Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) – Rep. Michele Bachmann was firing on all cylinders Thursday evening, dismissing competitors' management experience and laid out, in dire terms, how the 2012 presidential race is a "last chance election" and why she's the only candidate who has the chops to make the U.S. "the big dog" in the world.
The congresswoman from Minnesota, who secured a first place finish in a crucial Iowa straw poll two weeks ago, trails Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the latest national Gallup poll sizing up the Republican field.
She told hundreds gathered at a Charleston town hall that her proven record of standing up to special interests trumps a background of governing that Perry and Romney bring to the table.
"That's the experience you want to have," Bachmann said, referring to her stand-up record. "Not someone who's going to just manage all of this big government. Because you can put a Republican in there to manage big government but you're never going to have the United States as a big prosperous, big-dog-in-the-world again if you do that," she said.
Bachmann stressed the need to repeal President Obama's health care reform law, or so-called Obamacare, before it "metastasizes" like a cancer and "we will not be able to get rid of it."
"You can't put socialized medicine into a country and think that ever again you can elect a Republican as president – or a conservative or even a tea partier as president – and think that somehow we're going to get back to limited government," Bachmann said. "It won't happen because socialized medicine is the definition of big government."
The three-term congresswoman believes her time inside the Beltway, challenging Democrats and rank-and-file Republicans, is how she can change how Washington works.
"I'm so absolutely concerned because I've been there. I've been on the front lines," Bachmann said, comparing her legislative experience to a battlefield. "I have wept in Washington, D.C. watching what's happening to our country. This is real."
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a fellow Republican, showed up at the town hall and asked a question about a labor dispute as "an undecided voter" from Columbia. Bachmann was also asked about "reigning in" federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department. In another answer, she said she would support a federal amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
Bachmann, who was also asked about her position on illegal immigration, told the audience she thinks it is possible through legislation to stop the "anchor baby" problem of children born to mothers living illegally in the United States. When that happens she said, "A whole new set of implications arise for the United States. I do not believe that the American taxpayer should be paying benefits to people who are in the United States illegally."
Bachmann wrapped up questions from the 90-minute town hall, hosted by South Carolina GOP freshman Rep. Tim Scott, with a heartfelt pitch to back her candidacy.
"I think it's a last chance election if you ask me," Bachmann said. "So think about it very carefully. We need a miracle right now. I'm a praying woman, a believing woman, and I believe we need a miracle but I also believe that there's a God big enough to give us that miracle."
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I don't think that Michele's ideas for making America a third world country will then make us the top dog in the world. Like most Tea Baggers, she is losing her grip on reality.
When she's "elected" and reduces Washington down to nothing, what will be left? A dictator?
I think it would be better to be the "smartest dog" in the world. We all know brains are better than brawn in the long run. Look at where the "tough guy" image has gotten quite a few leaders in North Africa and the Middle East.
Bachmann's plea to SC voters – Vote for me! I'm not as crazy as you think. God told me so.
Someone should point out to her that we already have socialiized medicine and have for years.
if she is the last chance we are already done!!!!
None of these canidates have a "Chance" at the White House!!! Evangelical "Zealots" with "Devastating" results for the middle class and poor,and "Especially for our Children and Seniors!!!! Get a grip,America????
Nothing new here. Full time conservative values – both fiscally and morally. Who is she to tell me who to marry, what to wear, etc, etc??? I will never, ever vote republican again until they stop trying to regulate our social lives.
Obama brought down the dictator from Libya in 3 months at 3 day's cost of Afgan war with amazingly NO lost of a single soldier's life. He captured Osama in 2.5 years w/o any losss of life. How do you compare this to Bush and current airhead irresponsible liers running against him. it's about time you all GOP/Teabaggers line up behind him and lead us back to prosperity. Stop being trators.
Bachmann is a religious fanatic who tries to push her beliefs on everyone else and doesn't practice what she preaches. She wants to be so religious but won't help the poor. I guess she needs all that money for her own personal subsidies, (farm, business, etc). She likes to talk big but does the complete opposite. Michelle, give all that money back that you got from the government and maybe just maybe people will believe you.
