Rubin: Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Michele Bachmann (R-Mars)

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Forget everything you thought you knew about Michele Bachmann.

Forget her claim that census data could be used to put people in concentration camps.

Forget her crazy claim that Planned Parenthood is setting up “sex clinics” in schools, with free abortions for 13-year old girls.

Forget her fanatical fundamentalism, and her bizarre claim that she receives prophetic visions and divine instructions directly from God.

Forget her idea that the best way to respond to a cyber attack would be to drop a nuclear bomb on … somebody.

Forget her hateful race-baiting claim that Obama is turning the US into “a nation of slaves.”

Forget her numerous revisionist claims about US history; for example, that Thomas Jefferson wanted to keep abortion illegal, or that the founding fathers “worked tirelessly to eliminate slavery.”

Forget her anti-science position that public schools should teach creationism.

Forget her and her husband’s twisted and dangerous “pray away the gay” clinics.

Forget her insane, utterly false claim that the HPV vaccine “ravages young girls.”

Forget all that and more, because according to the Washington Post’s resident right wing apologist Jennifer Rubin, Michele Bachmann is “knowledgable, articulate, focused and sober-minded.”

Despite all the evidence to the contrary.

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69 comments

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:10:07am

Jennifer Rubin. She started out at Commentary, right?

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:10:13am

I don't know whether to ralph or roar.

aagcobb Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:11:54am

Do I also have to forget that she hallucinated a seven foot tall doctor who told her that he has to get IRS authorization to treat people?

Stanghazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:15:09am

re: #1 SanFranciscoZionist

Jennifer Rubin. She started out at Commentary, right?

Yep, I believe that's her.

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:16:17am

Can't we just forget her?

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:16:55am

OT --this is the Congress Critter story that Deserves our attention.

Maybe not so OT.

Iwouldprefernotto Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:17:01am

She has no chance of winning.

aagcobb Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:19:08am

There are those on the right such as Dick Morris who believe she can climb back in the race. As crazy as this race has been, I wouldn't completely discount the possibility.

wilburs Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:19:26am

As long as she is kicking Newt Gingrich I am all for her.

It doesn't mention anything about how her congressional colleagues absolutely despise her though.

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:22:49am

What a vomitous opening paragraph:

I spoke with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) the day after CNN’s foreign policy debate. Her aides looked worn after a slew of 18-hour days, but she was fresh and cheery. Her only immediate worry was getting out of the District and back to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. The highlight after dinner, she said is “turkey bingo” with gifts selected by her husband.

She was fresh and cheery because she's HEAVILY MEDICATED...

And I'm sure the gifts her husband picked out are all just faboulous...

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:22:58am

When is the last time America elected a fat white haired man to the Oval Office?

Newt doesn't have a chance.

garzooma Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:26:35am

Rubin also approves of rich donors telling colleges who they can hire with their donations.

She's too dim to realize this would allow Arab regimes to do the same. This was described by a responsible journalist at the WaPo, who interviewed former president of George Washington University Stephen Joel Trachtenberg:

“I once got a gift from Kuwait, and they wanted to dictate who got the [endowed] chair,” Trachtenberg said. “And I said, ‘Guys, a gift is a gift. This is not a transaction. If you give me the money I’m going to use it to hire the best person I can. I’ll be happy to give you advance notice and if you really have objections, I’ll take them under consideration. And if I think it is really offensive to Kuwait, I will respect that. But even I am not going to unilaterally hire a faculty member. This is done through a process in which faculty play a big role. And no, you cannot have veto power. Those are the terms.”

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:27:12am

When I was in the lion’s den I didn’t succumb. I just fought. I know how to do that.

I know how to take complex policy matters and explain them.

What a laugher.

Charles Johnson Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:29:12am

The Washington Post's standards have gone down the drain. This article is a ludicrous whitewash of Michele Bachmann. It would be more at home at the Daily Caller or World Net Daily.

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:30:16am

re: #14 Charles

It is owned by ???

Honestly, I forget.

