# Ed Rollins, Bachmann strategist slams Palin **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652 "2011-06-07T19:40:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/1 "2011-06-07T19:40:29Z")
> **[Ed Rollins, Bachmann’s strategist, slams Sarah Palin](https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/ticket/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-sarah-palin-190522637.html)** > > Political observers have been trying for weeks to cast a potential 2012 catfight between tea party poster girls Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann—even though Bachmann has long been a vocal supporter of Palin and vice versa. But as the Minnesota... > [@](#): > > “Sarah has not been serious over the last couple of years,” Rollins said. “She got the vice presidential thing handed to her. She didn’t go to work in the sense of trying to gain more substance. She gave up her governorship.” **CAPTAIN, IS THAT BLOOD IN THE WATER?** ---
**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/2 "2011-06-07T20:26:15Z")
It’s about time someone said that publicly. Glad it’s a Rep and not a Dem. ---
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/3 "2011-06-07T22:34:57Z")
I have been saying she is a quitter for years. She is making herself look more and more insignificant. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/4 "2011-06-08T11:02:55Z")
Wait … Ed Rollins hasn’t been able to find a \*serious \*candidate to hire him? He needs campaign action so badly that he’ll even go to Mad-Eye Michelle for it? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/5 "2011-06-08T13:09:53Z")
Bachmann “has done important things with family values”? WTF does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/6 "2011-06-08T16:27:48Z")
But Rollins hasn’t always been a Bachmann fan. From [here](http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/michele-bachmann-ed-rollins-president-2012?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed): > [@](#): > > More recently, Rollins dismissed Bachmann’s chances in the 2012 presidential race. In April, weeks after Bachmann revealed her plan to form a presidential exploratory committee, Rollins appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball and offered his two cents about what kind of politician would win the GOP nomination: > > ``` > "At the end of the day, you know, we're going to have a candidate who has been a governor, I assume. There's no Washingtonians in this mix. It ain't going to be Donald Trump. I don't think it's going to be Congresswoman Bachmann." > > ``` > > Asked by Mother Jones to explain his recent criticism and dismissal of Bachmann, Rollins quipped in an email, "That was before she hired me! So I guess it depends on who is paying him. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/7 "2011-06-08T17:04:27Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > But Rollins hasn’t always been a Bachmann fan. From [here](http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/michele-bachmann-ed-rollins-president-2012?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed): > > So I guess it depends on who is paying him. Who was paying him when made the first comment? ---
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/8 "2011-06-09T02:41:46Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Wait .. Ed Rollins hasn’t been able to find a \*serious \*candidate to hire him? He needs campaign action so badly that he’ll even go to Mad-Eye Michelle for it? No, he found Bachmann…nothing serious about her. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/9 "2011-06-09T03:03:47Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Who was paying him when made the first comment? Nobody. That’s why he was allowed to be the truth. Reading between the lines of his comments, I think it’s also possible that he was angling for a job offer from one of the more serious candidates in the race (i.e Romney or Pawlenty). Rollins is the kind of guy who will say what he thinks a lot of times. He’s a whore, but he’s basically honest about being a whore. This isn’t the first time he’s gone after Palin. I believe he went after Romney in '08 as well (when Rollins was working for Huckabee). I seem to remember something about him saying he wante to punch Romney in the mouth. I actually think Rollins would probably have some great war stories to tell if you got a couple of scotches in him. He and Carville together would probably be a blast to have a few beers with. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/10 "2011-06-09T03:59:05Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Nobody. That’s why he was allowed to be the truth. > > Reading between the lines of his comments, I think it’s also possible that he was angling for a job offer from one of the more serious candidates in the race (i.e Romney or Pawlenty). > > Rollins is the kind of guy who will say what he thinks a lot of times. He’s a whore, but he’s basically honest about being a whore. This isn’t the first time he’s gone after Palin. I believe he went after Romney in '08 as well (when Rollins was working for Huckabee). I seem to remember something about him saying he wante to punch Romney in the mouth. > > I actually think Rollins would probably have some great war stories to tell if you got a couple of scotches in him. He and Carville together would probably be a blast to have a few beers with. One way to say it is that he’s a whore. Another way to say it is that he’s a mercenary. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/11 "2011-06-09T13:23:02Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Bachmann “has done important things with family values”? WTF does that mean? Hatin’ on the homos. Duh. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/12 "2011-06-09T23:11:57Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Hatin’ on the homos. Duh. > > -Joe And the Mexican, Muslims, atheists and liberals. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/13 "2011-06-09T23:29:22Z")
Yeah; I was a bit surprised he hooked up with Bachmann, but then realized it’s probably a stepping stone to getting with a more serious candidate mid-cycle after they fire somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-rollins-bachmann-strategist-slams-palin/584652/14 "2011-06-09T23:52:23Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > Yeah; I was a bit surprised he hooked up with Bachmann, but then realized it’s probably a stepping stone to getting with a more serious candidate mid-cycle after they fire somebody. Maybe Newt’ll grab him. I hear he has a few positions open.