatis­ts who what to keep control of the government so they can continue to cheat the average American. I think many of these "average Americans" are wising up finally (they are not buying the fear factor anymore) and November 2008 will be a day that will live in the history books as the date Americans woke up to the lies of the rich and threw these clowns out of office en masse.

[accord]

09:20 AM on 05/21/2008

If you've actually watched his commentary­, he's done as much advising to the Obama and Clinton campaigns has he has to the McCain campaign. They're always asking him "What should Obama do to overcome his problems with blue-colla­r workers?" or asking "how Clinton can secure the nomination­?"

Why is it assumed that he's an advisor to the McCain campaign? It's stated that he's an "informal advisor" - what does that mean?

If you have to reveal everyone's support of a particular candidate, then every CNN and MSNBC newsperson would have to open their commentary with "BTW, it should be noted that I support Barack Obama".

[Durango]

10:42 AM on 05/21/2008

Yeah, right. Just what we Democrats want. Advice from that felon.

In fact commentato­rs SHOULDN"T support any candidate. They can like candidates­. They can talk up candidates­.

But they shouldn't give money to them or give advice to campaigns.

If they do that they should be in some other line of work. It is called CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A long standing legal concept.

[siri2k]

11:07 AM on 05/21/2008

Whatever. I suppose we should all be listening to Rove. Clinton's quoting his numbers crunch as being in her favor. If he's good enough for Clinton, "the working person's candidate"­, he's good enough for me!

NOT!!!

[LeftLeaner]

09:03 AM on 05/21/2008

As the entire network is BUSH COUNTRY, it is understood that they are part of the RNC.

But, I guess, for purposes of openness, it should be revealed what role he plays in the McCain campaign.

[sophistwatch]

06:13 AM on 05/21/2008

Why Won't Fox Reveal "Analyst" Karl Rove As A McCain Adviser? Because he works for Hillary Clinton.

Last night Clinton was using Karl Rove's maps of how she was going to win the GE. When Hillary used to bash the "vast Right wing conspiracy­", she neglected to tell us that she and Bill were part of it.

Using Karl Rove as a strategist during an election in which 82% of America believes we are headed in the wrong direction is the most bone headed thing Hillary could have done. We are in the Twilight Zone!

[ResidentChimp]

12:55 AM on 05/21/2008

Why didn't HuffPo carry the story of Obama's advisor negotiatin­g with Hamas?

[rjean]

08:50 AM on 05/21/2008

huffo didnt carry the story of the obama advisor negotiatin with hamas because they are JUST LIKE MSNBC and the ALPHABETS.­..........­..........­..........

the truth if FOREIGN TO ALL OF THEM....th­is rag included..­..........­.....

[americanwhocares]

09:25 AM on 05/21/2008

ROFLMAO: Reading residentch­imp and rjean troll posts. I try to have a good laugh at least once a day. You idiots provide it. Thanks

[Arethirtypercentinsane]

10:39 PM on 05/20/2008

Folks, let's face it. Karl Rove has given our nation a "Hot Karl" over the last eight years. He's literally crapped all over us, and yet, the Repubs keep loving him all the more. Why is that? What is wrong with these people?

[thebanana]

10:34 PM on 05/20/2008

Once a turdblosso­m always a turdblosso­m.

[OnePartyEqualsTyranny]

09:45 PM on 05/20/2008

Liars don’t believe in lies. They believe in stretching the truth. Why would fox, a wolf in sheep’s clothing say truth or point out anyone who does not live in the truth.

[rsg5354]

09:43 PM on 05/20/2008

His a$$ will end up in JAIL and I hope he takes FOX NEWS with him.

[fisharefreinds]

09:05 PM on 05/20/2008

Here's a guy that knows he is untouchabl­e and can do or say what he wants and work as he see's fit.
Isn't it scary? Just like the Bush/Chene­y coup.
But what is really weird is that this guy looks like a Cherub. I mean, like those men who like doing it with boys.

[ohiomark]

08:57 PM on 05/20/2008

I'm sure Fox News will reveal Karl Rove's ties to the McCain campaign as soon as MSNBC reveals Keith Olbermann'­s position as the offical mouthpiece of the DailyKooks and official cheerleade­r of Barak Obama on cable TV.

I won't hold my breath.

[radiclib]

09:55 PM on 05/20/2008

.
Oh, please DO hold your breath!
.

[ohiomark]

10:01 PM on 05/20/2008

Thanks for keeping the stereotype alive.

[OnePartyEqualsTyranny]

09:58 PM on 05/20/2008

I wish you would, you would turn Blue, being already Red.

[GrandpaMcCain]

08:25 PM on 05/20/2008

His official title is "fat f-ck."

[Pavane]

01:14 AM on 05/21/2008

Makes sense.

[ebanks84]

08:01 PM on 05/20/2008

Karl Rove is not a man of TRUTH. So anybody who works for him or with him is the biggest LIAR in the world. Why would the FOX liars tell you the truth? What's in it for them?