Bachmann Rejects Chris Wallace‘s Apology for Asking if She’s a ‘Flake’
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On yesterday’s Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked guest Michele Bachmann whether “she was a flake.”
“The rap on you in Washington is that you have a history of questionable statements, some would say gaffes,…are you a flake?”
Responded a calm but frustrated-looking Bachmann: “Well I think that would be insulting to say something like that, because I’m a serious person.”
Here’s the clip of the full interview (which does cover a lot of substantive ground). The “flake” part enters in the 14th minute:
Shortly after the pre-taped interview aired on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace posted his regular, post-show “Wallace Unplugged” video. In it, he apologized for the question noting that many viewers were “more than perturbed” by the phrasing: “And since in the end it’s really all about the answers and not about the questions. I messed up, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean any disrespect.”
However, Bachmann doesn’t seem to be overly impressed with the apology at this point. Politico:
Via POLITICO’s Jennifer Epstein, Michele Bachmann isn’t accepting an apology from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace for asking her yesterday, “Are you a flake?”
ABC News’ Jon Karl, who’s been getting face-time with Bachmann in Waterloo in advance of her formal campaign announcement, played a clip of the web video in which Wallace said, “I messed up. I’m sorry.”
When Karl asked if she accepts the apology, Bachmann brushed aside the question this way: “I think that it’s insulting to insinuate that a candidate for president is less than serious.”
Trying the question again, Bachmann replied, “Those are the small issues. I’m focused on the big ones.”
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Comments (598)
godhead
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:24amSaw it live. Loved it. And trust me, this is gonna stick. We’ll make sure of that.
“Are you a flake?”
Now she’s pissed. I guess that makes her a “frosted flake” . . . bwaaaa haaaaa haaaaa
I can see the bumper stickers already . . . FLAKE/2012
Report Post »Watson
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:33amGod Less Head..I Hope all your children and grand children all born Naked!! We will see to that!!
Report Post »suedstate
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:24amI watch Chris Wallace every Sunday and nearly fell off my chair when he asked her if she was a flake, I have changed my position of Chris Wallace, If the One or Biden says anything stupid they have misspoken, if a woman does the same thing she is a flake or stupid.
Report Post »He never asked Gingrich if he was a flake and he makes gaffs all the time.
I guess Wallace thinks a woman’s place is in the kitchen making SOUP to place in front of him when he comes home from a hard day, yeah right.
lbg11014
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:09pmChris,
Report Post »What were you thinking?
Not what I expect from FOX News.
Please stick with facts and substance!
TennesseeConservative
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:24amWell Mr. Wallace is used to dealing with thieves and liars in his defense. So someone sincere must look like a flake to him. Hey Wallace wise up. Show some respect. Do not act like a brain dead *******, even if you obviously are one. Gee it really hurts, the sheeple wont follow us anymore. Now what?
Report Post »godhead
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:32amHere’s my favorite MB witticism . .
I think there is a point where you say enough is enough to government intrusion. …Does the federal government really need to know our phone numbers?”
So briliant. So in tune with facts.So calm and assured. That’s why I love her so.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:48amWallace is using Argumentation techniques in this interview. The Congresswomen must have taken Argumentation while in Law School so she was prepared. Become familiar with Argumentation theory and you will be able to defeat Liberals at their own game.
Report Post »ApokTheGreat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:08pm@Teamarcheson
I agree 100%. Logic and Argumentation are essential to debate and defense and offense in any arena of discourse. I encourage all people to either take classes on Logic and Argumentation or self teach themselves (the book “Logic for Dummies” is a great place to start the self teaching). Armed with the tools of rational ordered and correct thinking skills a person can progress in science, technology, religion (Logic actually defends the belief in God), and personal growth.
When a person can form a solid argument to defend their conclusions they convince others that they are correct, they spot errors in the arguments of opposition and it strengthens one’s self-confidence. Added to Logic and Argumentation a person should also practice an established set of values to include Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service, Honor, Personal Courage and Faith (LeaDeRSHIP-F).
Adding the values to social interactions increases stature among peers and aids credibility and increases others’ willingness to accept what is said as true without lengthy explanations and proofs.
Recap: Ordered rational thought and practiced values makes a person the most respected and trusted possible and as such an effective LEADER of their peers.
