Posted on 06/08/2011 12:45:09 PM PDT by GonzoII
For some conservatives Ed Rollins was an odd choice for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign. She’s fresh; he’s not. She’s anti-Beltway; he personifies it. She’s disciplined; and he’s shown he’s not.
The trouble started when Rollins, still in his TV cabler mind-set, went after Sarah Palin, calling her “not serious.” This was dumb on multiple levels including (in no particular order): 1) it took the focus off his boss; 2) it will offend voters who are Bachmann’s natural constituency; and 3) it plays into the sexist “Palin v. Bachmann!” match-up that his boss has tried to downplay. Now he is forced to apologize, but can’t resist inflaming the issue:
“As far as we’re concerned, it’s not” an ongoing fight, he insisted. “This was my one comment, which I shouldn’t have made, at the end of the day this has nothing to do with Michele, Michele’s campaign, or any of the rest of it. This was my transition from being an analyst to a political strategist, and I missed a step.” . . .
Of Team Palin’s call for a retraction, he said, “What’s the retraction? I say she’s serious?”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Bachmann is not helping herself by hiring Mr. Ed.
He’s kill her. Why did she hire this guy anyway. He’s extremely anti-conservative.
This is one of those early gaffes she may never recover from.
Bachmann should dump Rollins NOW. He’s a total liability in every way.
MB knew what she was getting with Rollins...and everything he said was approved by MB. She still has NOT come out to refute Rollins’ statements and he remains as her campaign manager.
MB sold her political soul to Romney in exchange for VP slot.
How could any primary candidate pick him after he left the party to help Perot in 92?
For me, it’s not so much about what Rollins said, it’s that Bachmann hired this anti-conservitive in the first place. THAT is where the failure really began.
I don’t believe that Bachmann can dig herself out of this, and frankly, it doesn’t look like she’s even going to try.
MEMO TO ALL GOP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS PRESENT AND FUTURE:
If you want to debate Sarah on the issues, we welcome that. But, don’t you dare diss her. Her supporters will come at you with a vengeance and we will send you home from the Primary process early to watch Sarah make her acceptance speech in Tampa, FL in August of 2012.
I am exceedingly disappointed in Michele’s judgement in this matter. I was hoping for much, much better from her. She says the right words, but then turns around and hires the same old tired insiders.
The last winning presidential campaign Ed Rollins was involved in was Reagan ‘84 and no one could have screwed that one up.
Rollins is, and pretty much always has been, a loose cannon and a beltway insider. We’re not going to win that way this time.
It’s a shame Michele couldn’t or didn’t see that. I have/had such high hopes for her. While this doesn’t eliminate her from potential status, she can’t make another stupid decision like this and stay in contention.
Bachmann’s campaign manager has started a mini-war and Bachmann has not seen fit to do anything about it.
It’s not unreasonable to think that Bachmann was unaware of Rollins’ previous anti-Sarah Palin columns/articles prior to her hiring him. Virginia Ridgerunner posted links and the titles to two yesterday or the day before yesterday.
It’s also not unreasonable to think that Bachmann knew about his reputation when she hired him, so let’s just say, he lived down to it right from the get-go and she has remained silent, and Rollins remains employed!
What good is a retraction or an apology? He still believes it.
If anything, Palin should welcome one of her potential opponents shooting herself in the foot.
Palin's response should be, "No comment", or "Ed who?"
Send Ed Rollins back to the swamp.
What a bloody smart-ass.
A Christian like Michelle has no business doing business with people like him.
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