Sarah Palin: Alaska’s Michele Bachmann

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by Zack StephensonPublished on August 29, 2008 at 11:36 am, filed in General.
Minnesotans wondering just who this Sarah Palin character is don’t have to look very far to find a very comparable politician. Michele Bachmann, the Congresswoman from the 6th District, has a very similar profile. Both are deeply socially conservative, have large families and have similar public personas.

Can a Bachmann style politician win a national election? We’ll see.

UPDATE: Another example of Palin’s similarities to Bachmann:

The volatile issue of teaching creation science in public schools popped up in the Alaska governor’s race this week when Republican Sarah Palin said she thinks creationism should be taught alongside evolution in the state’s public classrooms.

Palin was answering a question from the moderator near the conclusion of Wednesday night’s televised debate on KAKM Channel 7 when she said, ‘Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both.’

UPDATE 2: Michele Bachmann agrees:

Rep. Michele Bachmann, a freshman Republican from Minnesota, says Palin brings a lot to the table, even though she’s lacking in executive experience and doesn’t have national name recognition.

“Like me, Palin is a devoted mother of five who understands the importance of pro-life and pro-family values,” Bachmann said. “She’s proven herself to be a strong leader in Alaska, taking on pork barrel spending and making fiscal responsibility a top priority”

http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/sarah-palin-alaskas-michele-bachmann/

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1. Michele Bachmann’s secretive RNC congressional reception may be a cruise on the St. Croix

Bachmann: Rollin

A secret reception for Congressional members being hosted by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann during the RNC may be on a cruise on the St. Croix River September 2.

The location of the secret reception was previously described by her campaign manager as an “undisclosed location in her district.” However, a source has confirmed that Bachmann has a cruise scheduled on Afton Cruise Lines in Afton next Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.


Bachmann has yet to hold an open public meeting for constituents in her district since being elected in 2006. But this is at least the fourth private campaign-related event that she is featured at next week alone. In addition to her RNC boat ride next Tuesday, fund-raisers for Bachmann are scheduled for September 1 with Mitt Romney and September 3 with Newt Gingrich—both at the University Club on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue. And she is a featured guest at a Phyllis Schlafly-sponsored reception honoring scandal-plagued Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, also on September 2.


Dozens of protesters turned out for the last major Bachmann campaign event in the St. Croix Valley–in July 2006, which featured Karl Rove.


http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/5983/michele-bachmann%E2%80%99s-secretive-rnc-congressional-reception-may-be-a-cruise-on-the-st-croix