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[...] do Bachmann's own GOP colleagues think about her brave stand - her profile in courage? Three Republicans on the House panel that oversees the Census Bureau have asked fellow GOP Rep. [...]

[...] a little bit. A few House members are finally telling Bachmann that boycotting the Census is a bad idea: A trio of Republican congressmen are calling on a GOP colleague to completely fill out her 2010 [...]

Wow. Bachmann is either very scary or very entertaining, I'm not sure which.
On the one hand, I want her to keep it up because its compelling (not unlike reality TV)on the other hand, I wonder how on earth this crazed woman found her way into public office.

Ha Ha Ha,

To all the people who re-elected Ms. Bachman to the congress here goes another of her attempts at being the stupidest of them all. census isn't a new concept but how would she know anything about it. one needs something called a workable analytical brain in their heads and not a gun that shoots crap every time it shoots. way to go bachman. you will truly reach the great heights in fatuity.

This woman is true idiot.

Filed under ACORN? that is just goofy.

So, somehow ACORN is going to tamper with the census? The same group that told the Election Commission about discrepancies in their own voter drives, before the conservative talking heads even heard of ACORN? The same group that was investigated and found not to have affected the elections? With all of her rhetoric, it makes me wonder if maybe the person hoping to deceive the census is Bachmann herself.

if we had seen even a percent of this criticism of bush by the republicans, perhaps people wouldn't think all republicans are stupid.

People are afraid of the truth Representative Bachmann is speaking. Do NOT give your information ACORN agents! The problem is they're being trained to not tell people they are from ACORN. Thank you, Representative Bachmann, for fighting for real America.

Please follow her advice, please do what she says.

fight the good fight Congress woman Bachmann. the only info they get from me is how many people live in my house and they can guess my race and anything else. I'll listen to those crooks when they start listening to me.

Repubs in her district, please follow her advise. Oh please, do what she says.

Question: Did Bachmann fill out her census in 2000? If so, why the worry all of a sudden? (Can you say, "political ambition"?)

Regarding ACORN, while they may have collected voter registrations that were later determined to be invalid, they have never committed voter registration fraud – because they do not have any authority to validate voter registrations.

Only the state for which ACORN collects registrations has the authority (and obligation) to validate voter registrations.

Throwing the ACORN name around is just another tired and silly scare tactic employed by the GOP – what else can they do, since their policies are proven failures and they are completely out of ideas?

Oh, I remember: They can start helping clean up the mess the Bush Administration left us with!

She is crazy, we don't care.

Man, it just makes my head spin how the GOP-ers just make crap up, and try to give it "truthiness" by saying it over and over and over, until slugs in the mainstream press print it without challenging the facts, and then–lo and behold–it suddenly has legs.

I will bet ANYTHING that, while some folks who have worked the streets for ACORN may very well seek out jobs as census takers, ACORN has not sought, is not seeking and will not seek any formal role in conducting the census.

The new slogan for idiots like Michele Bachman: "Demonizing ACORN–all the satisfaction of flaming racism, without unsightly explicitness"

Another GOP nut job. This club should disband who needs we dont need this bunch of do nothing but complain club. We really dont need the white citezen council (conservatives) too.

Well, let's be realistic – you can't just "make" some so stupid, be "smarter". Humans are not miracle workers.

Didn't this airhead take an oath to support the Constitution and by implication obey the law? Oh, I forgot; she is a Republican.

I'll bet the people of Minnesota are in full fledged “Bimbos Buyer’s Remorse” over this piece of work. That is what happens when you vote image over substance.

I also thought it was funny that ACORN only shows up to residents homes who don't fill out their censuses.

[...] Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), for officially being too wingnutty for wingnuts! GOP Congressmen do not like Bachmann's brilliant plan to illegally boycott the 2010 Census, as well as encourage her [...]

My God, she's crazy.

Excellent Idea, less congressional seats for DO NOTHING republicans. I agree with Bachman 100%, if she is successful in her efforts she might just be out of a job too. Yippee !!

This woman in unhinged.

Every person that wants to make a stand against this grotesque intrusion into the lives of every American citizen should also refuse to answer any question other than this – "how many people reside in this home?". That is all that the constitution requires. They expect us to tell them a lot of personal information but won't ask if the people living there if they are legal or not. Obama is turning this country on it's head and it's time that the majority of us scream "NO MORE"!

Does no one else find this completely moronic?

She is truly an idiot!

She is not advocating this action, she is only saying in on Fox (better know as Comedy Central 2). The legions of extremists that watch fox will take this as a mandate and will certainly follow this brainless woman. When are these people going to put their fear of ACORN to rest? Nothing has ever been discovered that shows ACORN is guilty of anything except being disliked by the Repugs. If any voting irregularities have ever been shown to be damaging, it was in 2000 when we ended up with our recent Clown president.

