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Dan Rather Warns Chris Matthews: Bachmann Is For Real
Mediaite ^ | May 22nd, 2011 | Matt Schneider

Posted on 05/22/2011 4:30:46 PM PDT by CharlyFord

Chris Matthews assembled a panel including Dan Rather and Rachel Maddow to discuss whether Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann should enter the presidential race to scoop up Mike Huckabee’s voters in Iowa. Surprisingly, Rather spoke very highly of Bachmann and called her “very articulate” and someone who could be “dynamite” in the race.

Rather also told Matthews that Bachmann has real “break-away potential” and could potentially go all the way:


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bachmann; danrather; election; michelebachmann
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Democrat Party Spokesperson, Dan Rather (Biased) got his political activist jaw flapping again. Look out!!!
1 posted on 05/22/2011 4:30:52 PM PDT by CharlyFord
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To: CharlyFord

Media Agenda: Get Bachmann in the race to peel off Palin voters. As transparent as Rather’s wig.


2 posted on 05/22/2011 4:33:06 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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To: CharlyFord
They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if a frog had side pockets he'd probably wear a handgun.

Dan Rather

3 posted on 05/22/2011 4:34:35 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: nhwingut

Rather is so biased he would just say I hope Buchmann runs to peel off Palin voters. So I would say Dan is worried about the Congresswomen.


4 posted on 05/22/2011 4:36:27 PM PDT by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: CharlyFord

If Rather was the newsman he claims to be, why would that require a warning?


5 posted on 05/22/2011 4:37:02 PM PDT by stevem
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To: nhwingut
Since Palin is not running it would not have any effect on her.
6 posted on 05/22/2011 4:39:15 PM PDT by org.whodat
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To: nhwingut

A lot of us hope she gets into the race because she’ll be a fine candidate.


7 posted on 05/22/2011 4:39:49 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: cripplecreek

There is much to respect about Bachmann.


8 posted on 05/22/2011 4:40:49 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: CharlyFord
Any time a leftist says something positive about a conservative, they have a motive. I like Michele Bachmann but maybe they just found some dirt on her that no one knows about yet. If that is true, their plan is to get her elected in the primary, than trash in in the general.
9 posted on 05/22/2011 4:42:59 PM PDT by Linda Frances
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To: Linda Frances
...but maybe they just found some dirt on her that no one knows about yet.

Don't forget that this is Rather. Maybe they've invented some dirt on her.
10 posted on 05/22/2011 4:45:52 PM PDT by wolfpat (Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. -- Cicero)
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To: trisham

I want as many conservatives in the race as possible so they can target the RINOs for elimination. Then we can worry about which conservatives are best.

I have a feeling we won’t see a lot of fighting between conservatives. Cain, Palin, Bachmann, etc have been traveling in the same circles for a while now and I’m sure they’ve talked about strategies.


11 posted on 05/22/2011 4:46:35 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: stevem
If Rather was the newsman he claims to be, why would that require a warning?

Good point.

12 posted on 05/22/2011 4:49:11 PM PDT by GOPJ (Osama bin SEALed - http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2009/05/terrifying-brilliance-of-islam.htmlI stan)
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To: cripplecreek

We shall see.


13 posted on 05/22/2011 4:50:03 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: CharlyFord
There's only one reason why the Liberotten Mileadia would get behind, or express enthusiasm for, any GOP candidate.

If they hoped that their focus on that person would help keep Sarah Palin from sweeping the nomination.

On the one hand, they may feel that Bachmann could lose to Obama (they know Palin will not).

On the other, even if Bachmann beat O'Bunghole, in a term ot two they could just regroup and start their socialist overthrow all over again. The One World Order would still be "on track."
If Palin wins, scores of corrupt Beltway criminals go to jail; their tactics become public, their associates become paraiah, and the Old Boy Network and its socialist hopes get blown to smithereens...for good.

In short, there is no previously unimaginable length to which they will not go to prevent a Palin presidency.

Including speaking highly of a GOP hopeful. Even Michelle Bachmann.

;-\

14 posted on 05/22/2011 4:52:11 PM PDT by Gargantua (Palin 2012 ~ "Going Oval" ©2010 by Gargantua)
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There's only one reason why the Liberotten Misleadia would get behind, or express enthusiasm for, any GOP candidate.

If they hoped that their focus on that person would help keep Sarah Palin from sweeping the nomination.

On the one hand, they may feel that Bachmann could lose to Obama (they know Palin will not).

On the other, even if Bachmann beat O'Bunghole, in a term ot two they could just regroup and start their socialist overthrow all over again. The One World Order would still be "on track."
If Palin wins, scores of corrupt Beltway criminals go to jail; their tactics become public, their associates become paraiah, and the Old Boy Network and its socialist hopes get blown to smithereens...for good.

In short, there is no previously unimaginable length to which they will not go to prevent a Palin presidency.

Including speaking highly of a GOP hopeful. Even Michelle Bachmann.

;-\

15 posted on 05/22/2011 4:52:40 PM PDT by Gargantua (Palin 2012 ~ "Going Oval" ©2010 by Gargantua)
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To: cripplecreek
I have a feeling we won’t see a lot of fighting between conservatives
I completely agree.
16 posted on 05/22/2011 4:53:37 PM PDT by RedMDer (restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
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To: org.whodat
Since Palin is not running it would not have any effect on her.
Post after post your 2 cents are the same. She sure is running.


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17 posted on 05/22/2011 4:57:02 PM PDT by RedMDer (restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
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To: RedMDer

Ping me when you stop dreaming.


18 posted on 05/22/2011 4:59:42 PM PDT by org.whodat
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To: CharlyFord

Bachmann / Caine will satisfy most people..
even some democrats.. and anybody that spits when they say Obama..


19 posted on 05/22/2011 5:03:59 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
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To: org.whodat
Ping me when you have something to backup your repetitive post that Sarah is not running. Got a link? A quote.... anything...
20 posted on 05/22/2011 5:05:49 PM PDT by RedMDer (restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
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