White House Denies Existence of Karl Rove
Above: White House press secretary Scott McClellan.
Above: This rare photo depicts the man Bush Administration critics are calling "Karl Rove."
The White House has called such reports "nonsense."
McClellan reiterated his denial of Karl Rove's existence 33 times during the press conference. When pressed, he distributed a list of "real, actual political figures about whom I'd be happy to comment." The list included only President George W. Bush and Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta.
Rumors of the figure's existence were given a boost early this month when, as part of the official investigation into the CIA leak, a Time magazine reporter named Rove as the source of the leak.
"This is a very clever fiction concocted by those on the other side of the aisle," Vice President Dick Cheney said. "It's preposterous at its core."
The phantom advisor has come under heavy fire in recent weeks from critics of the administration, who say he should be fired for his role in the scandal. President Bush has pledged that anyone in his administration found to be involved in the CIA leak will be dismissed.
"There is no such organization as the CIA," McClellan said. "This is tinfoil-hat stuff."
Initially demanding that the alleged Rove be fired, Democrats say they are now focusing their efforts on proving the figure's existence.
"I believe this deputy White House chief of staff is real, despite White House claims to the contrary," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said. "But to disprove this wild ghost story, we must begin an exhaustive fact-finding mission, for which I pledge all the time and resources of the entire Democratic party."
What is it with the flabby white guys who are the powers behind this administration? Rove, Grover Nordquist, Cheney. Here's Nordquist:
parados wrote:No refutation of my logic? You just ignore it? Somehow I am not suprised that you refuse to discuss it. It is a logical conclusion that any reasonable person can come to based on known facts. Because you can't or won't refute it only shows that it stands on its own and has no refutation.
I ignored it because: (A) your "logic" doesn't exist; as demonstrated you don't possess a logical mind, (B) it was not the focus of our current discussion, and (C) I've already refuted it previously. I don't feel the need to repeatedly shred your "logic" just because you feel the need to repeat it.
parados wrote:I didn't equate undercover with covert.
Wrong. You did so .... HERE.[/URL] In your argument that the CIA must have found Plame to have been "undercover" and "covert," you said, "Both words apply equally and are synonymous." Just another indication of your faulty logic.
parados wrote:The CIA did in their sending a possible crime to DoJ. They used the word "undercover" to describe the possible crime in the letter sent to Conyers.
And you have concluded that means Plame is "covert." You believe "undercover" means "covert." I've blown huge gaping holes in that theory, and you continue to insist it's holding water.
parados wrote:A normal debate would be for one side to point out errors in the other's.
Well, I'm holding up my end ...
parados wrote:Your refusal to do so speaks volumes about the strength of your argument.
See above.
Mine was a photo, and that's a cartoon!
Well, in any case, Michael Moore is a filmmaker. Cheney, Rove and Norquist run the country.
Which is the point I was making in the first place...
"If George Bush walked on water tomorrow, the DNC would issue a press release entitled "Bush Can't Swim."
Bush's ability to stay in shape is truly admirable. I've always appreciated his persistence in not making his job overwhelm the other important things in his life: exercise, adequate sleep, frequent vacations.
He's a role model for the workaholics of this country...
