Michelle Bachmann's Head is a Novelty Fishbowl

[LA Ute]

Of course my choice to vote for Obama - made largely on a whim in the voting booth in CA, mainly because the McCain-Palin combo was laughably un-electable and I knew my vote was purely a rhetorical act in a state where Obama led by 10 pts - had zero impact on anything.

Bachmann's act will have measurable impact on the quality of the public discussion immediately following the SOTU.

And I'd flatly deny that she's "intelligent" - intelligent people don't get baited into asinine public comments about investigating other politicians for "un-American" behavior. That moment alone was disqualifying.

She's also said that the real reason liberals come after her is that they're afraid she'll run for president. Also disqualifyingly stupid - most liberals would absolutely LOVE for her to end up being the Republican nominee.

I will grant that "intelligent" is a relative term and that in her hometown she might be in the 80th percentile and well above average on smarts. But she doesn't have the kind of intelligence necessary to be an effective national leader.

Liberals and the big news media go after her because she says and does outrageous things. So she makes good copy for the media types (many of whom have an agenda that involves making conservatives look stupid) and she's great for liberals who want to paint her as representative of conservatism.

[oxcoug]

Liberals and the big news media go after her because she says and does outrageous stupid things. So she makes good copy for the media types (many of whom have an agenda that involves making conservatives look stupid) and she's great for liberals who want to paint her as representative of conservatism.

Fixed that.

I equate "outrageous" with the behavior of people like David Lee Roth, Madonna, and Qadaffi.

I don't see much "outrageous" about what Bachmann does, but I do see plenty of "ignorant," "poorly considered" and "idiotic."

Once again - I grant that I'm saying this is her in the political context of her attempting to be a national leader - I'm sure that if I encountered her as a member of a local school board I'd think she was perfectly above average.

[DU Ute]

to you and your worry-free Sunday suggestions

This is going to bite you in the ass if, God forbid, DDD is ever gunned down by a disgruntled or obsessed CUFer.

[LA Ute]

Fixed that.

I equate "outrageous" with the behavior of people like David Lee Roth, Madonna, and Qadaffi.

I don't see much "outrageous" about what Bachmann does, but I do see plenty of "ignorant," "poorly considered" and "idiotic."

Once again - I grant that I'm saying this is her in the political context of her attempting to be a national leader - I'm sure that if I encountered her as a member of a local school board I'd think she was perfectly above average.

I agree with your edit. No more niggling by me.

[TripletDaddy]

David Lee Roth, Madonna, and Qadaffi.

3 names I did not expect to find in this thread. Especially Diamond Dave, who really hasn't done anything that outrageous for probably 20 years. Sammy Hagar and even Gary Cherone have arguably been more outrageous.

This is going to bite you in the ass if, God forbid, DDD is ever gunned down by a disgruntled or obsessed CUFer.

I honestly live in fear of this and subsequently take precautions when I am out in public...Costco, BYU game, etc.

[Borderline Divine]

NMothing says "teabaggy" like FOX News

Not to get in the middle of this, but please provide a direct quote from a official member of the tea Party who is quote as saying "We are teabaggers"..


I have a feeling you will not find shit, and your little argument of, "You called yourself that in the beginning" will go down the toilet much like the rest of your pathetic response..


FYI: I am pretty sure the teabagger following began when that "Gay/butch" (Yes I am being insensitive on purpose) Janeane Garofalo was quoted as saying it and it took off from there..

http://www.politicususa.com/en/olbermann-teabagger

Now Brock, don't let Olberman scare you. Close your eyes and pretend it's Glenn Beck telling you the same thing. It'll be easier for you that way. Imagine it's Brother Glenn giving you the date, the network and the reporter who first said "teabagger" on national TV and meant a political movement when he said it.

BTW this took 10.2 seconds to find.

[Donuthole]

http://www.politicususa.com/en/olbermann-teabagger

Now Brock, don't let Olberman scare you. Close your eyes and pretend it's Glenn Beck telling you the same thing. It'll be easier for you that way. Imagine it's Brother Glenn giving you the date, the network and the reporter who first said "teabagger" on national TV and meant a political movement when he said it.

BTW this took 10.2 seconds to find.

I'm confused. First you said Hannity. Now you say Beck. Which should I pretend is telling me this? Is O'Reilly an option? TIA.

[Borderline Divine]

I'm confused. First you said Hannity. Now you say Beck. Which should I pretend is telling me this? Is O'Reilly an option? TIA.

Whichever puts you most at your ease.

[LA Ute]

http://www.politicususa.com/en/olbermann-teabagger

Now Brock, don't let Olberman scare you. Close your eyes and pretend it's Glenn Beck telling you the same thing. It'll be easier for you that way. Imagine it's Brother Glenn giving you the date, the network and the reporter who first said "teabagger" on national TV and meant a political movement when he said it.

BTW this took 10.2 seconds to find.

This is, um, something of a stretch. As a non-Tea Party guy, let me just state for you the "evidence" you've linked to:

Olbermann said, “It is as useful to remind them anew of how the term originated and with whom. A TV news report aired last March 14 in which a correspondent described the original protest act, ‘take a teabag, put it in an envelope, and mail it to the White House.’ He added, ‘reteaparty.com has a headline Teabag the Fools in D.C. on tax day.’ Thus the verb to teabag was invented by the teabaggers themselves, and the correspondent who put it on TV was a Griff Jenkins of Fox News. Send your complaints to him.”

The teabaggers coined their own name, without realizing what it also means, and then they blamed their critics for their stupidity. By the way, why did it take them so long to figure out what a teabagger is? Why has this outrage on their part flared up recently?

LOL. So I guess Anderson Cooper (who knows darn well what "teabagging" means and later apologized for using the word) saw that "TV news report that aired last March 14" (oddly enough we aren't told on what station that report aired; I suspect it might have been in Des Moines) and was simply using the term because he thought that's what the group wanted to call itself?

[Borderline Divine]

I confess I didn't know what it meant before the little dust-up.

But then I lead a sheltered life.

PS-You didn't channel Glenn Beck while reading that, did you? I knew it. It changes everything, really.

[LA Ute]

I confess I didn't know what it meant before the little dust-up.

But then I lead a sheltered life.

PS-You didn't channel Glenn Beck while reading that, did you? I knew it. It changes everything, really.

I've never watched Beck in my life. Sorry to burst your bubble!

[Uncle Ted]

I've never watched Beck in my life. Sorry to burst your bubble!

Dammn... They don't have "fair and balanced" news in Cali?

[LA Ute]

Dammn... They don't have "fair and balanced" news in Cali?

Oh, he's on, and I have come across his show while channel-surfing, but I am rarely watching TV at the time he is on and I don't have the patience for his schtick. I do not criticize those who do like to watch him. I don't watch any of the TV pundits whether they are on Fox, MSNBC, or PBS.

[Borderline Divine]

Fact checking Ms. Bachman

She doesn't score well. It was cute how she looked into the wrong camera for the full 7 minutes. Also.

http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201101250021

[LA Ute]

Fact is, Michelle Bachmann did this to help Michelle Bachmann. It doesn't appear that she succeeded.