Iowa GOP to Bachmann: Drop the “Barack Obama rock star crap”
Going down in a blaze of glory.
(FOX News) — Not two weeks removed from cheers surrounding her momentous victory at the Iowa GOP’s Straw Poll, there is a growing chorus of criticism about the way Rep. Michele Bachmann has been conducting her campaign in the Hawkeye State.
Can the “Barack Obama rock star crap.”
That comes from Judd Saul, who helped organize the Blackhawk County Lincoln Day Dinner. The fundraiser, which was the day after the Straw Poll, was Texas Governor Rick Perry’s first presidential campaign event in Iowa.
It was held in Waterloo, a place where she is no stranger. Bachmann proudly states she is from Waterloo and It is also where she officially launched her White House bid.
But Saul says Bachmann’s behavior at the dinner left folks “kinda pissed.”
“(Perry) sat with people, talked with people. (Bachmann) acted like a rock star, refused to eat dinner with us,” he said. “If Michele Bachmann is the hometown girl, from Waterloo, she should dine with us.”
Instead, Saul points out Bachmann spent time on her campaign bus, only entering for her turn to speak at the event after she was introduced twice.
Out in Western Iowa, the chairman of the Pottawattamie County Republican Party, Jeff Jorgenson tells Fox News, “(Bachmann) hasn’t been making herself available…as far as retail politics is concerned, she’s got a long way to go.”
In large part, Republican ire at Bachmann comes because she is seen as not fully embracing the ‘“rules” of Iowa campaigning.
Unlike most other states, Iowans expect candidates, even ones for ‘leader of the Free World’, to linger at events to talk with every person left in the room. Presidential hopefuls are also expected to take questions from not only the local media, but also everyday Iowans.
Fox News has found through conversations with Iowa Republican operatives and GOP regulars that Bachmann has developed a reputation as a campaigner who likes friendly photo-ops, autographs and taking pictures with supporters. But she is also frequently late to events and often does not take questions.
Craig Robinson, founder of the conservative ’blog TheIowaRepublican.com, says Bachmann also needs to keep in mind, the Iowa campaign has changed dramatically.
“Campaigning in advance of the Straw Poll was easy, especially against a weak field with limited resources. (Bachmann’s) now in the big leagues. Mitt is the Red Sox. Perry is the Yankees, and Bachmann is that team that can have a magical year if things go exactly right. They can’t take Iowa for granted even after winning the Straw Poll because Perry is licking his chops.”
Even a key Bachmann backer at the Straw Poll says her campaign has to change.
“The race started over after the straw poll,” note Ryan Rhodes, director of the Iowa Tea Party.
“(Bachmann) needs to work on being more accessible and punctual to events. These are things I’m hearing from Tea Partiers around the state and I hope her campaign irons out these kinks.”
The Bachmann campaign didn’t respond to a Fox News request Thursday for its take on the Iowa complaints but did note the congresswoman had to cancel some planned events in the state for House votes back in Washington.
A campaign representative previously told Fox News that Bachmann talks to crowds before and after campaign events but that some times they have to hustle the candidate off to the next stop.
Most of the time Bachmann has spent on the campaign trail has been split between South Carolina and Iowa. The time she spent in the Hawkeye State leading up to the Ames straw poll is credited with propelling her to her first-place finish.
Rhodes says he has made attempts to let the Bachmann campaign know about its alleged Iowa transgressions, but he hasn’t heard from anyone with the campaign since the Straw Poll.
Posted by WM on Saturday, August 27, 2011, at 11:31 am | 
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Meh. Never thought she was going to advance that far anyway.
@Bitter Cllinger
Neither did I!!
She spend tons of time in Iowa. Judd Saul may be an asshole for all we know. Just because someone gets an opportunity to say something to the media does it make it the truth? NOOOOOOOO.
Fox News can’t be trusted. I feel they are trying to sway this Rebublican Primary already.
The “Obama Haze” needs to fall from people’s minds..