Lead not follow: LeaDeRSHIP-F
Report Post »Ricia
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:24amI don’t think Chris Wallace meant to be disrespectful intentionally, but then he needs to realize he is speaking to the next POTUS
Report Post »Oraclevoiceofreason
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:23amnot a fan of Chris Wallace and I dont’ take HIM seriously – I rarely watch his show
Report Post »JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:40amAssuming your statement is true, I don’t understand why you even commented on this story. You are contributing nothing to this debate. Just saying.
Report Post »NWalters78
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:23amChris Wallace- like father like son. I rescind any defense I gave him, against Jon Stewart. Let it rip, folks. And GOP, if you don’t put Bachmann on the ticket, at the very least as VP, you are stupid and deserve to effin’ lose.
Report Post »azkidd
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:22amChris shouldn’t apologize. She is definately flakier than a bowl of cereal. Any that annoying voice is worse than fingernails on a chalkboard. What idiot doesn’t see this????
Report Post »dsm
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:28amI see only one idiot.
Report Post »jdare
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:59amI see the same idiot!
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:22amI don’t think she should she accept his apology. His question was basically valid but the wording, phrasing & tactic was rude (from a journalistic / interviewer point of view). I want journalists to ask tough questions of potential candidates. I want to know who I’m voting for (especially if I’m likely to vote for them)..
Report Post »ApokTheGreat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:27am“The rap on you in Washington is that you have a history of questionable statements, some would say gaffes,…are you a flake?”
Report Post »I agree, she should not accept the apology as it was not directed to her but to the audience.
Also, I am unsure as to the motive of Chris Wallace. I tend to judge mistakes based on past actions. Chris Wallace has been a fair, tough interviewer who is professional and courteous but tough to all his guests. So I am apt to toss this one word choice up to poor choice of words. However, it is a media tactic (used by propagandists on their enemies) to throw out a charge or descriptor that is baseless apologize for doing it, but continue to insinuate the charge the charge or descriptor in the future. The seed is planted now that “Michelle Bachmann is a flake.” It is now a part of the memory when it comes to voting in the primary.
As for the question itself, it does not follow the prompt. It is akin to “It is said that you like lions and tigers, some would say cats in general…Do you like to eat oranges?“ How does making controversial statements lead one to ask if that person is a ”flake”? Maybe if he asked her “are you a person who likes to stir up controversy?” it would make more sense and would be a legitimate question. That is a tough question, doesn’t call names and Bachmann could still hit it out of the park.
ApokTheGreat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:32amThe answer I would like to hear to the proper question of “Do you like to stir up controversy? would go something like this:
Report Post »“I do not like to stir up controversy but I am not afraid to do it. Truth is controversial, it is hard to listen to, truth offends people. Truth exposes lies, truth frustrates evil. I speak the truth, therefore, even though it is not my intention to be controversial, controversy is unavoidable. I am attacked because I speak the truth, I flow with those punches and let the truth defend itself.”
livingfree
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amIt was a stupid question. I thought Wallace was better that this. He did the right thing in apologizing and she should accept it but not if it happens again. I bet it won’t
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:51amNaw….Chris Wallace trashes patriotism and ALL Conservatives!
Yes, he has openly scoffed and mocked the ideas of Glenn Beck,
which are the foundation of this great country,
which are coming to pass in the Middle East, Europe, and here.
This is nothing new.
Report Post »But…this time…Chris Wallace got caught!
Time for that snide and sneaky trash-mouthed partisan to be replaced!
powpow20
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amThrow it out there…..main stream media. get your jab in then apologize. He would not have dared asked this of a male candidate.
Report Post »anigmanm
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amWas it a stupid and unprofessional question? Without a doubt. Kudos to Ms. Bachmann for pushing this aside and making it a non issue, after all we still have Weinergate.
Report Post »dsm
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amYes, she is a flake, if trying to save the country is “flaky”. She is a patriot. Unfortunately, alot of Americans have trouble understanding conservatism and patriotism. Sometimes, I get this sick feeling in my gut, that FOX is ever so gently sliding to the left. They will never become msnbc. But, I get a yuck feeling sometimes with different hosts.
Report Post »BernieKittyCat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:24amI don’t know if Fox is sliding left. As far as I’m concerned, I know more about the founding of the country than I ever have which raises my point of view above politics. Maybe we all are rising above the left/right melee and Fox isn’t following us (though we may wish they would).
