Bachmann Gets To Go To Tampa Thanks To Generous Paul Supporter

[kathy88]

http://www.care2.com/causes/bachmann-gets-to-go-to-tampa-thanks-to-generous-paul-supporter.html

Well, that’s embarrassing.

Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul’s presidential run have already shown off how utterly effective they are at taking over conventions and organizing to win delegate slots to head to the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

 

[pmbug]

...
Paul announced recently that he would no longer be competing in states on primary day, ...

That's not what he announced. Shitty journalism is shitty.

 

[Zach Vega]

Why do they keep saying he's "not competing" or has "dropped out"?

 

[kathy88]

Why do they keep saying he's "not competing" or has "dropped out"?

To garner support for Romney. Realistically, there are only 7 or 8 primaries left and he still doesn't have enough delegates. That's got to be embarrassing. If Romney wins the nomination, there will be millions upon millions spent on advertising. If Paul wins, not so much. It's all about the money. It is in the media's best interests for Romney to win. Period.

 

[jmdrake]

Romans 12:20

“And if your enemy hungers, feed him, and if he thirsts, give him a drink, and if you do these things to him you will heap coals of fire on his skull.”

Bachmann must be feeling the fire about now.

 

[bcreps85]

It was nice and all, but I'm more of the "don't give an inch" person at this point. These people are all enemies of liberty and there will be no convincing them. It isn't going to change her mind, and it isn't going to make the old guard in MN more "OK" with us...I fail see what giving Romney one extra vote accomplishes.

Wouldn't it be a bummer if he won the first round...with exactly the amount of votes needed?

 

[JohnM]

I fail see what giving Romney one extra vote accomplishes.

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

 

[jbauer]

...um no

 

[zHorns]

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

Yes, I really do think so.

 

[bcreps85]

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

In a perfect world, no. In reality, Bachman will do whatever she thinks she needs to do for her career. She's as conservative as the rest of her party - in words only.

 

[Danan]

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

Do you really think that an establishment warmonger like Michelle Bachmann who said that Ron Paul would be a "dangerous" president and who worked for the IRS will vote for Ron over Romney?

 

[kahless]

What is the story behind this? Why would a Ron Paul supporter give up their spot for Bachmann who openly endorsed Romney and was attacking Ron in her final days in the race?

Bachmann endorses Mitt Romney: 'The last chance we ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS...romney-chance-america-cliff/story?id=16271285

After months of hints, Michele Bachmann finally endorsed her former rival Mitt Romney in his bid for the presidency, calling him "the last chance we have to keep America from going ... over a cliff."

In a statement, the Minnesota congresswoman said she was "honored" to back Romney, describing him as "a man who will preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty."

She later appeared with Romney at a campaign event in Portsmouth, Va., where she said she was thrilled to introduce "our president."

"I think for all of America, this is a very simple proposition this November: President Barack Obama or President Mitt Romney?" she said. "Very easy."

A tea party favorite, Bachmann ended her own run for president in January, after she placed a disappointing sixth place in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses. While Romney had lobbied Bachmann for her support for months, she held out, telling reporters in recent weeks that she would endorse on her own timetable, not others'.

While Bachmann emphasized in her decision to back Romney, Democrats are already revisiting the pointed attacks she lobbed against the former Massachusetts governor during the heated GOP primary. In pressing her own case to be the nominee, Bachmann frequently offered the most scathing critiques of Romney of anybody in the GOP field, insisting repeatedly that he could not beat Obama.

"The signature issue of Obama is 'Obamacare.' You can't have a candidate who has given the blueprint for Obamacare. It's too identical. It's not going to happen," Bachmann told ABC News in January. "We have to have a candidate, a bold, distinct candidate, in the likeness of Ronald Reagan."

But on Thursday, she backed off that claim. Joining Romney and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on stage, Bachmann declared, "This is what victory looks like."

While Romney had hoped Bachmann would come off the bench to help him woo conservatives in the heat of the GOP primary, she still has the potential to aid his campaign by convincing social conservatives and other Republicans skeptical of his bid to turn out this fall and vote.

In an interview with CNN last week, Bachmann suggested she was already doing just that, telling the network she had been "working behind the scenes, bringing together all factions of our party" to boost Romney's efforts to beat Obama in November.

 

[bcreps85]

What is the story behind this? Why would a Ron Paul supporter give up their spot for Bachmann who openly endorsed Romney and was attacking Ron in her final days in the race?

Bachmann endorses Mitt Romney: 'The last chance we ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS...romney-chance-america-cliff/story?id=16271285

Political move. Extending an olive branch and all that. Unfortunately that sort of thing is only worthwhile when your opponents are honorable and decent people.

 

[DGustafson]

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

JohnM, thank you for the complements, I am one of those going to Tampa from MN. Having met MB several times, she's a bold faced liar who is dumber than a bag of hammers. The brains behind the botox is her husband and her country club republican handlers at w00dale church. There's no hope on reforming her mindset. She probably won't even go on the floor unless it's for a ceremony or glamor shot infront of a camera. She'll be too busy pandering to big money to pay off her campaign debt.

 

[mport1]

A vote for Romney?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for a guy who supported the bailouts?

Do you really think that a nice conservative lady like Michelle Bachmann will vote for the guy who wrote the blueprint for Obamacare?

Do you really think that the eloquent Ron Paul delegates on Minnesota delegation will not be able to convince her that the good doctor is the best candidate, not only to beat Obama, but also to stand up for conservative principles?

She is a big government statist. Of course she will vote for Romney. She would never even consider Ron Paul.

 

[Carlybee]

I still dont get why anyone thought this was a political advantage. In a revolution you dont offer bullets to the enemy.

 

[Cleaner44]

I can't help but remember that on 12/15/2011 Bachmann assured us all that I ran was only a couple of months away from having a nuclear weapon. Given that it she also assured us that Iran would not hesitate to use a nuke on Israel, I am left a bit confused. I figured Iran most certainly would have their nuke by 3/15 or 4/15 tops. Here we are at 5/22 and Israel still has not been wiped from the face of the map... could it be that Michele Bachmann is a fucking idiot that doesn't know what the hell she is talking about... or is she just a lying asshole?

 

[bcreps85]

I still dont get why anyone thought this was a political advantage. In a revolution you dont offer bullets to the enemy.

Many among us still think we can gain favor by offering these types of things when we can, and that we need to work our way into the party and change it slowly, try to fit in, etc etc. They don't understand that the idea of liberty sickens these people and that they will never come around of their own accord. They'll take any bullets we offer them and shoot us in the back.

 

[ns1000]

I can't help but remember that on 12/15/2011 Bachmann assured us all that I ran was only a couple of months away from having a nuclear weapon. Given that it she also assured us that Iran would not hesitate to use a nuke on Israel, I am left a bit confused. I figured Iran most certainly would have their nuke by 3/15 or 4/15 tops. Here we are at 5/22 and Israel still has not been wiped from the face of the map... could it be that Michele Bachmann is a fucking idiot that doesn't know what the hell she is talking about... or is she just a lying asshole?

Not only that, she insisted that Iran had threatened to use nuclear weapons against the USA. I really don't understand why any American would even believe that.

 

[kahless]

Political move. Extending an olive branch and all that. Unfortunately that sort of thing is only worthwhile when your opponents are honorable and decent people.

Just mind boggling. Maybe the delegate had not been paying attention.

She probably won't even go on the floor unless it's for a ceremony or glamor shot infront of a camera. She'll be too busy pandering to big money to pay off her campaign debt.

I disagree, knowing the party and the media I bet she gets more speaking and face time then Ron. I wonder what that delegate was thinking giving up that spot.