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Let's talk about the last couple of scandals you've
been
involved in. Don Siegelman in Alabama [the Democratic
governor whom Rove was recently accused of trying to
sabotage by forcing U.S. attorneys to bring corruption
charges against him prior to an election]. What
happened?
[rolls his eyes] Will you do me a favor and
go on Power Line and Google "Dana Jill
Simpson" [the Republican lawyer who
told 60 Minutes that Rove asked her to
take a picture of Governor Siegelman
cheating on his wife]? She's a complete
lunatic. I've never met this woman. This
woman was not involved in any campaign
in which I was involved. I have yet to find
anybody who knows her. And what the
media has done on this… No one has read
the 143-page deposition that she gave
congressional investigators—143 pages.
When she shows up to give her explanation
of all this, do you know how many times
my name appears? Zero times. Nobody
checked!
Then how did this happen?
Because CBS is a shoddy operation.
They said, "Hey, if we can say 'Karl Rove,'
'Siegelman,' that'll be good for ratings.
Let's hype it.
Q: I get the sense you
respect Hillary more than you respect Obama.
A: Off the record?
Q: Please don't go off the record.
A: Off the record... [Yeah, it's good. Sorry.]
Q: Damn! Now say that on the record.
A: No. Nope. Nope. Nope.
Q: Let's try again, then: on the record. I get the sense
you respect her more than him.
A: Uh, I know her better than I know him. And I just, uh—she has been
around public life a lot longer and has demonstrated, you know, more
involvement than he has.
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