GOP pulling its ads from Bachmann Race! GOOOO TINKLENBERG!

[ourbluenation]

Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties are running for cover.

Two sources aware of ad buys in Minnesota say that the National Republican Congressional Committee is pulling its media purchases from Bachmann's race. If true, it is a remarkable fall for a congresswoman who, until recently, seemed relatively safe in her predominantly conservative district. The race had become closer in recent days -- the NRCC had transferred funds from Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN-03) to Bachmann a little over a week ago.

In the days following her appearance on Hardball, however, Bachmann has watched as her challenger, El Tinklenberg raised more than a million dollars off her incendiary remarks. That surge in fundraising put Bachmann's re-election in a far less certain position. Bachmann tried to stem the bleeding by telling the press she was sorry for her remarks. But with the national party now apparently pulling the plug, the situation has gone from bad to worse.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/gop-pulling-its-ads-from_n_136941.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. "We are experts at FAIL, shooting ourselves in our own Gucci loafers." - Republicon Homelanders

"This is what happens with an AWOL republicon frat boy pretending to be 'commander' backed up by a VP like Cheney with Five Freaking Military Deferments, and pathetically lame aim: FAIL all over the place."

- Republicon Homelanders

[ourbluenation]

2. ROFL

:rofl:

[Schema Thing]

3. seems weird for polling to show a irretrievable loss this quickly

but that must be what is showing to the repubs.

[Enrique]

4. this morning, she said "I'm desperate for help" on a radio show

the host was buttering her up, expounding on her thoughts on how bad liberals are, but she wanted to get to the heart of why she was on, she interrupted him and talked over him to beg for donations to her campaign. Talked about how Tinklenberg got all this money and she might actually lose! "I'm desperate for help!" she wailed.

[Ian David]

8. Oh, yeah. She needs help alright. n/t

[closeupready]

12. Hm. Tough crap, honey. You should have thought about that before.

n/t

[GinaMaria]

5. Put a fork in her.... she's done!

[peacetalksforall]

6. She should ask George for it.

[hvn_nbr_2]

10. She should ask Joe McCarthy's ghost for help. nt

[ingac70]

7. Farewell, Skank! n/t

[lonestarnot]

9. Hasta la bye bye freak!

:woohoo:

[dhpgetsit]

11. You're POISON!

[LeftHander]

13. McCarthyism is a slippery slope....

McCarthy gave one speech along the sames lines that launched his communist witch hunt.

Basically he felt in the climate at the time he could uncover the vast Communist conspiracy and American Republicans went long with him at that time...He was born and raised in the Upper Great Lakes region sosure as hell a lot of people were not going to see things go that way again.

Palin was such a huge disaster for McCain. She fanned the flames to the extreme and some in the GOp found it distasteful. And Bachmann tried to capitalize on that misplaced sentiment. Basically this election is really about purging the radical right from the GOP...Palin out of control and the remaining conservatives are indeed haters, racists and fearful loonies.

When the dust settles on this election. The GOP will be a much different party. the fringe will be forced away because they are simply unworkable.

To me the GOP jumped the shark during Terry Shaivo affair...that pretty much was the peak of ass-hat crazies...after that one by one the loonies left...leaving Dick and W at the head.

[Javaman]

14. amazing things happen when a foot is permanently lodged in a persons mouth. LOL

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. Bush's lasting legacy may become the death of the Republican Party

and all the nutters who climbed aboard that cursed ship of fools for the last eight years.

[lynettebro440]

16. Kiss your ass goodbye bitch

Bah bye.