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Subscribe to RSSThe five New Hampshire staffers, who quit Friday had not -- as of Saturday morning -- been in touch with the campaign to resign in a formal fashion, the Bachmann campaign tells NBC News.
Of the campaign's former New Hampshire Director Jeff Chidester, campaign spokewoman Alice Stewart told NBC, "He talked to the media -- just not us."
The Bachmann campaign learned of the departures Friday through media reports. This explains why Bachmann herself questioned the reports during a phone interview with Radio Iowa Friday afternoon -- and why the campaign said, in a statement issued after 5:00 pm ET Friday: "We have a great team in New Hampshire, and we have not been notified that anyone is leaving the campaign."
Chidester confirmed his own departure, and that of four others, via text to NBC last night.
All five paid New Hampshire staffers to the campaign left -- Jeff Chidester, Nicole Yurek, Matt LeDuc, Caroline Gigler, and Tom Lukacz.
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Is Michele that out of touch that she couldn't see the mutiny coming?
Answer: You Betcha!
The rats jumping off the 'SS Bachmann', meanwhile Michele & Marcus continue to rearrange the deck chairs while the music plays on... lol
The only Michelle who will "rearranging the deck chairs" is Michelle Obama and everyone knows it.
One and Done.
Leona - You are wrong. Although Obama hasn't straightened out the economy yet, much of it is the fault of business that are sitting on large amounts of money instead of creating more jobs, the American people see that the obstructionist GOP-T'baggers are not doing their part, not one iota. The GOp-T'baggers are trying to do just what you said, that is, make Obama a one-term president even if it is severely hurting the country and the majority of its people. So, no, Obama will win another term. Mark my words! If not, God help us all!
She does not know what is going on with her own staff and she wants to run the whole country?
This is the typical attitude of those people that think that they have all the winning cards. She has been trashing President Obama with her hate rhetoric since day 1. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword.
Exactly IRES. You can bet she would be the first one to criticize President Obama for something not nearly as important as this. Once again, she makes a fool out of herself.
The Obamas may or may not be moving out of the White House in a year, but its become pretty clear that the Bachmanns will definitely not be moving in.
The real question is whether the voters in Minnesota have gotten sick enough of Bachmann making them look bad on the national stage while cheating on them with her real favorite state Iowa that they might do the country a favor and remove her from Congress and elected office entirely.
It appears the cool-aid wasn't strong enough to keep her adoring staff happy. Or maybe they were afraid to confront her for fear that the next batch offered would be strychnine straight up. LOL!
Bachmann campaign didn't know of staff departures
-and she wants to be a President of the USA. You got to be kidding. If she is so preoccupied with all those lesbians chasing her in her dreams, there is no hope for this dingbat.
I'm just surprised it took them this long to see what a moron she was, and I would have bailed out after her babbling about the lesbian dream or when she commented on her hubby having a cure for gay people.
The woman is a LOSER! Put her on Glee, I'm sure she will love it there.
Feisty - people that LOL their own comments LOL alone.
That said, has anyone noticed a significant deterioration in Bachmann's appearance? Her face is always tight and shiny like her head's about to explode. Maybe she just hasn't eaten or slept for about 6 weeks?
Bachmann -" Once I get rid of Obamacare my staff will be back."
Feisty
To nice of an explanation, simple fact it is hard to see things when one has their head up their ass, like she does. What a joke. She exemplifies how it is one thing to be aggressive, another to be stupid, but unforgiveable to be both.
Emil
Hey where did every body go? We were just about to sing Happy Birthday to Elvis.
Emil honey - let me leave YOU with this:
Love - Feisty! lol
As usual, clueless as to what is really happening, even
in her own small campaign.
The ONLY thing I will bet on penguinboy - IS YOU being gone again.... Ta Ta!
Don't:
I penned this on Newsvine the next day right after the GOP/TP debate.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!!!!
When Mitt Romney placed his hand on Rick Perry, I was expecting them to go to blows at ANY moment. It was CLEARLY evident that "Willard" got his ass handed to throughout the entire night; his opponents rattled him to the point that they got him off his game when they attacked his policies and stance on the issues. Want to know how he lost? Look and listen to the number of times he had to "admonish"the opponents by saying that they were on a time clock when he was speaking. If Evangelicals are having a hard time wrapping their brains around the fact that this nation has a Black President who had a Muslim father and blew a gasket when Muslim Americans wanted to build a mosque near "Ground Zero", Mitt Romney is going to be excoriated by the Evangelicals for being a practicing Mormon, especially in the Southern States where guns and Christianity go hand in hand.