When did praying and believing become qualifications for the office? Does she really believe she's God's miracle?
She wept when GM and Chrysler were loaned money, but cheered when big banks and Wall Street were bailed out with unfunded tax payer money. She gladly accepted government subsidies for her farm and husband's pray away the gay clinic, but wept when others were given the same opportunity. She supported our two unfunded republican wars, but wept when President Obama worked with NATO and Arab countries to oust Gadhafi without losing a single American soldier. It will be a blessing for her to go back to Minnesota when she finally realizes, even South Carolinians think she is too radical.
Why do we have to be "top dog" ?
Isnt being top dog the reason why we are in the mess we are ?
This kind of thinking is wrong.
This is the same "swagger" that gets us into wars.
Put an end to this now.
Vote Democrat.
Submit to reality, Michele, and then go back to Minnesota.
"I have wept in Washington, D.C. watching what's happening to our country." Yeah right. Try again wing-nut. You couldn't even win your own state in the general election and you trail Ron Paul. Buh-bye. Too bad though with you as the candidate it would be an epic reelection landslide for Obama. And the VP slot? Remember 2008 with the Quitta from Wasilla? Same thing, different year
Completely clueless. She maybe top dog in her home state but shes a mad dog in the eyes of thinking people throughout the world. Perry like Bachman caters to the whack job portion of the conservative movement but unlike Bachman has the intelligence to know to change-up the rhetoric in order to entice conservative centralists and Independents, he doesnt do that balancing act to well mind you but at least he knows what the big picture is. Shes just another T-clown like Palin & McConnell and nothing more.
My God. Repubs, is this the best candidates you have? The repubs are doomed. All they can do is attacked the Pres because they have NO SOLUTIONS to the problems facing America.
This is what the party of Lincoln has become? Can’t we look back to a time when our country faced huge challenges and prevailed? The following 3 characteristics would make any of the republican candidates more effective and more appealing and, in my opinion, are all shared by the history’s greatest republican president: Abraham Lincoln.
1. Capacity to listen to different points of view. Lincoln specifically created a cabinet of differing views. The NH GOP is kicking out the Chairman "To ensure that all of the party's energy and resources are solely focused on electing Republican…”. The political equivalent of burning books.
2. Aware of his own weaknesses and made a conscience decision to overcome them. Most of the GOP act right out of a Cecil B. Demille film and their looking for a sea to part. How about working on healing and common ground?
3. Ability to control emotions. Do we really want a tough-talking, angry president shooting from the hip or do we want a calm, focused leader?
“A house divided against itself cannot stand”… A Lincoln
Ms. Bachmann is getting all of this attention because she was the winner of this year's FOX competition, "America's Biggest F-in Idiot 2011-2012." Her lights have never been on, and she likes it that way.
Take back America . . . "We the People" does not translate to We he Fools! Enough of the Republican agenda, we have moved way beyond the lies. The party of no, the devil dogs of treason, Concept of Destroy America and we Destroy Obama and any chances of other minorities, outside of a white woman, who maybe entertaining any idea of moving in the white house. Period.
Not the most flattering way to wear your hair, Michelle.
So the self-described submissive housewife is the only one with chops eh?
hmmmmm.....
This is what the party of Lincoln has become? Can’t we look back to a time when our country faced huge challenges and prevailed? The following 3 characteristics would make any of the republican candidates more effective and more appealing and, in my opinion, are all shared by the history’s greatest republican president: Abraham Lincoln.
1. Capacity to listen to different points of view. Lincoln specifically created a cabinet of differing views. The NH GOP is kicking out the Chairman "To ensure that all of the party's energy and resources are solely focused on electing Republican…”. The political equivalent of burning books.
2. Aware of his own weaknesses and made a conscience decision to overcome them. Most of the GOP act right out of a Cecil B. Demille film and their looking for a sea to part. How about working on healing and common ground?
3. Ability to control emotions. Do we really want a tough-talking, angry president aiming from the hip or do we want a calm, focused leader?
