[DoughtyOne]

a shot at intelligence vs a shot about illegality

I don’t care for either, but to say these are two of the same types of things isn’t true.

[FreeReign]

There are all types of cheap remarks. The Bachmann campaign, on a LSM outlet, reinforcing a LSM stereotype, made a cheap shot about Palin's intelligence. If there was a poster claiming Bachmann did something illegal without offering proof, then that would be a cheap shot too.

a shot at intelligence vs a shot about illegality I don’t care for either, but to say these are two of the same types of things isn’t true.

All things being equal, I would agree. But there are other parameters involved, that are not equal.

To say that a cheap shot, on a LSM outlet, reinforcing a LSM stereotype, by a professional campaign, is the same thing as cheap shot, on a bulletin board, by an individual poster, isn't true.

I would also add that I'm not familiar with the Bachmann-misappropriated-funds topic, so I can't give my opinion on it.