Karl Rove: "the world is a safer place for having that bastard gone"

[sabra]

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/254674/

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One student asked: “After you outed Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, which is treason, as we all know, I’m wondering why you’re not in jail.”

“There’s a simple answer for that, I didn’t do what you said I did,” said Rove, who then challenged the student on his facts.

After the exchange was over, Rove plugged his upcoming book: “Incidentally, there’s a great back story to what we just talked about here, it’s in my book, available for $29.95.”

The event closed with a student’s question about the war in Iraq, which she said Rove led the U.S. into under false pretenses.

“You made the American people think that we were going to war because of 9/11,” the student said.

Rove quickly attacked the student’s comments and justified the war and the threat posed by then-Iraq President Saddam Hussein.

“It was the right thing to do and the world is a safer place for having that bastard gone,” Rove said, concluding the speech and prompting a standing ovation.

[Brickbat]

1. The best he could do was 1,000 people in Fargo, eh? Well done! Of course, the Forum is a total

right-wing trumpet.

[aquart]

2. No, it's a safer place with you gone, Karl.

You just haven't gone far enough.

[Loge23]

3. 4300 and counting say otherwise (nt)

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Man, for a second I thought he was talking about Bush.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

7. +1

[Vickers]

9. +2

:P

[Uncle Joe]

11. + 3

Great minds, etc etc.

[treestar]

5. so I guess you won't be scaremongering any more KKKarl?

[yellowcanine]

6. Well yes, but removing "that bastard" in the way we did did not make the world a safer place.

I know Karl, logic is not necessarily your strong point so you probably do not see the distinction.

[rd_kent]

8. Is he talking about Bush?

[LeFleur1]

10. Liars Never Change their Skunk Stripes

They will always spew their stink around.

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. Is that a fact?

How many Americans did Saddam kill, outside of the wars we waged against him? For that matter, how many extra-nationals did he ever kill, other than in the wars that we encouraged him to start - since we directly encourage him to attack Iran, and gave tacit acceptance to his attacking Kuwait? Was he really a danger to anyone other than his own citizens?

How is the world safer without him?

[damntexdem]

13. So true: of Dubya, Darth Cheney, Rummy, and, especially, Karl Rove.

Now let's keep the bastards gone.

[Brickbat]

14. O noes! I just found out he's speaking at my alma mater tomorrow! I almost wish I sent them money

every year, so I could tell them I was stopping.