karl rove goes away. if you think about karl rove's objective here, number one, he wants to remain relevant after wasting $300 million last year and getting nothing in 2012. >> i like how you sneak in your own points in there. >> but number two, he gains -- you know, he's punching up and the president at this point, president clinton, is punching down, so karl rove has gotten exactly what he wants. >> here's nicole wallace, appears regularly on "morning joe," she said on "morning joe," she doesn't think he raised the issue of hillary clinton's health by accident. that seems to be clear. >> karl didn't just stumble into this line of questioning about hillary clinton's health. he's one of the most prepared and deliberate speakers. i think injecting questions about her health crisis from a few years ago is something that karl thinks is fair game. >> she knows what she's talking about. interesting phrase there, by the way, fair game. that's an interesting history right there. anyway, this point, "why does rov

versus hillary. >> karl rove suggested hillary clinton may have brain damage. >> tonight, karl rove claiming hillary clinton-- >> the headline in the "new york post" screaming, "karl rove, hillary may have brain damage." >> he was talking about hillary's treatment after she suffered a fall and concussion. >> he said this, "30 days in a hospital and when she aappears she's wearing glasses for people with traumatic brain injury. we node to know what's up with that." >> stephen: yeah, what's up with that. congress must convene a select committee to investigate the whatness of that being up? ( cheers and applause ) a lot of select committee fans here tonight. nation, this is a serious scandal because rove's conjecture is based on soiled facts. hillary clinton did go to the hospital after a concussion in 2012, and she later exhibited some very strange behavior in her benghazi testimony. she had a mastery of the facts and an unshakable confidence, all while wearing those stupid glasses. i mean, they're, like-- these things are like orthopedic shoes for your face. you'd have to be brain da

>> karl is brilliant. i think he gets a little too much credit for being strategic on some of these things. >> this is a wonderful topic for the media because basically on the freeway to hick's -- hillary's failures, this is an off ramp on how petty the opposition is, when you can be focusing on benghazi. you don't need to talk about this. >> let me just say -- >> till later perhaps. >> jay carney who is now the press secretary who used to work for "time" magazine and was a bureau chief. he shot back at karl today. this was from february 4, 2008 on time magazine, when he wrote, carney wrote about mccain. he has suffered skin cancers over the years, not to mention brutal physical torture as a prisoner of war his age and health are of legitimate concern to voters. so to your point, bob, that it's legitimate. you brought up a good talking point. one of things that those on left have been saying this is all part of the republican strategy to make her look weak, they try to throw things out there, but remember

look, i've dealt with karl rove for 20 years. and he was in the old days the sort of affable guy behind the scenes as the architect sending others out to do the dirty work, quite frankly, while he emphasized his closeness to that nice guy -- >> did ann richards know he was the guy leading the attacks, that sicked the dogs on her? >> oh, yes. >> and does john mccain know today that karl rove did it to him? >> everybody knew what karl rove was behind the scenes. but the way politics operates now and the way he wants to operate to raise his own profile -- don't forget, chris, he's running american crossroads. he's running a big independent spending operation. he needs to be out there visibly waving the flag and doing these attack dog role for the sake of his own organization. >> michelle, s.o.b., that would be me. is that an advertisement? i want you to know i'm an s.o.b. i want you to know, everybody watch, i am the guy -- this is karl rove speaking -- i'm the guy that's willing to call her old, sick, yesterday, stale. i'll call an

did karl rove cross the >>> karl roev touched off a media furor this week when he questioned the extent of hillary clinton injuries, even suggesting she might have suffered brain damage. >> i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. i mean, she basically is out of action from -- she's in and out of the office for starting on the 7th of december after she returns, she returns on a friday from the czech republic, then it becomes over a month long period where she's got a serious illness, ending up in the hospital, we don't know what the doctor says," said what she's got to be concerned about. she's hidden a lot. >> rove's detractors pounced on his remarks. >> with shocking comments from karl roev -- >> this vicious assault by karl roev. >> i think this is the worst kind the republican consultant behavior this kind of personal negative attack. >> i think what karl did was purposeful and brilliant. >> rick, by and large, karl rove has gotten denounced by this, including some folks on the right. i don't think -- >> i don't think you can count newt begin beginnigingr

