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She is being singled out because she is thorn in the liberal ####.Fair enough.
I think she should have used "go to the mattresses" instead of "slit our wrists". Sure she's full of it. But why she's being singled out like she is is a bit disingenuous to me.To be totally honest, I don't pay much attention to what Bachmann has to say. Is she really out there in the media that much?
This wasn't an interview it was an interrogation. Mathews was playing gotta journalism. I would love to see him interview Obama with the same hostile style.
Maybe she should use a teleprompter.
How much are we taxed?It could be about 50%.Her math skills also leave something to be desired. More than half of their income? Really? Maybe if you're pulling down a high-seven-figure income and live in one of a handful of states with high state tax rates. You think those people feel like slaves? Go ahead, pitch that one to the masses, Michelle. I'm sure it will go over well.slavery: the state of being under the control of another personClearly you have no clue what it means to be a slave.
Tell you what, you stop paying your taxes and tell me how much control you have.
It's really sad that you believe this. And the truth is almost exactly the opposite. Bachmann is a thorn to conservatives; liberals love her. They hope she's around forever.
What do you think of Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Al Franken, Henry Waxman...? There is no doubt the left has targeted her and hate her with a passion. They would not be doing this is they wanted her around.
1. I actually sort of like Nancy Pelosi. I disagree with many (most?) of her economic views, but I admire that she is very effective, far more so than Harry Reid. And I think she is very brave for standing up for gay rights.2. I despise Maxine Waters. She is a racist, angry woman whom I don't think is very bright. 3. Al Franken is very liberal, so we don't share many beliefs. But he is funny, extremely smart, and entertaining. Prior to becoming senator Franken spent an enormous amount of time and energy with the USO entertaining troops abroad, and has given a great deal of his money to helping veterans. So I also think he's a pretty good guy.4. Henry Waxman is a humorless ideologue. I haven't spent enough time studying him to decide if I like him or not. None of these people are as crazy as Bachmann, though Waters is probably more despicable.
Waters is awful. She's about as bright as Bachmann and equally unqualified for her job. Bachmann is far more visible and contentious in her rhetoric. I have no idea why people keep electing dolts like this.
No living being with more than one brain cell should ever utter these words. EVER.
You hate social conservatives....we get that. Pelosi is an idiot beyond compare, but since she is a pro gay rights, you think she is ok.
That is the point. There are many many radical Democrats, even those in leadership, who are radical. Yet those who demonize Palin, Bachmann... do not see it. Those in glass houses should not throw stones.I forgot Grayson , Wiener, Stark and my Congressman Thompson are more radical and misspoken than Bachmann.
Smalley.
MN-6 is a pretty weird district. It does include places like Woodbury (3M-ville) and Stillwater (HI MELLY!), but there is a huge swath that includes such notable places as Ham Lake, Buffalo, Sauk Rapids, and Cold Spring.I'm sure the population density keeps things somewhat balanced so that nowheresville doesn't dominate, but it's certainly no Minneapolis.
Brutal. Sounds like she's taken her Prozac though.
Fixed.
Because those running against them aren't a better alternative.
Much easier to get re-elected than elected in the first place. That is one basic truth of our political system. Quite simply, most voters are comfortable voting for a name they recognize.
C'mon, moops.
Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.There's a name for that.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
My wife's former roommate is (or at least was) the DFL Party Chair in District 6. It's madness. I can't believe the Democrats can't run a pet rock or an empty wine bottle against Bachmann and win. She's seriously "challenged" at best, disturbed at worst. Yet she manages to get sent back to Washington. She is an embarrassment to our State, yet she continues to have a vote in the House of Representatives. Seriously, I think I'd rather even have Jim11 cast that vote than Bachmann...Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
Congresswoman/Congressman?Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
I mean I know we are pretty cool and all but was electing Michelle Bachmann really more important than races in California or New York? The $$$ seems to think so.
There's a name for that.
I once stereotyped Minnesota'ns as being above average intelligence.My wife's former roommate is (or at least was) the DFL Party Chair in District 6. It's madness. I can't believe the Democrats can't run a pet rock or an empty wine bottle against Bachmann and win. She's seriously "challenged" at best, disturbed at worst. Yet she manages to get sent back to Washington. She is an embarrassment to our State, yet she continues to have a vote in the House of Representatives. Seriously, I think I'd rather even have Jim11 cast that vote than Bachmann...Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
Good answer!Congresswoman/Congressman?Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
I mean I know we are pretty cool and all but was electing Michelle Bachmann really more important than races in California or New York? The $$$ seems to think so.
There's a name for that.
obama and his union bosses...Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.There's a name for that.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
That's laughable. From the union's perspective, Obama has completely screwed them over.obama and his union bosses...Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.There's a name for that.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
That has to be because the Dems spent so much money backing Tarryl Clark.Clark was extraordinarily unlikeable. BTW - Bachmann won 53/40.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
Come on, obama is a whore for the unions, he came out and backed them until he was told it might not be the correct thing for a "president" to do...He just backed away because it showed him for what he is, the political activist in chief...He is as pathetic a leader as those liars and cowards that ran away in Wisconsin...Bachman could not do a worse job than he is doing...That's laughable. From the union's perspective, Obama has completely screwed them over.obama and his union bosses...Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.There's a name for that.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
Whoa. Slow down, chief.
What's laughable is to suggest that Obama is doing the union bosses' bidding. As far as the unions were concerned, he had one task, and one task only, that he needed to accomplish, and that was to push through the Employee Free Choice Act. This law would have been arguably the most union-friendly piece of legislation since the Wganer Act was passed 75 years ago. The drastic changes to organizing and collective bargaining rules would have created a fundamental shift in decades of labor law in this country, all to the benefit of unions. Obama had both chambers of Congress and the presidential pen. He had a window to push through the legislation, and instead he moved it to the back of his priority list. Now that window has closed and it won't reopen again for many years, if ever.Come on, obama is a whore for the unions, he came out and backed them until he was told it might not be the correct thing for a "president" to do...He just backed away because it showed him for what he is, the political activist in chief...He is as pathetic a leader as those liars and cowards that ran away in Wisconsin...Bachman could not do a worse job than he is doing...That's laughable. From the union's perspective, Obama has completely screwed them over.obama and his union bosses...Makes sense, she can be completely bought and paid for. They now own her. She will say/do anything that puts a smile on the face of the people who paid her for her services.There's a name for that.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
Oh I agree Clark was unlikable and did not seem like a better alternative. The alternative was Bob Anderson.However Bachmann received about 3 times the amount of contributions compared to Clark:That has to be because the Dems spent so much money backing Tarryl Clark.Clark was extraordinarily unlikeable. BTW - Bachmann won 53/40.Minnesota district 6 had more campaign dollars spent on it than any other district in the nation.
http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MN06&cycle=2010This is more than was spent on any election across the nation so my question remains. Why?
I don't know where to start. Frankly, I don't have the time. 
