Politics and Pucks

I woke up today, to hear this soundbyte from Karl Rove on Fox News:

It's odd to hear neoconservatives talk about non-believers in a neutral or even positive light. As someone who's been watching politics for awhile, I don't believe this at face value. Before you get excited over hearing a major Republican strategist talk about non-believers in this light, let me tell you what has happened in the past when bold statements have been made on Fox News. Usually what tends to happen is that an appearance on Sean Hannity's or another pundit's TV show "erases" the fact the bold statement was even said.

Here's an example. Sen. John McCain quoted Wall Street Journal article on the Senate floor calling the Tea Party hobbits. Shortly after making these comments, Sen. McCain made an appearance on Sean Hannity's show:



As you can see, Sen. McCain backtracked. Until Rove can have the gusto to stand up to Sean Hannity or any of the other Fox News pundits and say the same statement, I am not convinced. On the Record where Rove made this comment, does not count because Greta Van Sustren really isn't a pundit, but rather a lousy interviewer. If Republicans make great comments and then backtrack when they talk to Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, or even Glenn Beck it's as if the comment was never made in the first place. It's sad when bold statements go to die at the hands of the ideologues of Fox News.