I find myself guilty of hypocrisy here. I have a friend who hates Sarah Palin, even though she agrees with most of what Palin stands for. The only reason she can give is, “She annoys me.” Lately I’ve realized I have that same reaction to Bachmann.
Iowa, Schmiowa, for a piss ant little state that survives on farm subsides, these folks have a lot to say. We don’t hear a peep out of ‘em until campaign season starts and then we’re deluged with their opinions.
Maybe it’s time for another state to be first?
I almost wanted to like her, but she’s said some things that I just can’t agree with. Oh, the whole IRS thing too.
And didn’t she only win Ames by 0.9%? And that’s after she bribed people with Randy Travis, lol.
She tries to sell herself as anti-establishment, but she’s not doing a very good job at it. Now all that’s needed is to turn people away from Rick Romney….I mean Mitt Perry.
@Ma Kettle
Of course they are. The media does this every single time. They feed us fakes and pretend like there’s a choice just because of a little R or D next to their names. And yet, so many people still fall for the propaganda.
GOP Big-Wigs vs The Tea Party many times…it makes me mad, I’d love to see a Perry/Bachmann ticket or Perry/Rubio…
So far that is…time will tell.
Throwing in West as well.
@Diamond Girl
I REALLY hope you’re not counting Perry as a Tea Partier.
And West is NOT running and even said he has no interest in doing so.
As of today, our best hope is Rick Perry, like him or not. I’ll support whoever runs against barry. Bugs Bunny would be preferred.
“Throwing in West as well.”
@Diamond Girl
A Perry/West ticket would be unbeatable, IMHO.
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Bachmann will be increasingly in meltdown mode.
It is already becoming embarrassing to watch. She should get out now while she still has some dignity left.
I really liked how she stood up to Pelosi, and she has some good basic principles on cost cutting and reducing spending.
But I thought it very presumptuous of her to create that ‘Tea Party Caucus’ in the House……it was as though she was appointing herself the queen of the Tea Party.
It’s not something that the Tea Party was crying out for her to do.
The Tea Party is more of a shared sentiment…a set of ideals…that millions of people adhere to.
There is not just one big ‘tea party organization’ that can be corraled by any one politician, there are a lot of separate organized groups……and a lot of people who simply agree with them but aren’t active in the tea party functions.
Should a married Christian woman be hanging onto another man like this? Seems kinda well….. slutty.
Sounds like they asked a ” hater”
Give me a break !
She may be the darling of some people, but she has no chance at all of being POTUS. I put her in the same grouping as Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, or any other fringe candidate. I apologize if the truth hurts.
I want to like Michele but she struck me as an opportunistic backstabber by hiring Ed Rollins. You can’t genuinely be about the Tea Party while hiring such an establishment hack who doesn’t hesitate to trash Sarah Palin. Plus she makes these dumbass mistakes in prepared statements that indicates a ridiculous inattention to detail; how hard is it not to get John Wayne and John Wayne Gacy confused?
sp “turn away from Perry”??? (Romney)
Then just WHO is left???
HMmmm??
Perry 2012!!!!
I’m no fan of Bachman for many reasons.
Seems she never answers the question. Like a robot she will say
“I stand on my record” or “My core principles speak for themselves”
Perry/Rubio 2012.
I wonder if the US Military would like another Miniority as Cic??
Tried BHO.
A Female Cic??? Don’t think that will fly. ((Not yet anyway))
Perry/Rubio 2012!!
**^^^** Read an article by Kyle Anne S. on Pajamas Media making that very point….
Although I guessed as much from speaking with Military Friends and family.
We’ve been given a lot of little clues that Bachmann is the Republican establishment’s ‘alternative’ to Sarah Palin.
Her hiring of that hack, Ed Rollins, is one of them.
Trent Lott said that thing about “We must coop the new tea party people”.
And then Bachmann forms her ‘Tea Party Caucus’?
Hmmm.