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amwhat type of a question was that? Wallace is better than that….fool.
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:13pmAmbiguous at best. Michelle Bachmann should have asked Mr Wallace to define “flake”. Then Michelle ,could have answered in her own determined way, those points brought up,and where she differed. I did not see the program, but it does seem like an ambush shot by Chris Wallace. I watch the show almost every week, very disappointing, to say the least.
Report Post »MalinkaZ
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amWallace said “I’m sorry” to his viewers, not to Mrs. Bachmann. Fox news also had an article about this guffaw on Chris Wallace’s part but failed to name the interviewer specifically (another guffaw on their part?). For years I have been hearing everyone at Fox ask “where is NOW when it was Sarah Palin, so I ask now, where is Fox news when it is one of their own?
Report Post »Danzig
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amI respect Bachmann very much. Remember how she addressed Chris Matthew‘s similar question with the retort that she doesn’t have a tingle up her leg about BO that he does. I was shocked by Wallace’s question as I previously thought he was one of the fairer interviewers.
Report Post »Barack Oburgundy
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amOn a serious note…..Wallace you’re such a tool !!!
Report Post »Gail_B_Bell
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amShe is NOT a flake, she is more like a whole entire box of Lucky Charms!
Report Post »‘
Go, Girl!
godhead
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:33amShe has a deficit to overcome. She’s a part of the Christian culture. And we all know that not all cultures are equal..
Report Post »d
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:07amShe might as well have a crucifix on her forehead, little dear!
Report Post »She needs to hold the values line until Rick Perry can help out and take the load off her shoulders.
Her being just a woman she will need the full strength of the Lord until Rick replaces her.
HK-UMP_45ACP
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:44amI cannot remember when a Congress person has been elected President. I think it will be Perry, also – he is the record holder with 11 flawless years as the conservative governor of Texas, one of the most progressive socialist states in the south until he took over.
Report Post »Kerby Clark
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:23amThey say the term gaffes to describe her talk, this is untrue to the maximum. She just wants us to do things that are right, and she has to say what it takes to get us motivated. Any idiot would understand that.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amObama is surrounded by so many flakes he’s a one-man blizzard. I would expect this stuff from Chris Mathews, but not Mike. I used to think you were a great journalist, but now I’m not sure.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:38am“one man blizzard”,……..Thats a good one!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:59pmYou made my day!
Report Post »Thanks
michael48
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:20amI think , perhaps there’s a spot available on incoherant TV with Ovaryman..Chris, are YOU a big enough IDIOT to QUALIFY???… IS that an insulting question???
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:19amWatched the interview yesterday…….thought the question was disrespectful, but typical. Typical that female candidates are treated as less serious, and less qualified than male candidates. But then, the one thing you NEVER miss on that show is Chris Wallace’s arrogance!!
Report Post »Rose
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:30amI agree, he never would have asked a male candidate that question. I was very disappointed in Mr. Wallace, I thought he was more professional than that. Big thumbs down!
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:26amHe should ask it of Ron Paul.
Report Post »Barack Oburgundy
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:18amAnd now my evil plan is almost complete…..Now I have FOX NEWS working on my team to help destroy any and all Republican candidates.. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ….. FOX News is playing by my evil playbook and supporting the Rino Democrat light Republicans while destroying the real conservatives. ha ha ha ha ha ha …… Fox News is now part of Dr. Evils sinister plan….We will destroy all women and all conservative candidates…..hahaha now all I need is some Fox News anchors with laser beams on their heads….hahahahaha
Report Post »Gail_B_Bell
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amYou are funny – It is Sarah Palin that has Fox trying to mess with the Mighty Michele!
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:29amGET REAL. Sarah Palin does not have to do anything to Bachmann…Bachmann already slipped up with her ED ROLLINS appointment as her Campaign Manager. Watch Palin’s movie UNDEFEATED and/or read her books….otherwise you have NO CLUE where she’s coming from. WE hope we can get her to run for PRESIDENT.
I don’t think anyone should have to answer an insulting question like Republican Women have been asked to answer… Why didn‘t Chris ask OBAMA if he was an MFLYIN’MUSLIMTROJANHORSE…
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:33amGail_B_Bell
Report Post »Interesting statement…….but I don’t see Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann getting a lot of respect from some of the “Talking Heads” at FOX.
