Before Newsweek, Time turned down Rove because they thought he was an unindicted felon.

[Robbien]

For its part, Time magazine said nothing publicly about Rove's arrival at Newsweek, but a well-placed source told me that Bob Barnett had traveled to the Time-Life building on Sixth Avenue to offer Rove's services before Newsweek snared them. Time's editors apparently felt the cost/benefit analysis wouldn't be in their favor if they embraced the man who has done more than anyone to keep the spirit of Joe McCarthy alive and well in American politics. "Time thought this wouldn't be like hiring George Stephanopoulos," my source explained. "They think Karl is essentially like an unindicted coconspirator in a whole string of felonies."

http://radaronline.com/features/2007/11/media_matters_karl_rove_hillary_clinton_campaignnewsweek_01.php

As an aside, Rove used Bob Barnett as an agent to shop him around? So Newsweek didn't go seeking out Rove, Rove went around begging for a job.

[MADem]

1. Well, Matt Cooper used to work for TIME, and he was embroiled in that Libby mess.

Maybe they KNOW something...

[yardwork]

2. I'm very disappointed in Newsweek. I don't know why I keep expecting better.

[Robbien]

5. Rove's agent Bob Barnett, is the Clinton family lawyer

The DC in-crowd is surprising some times.

I expect the political pressure to hire Rove put on Newsweek/Time was no small thing. Time had an out though perhaps because they already had the Cooper liability.

[LSparkle]

3. I've lost a lot of respect for Newsweek ...

Couldn't they find someone else to "counter" Markos???

[rocktivity]

4. What better way run the 08 election

then "undercover" as a "part-time" journalist?

:headbang:
rocknation