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So so wrong. That's about the only thing you can say after watching the video of Karl Rove, George Bush's top political aide, engaged in a "MC Rove" performance at a Washington banquet.
Such events need not be strait-laced affairs - the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which comes around again in April, is well known for its comedy routines, even if Stephen Colbert's 2006 "I believe in this president" routine was rather more barbed than most - but there is something disconcerting about Rove ... even more so than when Donald Rumsfeld posed with Captain America.
He's really enjoying himself. At 27 seconds in, he gives the mic his first "MC Rove" and appears to be just playing along. But at the 47 second mark, he is doing some strange pseudo-ballet type moves (both arms on one side, jumping from left to right) and posing with his mobile phone. He's having a great time.
The comments from YouTube are largely of the "Yikes" and "I'm speechless" variety, but one does draw attention to the fact that it's not so long ago Democrats feared Karl Rove for his election-winning strategies. "Which is funnier, that or his dancing?" the comment asks.
Or maybe this is Rove's way of lulling his opponents into a false sense of security; or a cunning ploy to show his softer side amid accusations of scandal. So much to say ...
