Politico: Palin, Bachmann size each other up

[RandySF]

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

[joeybee12]

1. Each is the face of batsh*t crazy, and there can only be one queen for that! nt

[Kingofalldems]

2. Real Housewives of the Republican Party

[emulatorloo]

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.

[Blue_In_AK]

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.

[GSLevel9]

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.

[Blue_In_AK]

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.

[asjr]

4. I sense a knock-down drag-out is in the

future which will make the phrase "cat fight" seem bland.

[Raschel]

5. Bachman has the edge in that she can put a sentence together.

[truebrit71]

15. Only if someone gives her all of the words in the correct order first...

...

[Enrique]

6. the awkward thing is that God has endorsed both of them

why would he do that? Does God like catfights?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Moronica vs Dumbzilla

[Viking 1]

10. Which is which?

Hey, man, I gotta fill out my scorecard, right? :rofl:

[Brother Buzz]

8. let the settle their differences in a civilized fashion...

Pay-for-view Cage Fight

[tishaLA]

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.

[izquierdista]

13. Makes me wonder

If Kim Jong-Il is still into kidnapping "favorite faces" and keeping them in his harem. We can only hope....

[hifiguy]

14. Two rabid shitweasels in the same sack

both trolling for the neanderthal/psycho wing of the Repukes. This should be good. :popcorn:

[Motown_Johnny]

17. I thought Bachmann just failed to raise $240,000 in 24 hours?

So much for huge amounts of money online.

[Fuzz]

18. The way freepers talk about these two, that title would turn them on.