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:33:01am

re: #12 garzooma

Wow:

So what’s going on here? It’s fairly obvious this is part of the left-wing assault on the Koch brothers. Under the guise of “judicial ethics” or “academic freedom” or “political corruption” these groups mount attack after attack, hoping to smear the billionaire libertarians. That in turn will help re-elect Barack Obama. Or something. (I honestly can’t figure out the political utility of this obsession.)

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:39:05am

re: #16 BigPapa

Wow:

The truth is an assault?

Even my mind can't fathom that twist of logic.

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:39:48am

re: #14 Charles

The Washington Post's standards have gone down the drain. This article is a ludicrous whitewash of Michele Bachmann. It would be more at home at the Daily Caller or World Net Daily.

I don't understand. Could they be succumbing to 'news is an entertainment product' mindset and attempting to take marketshare from Fox?

sagehen Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:41:03am

Isn't Jennifer Rubin the one who claims the reason Jews hate Sarah Palin is because she has so many children?

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:41:55am

Newspaper business isn't profitable--stock price down?

albusteve Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:47:09am

re: #19 sagehen

Isn't Jennifer Rubin the one who claims the reason Jews hate Sarah Palin is because she has so many children?

who knows? they're all kooks, like some bizarre cult living in their crazy made up world...MB is probably the most stupid presidential candidate of all tine

palomino Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:47:13am

Jennifer seems to have a crush on Bachmann. She is to Bachmann what Greta van Susterernernenteren is to Sarah Palin.

Gretchen G.Tiger Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:47:27am

Have a Great Black Friday everyone.

I'm off to some stores.

Targetpractice Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:48:58am

Sorry, but the only way one will get me to forget about the abject stupidity of one Michele Bachmann is with a frontal lobotomy

wrenchghaziwenchghazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:50:51am

I heard Bachmann being interviewed on NPR this morning. Here's an excerpt.

Bachmann's campaign took a hit after she linked the HPV vaccine with mental retardation. In her book, she says it's really important to get your facts right, but acknowledges that she sometimes comes up short.

"I've said things that are inaccurate and I regret that, but the good thing about this process [is that it's] a good training ground to become better and I'm grateful for that opportunity," she tells Inskeep.

She says she doesn't think she's ever said anything inaccurate during a GOP debate, however, including when she said in Tuesday's national security debate that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. should be made legal overnight.

They were much easier on her than she deserved, too. Maybe not quite a whitewash. Actually, I did think it was a whitewash until I read this Rubin piece.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:56:14am

re: #23 ggt

Have a Great Black Friday everyone.

I'm off to some stores.

I actually went this year. Two stores.

This is two more than ever before. I normally spend Black Friday doing anything but shopping, but a store just happens to be running a Buy-one-get-one-free deal on something I was already planning on buying two of.

Interesting Times in Benghazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:56:30am

re: #25 wrenchwench

Someone needs to do a re-write of The Emperor's New Clothes as it would be covered by the modern media - gushing over how glorious his misunderstood outfit really is, and any attempts to claim he's naked are merely left-wing smears 9_9

palomino Fri, Nov 25, 2011 10:56:48am

re: #19 sagehen

Isn't Jennifer Rubin the one who claims the reason Jews hate Sarah Palin is because she has so many children?

Yeah, IIRC, it was a really profound argument that goes like this: since most Jews have fewer than five kids, they don't like Palin because she has five kids. Pffft.

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:03:31am

re: #27 publicityStunted

Someone needs to do a re-write of The Emperor's New Clothes as it would be covered by the modern media - gushing over how glorious his misunderstood outfit really is, and any attempts to claim he's naked are merely left-wing smears 9_9

You weren't around for the Bush years?

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:04:55am

I've been stopping and starting on a Page about thoughts on what objectivity means in today's media. I'm not a deep philosopher but have a few ideas on what it means to us here at LGF.

Previous icons of objectivity were about 'just the facts.' But it seems that people can present facts in evidence with opinion and still remain objective. I think this is what good writers do.