“A house divided against itself cannot stand”… A Lincoln
Michele Bachmann has lost all grip on Reality. But that just they way Tea bagger think. She she win America will be a dead dog.
One thing Bachmann is consistent on; her total lack of knowledge about the powers the Constitution gives to each branch of the government. She thinks she can "close the doors and turn out the lights" at EPA. She thought Vice President Palin would exert considerable influence as President of the Senate.
EPA was set up by Congress. 'President Bachmann' would have no authority to close it. Only an overwhelming Republican Congress could accomplish that.
The woman AIN'T that bright. It took her 9 years to complete a 3 year law course. She's been living off of state or Federal Tax dollars ever since. She's never authored a successful bill in Congress. She's never run a business of any type. Her only Executive position is as one of the directors of the LLC, Bacmann & Associates, under which her husband's practice covers itself from liability.
At least it's apparent why she got, and deserved, the nick name 'Joke'.
Eliminate Government control on corporations so they can do what they wish but push for GOVERMENT CONTROL OVER YOUR PERSONAL LIFE... This is the way of the Christian Taliban……
What I know is that we have a last chance to save this country from a group of hobbits called Tea Party who's extreamist agenda is destroying what this country is.
??? Is this the best the Repubs can do???
......and we all thought Bush was incompetent. Bachmann makes Bush look like Einstein!!!
Socialized medicine–does she mean Medicare and Medicaid and free VA health care?
Wow! She is really bringing all the hate, racism and right wing religious crap out, isn't she?
I guess going from first to third place is not going over very well with her. Poof, poor delusional flake.
Glad that you pray but that isis another reason to keep as far away from the WH as possible. The only miracle you might be asking for is that big boy mascurnstays in the closet somyiu don't lose the small percentage of cretins in this country who think you should even be in politics. Yes, that goes to all those in MN who keep voting for this lunatic.
I heard some one saying that Ronald Reagan was called an extremist and that his trickle down policies worked. The reason why it probably worked the was because America was a closed economy then, and the trickle down had no choice but to trickle down to us. Now we are in competition with India and china for affection of america's corporations. The overseas powers have a better position than us because they can demand big companies to sell their souls to do businesses in their country. All we have to persuade big corporations is their patriotism. The problem which is the master of all evil doesn't mix with patriotism, especially when their share holders keep screaming more more more from their corporations, greed is way more powerful than what the repugs are trying to bull crap the American people to believe. When we give corporation free tax money by jumping over consumers and small business head depriving them to touch the money, and stop
them from running competition with each other. They are less likely to invest in America.
That's the experience you want to have," Bachmann said, referring to her stand-up record. "Not someone who's going to just manage all of this big government. Because you can put a Republican in there to manage big government but you're never going to have the United States as a big prosperous, big-dog-in-the-world again if you do that," she said.
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What the hell is she talking about?!
Bachmann and Perry are the same. Its just that Bachmann is a little more polished in her delivery. Look at her response in the Boeing answer. Taking 1,000 jobs from Washington and putting them in South Carolina is not job creation. You are just moving numbers. This is Perry's job creation mumbo jumbo. He stealed from peter to pay paul. That is easy to do at the state level but you cannot do that at the national level. Are we going to steal from Mexico or Canada or Europe? Nope. You know why? Because they have universal health care and it is cheaper for companies to operate there. How do I know this? A while ago I called a Microsoft help line and was connected to Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was surprised why they were not in India. The operator stated that the reason was that Microsoft felt Canadians gave better service and with the universal health care the costs were comparable. When will the republicans ever learn?
The very idea that someone as clearly incompetent to hold the office of the POTUS as is Bachmann is actually running and WON a (fairly inconsequential, but still) straw poll in Iowa is stupefying. And the fact that this no nothing, far right, religious wacko is being taken seriously by anyone in this country is very scary. What has happened to the GOP? Where are the moderate Republicans? I must say, though, that I would love to see Bachmann in a debate with Obama!. Obama 2012!!
Does Bachmann realize that almost every country with Government healthcare is doing quite well and not one of these countries would ever go back to corporate controlled healthcare.
