Saturday afternoon, I attended Michele Bachmann’s Christmas party in St. Cloud. There she revealed what I already knew: that Speaker Pelosi has painted a big bullseye on Michele’s back. I think that’s because Speaker Pelosi hates Michele’s principled opposition to Speaker Pelosi’s radical agenda.

Michele’s principled opposition to Speaker Pelosi’s agenda is why liberal special interest groups are painting a big bullseye on Michele’s back, as Kathy Kersten writes here:

The buzz among Washington insiders is that Bachmann will be “the next Musgrave.” Guy Short, Musgrave’s former chief of staff, expects Democrats to pump millions of dollars into Minnesota to try to take Bachmann down in 2010. Her adversaries, he says, will work to drive up her unfavorable ratings to the point where voters finally growl, “Anybody but Bachmann.”

That’s already started, thanks to the Soros-funded CREW accusations. CREW’s accusations are filtering out to other organizations, one of which I wrote about here:

Stand Up America PAC has begun its petition and online advertising campaign imploring Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to take full responsibility for the illegal and disgraceful rally she organized this month on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

There’s just one flaw with Stand Up America PAC’s accusation. It doesn’t have anything to do with the truth:

Last month, she put a press release about a health care “House call” on her congressional website. After the event took place, CREW charged that she had violated House ethics rules, and the media, which routinely characterize CREW as a neutral watchdog group, picked up the story. A spokesman for the House Administration Committee confirmed that Bachmann had conformed to House rules.

That won’t stop Soros-funded yappers because they aren’t interested in the truth. They’ll say anything that they think will help defeat a principled conservative, especially principled conservatives like Michele.

What the Soros organizations haven’t figured out is that their smear campaigns won’t work this campaign. Admittedly, they work in normal years. THIS ISN’T A NORMAL YEAR. What’s important to people this cycle is fiscal conservatism. Simply put, tons of money in a campaign is helpful only if it’s used to put out an appealing message. The Sorosphere can’t overcome the hurdle of the Democrats’ radical agenda.

John Q. Public HATES Cap and Tax. John Q. Public HATES Obamacare. (That’s why it’s only getting 38% approval.) John Q. Public isn’t just mildly upset with those tax increases. They’re upset to the Nth degree with the Democrats’ irresponsible ideological agenda because it’s bankrupting America.

I’ve said that Soros-funded organizations are dirtbag organizations. They’re highly unethical. Their first priority isn’tthe truth. Their highest priority is doing whatever is needed to get other radicals elected. If that means lying, then that’s what’ll happen. Without hesitation or regret, they practice slash and burn politics.

When Stand Up America PAC accused Michele Bachmann of violating House rules, they didn’t bother checking with the House Administration Committee. If they had, they would’ve known that their accusation wasn’t the truth. A simple call would’ve resolved the issue. Stand Up America PAC didn’t even meet that minimal benchmark. How pathetic is that? More importantly, how telling is that?

It’s almost as if Stand Up America PAC isn’t interested in the truth.

Minnesota voters won’t be heading to the polls until November 2010, almost a year from now, but this machine is already pouring megabucks into a TV ad campaign attacking Bachmann. In the ad, an actress portraying the congresswoman greets voters with oil oozing from her hands. A frightened baby wails, and constituents glare with disgust at the sticky handprints she leaves on their backs. The message? Bachmann is a shill for Big Oil.

In addition to being ethically flexible, these Soros-funded organizations aren’t particularly bright. When energy independence was the chief issue in August, 2008, people agreed with the Republicans’ motto of Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less by a 3:1 margin. Running ads that tell people that Michele’s for energy independence isn’t exactly doing Tarryl a favor. In fact, it’s probably hurting her because it brings up her voting against lifting the Minnesota moratorium on nuclear power plants. I wrote here that Tarryl’s vote likely had more to do with gaining favor with the environmentalists than it had to do with sound energy policy:

By keeping that moratorium intact, Tarryl voted to keep the myth alive that we can replace baseload energy production with alternative energy products. In my estimation, Tarryl’s vote was politically motivated. She voted this way because she wanted to curry favor with the environmentalists. In my estimation, Tarryl’s vote didn’t have anything to do with responsible energy policy. The reason I think that is because Larry Haws, Larry Hosch and Al Doty all voted to lift the moratorium.

Every time that a liberal special interest group accuses Michele of being beholden to Big Oil, they’re giving me a perfect opportunity to remind people that Tarryl’s beholden to environmental extremists. I know this district a little. Based on that knowledge, I’m betting that Tarryl won’t like the results she gets from these special interest ads.

That’s why cookie cutter special interest ads don’t work well. It’s as if they think the oil companies are hated nationwide. That’s isn’t close to being majority opinion nationwide.

If these special interest groups want to spend money on ineffective ads, that’s their First Amendment right. It’s just that they won’t get much bang for their buck.

That’s because Michele Bachmann, the lady with the bullseye painted on her back, is a dynmaic politician with a large, passionate group of supporters. She’s also got a titanium spine to not crumple when the special interests take cheapshots at her.

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