Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:32 AM

RandySF (5,291 posts)

"The billionaire donors are livid."

Many of the lightning bolts were aimed at none other than Karl Rove, the former Bush administration political genius who oversaw the deployment of nearly $400 million in campaign spending through outside groups American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS toward the presidential race and toward numerous Senate and House races.

"The billionaire donors I hear are livid," one Republican operative told The Huffington Post. "There is some holy hell to pay. Karl Rove has a lot of explaining to do … I don't know how you tell your donors that we spent $390 million and got nothing."

Rove even suffered the indignity of being insulted on Twitter by the blustery Donald Trump, who had attended Romney's election night party here on Tuesday night, but left early after it was clear that Obama had won a second term.

"Congrats to @KarlRove on blowing $400 million this cycle. Every race @CrossroadsGPS ran ads in, the Republicans lost. What a waste of money," Trump tweeted, inaccurately.

Crossroads GPS spent money in the Nevada Senate race, where Republican incumbent Sen. Dean Heller defeated Democratic challenger Shelley Berkley. The group also spent money on numerous House races.

Rove was forced to defend his group's expenditures live on Fox News on Tuesday night, and will hold a briefing with top donors on Thursday, according to Politico.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/republican-reckoning-defeat_n_2090510.html

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"The billionaire donors are livid." (Original post)	RandySF	Nov 2012	OP
oh god please let someone videotape that briefing	grasswire	Nov 2012	#1
+1 - I still hope someone will get Rush talking about duping his listeners some day too	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#16
Can't wait	Mme. Defarge	Nov 2012	#28
they should be used to the "crapshoot" nature of the our system by now....	pepperbear	Nov 2012	#29
Except they weren't gambling in their minds	lunatica	Nov 2012	#68
+1000	mac56	Nov 2012	#70
good point.	pepperbear	Nov 2012	#75
+1,000	malaise	Nov 2012	#65
I wish I was a fly on the wall when he has that meeting with them.	RagAss	Nov 2012	#2
I'm glad I'm not Karl.	Lugnut	Nov 2012	#26
Or a serving person with a	liberalhistorian	Nov 2012	#81
Maybe those billionaires will give Rove a mafia burial at sea. nt	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#3
I can't condone that, sorry.	BouzoukiKing	Nov 2012	#30
They should also blame themselves right along with KKKarl.	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#4
yes, they've got even wealthier because of little boot's obscene tax cuts	newspeak	Nov 2012	#85
Little Boot's Tax Cuts Changed My Family	HangOnKids	Nov 2012	#91
Eventually	PatSeg	Nov 2012	#5
They spent $390 million -AND- are now going to have to pay higher taxes!	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#6
$390 Million Down Norquist's Bathtub!	Cha	Nov 2012	#25
suckers!	eShirl	Nov 2012	#51
And they're the ones who insist they're the most fiscally responsible...	calimary	Nov 2012	#73
You'd think it would have been cheaper	liberalhistorian	Nov 2012	#82
Actually, I didn't think of it in those terms, but	closeupready	Nov 2012	#89
People have wound up in oil drums	hifiguy	Nov 2012	#7
I love that the billionaires are now out in the open about controlling the GOP... LOL!	reformist2	Nov 2012	#8
Good point!	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#14
unfortunately now	argiel1234	Nov 2012	#32
Unfortunate, how? n/t	Turborama	Nov 2012	#45
+1.	SammyWinstonJack	Nov 2012	#66
Well,	Blue Palasky	Nov 2012	#47
I don't think they'll be targets for retribution so much as	magical thyme	Nov 2012	#72
What did they expect?	caseymoz	Nov 2012	#46
Yep. Romney was an Edsel.	reformist2	Nov 2012	#69
Plutocrats VS We The People	Cha	Nov 2012	#27
In the end, the turd did not blossom... n/t	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#9