I am very happy Bachmann has promised $2.00 gallon gas and promises to put the country in grave danger by shutting the doors of the EPA< because now we know it is impossible for her to ever get majority support. Bachmann not only has crazy eyes, she is just plain and flat out CRAZY. The Republican supporting Forbes magazine has just revealed to the world that they are useless and not worth the ink they use to print their laughable list with Bachmann and Palin beating out real working people that actually have power.
She`s right. This is a last chance election for war mongering, fear mongering, race-bating, homo-phobic politicians.
Every 4 years, America gets more brown, more black, more yellow, Younger voters of ALL colors enter adulthood and they have not been raised to embrace the dog-whistle code words that the Teapublicans use to rile their dwindling base. In 2040, the last children born under a President Obama will be 24.
They will have known only that ANYONE, of ANY BACKGROUND can be the leader of this country. Once that genie is out of the bottle, there is no going back to the good ole days.
If Bachmann were a woman of the caliber of Elizabeth Warren, she could contribute positively to the liberation of the Genie. Unfortunately, she`s not. if I were female, I`d be ashamed to have MB on my side of the chromosome chart.
Independents, re-elect Obama and America will be better off. The Republican Party will moderate to compete. They`l finally develop candidates with solutions again. They`ll rediscovery smart leaders again. Give the President fillibuster-proof majorities in Congress and then, if you don`t like the results, fire the whole lot in 2016.
We can elect a woman that we can all be proud of as President then.
"I have wept in Washington, D.C. watching what's happening to our country. This is real."
Apparently it hasn't yet occurred to Bachmann that she is herself part OF the problem, and certainly NOT the solution. Keep praying for that miracle, Michele. It worked really well for Tammy Fay, bringing HER all the wealth and fame she felt she deserved, being the good christian women she THOUGHT she was and all. Well, it worked for Tammy for a few years anyway.
Sounds like a female George W Bush.
That's what they do, isn't it..make dire warnings about what will happen "if"? Curiously, they never like to talk about the things that actually HAVE happened...you know, in reality, under their watch.
"I think it's a last chance election if you ask me," Bachmann said. "So think about it very carefully. We need a miracle right now. I'm a praying woman, a believing woman, and I believe we need a miracle but I also believe that there's a God big enough to give us that miracle."
Shes going to claim god put her in place if she wins. Just what we need, a god's messenger type.
And I wonder if her closing down the EPA is how she hopes to get $2 gas......close them down and remove all the safeguards required that costs money.
Did Bachmann really save the old fashioned light bulb? If she did, what a feat for mankind, What a record for 6 years in Congress, a real go-getter.
"Not someone who's going to just manage all of this big government. Because you can put a Republican in there to manage big government but you're never going to have the United States as a big prosperous, big-dog-in-the-world again if you do that," she said.
So, wait, you're saying that if we put a Republican in, they won't be able to do the job? Because, when I read that statement, I'm reading: "You can put us in charge, but we'll never be #1 in the world if you do".
Her selling point for leading Americans is that she fhas no problem fighting with everybody. That sounds like a formula for success. No body can abort a fetus, but she doesn't want the government to take care of any of them born to people without money or opportunity. That leaves more government money for people like her – religious people who set up businesses to attack other minorities. She's a jackal in the darkness.
Not ever, in a million years will she carry the center in the general election and that is all that matters.
Bachmann, who was also asked about her position on illegal immigration, told the audience she thinks it is possible through legislation to stop the "anchor baby" problem of children born to mothers living illegally in the United States.
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I think it is "possible" through sheer visualization to make you and the Dingbat from Wassila dissappear, I mean come on! HOW do you see this legislation written? What do you see in this legislation? And WHY would someone who is all talk about being agains Big Gubmint want THE GUBMINT to legislate away, unchecked, and quite intrusively?
All this stupid talk about you will NEVER have a Republican President unless you repeal Obama Cares is all designed to make the 23 morons that still call themselves RethugliKKKlans throw their vote your way. Pathetic and unhinged discourse is all you can offer Michelle, and a proven record as a Teatard nut.
You're a delusional idiot Michelle. If t the media would just shut up about you you'd realize how completely inadequate you are to throw your hairpiece into this Presidential race.
