LAST Tuesday night, President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union Address, which was followed by the traditional response from the opposing party, given this year by Congressman Paul Ryan from Wisconsin. But Congressman Ryan's response was not the only one that aired on television Tuesday night. CNN also broadcast a response by Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Congresswoman Bachmann's rebuttal to the State of the Union was intended to be made public online for the Tea Party Express, but CNN also picked up the response. The intention behind CNN airing Bachmann's response is unclear, but in doing so the news network essentially elevated the Tea Party to the same legitimacy as the Republican and Democratic Parties, showing the growing force and popularity of the Tea Party movement.
Some believe that CNN's choice in showing both Ryan and Bachmann's responses served to underline the growing fragmentation within the Republican Party, including the increasingly popular Tea Party movement. Others may see it as CNN trying to place Ryan as a centrist between Democratic President Obama and far-right Bachmann.
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