This morning on ABC’s “This Week”, Obama lackey David Plouffe faced off against Karl Rove in the ongoing health care debate. Ladies and gentlemen, it was vicious—Plouffe didn’t stand a chance against Rove. In fact, Rove ate his lunch—and that’s putting it politely. For every campaign talking point that David Plouffe regurgitated, Karl Rove swung back hard with actual facts, figures, statistics and calculations. Plouffe was basically reduced to a rubble of transparent Obamaisms. Rove must have sensed that he had Plouffe backed into a corner, because he went so far as to demand that Plouffe “stop throwing around epithets and deal with the facts”. I guess the moral of the story is that when all is said and done, pixie dust and unicorn farts are no match for real knowledge, facts and cojones.
PS—I don’t know about you all, but after watching that train-wreck of a debate (for Plouffe anyway), I’m currently having visions of President Obama nervously pacing around the Oval Office and chain smoking while Rham Emanuel is simultaneously uttering creative and never before heard profanities. Have a happy Sunday! 
This diary was originally posted on The Minority Report.
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I got to see Karl Rove live yesterday morning.
Brian Hibbert (Diary) Sunday, March 21st at 9:53PM EST (link)He was REALLY fired up over what the Democrats have been trying to push onto us. He knows the numbers inside out and can explain every bit of it.
One bit he mentioned that’s not in the video. The Student Loan Takeover is being used to partially fund the medical system takeover. They are borrowing making 4% (currently) on the student loans and putting the profit into medical care. They’re making college kids pay for medical reforms!
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Thanks for the extra info Brian....
Susannah (Diary) Sunday, March 21st at 11:42PM EST (link)I had no idea about the student loan scam.
Whoooooa, Nellie,
Flagstaff (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 4:01AM EST (link)As Keith Jackson would say. That was worth watching. Plouff could hardly smirk by the end. And if it had gone on, he would have been smacked more, and harder.
There is absolutely NOTHING good about this bill, and the sooner we sweep out Congress and stop its implementation by not funding it, the better. Watch for the present House to try to get a budget for 2011 done early so the Pubs can’t stop it.
Good for Karl. Its about time a Republican got animated about things.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”– Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
Thanks for the recco Flagstaff....
Susannah (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 1:52PM EST (link)….Oh, and you are so right about Plouffe not even being able to muster up a smirk by the end of the interview. He looked like a deer caught in the headlights. His expression was priceless. Anyway, I definitely don’t think that Plouffe was expecting Rove to come out swinging like he did.
Probably because we've been laying down and taking our
eburke (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 2:15PM EST (link)beatings for so long it never entered his consciousness that we might actually fight back.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
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Our public spokesmen have been lax
Flagstaff (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 2:17PM EST (link)in forcefully making our points. Hit ‘em with facts, facts, and more facts, and don’t let up. Example: Bret Baier conducted a fine interview of TCYPO last week, but he let him off the hook on the question of “If it’s such a good bill, why does it take bribes to get it passed?” TCYPO deflected the question, and Bret didn’t press it.
The facts are on our side. We have to keep at them, as Rove did.
And interrupt when it’s to our advantage–they do.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”– Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
The GOP will just filabuster that in the Senate
RealQuiet (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 9:33AM EST (link)When it comes around. That will be logistically impossible. Actually, I don’t see much of anything else that will get done before November.
This was the classic example of bringing a pea shooter
eburke (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 2:24PM EST (link)to a gunfight.
Holy cow….I’m not a big Karl Rove fan but talk about a booty kickin’!
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OOOOOOWWWW!
Jack_Savage (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 6:57PM EST (link)Get BACK Loretta!
I gotta ask....
Susannah (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 7:02PM EST (link)….Who is Loretta?
It is a cocky thing I say when I hit a great drive
Jack_Savage (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 7:49PM EST (link)It’s from the Beatles’ song – “Get Back”
I paraphrase the lyric, but when the ball is in the air my line is “Get BACK Loretta!”, then as I cockily pluck the tee from the ground I say, ” In your high heels and red sweater’!”
Or in another related taunt I use on the golf course, “Give me something HARD to do!” as in, hey, that was easy.
It is sometimes very hard to play golf with me. At one time I knew how to say, “Who’s your Daddy?” in about ten languages, including Arabic.
Hey, you asked….
Cute..very cute....
Susannah (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 7:56PM EST (link)….Oh, and I can’t believe that I missed the “Get Back” reference, because The Beatles are one of my favorite bands. Anyway, I’m glad I asked.
The only thing that would've made this better
marshmom (Diary) Monday, March 22nd at 10:23PM EST (link)is if Rove had been sitting right next to they guy to give him his smack down. It is rather interesting how Plouffe didn’t have ANY response to Rove’s facts. Everyone watching needs to take a lesson and learn how to take and Alinskyite/Obamabot.
Rove exposed Plouffe for what he is–a fraud, liar, and magician.
You're exactly right Marshmom....
Susannah (Diary) Tuesday, March 23rd at 11:53AM EST (link)This debate/booty-kickin’ was a total “Emperor has no Clothes” moment for Plouffe, as well as for the entire Obama administration.
Happy and sad
huskerchuck (Diary) Tuesday, March 23rd at 5:43PM EST (link)I’m happy and sad that Karl wasn’t in the same room at Mr. Fluff. Oops… misspelled that there… o.O
The absolute anger that these game-players in the WH and in Congress are creating is VERY good. We have to funnel that, use it to let them know exactly how bad this is, that the American people KNOW better, and that we’re ‘mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore!’ Or words to that effect.
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Wow
rbiii (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 12:38AM EST (link)That was epic pwnage.
I'm standing on my head trying to decode this as well.
SoFiMil (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 12:43AM EST (link)And coincidentally, just an hour or so ago, I wanted about 45 minutes of youtube clips of Derren Brown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQjr1YL0zg
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Kowlaski - ...watched about 45 minutes - nt
SoFiMil (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 12:53AM EST (link).
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Oops - I thought you I were replying to Francis' post.
SoFiMil (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 12:58AM EST (link)..
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Good one, Susannah!
azaeroprof (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 2:23AM EST (link)I think Ploufe needs some Tucks Medicated Pads after getting his tail whipped on that one!
Thanks so much Mark....
Susannah (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 11:57AM EST (link)…And it’s great to see you around again (and to be back myself). I missed hearing from you.
What a smackdown
RealQuiet (Diary) Wednesday, March 24th at 9:30AM EST (link)Plouffe looked real uncomfortable there.
Excellent smackdown!
irishgirl Wednesday, March 24th at 5:48PM EST (link)I saw this on another site and thought it was awesome. Whatever one may think personally of Rove, my opinion is that this is how a debate should be conducted. Classic. Rove came out swinging, with FACTS, didn’t try to be PC, and stomped all over this pansy. Now that this monstrosity has passed, I hope other Repubs follow this example.