I thought The Quitter was an embarrassment.......Jeesh!
while she is stupid, we need to make tough on immigration to India, these idiots are cheating here, o.k, We need strict monitoring on Temples, who knows what is going on,, Mosques too....Nikki Haley says she is white, open and truthful lie, lie, lie, she is an Indian lady...o.k, GOP lies, lies, lies, and lies....
It's a sad state of affairs when anti-environment, anti-labor, anti-science, bigotry, and homophobia are considered positive attributes by the Republican Party. The Republicans still have time to rally around a rational person, but they just can't get that person by the radical Tea Party. If America has a chance to successfully deal with the issues of a complex and changing world, President Obama is that only chance. The Republicans seem to want to return to 1950.
Bachmann, speaking in Charleston, SC – one of the two regions (out of 3 in total) that historically vote democrat. Charleston County that voted for Obama in '08. Either the audience was a small Republican sampling of the region or they were bused in. Bachmann is speaking to the press pretending to represent the area.
I just sat down to enjoy a cup of coffee and it has sugar in it and I am thinking to myself about that shaved peach I had the other night.... hmmmmmm.
Oh my! She really is crazy!
I'm a praying woman, a believing woman, and I believe we need a miracle but I also believe that there's a God big enough to give us that miracle
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I'm assuming you're praying to the same big God that you prayed to decide the 2008 election?
What happened? His answer wasn't clear enough for you? Don't worry he's going to REPEAT his answer to you AGAIN in 2012. Maybe this time you'll abide by His decision and WORK with the man.
Obama 2012.
How can a great country like America not want to care for the health and illness of its population. Why is everyone I know so petrified of losing a job and not having benefits? What a cruel place.
Somehow I think comparing America to a "Shining City on a Hill " (President Reagan's words) sounds like the REAL AMERICA!! The reality is America will literally go to the "dogs" if we elect another Republican President in 2012!!
I'm so confused...seems like everyone here can see she's a nut-case, but why is she still leading in the polls? FYI...she represents one part of Minnesota, not the whole state...we also have Keith Ellison, the first Muslim eleced to the House. So please don't hold it against us that she comes from here...we're not all a bunch of right-wing conservatives.
"...laid out, in dire terms, how the 2012 presidential race is a "last chance election" and why she's the only candidate who has the chops to make the U.S. "the big dog" in the world."
How reassuring, coming from the big b&#ch in Minnesota...
Wrong on every issue Shelly, you loony candering punt.
all together now ... can we all together say 'delusional' .... this one is as bad as Palin ..
I find it incredibly interesting that for all of the heated "small government" "take government out of our lives" talk and strict program cutting that we're hearing from conservatives that the first two governors with their hand out for emergency money before the first rain drop even falls from Irene, McConnell and Christie, are not only conservative but two of the most vocal on these issues. No doubt, many states will need this money after the storm passes but it was an interesting observation for me to make nonetheless. Apparently, they wanted to make sure that their states were first in line and, oh, I guess there is room for government afterall.
Won 'crucial Iowa straw poll' (got 80% of the votes she paid for). I hope she does stay in the race, if only for material for the late night comedians, and show just how ignorant some people can be. And keep reminding us that the GOP is the party of "fear", and not the party of knowledge!
I am sure her message of hate and bigotry plays well to the crowd in SC. We all know what kind of politicians come fron that miserable excuse of a state.
"I think it's a last chance election if you ask me," Bachmann said. "So think about it very carefully........."
I agree. All of the angry voters must start thinking rationally. Remember, if you vote based on your anger, you will get an angry, irrational candidate.
I have a "warning" too..........................................
Question: Where is Rick Perry this week-end. Glad you asked.
He will be attending a "call to action" Hill Country (TX) Retreat, held for him by..............Leininger.
One of the attendees will be David Barton, founder of WALLBUILDERS, contributor of $1.3M to Perry campaigns.
Google this guy, and if his rhetoric does not make the hair stand up on the back of your neck, nothing will.
