Former Bachmann Staff Call Campaign ‘Unprofessional, Dishonest and at Times Cruel’
EmailRep. Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire staff members who last week quit en masse said Monday their treatment at the hands of the congresswoman’s national staff was “unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel.”
The outgoing staffers confirmed they had quit, despite recent comments by Bachmann herself and senior campaign officials that they were still employed by the campaign. In a press release issued Monday, staffer called those comments “dishonest and belittling.”
The staffers cited lack of pay, as first reported by ABC News, as well as lack of respect and commitment to running in New Hampshire among their reasons for quitting.
The campaign asked the staffers to “go off payroll” temporarily on Sept. 11, 2011, “due to financial concerns within the campaign.”
The staffers, all of whom have found jobs with competing campaigns, said they were loyal to Bachmann and her message but were dissatisfied with the way her campaign was being run. They said their inability to communicate directly with Bachmann or have their concerns taken seriously by senior officials were “symptoms of a disease that infects” the campaign.
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Maybe they should have gotten real jobs, that aren’t dependent, on campaign contributions.
Posted by: snewsom2997 | October 24, 2011, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
Former Speaker of the House Thomas “Tip” O’Neill used to say “All politics is local”. If the national organization doesn’t want to listen to the local people, with boots on the ground, then they’re shooting themselves in the foot.
Posted by: Bob | October 24, 2011, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
You sure this is not the Obama administration, only add idiots.
Posted by: Freedom | October 24, 2011, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
You sure this is not the Obama administration, only add idiots.
Posted by: Freedom | October 24, 2011, 12:48 pm.
Ouch! Call the BURN unit! Did you think of that one all by yourself, or did a third grader help you…?
Posted by: Searambler | October 24, 2011, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Another one down. She’s done in this campaign and really never had a chance. So goes the parade of fools called the GOP show. Keep it up and he will get a second term.
Posted by: Indymind | October 24, 2011, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
You sure this is not the Obama administration, only add idiots.
Posted by: Bob | October 24, 2011, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
The first rule of calling someone an idiot: Don’t sound like an idiot. Fail. Nice concise, clear sentence you posted. I bet you distrust educated people, don’t you?
Posted by: Jack | October 24, 2011, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
Hello America, well we can see the great inequality that exists among the potential candidates, where a lack of funding causes so much conflict among potential voters, and maybe American Politics is simply a matter of Money, who ever has the biggest pockets gets to run for election. really a shame good people like Michele Bachman will always have a difficult climb to surmount as long as Wall Street Bankers purchase the political tickets, and America will continue to get Wall Street Candidates like Barrak Obama and his helpers like Timmy Gheittner a Goldman Sachs insider. sincerely Fezzy Bear
Posted by: Fezzy Bear | October 24, 2011, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
If it was that bad for her campaign staff, just imagine how bad it would be for the country if she were president!
Posted by: thomas mc | October 24, 2011, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
The republicans have been getting bigger campaign contributions from corporate America for 80 years. There was the McCain-Feingold bill that would have instituted campaign finance reform. It was over ruled by the conservative Supreme Court who in effect said, bribery, graft and influence pedaling are protected under the 1st amendment.
President Obama is playing by the republican rules, he’s just better at it than they are, so now they’re whining and moaning.
Posted by: tmferretti | October 24, 2011, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
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This is news?
Good God, have you seen how the ‘president’ has been lying to your face???
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Posted by: cntrlfrk | October 24, 2011, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm