Bush to Karl: Hope you finish reading the Cliff Notes of the Constitution.

[Stephanie]

Heh heh heh.

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Mary Matalin, left, and Karl Rove, right, the deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President Bush, pause at a reception held before a roast honoring Rove, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, in Austin, Texas. Matalin, one of the roasters, served as assistant to President Bush and counselor to Vice-President Cheney. She left the White House in 2002. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060113/480/txhc10301130137
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John Sharp, left, and Karl Rove, deputy chief of staff for President Bush, attend a reception before a roast honoring Rove on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, in Austin, Texas. Sharp, one of the roasters, is a former Texas comptroller, and is chairman of the Texas Tax Reform Commission. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060113/480/txhc10101130131
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Karl Rove, left, the deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President Bush, talks with Texas state Rep. Tony Goolsby, R-Dallas, right, at a reception before a roast honoring Rove, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, in Austin, Texas.. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060113/480/txhc10201130131
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austin Headliners Club, members roasted a prolific hometown newsmaker: presidential adviser Karl Rove.

Since it was opened decades ago, the Headliners Club has been a high-cotton watering hole for Texas' press and politicians — where folks made news whether they meant to or not, amid the heady mix of free-flowing liquor and ideas. Both were in overdrive Thursday night.

Mark McKinnon, who developed President Bush's media campaign in 2000 and 2004, led the audience through a slide show of some of the "best of Karl" moments, including one wintry day on the campaign trail when Rove got into a snowball fight with the national press corps' bus. McKinnon also produced a video message from Bush, who had a "to-do list" for Rove for the next three years: to "sign the first edition of my new book, 'Inside Karl's Brain,' " to "take Barney to drug-sniffing training at Homeland Security," and, finally, that "I hope you finally finish reading the Cliff Notes of the Constitution."

The friendly ribbing came from both sides of the aisle.

Former UT Regent Lowell Lebermann brought down the house by noting that Bush's and Clinton's administrations shared a common weakness: "Two pudgy people in the White House who couldn't keep their mouths shut."

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/13roast.html

It's all just a big joke to these freaks.

[txindy]

1. The post-party remorse will set in soon enough

When the indictments for KKKarl start raining down, the creatures in those pictures will rue the day they were photographed with him. They won't be able to disown him fast enough. How many pals does Jack Abramoff have these days? Not many.

They've probably had regrets already. Too bad. :evilgrin: We've got the pics.

[Stephanie]

4. I can't wait any more

I've been waiting more two and a half years. How long before we can send this slimey little traitor off to prison?

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Just like the mob does when one of its soldiers is sent up...

...the river.

[Stephanie]

5. do they really?

I wouldn't doubt it.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Yep - they give them a big party. It's a reward-of-sorts for not...

...turning everyone else in. Of course, if they flip and rat everyone out, another kind of party is given.;)

[Stephanie]

8. Well Karl's a rat by nature

So maybe we have another party to look forward to!

[Cooley Hurd]

9. And we know that shit floats, so he won't be disposed of...

...Luca Brasi-style.;)

[Botany]

3. looks like it to me.

A black tie party on a week night?




I think Rove is in for this kind of roast ...... very soon

[Stephanie]

6. To celebrate the anniversary of a bar.

boy that Rove's got class

10. I like the all the people cozing up to him

a bunch of rich people who don't give a flying *F* about the people of America.

[Stephanie]

12. I really don't understand it.

I am really about to give up. If there is a Canadian who wants to marry me please send a PM!

[Stephanie]

11. I've edited the title three times. I'm shocked and appalled.

Isn't this exactly like looking for WMD under his desk?

[CottonBear]

13. That's freakin' sick. Good lord, these people have no shame. n/t

[Stephanie]

14. They have no shame, and nobody gives a fuck.

We are screaming into the wind. Nobody hears us.

[rainbow4321]

15. DMN: At Rove roast, nothing's off-limits

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-rove_14tex.ART.State.Edition2.22d8675f.html

It didn't take long to get to the touchy subjects – the CIA leak inquiry, Republican scandals, even Karl Rove's portly physique. At a lively hometown roast, President Bush's political guru submitted himself to an evening of friendly fire, and a bipartisan panel that took turns praising and pillaring him.

"It's great to have you in Austin," declared Lowell Lebermann, a former University of Texas regent and die-hard Democrat. "It's great to have you anywhere outside Washington."


Republican ally Mary Matalin picked up the theme of White House leaks, saying she had just seen a story that "Karl had leaked the ending to the new Harry Potter book before President Bush had read it."

In a slide show, Mr. McKinnon showed Mr. Rove hunting on horseback, rifle in hand, staring toward an unseen quarry. "Release the Democrats!" said a dialogue balloon above his head.