Minneapolis Tea Party Slams Bachmann: ‘One Person Has No Right To Speak For The Whole Organization’

[my2sense]

- Maybe the Tea Party organizes in cells....

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In addition to the official GOP response from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Michele Bachman (R-MN) is going to give an alternative response to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight on behalf of the Tea Party Express, a national group that has heavily promoted her speech. But a major Tea Party group in her own state is strongly criticizing Bachmann’s plans. The Tea Party Patriots of the Twin Cities sent out an e-mail last night saying that Bachmann “does not speak for the Tea Party“:

Please call Michele Bachmann’s Office and tell her that she does not speak for the Tea Party. Michele has announced she will be giving the ‘Tea Party Response’ to the President’s State of the Union Address. The Tea Party Patriots Organization is a grass roots organization. One person has no right to speak for the whole organization.

Aside from this Tea Party split, there is a noticeable rift in the Republican Party over Bachmann’s address. During a breakfast with reporters today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called Bachman’s rebuttal-after-the-rebuttal “a little unusual.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on the other hand, said Bachmann’s Tea Party response is “legitimate.”

more at link: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/01/25/bachmann-speech-criticized/

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[lunatica]

1. The meltdown is music to my ears.

The Republicans thought they could control the teabaggerati.

The Teabag Party know only one trick. Disruption of the kind that disrupted the Democratic Town Hall meetings. They're idea of political discourse is rabble rousing.

[my2sense]

2. Yes, I can't wait to see how this plays out

Better than reality TV.

[notadmblnd]

8. They do controll it. they're in the process of shutting it down now

just letting the crazies bury themselves. SP is done. Bachman is next. Looking for announcement anyday that the Koch bro are pulling funding.

[justiceischeap]

3. Just FYI, there are 2 Teabagger factions...

Tea Party Patriots then splintered to become the much more successful Tea Party Express or Republican Crazy. Tea Party Patriots are sorta like those folks at Ruby Ridge, so it's not surprising that they would say this about "she who looks away." To them she's just another gov't hack.

[my2sense]

4. Thanks for the info

:hi:

[somone]

5. Yeah, her method is unsound. Sue her.

[Lint Head]

6. Any person speaking for the Tea Baggers as a whole organization is an idiot!

[gratuitous]

7. No! Follow the Holy Gourd of Antioch!

Give me your shoes!

[nxylas]

9. I was thinking more of the Judean People's Front myself

Splitters!

[meegbear]

10. Thank you Ms. Bachmann for showing America what they voted for ...

looking forward to 2012!

[UTUSN]

11. K&R for, their contempt for "community organizing" is my only hope!1 n/t