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Bachmann once again steals GOP spotlight
Minn Star Trib ^ | 1/27/11 | Kevin Diaz

Posted on 01/27/2011 9:51:06 PM PST by pissant

WASHINGTON -- If Michele Bachmann made any friends this week, they weren't among the Republican leaders in the House.

They saw their official rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union speech hijacked by a national press corps more interested in what the telegenic Minnesota Republican had to say.

This wasn't the first time GOP leaders have found themselves in Bachmann's growing national shadow.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012bachmann; bachmann; bachmann2012; michelebachmann; presidentbachmann
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To: Sun

Agreed. I too saw no contention between Ryan and Bachmann. I think they both did a fine job.


21 posted on 01/27/2011 10:58:44 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Lazlo in PA

My “fetish” has nothing to do with where they are at on the totem pole. It has to do with where they are at when it comes to the constitution and conservatism. That is the only factor that matters. Sure, I would love it if we had a gubner or a general who was a proven, rock-ribbed conservative step up to the plate. So far, nothing of the sort has emerged. We have a gaggle of gubners with very mixed records.

Where do you draw the line in the tradeoff between ideal experience and ideal conservatism? If I was a typical republican, I could easily make the argument that Mitt, with his business resume, governorship, Olympics head, telegenic looks, etc etc was “the most qualified”. If I wanted a more intense record in politics, Huckabee was Lt. Gubner, before a 10 year stint as the real gubner, not to mention he’s an ordained minister and ran a competitive race for prez nomination.

Instead, I’m a conservative. I couldn’t care less about these guys’ experience governing, because the both had liberal streaks a mile wide, not to mention some of the idiotic things they said when running in 08. The same can be said for the rest of the “big names”, in some degree or another.


22 posted on 01/27/2011 11:03:00 PM PST by pissant ((Bachmann 2012 - Freepmail to get on/off PING list))
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To: Sun

The media mostly detest conservatives, so naturally they’re busy trying to make the GOP look like a clown show. Whether by design or effect, that makes it more likely for RINO-boy Romney, the Republican candidate most acceptable to them, to waltz in looking statesmanlike. And, should Romney stumble, Huckleberry is the media’s second choice, their firewall. This only underscores the need for conservatives to unite around a candidate of our own, lest we end up too divided to prevail.


23 posted on 01/27/2011 11:37:35 PM PST by eater-of-toast ("It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." -- Calvin Coolidge)
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To: MissouriConservative

“Among those weighing in was Meghan McCain, a rising pundit “

rising sort of like a very yeasty dough


24 posted on 01/28/2011 12:37:54 AM PST by DaxtonBrown (HARRY: Money Mob & Influence (See my Expose on Reid on amazon.com written by me!))
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To: so_real

A winner that loses, rather an oxymoron.


25 posted on 01/28/2011 12:50:27 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I think that LOTS of Bachmann supporters like BOTH Michele & Sarah. I think that LOTS of Palin supporters like BOTH Sarah & Michele.

To be brutally honest, I don't care WHICH conservative wins the nomination, I simply hope that one does.

26 posted on 01/28/2011 1:13:17 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: pissant
>>>>> "....Instead, I'm a conservative. I couldn't care less about these guys' experience governing, because the both had liberal streaks a mile wide, not to mention some of the idiotic things they said when running in 08. The same can be said for the rest of the "big names", in some degree or another." <<<<<

I hear you.

27 posted on 01/28/2011 1:15:37 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: MissouriConservative
>>>> "....She takes none of it seriously? Her? The little pissant whose intelligence is barely above that of an eggplant (my apologies to eggplants) has the nerve to dismiss a woman who has more charm, grace, class, brains, etc in her pinkie than she has in that gigantic mass of flesh she calls a body?" <<<<

I take it that you don't particularly care for Mega McCain, LOL

28 posted on 01/28/2011 1:17:52 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: pissant
Bachmann once again steals GOP spotlight

Good! Maybe we wont get saddled with the ENEMEDIA's rino pick this time!

29 posted on 01/28/2011 1:30:19 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: pissant
They saw their official rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union speech hijacked by a national press corps more interested in what the telegenic Minnesota Republican had to say.

Ryan's rebuttal was pretty good, but Bachmann's was better because she clearly and concisely described our economic problems.

I would prefer to see a discussion of the differences between the speeches, rather than a blanket statement that the press corps was more interested in Bachmann. The press corps reporting was superficial; maybe there would be more substance in the journals of Great Britain.

30 posted on 01/28/2011 3:03:43 AM PST by olezip
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To: pissant

AMEN Brother !!! I love this woman! Keep telling it like it is Michelle,I dont know who this writer is but I believe she speaks too more that a small Slice of the Electorate!
If you consider the Millions out of work or those with Mortgages in forclosure or Close to it or AMERICANS who are not ashamed of being just that,or People who are scared to death about what is happening to our Country right before our eyes and the LIES and DECEPTION spewing out over the Television everyday and what future our Children may not have,Just wait and see pal when a Larger SLICE of the electorate hears this amazing Woman! Go Michelle!


31 posted on 01/28/2011 3:58:42 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Sun

Good Guess,that is exactly the Narrative and why else do you think CNN had her on.Well this may be a Case where they really step in it,She just may Split the Blue Bloods right out out of the Republican party and Unite Real Americans who Love their Country


32 posted on 01/28/2011 4:00:58 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: HiTech RedNeck

From your words to Gods ears,Heres Hoping!!!!!


33 posted on 01/28/2011 4:01:59 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: pissant
Among those weighing in was Meghan McCain, a rising pundit...

Yeah, she's weighing in alright. That's also the only thing rising.

34 posted on 01/28/2011 4:10:11 AM PST by upchuck (When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
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To: olezip

Yes, the press reporting on itself again, as if they are the reality. And sticking Meghan McCain in there to cast a few junior-high-school aspersions. They only end up revealing their own starstruck obsessions.


35 posted on 01/28/2011 4:18:16 AM PST by firebrand
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To: so_real
If Sarah and Michelle both run, just "wow", I'll make popcorn and count my lucky stars.

My gut feeling is both won't run simultaneously. One will likely step aside for the other, for an early consolidation of the Tea Party vote. I could be wrong, but I just don't imagine a scenario in which Sarah and Michele compete for -- and thus split -- conservative votes in the primary.

36 posted on 01/28/2011 5:47:15 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: pissant

That’s a great pic of her. She’s truly an attractive woman! Michele — lighter on the eye makeup next time, K? Let us see those baby blues in their full splendor!!


37 posted on 01/28/2011 5:49:50 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: pissant

I’d like to hear Paul Ryan’s impression of Michele’s speech following his. My guess is that he appreciated the backup. She didn’t contradict what Ryan said whatsoever. Rather, she edified it.


38 posted on 01/28/2011 5:52:58 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

A winner that loses, rather an oxymoron.

Jesus was nailed to a cross and stabbed to death in order to win -- but the smart money is still on Him.


39 posted on 01/28/2011 7:11:07 AM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: ScottinVA

I agree with you. The two of them possess a level of decorum, professionalism, and mutual respect that would prevent them from contesting each other viciously in a primary. One would step aside for the other and probably cover the other's back when the vicious campaigning began. They both make a perfect Tea Party candidate. And to be honest, I think we Tea Party types need to press one or both of them into service and make our support (and defiance) known early in this game lest the RINO's try running another McCain down our throat. Our 2012 slogan needs to be "We Choose or You Lose".


40 posted on 01/28/2011 7:21:11 AM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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