Rove Had Three Priests Cast Hillary's "Evil Spirit" From West Wing

Questioninggeller · 7th September 2006, 11:47 AM

Quote:

From NY Daily News

Her head didn't spin around, but Sen. Hillary Clinton was momentarily tongue-tied when a reporter asked what she made of Bush adviser Karl Rove bringing in three Catholic priests to cast her evil spirit from her old West Wing office - as reported in the new Rove bio, "The Architect." After a long pause, Clinton could say only: "I'm speechless." Asked if she thought it was time for a new exorcism in the White House, the possible presidential candidate laughed uncomfortably and said, "Ah ... let's talk about the American automobile [industry]," which is what she'd been discussing before Rove's name came up. ...

Huffingtonpost citing/linking the NY Daily News September 7, 2006

Beerina · 7th September 2006, 12:30 PM

IIRC, Billy-boy used to imagine what FDR (I think) would say to him in conversations, while Hillary actually claimed to talk to the spirit of Elanore.

This is a joke, right? Rove didn't actually do that, did he? And if so, didn't the priests tell him exorcisms only work on the living? Does the Catholic church have a ground de-demonizing, re-hallo-ification ritual? Does it even recognize holy, normal, and unholy ground? Blessed and not blessed, sure, but negatively blessed?

Ehh, life is sad if I can't tell if claims of religious woo-wooism of highly placed religious conservative are real or a put-on.

TragicMonkey · 7th September 2006, 01:30 PM

Um, Hillary Clinton is still alive. How can she be an evil spirit? She may come back as one, but at the moment her spirit, evil or not, is firmly inside her body.

Unless Rove suspects her of a) bilocation, or b) time-travelling. Or perhaps she's an incorporeal spirit, but has the use of a puppet body when she needs it.

Although common sense ought to tell Rove that if Hillary actually had real supernatural powers, she'd have pulled a Willow on him by now. He's not an attractive man now, but he'd look even worse with no skin.

Khalid01 · 7th September 2006, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Um, Hillary Clinton is still alive. How can she be an evil spirit? She may come back as one, but at the moment her spirit, evil or not, is firmly inside her body.

Unless Rove suspects her of a) bilocation, or b) time-travelling. Or perhaps she's an incorporeal spirit, but has the use of a puppet body when she needs it.

Although common sense ought to tell Rove that if Hillary actually had real supernatural powers, she'd have pulled a Willow on him by now. He's not an attractive man now, but he'd look even worse with no skin.

Yes, y'see, Hillary Clinton is actually a several-millenia old undead liche who astrally projects her image from inside her phylactery (I love that word and concept). Technically what Mr. Rove was doing was rolling a 1D20 saving throw vs. breath weapon.

peptoabysmal · 7th September 2006, 11:13 PM

It only took three?

Tricky · 8th September 2006, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by peptoabysmal

It only took three?

That's all he could find. The rest were out diddling altar boys, hunting down abortion doctors or unsuccessfully trying to walk on water.

CFLarsen · 8th September 2006, 02:18 AM

Can we get verification that Rove actually did this?

Garrette · 8th September 2006, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by Khalid01

Yes, y'see, Hillary Clinton is actually a several-millenia old undead liche who astrally projects her image from inside her phylactery (I love that word and concept). Technically what Mr. Rove was doing was rolling a 1D20 saving throw vs. breath weapon.

Brilliant.

Garrette · 8th September 2006, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by CFLarsen

Can we get verification that Rove actually did this?

It's politics. We don't need evidence.

ThorGoLucky · 8th January 2010, 07:19 PM

Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks.

Cobalt · 8th January 2010, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by ThorGoLucky

Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks.

Holy thread necromancy, Batman!

Whiplash · 8th January 2010, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by ThorGoLucky

Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks.

It could be something to do with the fact that it's over three years dead and buried. Or, it was.

Not to be mean, I did something similar when I first came here.. I was reading one thread and clicked a link to some other thread in the forum and got confused which tab I was in and which was the most recent posts.. next thing I'm responding to a thread that was like 3+ years old.

I figure if this was actually said by Rove or someone near him, it was meant humorously. Something like "Yes, and we also called in three priests to clear Hillary's presence from the wing" meant in a sarcastic or hyperbolic manner.

Puppycow · 8th January 2010, 09:25 PM

If he did it, he did it as a joke.

Distracted1 · 8th January 2010, 10:12 PM

It only took three !?

JoeTheJuggler · 9th January 2010, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by CFLarsen

Can we get verification that Rove actually did this?

I'm skeptical too. I think he may have had priests come in to bless the place, and might even have joked about exorcising Hillary's bad juju or some such, but I doubt this happened as reported by the NY Daily News.

Bikewer · 9th January 2010, 06:38 AM

Anyone have access to Rove's book yet? I wonder if it's online....

imjohn · 9th January 2010, 10:28 AM

If he did this it's funny as hell.

INRM · 9th January 2010, 12:30 PM

Hahahahahaha! That's good stuff, if anything you'd need three priests to cast Rove's evil spirit out of the West Wing if there was such a thing

ThorGoLucky · 11th January 2010, 07:10 AM

Oh, I didn't notice that this threat was dead. I have a tendency to not notice original post dates. Ah well.

Darth Rotor · 11th January 2010, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Questioninggeller

Huffingtonpost citing/linking the NY Daily News September 7, 2006

I seem to recall Hillary's interview with Babs Walters, and her "channeling" Elanor Roosevelt, when she was First Lady. Been a few years.

Did Rove's priests exorcise Elanor as well? ?????

DR

daredelvis · 11th January 2010, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Distracted1

It only took three !?

