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A man with thin, gray hair and glasses was making a joke to no one in particular about the men's room two-way mirror as I was walking in, and I replied with something fairly sarcastic.

Then, when I got in front of the sink, I asked myself, "Did I just make Karl Rove laugh?"
 
Turns out I did, but what I got in return wasn't worth the hassle a short time later.

It was getting close to our CoverItLive showtime Tuesday, but I stalked him for a while before seeing an opening. No entourage in sight, I approached him with a handshake and a polite introduction, then asked if I could steal him for 90 seconds for two or three easy questions.

His reply was somewhat confusing. Lots of talk about "No. Can't. Busy. Talk. Later." The rate of his gait increased as he became more aware of what I wanted. I would have no luck with this effort.

Karl Rove drenched me with the verbal equivalent of a drink thrown in my face.

So he walked past my work space about 20 minutes later, after we'd started the show, and gave me a point and a smile, and I asked, "Are we going to talk?" 

Two Fox News Channel producers sitting on both sides of me turned their heads before  one grumbled, "Dude, I didn't know you had it like that." I didn't either.

Actually, I do not. Because at the end of the day, I still never got an interview with Karl Rove.