Sounds like one of our super secret DU codes....	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#11
My Feel-Good thread of the night	spiderpig	Nov 2012	#10
So I reckon around Friday we will...	TTUBatfan2008	Nov 2012	#12
Don't tease us	Canuckistanian	Nov 2012	#37
I'm glad twice.	lpbk2713	Nov 2012	#13
Something strange is going to	Wellstone ruled	Nov 2012	#15
So sad. Maybe we could hold a bake sale for them or something.	Prometheus Bound	Nov 2012	#17
...	Jamastiene	Nov 2012	#42
So don't donate to Republicans next time.	Mariana	Nov 2012	#18
Assholes think they can buy anything	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#19
He can always sell his body to science	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#20
Rove was a big winner...	orwell	Nov 2012	#21
I bet he put as much as 25% in his pocket, and I bet they want it back! Hehe!	ToxMarz	Nov 2012	#34
After this fiasco...	Zambero	Nov 2012	#22
Yeah, somebody/somebodies were being an Ostrich!	Cha	Nov 2012	#23
Words are unnecessary	fujiyama	Nov 2012	#24
Karl! Stay away from Back Hoe's,Airplanes &	easychoice	Nov 2012	#31
But the skim is in, isn't it Karl?	DollarBillHines	Nov 2012	#33
Oh, God	Canuckistanian	Nov 2012	#35
Fuck them	Incitatus	Nov 2012	#36
Rachel said tonight	Canuckistanian	Nov 2012	#38
It would have been easier to pay your fucking taxes, you blowhards.	Zoeisright	Nov 2012	#39
+1000!	SammyWinstonJack	Nov 2012	#67
+1001.	closeupready	Nov 2012	#90
The Very Rich have an underbelly of goons & thugs they use to protect & collect on their investments	NBachers	Nov 2012	#40
KKKarl could probably use some donations of new Undaroos right about now	TXDemoGal	Nov 2012	#59
Dead man walking. I actually feel sorry for him.	DRoseDARs	Nov 2012	#41
It wasn't just Karl Rove, Romney was a horrible candidate.	lexw	Nov 2012	#43
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.	Jamastiene	Nov 2012	#44
So how many votes did they steal in vain?	Mopar151	Nov 2012	#48
This might just make them re-consider Citizens United.	caseymoz	Nov 2012	#49
I hope...	DirtyDawg	Nov 2012	#50
He'll Be Back!	Lettusgetogether	Nov 2012	#52
But he only knows one method. And it's failed him in 06, 08, (10?) & 12	SleeplessinSoCal	Nov 2012	#55
I doubt they're all that worried. They will not be rolling over any time soon.	gtar100	Nov 2012	#53
There's one upside of Citizens United: It let these rich fucks waste $400 million for nothing.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#54
The mob used to make an example out of people who lost their money	geomon666	Nov 2012	#56
Rove in Deep Doo-Doo	queentonic	Nov 2012	#57
Sucks to be Rove better take them some consolation gifts. How about some RR Tshirts	Raine	Nov 2012	#58
"Leave the gun, bring the cannoli."	Monk06	Nov 2012	#60
Yeah, I'm weeping as I type this. nt	DCKit	Nov 2012	#61
The billionaire donors are LIVER	K-Matt	Nov 2012	#62
THIS IS MY POST IN MAINE FORUM	luckyleftyme2	Nov 2012	#63
Methinks today will not be good day for Turdblossom	tavalon	Nov 2012	#64
Trump, the genius ...	GeorgeGist	Nov 2012	#71
When you go to bed with a turd blossom	randr	Nov 2012	#74
Bwahahhahaha! Bwahahahhaha! Bwahahahaha!	Tommy_Carcetti	Nov 2012	#76
A $390 mil ass kicking...	4_TN_TITANS	Nov 2012	#77
Trump probably a big donor	demo dutch	Nov 2012	#78
Thanks for making my day	lpbk2713	Nov 2012	#79
That wasn't Rove questioning Fox's call on Ohio	mick063	Nov 2012	#80
Hey, they played chicken with reality. And lost. Citizens United vs. Reality. Ha...Ha!	Gregorian	Nov 2012	#83
And congratulations to broadcast media, which lapped up a huge proportion of that $$$$	librechik	Nov 2012	#84
This message was self-deleted by its author	closeupready	Nov 2012	#86
Separately, I have to confess that	closeupready	Nov 2012	#87
Occupy	Zorra	Nov 2012	#88
Fuck 'em -- let 'em weep on their giant piles of hoarded money	Blue Owl	Nov 2012	#92

Response to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:34 AM

grasswire (36,696 posts)

1. oh god please let someone videotape that briefing

please please please

"The billionaire donors are livid."

