I don't believe she called Ed on the carpet publicly. That would be bad mojo and she needs another manager. Here is what she said:
“All I want to say that I like Sarah Palin a lot, we’re friends. And I don’t consider her a competitor, I consider her a friend. But my comparison ultimately is to Barack Obama,” Bachmann said.
What Rollins has said as Bachmann's campaign manager.
“People are going to say, ‘I gotta make a choice and go with the intelligent woman who’s every bit as attractive.’”
"Sarah has not been serious over the last couple of years"
"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."
Bachmann did not apoligize for, nor disagree with any of the above remarks made by her campaign manager.
I believe that's a clear indication that she supports those kinds of attacks against Palin.
Okay, you go ahead and believe what you wanna but calling out Rollins publicly and apologizing for his remarks would cast a pall on the next manager, which she desperately needs.
The better way to handle this is have a talk with Ed in private and let him know he has a green light to to everything he does but running down a friend is not how we are going to continue.
Then when he and Michelle part ways the next guy will come in without fear of being dressed down in public.
Besides, it would only serve to make Michelle look hysterical or whatever pejorative seemed appropriate to skin her with.