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Dana Perino Calls 'The Butler' Screenwriter 'Amazing'

Dana Perino Calls 'The Butler' Screenwriter 'Amazing'

Former Bush administration spokeswoman and The Five co-host Dana Perino praised Danny Strong, who wrote the screenplay for Lee Daniels’ The Butler, saying he was an “excellent producer” and an “amazing” writer.  Perino made her remarks on Tuesday’s episode of Fox News’ The Five in a

Trump: Rove Wasted $400M on 'Worst Ads I've Ever Seen'

Trump: Rove Wasted $400M on 'Worst Ads I've Ever Seen'

Donald Trump blasted Republican consultant Karl Rove for wasting over $400 million on ads during the 2012 election that he said were terrible and ineffective.  Speaking at the Family Leadership Summit on Saturday in Iowa, Trump asserted that Rove–and his

Ted Cruz: I'd 'Love to Debate' Rove on Obamacare Defunding

Ted Cruz: I'd 'Love to Debate' Rove on Obamacare Defunding

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Fox News’s “Hannity” Tuesday that he “would love to debate” Republican strategist Karl Rove on defunding Obamacare. Cruz insisted that the federal government has never rolled back a massive government program like Obamacare once fully

Rove: Romney Lost Election Due to Tactical Failures

Rove: Romney Lost Election Due to Tactical Failures

Speaking at Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, Republican commentator Karl Rove said Mitt Romney’s campaign lost the 2012 election to President Barack Obama because of tactical failures. For all of Romney’s negatives, Rove said Romney may have had a better

Karl Rove on Romney's Big Tactical Mistakes

Karl Rove was at the Aspen Ideas Festival Thursday and described the two big tactical mistakes Romney made that, in Rove’s view, cost him the election. The Atlantic‘s Garance Franke-Ruta has a piece recounting the conversation between Rove and Atlantic

Fail: Karl Rove Attack On Breitbart Gets Facts Wrong

Fail: Karl Rove Attack On Breitbart Gets Facts Wrong

On Monday, GOP political commentator Karl Rove sharply criticized a recent Breitbart News article on new language in the Senate amnesty bill. Appearing on FoxNews to defend the bill’s security provisions, Rove singled out a Breitbart story which appeared Friday

Tireless crusaders vs. overzealous prosecutors

In response to Dems Hope To Portray Issa As An ‘Overzealous Prosecutor’: If the political polarity of these scandals were reversed, and this was all happening under a Republican Administration, the Democrat equivalent of Issa would be hailed as a

Rove Slams Bachmann

Rove Slams Bachmann

‘This Week’ Roundtable Arianna Huffington, Gwen Ifill, Paul Gigot, Karl Rove, David Plouffe on Michele Bachmann’s retirement from Congress…

Rove Takes On Plouffe, Huffington Over IRS Targeting

Rove Takes On Plouffe, Huffington Over IRS Targeting

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. ABC: Former White House senior adviser and Democratic strategist David Plouffe fought back against assertions from GOP strategist and former Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush Karl Rove that the IRS’s

Congressman on IRS Scandal: Koch Bros. 'Abused the System'

Congressman on IRS Scandal: Koch Bros. 'Abused the System'

More conservative organizations and individuals have emerged to tell their stories of tax troubles after revelations surfaced that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations unjustly. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R – OH) stated at the weekly GOP

Alec Baldwin Blames IRS 'Scandal' on Karl Rove

Alec Baldwin Blames IRS 'Scandal' on Karl Rove

Alec Baldwin wins the stuffed Teddy bear prize for the most imaginative defense of the IRS scandal engulfing the Obama administration. Or, to use Baldwin’s Twitter turn of phrase, “scandal.” The combustible 30 Rock actor, who enjoys quitting and then

Kristol: Stop Attacking Hillary on Benghazi

Kristol: Stop Attacking Hillary on Benghazi

Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, who told Republicans in late 2012 to cave on higher taxes to President Obama, now thinks Republicans should stop attacking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her role in American failures before, during, and