Singer's toilet paper musings leave Rove untouched

[krkaufman]

Source: Guardian Unlimited

What links a triple-ply, ultra-absorbent square of quilted toilet paper and White House special adviser Karl Rove? The answer, obviously, is singer Sheryl Crow.

"I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming," she wrote in her blog.

"I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting," she continued. "I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064099,00.html

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I'd prefer to not Karl Rove any slack, but maybe he had heard about Sheryl Crow's TP rationing proposal prior to their altercation at the WH Correspondents' Dinner, and he was concerned that she'd already begun implementation.

[whistle]

1. For the KKKarl Rove's the TP rationing requires a splatter index

[acmavm]

2. Is this toilet paper thing for real? (I read the Guardian article)

I have a hard time believing someone would sit around and worry about squares of toilet paper.

[soothsayer]

3. Single ply?

[Javaman]

10. The dreaded poke through.............

:scared:

[ozymandius]

25. Where here's a hole

there's a way.

[LTR]

4. Karl Rove and toilet paper

Both asswipes.

[donheld]

5. I love ya Sheryl I really do, but

please don't tell me how to wipe my ass.

[B3Nut]

7. Yeah, that's just over the top.

Worry about something significant ferchrissakes...

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[Javaman]

12. It will be significant in a few years...

Wife: so honey, were you able to get the things I asked for you at the supermarket today?

husband: yes and no...

(he has a worried look on his face)

Wife: what do you mean by that?

Husband: well, with oil having peaked and gas at 8 bucks, the delivery trucks well, couldn't afford to deliver...everything.

Wife: (neverously): everything?

Husband: no...TP

Wife: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[DBoon]

14. That's when the Washington Times will finally prove its worth!

nt

[MAGICBULLET]

24. I wonder why

most households aren't built with bidets?

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet>

[Javaman]

26. good question. Probably something to do with

NRA and not being manly enough.

"I don't want some fancy butt washin' water fountain squirtin' up my keester!!"

[Xipe Totec]

6. This administration is wrapped in a tissue of lies

these ass wipes don't need toilet paper at all

[liberal renegade]

8. Sheryl is like

John Wayne toilet paper, tough as hell and doesn't take shit off of anyone....

[swimmernsecretsea]

9. OK, this is my fave remark! LOL! nt

[crossroads]

30. ROFLMAO! Good One! nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. It's hard to wipe all the Rove residue with only 1 square of toilet paper. n/t

[underpants]

13. I wouldn't care

:bounce::evilgrin:

[melody]

15. According to Sheryl's website, it was a joke

http://www.sherylcrow.com/news.aspx?nid=7813

[Zywiec]

16. I think originally it wasn't a joke

Only after the laughter did she change her website

[melody]

27. Who knows -- the assumption that it's not is based on whether one wants to sneer at global warming

It's clearly an attempt to kick at the knees of her whole point. Those who want to laugh at her will take it
the wrong way.

[arikara]

17. Do as I say and not as I do

From the Smoking Gun...

When it comes to Sheryl Crow's touring requirements, if it's Tuesday, this must be Bombay. Gin that is. The rock star's performance contract includes specific day-to-day instructions on what kind of booze Sheryl needs in her dressing room (TSG has never seen such attention to detail in any other concert rider we've posted). For each show, Crow requires 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, 6 bottles of "local" beer, and a bottle each of "good Australian Cabernet" and "good Merlot." As for the harder stuff, promoters are directed to purchase specific booze depending on what day of the week the concert falls, as the below rider excerpt reveals. Additionally, when the global warming warrior hits the road, her touring entourage (and equipment) travels in three tractor trailers, four buses, and six cars. Now that's a carbon footprint!

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/scrow/scrow1.html

[Zywiec]

18. She likes a good beer buzz early in the morning...

Cheers!

[krkaufman]

28. Is the tour purchasing carbon offsets? Does Smoking Gun cover that?

[medeak]

19. Rove looking better in Crowe/David splat

via Wonkette...

Laurie David: Making Karl Rove Look Good Since 2007
It’s not that we don’t appreciate all of you nice people who keep sending us the Laurie David/Sheryl Crow-Karl Rove story, hours after we posted it. We do! It just seems like David and Crow might not have been the kind-hearted ingenues they suggested they were in their Huffington post. Byron York of National Review got his own report of the confrontation.
Immediately after Dowd’s introduction, the witness says, David began lecturing Rove about global warming. This administration has done nothing on the issue, she told Rove. We face a crisis. The time to act is now. This administration has done nothing… At that point, Rove broke in to say, Well, actually we have done something. Rove mentioned global climate research, at which point David broke in herself to say, You just don’t understand. All these questions have been answered. That’s worthless. That’s useless.
Also:
In the eyewitness’ version, again, David and Crow are a bit more aggressive than their own story suggests. The eyewitness says David told Rove, You need to bring in new people to tell you the truth. Rove mentioned Dr. John Marburger, the White House science advisor. At that point, according to the eyewitness, Crow began poking Rove’s chest with her finger, demanding to know what corporations were underwriting Marburger’s work. Rove said Marburger had been in academia most of his career.
And if you really want to sympathize with Rove, hum the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme… right now.

[krkaufman]

29. Hmmm... Pardon me if I take a National Review contributer's comments ...

... with a pound of salt.

[librechik]

20. please--this has nothing to do with the incident; just a way to trivialize

Crowe, and distract from Rove's vicious and telling reaction. It's disgraceful that the Guardian went along with this quickly-spewed talking point response to Crowe and piled on.

In our discourse, can we ever take anyone seriously who has an issue with tissue? The answer obviously is no. Sheryl Crowe can not be taken seriously. Move along, never dare to bother King Rove.

Stop, media. you're killing us.

[cascadiance]

21. Perhaps in honor of this Talking Points Memo should have monogrammed toilet paper rolls!

That one could give to people like Karl Rove that say "You've been TPM'd", which we could give anyone else that we want "cleaned up" out of our system of government!

[cliss]

22. The headline should have read:

Singer's toilet paper musings leave Rove unwiped.

[Cha]

23. Makes me think of what Robin Williams

said in his movie "Man Of The Year".."Politicians are like diapers..they need to be changed often and for the same reason".

And America wanted to change them but rove made sure there was suffient voter suppression to ignore what America wants.