Tuesday Night Remembrance – R.I.P., Ham Rove

November 13, 2012 by Leave a comment

Stephen Colbert is shutting down the Super PAC he founded to highlight the slimy nature of Super PACs. Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow is now yesterday’s news. And, presumably due to the spectacular fashion in which Karl Rove’s facade of competence crumbled on election night, Colbert has also announced the sad passing of Ham Rove. A moment of remembrance, please.

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Melissa Harris-Perry on Money in Politics

May 2, 2012 by 1 Comment

Over the weekend, The Melissa Harris-Perry Show looked at the issue of money in politics. Harris-Perry was joined by “youth engagement consultant” Jessy Tolkan, Politico’s Abby Phillip, columnist Mona Eltahawy, and former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer.

Roemer, who was running in the Republican presidential primary and is now running for the Americans Elect and Reform Party nominations, was first out of the gate:

We ought to know where the money’s coming from — full disclosure — and we ought to be concerned when it comes in overwhelming amounts from a few special interests. Washington DC is not just broken, in my opinion, it’s bought.

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Quote of the Day: Stephen Colbert on Ham Rove

April 9, 2012 by 3 Comments

Ham Rove. He has all the brains of Karl Rove, with half the sodium.

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Friday Night Video – Rachel Maddow on Romney’s Rovian Tactics

April 6, 2012 by 2 Comments

Yet again, Rachel Maddow demonstrates how she is usually the smartest person in the room. She breaks down with forceful precision how Mitt Romney has attempted to adopt Karl Rove’s tactic of portraying one’s own weaknesses as the weaknesses of one’s opponent. Romney does this by accusing President Obama of being out of touch, anti-Medicare, and the like. Rachel talks about this approach as a well-known tactic, but it is only visible insofar as people such as her bring it to public attention. Most of the media, of course, doesn’t have her awareness.

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