Comments on: Newsweek to Hire Karl Rove http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:14:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike G http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098443 Mike G Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:42:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098443 <p>Re: the pic –<br /> Rove’s portrait is supposed to be inside the bowl, not on the seat.</p> Re: the pic –
Rove’s portrait is supposed to be inside the bowl, not on the seat.

]]> By: Mark http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098417 Mark Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098417 <p>You say, “Commitment to the truth doesn’t seem to be high on the agenda for their pundit qualifications.” and I go DAH! Newsweek is owned by the media conglomerate neo-cons at the Washington Post.<br /> It is all about the show… which Daily Kos brought us. I always thought Kos was a Republican at heart. Certainly the damage he has done by putting forth conservative candidates that are nearly impossible to remove will insure that the status quo continues for some time.<br /> At least at Newsweek we KNOW who butters his bread.</p> You say, “Commitment to the truth doesn’t seem to be high on the agenda for their pundit qualifications.” and I go DAH! Newsweek is owned by the media conglomerate neo-cons at the Washington Post.
It is all about the show… which Daily Kos brought us. I always thought Kos was a Republican at heart. Certainly the damage he has done by putting forth conservative candidates that are nearly impossible to remove will insure that the status quo continues for some time.
At least at Newsweek we KNOW who butters his bread.

]]> By: Bluetoe http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098413 Bluetoe Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:16:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098413 <p>Forget about Newsweak, Time, NYT, WaPo and all traditional media. They are no longer guardians of the nation, honest brokers of the 4th Estate. They have sold their soul for profit, priviledge and access. Stories that should be covered aren’t. Important stories that are covered are buried deep inside the publication. It’s time to find a means by which writers and investigative reporters stories reach the general public. During WWII an underground press was born in Nazi occuppied countries. Handbills on walls provided people with the facts that was denied them by a censored and corrupted press. The traditional MSM in the States doesn’t need the government to tell them what and what not to print. They have become masters at self censorship. It’s time writers such as Jane Hamsher, Digby, Greg Palast, Joshua Micah Marshall et al have a wider audience beyond the blogs.</p> Forget about Newsweak, Time, NYT, WaPo and all traditional media. They are no longer guardians of the nation, honest brokers of the 4th Estate. They have sold their soul for profit, priviledge and access. Stories that should be covered aren’t. Important stories that are covered are buried deep inside the publication. It’s time to find a means by which writers and investigative reporters stories reach the general public. During WWII an underground press was born in Nazi occuppied countries. Handbills on walls provided people with the facts that was denied them by a censored and corrupted press. The traditional MSM in the States doesn’t need the government to tell them what and what not to print. They have become masters at self censorship. It’s time writers such as Jane Hamsher, Digby, Greg Palast, Joshua Micah Marshall et al have a wider audience beyond the blogs.

]]> By: Hattie http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098369 Hattie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:39:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098369 <p>Gad!<br /> That’s why I don’t see how we can let men continue to run things!<br /> They are so Viagra fueled these days that they don’t even know what they are doing.</p> Gad!
That’s why I don’t see how we can let men continue to run things!
They are so Viagra fueled these days that they don’t even know what they are doing.

]]> By: FreedomOfInformationAct http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098367 FreedomOfInformationAct Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:38:05 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098367 <p>Just another gig Karl is going to have to give up after the 5 million white house emails are turned over by the NSA to the Congressional Investigatory Committee looking into the judicial attorney firings scandal.</p> <p>Another Bush White House Lie: The E-mails</p> <p>Glad it wasn’t Ann Coultergeist, seen enough of her smearings, at least Karl is a known divisive reicht-wingnut.</p> <p>Congrats karl, enjoy it while it lasts…until the indictments and trials begin for obstruction of justice, conspiracy to defraud elections, not to mention illegal warrentless wiretapping, treason in outing covert CIA operations during a time of war, organizing the illegal ‘iraq war’ invasion and occupation, torture and war crimes and manipulating intelligence based on lies.</p> Just another gig Karl is going to have to give up after the 5 million white house emails are turned over by the NSA to the Congressional Investigatory Committee looking into the judicial attorney firings scandal.

Another Bush White House Lie: The E-mails

Glad it wasn’t Ann Coultergeist, seen enough of her smearings, at least Karl is a known divisive reicht-wingnut.

