Posted on 04/20/2009 2:47:17 PM PDT by pissant
From calling on members of her district to be armed and dangerous over cap-and-trade spending to stirring up fears of liberal re-education camps that would indoctrinate young people, Rep. Michele Bachmanns recent statements have drawn the ire of Democrats and energized Republican activists. But at least one Republican analyst thinks she might be taking the party in the wrong direction.
Tom Horner, Minnesota Public Radios (MPR) Republican analyst and an adviser to Republicans including former Sens. Norm Coleman and Dave Durenberger, told Midday that Bachmann is sending the wrong message.
She is an embarrassment to some republicans, myself included, he said. She is intentionally provocative, and does it in a way that is designed to exploit fears, to exploit mistrust in government, to do all of the kinds of things that America is not needing right now.
He continued, I dont think thats what the Republicans ought to be doing and I dont think its how we need to be defined. We need leadership in this party that can stand up and say, Michele Bachmann is not my kind of Republican.
(Excerpt) Read more at minnesotaindependent.com ...
“Palin-Bachmann-2012”
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!!!!
Excellent find. Miss Horner was proud to play such a critical advisory role to that losing candidate, I’m sure.
Come on, come on! Don’t knock lutefisk unless you’ve tried it! Lot’s of other things to criticze in MN besides lutefisk.
She’s on the Glenn Beck show right now talking about Obambi’s plan to nationalize the banks and ripping it.
So he's basically the David Gergen of Minnesota? Yeah, I really care what he thinks.
Any Republican willing to be the shill analysis for Minn. Socialist Radio is an embarrassment.
She is intentionally provocative" I doubt it. She does calls it as she sees it.
" and does it in a way that is designed to exploit fears, to exploit mistrust in government," - as if mistrusting Govt is bad?!?
" to do all of the kinds of things that America is not needing right now." - Aha, America doesnt need 'mistrust of Govt' at a time when we found out the $700 billion bailout included escape clause on exec pay that the Democrats claimed was not there?!? Mistrust of Govt at a time when we just passed $3.5 trillion budget?!?
"how did that moderate Norm Coleman thing work out, ya know, running against such a retarded radical leftist with a trail of baggage 1000 miles long??" - How did that awful Franken win? It boggles the mind!
The GOP would do well to stop hiring “analysts” who are as remote from conservative philosophy as Lindsay Lohan is from chastity.
I like Bachmann...I find myself liking GOP analysts, strategist’s, pollers, etc... less & less.
How about just doing whats right? Need a poll for that?
Govt radio doesn't have any conservatives.
That's very interesting. I liked Mitt over McCain when Thompson threw in the towel. Still, Obama may turn out to be the best candidate ever for conservative causes.
MPR Republican...
Sounds comparable to the title of a male lesbian.
franken thnx him for norms advice
if I recall correctly she said that a day after a west coast liberal threatened to secede from the union if Cap N Trade did not pass.... right??
He wouldn’t have liked George Washington, either. Washington mistrusted government, too:
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Typo- ONLY
In a debate, Bachmann would clean the floor with Obama. But the chances of that are remote in 2010 because the GOP leadership is headed by RINO Michael Steele and friends.
Now you know why they are "former" senators. Lousy advice from a lousy advisor.
“He wouldnt have liked George Washington, either. Washington mistrusted government, too:
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Nice Very Nice!!!
“Tom Horner, Minnesota Public Radios (MPR) Republican analyst...”
That’s really all you need to know.
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