Karl Rove was fired by President's Father in 1992

[Jon8503]

Heard this on Bill Press's show on Serius Left this morning. He was discussing the Rove issue and he said he had forgot about it but President Bush Sr. fired Rove for leaking information to a reporter.

You would never of course guess who that reporter was: Novak.

(Added From Google Search)

Rove fired from Bush Sr's '92 campaign over leak to Novak. Karl Rove was fired from the 1992 re-election campaign of Bush Sr. for allegedly leaking a negative story about Bush loyalist/fundraiser Robert Mosbacher to Novak. Novak's piece described a meeting organized by then-Senator Phil Gramm at which Mosbacher was relieved of his duties as state campaign manager because "the president's re-election effort in Texas has been a bust." Rove was fired after Mosbacher fingered him as Novak's source.

Rove was the "only one with a motive to leak": Mosbacher says: "I said Rove is the only one with a motive to leak this. We let him go." The motive in question? Mosbacher had given Rove only a quarter of the $1 million spent on direct mail contracts for the 92 campaign; Rove, who in 1988 had the entire direct mail contract, therefore had an axe to grind with Mosbacher. Novak's column stated: "Also attending the session was political consultant Karl Rove, who had been shoved aside by Mosbacher."

[dogday]

1. This is what they call a pattern

and should be recognized by everyone. He needs to be fired by GW Bush now....

[Goldmund]

2. I don't think it was 1999 -- I think it was 1992.

[Jon8503]

4. U are correct, I googled it and added their comment in.

[still_one]

3. yes I knew that, and it is not even brought up in the MSM

[MadLinguist]

5. Link?