Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tarryl Clark Campaign: Where Was Michele Bachmann Last Weekend?

Today, folks across the 6th District are working hard to stay in their homes and keep their jobs. Families are gathered around the kitchen table, trying to pay their bills and save just a little bit for retirement or to send the kids to college.

So with all this work to be done in Congress and here in Minnesota, where was Michele Bachmann this weekend?

Riling up her national conservative followers in Palm Beach, Florida.

According to the Washington Independent, Bachmann was a speaker at the Freedom Center's "Restoration Weekend," “a pricey four-day Palm Beach celebration of conservative ideas,” alongside Ann Coulter, Phyllis Schlafly, and Newt Gingrich.

It's time for a Congresswoman who will actually do the job and whose first and only priority is to fight for the people of Minnesota, not the conservative power-players of Palm Beach.

Tarryl Clark will always put us first. Just as she has in the State Senate, Tarryl Clark will go to work every day to fight for the people of her district - not promote her own personal agenda or build her national celebrity.

Female Donors Prominent in Michele Bachmann Opponents Tarryl Clark and Maureen Reed Campaign Funds

Read all about it at Smart Politics. Hat Tip to commenter Anna.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Michele Bachmann in Mr President, Mr President

I've always gotten a chuckle out of this flash animation of Avidor's.






Sunday, November 22, 2009

Michele Bachmann Apologist Gary Gross Isn't Too Happy

Let Freedom Ring:

It isn’t a secret that some within the GOP establishment prefer keeping Michele Bachmann arm’s distance away. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Michele wore that as a badge of honor. Nonetheless, the establishment snipers persist like they did in this City Pages hit piece:

But more importantly, many worry that those and similar remarks are detrimental to the national Republican Party’s credibility, which is why not everyone inside the GOP is thrilled at the prospect of Bachmann becoming the face of their party. One senior Republican strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity, concedes that there’s some trepidation within the GOP establishment.

“I can tell you she has a few quiet detractors within the Republican Party,” says the strategist. “Put it this way: There’ve been some who’ve raised an eyebrow over the things she’s said.”


The problem with the GOP, both locally and nationally, is that strategists like this coward won’t fight for their principles in public. They’d rather be quoted anonymously than fight on the battlefield of ideas. It’s quite likely that they don’t like fighting for their principles because their principles are constantly shifting and/or indefensible.


The City Pages piece was not a hit piece. They did an interview with Michele Bachmann on her own terms (all by email, rather than a traditional interview).

Michele Bachmann Stump Speech: 2006



This was Michele Bachmann's stump speech in 2006 when she was running in a contested endorsement battle for GOP endorsement for the 6th District. She was speaking at the SD 51 convention in Blaine.

Hannity Apologized for His Misrepresentations of the Michele Bachmann Rally, Why Won't Michele Bachmann?

Eric Zaetsch has the story.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Are Michele Bachmann and Allen Quist Peas in a Pod?

City Pages has the scoop.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Money Quote from City Page's Feature on Michele Bachmann

But more importantly, many worry that those and similar remarks are detrimental to the national Republican Party's credibility, which is why not everyone inside the GOP is thrilled at the prospect of Bachmann becoming the face of their party. One senior Republican strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity, concedes that there's some trepidation within the GOP establishment.

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"I can tell you she has a few quiet detractors within the Republican Party," says the strategist. "Put it this way: There've been some who've raised an eyebrow over the things she's said."

Nevertheless, GOP higher-ups have shown no effort to muzzle Bachmann, which suggests she fills an important role. Looking on the other side of the political aisle, the DFL, for all its squawking about Bachmann, has benefitted financially from her ravings as well.

"There are certainly people inside the DFL who think she's good for the party," says Jeremy Powers, a DFL chair in Bachmann's district. "Some think fighting for the Sixth District isn't worth it, because the sum advantage of having her around is better than ousting her."

It's a point DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez concedes but doesn't endorse.

"While obviously I like being able to raise money against Republican candidates, and while I like for there to be a convenient boogeyman like her, the price of having an ineffective representative for an entire congressional district is just too high."

More News About Michele Bachmann's Unhinged Followers

This time a touching story in Michigan.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

City Pages Feature Article on Michele Bachmann

Read it here.