and karl rove spark as controversy over hillary clinton's health. >> do i think she has brain damage? no, she had a traumatic brain episode. >> he is strong, doing great. >> karl rove explains the comments on our panel. >> growing allegations that veterans die waiting for treatment at v.a. hospitals across the country. >> isn't there evidence here of criminal wrongdoing that is falsifying records, false statements to the federal government? that is a crime. >> it should be, yes. >> outrage over a secret waiting list. how widespread are the problems? who knew about them? we will ask the leading whistleblower. >> our "power player of the week." a strategist on the chamber of commerce multimillion car stake in the 2014 election. >> if you say something stupid we will not support you. if it crosses the line and is disrespectful, we are out. all right now on fox news sunday. >> hello, again, from fox news in washington. this week, we were fascinated to learn that former vice president cheney and his wife have embarked on a road show where he interviews her about her new critically aclaimed

karl rove. >> i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. >> karl rove is trying to explain comments he made about former secretary of state hillary clinton. >> walking back his reported comments about hillary clinton's brain clot. >> following a blood clot in her brain in 2012. >> karl rove suggested hillary clinton may have brain damage. >> he allegedly said she had brain damage. >> for real. >> no, no, no, no, no. wait a minute. no, no. >> he said his remarks had been misrecorded. >> this is a top republican campaign strategist, karl rove. >> i won't be the doctor sitting on "the new york times" board. >> raising what he later called a serious health matter. >> going to want to examine all of their health records. >> a clinton spokesman fired back. >> hillary's camp shoots back assuring dr. rove she's 100%. >> tell dr. rove she's 100%. >> dr. rove, he didn't do very well in medical school. >> this is not a new pattern of behavior by mr. rove. >> usually this late in the campaign some troll under the bridg

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. >>> then karl rove sparks a controversy over hillary clinton's health. do i think she has brain damage? no. i think she had a traumatic brain episode. >> she's strong, doing great. as far as i can tell, she's in better shape than i am. >> he joins our sunday panel to explain his comments. >>> plus, growing allegations that veterans die, waiting for treatment at va hospitals across the country. >> isn't there evidence here of criminal wrongdoing, that is falsifying records, false statements to the federal government? that's a crime. >> it should be, yes. >> outrage over a secret waiting list. but how widespread are the problems? and who knew about them? we'll ask the leading whistleblower, dr. sam foote and ryan galluci of the vfw. >>> and scott reed on the u.s. chamber of commerce's multimillion dollar stake in the 2011 election. >> if you say something stupid we're not going to support you. if it crosses the line and is disrespectful, we're out. >> all right now on "fox news sunday." >>> hello again from fox news in washington. this week, we were fascin

karl joins our sunday group. what would you like to ask the panel will clinton in 2016? just go to facebook or just go to facebook or tw true business-grade internet comes just go to facebook or tw with secure wifi for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >> now they say she's auditioning for a part -- >>> president clinton saying his wife is just fine after karl rove wed the after-effects of the concussion that she suffered back in december of 2012. it's time now for our sunday group. brit hume, fox news senior political analyst, usa lumnist kooersen powers, the aforementioned strategist karl rove, and fox news political analyst juan williams. karl, you got the wreed and even president clinton talking about hillary clinton's health. mission accomplished? >> look, let's p

they are only focusing on the hillary issue because karl rove raised it. like she's a frontrunner. >> he had to overstate it in order to get the saturation coverage he wanted. otherwise, she had this small incident and a health problem. >> this is not unique to fox, when you have somebody playing two roles both a cable comment tater and a partisan fund-raiser, there's no secret he helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the republican party. >> i don't believe anybody believes that karl is a neutral observer in all this. he has a reputation. he has some pretty good dirty tricks up his sleeves from years past. everyone knows that. you know what you get. >> you know what we got. >> that's what chris wallace talked about on their round table is people do know what karl rove stands for. >> he certainly has a knack for attracting attention. thanks very much for stopping by this sunday. ahead on #mediabuzz, a look at barbara walters's legacy as shes steps down. first, donald sterling as he talks to anderson cooper. >> honestly you believe that? >> i bel

