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Sheryl Crow and Laurie David Take On Karl Rove

4/23/07, 12:52 pm EST

Sheryl Crow Laurie David Karl Rove

Sheryl Crow and partner in grrrl-powered environmental activism Laurie David had a run-in with Karl Rove on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ dinner (aka, the political prom). According to an account written by David and Crow and posted on the Huffington Post on Sunday, the green-conscious girls were psyched to meet Rove because it meant they would finally be able to talk to a member of the administration about global warming. (As if this could ever go well).

After asking the pallid political leader to “consider taking a fresh look at the science of global warming” things descended into high school cafeteria-style melodrama. After bantering back and forth about U.S. environmental policy (the girls reminded Rove that America leads the world in global warming pollution yet are doing the least about it, Rove shot back like a recalcitrant teenager, saying that China’s worse) Rove attempted to abandon the conversation and go back to his table. When Crow reached out to touch Rove’s arm, imploring him to stay, Rove short-circuited. “Don’t touch me.” “You can’t speak to us like that, you work for us,” Crow retorted. “I don’t work for you, I work for the American people,” Rove spat. “We are the American people,” Crow apparently reminded him.

Rove hasn’t responded to requests for comment in response to the Huffington Post piece, but on Saturday night he summed up the situation this way: “She came over to insult me, and she succeeded.” Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman had this to say, “We have respect for the opinions and passion that many people have for climate change. I wish the same respect was afforded to the president.”


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ford | 4/23/2007, 1:16 pm EST

Ms. Crow needs to keep doing what she does best, selling her songs to corporate companys and counting her money, she is a sell out and a half..

barney | 4/23/2007, 1:18 pm EST

Karl ROve is awesome.
Sherall Crow is evil.

he really let himself go | 4/23/2007, 1:26 pm EST

wow, Al Gore gained a few…

G.R.I.T.S. | 4/23/2007, 1:28 pm EST

people here at College Station, Tx protested the concert, kudos to them!!

whazzzup | 4/23/2007, 1:37 pm EST

shes right these poloticians think they dont answer to ne one but the “people” but when confronted by the “people” about this issue they cry like babies!

Peter S. | 4/23/2007, 1:46 pm EST

Snuggling with Carl Rove? …. THAT’S DISGUSTING!

Matt | 4/23/2007, 1:49 pm EST

this magazine tries to act political, but has all the cred and tact of an emo high school blog.

Karl Rove | 4/23/2007, 1:51 pm EST

Hey now!

Mike | 4/23/2007, 2:01 pm EST

Karl Rove is obviously a gay dweeb. It’s like Napoleon Dynamite grew up extremely angry and he’s taking out nerd anger on the world.

Wha??? | 4/23/2007, 2:04 pm EST

Hard to take someone serious who says nonsense like this.

“Singer Sheryl Crow has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment.

Crow has suggested using “only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/e ntertainment/6583067.stm

War Czar | 4/23/2007, 2:06 pm EST

This administration might be the most laughable and ridiculous ever. Are they serious?

Anonymous | 4/23/2007, 2:09 pm EST

Here’s how GREEN Sheryl is on tour
From Smokimg Gun:
THREE tractor trailors, Four buses and 6 cars.
Hypocrite!

Hunter | 4/23/2007, 2:19 pm EST

Sheryl Crow is a twat. Why doesn’t Rolling Stone mention her bright idea of limiting the amount of toilet paper a person can use in one sitting. Why do people like here get any press?

mikeky | 4/23/2007, 2:22 pm EST

hypocrisy all around!! yay!!

was karl’s boyfriend with him?

cathy p | 4/23/2007, 2:26 pm EST

this is news????

Andy | 4/23/2007, 2:26 pm EST

I like Sheryl Crow’s music, but it’s a shame she has lost her mind.

All I Wanna Do | 4/23/2007, 2:41 pm EST

Why has there been no mention of Crow’s proposal to ration toilet paper to 1 square per visit.

Can’t spare a square?

Did LARRY David right this for Sheryl as a joke?

frank pembleton | 4/23/2007, 2:42 pm EST

same respect afforded the president? did we miss something is Rove the president now?

