Karl Rove’s sly deal with Fox
Salon
by Amanda Terkel and Matt Corley
05/20/08
It has now been more than three months since Karl Rove first appeared on television as a Fox News political analyst on Feb 5. In no fewer than 57 appearances, he has increasingly been welcomed into the Fox News fraternity, even joking that the ‘”Hannity & Colmes’ show should be renamed the ‘Colmes & Rove’ show. After departing from a Bush administration in political tatters last August, he has reemerged to hold forth at length on the 2008 presidential race. And he may have plenty of seasoned political wisdom to offer Fox’s audience. Rove, however, is playing a strategic role that he and the network refuse to reveal to viewers. Fox News hosts routinely introduce Rove as a ‘former senior advisor to President Bush,’ ‘the architect,’ a ‘political wizard’ and a ‘famed political consultant.’ But never has he been introduced as he should be — as an informal advisor and maxed-out donor to John McCain’s presidential campaign...
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/20/rove_fox/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karl+Rove
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Amanda+Terkel
by Amanda Terkel and Matt Corley
05/20/08
It has now been more than three months since Karl Rove first appeared on television as a Fox News political analyst on Feb 5. In no fewer than 57 appearances, he has increasingly been welcomed into the Fox News fraternity, even joking that the ‘”Hannity & Colmes’ show should be renamed the ‘Colmes & Rove’ show. After departing from a Bush administration in political tatters last August, he has reemerged to hold forth at length on the 2008 presidential race. And he may have plenty of seasoned political wisdom to offer Fox’s audience. Rove, however, is playing a strategic role that he and the network refuse to reveal to viewers. Fox News hosts routinely introduce Rove as a ‘former senior advisor to President Bush,’ ‘the architect,’ a ‘political wizard’ and a ‘famed political consultant.’ But never has he been introduced as he should be — as an informal advisor and maxed-out donor to John McCain’s presidential campaign...
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/20/rove_fox/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karl+Rove
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Amanda+Terkel
rudkla - 20. Mai, 10:39