have a message for karl rove, thanks but no thanks. bill clinton took your silly softball pitch and knocked it out of the ballpark. look, it's neither sexist or out of bounds to raise serious legitimate questions about hillary's health. so i appreciate the effort, but imposing a ridiculous conspiracy theory, all you did was buy her a week of sympathy. and karl, you turned it into a punch line that gave bill clinton a perfect setup. >> now they say she's really got brain damage. >> you think they're just trying -- >> if she does, i must be in really tough shape because she's still quicker than i am. >> hardy-har-har. let's not make a habit of gifting singers to bill clinton. we'll take it from here, karl. >> you know, actually, i don't disafr agreagree with a thing y >> i bet you don't. >> kpexcept for this that karl rove should not go away. democratic strategist hilary rosen, republican strategist, kevin madden. kevin, we'll start with you. there's something else that bill clinton said today about the absurdity of karl rove's question.

democrats don't need a karl rove to question their sanity. they're doing it themselves. >> i also think one of the problems they had all along. they had the autopsy. maybe rand paul read the autopsy. starting to moderate this language. they cannot moderate their language then attract young people and people of color that voter i.d. laws offend. so i think a lot of this is almost like when little kids play hide-and-seek. hide in the corner, everybody can see them. you have to pretend that they're hiding. it is almost like the gop thinks that american voters would buy their, moderated rhetoric instead of the policy platform. they're running on. which is anti-choice. really anti-women on many issues. they don't support equal pay for example. i think that moderating their language is not going to work. >> well you talk about the platform. i want to put up on the climate question. climate is changing all the time. >> just today from spring to something else. >> as a newscaster i want to be clear. the 2012 platform on the issues. it says -- let me

do you think karl rove was the right messager out there? do you think it helps to have the idea floating around right now? >> no. i think it's too political. i do think that sarah palin did get a bad rap. the media went overboard. if the republicans think they are not going to have the scouring of a presidential candidate medical records, hillary clinton will be put through the ringer whether karl rove said anything or not. i've been there. i've had to supply medical records to the media before. it is nothing that's new. it is not -- and the only thing that's new about it is that karl decided to roll it out at this time in the campaign, you know, two or three years before it's going to happen, and i think it's very political. >> why i think it is fair game, isn't it exactly what the clintons want? if you have see karl rove, who is an enemy, this is exactly what they want. it's the clintons versus karl rove. shouldn't he have gone away and somebody else brought it up? >> i think it's totally insulting to hillary clinton if the media is going

rove would not be karl rove without a smear campaign. why is he being asked about hillary's brain? because of this new york post headline on gossip heavy page six. it was blasted out monday night. people need to know what happened when clinton suffer add fall in december, 2012. the post quotes an incredulous rove at a conference last week. 30 days in the hospital? when she reappears she's wearing glasses for people that only have traumatic brain injury. we need to know what's up with that. yeah, what is up with that? first of all, it was four days in the hospital. second of all, what's up with that is this. >> look, she'll be 69 by the time the 2016 election. she'll be 77, if she serves two terms. this ends up being an issue. >> you know who else was 69 when he ran for president? ronald reagan. it's not about hillary's fitness, it's detonating her 2016 campaign before it started. as bill clinton can attest, dr. rove's latest is a warm up to a full-on clinton conspiracy bonanza. >> if it is, you can't be upset about it. it's just the begi

karl rove questions hillary clinton's health in the wake of the concussion she suffered. he is widely attacked for a low blow. >> she had a serious upsold, a serious health episode. if you go through a serious health episode, it causes you to look at life differently. this was a serious deal. >> did the fox news contributor going too far in focusing on her age? >> donald sterling digs himself a deeper hole by claiming more on magic johnson. and barbara walters hanging it up after 50 years. >> i was the first female cohost of a network program but i was a flop, as you heard, my male cohost didn't want a female, i was drowning, and gasping and someone threw me that life rememberer called "specials." >> how did she change television? can the view thrive without her? this is "media buzz." new information emerging of what is a civil war at "new york times" a happy bennett when the first female executived spore in the 160 yield history. >> i am so proud of the fact that i am the first woman to hold this job. >> but "new york times" took a invite h beating when she was fired for