Man, she crazy.

This lady is a whack job. She is right up there with the Governor of South Carolina.

After listening to her stupid comments about everything, she will be lucky to be elected again let alone the fact that the Republican's are looking for someone else in the 2010 election cycle...

If she persuades enough people in her district not to fill out the census, her district will be underrepresented and will be eliminated and she will be out of a job. Is she insane or just stupid?!!!

Please, Bachmann, continue this paranoid charade and boycott the Census. It might guarantee districts are re-drawn, and our great nation could rid itself of your nonsense in Congress once and for all.

She probably does not know the answers. Maybe Joe the Plunger can help her out. He's a real rocket scientist. He did a lobby against the employee free choice act in Pennsylvania, and didn't have a clue what the act was. GOP you have quite a spokesman there.

Is this woman for real? ROFL..

Why hasn't this idiot Congresswoman gotten more press for her foolish statements and positions? Her district and the country should know how misguided and off-keel her positions are. She is bad for her state and bad for this country.

Bachman is an embarrassment to Congress, and that's is saying a lot.

What a loony tune this Bachman is.

Bachman is an embarrassment to Congress, and that's saying a lot!

Michele Bachamann was wrong on this issues.

So what census form does Rep. Bachmann think she has been filling out every ten years of her life? Why does she think that, all of a sudden, people are going to get access to her records? Couldn't these same organizations have gained access to her records prior to now, had the been allowed and also had it been done? I feel sorry for the people who elected this woman because she just seems to say the most outrageous stuff. From the time during the campaign when she called the President (then Sen. Obama) a terrorist. She is an embarassment to her district and her constituents.

Bachmann is such a horse's butt. Why do the people of her state keep re-electing her. She must be kin to Sarah Palin. Always acting stupid.

The federal government is the most trustworthy steward of our personal information. Why isn't this Congresswoman focused on the corporations that are losing or selling our personal information, yet who are not required by law to inform us if our personal information has been stolen or otherwise compromised. Every corporation has employees, I suspect, that are making a good second income by selling personal information. You can pack a lot of names, credit card numbers, and social security numbers on an encrypted zip file on a DVD. Hundreds of thousands or millions easily.

It is not the government that worries me. It is my bank, my department store, and my university.

Ahh Bachman when you say Acorn i say American center for voting rights. Really she was elected? Doesn't being a congress person require at least some degree of intelligence? From what i can see, she has none. and that is being kind.

Bachmann is one scary women. How in the world did she get elected? The things that come out of her mouth horrify me. Where she gets it, I have no clue. But none of it is based in reality. Simple nuts!

Well, I'm not surprised. After all, Bush walked all over the Constitution, lied us into an illegal war, iniated torture (which is against the law according to the Geneva Convention Treaty signed at the end of WW2), illegal no-bid contracts, etc, etc., etc. Bachmann is only following precedent of her party.

It's the only reason she is as emboldened as she is to talk the way she's talking. Palin (aka Mrs. Trooper-gate and proud of it) knows what I'm talking about.

I have never filled out a census form and I'm not about to start now.

I don't blame her. I think its none of the governments business how many people, or race. live in her district. I agree DON'T ANSWER
ANYTHING!

Why is ACORN conducting the census anyway? They have proven themselves to be untrustworthy and have veiled their racist ideas behind "community action." Read between the lines, they are all about the "urban blight" and don't care one iota about the rest of the country. A census should be conducted by a truly non-profit, non-partisan organization. How about the VFW or the American Legion? Who knows better about organizing and executing a mission than former military personnel?

Oh wait, that would mean it was conducted by right-wing extremists according to the Department of Homeland Security....my bad.

How can one congresswoman be so stupid?

This woo-woo-wackadoo woman has no common sense whatsoever.

that sums up the GOP, nicely done GOP reps, couldn't have said it any better

you all as a collective unit are "not in the best interest of this country"

so retire and give another party a chance

Let her Boycott it...she is dumb enough to do so...she will serve the constitution...which bed she slept in to get that job...this is woman makes Sarah Palin looks like a genius...Dumb Heffer.

Let them boycott and then wave bye bye to her congressional district.

This headcase got elected simply on her looks, just like Palin...Sad!

This woman is a total twit. She is so off base. I can't believe there are that many stupid Minnesoteans that would vote for this baffoon. She doesn't even understand that failing to fill out the census will create the possibility her district gets absorbed and her position in the house dissolved.

What a minute...don't tell her. She's doing just fine

This woman is a real nut case. Everytime she opens her mouth she shows her mentality.

Oh come on...let this dufus wack job be a flaming idiot!

We need some comedic relief!

Exactly how did this person get elected?

