Posted on 12/31/2010 9:33:40 AM PST by pissant
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was in Michigan on Tuesday offering up her special brand of political rhetoric. Bachmann was in the state to stump for Robert ‘Bobby’ Schostak and his bid to become the chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
While Schostak and campaign volunteer Stu Sandler told Michigan Messenger that the Grand Rapids appearance of Bachmann was closed to the press, both Michigan Public Radio and the Grand Rapids Press were allowed to attend. Both issued reports. Messenger emailed both Sandler and Schostak seeking an explanation as to why they claimed the event was closed to the press, but some press were allowed in. They never responded.
Bachmann is the chair of the Tea Party Caucus in the House and was recently appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, which will be chaired by Michigan Republican Mike Rogers (R-Brighton).
Michigan Public Radio reports Bachmann had this to say about President Barack Obama:
(Excerpt) Read more at michiganmessenger.com ...
Works for me.
Not ready for primetime, not yet.
She’s got a better grasp of the issues and is far more articulate than the other gal being pushed to run.
She is Sarah without being Sarah. I like her
She is on my short list. I like her.
I like her. She is able to answer policy questions with substantive answers, not just platitudes.
She would be a great president, but she probably can’t win, since she’s a congresswoman. Only one president was elected while he was a congressman, James Garfield. I hope that, in 2012, Rep. Bachmann will run against Sen. Amy Klochar.
I’d like to think that the base would be highly motivated for her, as opposed to a McCain.
Bachmann would be a great addition to the Senate.
It is not often that you are correct pissant. But you are this time.
Bachmann and Palin.
Watch the left go Jonestown on that.
I was wrong once. And being so humble, I owned up to it.
Most articulate pol out there. Hope she runs just to improve the quality of the debate and ensure substantive questions - and answers - are forthcoming.
"The only question this leaves in one’s mind is whether or not Bachmann is planning a run for the oval office, or if she is laying the ground work in order to play kingmaker in the 2012 election, brought in to fire up the grassroots."
The latter. I would have thought only the author of this article would have had a question about it.
“Bachmann’s 12.7-point victory was 29.1 points lower than the 41.8-point nation-wide average for victorious Republican incumbents this year.”
Yup, a clear natioal runaway! /s
She’s in a dem district
She is one of my favorites. I really like her. She is also smart as a whip.
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