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Josh Brolin in W. (2008)

Toby Jones: Karl Rove

W.

Toby Jones credited as playing...

Karl Rove

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  • Karl Rove: If you can't stand in front of those guys two minutes and come up with one plausible answer what the hell are we running for governor for?
  • George W. Bush: Just tell me what to do, whatever it takes. Look if I need to read the whole damn Constitution I'll do it.
  • Karl Rove: [drilling him] What about that swagger in your voice?
  • George W. Bush: In Texas it's called walkin'.
  • Karl Rove: Here they come they'll be bringing the heat.
  • George W. Bush: I know, don't swing at anything I can't hit.
  • Reporter #1: Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much about education. What are your plans for reform?
  • George W. Bush: Well, uh, I'm gonna deregulate school districts so that teachers and administrators can, you know, can develop programs to best fit their kids
  • Reporter #2: Sir, are you proposing to measure student's progress?
  • George W. Bush: Oh, well, we need to make a wholesale effort against racial profiling, you know? Which is, uh, illiterate children. You need to be able to teach a child to read and then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
  • Karl Rove: We're in the very early stages of developing our program.

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