Did Bachmann's "House Call" pitch break House rules? »
Posted By Progressive 1 week, 3 days ago in Political NewsDid a rally geared at saving government resources actually misuse them?
Could be, at least technically. Rep. Michele Bachmann's House home-page shout-out to tea party types for her Nov. 5 rally on the West Front steps may have violated the letter of the administration committee's rules on the use of official, taxpayer-funded websites.
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OncejesterwasI1 week, 2 days ago
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Gotta be carefull using the taxpayers websites. It was her house homepage. With that in mind, people most likely to read it would have been her supporters, don't you think? She could have kept the message generic and simply called ALL people to come express their opinions to their representatives and got mostly those opposed to the bill.
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She had plenty of free airtime on Fox to get her agenda publisised legaly.
Too bad she had to get snagged like this. She had a good thing going. -
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OncejesterwasI1 week, 2 days ago
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I guesse it's all in how you word it.
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"May not include grass-roots lobbying or solicit support for a member's position"
Go to Grammy Nancy's home page and open her Press Releases and Statements...
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/press.html
then tell me if she isn't soliciting support for her position on healthcare reform as you read down through something like this...
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Nov09/t...
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OncejesterwasI1 week, 2 days ago
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Or this one...
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http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Nov09/s...
Heck! These are just the first two to catch my eye.
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OncejesterwasI1 week, 2 days ago
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Oh, yea! This one's full of soliciting support for her position on healthcare reform... as a press release, of coarse.
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Progressive1 week, 2 days ago
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Does the GOP know the difference between a "press conference" and a "rally"?
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“PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS DOES NOT TERM THIS EVENT A ‘RALLY’” — Brendan Buck, communications director of the Republican Study Committee, e-mails House GOP aides about the “House Call” on Washington: [T]he event will begin at noon on West front of the Capitol. We fully expect it will bleed beyond one hour, but our stated end time is 1:00. There will be full press and a sound system for the crowd to hear our speakers. Members will gather at 11:50 in the basement of the Capitol, downstairs from the Crypt, so that they can walk together down the West front steps on the House side. Members will begin to walk down just prior to noon. There will be a stage at the bottom of the steps. Some members may stand on the stage, while the rest will fill in on the steps. We hope to have as many members as possible for a strong visual. There will be press and cameras just in front of the stage, and beyond them will be a good size crowd gathered on the Southwest lawn of the Capitol grounds. The event will begin with a prayer and the national anthem. … Please know that this is a ‘press event,’ ‘press conference,’ or ‘House Call on Washington’ but not a ‘rally’ or ‘protest.’”
http://www.politico.com/playbook/1109/playbook855....
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