I heard a hearsay report of a confrontation between Sheryl Crow, Laurie David, and Karl Rove on Good Morning America today. The anchor whose name I don't know said that she was freshly back from the Washington Correspondent's Dinner and reported hearing about an encounter between the three. I managed to find a first-hand report thanks to Google News.
From Laurie David & Sheryl Crow via Huffingtonpost
We asked Mr. Rove if he would consider taking a fresh look at the science of global warming. Much to our dismay, he immediately got combative. And it went downhill from there.
They go on to describe a spewing of the denialist White House response. The United States is already do plenty of research. China's not doing anything, why should we? In the end, he refused to consider any of their arguments and slithered away.
In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, "Don't touch me." How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow? Unphased, Sheryl abruptly responded, "You can't speak to us like that, you work for us." Karl then quipped, "I don't work for you, I work for the American people." To which Sheryl promptly reminded him, "We are the American people."
I for one would listen if Sheryl Crow touched my arm, unlike the creepy Rove. Heheh. Nothing can penetrate the Bush Bubble and echo chamber. With advisers like Rove parrying the truth with red herrings, how can White House policy ever change? Six years of this disaster. 2008 can't come soon enough.
Update - pontechango found a different take on the encounter
Just a few feet from the podium, Rove was found at The New York Times table, in discussions with the likes of D.C. Bureau Chief Dean Baquet and columnist Maureen Dowd. When asked why the paper, which often battles the White House, chose to invite Rove, Dowd said, "I don’t do the inviting anymore."
Reporter Jim Rutenberg said he had asked Rove because "we cover him and I just asked." Was he getting any scoops from the White House insider? "He’s telling us everything," Rutenberg joked.
Asked to comment on the battle with Crow, Rove told one reporter, "She came over to insult me and she succeeded." [emphasis mine] Crow and David have a full account up at the Huffington Post blog.
Maybe he was already to combust from talking to Maureen Dowd at the NY Times table. Or just being at the NY Times table - aren't they the root of all evil for the Rove and Cheney? Sounds like matter and antimatter reacting.
Correction: inclusiveheart points out that I misspelled Laurie David's name, wife of Larry David.