Karl Rove granted divorce in Texas

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Politico

Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, has been granted a divorce in Texas after 24 years of marriage, a family spokesperson said.

Dana Perino, the spokesperson, said: “Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, were granted a divorce last week. The couple came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship. There will be no further comment and the family requests that its privacy be respected.”

The Roves were married in January 1986.

A family friend told POLITICO: “After 24 years of marriage, many of which were spent under incredible stress and strain during the White House years, the Roves came to a mutual decision that they would end the marriage. They did spend Christmas together with their son, and they plan to spend time together in the future. They maintain a strong friendship and they both feel that that friendship is a source of comfort and inspiration for their friends and family.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/31036.html

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Karl Rove and wife, Darby, attend the 2005 inauguration of George. W. Bush. Photo: AP

[RamboLiberal]

1. Family Values - NOT

Is Karl shopping for a new younger model?

[hlthe2b]

17. :With absolutely no offense meant to the GLBT community...

I had always perceived that to be a beard marriage. Karl has never struck me as heterosexual, though being a repug, it was obviously necessary to have the pretense. Am I the only one?

[felinetta]

19. I agree. I always thought that was a phony thing. It seemed pretty obvious since she was never seen

with him.

[99 Percent Sure]

34. No, hlthe2b, you're not. n/t

[BonnieJW]

38. me too

I always thought kkkarl was gay. I thought Jeff Gannon came to the Whitehouse to see kkkarl.

[peace frog]

41. Me three

I wonder if the blushing bride knew about her dashing groom's true preference prior to the nuptials? If yes, then I have to suppose she's been handsomely paid off for her two decades-plus years of service to a sham marriage.

[Dulcinea]

55. Wasn't Rove in love with George W. anyway?

I would definitely not be surprised to hear she was his beard, but no doubt she's being paid well to keep quiet.

Darby looks like Karl in drag! Didn't they have a child?

[AndrewP]

57. That's kinda what I though too

[napi21]

2. So are all those Pubbies going to condem him for disrespecting

the almighty bond of marriage?

[malaise]

56. He'll probably speak at the California loony's forum

promoting a ban on all divorce. Rethugs are hypocrites - it's all good. :puke:

[ret5hd]

3. Give us the dirt, Darby!

[peace frog]

42. It would delicious

for Darby to dish the dirt, but I presume that like all Bushie women, she's been strongly advised to keep a lid on it. Or else.

[onehandle]

4. Hey, Ladies. One pasty potatohead has just hit the market.

Line up, girls.

Girls, right?

[murdoch]

52. His wife finally wised up

It took her a while, but she wised up.

[dhpgetsit]

5. Good! Does that mean we can kill him now?

"Til death do us part"

[Roland99]

6. Sanctity of marriage!! Sanctity of marriage!!

Fucking hypocritical Repuke.

[Bolo Boffin]

7. Dana Perino is the "family spokesperson"?

And don't you worry, Karl. I'm sure the Bohemian Grove has a couple of strong boy-toys to get you over the hump.

[polly7]

8. That poor woman. I can't imagine if he was such a lying,

soulless man in public, what he was like at home. Hope she takes his a** to the cleaners.

[secondwind]

9. he probably IS shopping around for a trophy girlfriend/wife.....he's lost weight, which is a clue.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. We'll respect his privacy . . .

. . . just like he respected Valerie Plame's.

[benld74]

11. NOW I know what happened to all the Stepford Wives from the movie - The GOP grabbed them

[Doctor_J]

12. So he shaved his beard?

:shrug:

[badgerpup]

43. oh sa-NAP!

:spray:
:applause::rofl:

OK folks, 'fess up. How many of you saw this headline and had a thought something on the order of:

:wow:
"Jesus God, there's a woman who actually MARRIED this POS (after all, his nickname WAS "Turdblossom")?
Willingly?


:wtf:

[Christa]

13. Wise woman. nt

[Lint Head]

14. This is one individual I totally hate. He is despicable.

If I ever have a chance meeting with this piece of rancid meat I will let him know exactly how I feel about his contribution to the destruction of our rights, his lies, deceit and his direct contribution to the murder and torture of innocent human beings.

I cannot stay silent when I am the presence of criminals like this. Life is too short to keep quiet.

[Captain Hilts]

24. I've dealt with him in real life. Yes, he is a shit. nt

[SoapBox]

15. LOL...Ah yes, family values.

WHAT a joke! They preach, they yell, they holler...and do just the opposite.

I can hardly wait to vote Yes, Yes, Yes on the ballot measure in California next year that will BAN divorce! Talk about PAY BACK!

[geckosfeet]

16. The headline should read "KKKarl Roves wife granted divorce in Texas".

[Magleetis]

18. Divorce

is one of the republican family values and is not to be confused with the family value of screwing prostitutes

[Jakes Progress]

20. She could no longer kiss him.

His nose smelled like bush's ass.