Originally Posted by Tricky

That's all he could find. The rest were out diddling altar boys, hunting down abortion doctors or unsuccessfully trying to walk on water.

I know you are "Distracted", but please try to keep up!

Daredelvis

7th September 2006, 11:47 AM	#1
Questioninggeller Illuminator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,030	Rove Had Three Priests Cast Hillary's "Evil Spirit" From West Wing Quote: From NY Daily News Her head didn't spin around, but Sen. Hillary Clinton was momentarily tongue-tied when a reporter asked what she made of Bush adviser Karl Rove bringing in three Catholic priests to cast her evil spirit from her old West Wing office - as reported in the new Rove bio, "The Architect." After a long pause, Clinton could say only: "I'm speechless." Asked if she thought it was time for a new exorcism in the White House, the possible presidential candidate laughed uncomfortably and said, "Ah ... let's talk about the American automobile [industry]," which is what she'd been discussing before Rove's name came up. ... Huffingtonpost citing/linking the NY Daily News September 7, 2006

7th September 2006, 12:30 PM	#2
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TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles Pither Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 30,063	Um, Hillary Clinton is still alive. How can she be an evil spirit? She may come back as one, but at the moment her spirit, evil or not, is firmly inside her body. Unless Rove suspects her of a) bilocation, or b) time-travelling. Or perhaps she's an incorporeal spirit, but has the use of a puppet body when she needs it. Although common sense ought to tell Rove that if Hillary actually had real supernatural powers, she'd have pulled a Willow on him by now. He's not an attractive man now, but he'd look even worse with no skin.
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7th September 2006, 11:01 PM	#4
Khalid01 Thinker Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Irvine, California Posts: 179	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Um, Hillary Clinton is still alive. How can she be an evil spirit? She may come back as one, but at the moment her spirit, evil or not, is firmly inside her body. Unless Rove suspects her of a) bilocation, or b) time-travelling. Or perhaps she's an incorporeal spirit, but has the use of a puppet body when she needs it. Although common sense ought to tell Rove that if Hillary actually had real supernatural powers, she'd have pulled a Willow on him by now. He's not an attractive man now, but he'd look even worse with no skin. Yes, y'see, Hillary Clinton is actually a several-millenia old undead liche who astrally projects her image from inside her phylactery (I love that word and concept). Technically what Mr. Rove was doing was rolling a 1D20 saving throw vs. breath weapon.
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7th September 2006, 11:13 PM	#5
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8th September 2006, 01:44 AM	#6
Tricky Briefly immortal Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Group W bench Posts: 42,345	Originally Posted by peptoabysmal It only took three? That's all he could find. The rest were out diddling altar boys, hunting down abortion doctors or unsuccessfully trying to walk on water.

8th September 2006, 02:18 AM	#7
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8th September 2006, 05:24 AM	#8
Garrette Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,540	Originally Posted by Khalid01 Yes, y'see, Hillary Clinton is actually a several-millenia old undead liche who astrally projects her image from inside her phylactery (I love that word and concept). Technically what Mr. Rove was doing was rolling a 1D20 saving throw vs. breath weapon. Brilliant.
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8th September 2006, 05:26 AM	#9
Garrette Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,540	Originally Posted by CFLarsen Can we get verification that Rove actually did this? It's politics. We don't need evidence.
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ThorGoLucky New Blood Join Date: May 2009 Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Posts: 20	Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks.

8th January 2010, 07:24 PM	#11
Cobalt Tobikan Judan Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,631	Originally Posted by ThorGoLucky Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks. Holy thread necromancy, Batman!
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8th January 2010, 07:25 PM	#12
Whiplash Acting like a maniac Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Shipwrecked and Comatose Posts: 5,389	Originally Posted by ThorGoLucky Last I knew, Karl Rove was an agnostic if not an outright atheist, so this claim reeks. It could be something to do with the fact that it's over three years dead and buried. Or, it was. Not to be mean, I did something similar when I first came here.. I was reading one thread and clicked a link to some other thread in the forum and got confused which tab I was in and which was the most recent posts.. next thing I'm responding to a thread that was like 3+ years old. I figure if this was actually said by Rove or someone near him, it was meant humorously. Something like "Yes, and we also called in three priests to clear Hillary's presence from the wing" meant in a sarcastic or hyperbolic manner.
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9th January 2010, 06:33 AM	#15
JoeTheJuggler Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 26,696	Originally Posted by CFLarsen Can we get verification that Rove actually did this? I'm skeptical too. I think he may have had priests come in to bless the place, and might even have joked about exorcising Hillary's bad juju or some such, but I doubt this happened as reported by the NY Daily News.
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9th January 2010, 06:38 AM	#16
Bikewer Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 9,519	Anyone have access to Rove's book yet? I wonder if it's online....

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imjohn Critical Thinker Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 333	If he did this it's funny as hell.
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9th January 2010, 12:30 PM	#18
INRM Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,490	Hahahahahaha! That's good stuff, if anything you'd need three priests to cast Rove's evil spirit out of the West Wing if there was such a thing
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Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,248	Originally Posted by Questioninggeller Huffingtonpost citing/linking the NY Daily News September 7, 2006 I seem to recall Hillary's interview with Babs Walters, and her "channeling" Elanor Roosevelt, when she was First Lady. Been a few years. Did Rove's priests exorcise Elanor as well? ????? DR
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daredelvis Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 1,865	Originally Posted by Distracted1 It only took three !? Originally Posted by Tricky That's all he could find. The rest were out diddling altar boys, hunting down abortion doctors or unsuccessfully trying to walk on water. I know you are "Distracted", but please try to keep up! Daredelvis
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