Oh please let the boycott wishes of this stupid evil witch come true! I hope the Minnesota GOP ditto heads follow the boycott request of this infamous "wicked witch of the north". Bachmann is too stupid to understand how her very words could come back to bite her.

As far as I recall the only items that are required by law to be provided for the census are how many people live at a given address. Everything else is fluff and we shouldn't waste money collecting that data anyway. So perhaps the gang of 3 should back off and mind their own business.

Please. This woman is a loon and sees conspiracies in every corner and every shadow. My only hope is that she will continue to vomit this nonsense every day and in greater quantities – she is one of the Democrat's greatest gifts. Go Bachmann!!!!

What about the rest of us? There is too much of our information floating around also, and we don't like it either. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

No, Michele go ahead a boycott the census. The people of your district will be in a better situation if they are represented by someone else. Sit this one out, really.

Stand strong Michele. The census is a marxist tool to harrass peolpe who dissent against big, socialist one world order madness

Bachmann represents the lunatic fringe very, very well.

I think that a basic count of the people would be fine. My race, religion, ethnicity, salary, wealth, political decisions etc are no ones business. The government needs to respect our privacy and stop asking inappropriate questions on the Census.

Give us a break, she is republican and anything she can do against anything this administration has put forth she and most all GOP's will follow and this is more harmful for the country.......but OH thats right republicans don't care about this country all the care about is their Party which is a sinking ship anyway.......

Let her boycott the census and I hope she gets her constituents to boycott as well. If they don't want to be counted then they can't whine and scream if they lose a seat in Congress. If they lose the seat, hopefully it will be hers. This woman is a detriment to our country and my goodness is she stupid.

ACRON.., no.
Same progressive leaders under a different name...., yes.

It doesn't matter what you put on your census report. Emnual has already estimated the correct, I mean, "progressive" numbers.

Michele is one Crazy Lady!!!

The Republicans just can't get it right. Fresh on the heels of hypocritical marital affairs, they now have to deal with the fruitcake factor in the party.

household #'s.........end of discussion.

I will not tell any of the acorn criminals what time I leave my house for work so they can come back to rob me while I'm gone.

Why does the Census Bureau need to know anything other than who lives in the house, relationship, citizenship, and their age. All the other information should not affect how much money your neighbor hood gets or how many representatives the state gets. Personal income, race, house size and content (number of bathrooms) are not related to the purpose of the census. It is funny that the democrats want to use estimation to determine numbers not what the law says and verify actual numbers like the law says.

Republicans continue to be overly juvenile when it comes to matters such as these. Just fill the darn Census form out , what's the problem. Republicans are always making something out of nothing until the tables are TURNED and then they cry bloody murder and play the "victim".

Just fill out the form and move on. Stop with all the theatrics.

I rarely see such concern on the part of Republicans as these three who are counseling Bachman...Oh wait, if she and her followers all boycott the census, that returns a lot less Republicans on the census count, and a lot fewer citizens in general–and hence less state and federal funding– for her (R) tending district. Brilliant move Bachman!

She is an embarrassment to the state of Minnesota and it is hard to believe that she can even tie her own shoes or feed herself.

How do these crazy people get elected to these important offices? Too bad this woman can't hook up with Stanford so they can run off to Argentina together. Maybe they can take Palin, Rush, Newt, and O'Rielly, too. Oh, yeah, don't forget to take Ann with you!

this is what you want to avoid: you might get what you wish and this idiot will have her district eliminated. Good for you Tabloid Congresswoman!!

Michelle, you do not have to listen to them, you go ahead and call that boycott if you want to. You go girl!!!

(Is she really a congresswoman? Really?)

Bachmann has said so many crazy things (literally) I am at a complete loss as to how she got elected to government. Someone who says things like "Carbon Dioxide is harmless" when in fact, hypercapnia can kill people, is a dangerous person. Encouraging citizens to break the law is illegal. She has been so factually wrong so many times in recent history, it sends chills down my spine knowing that this person has authority in our government. The fact that she is a Representative gives her off the wall rants legitimacy to those that are uninformed. Very scary.

Per usual Ms. Bachmann manages to bring the crazy AND the stupid. Her constituents must be so proud.

I can't believe people actually put this nut in office.

She is one goofy bird! I honestly don’t believe anyone claiming to be a republican these days has any intelligence.

good for her, you go get em' girl..

we all need to think about this. if a representative is saying she/he doesn't believe our info is safe WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOLKS. especially when it comes to that piece of garbage ACORN. don't count on me doing the census either!!!

This woman is so irritating to listen to. I hope that she will not be re-elected in 2010 and thank goodness she is not from my state!!

any info you or other Republicans supply to the census will be used against you and your family by the administration's attack dogs.

