Talk:Karl Rove

Changed "agnostic" notice
While I don't want to discount the reference that had been given to affirm Rove's agnosticism, I think that the ProCon.org quote that seems to have come directly from Rove (I think it is a sufficiently credible source) casts enough doubt on his purported lack to warrant my changing what was there. However, if anyone finds what I wrote overly long, feel free to cut it down to the essentials. I also know that the book used as a reference seems to come from after the ProCon.org quote was given, but as it stands, I think its far more likely that the comment in that book about his agnosticism was made without knowledge he had deliberately denied such a claim. It is entirely possible that Rove is some kind of crypt-atheist/agnostic, but as it stands, I think his own words about his personal beliefs are more credible than a secondary source. Kevin Corbett (talk) 09:07, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Denial of Fox News Results
His performance with the female reporter saying "Is that just some mathematics you do as a Republican ..." is probably the most notable event of the election. How can there be no mention of this? 72.228.190.243 (talk) 19:52, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I was about to say the same thing.ElectroPro (talk) 20:37, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Of course, any such mention would have been quickly scrubbed by Rove & co. inc. Just like any mention of the allegations by Anonymous of Rove's computer theft of the 2004 Ohio vote count, and the attempted theft of the 2012 Ohio vote count. The Wikipedia page will only approach real accuracy once Rove is finally in jail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.191.42.7 (talk) 21:28, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

NO Mention At All about Rove's involvement in the 2012 US Presidential campaign super pac for Romney?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.207.152.175 (talk) 09:14, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Nothing about his religion?
It would be nice to add something about this as conservatives generally find this area quite important.101.51.233.82 (talk) 01:22, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

History, and the current state of the article: a proposal to merge
I was involved in this article in the 2009-10 era. There were two editors who worked from what I would term a pro-Rove perspective, both eventually blocked numerous times, both who saw fit to change their identities, and eventually one was banned and the other sanctioned at ArbCom. At the time, I gradually tired of their endless efforts to, as I saw it, sanitize Rove and his record, and walked away. (It might be worth noting that I was never blocked.) One aspect I found particularly unfortunate was the splitting of the article in two, namely the section on Rove during the Bush Administration being removed. That separate article seems quite weak to me, as it is isolated, and I suggest we reincorporate it back into the article and expand it. Given editor interest in this article, I would like to see it improved, but would like to gauge editor interest. In other words, who is actively interested, both in the article and my suggestion that we merge the orphan article back into the main one? Jus da  fax   12:10, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I am surprised by the lack of reaction. I'll give it a bit more time, but a closer look at the article reveals serious flaws. Sections read like a resume. Jus  da  fax   18:57, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Is this one line addition notable?
[] It seems that this one line comment isn't notable and was only added to provide a link for a new article of questionable note. What do other editors think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Springee (talk) 18:05, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The addition is noteworthy and a significant viewpoint reliably sourced to multiple reliable sources including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. If you believe the subject of this article is not notable, you may nominate it for deletion. Please sign your comments. Thank you. Hugh (talk) 20:24, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The topic of this article is wp:note. Your addition is not and it's inclusion is questionable due to wp:weight.  Including it to attempt to bolster an article you recently created is questionable editing.  Springee (talk) 21:47, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

The content is a significant viewpoint prominent in multiple reliable sources, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, International Business Times, the Los Angeles Times, and others; please see WP:DUE.

"In February 2012, Rove said Chrysler's Halftime in America Super Bowl advertisement featuring Clint Eastwood was a sign of Chicago-style politics."



Hugh (talk) 16:36, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
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I have just added archive links to 3 one external links on Karl Rove. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20051129193728/http://blogcritics.org:80/archives/2004/09/04/135514.php to http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/04/135514.php
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20050422052224/http://www.onthemedia.org:80/transcripts/transcripts_060404_roving.html to http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_060404_roving.html
 * Attempted to fix sourcing for http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/384676.html

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External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Karl Rove. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070820214335/http://www.msnbc.msn.com:80/id/20253121/site/newsweek/ to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20253121/site/newsweek/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20100308064106/http://www.karlrovebook.net:80/ to http://www.karlrovebook.net

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Did Karl Rove write the article?
Did the super controversial Karl Rove write the article himself? Karl Rove is considered one of the dirtiest players in the history of politics and is equal to Machiavelli in reputation. Why isn't that somewhere within the opening summary of the biographical figure? I am sure there is plenty of literature and investigative journalism out there on the Web to corroborate Karl Rove's controversial side and in many cases, criminal activity... Stevenmitchell (talk) 04:25, 25 October 2020 (UTC)