[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Michelle Bachmann (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 5/16/2011 5:20:30 PM EDT
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"What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty," the potential GOP presidential candidate said. "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors the very first price that had to be paid to make this the most magnificent nation that has ever arisen in the annals of man in 5,000 years of recorded history."
"I'm thankful that you are the first in the nation state because you are the liberty state," Bachmann said. "That is your charge. You keep that baton of liberty. You've done it very well for almost 20 generations from the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and I'm sure the very first one came up to New Hampshire and said, ‘This is where I want to be.'" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/240829_History_according_to_Bachmann. 
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, so I guess I'll have to vote for Ubama
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"What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty," the potential GOP presidential candidate said. "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors the very first price that had to be paid to make this the most magnificent nation that has ever arisen in the annals of man in 5,000 years of recorded history."
"I'm thankful that you are the first in the nation state because you are the liberty state," Bachmann said. "That is your charge. You keep that baton of liberty. You've done it very well for almost 20 generations from the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and I'm sure the very first one came up to New Hampshire and said, ‘This is where I want to be.'" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/240829_History_according_to_Bachmann. I've been in 57 states, (with) I think one left to go.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2008/05/11/old-media-ignores-obamas-57-states-couldnt-get-enough-quayles-potatoe
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Quoted: She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. |
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Quoted: Quoted: She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. They're already on the attack... http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110513/us_yblog_thelookout/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachmann-to-constitution-showdown |
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She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. And what's infuriating is that Obama is as dumb as a box of rocks. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. They're already on the attack... http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110513/us_yblog_thelookout/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachmann-to-constitution-showdown  |
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Quoted: Aside from raking in huge farm subsidies, I feel that her religious views often spill over to her political philosophy. The fact that she wanted to tax single mothers more is quite bothersome. Could you elaborate on that? Tax them more than someone else or cut EITC and Child tax credits? Last time I saw here speaking of taxes she was pushing a fair tax. That taxes everyone fairly. |
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Quoted: Tax them more than someone else.Quoted: Aside from raking in huge farm subsidies, I feel that her religious views often spill over to her political philosophy. The fact that she wanted to tax single mothers more is quite bothersome. Could you elaborate on that? Tax them more than someone else or cut EITC and Child tax credits? Last time I saw here speaking of taxes she was pushing a fair tax. That taxes everyone fairly. http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/rep-bachmann-r-minn-proposes-tax-code-to-promote-family-formation-video |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. They're already on the attack... http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110513/us_yblog_thelookout/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachmann-to-constitution-showdown The article doesn't mean shit to me, who gives a fuck about some twat teenager acting out her parents/teacher's political stunt, just that it's the news outlet's means of belittling her. |
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She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. That shit is laughable... laughable. The more the media displays their fearful obsession over Sarah Palin, the more popular she becomes. How does that work? Maybe you should take your clues from what the people on your side of the issues think and not from the bought and paid for propagandizing mainstream media. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. They're already on the attack... http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110513/us_yblog_thelookout/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachmann-to-constitution-showdown The article doesn't mean shit to me, who gives a fuck about some twat teenager acting out her parents/teacher's political stunt, just that it's the news outlet's means of belittling her. I agree. The wasn't aimed at you, but at the article. |
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I have said this before... My *only* problem with her was her 2nd SOTU response for the Republican Party.
Ryan, who in my opinion was an excellent choice, was picked by the Republican Party to give the "official" Republican response to Obama's SOTU speech. He did a good job, by the way. Ryan is a good conservative. Obama, the very next day followed up Ryan's rebuttal with *three* campaign speeches in Ryan's home state. Bachman made a poor string of decisions that culminated in her giving the Republican "Tea Party" response after Ryan's rebuttal. Obama was scared of Ryan at the time of his SOTU. Obama was scared of the unified front of the Republican party at the time of his SOTU speech. Obama sounded like a moderate at his SOTU. He, his policies, and the Democrat party had just been beated fair-and-square by the Republican party in the recent election the previous November. Bachman's second response to Obama's speech showed Obama the cracks in the Republican party. Bachman's second response to Obama was music to his ears. I could understand Bachman, or another hard-line Republican fighting the Republican party on a hard response, if they picked a pansy. If they picked Romney to give the response, I could almost see her point. But Ryan. Ryan kicks Obama's ass everytime he gives a speech... Bachman was only looking for airtime. She was only looking to keep her name in the airwaves... And promoting herself came secondary to presenting a unified front against Obama. I would vote for Bachman in a heartbeat, if she runs. But I was disapointed when she gave a second Republican Party response and called it the "Tea Party" response. She ran and won as a Republican... But when it is inconvenient for her to stand in the shadows for half a second, she decided to go her own way... And Obama's ears perked up, and he thought... "So there are some Republicans willing to split the party in an effort to keep me in office..." I would vote for Bachman in a split-second if she is the candidate... I am not sure she can appeal to moderates... And she would need Ryan's support, and the support of the rest of the Republican party if she want's to win... She would need the loyalty of the Republican party if she were to win, and loyalty, and a unifiied front is something she failed to show after the SOTU... Is she a good conservative who values 2nd Amendment Rights. Yes. and I would vote for her without even needing to think about it in the election. But, can she win the moderates who Obama is trying to appeal to? That should also be a question on the minds of Republicans who want to beat Obama... |
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At this point she could not be any worse than the rest of the seemingly unelectable announced GOP nit-wits headed to Iowa.