Bachmann? HA!!! Stick the fork in her, because she is done. Even though she was able to handle her own in the past, it is VERY evident that she has NO MORE juice left in the tank. You can thank Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Herman Cain for siphoning the poll lead from her. Sure, she threw some punches during the debate; however, those punches can only be regarded as "token resistance". If I were to give an estimate on how much funds she has left in the tank AND how badly she is doing in the polls, I would expect to hear her say that she WITHDRAWING from the race between now and the Iowa Caucus.
Newt? As Cris Carter from ESPN's Monday Night Football would say, "C'MON, MAAANNNNNN!!!!" Face it: Gingrich has been "NEWTERED", systematically and effectively, by the entire field! Each time he opens his mouth, he is ripped to shreds, and at this rate, I don't think he will make the Iowa Caucus next year, to say nothing about surviving ANOTHER debate unless he does something to turn things around.
Perry? "LAZARUS, COME FORTH!!!!!" That tet a tet he had with Romney, Santorum, and Cain has upgraded his campaign from being in a coma to being listed as "critical but stable" condition. That haymaker he threw that Romney for hiring an illegal immigrant might have come at an opportune time, but I would CAUTION Perry to tread VERY LIGHTLY CAREFULLY about making statements about illegal immigrants AND Making a grandiose statement about Texas having the best healthcare in the world; because if they hit him again, his campaign will be DOA come next debate.
Santorum and Paul? NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Herman Cain? O.K. Let me get this OFF my chest: Black Man to Black Man, I can't stand him. Don't like him. Hate his views. His policies disgust me. If I were blind, and my guide dog was leading me into him OR ANY OTHER GOP/TPer, REGARDLESS of status in all levels of government, I would regain my sight AND blind my dog, because he WAS NOT looking out for my best interest!!! That being said, I have to give him his props for going in as the frontrunner, fighting back his opponents, and sticking to some of his statements; no matter HOW ignorant, stupid, foolish, or just PLAIN dumb. The 9-9-9 Plan is a joke and the Devil is in the details, but we cannot ignore the fact that he is riding that wave all the way in to Iowa.
Truth be told, I am ENJOYING watching the GOP/TP Candidates shred themselves like this. As they say, "If it's damaging to my rivals, so much the better."
Wow, there's something you don't see everyday.
Baghdad Bob: "All is secure. There are no Americans in Baghdad." Then the sound of an M1A1 Abrams rolling past the odd official and his camera.
Midwest Michelle: "All is secure. No one has left our New Hampshire team." Then the sound of the Perry campaign welcoming its newest hire, a former Bachmann NH staffer.
Nothing says that you love your boss like quitting and not telling her...and the best part? She found out through the "lame stream media"...
It's the Cain Mutiny, they all got a taste for Pizza and never came back from lunch, and when they do that Michele, all of them together, and none of them come back, that pretty much means they quit their jobs, if they do show up Monday, you should fire them.
Maybe they decided to unionize!
Look, I don't like Bachman, but she should have been notified that the staff were resigning. I would not be surprised to learn that someone was notified- and did not bother to pass along the information.
That is not to excuse her- a person is responsible for the people he or she hires. If your employees are not up to their jobs, it is the fault of the person doing the hiring- or, at least, keeping them employed.
It's time for Bachman to face reality- she has no prayer. A few terms as a Representative is NOT the requisite experience for president.
Lord knows, we have proof that less than two years as a Senator leaves one unprepared. . .
Michelle,
Hang in there -- don't pull a T-Paw. Stay at least until the Iowa Caucuses.
What? Wow. You must be the only Michele Bachmann supporter...........
no there are two Greg and leona. maybe they can head for N.H and save save the Queen
Hey, cpm, you're right. I just had the pleasure of meeting LEONA. :) There are two of them.
Willard, there you are, being funny again. That comment about wanting their real mommies back is pretty low----and hilarious. You know, I could stay on Bachmann for days -- somehow, I find her much more fascinating that Sarah Palin. Keep the jokes coming.
Check out today's Doonesbury: "Is 'blood-sucking scum' one word or three?
Republicans can't stand what a good job that President Obama is doing around the world without republicans obstructing his every move. Of course they have to complain about everything he does even to leaving Iraq according to the agreement Bush made.