karl rove was on fox earlier today.at he said. >> how did this comment come up suggesting hillary clinton may suffer from brain-damage? where did that come from? >> no, no, no. wait a minute. i didn't say she had brain-damage. she had a serious health episode. my point was is that hillary clinton, wants to run for president, but she would not be human if this didn't enter in as a consideration. and my other point is this will be an issue 2016 race whether she likes it or not. >> joining us now from our fox medical a-team dr. mark siegel and roy murdoch and dana is in the house. i put jasper up to get ratings. >> and to make me happy. >> jasper is a ratings magnet. let me start with dr. siegel. 30 days in the hospital. is that true? then there was an issue and karl mentioned this that maybe we wouldn't need an explanation for anybody. right? >> look, sean, back in 2008 i looked at john mccain's records and you wouldn't believe how the left wing media was all over this. thousands of pages trying to find out if the melanom

the first is, at any point in the election cycle, a lie from karl rove is a lie from karl rove.ng about here. the other truth are that there continue to be over the years, over these election cycles, when karl rove engages in one of these fiendish tricks, there is a positive correlation between how others react to that. and what i mean is, you have continuing, growing, strong and earnest support for hillary clinton that in these past few days has only continued to grow. this weekend, for example, she released a wonderful excerpt from her memoir, a very warm, poignant conversation about being a mother, being a daughter. and that's the hillary clinton that people respond to. when karl rove attacks, that enthusiasm for her only grows. these are the truths that we're dealing with. >> hoisted on one's own pitard, a bomb you strap on and blows up before you wound up doing the damage you wanted to do. is this going to be a situation like that, do you think, kevin? >> well, look. i think as tracy points out, this is what democrats like. they like to run against a -- as they say, a fiend

but karl rove is already digging into his bag of dirty tricks. the new york post says that loolast week, rove suggested that r hillary clinton may have brain damage from when she fell, suffered a concussion and developed a blood clot in december 2012. reportedly saying, quote, 30 days in the hospital and when she reappears she's wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury? we need to know what's up with that. first of all, mrs. clinton was in the hospital for three days, not 30. no question it was a serious illness. but somehow i don't think karl rove is all that worried about her health. >> how did this comment come up suggesting that hillary clinton may suffer from brain damage? where did that come from? >> no, no, no, no. wait, a minute. no, no. i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. >> oh, no. rove would never say she had brain damage. but he's doing his best to raise all kinds of doubts over whether she's fit to run. >> look, she's be 69 by the time the 2016 election. she will be 77

it's their best hope so they're clinging to it. >> karl rove, here's what you wrote about karl rove and his attack on hillary. quote, he knows the gop has no logical route back to the white house except to hobble its ablist democratic rivals, so this is a sacrificial mission by rove. he'll try to take down clinton, even if he goes down with them. now, that's a very interesting statement. just how ugly do you think karl rove is willing to get? >> i think pretty ugly, you know? now he's backtracked a little bit. now he's asking questions. he said this weekend i'm not asking kbes, i'm not suggesting she's hiding anything. i'm just expressing human concern about another human being. that's so not true. the day he did this, the day he launched this attack, he went through this whole conspiracy theory and ended with we need to know what's up with that. so he moves around, he changes stories based on what's selling and what's not selling. but he's also, i think, taken some real hits and he's showing he's willing to do that, because his party, they moved away from things they used to believe in

will karl rove's questions about hillary clinton's health backfire?nie cutter, on the right, newt gingrich. in the "crossfire," senator tim kaine, a virginia democrat, and senator lindsey graham, a south carolina republican. legitimate questions or the politics of personal destruction tonight on "crossfire." >> okay, so, where are we at? >> it's great to be back. it's hard to believe i've been gone since january. i didn't expect much to change in the last three and a half months, but i certainly didn't expect things to get worse. i woke up to a brand new absolutely ridiculous theory about hillary clinton peddled by none other than karl rove. >> i'm not suggesting hillary clinton may suffer from brain damage, where'd that come from? >> no, no, no, wait a minute. no, i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. this will be an issue in the 2016 race, whether she likes it or not. >> this is just a bunch of crap. let's be clear, what karl rove is doing here, he's raising questions about secretary clinton's health in order to create

