Rove: Palin A "Campaign Decision" Not "Governing Decision" (VIDEO)

In a Washington Post interview, Karl Rove admits that the Sarah Palin pick was "not a governing decision but a campaign decision." Of course, he says Joe Biden was too.

They (Democrats) over played this from the first moment. When they put out that statement bashing her. This is everyone. This is mom, the successful small business operator, union member, outdoors woman, coach, mom of five, active in her community and takes on the big boys and becomes Governor. And they run a real risk of looking condescending, just as they did, the same crowd played these cards against Hillary Clinton, and it was a mistake.

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This is a positive thing for McCain. It's a bold move, but it's also a smart political move. Now, it's a different kind of decision. ... Both candidates this year, ironically enough made not a governing decision but a campaign decision.

Watch the whole interview:

Comments

[PT6]

03:31 PM on 09/29/2008

SO INSTEAD OF $700 BILLION THEY PUT UP $630

--------WHY DIDN'T THEY DO THAT BEFORE??--------

--------HERE ARE THREE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS!-------

A MAN SO DISLIKED HE IS DISRESPECTED BY HIS OWN PARTY!

THIS IS A MASSIVE FAILURE IN LEADERSHIP BY A MAN THAT HAS ALLOWED CORRUPT ACTIVITY IN EVERY MARKET!

THE VERY PARTY THAT CREATED THIS CRISIS IS NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO HELP SOLVE THE CRISIS!
WE NEED TO CLEAN THE REPBS OUT OF THE HOUSE, SENATE, AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH!


---------TRY AND CONVICT ROVE!---------

WHY SHOULD HE BE GETTING A MASSIVE CHECK FROM "FOX EM" FOR HIS COMMENTS WHEN HE IGNORES SUBPOENAS FROM CONGRESS!

HE IS ALSO WORKING FOR McFlipFlop and probably is getting a BIG CHECK THERE ALSO!

CONFLICT OF INTEREST!


TRY AND CONVICT!

----START IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS WEDNESDAY---------

[xcoastal]

10:40 AM on 09/03/2008

I am from Virginia and I support Obama. If McCain and Palin want to know how they could get my vote and I suspect win the election I will be happy to share. Simple. Promise if elected to bring Karl Rove to justice. That would prove they are indeed mavericks and will stand up to their party. This one move could go a long way towards cleaning up the filth that is Karl Rove and associated Bush corruption. Plus, an added bonus.. payback time for the disgusting lies Rove put out on McCain about his adopted daughter.

[pattio66]

09:44 AM on 09/03/2008

Why is Rove not led away in handcuffs? I would be if I ignored a Congressional subpeona.

[CommieLeftistLiberal]

09:40 AM on 09/03/2008

I don't even know what word could describe how disgusted I feel that anyone even acts like Karl Rove has any credibility and why he has not been arrested. He seems to me to be an unscrupulous person and from what I read a life long criminal. It really gets me how a network which has the tagline, "Fair and balanced" uses him as a political pundit. What does that do for your network's credibility? And it is also telling how a political party that claims "family values" is its middle name can embrace him. Which family's values? The Corleones?

[Scarllatti]

07:44 AM on 09/03/2008

This explains how the Republicans look at Americans--- a bunch of fools who can be put on a string and manipulated for political purpose.
I am more than angry that this idiot (Carl Rove) who has brought so much misery to America by fostering that failure, GWB, on us has the temerity to say that Palin was chosen for political expediency.

my only worry is those who support the GOP who fits Carl Rove's definition---fools to be politically manipulated.

[DrDemon]

03:35 AM on 09/03/2008

--- > F*CK ROVE!

Who care what he says, thinks or does?

[shengirl]

02:45 AM on 09/03/2008

and this is exactly how he ran the Bush WH for so many years-- every decision was based on politics, how it would play out, what would get votes, and not based on sound governance and what the country needed. Politics is all Rove knows, all he does.

[SeaBoatbuilder]

01:30 AM on 09/03/2008

All GOP decisions are campaign decisions whether or not there's an election around the corner.

[MemphisBuffalo]

01:27 AM on 09/03/2008

He should be in jail for tresion! I think that is death for harming the country!

[MBLADY]

12:58 AM on 09/03/2008

This storyline says it all!

[erykah]

12:26 AM on 09/03/2008

Palin is here to reignite the culture wars people. An old proffesor told me this this morning and now politico states the sam. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13101.html

[anthonylee]

12:24 AM on 09/03/2008

Don't care about any pontifications Rove has offer . . . . I just want to know when is this boob going to get arrested for outing a CIA operative? . . . . that's not "Country First", that's treason!

[bluesnot]

12:51 AM on 09/03/2008

How about the Georgia-Russia spat? Was he involved in trying to reignite the cold war to make it look as if a war monger like McCain would make a better president?

Rove - Ego before country.

[fignozzle]

12:20 AM on 09/03/2008

i thought that it was quite interesting when he said that mccains choice of palin was from the gut.
he makes his choices based on his guts, my friends.
have we not had 8 years of that??
and rove said it proudly.

[SSF]

12:16 AM on 09/03/2008

A "campaign decision", Karl? Pretty slick move! McCain gets elected, fires Sarah Palin, and nominates you (or some other low life form) to take her place!

[AdultFilmLegend]

12:15 AM on 09/03/2008

Ummm....LBJ?