Michele Bachmann in The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism

On Principles & Values: 2011: First Tea Party response to State of the Union

On January 25th, 2011, following the President's State of the Union address and the traditional response from the opposing party, President Obama duly delivered his address, and the officially designated GOP spokesman, Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, delivered his party's rebuttal. But then CNN teamed up with Tea Party Express to broadcast yet another response to the President--by Michelle Bachman, Republican from Minnesota and the self-appointed chair of the House Tea Party Caucus! CNN's broadcast could give a casual viewer the false impression that the Tea Party was something apart from both major parties; consequently, in the aftermath, the network drew criticism from the right and the left for airing what was essentially a 2nd GOP response to Obama. But CNN defended its choice, claiming that the Tea Party "has become a major force in American politics." This did not explain, however, why one GOP politician was an appropriate mouthpiece for the entire complex phenomenon. Source: The Remaking of Republican Conservatism, p.150 Jan 2, 2012

The above quotations are from The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism, by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams. Click here for other excerpts from The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism, by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams. Click here for other excerpts by Michele Bachmann. Click here for a profile of Michele Bachmann.
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