it's on karl rove to back up the charges he made.we saw in the fox news clip he's not willing or able to do it. >> he got defensive about when he was asked why did you say this. it was like, no, no, i was just floating it. it's something she'll have to deal with. and karl rove will be a player in 20 the 16. he's not watching from are the sidelines. his group crossroads is raising money. karl rove will put his stamp on the campaign one way or another. joshua green, thank you. >> good to be with you. >>> what does it take to disqualify someone from being a serious candidate for office? how about climate change denial? w.m.d. trutherism. and a low sex drive, i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and childr

somebody is going to say hey, karl rove is right. but she's going to have to answer these questions. there's an answer for these questions. she's been out and making speeches and she looks great. these questions, the way they raised them it's dirty. are they relevant questions? they actually are. and she's got an answer, i believe. >> does this escalate the campaign that they go after republicans? >> i've never been a fan of the way john kerry handled the swift boefting or the way michael dukakis handled everything. you've got to fight. but they are fighting. do you think the clintons are happy they're involved in this mud fight at this point? >> no, i don't think so. let me tell you, chris, i think there's a separate campaign going on. karl rove was either demented because thaz that was as gross and lethal an attack. he's demented or a smart guy. he knows you don't shoot 2 1/2 years before the election. that issue, hillary clinton's age and health is a september issue when voters are paying attention. what are they campaigning for n

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it's on karl rove to back up the charges he made.we saw in the fox news clip he's not willing or able to do it. >> he got defensive about when he was asked why did you say this. it was like, no, no, i was just floating it. it's something she'll have to deal with. and karl rove will be a player in 20 the 16. he's not watching from are the sidelines. his group crossroads is raising money. karl rove will put his stamp on the campaign one way or another. joshua green, thank you. >> good to be with you. >>> what does it take to disqualify someone from being a serious candidate for office? how about climate change denial? w.m.d. trutherism. those little things still get you. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause

did karl rove's name come up? rove is under fire, even from some in his own party, for attacking hillary clinton's health. >> i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. this will be an issue in the 2016 race. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. they're increasing u.s. efforts now to find the missing any jer kran girls. it's one thing that both parties in washington are agreeing on. they sent a letter to the president last week demanding more u.s. action. 11 of the 16 democratic women senators took this picture on monday, holding up a bring back our girls hash tag sign. it's become the rallying cry across the globe. michigan senator debbie stabno joins me now. you demanded that they permit al qaeda-like sanctions. what more can be done? what hasn't the administration done that it should be doing? >> andrea, first of all, thank you for focusing on this. we know that the add m, offered help immediately. it wasn't immediately accepted. it now has been. which is incredibly importa

nice smackdown, though, of karl rove. >> dr.rove might have been the last person in america on election night to recognize and acknowledge that the president had won re-election, including the state of ohio. we'll leave it at that. >> always love to hear him throwing shade, but obviously is he jokes because, as we've said already, karl rove is actually really brilliant, and a great political strategist, and here just by introducing this and now folks like us are going to have a conversation about how dumb it is, but we're still advancing it, and this sort of smear mongering is what karl rove has done throughout his career. when they were running for governor, he talked about maybe ann richards, the governor then of texas was gay. when they were running for president against john mccain, he talked about john mccain, maybe he has mental health issues as well as saying he has -- maybe he has a mixed race child out of wed lock. you know, when they were running against john kerry, like maybe he was not as valorous in vietnam as you a

it's on karl rove to back up the charges he made.the fox news clip he's not willing or able to do it. >> he got defensive about when he was asked why did you say this. it was like, no, no, i was just floating it. it's something she'll have to deal with. and karl rove will be a player in 2016. he's not watching from are the sidelines. his group crossroads is raising money. karl rove will put his stamp on the campaign one way or another. joshua green, thank you. >> good to be with you. >>> what does it take to disqualify someone from being a serious candidate for office? how about climate change denial? w.m.d. trutherism. ♪ ♪ no matter what kind of business you own, at&t business experts can help keep it running... seamlessly. so you can get back to what you love. when everyone and everything works together, business just sings. ♪ here's a good one seattle... what did geico say to the mariner? we could save you a boatload! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ what's seattle's favorite noise? the puget sound! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ all right, n

