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In 2006, Bachmann said her husband had told her to get a post-doctorate degree in tax law.

a. I suspect that people who spent years slaving over a dissertation are not going to appreciate hearing that a doctorate is obtained by sitting in Oral Roberts University’s law classes. People toiling in temp appointments at the bottom of the academic ladder will be surprised to learn that a master’s degree is a post-doctorate credential.

But they’re not voting for Bachmann anyway. Who cares what they think?

b. Bachmann is aiming at two birds with one stone. The marital submission thing is the obvious one. Also, pandering to anti-tax craziness, she is trying to distance herself from her work for the IRS: her husband told her to do it.

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“Do you think submissive means subservient?” O’Donnell asked. (p) “Not to us,” Bachmann said. “To us it means respect. We respect each other, we listen to each other, we love each other and that is what it means.”

Thanks, Michelle! You inspired me to commence the vegetarian diet I’ve been considering. I just filled my slow cooker with mixed vegetables, which is what the ‘boneless pork chops’ label on the package really means.