Dana Jill Simpson told “60 Minutes” she called Karl Rove in Virginia to discuss politics. She also said she was at a KKK meeting and that she was working undercover for Rove. Rove says there were no calls to Virginia. He’s never lived in Virginia.
Every nutty story Dana Jill Simpson told has not panned out including the story that she talked with the crooked Alabama governor…
But, this didn’t stop “60 Minutes” from running a Rove hit piece based entirely on her testimony.
Miss Simpson was angry over a tire dump contract.
HoyStory reported today that “60 Minutes” is going to run another segment on this fabricated story this weekend.
Here is what the GQ, via HoyStory, had to report on this made up scandal:
Let’s talk about the last couple of scandals you’ve been involved in. Don Siegelman in Alabama [the Democratic governor whom Rove was recently accused of trying to sabotage by forcing U.S. attorneys to bring corruption charges against him prior to an election].
What happened?[rolls his eyes] Will you do me a favor and go on Power Line and Google “Dana Jill Simpson” [the Republican lawyer who told 60 Minutes that Rove asked her to take a picture of Governor Siegelman cheating on his wife]? She’s a complete lunatic. I’ve never met this woman. This woman was not involved in any campaign in which I was involved. I have yet to find anybody who knows her. And what the media has done on this… No one has read the 143-page deposition that she gave congressional investigators—143 pages. When she shows up to give her explanation of all this, do you know how many times my name appears? Zero times. Nobody checked!
Then how did this happen?
Because CBS is a shoddy operation. They said, “Hey, if we can say ‘Karl Rove,’ ‘Siegelman,’ that’ll be good for ratings. Let’s hype it. We’ll put out a news release on Thursday and then promo the hell out of it on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.”
And Scott Pelley—the question is, Did [60 Minutes correspondent] Scott Pelley say to this woman, “You say you met with him. Where? And you say that he gave you other assignments earlier. When did he begin giving you assignments, and what campaigns did you work with him in? What evidence? I mean, this woman, she said she met with him: Okay, you met with him—where? Did you fly to Washington?” Now she says that she talked to me on the phone and she’s got phone records. Of calls to Washington and Virginia. But what’s Virginia? I don’t live in Virginia. And it’s 2001. What is in Virginia? It’s not the Bush headquarters; that was in Austin, Texas. What is in Virginia? So—but look, she’s a loon.Kevin Tedesco, a CBS spokesman, said “60 Minutes” will report on it further Sunday with an interview with Siegelman, who was recently released from prison while his corruption conviction is on appeal. Tedesco said Siegelman would challenge Rove to testify under oath.
It was nice of Rove to point out John Hinderaker’s excellent investigation on the latest bogus “60 Minutes” story. The liberal media has not reported anything on this bogus hit piece on Rove.
Rove also talks about his confrontation with Barack Obama in the interview.
Previously:
“60 Minutes” Too?!!… MAJOR SCANDAL Brewing Over Rove Hit Piece!
SCANDAL!! “60 Minutes” DUPED! Flimsy Source May Ruin News Magazine!!
BREAKING: “60 Minutes” Source on Rove Hit Piece Is Nutjob Bitter Over Alabama Tire Dump Contract
