Quote Originally Posted by The Storyteller View Post
Instead they lied to each other, and they lied to themselves. What you saw with Rove was an on-air, real-time manifestation of their deep, deep denial of reality. Rove couldn't believe those numbers were real. They didn't jive with his alternate reality. THAT is what makes it a melt-down, and so damn fun to watch. Even The Architect was taken completely by surprise.
We turned to Fox's coverage after a couple of tweets I saw mentioned the ensuing hilarity. We got there after Rove did his thing, but while that Shepherd (sp?) guy was still clearly disbelieving that it was over. Why, candidate Romney supposedly never even wrote a concession speech on the 50/50 chance that he'd need it. Betcha he does carry an umbrella on days with a 50% chance of rain (more likely, he's hired someone to hold it for him).

On Election Night, Karl Rove looked like the Iraqi Information Minister insisting that Baghdad was safe even though the background of the camera shot he was in showed Allied tanks rolling by. Jon Stewart did a funny bit on his show about the whole dissembling mess. Good times.