Before the Civil War, as South Carolina was threatening secession it was said that "South Carolina was too small for a country and big for an insane asylum. Truer words have never been spoken"
"One thing Bachmann is consistent on; her total lack of knowledge about the powers the Constitution gives to each branch of the government. She thinks she can "close the doors and turn out the lights" at EPA. She thought Vice President Palin would exert considerable influence as President of the Senate."
She also thinks that President Bachmann would have the power to repeal Obamacare. For all their claims of following the Constitution, the Tea Party politicians sure don't seem to understand what it says.
You know what this woman is seriously mentally ill, there is now no doubt that she is suffereing from some kind of deficiency. While complaining of big government and massive spending because the US HAS been the "big dog" for years and now we are paying dearly for it. I for one am sick of the United States playing cop to every thug dictator in the world when there own people do nothing about it (Iraq). Then when we do something about it the people of that country hate us and don't want us there. We have our own problems and don't need to take on the worlds issues anymore.
This woman has a snowball's chance in hell of winning the general election. I'm so going to vote for her in SC. *troll face*
So now we see the GOP plan to make us a Third world country. Close the EPA and make sure we pollute our land with toxins and destroy our forests and ocean by drilling/mining. All this by exploiting the middle class by lowering their wages below minimum wages, so corporations who bankrolled her can profit. Yes close the unions, dont create any new industry, just move the existing jobs to below minimum wage places where there is rampant exploitation of the hard working middle class. This GOP nominees sure have a vision for our country.
I think Bachmann is a little behind the times. The United States tried to be the big police dog of the world, and now that's why half the nations of the world now hate us. I think the right approach is not to worry about other people and fix our own problems. It would be nice for some peace time, we haven't had that in over 10 years. The entire war was started for an economic stimulus and oil. Maybe it's time to look at things openly and not go blindly.
It erks me to no end when politicians talk about ending so many government programs that have helped them out many times over (Bachman's recieved millions in Farm Aid and a lot for her husband's "pray the gay away" counseling centers). She wants minimized government, then why doesn't she give up her health insurance and other perks and stand with the rest of us? As for destroying the EPA, then let's dump trash, oil, gas, and emissions in her backyard and see how that works out for her. She wants government out of our business, but wants to shove her personal religious beliefs down our throats. So basically, don't do as I do, do as I say; or let's leave government out, but do it my way. She wants to ensure our children and grandchildren have a good life, yet she wants to destroy our environment. If she doesn't think people should assemble in unions, then she needs to reread the Constitution.
Constitution/First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
If there is a prayer to be answered, I pray she and her sicko's go away, because whatever their faith is, it's not the one I've read in the bible.
This woman and all the other Teabaggers seriously scare me.
Bring it on, Bachman.....a debate with Obama would so destroy your blown out ego and highlight your shear incompetence in 5 short mins. or less. What a windbag! My Dad is a die-hard Republican and he's is embarrassed for the party for the likes of Perry, Bachman, Palin. He doesn't even argue w/me anymore, so it's no fun!
I hope people actually listen to the words coming out of her mouth. The things she says are so ridiculous, it's frightening.
Bachmann stressed the need to repeal President Obama's health care reform law, or so-called Obamacare, before it "metastasizes" like a cancer and "we will not be able to get rid of it."
All the Republicans candidates are big mouth without a plan. What is your plan Michelle for poor people that need government prevention? If these Republicans running win, the all will overthrow our government.
Three things: 1) Obamacare is not socialized medicine. I wish it were. The vast majority of countries with socialized medicine spend far less on healthcare than we do and have healthier citizens. 2) Babies born in the US are not here illegally even if their parents are. Check it out, Michelle. It's in that Constitution you profess to love so much They are elgible for benefits. Their illegal parents are not. 3) She is right that this is a "last chance election." If she gets elected we are more than screwed.
"So think about it very carefully. We need a miracle right now."
Conceited much?
I'm a Minnesotan, and I've never voted for, nor will I ever vote for, Michelle Bachmann. I was very unhappy when she won her last election in our state. It's embarrassing to have her running for President as the Congresswoman from MN. I hate that we have to be connected to this idiot in any way. She, like Palin, Perry, and the rest, are TeaP's. favorites and are very dangerous to our country. Any Teabagger is dangerous, in my opinion.
