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Like I said, Wallace could have phrased his question differently, and probably should have, but whether Bachmann is really ready for a long campaign and the White House is a legitimate question.

What a politician should do when asked a question that's disrespectful is a judgment call. I guess she had the right to get indignant, but ...

1) If she rose to the occasion and was the bigger person she could have proved Wallace wrong and gained some credibility. If she put in an impressive performance, she'd impress people and disprove the put-downs. Getting indignant might be understandable but it could mean losing a rare opportunity.

2) You can only play that indignation card so many times. Is it really wise for a conservative politician to use it against Fox News, rather than save it for use against a real foe?

3) So often it's "I agree with this politician, therefore she put in a good performance." Maybe Bachmann did do the right thing, but I wonder how much of that is simply another way of saying, "I like her" and whether people would have same opinion about another politician with other views.

[A CA Guy]

I think she did alright there, it was the gaff that was historically dumb IMO.
Does not paint her as Presidential material IMO.

[jwalsh07]

I can’t imagine why a politician would be indignant at the implication that he or she is a flake. Furthermore I can’t imagine why a conservative politician would be indignant at a Fox News fair and balanced anchor giving credence to the meme that right wingers are flakes. I mean really what’s to be indignant at? Just bend over and take it like a good right wing flake.