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Former Bush Advisor Karl Rove argues that comments made by the Texas governor calling Ben Bernanke ‘treasonous’ were out of line.
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Treasonous for -- -- advisor Karl Rove joins us now live from Austin.
What do you make of a presidential candidate to use a strong language like that call.
Well first -- remember present.
Natural candidate now is trying to answer the question of period has been the governor of a big state this is his first entry on and they.
National stage He had a pretty good launch.
-- He said this and look I have strongest I would have strong disagreements with another round of qualitative easing.
But to accuse Bernanke of being a traitor to his country treason is a crime punishable by death to say you're gonna treated pretty ugly if He was down in Texas this was on presidential and unnecessary you can express disagreement.
Without adopting this kind language -- President Obama.
You know He pretty personally call me a sixty style radical.
No I don't remember trying to blow up any buildings you know.
Let but this is the kind of language that you don't want -- president to use and Perry did not help his cause it caused people to look at and it's a you know is He gonna you know he's a cowboy buddies and don't be too much -- But they didn't like He didn't need to do it but yet but -- like his blunt straightforward.
Approach -- about the use of the teleprompter.
Amigos right I think it is which is great.
Which is great and He had a good retail start to this campaign.
You know He -- He media.
He took up Michelle Bachmann to school -- united.
At that Waterloo Iowa let Lincoln day dinner by going around and shaking every hand.
Looking even even made it through the ritual of having his photograph taken eating corn dog at the Iowa state fair which is every skidded has to endure.
But there's a difference between that and have any strong disagreement -- Bernanke on the issues and calling him a traitor -- us.
Treasonous and and satellite who's gonna take him out behind the barn looked -- -- and that's that's not what you ought to be due.
I'm are right in saying that just last week I think it was you and Sean Hannity got together to discuss potential candidates for 2012.
Did you say that may be.
Paul Ryan and all Chris Christie would get into the -- did you say that call.
Well it well was this -- I think it was.
Yeah this this week may be late last week that's right.
And what -- cannot visit people out there are who are talking to these two -- Are coming away from our conversations with a sense that they haven't closed the door and that they might be looking again -- we look the -- we've got a good -- But it is clear that there's room for more you've got three sort of front runners -- out in front.
Buckman having won Iowa -- having had a good launch but I think there's a sense of some in some quarters that we might have.
A couple of other -- and and Brian and -- here are -- another one of Sarah Palin who has a very aggressive schedule post Labor Day that looks like that in the presidential hopeful.
What do you make of the the kind of -- But -- sharp as sharp edged discussion.
Yesterday on the bus to a between President Obama and Ryan Rhodes the -- -- guy from Iowa.
It was a pretty robust -- direct confrontation.
Some people think that Ryan Rhodes was rude to the president.
I don't think He was I think there's room and out democracy for direct confrontation.
What insight what -- thing.
Well I thought it was a pretty good when He might have really gotten close to the edge but but he's good but look heat.
After the -- compliant white house press corps that offers up soft balls to the president was maybe the exception to date Jake Tapper and a couple of others.
Fox correspondents.
Mean this was a refreshing moment particularly did that first I watched the first.
Town hall meeting in southeast Minnesota.
And I mean it was like you know that it that it was like members of the Obama family had been tested to ask the questions and it was.
So so have and and and a straightforward conversation asking the president to.
To take on tough questions.
Frankly it was helpful to the president being able to show his stuff in it frankly was good for the country.
Okay.
You know call that sudden next week -- and company puts out -- 8 PM edition.
8 o'clock eastern time at nine for the five days of next week.
We will open -- that you would be perhaps a guest if you got time to -- with us on -- -- company nights next week when He thank.
I would love to do it.
The UEU what I would be honored I would be honored to be in your first weeks.
And evening entertainment -- so far as the only week by equipment that's that's another story.
I definitely wanted to bring with the a little white bull it's a you can -- stuff on -- every now and again I can't exactly exactly as long as it's Monday Tuesday -- Wednesday because I'm on a vacation on Thursday may we -- -- you going is that in -- submit to us.
Barney -- of your business -- -- Colorado -- everybody.
Thank you very much indeed -- we'll see you next week that's a promise.
