KARL ROVE COLLECTS ANTIQUE DOLL HOUSES

When most architecture lovers want to feed their fetish they’ll tour the Guggenheim or visit a Frank Gehry building. Karl Rove on the other hand visits Daisy May’s Antique Doll and Doll House Emporium. That’s right – Karl Rove collects doll houses. But not just any doll house.

“He’s kind of a Victorian Era snob,” says Sue Culbert, owner of Daisy May’s in Manassas, VA. “We usually get our new shipments on Friday and every Saturday morning, like clockwork, there’s Karl Rove waiting outside the door for us to open. He seems to have a different woman with him every time too.”

Culbert estimates that Rove has purchased upwards of 400 doll houses from her emporium. “Most of my customers are women – actually all of my customers are women. Except for Karl. But when he’s in here, he sure does act like a lady. Actually, let’s be honest, he acts like a bitch. He’s very demanding and when we don’t have a particular style or if he isn’t convinced of the provenance he throws fits.”

Culbert estimates that Rove has destroyed upwards of 30 doll houses in 20 or so hissy fits.

Rove’s most prized possession is an exact replica of the U.S. Capital building. He’s even begun collecting life-like dolls of every member of U.S. Senate and actually sleeps with Ted Kennedy. The doll that is…