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Karl Rove
Chief Advisor to the White House
In August 2007, Karl Rove announced that he would resign from
one of the most powerful positions in the free world as top
political strategist to the White House, to spend more time with
his family. Some critics of Rove, however, suggest that he is
trying to avoid investigation into, among others, his role as
producer and executive director of the politicizing of the
Department of Justice. One of those cases was the Don
Siegelman case, an apparently Rove-directed case, that is now
under the microscope of the judiciary committee.
Rove's reputation was established in the close elections, and
few would be as close as the 2000 presidential race from which
George W. Bush emerged victorious by a margin of 537 votes in
Florida—enough to win the presidency, and to promote his chief
strategist, Karl Rove, to the status of legend. The methods used
by this tactical genius would have easily been the yardstick of
the industry, even if he never resorted to treachery. But he does.
[1]
Rove owed his reputation to two primarily things: direct-mail
marketing and an ability to get government prosecutors to go
after the officeholder his client wanted to beat. [2]
As the strategies used by Karl Rove have become more and
more evident, it appears that he sees the institutions of
government as primarily instruments of political power. He has
always used government to expand a power base and punish
enemies: evidence the various US attorney replacements, the
recent testimony of the former Surgeon General, and many
other incidents to find abundant proof of this practice.
But what interest would Karl Rove have in Alabama? William J.
Canary is one of the biggest reasons that Rove is interested in
Alabama. Rove and Canary are old pals from Canary’s days at
the White House during the administration of George H.W. Bush.
They also worked closely in 1994 when the Alabama BCA
(Business Council of Alabama) headed by Bill Canary, brought
Karl Rove from Texas to help elect Republican candidates to the
traditionally Democrat-held state Supreme Court in Alabama.
The BCA believed that because Rove had successfully faced
precisely this scenario in Texas several years before, and had
managed to turn an all-Democratic Texas court all Republican,
that he could do it for Alabama as well. (1)
On June 1, 2007 an affidavit by a concerned lifetime republican
and Riley campaign worker was made public. Among other
revelations about the inner workings of the Riley campaign her
affidavit fingers the White House operator who called the shots
in the prosecution of Governor Siegelman, Karl Rove.
- This affidavit claimed that William Canary assured Rob Riley -
son of Alabama Governor, Bob Riley - that his "girls" would "take
care of" Siegelman. When Rob Riley needed assurance,
Canary said that he had talked to "Karl" and justice was already
working on the case. President Bush did appoint Canary's "girls"
to US Attorney positions, including Bill's wife, US Attorney Leura
Canary. Leura Canary would not only begin an aggressive
prosecution of Siegelman but, she would also block the
investigation of Bob Riley's involvement with Jack Abramoff, all
at Rove's bidding.
<(1): "Karl Rove in a Corner" by by Joshua Green for the
Atlantic Online.>
<(2): "It Started in Texas: Karl Rove’s Political Prosecutions" by
Scott Horton>
- A Young Karl Rove works for Dick Nixon's
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the
President) 1972
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| photo: Raw Story Karl Rove built (in 2004) an upscale million-dollar beach house in Rosemary Beach which is located in Florida's northwest panhandle. The Rosemary Beach Development, which caters to elites from Alabama, Georgia & Florida, is located on Highway A-30, between Destin and Panama City, in Walton Co. Florida. |
Rosemary Beach, FLA
....Whatever the next chapter of Rove's life has in store, some of
the action will probably take place in Rosemary Beach, Florida,
where he bought land in 2002.
Although the home appears to have been initially purchased as
vacation property, Rove seems to be spending an increasing
amount of time there, leading some to speculate that the Dill Lane
home is the controversial political advisor’s new base of
operations. Rove still owns a home in DC and two small cottages
in Ingram, Texas, according to public records.
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<more at Raw Story - Mar 28-08>
....Whatever the next chapter of Rove's life has in store, some of
the action will probably take place in Rosemary Beach, Florida,
where he bought land in 2002.
Although the home appears to have been initially purchased as
vacation property, Rove seems to be spending an increasing
amount of time there, leading some to speculate that the Dill Lane
home is the controversial political advisor’s new base of
operations. Rove still owns a home in DC and two small cottages
in Ingram, Texas, according to public records.
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<more at Raw Story - Mar 28-08>
Karl Rove from Wikipedia:
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Deputy Chief
of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on 31
August 2007. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked
as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek,
and the Wall Street Journal.
For most of his career prior to his employment at the White
House, Rove was a political consultant almost exclusively for
Republican candidates. Rove's election campaign clients have
included George W. Bush (2000 and 2004 presidential elections,
1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial elections), Senator John
Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), and Bill Clements (1986
Texas gubernatorial election).
