Realtors Riled About Rove Speech

Jackson Clubb | 7/02/2008 7:38 pm | Shadowboxing the Apocalypse

Some Realtors in Texas are unhappy that an infamously unethical celebrity is being paid to speak at their Sept 2008 convention.

Some Realtors riled up over Rove speech

Published in : The News, Culture of Corruption

By Laura Elder / Galveston County Daily News / July 2, 2008

When political strategist Karl Rove speaks, a lot of people listen. Some heckle and a few throw things. ...

"Rove definitely does not embody the ethics we want the public to associate with Realtors," said Bill Hammond, an agent with Karen Derr and Associates Realty.

Hammond said he plans to organize a protest of Rove at the convention. He also said the association's dues should not be used to pay Rove's speaking fees, which in some cases are as high as $40,000.

In March this year, Rove's speech to about 1,200 University of Iowa students was interrupted by about 200 protesters. Two people attempted to perform a "citizen's arrest" on Rove, accusing him of crimes while a member of the Bush administration.

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