Rove catches grief during stop in Waterloo

http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/06/27/news/local/doc44a0d6ebca47c700545156.txt

Rove catches grief during stop in Waterloo

WATERLOO, Iowa — While Karl Rove was en route to talk at a campaign fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Mike Whalen of Bettendorf, about three dozen protesters stood with signs showing what they think of President Bush’s deputy chief of staff:

“Rove fiddles while working families burn.”

“Health care is a right, not a privilege.”

“Karl Rove, congratulations on not getting indicted!” Signed, “Concerned Iowans.”

Rove’s response a short time later: “What protesters?”

“He said, ‘You’ve never seen protesters until you’ve seen the ones that were outside my house,’ ” added Hugh Field, a Waterloo lawyer who attended the invitation-only fundraiser. “So he wasn’t very impressed.”