"I absolutely refuse to be manipulated by Karl Rove and company"

"I absolutely refuse to be manipulated by Karl Rove and company."

If you catch anybody claiming that they "absolutely refuse to be manipulated by Karl Rove and company", you can instantly presume that the speaker is one of those people who is easily "manipulated by Karl Rove and company." Not to suggest that they believe what "Karl Rove and company" have to say, but that they are obsessed and driven by whatever "Karl Rove and company" have to say and are easily sidetracked off their own path anytime "Karl Rove and company" say anything.

For an example, see: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14534870/

-- Jack Krupansky