Gail_B_Bell
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:38amPalin is still on the Fox payroll and brings in ratings like nobody else. It is too late to get Bachmann on the Fox team before 2012, UNLESS she drops out! And when she loses her seat in 2012, she becomes a Fox contributor the next day!
Follow the money every time at Fox, it’s ALL Roger Ailes Cares about!
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:10amYO GAIL …whatever…. $$$$ might be ALL that AILES is interested in, but do not paint SARAH PALIN with that BRUSH…all she cares about is OUR COUNTRY… no one would WANT to run for PRESIDENT unless they were fiendishly egotistic or ….like Palin…they KNOW they can make a difference. I have 0 idea what motivates Bachmann…but I think I know Palin(s) .
PS DIDN’T AILES miss the BIG CRUISE LINER for taking care of the row boats with GLENN BECK?
Report Post »The most important Communicator of his day ….with the largest audience now…and Ailes is caving in to Soros, keeping the Dinosaur O’Reilly around. What you have to get to is understanding that SARAH PALIN is one of us…she’s a PATRIOT… her entire political career has been because she was ticked off as a MOM …like many of us are… There simply is NOT enough money to buy her soul. She knows who OWNS it. (He owns everything when you come to think of it) …SO please…do not sell her short. That’s why “THEY” are so bowled over by her…she is NOT one of them, and doesn’t care to be… petrifies them…tough.
greatfuled
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:17amWell Chris maybe it’s time for you to get a job at CNN. They need the ratings. What a dirtbag for asking that question. Try asking that one to a liberal and see what happens.
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:17pmThat is a great idea! and take that pile of crap Karl Rove with you.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:23pmExactly! Time for him to leave FOX!
Report Post »Wallace is Obama’s Hit Man!
He has done this before, only this time he got caught!
mrmikejohnson
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:16amInterviewers need to start taking more responsibility or their questions. If you ask a stupid question, it’s on you. In my mind David Gregory will always be remembered for implying Newt Gingrich was a racist because he criticized Obama’s excessive use of foodstamps.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:30pmAgree!
It was NOT an accident. He said it twice!
Wallace IS filled with hatred for Conservatives, like his father.
Chris Wallace will always be remembered for asking “Are you a flake?”
He knows what he did, an intentional act of evil.
Report Post »Wallace is Obama’s hatchet man…and Obama counts on him!
Radicalgirl
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 6:37pmI couldn’t agree more.
Report Post »Has anyone asked Obama to explain why he couldn’t remember the Medal of Honor he presented was to a deceased soldier? Or that our country doesn‘t have 57 states or that the police don’t act “stupidly”? Or how about that wonderful toast he attempted with the Queen of England – seriously?! Talk about a flake . . .
Richard Compton
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:16amThe more I hear Chris Wallace interview people the less I like him.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:31amHe has never been a good fit for Fox News. Never cared for him
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:39amMaybe it’s time for Fox to do some house cleaning. Juan Williams, Geraldo Rivera, and now Wallace quickly come to mind…along with some of the dizzy leftist women they keep giving airtime to on their “panels”.
Report Post »stevefim5
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:00amI agree, for the most part. Except I say leave him, if only because sacking him gives the left more ammo to shoot at FNC’s “fair and balanced” tag line. Not that they need actual ammo – they’d use anything (spit wads, lint balls, old gum….)
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:00amNEVER liked him.
We were horrified when we learned he was coming to FOX.
Get rid of that conniving partisan Progressive,
Report Post »who trashes ALL true American, God-loving Patriots.
BehindBlueEyes
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:31am@MONICNE
Report Post »I’d like to see them get rid of Bill Kristol. He lost me when he said something to the effect that congress was waisting its time investigating Charlie Rangel because he‘s a likeable guy and the crimes weren’t serious enough. He keeps saying some the the most stupid things of anyone on the panel. I take that back they had some new left wing nut on the other night. He sounded like a cheerleader for Obama. This guy (whatever his name is) is in la-la land, in short a full blown useful idiot.
I support God's Israel!