My hopes were pretty much dashed when Governor Haley Barbour decided not to run. I felt like the only adult in the room had left the building. 
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I don't feel like looking up sources, but from what I have heard here in MN her family owns a decent chunk of farmland, and they make use of the farm subsidies. I'm not exactly pro subsidy, but I think its no different than people taking every possible tax deduction. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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"What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty," the potential GOP presidential candidate said. "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors the very first price that had to be paid to make this the most magnificent nation that has ever arisen in the annals of man in 5,000 years of recorded history."
"I'm thankful that you are the first in the nation state because you are the liberty state," Bachmann said. "That is your charge. You keep that baton of liberty. You've done it very well for almost 20 generations from the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and I'm sure the very first one came up to New Hampshire and said, ‘This is where I want to be.'" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/240829_History_according_to_Bachmann. What a moron. 
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She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. And what's infuriating is that Obama is as dumb as a box of rocks. Yes, but unfortunately, he's in there. She won't be the one to unseat him. |
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She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. And what's infuriating is that Obama is as dumb as a box of rocks. Yes, but unfortunately, he's in there. She won't be the one to unseat him. Really? Who is your pick. |
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Scandals? She had FIVE children with her husband. That here is a scandal among some. Then they fostered 23 children. That is just crazy 
Then there are those who attack her JD from Oral Roberts University. But in my book, she is decent. For a lawyer. Wife was saying that today MSNBC was tying to make a big deal about her being Wisconsin Synod. WTF? |
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She seems to Dan Quayle herself a lot (see history quote above), so her liability is being thought of as a lightweight to the MSM and the moderates. And, as much as I hate it, that perception is what wins and loses elections. I like her tho. Bingo. Do you remember about 6 months ago or so someone posted a link to an article that discussed the MSM doing their best to slander every conservative as stupid, uneducated, unqualified, etc.? You need to look no further than Palin, but just follow the GOP Presidents backward and recollect all the bad things said about Bush Jr., Sr., Reagan, etc. The media will deep-six Bachman just as hard and fast as they did Palin. And what's infuriating is that Obama is as dumb as a box of rocks. Yes, but unfortunately, he's in there. She won't be the one to unseat him. Really? Who is your pick. It sure as hell isn't Romney. I don't see any Repubs who will carry the country. Gingrich? Puh-leeze. 
There are also too many liberals and people who want the benefits continued indefinitely, since they might be next in the unemployment line. I dunno...uness a miracle occurs, and we get a viable GOPer who is media-proof, Obummer or Shrillary will be in in 2012. I sure hope I'm wrong, though. 
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I don't feel like looking up sources, but from what I have heard here in MN her family owns a decent chunk of farmland, and they make use of the farm subsidies. I'm not exactly pro subsidy, but I think its no different than people taking every possible tax deduction. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That's not thinking. Thinking cannot lead to the conclusion that retaining as much of your own money as possible is the same as taking as much of other people's money as you can get. |
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She already had a big run-in with the MSM. She stated that there was no such clause in the constitution that stated "seperation of church and state".
Then the MSM went crazy. The pundits ran articles, the talking heads bobbed up and down. ... Only she was right, there is no section stating a seperation of church and state. Big big deal going up, little bubble pop without so much as a "Sorry we are fucking morons" coming down. |
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"What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty," the potential GOP presidential candidate said. "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors the very first price that had to be paid to make this the most magnificent nation that has ever arisen in the annals of man in 5,000 years of recorded history."
"I'm thankful that you are the first in the nation state because you are the liberty state," Bachmann said. "That is your charge. You keep that baton of liberty. You've done it very well for almost 20 generations from the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and I'm sure the very first one came up to New Hampshire and said, ‘This is where I want to be.'" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/240829_History_according_to_Bachmann. What a moron.
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"What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty," the potential GOP presidential candidate said. "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors the very first price that had to be paid to make this the most magnificent nation that has ever arisen in the annals of man in 5,000 years of recorded history."
"I'm thankful that you are the first in the nation state because you are the liberty state," Bachmann said. "That is your charge. You keep that baton of liberty. You've done it very well for almost 20 generations from the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and I'm sure the very first one came up to New Hampshire and said, ‘This is where I want to be.'" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/240829_History_according_to_Bachmann. What a moron.
You forgot the surgeons just biting at the bit to take off your limb to make money. |