Libya was very smart. Helped rid our world of a murderous dictator without getting stuck with another Vietnam or Iraq with boots stuck on the ground for 10 years with no exit strategy and costing our country trillions which was McCain and the republicans plan.
I think even with all their experience republicans have proved over and over they are unprepared to lead. If republicans knew how to lead we wouldn't be in the debt we are now. A responsible government would have raised taxes to pay for the wars like in the rest of our history as a nation.
Apparently the republicans are never responsible for anything they do. They just use faux to put the blame on someone else. They are too busy protecting the rich to do anything for our country.
To Bachman and Palin: How's that "We're so popular we have broad support" thing workin out for ya?
These two idiots are so far behind they think they are ahead
NO, Mark:
It's as if they were chasing their OWN tail and bit it.
The problem is that they are too stupid to let go and say "OUCH"!!!
Luckily there is GPS so she can find her way back home.
Can you imagine this cow as President?!?!? World War III started yesterday and the US stood helpless until Bachmann could hear about it from a legitimate news source.
I'm surprised that ol' Rupert Murdoch's tabloid TV didn't update her on her campaign. If legitimate news is lame and knows more about this fool's campaign than she does, what does that make her?
She's either really dumb, or she's a big, big liar. My guess is that she's a really dumb, big, big liar.
hey Shocked,
Wow, you are using words like cow, liar, stupid & dumb to describe a sitting U.S. Congresswoman?
Are you sure you don't work for the Obama campaign?
I guess you didn't get the memo that Obama sent out months ago about "let's bring back civility."
I guess you thought Obama meant ONLY Republicans should be "civil." You sound pathetic.
If you are an American, Leona, I would think that you would be incensed that a sitting congresswoman is so ignorant of her own campaign that she has to hear that her entire paid NH staff quit from the news!! Perhaps you find that respectable...I call it dumb. Most of everything she belches from her yap is a verifyable lie...and you approve???
I apologize to all cows for lumping this creature in with their species. Cows are smart enough to chew their cud. Bachmann just spits all over the TV cameras.
Supporting someone this clueless and trying to throw the good name of democratically elected President of the United States into a conversation that has absolutely nothing to do with him is beyond pathetic, Leona. It is contrived and deceitful.
Who do YOU work for, Deary? Perhaps you will have enough repect for your boss to let him/her know you are quitting. Apparently Bachmann's don't.
Shock you are an idiot!!!! Michelle Bachman may not be the most prolific woman for the presidental run but to use cow to describe her shows what a philistine you are.....
Shockedanddisgusted, I am incensed that a sitting congresswoman is so ignorant of pretty much everything in general, not just her campaign staff jumping ship. I am incensed that our country has so many totally ignorant politicions (Dubya, Sarah Palin and, sorry, but John McCain is losing it, if he ever had it). The list goes on.
But using the term "cow" is totally disgusting and I am disgusted. Liar, stupid and dumb are fine--that's what she is. The term "cow" should be limited to the farm. I am not at all easily offended. If it offends me, you can be sure it pretty much offends most people who have functioning brains. Totally unacceptable, even for Bachmann and Palin.
OK...I apologize for using the term cow. I do realize that by stooping to that level, I was no better than Bachmann when she refers to President Obama as a "Chicago thug".
It's difficult not to go over the top this year. I'll try to keep it in check. Thanks for the lesson in humility.
Oh, no problem.
That's not what I was trying to do, though. I've had quite a lesson in humility myself this past year.
I agree.......it's very hard not to stoop to calling names this year. And Bachmann calling our president a thug appalling.
I just went further back and found your comment apologizing to cows!! Now that's the spirit--lol. Wow. I thought "cow" would offend some people.
Rock on, Shockedanddisgusted. I've got your back, baby.
Ah, thanks, Imatthebeach. I actually did have to chuckle when I thought about it. I don't think I've ever been personally offended by a cow. They're kinda cute...mind their own business (one does have to see a bit of similarity in the glassy-eyed stare - which is endearing on a cow)...Calling her a cow was probably the nicest thing I've ever said about Bachmann - although inappropriate, I understand.
...and to think we have a full year to go until the election...So much time; so many metaphors....sigh.
Shocked, you're alright. Got me laughing and I do need to laugh. The glassy-eyed stare........it is endearing on a cow, isn't it? You know, I'm sitting here laughing.........there is really a similarity in those eyes but Michele lacks the innocence of a cow.
