WSJ: THE WHITE HOUSE MISFIRES ON LIMBAUGH
Thursday, March 12, 2009
ON-AIR: KARL ROVE'S UPCOMING MEDIA APPEARANCES
AMERICA'S NEWSROOM Monday, March 16, 9:00 AM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
THE FRED HONSBERGER SHOW Monday, March 16, 12:00 PM ET (KDKA 1020, Check Local Listings)
THE O'REILLY FACTOR Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 PM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
BRIAN AND THE JUDGE RADIO SHOW Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 AM ET (Fox News Radio, Check Local Listings)
HANNITY Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 PM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
THE SEAN HANNITY RADIO SHOW Thursday, March 19, 3:00 PM ET (Fox News Radio, Check Local Listings)
For more appearances, visit www.Rove.com.
WSJ: THE WHITE HOUSE MISFIRES ON LIMBAUGH
Presidents throughout history have kept lists of political foes. But the Obama White House is the first I am aware of to pick targets based on polls. Even Richard Nixon didn't focus-group his enemies list.
Team Obama -- aided by Clintonistas Paul Begala, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg -- decided to attack Rush Limbaugh after poring over opinion research. White House senior adviser David Axelrod explicitly authorized the assault. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned a White House official to coordinate the push. And Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gleefully punched the launch button at his podium, suckering the White House press corps into dropping what they were doing to get Mr. Limbaugh.
Was it smart politics and good policy? No. For one thing, it gave the lie to Barack Obama's talk about ending "the political strategy that's been all about division" and "the score-keeping and the name-calling." The West Wing looked populated by petulant teenagers intent on taking down a popular rival. Such talk also shortens the president's honeymoon by making him look like a street-fighting Chicago pol instead of an inspirational, unifying figure. The upward spike in ratings for Rush and other conservative radio commentators shows how the White House's attempt at a smackdown instead energized the opposition.
>> Read full article
POLLING NEWS & NOTES
Polling News & Notes is a regular update published by Rove & Co. highlighting overlooked trends and insights in polling, political demography, and election statistics.
March 12, 2009: Measuring the Stimulus Package's Impact
RECOMMENDED READ: THE CAMPAIGN TO BOOST BUSH, BY MIKE ALLEN, POLITICO
The defense never rests. When President Barack Obama released his own policy this week on former President George W. Bush's practice of attaching controversial signing statements to legislation, a reporter quickly got a tip from a Bush loyalist: the cell phone number for a White House lawyer in the past administration.
"The spin is bogus," said William Burck, a former deputy White House counsel, in pushing back against early news accounts framing Obama's action as a slap at his predecessor. In fact, Burck insisted, the new policy is no different from Bush's.
>> Read full article
OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH KARL
Karl's social network is growing and here are some more ways you can connect with him online. If you have something you'd like to ask Karl, post it on his Facebook wall! If he answers your question, he'll send you an autographed photo. You can also join Karl on Twitter or sign up to receive his articles via RSS feed.
20090312 WSJ The White House Misfires On Limbaugh by Karl Rove
Thursday, March 12, 2009
ON-AIR: KARL ROVE'S UPCOMING MEDIA APPEARANCES
AMERICA'S NEWSROOM Monday, March 16, 9:00 AM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
THE FRED HONSBERGER SHOW Monday, March 16, 12:00 PM ET (KDKA 1020, Check Local Listings)
THE O'REILLY FACTOR Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 PM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
BRIAN AND THE JUDGE RADIO SHOW Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 AM ET (Fox News Radio, Check Local Listings)
HANNITY Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 PM ET (Fox News Channel, Check Local Listings)
THE SEAN HANNITY RADIO SHOW Thursday, March 19, 3:00 PM ET (Fox News Radio, Check Local Listings)
For more appearances, visit www.Rove.com.
WSJ: THE WHITE HOUSE MISFIRES ON LIMBAUGH
Presidents throughout history have kept lists of political foes. But the Obama White House is the first I am aware of to pick targets based on polls. Even Richard Nixon didn't focus-group his enemies list.
Team Obama -- aided by Clintonistas Paul Begala, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg -- decided to attack Rush Limbaugh after poring over opinion research. White House senior adviser David Axelrod explicitly authorized the assault. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned a White House official to coordinate the push. And Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gleefully punched the launch button at his podium, suckering the White House press corps into dropping what they were doing to get Mr. Limbaugh.
Was it smart politics and good policy? No. For one thing, it gave the lie to Barack Obama's talk about ending "the political strategy that's been all about division" and "the score-keeping and the name-calling." The West Wing looked populated by petulant teenagers intent on taking down a popular rival. Such talk also shortens the president's honeymoon by making him look like a street-fighting Chicago pol instead of an inspirational, unifying figure. The upward spike in ratings for Rush and other conservative radio commentators shows how the White House's attempt at a smackdown instead energized the opposition.
>> Read full article
POLLING NEWS & NOTES
Polling News & Notes is a regular update published by Rove & Co. highlighting overlooked trends and insights in polling, political demography, and election statistics.
March 12, 2009: Measuring the Stimulus Package's Impact
RECOMMENDED READ: THE CAMPAIGN TO BOOST BUSH, BY MIKE ALLEN, POLITICO
The defense never rests. When President Barack Obama released his own policy this week on former President George W. Bush's practice of attaching controversial signing statements to legislation, a reporter quickly got a tip from a Bush loyalist: the cell phone number for a White House lawyer in the past administration.
"The spin is bogus," said William Burck, a former deputy White House counsel, in pushing back against early news accounts framing Obama's action as a slap at his predecessor. In fact, Burck insisted, the new policy is no different from Bush's.
>> Read full article
OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH KARL
Karl's social network is growing and here are some more ways you can connect with him online. If you have something you'd like to ask Karl, post it on his Facebook wall! If he answers your question, he'll send you an autographed photo. You can also join Karl on Twitter or sign up to receive his articles via RSS feed.
20090312 WSJ The White House Misfires On Limbaugh by Karl Rove
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