This is an important census that can re-shape the electorate. I agree that having ACORN be any part of it will cause irreversable damage. ACORN is a criminal organization and should be banned from any federally funded program. I do agree that the Representative needs to follow the law, but if she is willing to take the punishment to fight for her beliefs, she should stick to her guns. This is what America is about. God bless you and your battle Rep. Bachmann

this woman comes from the planet called idiot, she has lost her mind,for her make stupid comments that acorn would be employed by the government,what kind of brain does she have, the scare crow in the wizzard of oz ,did not have a brain , maybe she needs to follow the yellow brick road and ask the wizzard for one. or someone needs to throw a brick to wake that brain up. she is on something not from this planet,it is called no brains for thought,its empty in there.

I, for one, am not going to complete a census form. I will not participate in it unless forced to. Though I live in NJ, I kept my PA driver's license and may relocate part time to PA for tax purposes as well. Besides, no way do I want NJ to get credit for my presence there. If you are a republican in a red state, you may want to avoid participating as well.

Let's hope no one in her District fills out the census form and then when there's not enough people in her District it will be absorbed into the neighboring District and then she won't be a congresswoman any more. Yeah, that's the ticket. I mean how dumb can you be......to blather yourself out of office.

I do think that the government gets carried away with the level of detail requested in the census. I'm sure the bureaucrats feel all the info is necessary but a lot is really questionable.
I personally think that the need and purpose of the census should be examined with a view to eliminating it. It seems to be a lot of money and effort for purely statistic gathering.

One needs only to look into that woman's eyes to understand her sanity is gone.

Michelle Bachman is an utter buffoon. She sees nefarious Obama led conspiracies in the simple constitutionally mandated process of the census. Was it a socialist or communist plot during Reagan or Bush I's terms? She never fails to amaze in her displays of total ignorance. Why did the people of the 6th district in Minnesota elect this moron? Someone should really make sure that she is not allowed near any sharp objects.

Doesn't it bother anyone on the eve of the 4th of July that our form of democracy can produce an elected official as stupid as this woman?

Democracy's failure is its abject inability to honorably rid itself of the Bachman's (Bush-Cheney's) that sneak through the process aided by voters that haven't even read a book in their lives.

I suppose that in a democracy you get what you deserve...but does America really deserve her?

I hope this idiot manages to get people in her district not to completly fill in their forms. If she is able to do that then the population will drop and there is a great possibility that a district may vanish and fortunately for us it may well be her district. So please Rep. Bachmann, send in your census form incomplete for the good of the nation.

Right wing hysteria at its best.
And all the bloggers whine on about ACORN. Any arrests or convictions? In California, the arrest was a Republican operative who lied about where he lived and committed fraud–nobody from ACORN.

And when it comes to hysteria, there is no one like Michele Bachmann. I loved her idea during the campaign to investigate all Democratic congressmen for "anti-American activities".
And you wonder why the right wing continues to flounder and look foolish.

So, now on top of adultery and dereliction of duty, the neo-con "christians" are advocating breaking the law!

Gotta love those " christian family values", you betcha'!

I personally will provide only the information I deem necessary for them to count me and the other residentsin my home.
There is information they want that they do not need to accomplish that goal. Screw Them!

She should tell everyone in her district to ignore the census, over and over again. She's not even smart enough to understand that it's her district that will be cut, including her seat in congress. What could be better! This is one person who is truly an idiot and she needs to go, one way or another.

Is anyone surprised by this level of idiocy in the GOP ranks? There is no meritocracy in their ranks; they are elected through lobbocracy, PACocracy, and lunocracy.

This woman is a Disgrace to the people of MN. This person is not Sane........ She is unbelievable and "scary" at the least.

This lunatic needs to be institutionalized! Another shining star of the imbecile fringe of the Repugnant party. Sheesh!! And they *wonder* why they keep losing elections?

Here's tip guys...look at the past...look at the present! And look at the people your partyt claims as its own! HAHAHA

Doesn't look too good for the future, with crazies like this, does it? Maybe she and the pageant queen can run on a double ticket one of these dayst!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Lordy, that would be HILARIOUS!

All of Michele Bachmann's synapse just aren't lining up quite right.

After all the fuss, I decided to see what questions are asked on the census. I figured because of the ruckus, the questions would be related to social security numbers, salary, and an assortment of other very personal questions which would've ticked me off. I was surprised that the questions are very basic. I have a copy of my family's 1900 census and the questions look the same......names of household, ethnicity, and age. What is Bachmann screaming about? I checked into this myself first without getting mad or upset. But what about others who take Ms. Bachmann at her word without checking out the facts first? It's like yelling fire in a crowded theatre.

What is it with the GOP embracing all these women who are quite attractive (Palin, Bachmann, Carrie Prejean) but completely bereft of any sort of intelligence?