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Top Bachmann aide quits
Top Bachmann aide quits
The aide who helped turn Rep. Michele Bachmann into a controversial mainstay of cable news has informed colleagues that she’s quitting – just as the firebrand Republican congresswoman prepares for her biggest media moment yet.
Note the date
washingtonmonthly.com — NOTE THE DATE.... Today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) hopes to lead a small army of right-wing activists around Capitol Hill, in the hopes of derailing health care reform. But let's not lose sight of the context here -- Bachmann has... (more) Note the date
Bachmann Calls on the American People to Bring the Town Hall To Washington
bachmann.house.gov — WHAT: Health Care “House Call” on Washington Press Conference WHO: Republican Members of Congress Americans concerned about our health care future Other Guests - TBA WHEN: ... (more) Bachmann Calls on the American People to Bring the Town ...
Getting Whackier
talkingpointsmemo.com — Sigh, I knew this would get fun. As you know, Rep. Michele Bachmann is planning her mega-Capitol Hill Tea Party tomorrow followed by Bachmann leading Tea Partiers through the halls of Congress demanding Congress not take away their health care.  ... (more) Getting Whackier
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Bachmann's Chief Of Staff Quits
TPM Election Central — ... Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) chief of staff Michelle Marston, a long-time veteran of Capitol Hill who has guided Bachmann in her much-increased national TV presence this year, has quit her post. ...

'When the Captain's Crazy, It's Time for a New Ship'
Little Green Footballs — Michele Bachmann’s (R-Mars) chief of staff is bailing out, and declines to say why. The aide who helped turn Rep. Michele Bachmann into a controversial mainstay of cable news has informed colleagues that she’s quitting — just as the firebrand Republican congresswoman prepares for her biggest media moment yet. Multiple sources have confirmed that Michelle Marston, a veteran Hill aide, is leaving Bachmann’s office. In an e-mail exchange with POLITICO, Marston declined to say why she’s going. ...

Oh, Hey, Look, Another Chicken (deleted) Republican
Pirate's Cove — ... Now, I will admit, Michelle Bachmann went a bit overboard regarding the 2010 Census (which many Conservatives disagreed with me about), but, other than that, she has been on the money for most of the year, is firing Conservatives up, and getting Independents involved. So, of course, some Republican has to speak out. But, how? ...

Oh, Hey, Look, Another Chicken (deleted) Republican
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on November 4, 2009 Now, I will admit, Michelle Bachmann went a bit overboard regarding the 2010 Census (which many Conservatives disagreed with me about), but, other than that, she has been on the money for most of the year, is firing Conservatives up, and getting Independents involved. So, of course, some Republican has to speak out. But, how ? The image of travel-ready conservatives flooding the hallways of the Capitol complex to confront members of Congress may not be one that Republican leaders are too keen to project. A conservative Republican House member, ...

Note the date
Political Animal — ... Capitol Police aren't operating at a heightened state today, they're making a mistake. From a political perspective, I wonder if Republican Party leaders are glad to see a right-wing, deranged lawmaker lead an angry far-right mob through the Capitol. Nothing says "American mainstream" like Bachmann and a confused horde shipped to D.C. by corporate lobbyists. Postscript : On a related note, the day before the biggest day of the year for Bachmann, the deranged lawmaker's chief of staff suddenly and unexpectedly quit . Bachmann ...

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The aide who helped turn Rep. Michele Bachmann into a controversial mainstay of cable news has informed colleagues that she's quitting - just as the firebrand Republican congresswoman prepares for her biggest media moment yet. Multiple sources have confirmed that Michelle Marston, a veteran ...