The trick is to show the bias of your opinion while not skewing facts, or skewing the presentation of facts.

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:05:18am

re: #28 palomino

Yeah, IIRC, it was a really profound argument that goes like this: since most Jews have fewer than five kids, they don't like Palin because she has five kids. Pffft.

I'm guessing they don't like Palin because she's a religious extremist fucknut.

Stanghazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:05:21am

re: #26 EmmmieG

I actually went this year. Two stores.

This is two more than ever before. I normally spend Black Friday doing anything but shopping, but a store just happens to be running a Buy-one-get-one-free deal on something I was already planning on buying two of.

Was it crazy? Did you go @the crack of dawn? Do tell!

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:06:51am

re: #32 Stanley Sea

Was it crazy? Did you go @the crack of dawn? Do tell!

I went out this morning...bought two coffees and a blueberry bran muffin. Felt pretty exciting to be a part of BLACK FRIDAY!!!

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:07:01am

re: #3 aagcobb

Do I also have to forget that she hallucinated a seven foot tall doctor who told her that he has to get IRS authorization to treat people?

My husband thinks that was just J.D. and Turk, doing Giant Doctor.

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:08:06am

re: #31 darthstar

I'm guessing they don't like Palin because she's a religious extremist fucknut bimbo.

Just sayin...

Regards,
Just Trying To Help in Hilo

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:08:13am

re: #19 sagehen

Isn't Jennifer Rubin the one who claims the reason Jews hate Sarah Palin is because she has so many children?

I don't remember the exact reasons, but I do remember that she did a fairly dumb article, basically chiding American Jews for being bigoted against Sarah.

sagehen Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:11:25am

re: #36 SanFranciscoZionist

I don't remember the exact reasons, but I do remember that she did a fairly dumb article, basically chiding American Jews for being bigoted against Sarah.

Is it "bigotry" that I'm extremely un-fond of people who claim, out loud and in public, that they expect the rapture to happen within their lifetime? And that all the Jews in the world need to move to Israel immediately-if-not-sooner to make that happen?

Is it "bigotry" that I automatically disregard all pronouncements from people who claim, out loud and in public, that people and dinosaurs existed concurrently?

Romantic Heretic Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:11:55am

Obviously Ms. Rubin has discovered new meanings for the words, “knowledgable, articulate, focused and sober-minded,” that I hadn't considered before.

Now that I've considered them all I can say is, "Ms. Rubin, you are a moron."

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:12:11am

re: #28 palomino

Yeah, IIRC, it was a really profound argument that goes like this: since most Jews have fewer than five kids, they don't like Palin because she has five kids. Pffft.

That's code for "Liberal Jews are mostly urban, and middle-class, so they don't get Sarah's folksy, honest blue-collar lifestyle."

Which is subtly layered with so many decades of anti-Semitism that it's sort of mind-blowing. Rubin should know better.

(It also works nicely because Orthodox Jews are more likely to vote Republican, and also to have larger families, so you can create a false correlation between number of children and liking Palin.)

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:13:54am

re: #37 sagehen

Is it "bigotry" that I'm extremely un-fond of people who claim, out loud and in public, that they expect the rapture to happen within their lifetime? And that all the Jews in the world need to move to Israel immediately-if-not-sooner to make that happen?

Is it "bigotry" that I automatically disregard all pronouncements from people who claim, out loud and in public, that people and dinosaurs existed concurrently?

Are you asking me, or Jennifer Rubin?

(And did Palin actually say people and dinosaurs coexisted?)

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:18:14am

re: #40 SanFranciscoZionist

Are you asking me, or Jennifer Rubin?

(And did Palin actually say people and dinosaurs coexisted?)

Well, gee, you know...we weren't alive then so how do we know? I mean, if god wanted it that way, surely he was capable of putting us together...and the wooly mammoths were dinosaurs and they're painted on caves...by humans. Also.

(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:18:46am

re: #40 SanFranciscoZionist

(And did Palin actually say people and dinosaurs coexisted?)