Her gaffes will be played back over and over by the Obama media. Even though they completely ignore Obama’s gaffes and blatant lies. Biden’s too.
That Bachmann gaffe about Elvis will lose her the Elvis fan votes….which could be millions.
I have really liked Bachmann’s fighting spirit in the House.
But she can’t seriously hope to win.
And her staying in the race is making me wonder even more if the establishment Republicans want her to stay in just to split the ‘tea party vote’ to help Mitt win.
I’m taking some of the comments here with a grain of salt. Let’s be honest, our Republican candidate HAS TO BE PERFECT on every comment, insinuation or they are crucified by the MSM. The Dems don’t have to worry at all.
On another note, has anyone noticed all the Democrat governors all over the TV screen over Irene when they were so bad with Katrina.
Meh, she is still the most conservative person running. Therefore I am supporting her.
“Retail Politics”. Good one. That is exactly what it has come to. RINO.
The Tea Party is the Silent Majority no longer being silent. I agree about the caucus thing. They can be united w/out it. But it sure does piss off the left:)
The woman never had a chance from the get go. However, this political season is going to be just beyond nasty and brutal. So I can take only so much of what “the media” reports and quotes from people that have been spun. Video out the horses mouth is different. Maybe she had diarrhea or a migraine and needed to stay on the bus, who knows? The whole article is nothing but an assault piece against Bachmann. And it worked.
I see Rubio keeping his word about not running for VP. The best bet for a sure win would be Perry and West. West has already said he would take a VP position.
From above
sp @ Diamond Girl
REGARDING Rick Perry and the Tea Party
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/tea-party-supporters-rallying-behind-rick-perry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OTB+%28Outside+The+Beltway+%7C+OTB%29
((EXCERPT))
…..”The poll finds that 58% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents identify themselves as supporters of the Tea Party movement, with 36% saying they do not consider themselves supporters. Included among the group of Tea Party supporters is a smaller group — representing 12% of Republicans — who say they are “strong” supporters of the movement. Among this smaller group, Perry’s lead is even greater, 46% to 16%, over Bachmann, with all other candidates in single digits…..”
Rocketman ….Perry is our best hope.
And I love Diamond Girl’s pics of Perry/Rubio …which are my choices too.
Perry/Rubio 2012
I would pay good money to see LtColonel Allen West in a debate with dipshit Biden.
Was hoping that West would jump in the race on his own……But that was before Perry decided to get in. Perry’s executive experience trumps all others’. I was delighted to hear that West wouldn’t rule out a VP slot. Best news I’d heard in a long time.
Remember, these are the same people who got all pissed off at Perry because he had the audacity to announce in South Carolina on the same day as their precious ‘straw poll’.
No offense to all Iowans, but you guys really need to get over yourselves.
Your points about Bachmann may be true, but to a lot of people in the other 49 states, it sounds like a bunch of spoiled, rotten bitching.
Perry/Rubio is the killer ticket if you ask me. We win easy now and it sets up Rubio to take over from Perry in 8 years.
this guy Judd in Iowa sounds like a baby. “waaaahh Bachmann didn’t eat with us!”
That picture lost her the election, and therefore, I hope, the nomination.
That’s not a President, that’s a MILF fucking around.
Buh bye, Michele. Stay in the House.
You are NOT repeat NOT presidential material.
So sad …… but true. We CAN NOT put that up against Brobama ! He will BEAT HER !!!!!!
Citizens, please Sarah is truly our only hope.
Palin/McDonnell
She’s a diva..
Please don’t even began to compare Michelle Bachmann to Obama!
If Sarah Palin decides to enter the race (I doubt she will) —she will make that announcement on September 3rd.
Keep in mind now, whether Bachmann, Sarah Palin, or any other GOP candidate wins or loses they can strongly influence the vote as well as the electoral votes. This allows for them to have a strong influence over the Republican Platform which is extremely critical this time around given the disasterous economy under Obama.
