Rove: McCain attacks have gone “one step too far”

[Nambe]

Source: by Mosheh Oinounou (embeds Fox)

Former Bush campaign guru Karl Rove said Sunday that both campaigns’ attacks have “gone one step too far,” adding that some McCain spots go “beyond the 100-percent-truth test.”

“Both campaigns ought to be careful about it. They ought to — there ought to be an adult who says, ‘Do we really need to go that far in this ad? Don’t we make our point and won’t we get broader acceptance and deny the opposition an opportunity to attack us if we don’t include that one little last tweak in the ad?’” Rove told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.

Rove, a Fox News contributor, has provided informal advice to the McCain campaign for months but singled out the GOP nominee today for recent attacks that he believes go beyond the pale. ...

Read more: http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/14/rove-mccain-attacks-have-gone-one-step-too-far/

[OneGrassRoot]

1. I don't trust him at all. He LOVES pure lies...

he'll turn this around somehow to slam Obama. With lies, of course.

[crossroads]

4. Love your KRove picture! lol nt

[Number23]

42. That is quite possibly the most flattering and accurate picture of Rove I've ever seen

Great job! That shade of coral lipstick really accentuates the pig ears and snout....

[wordpix]

45. nice logo! Takes a liar to know one (or many more)

[Honeycombe8]

46. Oh, dear. The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!

:blush:

[OneGrassRoot]

48. Thanks, everyone. It is a rather nauseating image, but appropriate. LOL. ;) n/t

[lligrd]

2. One Lie Too Far?

Didn't know Rove had a limit on lies.

[bemildred]

3. Now that is chutzpah.

Sort of like Donald Trump lecturing about shallow arrogance and greed.

[Number23]

41. Exactly! The sleaze bag who made outright lies and subtle racism...

a critical component of the Republican strategy is now trying to criticize those same tactics.

Good GOD I can't wait for November 4 to come and for all of this to be over. x( :banghead: x(

[pattmarty]

5. Karl Rove, my fucking hero!!!

:sarcasm:

[debbierlus]

6. ROVE IS TRYING TO PUT BOTH CAMPAIGNS ON THE SAME LEVEL

[glinda]

9. BS

Rove is lying. His understudy is running McLame's media campaign. C'mon peeps!!!!!!!!!! He is tryong to gain public trust and he should be in jail. C'mon!

[SemperEadem]

12. exactly--is there some reason why he can't be handcuffed

and frog marched off the fux noose set and thrown in jail for contempt of congress? I mean, really.

[wordpix]

47. i keep waiting for the day he's marched down to the Senate holding cell

The day after Obama's elected, maybe?

[bemildred]

10. That's McCain's only hope.

He cannot possibly climb up to Obama's level, so he has to try to drag him down into the mud too.

[JerseygirlCT]

40. Yup

That's another of his favorite tactics. Akin to the kids on the playground who claim "Well, Johnny did it too!" when they get in trouble.

Don't trust a word out of that slimy toad's mouth.

[liberalmuse]

7. Fuck Rove.

I'm glad there was a link this time. He's trying to paint BOTH McCain and Obama as liars. His statement is misleading. He's trying to suck people in to thinking he's actually telling the truth this time, and by the end of the interview, has already planted doubts as to Obama's honesty. He figures if he paints both McCain and Obama as liars, the public would prefer a lying McCain to a lying Obama. Look past the gold paint and see/smell the turd.

[UK populist]

8. It's all about painting them as the same

This is exactly what he did with Kerry's war record.
Criticize Mccain for the obvious lies that he can't ignore and it gives him a bit of credence so that when he criticizes Obama for the same thing people must think they are as bad as each other. Even if the facts show that Obama has told the truth.
UNDERESTIMATE KARL ROVE AT YOUR OWN PERIL HE IS VERY CLEVER even though he doesn't need to be to manipulate his Faux Noise audience.

[SemperEadem]

11. Fuck you, fat boy--we haven't gone far enough and WE have truth on our side

the truth is: YOU have gone too far and you must see karma on its way down your street with your address in its hand.

[Diane R]

13. BOTH campaigns have gone too far? Nice spin, Rove. McCain's hand is in the cookie jar, not Obama's.

[shadowknows69]

14. WHY ISN'T THIS ASSHOLE IN JAIL?????

[adamuu]

15. stuff a sock in it~

[iamjoy]

16. Let's Run With This

Obama should put together an ad talking about Rove's past history of dirty tricks and then end it with "even Karl Rove said John McCain went too far."

[Alcibiades]

39. That's a good benchmark

If something is underhanded by Karl Rove's standards, if he calls it a lie, it's pretty bad.

[Phred42]

17. Only One, KKKarl?

are you sure?

[54anickel]

18. Looks like damage control. They've gone to far and some of the press is turning on them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7067647


http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_09/014715.php

CHAPMAN JOINS 'THE ENOUGH CLUB'.... The Chicago Tribune's Steve Chapman, who had a column quoted in a McCain campaign ad this week, appears to have grown tired of the Republican nominee's tactics.

oliticians are not saints, and campaigns are not conducted under oath. We all expect a certain amount of deceit from people running for office, in the form of fudging, distortion, exaggeration and omission. But the McCain campaign's approach, as episode illustrates, is of an entirely different scale and character. It is to normal political attacks what Hurricane Ike is to a drive-through carwash. <...>

Why does McCain insist on running such a mendacious campaign? There is plenty an honest conservative might say in opposition to Obama.... But McCain has concluded that a fact-based case about Obama isn't enough to prevail in November. So he has chosen to smear his opponent with ridiculous claims that he thinks the American people are gullible enough to believe.