the question kept coming about karl rove. >> we're talking about it.n: get me a list of things you want me to talk about, right? >> what's your email address again? jon: i've got it. thank you both. >> thank you. patti ann: right now back to the 2014 political season, we're getting ready for a key day. six states hold primaries tomorrow including arkansas, georgia, kentucky and oregon. these are all states that could change the balance of power in the senate next year. chief political correspondent is live with this story. set the stage for us. >> it's going to be the biggest day of primaries we've had thus far. 2014 is beginning to catch a stride. we'll be watching the g.o.p. primary in georgia. they're republican senator chambliss retiring and it's a multi field of republicans. if none get to 50%, this could be a runoff. it will be against the daughter of former senator sam nunn and had no primary opposition for this. we'll look at kentucky and senate republican leader mitch mc connell, the republican leader, is heavily favored against matt bevin. he

should karl rove apologize? >> it's up to karl rove. he's a political operative. >> but do you think it was over the line? >> look, i think health and age is fair game. it was fair game for ronald reagan. it's fair game with john mccain. when people came at john mccain and said maybe he's li psychologically not fit because he was a prisoner of war. >> there was innuendo, there was a suggestion about he's just not -- his brain doesn't work right or in this case it's her brain may not work right and she's hiding something about it. was that over the line? >> i don't think there's a graceful way to bring up age, health, and fitness for a candidate that wants to be president of the united states. i think the more important issue for me as leader of this party is what's the record of hillary clinton? what was her record as a secretary of state, benghazi, bow co-har ram, syria. those are the issues -- sgroo but we can get to that. but karl rove doesn't do things by accident. what he injected was an attack into the firmament of the republican

tonight's lead, karl rove gets schooled. today, former president clinton went after karl rove's dirty suggestion, that hillary clinton might have brain damage. >> well, first of all, i got to give him credit, you know, he did that embodies that old saying that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. first, they said she faked her concussion, and now they say she's auditioning for a part on "the walking dead." >> he openly mocked rove and exposed just how absurd these attacks is. >> she works out every week, she is strong, she's doing great. as far as i can tell, she's in better shape than i am. she certainly seems to have more stamina now. i was sort of dumbfounded. they went through all this trouble that said she stayed, terrible concussion that required six months of very serious work to get over. something she never low balled with the american people, never tried to pretend didn't happen. now they say she's really got brain damage. if she does, then i must be in really tough shape, because she's still quicker than

what karl -- >> let me try to explain karl. >> hey, i feel different.arl didn't just stumble into this line of questioning about hillary clinton's health, okay? he's one of the most prepared and deliberate speakers. and when he gave speeches at the white house, people were always doing -- you know, reading research. so this karl's nature, is that things are talked through. he plans these types of thing. >> so are you telling me that he thought through this before saying this? >> well, i think he thought through and is probably, you know, maybe not in front of -- >> what's his strategy? >> well, i think injecting questions about her health crisis from a few years ago is something that karl thinks is fair game. and i think that the fact that we're having a three-day conversation about hillary's age and health, he is in this objective. >> it's not about hillary's age and health. it's about whether karl rove suffered brain damage. >> well, to some. but some of the people that may be thinking about 2016 have definitely given some thought to -- >> she is givi

karl rove is a tough political warrior. went to college with president bush and i defended him when he was almost indicted and he wasn't guilty until proven to be so. what he's done is shameful. use be iing innuendo when she w my book party three months after hospitalization. she never looked so good. i went to law school with her. she is traveling all over and finished a book. doesn't sound like an injured person to me. for karl so say something without a shred of evidence and the innuendo should be on page 6 journalism. he has never stooped so low. i bet he'll regret doing this. he doesn't sound right coming from karl rove to be this low and this sleazy. he's tough but he's not sleazy. this was sleazy. >> he's tough. he's also careful. i have covered karl for a long time. you call this page 6 journalism. it is in fact page 6 journalism where this appeared in "the new york post." karl knows what he's saying. traumatic brain injury set off this firestorm. health is an issue that comes up in campaigns. age is an issue that c

