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Rove said he would have preferred to leave his personal life out of the book, but felt an obligation to visit subjects that are painful for him to discuss. “It’s not comfortable for me to write about my family. I’m not comfortable writing about me,” Rove said. “But I wanted to do this … It was a chance to set the record straight about two people whom I loved a lot.” Question: If Rove would have preferred to leave his personal life out of the book, should he have done just that, or did he owe it to the memory of his parents to discuss the issue?
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Every family has secrets
written by Candy Martin, March 09, 2010
I think he should have left the skeletons in the closet and not put the tragedy of his mother's suicide in his book. As for the media bringing up whether or not his Dad was gay, that's personal and I think he should sue them for slander. Whether or not it's true, it's noone's business but he's family's!
Karl Rove's point of view.
written by BeataPriore, March 09, 2010
Karl Rove parents were cought up with his political career, is an obvious point. Much to be desired to have the parents as inosent bystanders, this they were not.
Their involment with Karl's business life was obviously escalating into an over whelming situation with media involment. By that time it was to late to be just bystanders. Karl expressing such heart felt trama is very good theraphy for his own life, no matter how just or hard it may be. It is theraphy. I would love to hear some real honest and goodness truth about governmental spending and trading, beyond the expectency of taxing the people.
Mr.
written by Gary Musso, March 09, 2010
Adding perspective to a mans decisions and behavior is important.
Rove never stops.
written by Michael R., March 09, 2010
Karl Rove's every word is calculated to further his, and L. Strauss, vision of a dominant Republican majority ruling party. I may be too cynical, but he says/writes exactly what suites that end.
Karl Rove
written by DORIS, March 09, 2010
If Karl Rove didn't want to discuss his family he didn't have to. Karl did that to justify his actions and to promote his book. Perhaps there wouldn't be that much to the book if he didn't include his family issues. The media is a cruel factor and didn't need to put his family out there for anybody to judge. Karl's deamons are his own as where his actions while in the White house administration. He needs to face his actions and let whom ever he serves be his judge.
Thearpy is the key and the window into your soul
written by Deborah B., March 09, 2010
I think what Karl Rove wrote was very good for him. I think more people not just in pollitcs should take a look inside their souls and not cast stones at others or be so judgmental. I wish our government would be honest today.....it is laughable. Karl ie...by writing your feelings down about your parents...that to me is your way of looking at your own life and inner mixed thoughts and it only benefits you which is why we do journals. Also. by writing this about your parents since the media had already made up their own minds...well...I don't see anything wrong with you putting some light on the subject....all families have something in their background....their is no such thing as having a family without some disfunction in it.....keep on keeping on....and don't let anyone throw stones your way...thanks for sharing. Also when I have saw you on TV you seem to have a great sense of humor...and that is good to see from anyone whom has ever been in the political arena.....keep on laughing....good for the soul. I will close with this....what other people think of me is not important, it is why I think about me that matters.
What It Takes To Sell A Book
written by Judy Kanengeiser, March 09, 2010
People love hearing about the personal lives of others,especially politicians. It seems Karl Rove wanted to clear up issues that the media had publicized. There are always two sides to a story. The bottom line is that Karl Rove wanted his book to be pulished. I watched the interview on TV so I would never buy his book, because he basically outline what the whole book is about.
No debt
written by Sheila, March 09, 2010
No one owes anybody anything in these types of matters. He chose to write about them for whatever reasons he had. Maybe he felt he owed them something because he brought emdia attention to them. You put yourself out there as anykind of anything there will be people speculating about you & yours from all directions. It is one of the prices of fame & notiriety. It was probably good for him to write about his family, but I don't really trust much of what this man says about anything. He's on a mission and has been since his youth to promote what he believes is best for him and his cohorts. He's found his calling and is living his dream.
Sell A Soul: Sell A Book
written by Sandra, March 09, 2010
Karl Rove will do "whatever" to further Karl Rove. He has to live with himself.
Integrity
written by RAR, March 09, 2010
In this world of hidden identities and false fronts, it is refreshing to see someone who is forthcoming with the realities of their life. Maybe when more of us can begin to integrate what is happening in our personal lives, and reconcile the love of our families in spite of their choices, we can have a healthier society. I think it takes courage to bring these things out in the open without blame and shame.
Karl In the spotlight
written by Carmie, March 09, 2010
I respect Karl for his humility in attempting to clarify. This issue would have again surfaced should he not have addressed this vicious attack with this "book opportunity". Political media were most cruel and unforgiving to those who gravitated to key leadership positions in the Bush Administration. Unrelenting personal attacks displayed a great deal of jealousy and brutality without respect or understanding for the possible consequences to America when determining the proper bipartisan defense mechanisms needed to most effectively address unexpected events and resulting tough times of 911 and the inefficiencies of political LA during Katrina.
none of my business ...
written by donna d.. , March 09, 2010
he should have been left out of book . but then he would not have sold as many books . right ?
A Reason for Everything
written by Robert B., March 09, 2010
Everything Karl Rove does is for calculated reasons. He included these tidbits because sex and violence sells in this country, and this adds these elements to what is most likely just another right-wing diatribe. It's all about power and control with Karl Rove and his ilk.
He's a criminal
written by Steve C., March 10, 2010
Rove, Cheney and Bush should be rotting in a jail cell somewhere for that they did to this country.
Spinmeister General
written by Rich F, March 10, 2010
Yeh, sure he wants to set the record straight. It's hard to get a straight line out of a crooked figure. All this is intended to do is sell more copy. Is there any real honesty out of any of these political figures? Not that I'm cynical or anything...
Karl Rove
written by Sue Jones, March 10, 2010
Sometimes "bareing all" has a healing effect. In this case, Karl had the right to put his feelings into the book.
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In Karl Rove's new book Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, he discusses many topics including his time in the George W. Bush White House, his mother's suicide and the possibility that his father was gay. He actually deals with the topic of his family extensively in the book and even says the whole story that his mother committed suicide in 1981 because his father told her he was gay was invented by the media. “In order to get to me, people had to say ugly things about my parents. I don’t know whether my father was, at the end of his life, gay or not. I just don’t. I don’t think so, but I don’t know … My mother never said to us that their marriage fell apart because my father was gay. The journalists who say, ‘Well, obviously, he was gay, and Karl had to know that. And this is why she committed suicide.’ They don’t know what they’re talking about," said Rove.
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