Fox News Finally Identifies Karl Rove As McCain Adviser

ThinkProgress noted today that Fox News has finally identified Karl Rove as an informal adviser to the McCain Campaign, almost four months after hiring him as an on-air political analyst.

Rove first appeared on Fox as an "FNC political contributor" on Super Tuesday (February 5), and it took the network 118 days to acknowledge his affiliation with McCain, according to ThinkProgress' "Rove Watch Clock."

The mention slipped out during an interview with Rove on Hannity & Colmes, when Colmes asked him a question about Obama (see video below):

"Look, Karl, I know you're supporting McCain. But how do you know -- and I know you've helped informally advise McCain -- but how do you know that he's a weak general election candidate?"

Last month, Amanda Terkel and Matt Corley remarked in Salon that Rove was regularly introduced on Fox as a "former senior advisor to President Bush," "the architect," a "political wizard" and a "famed political consultant" — but his connection to McCain was never disclosed.

Comments

[storm51]

who didnt know rove is working for mcain because its bush third term we are not surpise. either are the msm people but as usual they want to play DUMB what elves. but why isnt this guy in prison yet. he can come on fox news but cant appear before the committe just like bush people do whatever i want and not have to be called on it. he made a statment saying just like the left blogs. he is right because this rove dont want people to report on don sielgan and he also knows rezkco its about the attorneys he had to do with them being missed. but we cant talk about his friendship. but lets bring up obama because he is msm target and rove get a pass. so rezkco give to bush election also and rove was involved in talking about the attroneys at the party with a rezkco guest. this guy should be in jail but instead on fox news how FAIR AND BALANCED. atleast i can depend on the huffington.

[Scarllatti]

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DuCK, WALKS LIKE A DUcK, QUACKS LIKE A DUCk......­... IT IS A DUCK!!!!! SURPRISE!! SURPRISE!!!

[belief08]

Why isn't this a-hole behind bars. I am certain if McCain is elected he won't be. No one should have that much power to disrupt an election. This man is a sore on humanity and just like anu sore your put something on it and it disappears, that not the case with this eyesore. So, I hope that will "change" when Obama is elected, because this man has been tied to many corrupt situations and Bush dismisses it like it was nothing. He, they; should not be above the law, hence Scott McClellan book.

[Harrier]

What has happened to McCain? It's like he wants to look nuclear-OK light it up.

[tsloan]

finally...­.now if they will only identify him as the epitome of evil

[surfcitysteven]

Now we need to tally up every minute that this assface has appeared on Fox and give that amount of airtime to the Obama campaign.

[JustinKase]

OK Scott... is the the kind of obfuscation and spin tactics that you want to see go away? Second chance; speak up now.

[lthuedk 1]

He would have gotten away with all of it had he not left an odor.
http://www.light-to-dark.com/turdblossom.html

[BringBackDemocracy]

Bush's Third Term is being advised by Dubya's senior advisor Karl Rove. The American people will see the Bush connection theme and crush McSame in the election.

Say goodbye to the White House conservatives! You've blown it for a generation!

[Forest]

Says it all!

[McSameisthegame]

Nice of Fox-what's next----that Steve Doucy is a moronic a-hole???

[mirandawilde]

That's what we need- more Karl Rove. Because the end of the world just can't come fast enough. To speed things up, maybe Karl should have his own reality show, sponsored by the Carlyle Group.

[circusfifthfloor]

No real story here because it's Fox. The real story is this sorry-ass coward McCain taking on little karl in any capacity after SC 2000. This man(?) said today he wants to be president because of the dangeruos world we live in. It sure is when the maverick senator from Arizona tucked his tail and manhood low to the ground, after karl swift boated him and his family.

[mellene]

I guess if he was good enough for Bush, he's certainly good enough for the third term sought by McCain.

[RaraAvis17]

Duh! Let him help McCain - He can help throw McCain under his own 'Straight Talk Express' bus. Gag me.