Congrats karl, enjoy it while it lasts…until the indictments and trials begin for obstruction of justice, conspiracy to defraud elections, not to mention illegal warrentless wiretapping, treason in outing covert CIA operations during a time of war, organizing the illegal ‘iraq war’ invasion and occupation, torture and war crimes and manipulating intelligence based on lies.

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098366 Mauimom Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098366 <p><a href="#comment-1098248"><em>redx @ 91</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>F him and Newsweek. Boycott time on that. Gonna ask my brother to cancell his subscript.</p></blockquote> <p>Send a copy of the cancellation letter to Warren Buffett @ Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha. Berkshire owns a big chunk of WaPo stock. He stood by Katherine Graham when husband Phil died and she had to take over WaPo. </p> <p>Apparently Buffett hasn’t been asked to tutor Katherine’s son Donald, who now runs the Post [and has run it and Newsweek into the ground].</p> <p>I sent Buffett my WaPo cancellation letter as a little “info” on his “investment” and will now do likewise with my cancellation of Newsweek. He generally likes to stay out of the affairs of the companies he invests in, but I think a little “here’s why I’m not buying your product” might at least be read.</p> redx @ 91

F him and Newsweek. Boycott time on that. Gonna ask my brother to cancell his subscript.

Send a copy of the cancellation letter to Warren Buffett @ Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha. Berkshire owns a big chunk of WaPo stock. He stood by Katherine Graham when husband Phil died and she had to take over WaPo.

Apparently Buffett hasn’t been asked to tutor Katherine’s son Donald, who now runs the Post [and has run it and Newsweek into the ground].

I sent Buffett my WaPo cancellation letter as a little “info” on his “investment” and will now do likewise with my cancellation of Newsweek. He generally likes to stay out of the affairs of the companies he invests in, but I think a little “here’s why I’m not buying your product” might at least be read.

]]> By: brokenarrow http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098351 brokenarrow Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:31:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098351 <p><a href="#comment-1098166"><em>msmolly @ 14</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I just canceled my Newsweek subscription. I will not have Karl Rove in my home, even in a magazine.</p></blockquote> <p>Jesus, Newsweek? Quit that piece of crap in my freshman year of high school. Rove is a pig. A very tormented pig, is he.</p> msmolly @ 14

I just canceled my Newsweek subscription. I will not have Karl Rove in my home, even in a magazine.

Jesus, Newsweek? Quit that piece of crap in my freshman year of high school. Rove is a pig. A very tormented pig, is he.

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098343 Mauimom Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:27:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098343 <p><a href="#comment-1098215"><em>Biodun @ 59</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>KKKarl will be joining these august Newsweek columnists: Ellis Cose; George Will; Mark Hosenball; Jonathan Alter; Michael Hirsh; and Fareed Zakaria.</p> <p>Keith hearts only one of these. Guess which one?</p></blockquote> <p>Don’t forget the dreaded Richard Wolffe.</p> <p>Has anyone contacted KO and suggested Newsweek for tonight’s “Worst Person in the World”?</p> Biodun @ 59

KKKarl will be joining these august Newsweek columnists: Ellis Cose; George Will; Mark Hosenball; Jonathan Alter; Michael Hirsh; and Fareed Zakaria.

Keith hearts only one of these. Guess which one?

Don’t forget the dreaded Richard Wolffe.

Has anyone contacted KO and suggested Newsweek for tonight’s “Worst Person in the World”?

]]> By: moondancer http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098336 moondancer Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098336 <p>If there is a god, he’ll get indicted for his part in the Siegel case and that will be the end of it.</p> If there is a god, he’ll get indicted for his part in the Siegel case and that will be the end of it.

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098326 Margot Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:18:54 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/15/newsweek-to-hire-karl-rove/#comment-1098326 <p><a href="#comment-1098191"><em>kdh22 @ 36</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-1098179"><em>Hugh @ 26</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Just another reason why in 20 years you will have to explain to teenagers that there used to be these magazines called Time and Newsweek.</p></blockquote> <p>“Read? What’s that? The satellite’s computer just downloads the info to my chip.”<br /> Teenager, circa 2030</p></blockquote> <p>LOL!</p> kdh22 @ 36

Hugh @ 26

Just another reason why in 20 years you will have to explain to teenagers that there used to be these magazines called Time and Newsweek.

“Read? What’s that? The satellite’s computer just downloads the info to my chip.”
Teenager, circa 2030

LOL!

]]>