1. oh god please let someone videotape that briefing

16. +1 - I still hope someone will get Rush talking about duping his listeners some day too

28. Can't wait

29. they should be used to the "crapshoot" nature of the our system by now....

68. Except they weren't gambling in their minds

70. +1000

75. good point.

65. +1,000

2. I wish I was a fly on the wall when he has that meeting with them.

26. I'm glad I'm not Karl.

81. Or a serving person with a

3. Maybe those billionaires will give Rove a mafia burial at sea. nt

30. I can't condone that, sorry.

4. They should also blame themselves right along with KKKarl.

85. yes, they've got even wealthier because of little boot's obscene tax cuts

91. Little Boot's Tax Cuts Changed My Family

5. Eventually

6. They spent $390 million -AND- are now going to have to pay higher taxes!

25. $390 Million Down Norquist's Bathtub!

51. suckers!

73. And they're the ones who insist they're the most fiscally responsible...

82. You'd think it would have been cheaper

89. Actually, I didn't think of it in those terms, but

7. People have wound up in oil drums

8. I love that the billionaires are now out in the open about controlling the GOP... LOL!

14. Good point!

32. unfortunately now

45. Unfortunate, how? n/t

66. +1.

47. Well,

72. I don't think they'll be targets for *retribution* so much as

46. What did they expect?

69. Yep. Romney was an Edsel.

27. Plutocrats VS We The People

9. In the end, the turd did not blossom... n/t

11. Sounds like one of our super secret DU codes....

10. My Feel-Good thread of the night

12. So I reckon around Friday we will...

37. Don't tease us

13. I'm glad twice.

15. Something strange is going to

17. So sad. Maybe we could hold a bake sale for them or something.

42. ...

18. So don't donate to Republicans next time.

19. Assholes think they can buy anything

20. He can always sell his body to science

21. Rove was a big winner...

34. I bet he put as much as 25% in his pocket, and I bet they want it back! Hehe!

22. After this fiasco...

23. Yeah, somebody/somebodies were being an Ostrich!

24. Words are unnecessary

31. Karl! Stay away from Back Hoe's,Airplanes &

33. But the skim is in, isn't it Karl?

35. Oh, God

36. Fuck them

38. Rachel said tonight

39. It would have been easier to pay your fucking taxes, you blowhards.

67. +1000!

90. +1001.

40. The Very Rich have an underbelly of goons & thugs they use to protect & collect on their investments

59. KKKarl could probably use some donations of new Undaroos right about now

41. Dead man walking. I actually feel sorry for him.

43. It wasn't just Karl Rove, Romney was a horrible candidate.

44. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

48. So how many votes did they steal in vain?

49. This might just make them re-consider Citizens United.

50. I hope...

52. He'll Be Back!

55. But he only knows one method. And it's failed him in 06, 08, (10?) & 12

53. I doubt they're all that worried. They will not be rolling over any time soon.

54. There's one upside of Citizens United: It let these rich fucks waste $400 million for nothing.

56. The mob used to make an example out of people who lost their money

57. Rove in Deep Doo-Doo

58. Sucks to be Rove better take them some consolation gifts. How about some RR Tshirts

60. "Leave the gun, bring the cannoli."

61. Yeah, I'm weeping as I type this. nt

62. The billionaire donors are LIVER

63. THIS IS MY POST IN MAINE FORUM

64. Methinks today will not be good day for Turdblossom

72. I don't think they'll be targets for retribution so much as