We Get Our "Revenge" Karl Rove Loses It On FOX Tonight

[kpete]

TPM Editor’s Blog
For the Ages



JOSH MARSHALL NOVEMBER 7, 2012, 12:00 AM 2750

We’re going to have a piece on this shortly. But in case you weren’t watching Fox News over the last 45 minutes or so, something for the ages just happened. Shortly after Fox and everyone else called Ohio and the election for President Obama, Rove staged a live TV mutiny. He insisted that the Ohio call had been premature and then forced Fox’s Megan Kelly to make an SNL like walk through the Fox building and confront the network’s official number counters with Rove’s objections.

I’m sure I saw a thought bubble over the numbers guys’ heads that said “What the f*$k are you guys doing here?” But the guy calmly explained to Kelly that yes they were quite certain that Obama had defeated Romney and it was over. Kelly then walked back through the Fox building and gave the news to Rove. But it still wasn’t over.

This full Fox News network meltdown continued for a while. And then a while later I went back over to the TV wall in TPM’s office and saw that they’d brought in Michael Barone — key political numbers guy who just a day ago was saying that Romney would win with 70,000 electoral votes — to basically calmly, empathetically talk Rove down from the ledge.

So basically at this point Barone is like half grief counselor, half hostage negotiator trying to get Rove through Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of grief.

more:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/11/for_the_ages_4.php?ref=fpblg


UPDATE:

As this was happening the other electoral votes were piling up to the point where Ohio didn’t even matter anymore. At this point Rove seems to still be working on founding the Ohio Truth movement. So I’m not sure where this is going to go. We’ll try to get you a full read out on this shortly.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/11/for_the_ages_4.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Wish I had seen that! I was watching Colbert.

[bluesbassman]

3. Don't worry, somebody will post it up on YouTube.

That one will go in my favorites for sure!

[woofless]

9. I watched it and my first reaction was that it was theater.

Contrived bullshit.

[libodem]

2. It's an act

He knew. He's filling air time. He made his billion.

[malaise]

4. Rove is history

One more fucking loser. I hope the financiers go after him for taking their money under false pretences.

[marions ghost]

5. They've got him in the back room now

hopefully laying down and waiting for his meds to work.

That was surreal....I'm sure there will be every opportunity for replay.

[Wednesdays]

6. "What!? We cheated so well, and they still won? How was that possible!?"

[Punkingal]

7. Bwahahaha...

This article is too funny!!!!!

[kpete]

8. UPDATE:

As this was happening the other electoral votes were piling up to the point where Ohio didn’t even matter anymore. At this point Rove seems to still be working on founding the Ohio Truth movement. So I’m not sure where this is going to go. We’ll try to get you a full read out on this shortly.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/11/for_the_ages_4.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29

[grantcart]

10. It was great Megan Kelly introduced the segment as a "cage match"

Then Barone schooled Rove who was clearly schooled by higher ups and on a short leash who walked back all the way to Ohio finally telling Megan that it wasn't going to be a 'cage match'.

I would have paid for 'pay per view' if I knew it was going to be this good.