Yes, a full year...........don't you get sick of it sometimes? Then there are times like this when someone gives you a good laugh. I'm really glad the Reps keep coming up with these people. Watched Rick Perry lately? He's looking as dazed as Michele--let's hope Michele isn't hunting pheasant this weekend, too.
You know, Imatthebeach...If you walk through enough dairy farms you will see that one cow that, behind the glassy stare, lives something old, mean and bitter. You know what I mean? You know in the bottom of your heart that if you even come close to one of those udders, she's gonna kill ya...
Now...if we could get Perry, King, Palin and Bachmann to invite old one-eyed Uncle Cheney along for the hunt...invite a crew form TLC...Now THAT would be some good TV! (although I don't think they could show the footage of Perry in the throes of his love affair...).
Thank you also for the laugh and helping me turn lemons to lemonade!! (ha-ha...a little Sharon Angle jab, there....)
Shock and Beach: You two should run for office. You just showed Americans how to Compromise and get along. Good Job.
Shockedanddisgusted, Now there you go again...........Just have to keep bringing those udders up, don't you? :)
wwaugh, Thanks for the compliment.
As a Democrat I am certainly no fan of Michelle Bachmann - but I think this speaks volumes - not about her, but about her NH staff.
They were totally unprofessional and without class if this story is true and they did not formally notify Bachmann before going to the media.
They probably did call and she didn't have time for them.
I think she's lying because no one has briefed her on what to say about it.
Exactly, Willard, my friend. She's like Sarah Palin: if she hasn't been briefed on every question and the proper response, she doesn't know what to say or how to respond.
Remember (and who could forget?) Katie Couric asking Sarah what magazines she read? LOL Then their was the question on Russia. Glad Sarah had a response to that one (we'll never forget she can see Russia from her perch in Alaska).
I don't see you around much. Don't be a stranger. I loved your "Bovines4Bachmann".
"...a great team in New Hampshire...." LOL! What a great team!
Still chuckling over the referenceto "Baghdad Bob"...now that's funny.
Marcus is so ticked off he's going into work on a weekend just to rough up a gay guy.
And Earle...I have to respect your devotion as a Paultrd--but you DO realize don't you that Bachmann or Santorum has a better chance of winning thean Paul does--don't you?? Even a little??
Totally wasting his time!!!! No way in hell.....
let Bachman go for her try at Iowa...hopefully after Iowa, she will be out of the race...not that I think it matters much one way or another...
not one of them have convinced me of their ability to bring this country back on line. Financially or any other way.
It really doesnt matter for she couldnt get elected anyway,and she knows it.
It has to be comforting to know at least a few people close to her saw what irrational hypocrites she and her husband are. Hopefully so will the idiots who elected her in the first place and rectify their lack of judgement in the next election.
I am not surprised. She is so out of touch with reality. She is a dangerous woman. I had the chance to shake her when she was making her first run for Congress and I refused by looking away. I often wonder what she would have done if I had taken her hand and held on tight, looked her in the eye and asked her why she disliked people like me so much? Why she hated my family so much? Let her know that as a gay man raising a family that I want what everyone else wants. But I was a coward. Could I have made a difference back then? I doubt it. Her staff quitting is quite the statement isn't it? She can only fool so many people for so long.
I think this was just in on FOX. Bachmann's staff did not actually resign, they were, according to unliving sources, kidnapped and are being held ransom by wild, menopausal Iranian widows. Rumor has it that the money is to be dropped off in a deserted ACORN location once inhabited by a satanic Muslim American-hating Christian church in Chicago that Obama walked past one Thursday after making fake copies of his birth certificate when he was a community organizer.
Clearly Obama needs to resign.
Just goes to show how well she stays on top of important issues and she wants to run a country.
Bachmann was missing a crucial tool, She has no defense
Bohner is defending Obamacare (His idea first and works GREAT)
Perry is defending Obama's immigration reform ideas
Huntsman is defending Obama's foreign policies
Paul is defending Obama getting us out of the wars
If you add up all of the Republican nominees policies (and possibly their IQ's) You have,,,,,,,,Obama
Mrs B. will quit when Mr B. says she can. Just as well. If she were elected president he1d be running the country. If there was a 3AM phone call she`d have to wake him up and ask what to do If they had separate bedrooms that might be pretty awkward..
bachman needs to lock up her make-up and wardrobe staff...
Michelle Bawkmann has those same hate-filled eyes and narcissistic dangerous mentality that Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin have.
What took her staff so long to bail out on that air head lunatic?