Palin canny on religion and politics
CAMPAIGN '08: CHURCH AND STATE
As governor and mayor, she has trod carefully between fundamentalist beliefs and public policy.
September 28, 2008|Stephen Braun | Times Staff Writer

ANCHORAGE — Soon after Sarah Palin was elected mayor of the foothill town of Wasilla, Alaska, she startled a local music teacher by insisting in casual conversation that men and dinosaurs coexisted on an Earth created 6,000 years ago -- about 65 million years after scientists say most dinosaurs became extinct -- the teacher said.

After conducting a college band and watching Palin deliver a commencement address to a small group of home-schooled students in June 1997, Wasilla resident Philip Munger said, he asked the young mayor about her religious beliefs.

Palin told him that "dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time," Munger said. When he asked her about prehistoric fossils and tracks dating back millions of years, Palin said "she had seen pictures of human footprints inside the tracks," recalled Munger, who teaches music at the University of Alaska in Anchorage and has regularly criticized Palin in recent years on his liberal political blog, called Progressive Alaska.

[…]

"She's obviously an intensively religious person," said Bill McAllister, Palin's chief spokesman as governor. "She understands that she's the governor and not preacher in chief. Religion informs her decisions, but she is not out to impose her views on Alaska."

McAllister said that he never heard Palin make such remarks about dinosaurs and that Palin preferred not to discuss her views on evolution publicly.

"I've never had a conversation like that with her or been apprised of anything like that," McAllister said. He added that "the only bigotry that's still safe is against Christians who believe in their faith."

[Link: articles.latimes.com...]

Daniel Ballard Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:19:36am

Heh. Just got a text from Dragon_Lady
Shopping Mission aborted, no way are they going to those stores today. It's just a cluster f.

sagehen Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:20:41am

re: #40 SanFranciscoZionist

Are you asking me, or Jennifer Rubin?

(And did Palin actually say people and dinosaurs coexisted?)

She was blathering about some supposed fossilized mud-thing that had a "dinosaur" footprint, with a human footprint in it....

(was it totally a hoax? Or maybe it was an elephant footprint that somebody was calling dinosaur? or... I dunno. Something. But she seemed convinced).

(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:21:13am

re: #42 000G

Philip Munger is an American composer, music educator, political blogger, and environmentalist living in Alaska. He is perhaps best known for "The Skies are Weeping", a seven-movement cantata written in tribute to Rachel Corrie, an American member of the International Solidarity Movement killed in 2003 by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces while she tried to prevent a house demolition in the southern Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada. He currently lectures on cultural history at two campuses of the University of Alaska Anchorage and occasionally teaches tuba at the main Anchorage campus. He was born in 1946 and attended Oberlin Conservatory and the University of Washington, where he studied musical composition

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:21:34am

re: #37 sagehen

The term 'bigot' is frequently used as a form of antagonism. Ironically in many cases, by bigots themselves.

Here's a recent squabble I got in on a professional forum where I was called a bigot. By a bigot.

It started with the dufus in Texas who wouldn't give gun safety lessons to 'non-Christian Arabs, Muslims, or Obama supporters.' Some think it's OK to discriminate, when you point out their idiocy they get a little pissyface.

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:21:59am

re: #41 darthstar

Well, gee, you know...we weren't alive then so how do we know?

This is the line that always drives me to the brink. That, and the guy who always says something like, "Well, the Bible's been translated so many times into so many languages, we really have no way of knowing what it actually said back then, or anything..."

We are not chickens! We are men! And women! And children! We do not wake up in a brand new world every morning! We do research and shit! We have documentation! And fossils! And stuff!

Charles Johnson Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:25:05am

Here's the obviously fake "dinosaur/human footprint" that Palin was talking about:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:25:46am

And this is how the Palin-dinosaur controvery was covered back then in LGF:

It must not have been easy with Sarah Palin’s approval rating at 72% in Alaska, but Salon found two people willing to dish out negative gossip for their latest hit piece: Sarah Palin, Wasilla, book banning.