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:20pmDo we have a dictatorship here in this country? The last I heard, we still lived under the Constitution and freedom of speech. We may not like what Chris says, but that is what keeps FoxNews FRESH AND DIFFERENT. If all I heard all the time was 1-sided conversation, I’d look for another channel. Do any of yhou on this board actually THINK? Or, do you just REACT to keep the liberals in line? You should all be ashamed. Chris apologized and I believe he meant it. Give the guy a break, geez. You all seem to be morons today.
Report Post »RugerHoyt
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:32pmWell Chris..the word on the Blaze is your a DOUCHE…What do you think about this?
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:02pmChris Wallace will never grow into his daddy’s shoes no matter how hard he trys. He and Horaldo both in my opinion were mistakes Fox made trying to appease the leftest viewers that they have. Wallace definitely has has an agenda, we know this by his continual pushing of Mitt Romney. Personally I don’t need leftist leaning insiders picking my candidates. Let me ask this, when was the last time Wallace ask Nancy Pelosi if she was a flake, and she is truly a flake? Michele Bachman handled him quite well, but should have reached over and slap the sh^t out of him!
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:16pmI support God’s Israel!: Wallace is nothing but a filthy Neo-Con on FOX to push their War policy and to shill for Israel. He hates everything that has anything to do with Christianity and he always has; hence, his dislike for Bachmann. If that is so difficult for you to see then I would just have to question your discernment capabilities. And of course it goes without saying that he’s Jewish whhich probably more than anything else explains his condescending remarks to an obvious serious Christian woman.
Report Post »BlazingPatriot
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:16pmMichele Bachmann is a thick-skinned convervative woman. She can handle silly questions and remarks that come from the likes of Wallace and other egotistical hosts.
Imagine for a moment if he had asked the same question to Cynthia McKinney or any other liberal female. You can rest assured he would be serving a suspension at this very moment not to memtion the liberal media uproar that would last for weeks.
Report Post »Inmyopinion
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:18pmAdd another “Man” to the list of self assuming bigots who believe an attractive woman is a “Flake” and isn’t smart enough to be president. Wallace’s comment was a borderline blonde joke reference and lacked intelligence on his part. Michelle Bachmann handled the question with grace, aptitude, and professionalism. It seems woman who are deemed presidential need to be as homely as a mud fence and married to an ex-president. Give me a darn break!!!
Report Post »omni
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:10pmChris’s cutsey attempt at familiarity is a classic setup for future disrespect. Don‘t know if he’s too stupid to realize it or is sharp enough to have pulled it off “inadvertently”. Either way, what a collosal ass.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:13am.
Report Post »Chris had his head so far up his butt, it was in another zip code. What a marooooon……
lovenfl3
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:21amWhile I like Chris Wallace, that was not the most professional interview at all. Michelle Bachmann handled it like a pro though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIOFzLIZjh4
Report Post »Calmandcollected
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:23amI think they both handled it very professionally. Interviewers get paid to be blunt and ask hard questions. I think Michele Bachman came across as patient and concerned about people really understanding her. In the end, I like her more and think the interview served its purpose of strengthening our understanding of Michele Bachman.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:26amShe came running at him with her fists raised. He had no choice.
Report Post »Journeyman
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:28amNever thought Chris Wallace would sound like an MSNBC or CNN video jockey but just goes to show you never know.
Rational Man
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:30amI just happened to see that part of the interview with Wallace. I say ‘that part’ because I turned the channel after he said that to Bachmann. He had the same kind of smirk on his face and attitude that an MSNBC ‘anchor’ has on their face when they are trying to humilliate a conservative. It made me uncomfortable. I can only imagine how it made Bachmann feel. I have noticed Wallace acting a little ‘smirky’ lately. For lack of a better term.
Not Wallace’s finest hour!……to say the least……………
In fairness, Wallace is pretty tough on most everyone……..but still! He crossed the line for me!
Gail_B_Bell
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:34amFox -0, Bachmann 2
First, Michele hit the Fox softball question so far out of the Park – it might be the recent “shot heard ’round the world” for this particular moment.
She is Serious (her new word of the day), she is SERIOUS, and that is seriously what she is going to be!
Please support her and her family as she enters the Race this morning. They need your funds.
((She never got a penny of money from her father in laws’ Quarter Million Dollars in farm subsidies, and she lost money because she was forced to take a Government grant of $300,000.00. PLEASE HELP))
She believes marriage is 1-Man, 1- Woman; (Like CheezWhiz says; a Gay Jihadi marrying a Lesbian Jihadess is, A- OK with Ms Bachmann).
