Word: karle
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...took Karl Rove a little less than a month to prepare his puppet for an announcement that affirmed support for one of the most egregious acts of proposed legislation of this new century...
...Karl Rove asleep at the switch? Republicans have a mystical faith in the President's political adviser, but that devotion has been tested as Bush's standing in the polls has dropped. New gambits like a mission to Mars and an amnesty program for illegal immigrants left supporters cold. When the President talked about steroids in January's State of the Union speech, they wondered if a team once known for doing big and bold things hadn't become bogged down in narrowcasting. (As it turns out, the idea actually came from Bush, who had noticed, say aides, that some...
...took Karl Rove a little less than a month to prepare his puppet for an announcement that affirmed support for one of the most egregious acts of proposed legislation of this new century...
When B4Bs traveled to New York two weeks ago to “welcome” Karl Rove to a high-priced, $2000-per-plate Bush fundraiser, they came face-to-face with the people who raised $100,000 or more for the president’s reelection campaign, known as “mavericks.” “Most [mavericks] were visibly uncomfortable having their heavy financing of the Bush campaign draw so much attention,” Skomarovsky says. However, he adds that a few “ordinary” Bush supporters smiled, amused...
...this all sounds rather silly and outdated, it is. Except for the president’s Karl Rove-like political advisor, Mooseport’s plot and characters could all have been written half a century ago. While the movie’s male figures are all bumbling egotists, their female counterparts’ common sense and perpetual looks of exasperation are just as boring and one-dimensional. Marcia Gay Harden gives the film’s best performance in the single scene that allows her to show a little personality. Christine Baranski, who must be getting sick of playing...