Posted on 06/07/2011 1:53:00 PM PDT by Graneros
Via the Daily Caller and Politico, if jabs like this are already being thrown before Palins even in the race, how brutal will things be in six months when the two of them and Herman Cain are battling for the grassroots vote in Iowa? Good lord.
Its going to be a long, hot, nasty summer, my friends.
Sarah has not been serious over the last couple of years, Rollins told Brian Kilmeade on his radio show, Kilmeade and friends. She got the Vice Presidential thing handed to her, she didnt go to work in the sense of trying to gain more substance, she gave up her governorship.
Michele Bachmann and others [have] worked hard, she has been a leader of the Tea Party which is a very important element here, she has been an attorney, she has done important things with family values.
She is probably the best communicator [in the GOP field] now that Mike Huckabees not in there, he said.
Thats from Ben Smith, who describes Rollins as Bachmanns new top consultant even though it sounds from yesterdays CBS scoop like hell actually be managing her campaign. This isnt the first time Rollins has derided Palin, either; remember this op-ed for CNN in December where he described her as a gadfly and told her, If you want to be a serious presidential candidate, get to work? At the time, it looked like he was tearing her down in advance of another Huckabee run. Now that Hucks out, hes landed with her other chief competitor. I was skeptical of that Politico piece a few weeks ago alleging a quiet feud between the two sides, but Rollinss comments fit the description of Team Bachmanns outlook perfectly: [E]ach camp views the other with a level of suspicion, with some of Palins supporters seeing Bachmann as a B-list version of their icon, and some in Bachmanns camp regarding Palin as a short-timer without Bachmanns record or tenure. Which raises the question, did Bachmann hire Rollins in spite of his criticisms of Palin or because of them?
Good. I’m glad you called her office. I’d be interested to hear if you receive a response back. I would imagine once Rollin’s comments are more widely known she will receive quite an earful.
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I knew they'd forget me!
Im getting a real bad taste for Bachmann. I personally have never really thought she was the ONE.
Do you have Rollins email by chance.
I sent Bachman an email advising of my disappointment in her use of a attack dog like this. If this is her plan, its gonna be a short campaign for her.
He's Karl Rove without the quite the pathological hatred of conservative women.
This does not surprise me in the least. I’ve never liked this guy.
“Michelle had best put a muzzle on Ed Rollins. Bashing Sarah Palin is not going to win her any friends.”
No. Right now I could and would support MB if she is the most conservative primary candidate, or the eventual nominee.
That could change. Allowing minions and toadies ala Rove or Rollins to attack conservatives -would- change that.
No I have no idea what his email address is..if I find it I will let u know
1. This is Bachmann's plan to take down Sarah Palin.
2. This is Ed Rollins plan to take down Sarah Palin.
Either way, if Bachmann's campaign continues in this vein then Michele is toast.
Why is it decent conservatives almost always surround themselves with fools?
Michelle doesn’t need to muzzle this idiot, she needs to fire him.
Rollins has been bad mouthing Palin with such venom over the last year or so - He’s obsessed with her.
There’s no way Bachmann couldn’t have known.
Wasn’t Rollins involved with using “walking around money” to get people to vote for his guy (Bush Sr. or possibly Reagan in the 80s / early 90s)?
I hear E.R. charges a lot of money. And he leads with that limp argument? I'm not seeing his value.
Michele Bachmann and others [have] worked hard, she has been a leader of the Tea Party which is a very important element here, she has been an attorney (we will try to not hold that against you Michelle), she has done important things with family values.
Sarah Palin has not worked hard?
Sarah Palin has not been a leader in the TEA Party? She is the embodiment of the TEA Party!
Sarah Palin has not promoted Family Values?
Damn Michele! Hand Ed his paycheck on Friday, fire him and send him back to RINOville. Quick!
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From this decision forward, Michele Bachmann is wasting her time.
Ed Rollins!!... give me a break!
He is a gun for hire. If he has a true political philosophy, he would conceal it if it meant a buck. Rollins was a big hit around here when he said he wanted to knock Mitt's teeth out during the last all goat rodeo.
Clinton and Obama had the right idea. They ran against Bush. The Republicans need to run against Obama rather than each other.
So it’s come to this. I’m disappointed in Michelle Backmann. I tried but I just can’t believe that whatever BS Ed Rollins is putting out there (about Sarah Palin) is being done without the imprimatur of his employer, Michelle Backmann. With all the crap Palin has taken from the left and to a lesser extent, from the GOP establishment, now we have some old-line political operator bashing Sarah Palin, essentially in Michelle Backmann’s name. Very discouraging and a definite turn-off for this conservative voter. Granted, I was a Palin supporter all along but if Sarah Palin chooses not to run, I was ready and willing to switch my allegiance - and my primary election vote - to Bachmann. Not any more . Maybe Herman Cain. Maybe someone else - but not Michelle Bachmann. Not now. Not ever.
An almost perfect slam-dunk. Rollins is 15 years behind the times. Rove is about 5 years behind the times. Rollins has no concept of social media, and Rove (barely) knows what Twitter and Facebook are.
Eddie will cripple Michelle's campaign.
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