Word: rove
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...told, as the sprint to November gets under way, Rove's influence is as great or greater than any other private player in America...
...remunerative collection of media jobs. Rove and his new employers won't say how much he's making - "not until you ship me your income tax return and send me your monthly bank statements," Rove says when asked. But a knowledgeable industry source says he gets $50,000 a pop for the two to three speaking engagements he does every week. By several accounts his book deal with Simon and Schuster brought in a seven-figure advance. The Wall Street Journal declined to discuss his employment, and John Moody, his boss at Fox News, says only, "Karl brings...
...money and airtime are just part of Rove's carefully calibrated public second act. It's also about reputation. After a 15-year run as George W. Bush's resident campaign genius, Rove left the White House diminished by accusations he played a role in politicized hiring at the Justice Department. (An internal report on the matter is expected soon.) He was wounded, too, by the revelation that - despite numerous, vigorous denials by the Administration - he indeed leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. And the 2006 election, whose outcome he got wildly wrong, was seen as a repudiation...
...Given all that, it's no wonder Rove's post-White House remake has taken on the character of one last campaign - this one for himself...
...Parts of Rove 2.0 look familiar to those who have followed him over the years. After fielding e-mails from reporters, pundits and operatives through multiple election cycles - and apparently saving their contact information - Rove has built up the best e-mail list of opinion makers in the business. Those players suddenly find themselves on the receiving end of mass mailings from Rove every time he pens a new op-ed piece, enhancing his reputation as the king of direct mail...