[…]

The other person willing to go on the record is a moonbat “progressive” musician known for a maudlin tribute to International Solidarity Movement heroine/terror supporter Rachel Corrie, that was canceled after a public outcry. Philip Munger is the first source I’ve seen who claims that Sarah Palin tried to get creationism into Alaskan schools. (The Associated Press said she had not.)

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:25:58am

re: #47 SanFranciscoZionist

We are not chickens! We are men! And women! And children! We do not wake up in a brand new world every morning! We do research and shit! We have documentation! And fossils! And stuff!

I see Satan has been messing with your mind again.

Image: devil.gif

Charles Johnson Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:34:01am

re: #49 000G

I haven't changed my opinion about Rachel Corrie or the International Solidarity Movement, by the way. Corrie didn't deserve to die, but she definitely was a tool of Palestinian propagandists, and the attempt to turn her into a hero was a cynical attempt to exploit her even more after she died.

And ISM is a very creepy extreme left-wing anti-Israel organization that deliberately sends naive young people like Corrie into dangerous areas. None of that has changed.

And as far as I know, it's also true that Palin refrained from trying to get creationism taught in science classes. She's obviously a young earth creationist herself, but I've never seen her advocate teaching it in public schools -- unlike Michele Bachmann.

Ghazicide Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:34:36am

re: #50 darthstar

Teach the Controversy upding.

jvic Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:37:03am

1. Rubin: Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Michele Bachmann (R-Mars)

Actually, I'm revisiting what I thought I knew about Jennifer Rubin.

2. Sometimes things are just this simple: maybe Rubin is fawning on Bachmann because Bachmann is the only candidate that would grant her an interview.

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:38:04am

re: #53 jvic

1. Rubin: Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Michele Bachmann (R-Mars)

Actually, I'm revisiting what I thought I knew about Jennifer Rubin.

2. Sometimes things are just this simple: maybe Rubin is fawning on Bachmann because Bachmann is the only candidate that would grant her an interview.

I also think that writers can be easily skewed by interviews. If someone is warm, and direct, and talking to you, rather than a crowd, it's much easier for them to avoid sounding batshit crazy.

(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:39:28am

re: #53 jvic

1. Rubin: Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Michele Bachmann (R-Mars)

Actually, I'm revisiting what I thought I knew about Jennifer Rubin.

2. Sometimes things are just this simple: maybe Rubin is fawning on Bachmann because Bachmann is the only candidate that would grant her an interview.

Errrr, maybe you missed these:

Jennifer Rubin: Bachmann's Not Kooky, Her Critics Are

In her Washington Post blog, Jennifer Rubin has a strange take on Michele Bachmann's presidential aspirations; she says Michele Bachmann isn’t the one sounding kooky. It's all those other people who are really kooky, the ones who pointed out that her candidacy would be great news for Democrats. But the ...

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Michele Bachmann (R-Mars) Wows Them in Iowa

Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin tried to laugh off Michele Bachmann's presidential chances, but yesterday at Rep. Steve King's "Conservative Principles Conference," the looniest wingnut politician in America was the star of the show. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), one of the most conservative members of the House, hosted the day-long ...

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Ben Jhazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:41:17am

Favorite pepper-spray 'shop so far:

[Link: dailydish.typepad.com...]

wrenchghaziwenchghazi Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:41:39am

Speaking of 2008 coverage, I had forgotten this about Bachmann:

The bushes
Early in her state Senate career Bachmann was caught spying on a pro-gay-rights rally by hiding behind bushes. This incident occurred after she was profiled in the Star Tribune and photographed vacuuming in heels (see LaFave's letter to the newspaper above). If there is one thing that's out of touch with voters in the 6th District, it's hiding in the bushes (unless to hunt) and vacuuming in heels.

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:44:23am

re: #56 JasonA

Favorite pepper-spray 'shop so far:

[Link: dailydish.typepad.com...]

Very nice. A little melodramatic, but I'll trade that for how nicely he's worked into the piece.

makeitstop Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:44:24am

Is it too much to ask to get these wingnut apologists to take a freakin' day off once in a while?

