Karl Rove

Former U.S. Senate majority leader George Mitchell has been actively campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama and U.S. Senate nominee and current Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland).

Tuesday he campaigned with Allen, who hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor), and PolitickerME.com had a chance to ask Mitchell about this year's election.

After the non stop Palin pregnancy pabulum, PolitickerME’s very own Jessica Alaimo has succeeded in infiltrating the People Magazine news coverage of the Republican National Convention. The story on Karl Rove’s breakfast appearance with the Maine delegation, in which Mr. Rove referred to U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as a "big, blowhard doofus," has grabbed the attention of news outlets across the globe.

When questioned by Alan Colmes on Fox News regarding his remarks, Mr. Rove stated that he thought his comments were “off the record”.

I don’t think so.

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UPDATE: Karl Rove just appeared on Fox News, where he is a commentator. He was asked about the comments he made at a Maine delegation breakfast where he called Democratic vice presidential candidate a "big, blowhard doofus."

He didn't deny making the comments, and said the only thing he would apologize for was for Biden being wrong of the Iraq War.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has responded to comments Karl Rove made in front of the Maine delegation this morning.

At the delegation’s breakfast, Rove called Biden a “big blowhard doofus.” His press secretary later responded with a prepared statement.

CNN reports that on a campaign flight Monday evening, a reporter asked him if he would now answer to Senator Doofus.

A spokesman for Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) has responded to Karl Rove’s remarks earlier, before the Maine delegation, that the vice presidential nominee was a “big blowhard doofus.”

Spokesman David Wade tells ABC News:

"It's more than a little sad that with another hurricane heading for the Gulf Coast, Karl Rove is up to the same old attack politics that he practically patented while helping dig a deep hole for our country to get out of. Americans expect better, especially at a time like this."

Rove drops in: Republican strategist Karl Rove greets Maine RNC delegate Dawn Gilbert.MINNEAPOLIS -- The Maine delegation got a surprise visit from Republican strategist Karl Rove during a breakfast meeting at the Republican National Convention.

See below, or click here for video of Rove answering a question about the economy.

Click here for video of him talking about the Republican’s chances in the Northeast.

Click here for his introduction, where he talks about boating with former President George H.W. Bush in Kennebunkport.

See also: Rove: Obama’s inexperienced; Biden’s a ‘big, blowhard doofus’ (Biden quote not captured on video)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Maine's Republican delegation got a surprise visit from former White House political operative Karl Rove at its convention breakfast this morning.

During his speech, he talked up John McCain's Republican presidential bid and criticized Democratic nominee Barack Obama for his inexperience.

When the topic of running mates came up, he referred to U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as a "big, blowhard doofus."