Kurt | 4/23/2007, 2:55 pm EST

It gets more and more obvious every day that the average age of the readers on here is about 11.

abandonedstation | 4/23/2007, 3:05 pm EST

when a hollywood liberal corners an arrogant asshole like rove at a DC party, you can’t expect him to make with the nice.
the big problem with this is that it’s only going to further dissuade the bush administration from having anything to do with people (from hollywood or otherwise) petitioning for environmental changes.
bush or cheney will have to go through some sort of ‘personal green epiphany’ if we want to see any pro-environment legislation be introduced by this white house.

and you guys just can’t seem to get enough of photoshop…

Am NOT | 4/23/2007, 3:07 pm EST

Kurt: No, YOU are. You’re the 11 year old … you and Sheryl Crow.

right in the nuts | 4/23/2007, 3:42 pm EST

Karl Rove typical politician.. He needs a good shit kicking, I’m so sick of the bullshit this administration spews from it’s collective mouth..

Oooh | 4/23/2007, 3:53 pm EST

Sheryl Crow has a smelly ass.

45 tons of sewage | 4/23/2007, 3:56 pm EST

What a fucking hippocrite. Just like that asshole Dave Matthews.

Luc Richard Mbah A Moute | 4/23/2007, 4:05 pm EST

Most press accounts suggest that David and Crowe were the a-holes here, not Rove.

El Luchador | 4/23/2007, 4:28 pm EST

I think you all are missing the point: Karl Rove is the real rock star here, not Sheryl Crow

Dean | 4/23/2007, 4:35 pm EST

When will celebrities learn to stay out of politics? Stick to your field.

Simon Cowell | 4/23/2007, 4:39 pm EST

I hate it when artists of any stripe make any attempt to also be political human beings – don’t they know that they’re just supposed to go out there and shake their ass, tits, whatever they got, and entertain the living fuck out of an audience? global warming is SO not entertaining! Now if you’ll excuse me I have to walk my schnauzer.

LastPlaceHero | 4/23/2007, 4:41 pm EST

First it’s not like any of us could just waltz into the white house to talk to Karl Rove.
Second Global Warming IS A GIANT ISSUE and the United States just wants to turn a blind eye to that.
Third at least those two women had the balls to try to bring up that issue to Rove.
and last Karl Rove is the anti-christ anyway, he has been a dick to soooo many people who he is supposed to look out for. He was partially responsible for leaking Valerie Plame’s name to the news.

sethyo | 4/23/2007, 4:46 pm EST

this site IS full of a bunch of little teenage girls….at least Sheryl’s fucking doing something about the cause, instead of writing stupid comments on stupid websites…you all need to get REAL!

Anti Christ? | 4/23/2007, 4:47 pm EST

I’m not a religious zealot so I don’t believe in an “anti-Christ” OR global warming. Both require massive leaps of faith most rational people aren’t willing to make.

BTW, China is poised to overtake the US as the biggest polluter. Try protesting to THEIR leaders and see what happens.

Al | 4/23/2007, 4:50 pm EST

Karl Rove is the anti-christ…good argument. Arguments like that are the ones that carry the real weight. Get real.

whazzzup | 4/23/2007, 4:51 pm EST

hey anti christ?, what color is the sky in ur world where global warming isnt a real issue, u ppl who think global warming is a hoax will shut up about that when the coast moves from washington to minnesota

Capitalist Pig | 4/23/2007, 4:52 pm EST

Laurie David bitches about people driving SUV’s then she jumps in a lear jet a flies from LA to New York to go shopping.

frank pembleton | 4/23/2007, 4:56 pm EST

why protest china’s leaders when we can just hold the olympics there and celebrate their ongoing human rights violations.

NEAU BODY | 4/23/2007, 5:27 pm EST

COLLEGE STATTION,DEEP IN THE HEART OF BUSHVILLE!

mark | 4/23/2007, 5:38 pm EST

nice to see so many unbiased opinions instead of jumping on the rolling stone liberal bandwagon.Oh by the way scientists have just reported the temp on Mars has also increased.I guess the martians aren’t watching their carbon footprint .Al Gore better get on this one

bowieno | 4/23/2007, 6:11 pm EST

How conme Bono can do this in way that gets this evil Admistration to listen–because he has tact. Ameircan celebraties are such narcassistic Hypocrates. They really think thet their audience is the same page them. They are Bouergoise fools who ruin elections when they open up their freakin mouths. people vote against who they favor in spite… shite! go home

dlt | 4/23/2007, 6:33 pm EST

In My Black & Blue

Collar town, you don’t know if
You have a cold or not.
You can smell
Sinusitis

Anonymous | 4/23/2007, 8:27 pm EST

Wow, what a difference in the opinions of Rolling Stone and the comments posted here.

