It's not even the election yet, and a Republican is paying the price for claiming Obama is "unpatriotic."
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
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 -- sources say 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 remakrs. But with the national party now apparently pulling the plug, the situation has gone from bad to worse.
If enough Republicans suffer and/or lose after asserting Democrats are unpatriotic, maybe they'll learn to, um, not to do it so much....
Also, I first read this: "If true, it is a remarkable fall for a congresswoman" as "a remarkable
fail"...
Well, it's not like she's wrong.
Dang, I miss you gals!!!!
Dang, I miss you gals!!!!
Miss you too, sweetness. You should come see Cobra with me next week.
Oh man, that would be a blast.
Concerts here - I don't have anyone to go with, even if I could afford tickets.
Why, why, why does all the work hit during my last hour in the office this week?
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
I'd be pissed if I were Bachmann. "When Palin does it she gets a hundred and fifty grand in clothes..."
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
I'd be pissed if I were Bachmann. "When Palin does it she gets a hundred and fifty grand in clothes..."
Hivemind question: Stick around for another half hour to call parents about an attitude problem? Or... not?
Mind you, not probably means making the call from home, where I inevitably feel less secure and teacherly.
Mind you, not probably means making the call from home, where I inevitably feel less secure and teacherly.
Yes, but at home you can have a cocktail in one hand as you make the call.
Heh. Bonus.
It's always so hard, because really, what are they going to do? They've already heard it from other people. But if I don't make the call, I can't check it off if it escalates (you know: "Yes, I warned him; yes, I gave him a time out; yes, I called his parents; yes, he knew the consequences").
Mind you, I'm not sure I have to do that at this school, but at my last one -- whew! "He pulled a knife? Have you tried calling his parents? Or changing the seating chart?*"
ETA: *Humorous hyperbole in use in this area. Nobody ever pulled a knife, I never felt in any danger, and the administration took threats of physical violence very seriously. Offer void where prohibited. Peace out.
Yes, but at home you can have a cocktail in one hand as you make the call.
You can also watch TV at the same time. So when the parents get angry, you can laugh, then say, "Sorry, but Wile E. Coyote just fell off a cliff! Now he looks like an accordion!"
