Tea Party freshman: Bachmann 'had no business' giving a speech Tuesday (Joe Walsh, IL)

The Hill ^ | 1/27/11 | Jordan Fabian

[reasonisfaith]

“No one elected Bachmann leader of the tea party and her running out in front of the parade doesn’t impress me”

In that case, do what Bachmann has requested—don’t think about her. Don’t be distracted by personalities because this kind of distraction is the cause of all our problems.

Start being impressed with the Constitution.

[onemiddleamerican]

If Bachmann had been given a commitee chairmanship, she still would have given a tea party response to the SOTU because it’s what she does and has been doing all along.

Indeed. Michele Bachnmann has been giving her time, attention, and voice, to the concerns of conservative voters since before the "birth" of the tea party movement. And she was the perfect voice for the Tea Party Express's rebuttal to BO's SOTU speech.

There is no problem here. The media is trying to cause trouble, and some folks in DC are falling for it.

Screw the democrats, screw the media, and screw the RINOS; we are trying to save our country.

[P-Marlowe]

Frankly, I believe we don’t need either the State of the Union Speech or the response speeches.

Hear! Hear!

Just publish their "essays" in the newspapers and return the rest of us to our regularly scheduled programs. The whole event was so boring, I couldn't watch more than a minute of any of the "speeches". All they did was just read from teleprompters. Zzzzzzzzzz

[reasonisfaith]

I can’t understand how anyone could be bored by the principles of liberty described in our Constitution (Bachmann’s speech).

[neocon1984]

Never attack your own people

Nice sentiment in the Ronnie Reagan mode. I usually agree with it. However, if implemented it would cut FR posts by 75%.

[Arm_Bears]

Opportunistic little twit who wants to see his name in the paper.

Hell, I’m thinking about moving to his district just so I can vote against him in the next election.

[P-Marlowe]

Except that it's required by the Constitution....

He can send a memo, he doesn't have to parade his pompous ass before the American people and bore us all to tears. And besides his "speech" did NOTHING to report on the state of th Union. It was just a platform for Obama to praise himself.

[RoadTest]

“Tea Party freshman: Bachmann ‘had no business’ giving a speech Tuesday (Joe Walsh, IL)”

The emphasis here is on FRESH.

[ViLaLuz]

There’s been a lot of criticism of Bachmann lately, all shallow contrived attacks, because they have nothing to tear down in the content of her comments.

[P-Marlowe]

It wasn't a speech. She was just reading another essay. A speech is delivered before a crowd and if delivered correctly, will have enough emotion and fire in it that it will stir the audience. Frankly, I was not that impressed with Bachmann's performance. She is soooooo much better when she is just speaking extemporaneously without a script.

personally I think we should ban teleprompters at all public speeches and events. Anyone can read a Teleprompter, but it takes a special effort and a lot of natural talent to deliver a speech. Tuesday night was an exercise in essay reading. I didn't hear a single speech.

[reasonisfaith]

Reverence for the Constitution necessarily shines a favorable light on efforts to support and defend it.

A distaste for the Constitution brings criticism for the same.

[CAluvdubya]

I found it interesting that Hannity did NOT show Bachman’s address. Instead he went to Luntz’s focus group after Ryan spoke. I think Hannity doesn’t like Bachman - probably because she’s a lot smarter than him.

That doesn't surprise me at all. I remember at some point, either the summer or right after the Nov. elections, Hannity wouldn't acknowledge Sarah Palin would be a viable pres. candidate. It was during one of his tour shows that he named everyone but Palin and Ollie North kept saying her name. Hannity just ignored North.

Now, after Rush has been talking about Palin for weeks and it's obvious Rush really likes her, Hannity seems to have changed his ways. He now talks about her as presidential material.

I would imagine if Rush talks about Bachmann positively and praises her, you'll see a change in Hannity.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Walsh needs to learn his place.

[P-Marlowe]

Reverence for the Constitution necessarily shines a favorable light on efforts to support and defend it.

There is nothing in Article II section 3 that compels the President to give a televised speech to a joint session of congress. The SOTU could be delivered in an envelope by first class mail, return receipt requested. Your "reverence" for the constitution is no more than that of those of us who think this whole big speech debacle was nothing more than a colossal waste of time and taxpayer dollars.

[bray]

What division? She said exactly the same thing only more forcefully, it was a great pair of responses.

Pray for America

[MaxMax]

Future Beltway Elitist?

[raybbr]

Bachmann is too conservative for the ever-growing liberal Fox News

I don't think it was FoxNews that made that decision for Hannity. I think Hannity is an idiot. If he wasn't following Limbaugh (and has been his whole career) on the radio would anyone even know who he is?

[Venturer]

I havent left them , they have left me.

[McGruff]

Bachmann’s speech was a “distraction” that gave the media fodder to speculate about division within the Republican Party.

Isn't that what the Tea Party is all about? God Bless Them.

[reasonisfaith]

Obama wastes time and taxpayer dollars.

Bachmann fights to do the opposite.