Hold on a minute... BUSH "affectionately" calls KKarl "Turd Blossom"???

[Goldmund]

But that is not to say Rove, whom Bush affectionately calls "Turd Blossom," isn't incredibly important to the president

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162460,00.html

Actually, this whole article is well worth reading. Almost shocking, actually -- they're down on Rove.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. That's been out for a while.

[Goldmund]

2. I didn't know that BUSH called him that

[uppityperson]

4. I thought it was a negative nickname, didn't realize it was a bushone

[Goldmund]

5. Right

Does he call himself "Chimpy"??

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. Helen Thomas says it's all about Bush's ego

She wrote:

"Several years ago when (Rove) started getting accolades from political writers as the mastermind behind Bush, the president is known to have bristled."

"He once told a journalist that he did not like his aides getting 'star treatment.' So he started calling Rove 'Turd Blossom,' which refers to the so-called cowpie splat made by bovine waste when it hits the ground."


Bush wants to be the star and the gray eminence that is Rove, an evil genius who prefers the shadows and the power behind the power is perfect for him. Bush might pretend that it's a funny nickname, but it's in fact a cruel name for someone to bestoy on the man to whom Bush owes his entire political career. It shows Bush as petty, insecure, and jealous, deep down. And Bush wants Rove to know his place, as a commoner, a turd. Meanwhile, Bush sees himself as an aristocrat.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Sure does

[Goldmund]

11. .

:rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

13. Thank you, thank you.... I was looking for a new avatar!

[punpirate]

6. Speaking of which...

... Google "turd blossom" and click on "I'm feeling lucky." :)

[Goldmund]

7. Whoa -- that's actually a decent article

Though they should be updating it soon! ;)

[uppityperson]

8. too funny

[carpetbagger]

9. I suspect Rove's found a new way to spin something to Bush...

Well Dim Son, I mean, Mr. President, what you're calling blackmail is really not blackmail at all. It's a leadership continuity initiative.

[Arugula Latte]

12. That Frat Boy asshole we're stuck with as prezdint never evolves, eh?

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