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To: combjelly who wrote (428976)	10/21/2008 7:15:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570736

"After they blow you up, they come around and steal your money so they can give it too the poor." And, let's not forget, the mopery convictions that the MSM refuses to talk about. Well, vague and obscure are not as sexy. People might change channels. BTW mopery.......interesting choice of words. <g>

To: combjelly who wrote (428976)	10/21/2008 7:36:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570736

Bachmann Goes Boom! Five days ago, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed headed to a relatively pedestrian reelection win in her suburban Twin Cities district. Those comments, made to Chris Matthews on "Hardball" last Friday, alleging that Barack Obama held "anti-American" views immediately lit up the blogosphere, energized the campaign of former Blaine Mayor Elwyn Tinklenberg (great name!) and turned Bachmann's race from an afterthought into one of the most high profile House races in the country. Tinklenberg has raised more than $800,000 in the aftermath of Bachmann's comments and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider has called this a "$1 million mistake" on the part of the Republican incumbent. The DCCC, sensing opportunity, began airing an ad hitting Bachmann on her opposition to government regulation of the financial industry -- the leading edge of a seven-figure television buy that runs through election day. And, the Cook Political Report -- one of the most highly respected handicappers of Congressional races and The Fix alma mater -- moved the race (subscription required) from likely Republican to toss up yesterday. Of the race, Cook House editor David Wasserman wrote: "Bachmann's comments likely changed the complexion of her reelection race overnight and helped to turn the race into even more of a referendum on her." Even though Bachmann's 6th district is comfortably Republican -- President George W. Bush carried it with 57 percent of the vote in 2004 -- its GOP roots may not be enough to save her from the tsunami she has created and, inexplicably, furthered with an op-ed piece in the Politico seeking to talk her way out of the controversy. (Side note: Why was Bachmann, who was in a targeted if not top-tier race, appearing on a national television show to talk about Obama less than three weeks before the election? Anyone? Bueller?)EDIT.she has fighting for this attention since last Spring, trying to make a name for herself.......its the way of piglets. Recent history is littered with politicians whose stories sound eerily similar to Bachmann's. Take former New Jersey Republican Rep. Mike Pappas who decided back in the summer of 1998 that it would be a good idea to go to the House floor and deliver a jingle (set to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star") that honored independent counsel Kenneth Starr. The move drew national attention and propelled Democrat Rush Holt into Congress. Or former Virginia Sen. George Allen who was already being discussed as a 2008 presidential candidate when, during the summer of 2006, he referred to a Democratic campaign worker as "macaca." Jim Webb, former Secretary of the Navy, was going nowhere before the "macaca" comment but found himself riding a national wave after it and today sits in the Senate. Bachmann could well join that ignominious list in just 14 days time. Not only did she commit a major blunder but she also did it at the worst possible time and in one of the worst election cycles in recent memory. In past years, national Republicans might have been able to bail Bachmann out. But, the money just isn't there this time around. Bachmann is on her own -- a very lonely place to be. voices.washingtonpost.com