Please don't tell Bachmann to come back to MN. Maybe we should have "shuttled" her and Palin as well as some others to outerspace on the last shuttle mission and left them there. (Not in the space station...out there, just like their minds are.
That's the experience you want to have," Bachmann said, referring to her stand-up record. "Not someone who's going to just manage all of this big government. Because you can put a Republican in there to manage big government but you're never going to have the United States as a big prosperous, big-dog-in-the-world again if you do that," she said.
Hey Michelle you and your husband are what we would called big government. Your husband received from his patient Medicare and your family received money from the governments farm funds. You are big government.
What is wrong with this woman?? How long has she been a member of congress and still doesn't know how things work? Don't she think that if all it was is for the president to say it to be so that President Obama would have did what he wanted to do with that debt-ceiling mess? And pushing her own moral or personal agenda on all Americans, that's not big government??? What is her record? She didn't state one thing she accomplished, just said to look at her record. I'm from Minnesota and other than all the hot air she spreads around while she's campaigning, you don't hear a damn thing from her!!! Wing-Nut is right!! Please go back to Waterloo!!!!!
sorry Bachmann...the Nation does not like you and does not need you. You will never become President. Ever
I just wonder how long it will take for the gullible GOP partisans to realize that there is a REASON the "mainstream media" is mainstream. It's because they report on what ACTUALLY happens rather than tabloid fantasy driven by raving lunatics...like Bachmann, Perry, Palin, Huckabee. And, to a lesser extent, by wannabe opportunists who pander to idiots to sell books and gain power...like Gingrich, Perry, Palin. The most qualified and credentialed candidate in the GOP field is Romney – who could win it for the GOP, because he is MODERATE, and has actual experience running a health care system, reviving Olympic games that had become corrupted and an embarassment, a business leader, and, potentially, the most qualfied Presidential candidate since who knows when. But bigots (on whom the GOP depends) don't like his religion. And partisan idiots (on whom the GOP depends) don't like his Republican plan to reduce health care expenses (even though it HELPED business in his state), because if sounds like the plan adopted nationally. So they are doomed to lose in 2012.
Michele Bachmann is a deep thinker. Why, just last week she was thinking about the Grand Canyon, and how she could put everyone she doesn't like in it.
"You can't put socialized medicine into a country and think that ever again you can elect a Republican as president – or a conservative or even a tea partier as president – and think that somehow we're going to get back to limited government,"
Now that's the type of message that will play well to the type of people who are attracted to Bachmann. Long on hyperbole and very short on facts. Just use the word "socialized" and the uninformed immediately go into fetal position. I would love to see this alleged candidate debate with the Head of the Department of Health and Human Services. I'd pay to watch that.
I wonder what kind of "chops" she is talking about. Now, I think is the point that we don't need to be the top dog but be able to maintain the country and the citzens we have here. She certainly doesn't show that she understands the environment or care about science or understand how it is done. I guess she would be willing to accept dirtier water, ground and air so that we can be like China; producing cheap crap at low prices with little regard for the workers making it. We need to make things but need to show leadership in how to do it well with little pollution and a livable wage.
Thank goodness this freak will NEVER be president! Michelle Bachman is one of the most self righteous nutcases in Washington and the American people, at least the sensible ones will never afford her the opportunity to be president, NEVER!
Anyone else notice the immense overtones of desperation in this article? She's sinking in the polls and knows it, and she's scrambling for HER last chance, not ours =)
Nexxxxxxxxxt! Bring Down Perry. He's every bit as destructive as Bachmann.
"Submit to reality, Michele, and then go back to Minnesota."
Rather she returns to Iowa myself. Perfect fit for her - Minnesota, not so much. Good luck with the Bachmann reality check, though. Apparently she only submits to her husband (and God – when she's not trying to BE God, that is).
Maybe we should elect her to office. After four years of her crazyness, the rest of this country will finally wake up and learn to come together to use our own power as citizens to fix our government.