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Rove: Maureen Dowd Has 'Bitter Little Heart'

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2009 4:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Karl Rove fired back today at Maureen Dowd for criticizing former President Bush’s frequent vacation time in Texas, Politico reports. “I think Maureen Dowd is a bitter, twisted, deranged columnist for the New York Times,” Rove told Fox News, “who misses no opportunity to show her disdain for the conservative side of the aisle.” Rove added that he likes her writing.

Rove recalls that he once “wasted a couple bucks on some flowers to give Maureen Dowd” to put “a smile on her face. And that didn't even work.” Rove is more upset about her handling of the former president. “Why she felt so compelled to go out and trash somebody who did our country a great service for eight years and handled himself in an admirable fashion is just typical of Maureen Dowd's twisted, bitter little heart," he said. "I admire her writing, but she is a very nasty, snarky person."

President George W. Bush and his then-Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove in 2005.
President George W. Bush and his then-Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove in 2005.   (AP Photo)
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.   (Getty Images)
Former White House aide Karl Rove.
Former White House aide Karl Rove.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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Caps
Jun 11, 2009 12:59 PM CDT
Rove, you are the one that has a bitter heart, not Maureen Dowd.
SBS
Jun 11, 2009 8:19 AM CDT
Chilblain, I think your comment should put a cap on the discussion because God knows everything else has been said or suggested.
brawne
Jun 11, 2009 2:16 AM CDT
Oh Citrix, now I'm interested. I've read enough of your comments to know that you're smart and quick. But why the curtness?

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