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Does Michele Bachmann Agree With Her Spokesman?; Updated





Today Michele Bachmann’s spokesman, Ed Rollins, whom she recently hired, had some rather nasty things to say about Governor Palin. In order to give Bachmann the benefit of the doubt, we respectfully request that she either affirm her support for the long-time beltway fossil’s idiotic comments…or refudiate them.

Update: (h/t Jim R) Via the Star Tribune, another of Bachmann’s employees, Andy Parrish, attempted to rationalize the comments of her newest employee, Ed Rollins:

Bachmann aide Andy Parrish said Rollins was not speaking as a Bachmann adviser. “The Congresswoman and Ms. Palin have an excellent relationship,” Parrish said in an e-mail. “Rollins was in his media analyst role.”

People can judge for themselves whether this convenient excuse explanation is credible…or not.

Update II: Legal Insurrection: Michele Bachmann’s First Big Mistake – Hiring Ed Rollins

 



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  • Anonymous

    Here are the numbers to call to tell Bachmann what you think of Rollins:

    (651) 260-4648
     651-731-5400 
    320-253-5931

    • Anonymous

      I believe the second number is her congressional office number so they won’t take comments dealing with any of her campaigns, but call it anyway as I bet the people manning the phone will take notice of the number of calls dealing with the topic.  

    • Anonymous

      I called the first number and I guess everyone else beat me to it….”mailbox is full”

  • Anonymous

    What a vile looking man

    • Anonymous

      Look who’s hired him..

  • Karl Rogue

    Ed Rollins is one of Washington DC’s lowest. Bachmann’s selection of him is a major mistake.  There isn’t a chance in the world I’d support her on any ticket now.

    Integrity matters, Ms Bachmann.

  • http://twitter.com/bassmaster12 Jim R

    I’ve tweeted Jeremy Herb, political reporter of the Star Tribune asking him if there was anything further to team Bachmann’s lame statement.  I’m still waiting for a response.

    http://bit.ly/jO1q2O

  • http://twitter.com/bassmaster12 Jim R

    That was fast!  Thank you Jeremy Herb!

    Full Bachmann Aide Statement;

    Yeah just as pathetic as before:

    Bachmann aide Andy Parrish said Rollins was not speaking as a Bachmann adviser. “The Congresswoman and Ms. Palin have an excellent relationship,” Parrish said in an e-mail. “Rollins was in his media analyst role.”

    http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/123370058.html

    • Anonymous

      Um, does Ed Rollins know he is a spokesman for Michele Bachmann?
      And, does Michele Bachmann know that a media analyst is her spokesman?
      Can we get a comment from Bachmann about this media analyst going after her friend?
      And then inform her of his employment as her spokesman?

      Maybe we are all in the future, and MB hasn’t picked up on this hire yet? It would be good if she disavowed the hire, quickly.

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O2JZVOLZP3CZ3PZXJECJ2EETBA Mountain

        Or grew a spine and became honest….

    • Anonymous

      Thanks for the follow up.

      LOL … as I wrote inline, Bachmann’s response does not even meet “the lie that will fly test.”

    • Anonymous

      AT POLitico….Rollins in a response to how he would control gaffs made by MB….he stated
      they would be fact checking everything she says…..duh……….send this little notice to
      Andy…and ask him if he is aware MB will be fact checked for everything she says by Rollins…. 

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1537873048 Nicole Olmstead Coulter

        What a dork!

  • Anonymous

    Typical sleazy good cop, bad cop routine. Rollins (bad cop) slanders Sarah, while Bachmann1880, doesn’t get her hands dirty. Bachmann, is gutless. I predict, when asked about this, she’ll say Sarah palin is my friend. The day after, Rollins will smear Gov. Palin again.

    Ms “No executive experience” Bachmann is an ambitious political hack. Who’ll turn on “so called” friends for a little establishment love.

    • Anonymous

      That’s exactly what Michele just said..check this out..

