Karl Rove’s Super PAC “Jokes” That Commerce Secretary Bryson’s Seizure Was Drunk Driving

On Saturday evening, Commerce Secretary John Bryson was involved in an incident where he hit two cars in quick succession. ABC News reports that he was initially suspected of a hit and run, before medical professionals confirmed that he had a seizure. Think Progress notes in their report that this is his second major seizure incident in four years - the first one being when he collapsed at a meeting in 2008. However, American Crossroads, the brainchild of Fox News contributor Karl Rove, thought that it would be cute to post on Twitter that he was driving drunk. To make it even worse, a spokesman for the group explained to TPM that was it was posted as a joke. Yeah, that's so funny I could throw up.

Meanwhile, despite the news about Bryson’s seizure, FoxNews.com is still milking the story. A video from America’s Newsroom is currently the top featured video on FoxNews.com. Its headline blares, “US Commerce secreary cited in hit-and-run: Obama Cabinet member John Bryson cited for felony hit-and-run following two car crashes.”

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commented 2012-06-12 09:24:09 -0400 · Flag

if only Mr Bryson had gotten liquored up and shot another man in the face “hunting” fox news would just ignore the story…

commented 2012-06-12 02:27:27 -0400 · Flag

You forget who Rove is a contributor for, Joseph. He could have photoshopped a beer in Bryson’s hand, Ailes would have the “right to lie” team waiting for for the subpoena.

Just because Rove’s that valuable to what they’re doing.

commented 2012-06-12 01:39:36 -0400 · Flag

You know, Rove needs to be VERY careful. By posting that “humorous” tweet, he very publicly DEFAMED a sitting Cabinet member. That, friends, is libel, a criminally-prosecutable action and Rove really doesn’t have any legal protection here. (Rove should be thankful. A couple hundred years ago, that kind of comment could lead to pistols at dawn. He might want to recall the story of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.)

commented 2012-06-11 18:40:29 -0400 · Flag

@BrianM. Only a month? It’s been three years now and KKKlannity is still braying like a violated jackass about David Letterman’s Willow Palin joke.

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So funny you could throw up.