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:35amMy problem with this is, would he have ask Obamur that question?
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:36amChris, if you throw a stone at a fast moving freight train you better be ready to catch it in the teeth when it comes back at you.
BehindBlueEyes
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:40amI sent an email to Chris immediately after I heard him ask the question.I told him I thought his question was demeaning and unprofessional. He should be ashamed of himself. I would expect that type of question to be asked by Barbara Walters.
boomboom
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:40amSooo true, Spanky.
It’s too dam easy to tell that FOX has been bought out by the Saudi crown prince.
Report Post »(Notice just how many ******** have airtime now?)
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:46amChris Wallace is a closet MSNBC journalist. I have never liked him and his snarky attitude.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:53amFair and Balanced: Think Chris messed up by asking & using the word “flake” the way he did – could have put all this in a different way, which would not be insulting to her – I’ve never really cared for him either. . I LOVE Bachmann – nothing but praise for her – always have and always will probably, but — I think she should have accepted his apology. Apparently, this is one of her “pet peeves” – to not be taken seriously & I understand. She gives it her all, all the time. Still, she should have accepted his apology – I give Chris the benefit of the doubt about not meaning it the way she took it.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:55amI’ve always found both father and son Wallace to be disgusting.. While there’s no denying his shrewdness, there’s something very dark about the man and I’m not just saying that because he’s a Neo-Con. He’s not Jewish is he? Regardless Bachmann is an exceedingly excellent candidate and it doesn’t surprise me one bit to see the Neo-Con elite of the Republican Party recoil in disgust over her rise…
One never knows but perhaps Bachmann is such a wild card that she may consider bringing our Armies home from across the Globe and focus on the more pressing internal concerns which is obviously something the Neo-Con elite despises! I’m sure these vile creatures will be whispering in her ear over the coming months as she gains in influence and notoriety.
middleclassprophet
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:56amWhy apologize for a legitimate question, which by the way the answer to is a resounding “YES”?
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:57amMore proof that Fox News has lost their objectivity!!! Once Glenn leaves I will have no more news stations to follow. Even my “local” is so far in line with the MSM it‘s like SpankDaMonkey’s head up the butt comment except my local has theirs so far up the DNC it “scares” the retirees into submission here in Florida!!!!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:00amRational Man you are right on….. I feel exactly the same way.
Report Post »d
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:00amThe “Flake question” was a setup, prearranged or not; it gave her the Perfect opening to provide a 90 second commercial on the substance and seriousness of her career accomplishments, and she had a wonderful response ready to go and was unflappably calm and gracious.
She is the Winner and Wallace made it happen! Very Nice Stuff!
Go Michele!
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:03amI don’t mind Chris Wallace asking the question, but why doesn’t he, along with other journalists, go after “flakes” on the left with the same intensity? I mean, for the love of God and your own dear Mothers, how can any reasonable mind not have asked that question about Pelosi, aka, Flipper???
I think Chris was making the point that these are the types of questions she’ll need to get used to, which is probably a good point. However, why didn’t he ask Jon Stewart if he was a “flake”? I think Stewart certainly fits that definition, along with countless other loony lefties.
Just sayin’.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:03amHKS: Since Obamar was chosen, Wallace would not have been allowed to ask that question.
People really need to understand that while FOX is a little more Conservatie than the other networks their agenda is not much different. Please be on guard always.
More on this point. Did anyone hear Brit Hume say last week that if we didn’t get behind these Wars and support the Libyan mission then we were just simply not Reagan Republicans? I literally thought I’d throw up. I will never look at that man in the same light again.
I suppose there was just no way that we could be of the opinion that the Wars cause for trouble than they are worth or that our funneling monety through the military is not always the wisest investment or heavens sake the money could be better spent rebuilding the infrastructure in America.. Seriously Brit, that was the day you ceased to be a serious journalist. The entire FOX news network is really beginning to reek!
Report Post »fightback
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:07amHe let Stewarts acusations get to him. He thinks he has to be extra hard on Repubs now. what a schmuck
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:10am“Are you a flake?” This is something they’d never say to a male candidate. For heaven’s sake they never asked Donald Trump that question! Secondly, they’d never ask that question of a LIBERAL woman. This is reserved for strong willed conservative women like Palin or Bachmann.