back to your comments about karl rove.as he done more to hurt the gop cause than help it with those comments? and, you know, bill clinton says he personally was just dumbfounded to hear some of those comments. >> you know, subtlety has never been in the karl rove repertoire. i think we're seeing a display of it here. i don't think nuance is going to be really a part of this campaign. it's going to be ugly. >> i'm going to switch gears now because a new msnbc news poll was just released this hour showing the botched execution in oklahoma didn't change views of the death penalty. does that surprise you at all? >> not really. i mean, i just happen to believe that for better or worse, the death penalty is part of the american tradition which does set it apart -- this country apart from most of the countries in the civilized world. and it influences procedures and that type of thing. no, i think the poll is just showing once again it's part of the american tradition. >> all right. you're part of our thursday tradition. thanks f

karl rove is still all over the map and is continuing to get the facts wrong. but he doesn't care, because all he wants to do is inject the issue into the echo chamber and he is succeeding. it's flagrant and thenally veiled. they're scared of what she has achieved and what she has to offer. time for them to move on that their next desperate attack. jay carney responds as well. >> here's what i would say about cognitive capacity, which is dr. rove night have been the last person in america on election night to recognize and acknowledge the president had won re-election, including the state of ohio. so we'll leave it at that. >> you know, there is a road testing going on of hillary clinton. she's out there speaking. by the way, when you speak for the kind of money she's speaking for, then you have to give a pretty good performance. you have to give value. >> we don't know personally what she knows. but i, point well taken. >> she's got to go out there and give a speech every night. >> yes, she's written a book, but while writing a book, she's been keeping a treme

(cheers and applause) folks, last week, my friend karl rove posed an innocent question -- does hillary clinton have brain damage? and ever since karl floated this idea or "dropped a floater" as we say in the pundit game, the republican party has faced accusations they are a bunch of squaredy cats. >> the republicans are so afraid of a hillary clinton candidacy they hope to talk her out of running. >> karl rove is very much afraid of hillary clinton. >> this is such a bunch of nonsense and i think it demonstrates how utterly afraid they are of her. >> stephen: ridiculous. we're not afraid of hillary clinton. if we were, why would by laughing like this? (starts out laughing, ends up sobbing) (laughter) besides, hillary is the one who's scared, just ask r.n.c. chairman and harry potter incantation reince priebus! jim, jim, accio clip! >> is she the candidate that you as the head of the republican party must fear? >> no, i don't fear. i think hillary is a known product. given the month she just had, i doubt she will run for president in 2014. >> stephen: folks, i beliebus priebus. (laughte

he dropped the mike and walked away. >> karl rove. >> karl rove. >> look, i don't have to defend karln hillary's qualifications and competency to be president of the united states. outside of any speculation about falls she has taken. >> will cain, marc lamont. marc, five seconds or less? >> there's absolutely no reason to question hillary's competence or age. it's a reasonable question because of the health issue like john mccain. there isn't one now except the one karl rove manufactured. let's stick to the issues here. >> marc lamont hill, will cain, come back very soon. >>> coming up for us, donald sterling says he doesn't think racism is a problem in america. he also says he's a very, very nice guy. part two of the cnn interview next. >> you think that is a problem in america, racism, and do you think it -- >> i don't think so. i don't think -- i think it's better than any other place in the world. [female announcer] we grow big celebrations,o. and personal victories. we grow new beginnings, and better endings. grand gestures, happier happy hours. so let's gro something greater wi

people hate karl rove among the fierce liberals. >> i think karl rove overstepped.s health and age is fair game. it has to be approached wi carefully. i think people think that because she's a woman. >> why does it have to be approached differently? >> because they can easily turn it around. don't you think people can turn around questions and say they're under attack because of gender? >> sure. but the question is, would a man face the same questions. clearly karl rove said thing that were not true. >> look at the -- that gets to my point. this took what is a legitimate issue and pushes it into conspiracy territory. you saw with bill clinton the other day, he said he used this to his advantage. he belittled karl rove in this way. the clintons are good when they're under attack. >> listen to this. alex castellanos. was karl rove's assault on hillary clinton's brain a critical master stroke or a ham-fisted attack that contributes to the unpopularity of the republican party. the answer to many a republican's regret is both. >> that sounds about right. they do want to