Media Relations

Watch: Michele Bachmann’s sticking to her talking points—ad nauseam

Does she deserve kudos for staying on message or criticism for failing to ‘answer the question,’ as one journalist says?

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On Monday, he panned Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for repeating her talking points on the Sunday morning talk shows.

“In Iowa, many of us tried and tried to get some direct answers from Michele Bachmann without luck, instead we got caught up in media scrums … where we got pushed and jostled,” Lemon said.

According to Lemon, one person (and possible presidential candidate) who isn’t relying on talking points is Sarah Palin. Unless, of course, her media trainers are just more adept than Bachmann’s.

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