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| Karl Rove swipes back at Sarah Palin after cracks on CPAC stage | Karl Rove swipes back at Sarah Palin after cracks on CPAC stage |
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| It's all getting a bit catty among the ghosts of Republicanism's recent past … or the guiding spirits ushering the party forward, as they are more likely to frame themselves | It's all getting a bit catty among the ghosts of Republicanism's recent past … or the guiding spirits ushering the party forward, as they are more likely to frame themselves |
| A day after Tea Party favourite Sarah Palin took a swipe at Karl Rove over his apparent plans to weed out batty right-wingers from primary races, the one-time Bush adviser used an appearance on Fox News Sunday to even the score. | A day after Tea Party favourite Sarah Palin took a swipe at Karl Rove over his apparent plans to weed out batty right-wingers from primary races, the one-time Bush adviser used an appearance on Fox News Sunday to even the score. |
| Responding to Palin's suggestion that those hoping to vet would-be candidates should "head on back to the great Lone Star state and put their names on some ballot", Rove commented that if he did, at least he wouldn't "leave office mid-term". | Responding to Palin's suggestion that those hoping to vet would-be candidates should "head on back to the great Lone Star state and put their names on some ballot", Rove commented that if he did, at least he wouldn't "leave office mid-term". |
| Palin quit as governor of Alaska mid-term in 2009, not long after helping guide the Republican party to a presidential election loss. Since then she has busied herself as a lucrative author, pundit and occasional presidential flirt. | Palin quit as governor of Alaska mid-term in 2009, not long after helping guide the Republican party to a presidential election loss. Since then she has busied herself as a lucrative author, pundit and occasional presidential flirt. |
| The dance she played with the media over a potential White House run last year, now looks set to be repeated in the coming election cycle. | The dance she played with the media over a potential White House run last year, now looks set to be repeated in the coming election cycle. |
| She remains a hugely popular figure among the party base, as was in evident on Saturday in a speech to Republican faithful at the Conservative Political Action Conference. | She remains a hugely popular figure among the party base, as was in evident on Saturday in a speech to Republican faithful at the Conservative Political Action Conference. |
| "Run for office!" yelled some as Palin peppered address with risque jokes and stabs at the Obama administration. | "Run for office!" yelled some as Palin peppered address with risque jokes and stabs at the Obama administration. |
| But she also found the time to attack other Republican bigwigs, Rove included. | But she also found the time to attack other Republican bigwigs, Rove included. |
| No names were named but, her attack at experts who "rake in millions" while presiding over election losses was clearly aimed at the former White House deputy chief of staff. | No names were named but, her attack at experts who "rake in millions" while presiding over election losses was clearly aimed at the former White House deputy chief of staff. |
| Rove's Super Pac, American Crossroads, recently set up a new fighting fund which aims at ploughing "tens of millions of dollars" into primary campaigns in which mainstream Republicans are in danger of being outflanked by the far right. | Rove's Super Pac, American Crossroads, recently set up a new fighting fund which aims at ploughing "tens of millions of dollars" into primary campaigns in which mainstream Republicans are in danger of being outflanked by the far right. |
| It follows a brace of Senate seat losses last year in which the Republican candidates alienated the electorate with deeply conservative – and to most people's minds, offensive – views on social issues. | It follows a brace of Senate seat losses last year in which the Republican candidates alienated the electorate with deeply conservative – and to most people's minds, offensive – views on social issues. |
| Then-representative Todd Akin spiralled to defeat in Missouri after commenting on TV that pregnancy rarely occurs in the case of "legitimate rape". | Then-representative Todd Akin spiralled to defeat in Missouri after commenting on TV that pregnancy rarely occurs in the case of "legitimate rape". |
| Likewise in Indiana, Republican candidate Richard Mourdock lost the Senate battle after uggesting that rape was "something God intended to happen". | Likewise in Indiana, Republican candidate Richard Mourdock lost the Senate battle after uggesting that rape was "something God intended to happen". |
| Such face-slappingly insensitive remarks have prompted some – Rove included – into action in an apparent bid to protect the Republican Party from other would-be candidates with loose mouths and unenlightened minds. | Such face-slappingly insensitive remarks have prompted some – Rove included – into action in an apparent bid to protect the Republican Party from other would-be candidates with loose mouths and unenlightened minds. |
| Which all smacks of Washington interference to Palin, who advised those behind the plan to "buck up or stay in the truck" – an apparent suggestion that they put name on their home state ballots. | Which all smacks of Washington interference to Palin, who advised those behind the plan to "buck up or stay in the truck" – an apparent suggestion that they put name on their home state ballots. |
| "I appreciate her encouragement that I'd go home to Texas and run for office," Rove told Fox, adding: "I would say this though: I don't think I'm particularly good candidate, sort of balding, fat guy. And second of all, I'd say if I did run for office and win, I'd serve out my term. I wouldn't leave office mid-term." | "I appreciate her encouragement that I'd go home to Texas and run for office," Rove told Fox, adding: "I would say this though: I don't think I'm particularly good candidate, sort of balding, fat guy. And second of all, I'd say if I did run for office and win, I'd serve out my term. I wouldn't leave office mid-term." |
| A case of handbags at dawn perhaps. But those handbags can be awful weighty when crammed full of ego and Super Pac cash. | A case of handbags at dawn perhaps. But those handbags can be awful weighty when crammed full of ego and Super Pac cash. |
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