      “Bachmann aide responds to
      Rollins’ comments: “She & Palin have an excellent relationship.
      Rollins was in his media analyst role.”

      • Anonymous

        The rest of my prediction, “bad cop” Rollins will slander Sarah again.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Norton/100002228997007 John Norton

        I betcha MB is hoping SP will announce soon so I can go back to my job in the house…

        • Anonymous

          your still delusional i see.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Bill.alias.Stewman Bill Steward

    Even though Sarah has always been my first choice, I’ve been defending Bachmann to other Sarah Palin Supporters for two months… NO MORE… I’d never vote for Bachmann now, even if Sarah doesn’t run, unless she fires Rollins and distances herself from his statements … 

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Norton/100002228997007 John Norton

      This guy Rollins reminds me of the modern day Lex Luthor…

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sue-Lynn/1831312967 Sue Lynn

      Call 6512604648…call 3202535931…call let show Sarah we have her back ….

    • Anonymous

      Glad to have you on board.  We’ve seen a lot of this behavior in Iowa. Her staff is the worst! It’s why some of us have been so adamant.

      • Anonymous

        I’ve detected some of it too.  We need to go medieval and protect Gov. Palin.

        Enough apologies for MB.  Palin Nation goes to war.

  • Anonymous

    I just tweeted to Michele that I don’t like sleazy politics, if she has something to say to Sarah to say it to her face, not have her hired goon do it for her..I expected better from Michele but not really surprised..she didn’t seem like much of a straight shooter to me..if Michele doesn’t say something about this all it shows to me is that she is just like every other politician out there, a sleazy politician

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Norton/100002228997007 John Norton

      Dont be suprized whenMB is backed into a corner again about Rollins she dosnt pull the jump over the heads of everyone shes good at that…

      • Anonymous

        you really need to wake up and stop sniffing glue

  • Anonymous

    Romneycare’s, people bribe Bachmann1880, w/$2 million the first quarter 2012.

    http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/01/bachmann-tops-romney-first-quarter-fundraising

    Now she has to earn her pay by attaching Sarah.

  • Anonymous

    “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”  Both Palin and Bachmann are noble conservative patriots whom will respect Reagan’s Eleventh Commandment.  Primary contests (the more the merrier) are fair game competition for all candidates, a small scuffle tug of war among team staff? no problem:-) fair sport.

    • Anonymous

      whatever.  bachmanns name is hereby officially backstabmann.

      how’s that johnbarry?

      • Anonymous

        Agree with you.  It’s a fair game in discussing ideas and policy, but Ed Rollins clearly crossed the line by attacking Palin trying perhaps to overcome huge name-recognition gap for Bachmann, and it was immediately seized upon by Politico and Daily Caller talking point.

    • Anonymous

      Palin’s not even in the race yet. #BachmannFail

    • Anonymous

      BS!  She took a cheap shot.  We now bury her.

      Like the Japanese waking up the sleeping giant at Pearl Harbor, Michele Bachmann has awoken the sleeping Palin Nation from slumber.

      It’s clobberin time.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O2JZVOLZP3CZ3PZXJECJ2EETBA Mountain

      MB, not Palin, violated Reagan’s 11th Commandment.

      WE have the right PRIVATELY (in emails, letters, tweets, etc.) to teach MB about her crappy PUBLIC behavior of LYING, through keeping in her employ someone so vicious as Rollins….

  • Anonymous

    Here is a sorta comment on all of this I just read on twitter

    “Bachmann aide responds to
    Rollins’ comments: “She & Palin have an excellent relationship.
    Rollins was in his media analyst role.”Hey Michele, you have a mouth, you can speak for yourself ya know..if you have something to say SAY IT, dont hide behind your aide or anyone else..oh and this BS about Rollins being in his media analyst role..Im sorry no dice, he was saying what Michele wanted him to say..she knew beforehand what he would say..that is what these guys are paid to do, go on TV and repeat the talking points of the person who hired him..so she can’t deny she had no clue he would say this

  • Anonymous

    This is a troll from race42012. Just flag his sorry ass and move on.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Roberta-Williams/100000374573172 Roberta Williams

      Oh! My “real-time updating” is not working properly, so, I didn’t see your message before I asked the question.