Report Post »d
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:11amAbout Wallace, Somebody asks; “…why doesn’t he, along with other journalists, go after “flakes” on the left with the same intensity?”
Was it Last Sunday that Wallace took on Jon Stewart as a, “partisan newsman” and “clown”
Report Post »Nostraquedeo
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:19amFundamintaly change the Country… Heck lets Fundamintaly change the Slim in Washington.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:21amThis isn’t Chris Matthews, Micheal Smerconish or the rest of those clowns at MSNBC. Chris Wallace framed the question wrong. We all make verbal mistakes and he owned up to it by apologizing for it. She should act like an adult an accept the apology. Besides, as insulting the delivery may have been, the question was fair.
Frankly, she won’t have my vote regardless.I want someone who either served in the military (Allen West) or have actual administrative experience Rick Perry.
Grow up Bachmann.
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:21amSad and pathetic. Sad because no one ever asked Obama questions like that when he was running. Pathetic because the bias and double standard applied to Republican candidates vs Democrat ones is so obvious to anyone with eyes and ears, but the media practicing it don’t see it and deny it exists.
Report Post »urrybr
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:23amConservative women are soooooo hot!!
Report Post »encinom
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:25amI am waiting for her TV, “I am Not A Flake.”
She is of course, she has done nothing but prove how much a flake she is with her gaffs. That and the fact that she alienated her own family with her firnge “christian” beliefs.
Report Post »lemmings4obama
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:28am[What a marooooon……]
I’d consider him Chris more of a crimson, but a maroon is a good way to put it.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:34amAn apology should ALWAYS be offered JUST as publicly as it occurred.
Chris needs to invite her back on, at HER convenience, and apologize live, on-air.
Even a personal telephone call would have been better than posting a video online.
Seriously, Chris, invite her back on at her convenience and apologize live.
Your question perpetuates the ridiculous and belittling accusation.
I understand it MAY have been unintentional. You may have meant to offer her a platform to address her detractors, but, as a professional, you should have known not to phrase it as an accusational question, but rather a third-person offer to respond. i.e., “…what do you have to say to THOSE PEOPLE?”
I normally enjoy Chris, so this is a hiccough / hiccup, depending where you are from. (if you are a harvard elitist, ‘it depends from whence you originate’) lol
Report Post »HK-UMP_45ACP
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:37amHubba Hubba she looked good to me, I just turned the sound off and watched her mouth a lot.
Report Post »Iman Barak Hussein
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:37amwallace has just lost me as a viewer.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:47amIf ENCINOM hates her – I love her.
Report Post »If weak no testy “conservative” males don’t like her – I love her.
She says what she means and means what she says. – Novel for a politician
YEAHYOURIGHT
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:48amHere we go again…would anybody ask this of a male candidate?
Does every female conservative have to be smeared and demeaned?
I am glad Palin has been running interference. It gave Bachmann a little head start.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:49amI think his interview, and the resulting rhetoric, has affected Wallace.
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:51amLowclassass.. calls himself middle.* the twit asking the questions should have led with an apology.. that makes the flake in the clip ol’ Chris.
Report Post »Margyt
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:57amI think Fox as a whole is having some difficulty knowing how to be fair and balanced when logic and reason so clearly is not on the left. It leaves the need to be “hard hitting” to people on the right. I think we need to cut them some slack and be glad someone is giving the right a forum. People like Michelle Bachmann look good in that kind of light.
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:59amWith such a stupid, condescending question such as that, I’m sure Chris Wallace will have no problem moving in and then residing in one of those progressive alphabet news channels of his choosing. As for his apology, I don’t think it was sincere in the slightest, since Michele Bachmann wasn’t mentioned within it.
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:06amEcinom, given your blatant blind eye to Obamas constant ignorance and gaffe prone time in office you wouldn’t know a gaffe if it got up and bit you in the @$$. Her “gaffs” as you call them are more accurate then you have ever shown yourself of being here with your idiocy laced posts that amount to a steaming pile of donkey crap. And I don hate to say this but people lime you are becoming irrelevant because your lies are making you less and less credible as people are waking up and realizing the proverbial wool was pulled over their eyes by the man child Obama and his complicet media.
