If Bachmann does not fire misogynist Rollins IMMEDIATELY
every bit of good will she has earned
.... will be gone forever (as Team Romney planned).
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 Palin’s 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.
It’s 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 didn’t 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 Huckabee’s not in there,” he said.
That’s from Ben Smith, who describes Rollins as Bachmann’s new “top consultant” even though it sounds from yesterday’s CBS scoop like he’ll actually be managing her campaign. This isn’t 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 Huck’s out, he’s 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 Rollins’s comments fit the description of Team Bachmann’s outlook perfectly: “[E]ach camp views the other with a level of suspicion, with some of Palin’s supporters seeing Bachmann as a B-list version of their icon, and some in Bachmann’s camp regarding Palin as a short-timer without Bachmann’s record or tenure.” Which raises the question, did Bachmann hire Rollins in spite of his criticisms of Palin — or because of them?
It does seem odd since you’d think Bachmann would like to get Palin’s endorsement. This may indicate that Rollins feels Palin is going to run, and therefore needs to act that way.
Certainly if Palin was already in the race, this is exactly the kind of discussion other candidates are going to have.
http://www.sba-list.org/suzy-b-blog/sarah-palin-campaigns-michele-bachmann
Yesterday two pro-life heroes came together as Sarah Palin joined Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota for a campaign rally. These two women are the rockstars of the pro-life movement and Susan B. Anthony List is thrilled to have a strong relationship with both of them.
dated ?????
“Why is it decent conservatives almost always surround themselves with fools?”
Too little self confidence and an abundance of fools.
“Palin, I knew Reagan. You’re no Reagan.”
By Ed Rollins, Senior Political Contributor
December 1, 2010 11:53 p.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/01/rollins.palin/
There he is targeting her as a candidate back in December 2010.
If Bachmann does not fire misogynist Rollins IMMEDIATELY
every bit of good will she has earned
.... will be gone forever (as Team Romney planned).
“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.”
Unless it is -intended- to damage MB, with sullying SP as a parallel or secondary objective. Moles? Why not? Voodoo Republicans are willing to do anything to maintain this broken status quo.
I will wait to see how MB handles this. It had better be soon, and it had better be dramatic. I will regard inaction or feeble action as approval of Rollins’ comments.
Whether it's the candidate(s) or their operatives it's has to and is going to happen. As the article noted, it's going to be interesting.
Go to http://www.billoreilly.com/ and cast your vote.
I too sent Congress. woman Bachmann an email stating that the Liberals and Mainstream media are putting Sarah Palin down and she doesn’t need Ed Rollins help! If Rollins continues I will NOT support her. Nikk (Tea Party Patriot Hoosier)
Bachmann’s record and tenure?
She’s served 5 years in Congress and has zero executive experience, yet she’s going to be the second sitting Congressman in history (and the first in 130 years) to be voted into the presidency?
Some FReeper posted here a month or two back that GOP insiders were behind getting her to run as a way to stop Palin. With this Rollins announcement and immediate attack, I believe it.
I think it was Whitman in NJ?
“Michelle had best put a muzzle on Ed Rollins. Bashing Sarah Palin is not going to win her any friends. If this is Rollin’s idea of running a good campaign maybe Michelle should be putting out the help wanted shingle. “
Dittos to that!
Wait, when was Karl Rove known for hating conservative women? Which ones did he hate?
No significant committee assignments
No GOP House leadership positions.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979635,00.html
Rollins will blight her campaign in the bud. If she wants to cause disaffection in the ranks this soon — neither MB nor SP officially in the race — she is not ready for the nationals.
Tell him to dial it back, Ms. Bachmann. Then quietly fire him.
If she fires Rollins, can Bachmann count on your continued support after half Governor Palin gets in the race?
“Via the Daily Caller and Politico, if jabs like this are already being thrown before Palin’s 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.”
I don’t agree. If Palin announces, I think the other campaigns will be deflated. It’s obvious there’s only one superstar in our bullpen.
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