    • Anonymous

      Well he could be Anthony Weiner’s bother Barney Weiner. Will never know.

    • Anonymous

      Well he could be Anthony Weiner’s bother Barney Weiner. Will never know.

    • Anonymous

      Well he could be Anthony Weiner’s bother Barney Weiner. Will never know.

  • Anonymous

    My guess is Bachmann just lost Any Shot she had at Palin Supporters

    • Anonymous

      how would she get those when palin is running?

  • Anonymous

    I hope someone posts the Bachmann Number at Hotair.

    • Anonymous

      It’s already up…

  • Anonymous

    Somebody with a twitter account please tweet Dana Loesch. She is planning on talking about Rollins on her show. Somebody needs to point out STALKING HORSE angle. I already emailed her, I thought about calling, but her second hour doesn’t air here.

    • Anonymous

      Done.

      • Anonymous

        Thanks

  • Anonymous

    Unfortunately:
    Romney to Bachmann spokesperson?: Okay, I will say that Palin is a cheerleader, and an energizer…….and since your boss is her friend, and has an excellent relationship with Palin, you can get away with saying that Palin is not serious, and basically needs to study up, which is really what I would like to say, but, I don’t have an excellent relationship with Palin……….what is she gonna do? Go after Michele? No way, Palin lives by the 11th Commandment, and she is totally focused on ripping Obama to shreds!

    Could this be the scenario we see playing out?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Roberta-Williams/100000374573172 Roberta Williams

    Does what?  Are you responding to someone who made a comment?  Please explain.

  • Anonymous

    Rollins’ comments, unfortunately, feed the prevailing groupthink here that Bachmann is a terrible woman.

    • http://www.twitter.com/PatrickinOH PatrickinOH

      What does it say to you that Michelle Bachmann, a supposed star of the Tea Party, hires a guy who has been critical of the tea party movement and Sarah Palin? 

      Bachmann is a stalking horse for the establishment.  Deal with it.     

      • Anonymous

        Rollins is a hired gun, like a lawyer. He has a certain set of skills that Bachmann can use. He can’t help her unless he puts aside his feelings about the Tea Party.

        • http://www.twitter.com/PatrickinOH PatrickinOH

          Would you say that if Bachmann hired Steve Schmidt, Nicole Wallace, Dick Moriss, or Mike Murphy?

          • Anonymous

            Yes, I would.

            • http://www.twitter.com/PatrickinOH PatrickinOH

              Thats interesting.

              • Anonymous

                All those people who are tapped to run campaigns–they are all “establishment” types (and thus not automatic fans of Palin). 

                Want to run for President? Most likely you will need to hire people like Rollins to run your campaign. You can’t give the job to the local Girl Scout troop.

                • http://www.twitter.com/PatrickinOH PatrickinOH

                  Yeah and those “establishment” types did such a great job in 2008 didn’t they?

                  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O2JZVOLZP3CZ3PZXJECJ2EETBA Mountain

                    Just as unwise as those who hire……  who is it?  Bob Beckel?…..  the guy I’m thinking of is a “pundit” who has run MANY LOSING campaigns….  Yet pols keep hiring this guy! 
                    (I’m too tired to look it up; sorry.)

    • http://www.solitudeholdings.com/blog1/ Dan C

      It’s tough when the truth smacks you in the face.

    • Anonymous

      She is.

  • Anonymous

    HotAir post up! Mostly all negative on Bachmann.

  • RebinTexas

    Just called one of the above numbers. Was told her congressional offices cannot take or pass on comments regarding the campaign. I was referred to her campaign office number
    (651) 260-4648. Interesting, when I called that number – got a recording saying the mailbox was full and could not take any more messages. Hmmmm – wonder why…
    Anyone have another better number for MB’s campaign office??
    Reb

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