Anyway, Karl Rove is nutjob.

piecrowdust | 4/24/2007, 3:42 am EST

Anonymous | 4/23/2007, 2:09 pm EST

Her bus runs on bio-diesel, Einstein. Enough with your Fox News neocon talking points.

Bush is a failure, Rove is a failure.

SANDRA C | 4/26/2007, 1:52 pm EST

global warming JAH JA LOL God is laughing of all!! what a snow storm the day those activist have the meeting, God IS In The THRONE!! believe in JESUS Accept he died for us!! this world is full of sin, It’s ashame to see bunch of unbeleviers, think WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SPEND ETERNITY HEVAEN OR HELL?? read the bible you will see ansewrs about global warming is a LIE

pati | 4/26/2007, 2:03 pm EST

GLOBAL WARMING?? what a lie !! What HAPPEN AFTER FLOAT OF NOAH?? READ THE BIBLE GET SAVED !!! MSs Crow I DON’T THINK YOU WILL USE YOUR HAND LADY INSTEAD OF TOILET PAPER… how did you smoke?? I m sorry about all these insanity, and bunch of ANTI GOD people
get Jesus!!

the counting crowes | 4/28/2007, 5:51 pm EST

who is carl rove?

never heard of the guy. why is he in the news lately?

jesus | 4/28/2007, 5:55 pm EST

rove bad. crow good. christians retarded.

Giorgos P | 6/26/2007, 7:54 am EST

what does toilet paper have to do with “global warming”? i think ur a little bit out of topic here …

Giorgos P | 6/26/2007, 7:56 am EST

what does toilet paper have to do with “global warming” and saving the enviroment ?

Giorgos P | 6/26/2007, 7:58 am EST

what does toilet paper have to do with “global warming” and saving the enviroment ? off topic ?

dave | 8/9/2007, 7:46 pm EST

If I was at that dinner I’d have wanted to communicate the important thoughts that Crow if working toward getting out, that we have garbage dumps, coal power plants and too many gas burning cars on the road.
But I’d have been afraid to approach Rove, as much as I’d have been afraid to approach Hitler, Hannity or Charles Manson.
It took guts for Crow to do that, but she was able to do it because of her celebrity. What if she had been entertaining? I suppose Rove isn’t into one of the most with it entertainers out there. How about if he complimented her on her music? As for Rove, could she compliment him on destroying his political opponents with a smear campaign.
Remember when the message the candidate had was important? A character assasination is precisely the problem. Global warming is an important platform. But that’s not important if all he knows is how to play of one-upmanship.

dave | 8/9/2007, 7:46 pm EST

If I was at that dinner I’d have wanted to communicate the important thoughts that Crow if working toward getting out, that we have garbage dumps, coal power plants and too many gas burning cars on the road.
But I’d have been afraid to approach Rove, as much as I’d have been afraid to approach Hitler, Hannity or Charles Manson.
It took guts for Crow to do that, but she was able to do it because of her celebrity. What if she had been entertaining? I suppose Rove isn’t into one of the most with it entertainers out there. How about if he complimented her on her music? As for Rove, could she compliment him on destroying his political opponents with a smear campaign.
Remember when the message the candidate had was important? A character assasination is precisely the problem. Global warming is an important platform. But that’s not important if all he knows is how to play of one-upmanship.

dave | 8/9/2007, 7:46 pm EST

If I was at that dinner I’d have wanted to communicate the important thoughts that Crow if working toward getting out, that we have garbage dumps, coal power plants and too many gas burning cars on the road.
But I’d have been afraid to approach Rove, as much as I’d have been afraid to approach Hitler, Hannity or Charles Manson.
It took guts for Crow to do that, but she was able to do it because of her celebrity. What if she had been entertaining? I suppose Rove isn’t into one of the most with it entertainers out there. How about if he complimented her on her music? As for Rove, could she compliment him on destroying his political opponents with a smear campaign.
Remember when the message the candidate had was important? A character assasination is precisely the problem. Global warming is an important platform. But that’s not important if all he knows is how to play of one-upmanship.

Such a load | 2/25/2009, 3:35 pm EST

Sheryl Crow takes mucho bucks to sing at the Northern Trust event-Guess her politics don’t come into play when taking money from a bank that got $50 billion in bail out funds.

Laurie David didn’t have any environmental principles when she whored herself out to Larry David. She had no problem living in a huge house overlooking the Pacific and heating it with gas and leaving ALL the lights on!! Al Gore travels by private jet EVERYWHERE. What a bunch of phonies.

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