I like Michelle Bachmann, and I admire her for sticking with her principles when she votes, but she is not electable. I think that the reason why she has done well during the summer is because she was the most ‘high profile’ conservative in the race-not anymore with Rick Perry now in.
Sarah will not announce on Sept 3, but will enter the race. And what’s up with Randy Travis’ face?
Fully realizing that the Zipperhead crowd tends to like the men (Allen West)
and not the woman (Bachmann/Palin) I can see why they published this hit piece.
Bachmann/Cain 2012
Perry’s a rino
Romney’s a rino
Huntsman is a tool
West is not running.
Santorum is not bad, but has no name recognition.
Michelle is a slut because of THIS pic??? Randy Travis is a homo… Michelle isn’t on his team. They are just having fun. Go fuck yourselves prudes!
Rick Perry will give us amnesty for illegals. I still vote for Michelle or Ron Paul. There are no other real constitutional candidates out there.
Nice comments folks…..
But…the objective is to WIN the White House!
No matter what any of the candidates do…some faction of GOP/Independents will find fault.
There are so many volatile issues and any one of them will divide us. Take immigration. Our govt. have totally messed up the process, and it is up to voters to determine which candidate will provide an effective way to control the borders and provide special work permits, NOT amnesty, for illegals, and deportation of all criminals. We cannot walk away from any candidate on 1 oe 2 issues.
Remember which person the GOP selects will be superior than President Obama.
pfft
Bachman or Palin ticket = 4 more years of Obama destruction
Why is she running? Maybe the GOP establishment promised her “something,” provided the GOP candidate wins the Presidential election, if she kept Palin “in check?” Or maybe she’s a stalking horse for one of the other candidates? No matter…
It was weird to see a supposed TEA Party candidate choose Ed Rollins to run her campaign. After which she suddenly “disappears” from conservative talk radio. Where before you couldn’t keep her off of it; schmoozing with the big guns like Levin, Hewitt, Hannity. Heck, she even was on Tammy Bruce’s online radio show once. And Tammy respects Bachmann as a person, but could do without most of her views on the social issues!
If Bachmann is willing to let Rollins have her rise above everyone else by stepping on them and not by her own accomplishments, then they deserve to be “has-beens” together; after all is said and done!
Bachmann is becoming tiresome. Of course I support her because she’s more conservative than the other candidates runnings, but her stupid unforced errors, and diva like attitude have worn thin. Time for her to fade away and concentrate on holding her congress seat in 2012.
I got a better ideal lets stop all the illegals from sneaking in period, so he thinks if he starts giving ID’s all the rest of the sneak in will quit, no he just wants to keep the cheap labor for his friends and put Americans out of jobs.
Or maybe he wants to bring the USA down to mexican standards, so then we could work for cheaper wages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwD84nKA5y0
The fact that Rick Perry was the 1st U.S. Governor to reward ILLEGAL ALIENS with in-state tuition, says it all. He knows a Fence won’t work, when TRAITORS invite the ILLEGALS “to come on in” with-rewards for their crimes, like in-state tuition, free K-12 education, paid by the victim U.S. citizens, the benefit of popping out a kid and exploiting our 14th amendment, free healthcare and having TRAITORS like Perry, McCain, OBAMA and the DEMONCRATS representing them.
There are a lot of truly nasty comments on this thread. I guess this is what we have to look forward to from now on.
Can’t stand her…I think she is phoney as hell…
Case in point.
This isnt woodstock there bunky
Bachmann needs to first learn the basics of age-appropriate cosmetics . She can then move on to politics.
Perry can win. Go Perry!
I’m sick of the Paulbots pretending that they are not Paulbots. And yet ‘unexpectedly’ finding some distorted fault with every Republican candidate except Ron Paul.
Perry can win. He is not a RHINO or a dhimmi. And I want Obama the hell out of the White House.
“Age-appropriate cosmetics”–oh, that’s insightful. Obviously the linchpin needed to keep the entire election turning smoothly.