Post on 16-Jan-2015
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KARL ROVE
Grew up in Colorado and Nevada
His parents divorced and he had to pay to put himself through college
He attended University of Utah, the University of Maryland-College Park, George Mason University, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Became the President of the College Republicans at age 22
Rove is well known today as a political analyst
Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush
Author of New York Times bestseller, Courage and Consequence: My life as a Conservative in the Fight
Rove has also written for The Daily Beast, Financial Times, Forbes, FoxNews.com, HumanEvents.com, Newsweek, The Times, Washington Post, and The Weekly Standard.
Currently writes weekly for The Wall Street Journal
Karl Rove didn’t have such a great childhood
His father left not long after he was born, his mother’s second husband adopted him
Mother and stepfather later divorced after his mother came out as a homosexual
Rove’s mother committed suicide in 1981
•Currently the only book that Rove has published is Courage and Consequence
•He continues to publish regularly for many news outlets and newspapers
Karl Rove has both a Twitter and a Facebook
He uses both of these social media outlets regularly to voice his opinion on politics
He also has a blog on FoxNews.com
Rove has worked on numerous, successful campaigns, just to name a few, Senator Phil Graham, Gov. Rick Perry, Senator John Cornyn, Senator John Ashcroft, and President George W. Bush
He currently owns his own political consulting company, Rove & Company
He currently works as a political analyst for numerous outlets
Karl Rove has worked his way up from the bottom
He didn’t start out having any political connections through family members, etc.
He overcame a very adverse childhood and went on to become successful
Rove says he got his start in politics when a high school teacher convinced him to run for student Senate
He won the student election and it became the foundation for his career
Rove uses social media frequently to promote his book and his political articles
His website is updated regularly with his newest article
He uses social media not only to promote his work but to connect with his fans and to help educate the American people on things involving the political process
He continues to be actively involved in the political process and often helps non-profit and non-partisan groups
Links to Rove’s Work
http://www.foxnews.com/archive/author/karl-rove/index.html
http://topics.wsj.com/person/R/karl-rove/5686
http://www.rove.com/