Derp never, ever takes a holiday, it seems.

makeitstop Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:46:15am

re: #56 JasonA

Favorite pepper-spray 'shop so far:

[Link: dailydish.typepad.com...]

I liked this one:
Image: balloon-meme.jpg

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:46:50am

re: #52 BigPapa

Teach the Controversy upding.

I just bought that shirt. Figured I steal their image/bandwidth often enough it's the least I could do.

albusteve Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:46:59am

re: #59 makeitstop

Is it too much to ask to get these wingnut apologists to take a freakin' day off once in a while?

Derp never, ever takes a holiday, it seems.

why?...do we?

albusteve Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:50:25am

MB should be hounded, nit picked and generally scoffed until she drops her candidacy....she is bad news x2 for the rest of us hu mons

makeitstop Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:51:32am

re: #62 albusteve

why?...do we?

I took the day off from work today, so that's something.

Petero1818 Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:51:46am

re: #26 EmmmieG

I actually went this year. Two stores.

This is two more than ever before. I normally spend Black Friday doing anything but shopping, but a store just happens to be running a Buy-one-get-one-free deal on something I was already planning on buying two of.

Shoes?

albusteve Fri, Nov 25, 2011 11:53:25am

re: #64 makeitstop

I took the day off from work today, so that's something.

I don't have a job anymore, so I put in an app to IHOP

darthstar Fri, Nov 25, 2011 12:02:35pm

re: #66 albusteve

I don't have a job anymore, so I put in an app to IHOP

So many jokes here...I don't know where to start.

engineer cat Fri, Nov 25, 2011 12:04:42pm

Religion informs her decisions, but she is not out to impose her views on Alaska."

in the sense that it's used here, "inform" need not imply that any actual information was involved

so i won't dispute the accuracy of the assertion

labman57 Fri, Nov 25, 2011 2:16:41pm

Upcoming Bachmann political ad: "I am not a flake. I'm like you …"

I would really like to see someone actually challenge Bachmann during a debate or interview by making her defend the long shopping list of baseless accusations and reality-devoid proclamations that she has made during the past 2-3 years.

Typical exchange between Michele and an interviewer:
"So Congresswoman Bachmann, tell us about your views regarding the health care reform legislation that Congress passed last year."
"Obamacare is socialism ...", followed by a wide grin and bug-eyed stare at the camera. And when asked to elaborate, she'll reply "Obamacare is socialism ..." while grinning and giving another creepy stare.

I think that the Republican Party as a whole is ready to nominate a woman, .... but it ought to be one that has a reasonable chance to actually win. It would also be wise to nominate someone who:
- doesn't have a penchant for making accusations or basing public policy proposals on rumor, innuendo, and unsubstantiated anecdotes
- can discuss relevant issues without invoking God, and
- doesn't feel compelled to proclaim that those with opposing points of view are somehow less American than those who support her.

Michele eagerly jumped on the "birther bandwagon" until her political weathervane told her that it would be prudent to jump off and pretend it never happened.

Bachmann and Palin share fundamental character flaws -- both have a propensity toward making snide, petty comments about those with whom they disagree, neither does her homework before making public comments regarding important social and historical events, neither is capable of extemporaneously elaborating on their mundane, superficial talking points, and neither is mature enough to accept responsibility for her own mistakes, failures, and shortcomings.

Michele Bachmann is just another delusional tea party brown-nosing homophobe who pretentiously claims to be doing "God's work" -- using biased interpretations of cherry-picked biblical passages to justify her brand of social intolerance and religious self-righteousness.

One reason why Bachmann and Perry's proclamation that "God told them to run" will not sit well with most Americans -- the fundamental concept of God as a meddling, micromanaging manipulator who chooses sides in politics is as absurd as the claim that God enables a specific athletic team to win a championship.

In short, someone who regards herself as the Queen of White Tea could possibly (although extremely unlikely) win the GOP nomination, but she is much too far from the ideological mainstream to garner enough support from the rest of the voting populace to win a presidential election.

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