Rove was born the second of three children in Denver,
Colorado, and later raised in Sparks, Nevada. His biological
father was not married to his mother. His mother's husband,
Louis Claude Rove Jr., whom Rove knew as his father, was a
geologist, and his mother, Reba Wood, was a gift shop manager.
His family moved to Salt Lake City in 1965 when Rove was
entering high school. While at Olympus High School, he was
elected student council president his junior and senior years. He
became skilled in debate.
In the fall of 1970, Rove used a false identity to enter the
campaign office of Democrat Alan J. Dixon, who was running for
Treasurer of Illinois. He stole 1000 sheets of paper with
campaign letterhead, printed fake campaign rally fliers promising
"free beer, free food, girls and a good time for nothing", and
distributed them at rock concerts and homeless shelters, with the
effect of disrupting Dixon's rally. (Dixon eventually won the
election). Rove's role would not become publicly known until
August 1973. Rove told the Dallas Morning News in 1999, "It was
a youthful prank at the age of 19 and I regret it."
College Republicans, Watergate, and the
Bushes
In June 1971, Rove dropped out of college to take a paid
position as the Executive Director of the College Republican
National Committee. Joe Abate, who was National Chairman of
the College Republicans at the time, became a mentor to Rove.
Rove traveled extensively, participating as an instructor at
weekend seminars for campus conservatives across the country.
He was an active participant in Richard Nixon's 1972 Presidential
campaign. He was a protégé of Donald Segretti who was later
convicted as a Watergate conspirator.
Rove held the position of executive director of the College
Republicans until early 1973.
Karl Rove has had 2 marriages. The first was to Valerie
Wainright, a Houston socialite, who married Karl Rove in
Houston, Texas in 1977. The marriage to Valerie ended in
divorce in 1979. His second marriage was in 1986 when Rove
married the former Darby Hickson, of Alabama. The couple have
one son, Andrew Madison Rove, whose middle name honors
James Madison, the father of the US constitution, Rove's
intellectual hero."
<more at Wikipedia>
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Deputy Chief
of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on 31
August 2007. Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked
as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek,
and the Wall Street Journal.
For most of his career prior to his employment at the White
House, Rove was a political consultant almost exclusively for
Republican candidates. Rove's election campaign clients have
included George W. Bush (2000 and 2004 presidential elections,
1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial elections), Senator John
Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), and Bill Clements (1986
Texas gubernatorial election).
Rove was born the second of three children in Denver,
Colorado, and later raised in Sparks, Nevada. His biological
father was not married to his mother. His mother's husband,
Louis Claude Rove Jr., whom Rove knew as his father, was a
geologist, and his mother, Reba Wood, was a gift shop manager.
His family moved to Salt Lake City in 1965 when Rove was
entering high school. While at Olympus High School, he was
elected student council president his junior and senior years. He
became skilled in debate.
In the fall of 1970, Rove used a false identity to enter the
campaign office of Democrat Alan J. Dixon, who was running for
Treasurer of Illinois. He stole 1000 sheets of paper with
campaign letterhead, printed fake campaign rally fliers promising
"free beer, free food, girls and a good time for nothing", and
distributed them at rock concerts and homeless shelters, with the
effect of disrupting Dixon's rally. (Dixon eventually won the
election). Rove's role would not become publicly known until
August 1973. Rove told the Dallas Morning News in 1999, "It was
a youthful prank at the age of 19 and I regret it."
College Republicans, Watergate, and the
Bushes
In June 1971, Rove dropped out of college to take a paid
position as the Executive Director of the College Republican
National Committee. Joe Abate, who was National Chairman of
the College Republicans at the time, became a mentor to Rove.
Rove traveled extensively, participating as an instructor at
weekend seminars for campus conservatives across the country.
He was an active participant in Richard Nixon's 1972 Presidential
campaign. He was a protégé of Donald Segretti who was later
convicted as a Watergate conspirator.
Rove held the position of executive director of the College
Republicans until early 1973.
Karl Rove has had 2 marriages. The first was to Valerie
Wainright, a Houston socialite, who married Karl Rove in
Houston, Texas in 1977. The marriage to Valerie ended in
divorce in 1979. His second marriage was in 1986 when Rove
married the former Darby Hickson, of Alabama. The couple have
one son, Andrew Madison Rove, whose middle name honors
James Madison, the father of the US constitution, Rove's
intellectual hero."
<more at Wikipedia>
| photo captured from www.washingtonlife.com Karl and Darby Rove Darby Rove is from Alabama and her family can be reached easily from Rosemary Beach. |