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Karl Rove

I mean, if you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial page of the New York Times, you got a pretty sorry existence.

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Karl Rove is saying that relying on approval from a specific influential newspaper to feel good about yourself shows a weak or unhappy life. He implies that needing external validation, especially from a media source, reflects poorly on one’s personal confidence or fulfillment.

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