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. Hello? Is Jeff Gannon free?

[bahrbearian]

50. Jeff Gannon ,the neo-con home wrecker.

[undeterred]

22. Karl Rove is AVAILABLE?!

Has Ann Coulter heard yet?

[Ernesto]

26. That is one ugly woman(?) nt

[Harry Monroe]

28. MY EYES!!! AAAAUUUGGGHHH, MY EYES!!!!

Damn you, please warn us before you post this kind of stuff!! At first, I thought I was looking at an extremely ugly version of the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz"!!

[Frank Cannon]

40. You need a (GRAPHIC) warning on that.

[peace frog]

44. Now THERE'S a match!

Her face and Karl's ass.

[apnu]

23. Has Perino's star fallen so far that she's the spokesperson for Karl FUCKING Rove?!?! (NT)

[Sanity Claws]

25. Anyone know the divorce laws in Texas?

In NY, you can get a divorce after one year of living separate and apart pursuant to an agreement.
I'm thinking something like that happened here. This was a divorce long in the planning. The two had separated for all real purposes eons ago but couldn't do it formally because of his political ambitions. So after last year's election, the two formalized the separation and then had the divorce entered one year later.

On edit:
I just wanted to add that it seemed like Rove would manage the divorce so that nothing of the parties' real lives, other than their property, came into the public view. That is also why I think the divorce was pursuant to a separation agreement. This way the judge does not have to consider fault.

[tammywammy]

49. You don't have to be separated for a year in Texas

You can get a divorce done in 90 days I believe. I remember this from when my parents divorced a few years ago.

[change_notfinetuning]

27. Whatever. May he follow the path of his mentor (our tormentor) Lee Atwater.

and get . . . no, I wasn't going to say cancer and die. I was going to say a conscience, which it took Atwater getting a terminal illness to find.

[OnyxCollie]

47. According to Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

there is still some debate as to whether Atwater found his conscience.

[seafan]

29. So, who took possession of the beach house at Rosemary Beach, FL?

Karl Rove granted divorce in Texas, December 29, 2009



Should we send a BOLO alert for Karl?

...Rove's sweetheart land deal is tied to the Tom DeLay/Jack Abramoff money laundering scandal. "Florida is the center-of-gravity with Abramoff's deals," said the source.

All photos from Raw Story




Karl Rove's carriage house in Rosemary Beach, Florida. Only the carriage house is visible from the street; the house proper lies behind it.




Bird bath in Rove's courtyard

[RBInMaine]

30. Ah yes, more of those good old conservative family values hard at work.

[notadmblnd]

31. So what was it?

Now that she actually has to spend time with him, she discovered she couldn't stand him, or did he leave her for some other man?

[balthazar_smith]

32. So glad she finally came out of the coma.

[BolivarianHero]

33. But wait...The Texas GOP says that America is a Christian nation!

Shouldn't Rick Perry be a good Christian and intervene to present Rove from besmirching the Sanctity of Marriage*?

*Sanctity of Marriage is a registered trademark held jointly by the American Family Association, Concerned Women for America, the Christian Coalition, and Focus on the Family. All use without proper attribution will be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

[Blasphemer]

35. Darby is far better off... nt

[AzNick]

36. Isn't he a closet case anyway?

Wasn't he outed several times?

[pjt7]

37. I would guess he likes men more than women

eom

[99 Percent Sure]

39. Headline should have read -

"Karl 'Turdblossom' Rove granted Texas divorce"

I'm just saying. . . .

Given nicknames should count for him as much as his given name, given the appropriateness of the label.

[patrice]

45. Apparently there are some values that are not as absolute as they want others to believe they are.

[Techn0Girl]

46. Future Prediction: Carl Rove is in the next 2 years exposed as having had a series of gay affairs

[HillWilliam]

48. Color me overjoyed that another republikkkon

is so vigorously supporting, upholding, and defending Gawdah's Own Holy and Sanctified Repullican Institution of Marriage™, Consisting of One Man and One Woman (and a woman and a woman and a woman and a woman and a few dudes in airport bathroom stalls). :sarcasm:

Sumbitches every one of 'em. Never met a repuke in my life that wasn't a hypocrite, a liar, a thief, or some combination of the aforementioned. Rove is the quintessence.

If I EVER woke up next to something like that, I'd chew BOTH arms off in fear he'd come looking for a one-armed man. Then again, I've never been that drunk in my life and I've been pretty damn drunk a time or two in my youth.

[Yavin4]

51. Oh That Sanctity of Marriage

On display again!

[Javaman]

53. So did he divorce her so he could...spend more time with his family? nt

[WT Fuheck]

54. clears the way for jeff gannon,

or maybe rushbo

[Liberal_in_LA]

58. repub family values

[goforit]

59. KARMA has just begun.