Progressives Angry Over Reports That Karl Rove Likes Things

Anger, outrage and confusion spread through the progressive political community as sources close to Karl Rove began leaking a list of things that Rove reportedly likes. The list, emailed to The Politico anonymously, includes details that are disturbing to many longtime foes of the former top advisor to President Bush including that Rove approves of President-Elect Barack Obama's recent cabinet picks, that 'Bush's Brain' enjoys Jamba Juice, and that Rove loves The Hitchhiker's Guide To Galaxy, especially the old BBC radio version.

These revelations come amidst a chaotic times where both center-left Democrats and the party's traditional liberal base both really hate it when Karl Rove likes anything. Pundits took no solace that sources claim Rove was 'sorta disappointed' in the recent film adaptation of Hitchhiker's.

DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas - speaking on the condition of the opposite of anonymity - spoke for many in the left wing blogosphere, saying "Discovering that Karl Rove thought that Obama's weekly YouTube addresses were 'smart politics' felt like a swift punch to my gut. But nothing prepared me for Rove saying that he liked The Beatles, particularly when K-K-Karl added his favorite album was The Beatles (aka The White Album) and that Clapton's solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps often made Rove cry when he thought of the complex relationship between best friends Clapton, George Harrison and their tortured romance with Pattie Boyd." Moulitsas added, "So thanks, Karl - now you've ruined The Beatles, Clapton AND love triangles for me."

News of the Rove / Beatles development quickly spread to Heaven, where a noticeably upset John Lennon reacted by beating up a woman.

Rove couldn't be reached for comment but said through a spokesman that he was 'busy watching the DVD box set of HBO's Six Feet Under, a show that he missed the first time around but because he's so into both True Blood and Dexter, it seemed like something he should watch and he's glad he has gotten a chance to catch up with it because it's really awesome.' The spokesman added that Rove was also 'getting into' The Wire, especially the Cutty storyline.

The leak has caused many to ask if Rove, now a contributer to Fox News, is just messing with people's heads, big time. Republican strategist Marin Eisenstadt stated, "Karl Rove knows if he likes something, it's going to make people in the Democrat party go bananas."

Eisenstadt added, "Straight up bananas!"

Eisenstadt continued, "So is it possible Rove is just saying he likes things to both keep himself in the spotlight and to totally wreck stuff for other people? After Karl left the White House, he'd often quote Ani Difranco's song Gravel where she says 'Maybe you can keep me from ever being happy but you're not going to stop me from having fun', so perhaps that's what he's up to. By the way, Karl loves Ani Defranco. And Jeff Buckley and Monty Python and Roscoe's House Of Chicken n' Waffles and Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner and all the early Coen Brothers films and Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and seeing The Roots play live."

Although not confirmed, Eisenstadt hinted that later in the week Rove may reveal that he hates Karl Rove in an attempt to make the known universe instantly implode.

Comments

[jasperjava]

Not¦ Ani! (Sob)
No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

[XME]

I have a few friends and relatives who are die-hard Republicans who swear that far-right Dems are more hateful than anyone. While I generally disagree and believe their views are JUST as biased as those on the opposite end of the "ideological line", there are some that give this impression of Progressives, and it's the ones who criticize ANYTHING coming from someone on the right, no matter what that is!

[vgirl1]

Realize this key point:

Democrats do not care what Karl Rove likes or dislikes about Obama's upcoming Presidency.

Karl Rove is IRRELEVANT.

[eden4barack08]

Nice to read you in humor Lee. Never knew you had it in you. Last blogs I read, you were bitter at DailyKos.
Thanks for the laugh. :)

[dswagz]

The Dems would do well to see if Rove likes wearing an orange jumpsuit for 20 or 30 years.
This man's history of underhandedly undermining the elections system and politicizing the judicial branch (es) is nothing short of appalling.
The is the kind of behavior we expect from a Banana Republic.
By not going after such a criminal as rove, and prosecuting these vile crimes, The Dems enable it.

The American voters, and all of America and the world suffer for it.

[Parducci]

You have gone too far in dragging the good name of the Banana Republic through the mud. There is no reason to go picking on what has been a reliable source of modern apparel, handbags, and accessories for generations of yuppies.

[Parducci]

And Michelle Obama shops at the Banana Republic!

[BrunoMachiavelli]

Technically, I believe that the opposite of "anonymity" would be "ubiqinonymity"

[QueenTiye]

ROTFLOL! :)

Nothing whatsoever substantive to add! Just, thanks for a bit of brilliance! :)

QT