He has charged repeatedly that his opponent is willing to lose a war to win an election. What's McCain willing to lose to become president? Nothing so consequential as a war. Just his soul.

[Gillian]

19. The Guru of political character assassination and insider politics gives praise?

At least this student is just forgetful and quick tempered, the last one was just plain stupid. But really, only the desperate and befouled would follow this derailed amoral adviser.

[Liberal Veteran]

20. The father of lies knows a lie when he sees one.

[Psephos]

21. He should know n/t

[annabanana]

22. When rove says "too far".. he doesn't mean beyond the bounds of decency..

He just means that it's gone "too far" to work.

[Plaid Adder]

23. Oh, my ass. For Karl "Purple Bandaid" Rove,

there IS NO TOO FAR.

Dude, your last name has permanently become an adjective that perfectly describes lying, cheating, mudeating, gutter-crawling, lowest-common-denominator-is-not-low-enough-for-me political campaigning. It's way too late for THIS crap.

@Q#$!,

The Plaid Adder

[MichiganVote]

24. This from the rat bastard who undoubtedly lied about his own mother.

[DRoseDARs]

25. This from the guy that in 2000 brought us the "McCain had a bastard nigger baby" rumor? Riiight...

Rove ran Gov. Bush's cmpaign, so he had complete control over Tucker Eskew. And. He. Did. Nothing. Karl, talk to us about going to far when Obama calls Palin a fat whore whose children are all fathered by men who aren't her husband, THEN you can attempt to take the moral high ground. :eyes:

[polmaven]

26. Beyond the 100-percent-truth test????

Yea....with McCain they go right into the 100% lie test, don't they?

[Aviation Pro]

27. You sure can dish it out....

...you fat bag of motherfucking c*******ing c***, but you sure can't take it.

Fuck off, jail beyotch to be.

[Edweird]

28. If Rove is freaking out, we are doing something right....

Keep the pressure on!

[Meeker Morgan]

29. Rove: McCain went 'too far' in ads

Source: CNN

Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said Sunday that Sen. John McCain had gone "one step too far" in some of his recent ads attacking Sen. Barack Obama.

Rove has leveled similar criticism against Obama.

"McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far," he told Fox News, "and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the '100 percent truth' test."

The Obama campaign immediately leaped on the quote.

"In case anyone was still wondering whether John McCain is running the sleaziest, most dishonest campaign in history, today Karl Rove -- the man who held the previous record -- said McCain's ads have gone too far," said campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor, in a statement sent to reporters minutes after Rove's on-air comments. Rove masterminded both of President Bush's successful White House bids.

Rove said both candidates need to "be careful" about their attacks on each other.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html

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Wowee!

I got the feeling some heads are going to roll in the McCain camp.

[tblue]

30. WTH does that mean? He's the KING of "going too far"!!!

[LiberalFighter]

31. I thought Rove was helping to run the campaign.

[Cooley Hurd]

32. Rove's STILL not incarcerated?

Our justice system is WHACKED!:crazy:

[Tallison]

33. Proof he'll say anything to perpetuate the illusion of relevance n/t

[annabanana]

34. When Rove says "too far".. he doesn't mean beyond the bounds of decency..

He just means that it's gone "too far" to work.

[CrispyQ]

35. Oh, man! That was a perfect definition!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:applause:

[NMLobo]

36. Good cop Bad cop???

Looks to me like KKKarl is trying to be both.

[Virginia Dare]

37. The lie wasn't crafted well enough....

I can't wait for the day when that asswipe is in jail. I hope it's soon.

[fascisthunter]

38. This from a Traitor of This Country

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. Why hasn't KKKarl been arrested yet?

I'd much rather listen to him spout his shit from his cell.

[olddad56]

44. What that means in Rovespeak is the exact opposite.

[cartach]

49. Rove is worried !

And no wonder. McCain and Co. have gone too far with their ads and have opened the door to a backlash. The Obama campaign is seen as in a fighting back position, and if they come out swinging, firing both barrels,they will not be faulted. After all, they're only defending themselves and to do any less would turn off supporters,both committed and potential. This is exactly what both Gore and Kerry should have done, they failed and were percieved in the eyes of many as quitters. I remember asking myself what both Gore and Kerry might do in a crisis situation if elected,and was left wondering. Obama has to show he has the fortitude to wage a hard campaign. Let McCain come out with his lies and feeble attempts and let Obama hit back twice as hard with the truth. And he has more than enough ammunition now that Mccain has put Palin on the scene.

[Democat]

50. McCain has already done his undermining of Obama

Obama has yet to undermine McCain. Now the Republicans want to stop all negative ads.

They attack. Then they want all attacks to be stopped.

That is another reason Obama should have attacked first. Hit them before they know what's coming and throw them off their game.

Obama had better not agree to a high road campaign with these low road liars. It's just a trick.

[Miss Chybil]

51. Both campaigns? He's trying to dilute the offense by claiming the

other guy does it, too, but one may have gone a little too far. BULLSHIT.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

52. Ads have gone too far, if Rove can't profit by them

If he's complaining about republican ads, he must be cut out of the money somehow.

[ryanmuegge]

53. There is no such thing as attacks going too far, assuming they are arguably true.

I mean in terms of getting the desired results with the American public (personal values and ethics are another story). I especially don't believe Rove thinks the attacks have gone too far.