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RandySF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:26 PM
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Politico: Palin, Bachmann size each other up
Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are nominally allies, two maverick conservative women who are among the GOP’s brightest stars.

Telegenic pols with devoted followings, both appeal to the tea party faithful and would make strong runs at evangelical Christians and social conservatives in Iowa. They’re both favorite faces of Fox News, capable of raising huge amounts of money online.

But despite – or perhaps because of – what they have in common, there are signs of tensions between the camps. And the iron-clad laws of politics suggest there isn’t enough room for the two powerful personalities to occupy the same political space in 2012.



http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55819.html#ixzz1NZh86tDx
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:27 PM
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1. Each is the face of batsh*t crazy, and there can only be one queen for that! nt
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Kingofalldems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:29 PM
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2. Real Housewives of the Republican Party
Edited on Fri May-27-11 12:29 PM by Kingofalldems
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:29 PM
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3. I bet the vindictive one goes after the dumb one
It is up to you to figure out which one is which.

Should be pretty entertaining.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:41 PM
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9. I think Sarah's got Michelle beat on the "vindictive" scale,
but they're both pretty dumb.

I'm reading Frank Bailey's book right now. It's fascinating.
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GSLevel9 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:47 PM
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12. to be intellectually honest...
dumb isn't the right word. Possibly misguided.

But anyone who is a graduate from Winona State University and earned a J.D. from Oral Roberts University and an LL.M from William and Mary Law School can't fall into the category of "dumb".

Is she a fundie nutbag? YES!!! But is she stupid?? I'd say not a chance.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 04:03 PM
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16. Well,okay, then.
I guess Sarah's got her beat in the vindictive AND the dumb category. Sounds like a perfect fit for today's Republican party.
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:29 PM
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4. I sense a knock-down drag-out is in the
future which will make the phrase "cat fight" seem bland.
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Raschel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:31 PM
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5. Bachman has the edge in that she can put a sentence together.
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 01:52 PM
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15. Only if someone gives her all of the words in the correct order first...
Edited on Fri May-27-11 01:52 PM by truebrit71
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:37 PM
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6. the awkward thing is that God has endorsed both of them
why would he do that? Does God like catfights?
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:39 PM
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7. Moronica vs Dumbzilla
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Viking 1 Donating Member (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:43 PM
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10. Which is which?
Hey, man, I gotta fill out my scorecard, right? :rofl:
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:41 PM
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8. let the settle their differences in a civilized fashion...
Pay-for-view Cage Fight
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 12:46 PM
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11. I despise both, but if the media is going to portray this as a cat fight
and use lots of misogynist tropes to discuss this, I'm going to get fed up very quickly.

Besides, if Bachmann were so fucking capable of raising lots of money online quickly, Politico might want to explain to me why her money bomb fizzled so badly.
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 01:46 PM
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13. Makes me wonder
If Kim Jong-Il is still into kidnapping "favorite faces" and keeping them in his harem. We can only hope....
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hifiguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 01:49 PM
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14. Two rabid shitweasels in the same sack
both trolling for the neanderthal/psycho wing of the Repukes. This should be good. :popcorn:
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 05:15 PM
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17. I thought Bachmann just failed to raise $240,000 in 24 hours?

So much for huge amounts of money online.
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-11 05:17 PM
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18. The way freepers talk about these two, that title would turn them on.
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