Report Post »RAS
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:12amFor the most part Chris Wallace seems to be even-handed, but every now and then his true left-leaning self shows through. One example I wrote to the show about was that every time he referred to the “Bush tax cut,” he always used the Democrats’ “Bush tax cut for the wealthy” terminology for it.
This “flake” question he asked Michelle Bachmann shows that too and she was right to not acknowledge the apology. He was echoing what the radical Alinski-style smear merchants on the left have been saying, and I think he was doing so purposefully with the intention to plant that idea in the minds of his viewers.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:13amI too watched the interview with Chris Wallace and was offended by that question. It made me feel very uncomfortable. She handled it well but it did remind me of the stupid questions or statements they always direct at Sarah. They would NEVER ask Biden that same question and in light of ALL the gaffes that obama has on record, DOUBLE CRUST FLAKEY barely covers it.
Report Post »Kerby Clark
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:16amI love her hair and makeup to be President you need to be well groomed at all times. No Way I could honestly vote for Dr. Virginia Foxx as President if she were running, she is not graceful and elegant enough (for example).
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:17amGo on vacation you mealy mouthed little worm, and take that fat piece of crap, Karl Rove with you, with friends like you two turds who needs that Fred Savage wannbe on MSNBC. Bachman Palin are not career politicians they don‘t talk at brake neck speeds of 3 words per minute parcing every word so you don’t what in the hell they believe IE. HILLARY CLINTON you don’t have a problem with john Mcclame changing his mind as often as his adult diaper, you don”t have a problem with Obama having a teleprompter plugged into his butt, and you don’t have a problem with him thinking there is 57 states when he is not. ALL THE LEFT HAS TO DO LEADING UP TO 2012 is play FOX news sound bites. I always thought you never fell to far away from your fathers closet liberal apple tree. Anyways go on vacation and if you go to Mexico I hope you drink the water, and if you go somewhere else have the Mussels I hear there delicious, feel free to stay on your trip until after the election this country has enough trouble right now and doesn’t need any more help with FLAKES LIKE YOURSELF.
Report Post »freeus
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:17amI am sick and tired of the way serious women candidates are being treated by “flakes”.
Report Post »You blew it Wallace.
hauschild
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:17am@D
Did Wallace refer to Stewart a “flake”???
Pay attention.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:18amHe was just asking the question that is on a lot of people’s mind. Admit it, she’s said some pretty wacky things.
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:26amI watched the interview Sunday morning and immediately picked up on the “flake” question. It was phrased in a way as to give credence to the far left’s accusations. Wallace became the useful idiot of the left’s attempt to belittle Bachmann.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:30amHe was paid or ordered to set her up to look like a fool. He is in on the NWO crap. He takes his marching orders from some faceless goon somewhere. He gets a phone call in the middle of the night, and gets his instructions. He is a creep. I never liked him at all. I can see right through him.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:31amWallace must be fired. Did he party his way through his journalism classes in college. He is just cashing in on his Pinko father’s reputation. Wallace is only in it for the money.
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:34am@Encinom-Monicne, You are the fake. That sure is clever using your handle backwards.
Report Post »freeus
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:40amBachmann should have pulled a “Christie” on Chris Wallace. Something like, “Chris, that is a stupid question. Can‘t you come up with better questions with Obama’s failed policies and the American economy in the tank?”
Report Post »When will these clowns stop asking questions like Coke or Pepsi?
flipper1073
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:43amHey , HAUSCHILD whats with the FLIPPER Name calling,
Report Post »putting Nancy Pelosi an flipper in the same sentence is not Kosher.
Same as Flake an Michelle Bachman Don’t belong in the same sentence.
teamarcheson
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:43amThere are courses titled “Argumentation” all Liberals take in college, law school, the internet and in the workplace. These courses are designed so you can to hit you opponent with so many accusations that they cannot possibly respond. Every American needs to take or be familiar with Argumentation and recognize it when you see Democrats using it. Chris Wallace was using Argumentation techniques against the Congresswomen. Insults and name calling are one of the many techniques of ARGUMENTATION.
Report Post »fatjack
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:09pmChris Wallace has just lost a viewer.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:29pm“techengineer11
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:55am
I’ve always found both father and son Wallace to be disgusting.. While there’s no denying his shrewdness, there’s something very dark about the man and I’m not just saying that because he’s a Neo-Con. He’s not Jewish is he?”
Why would you ask that, since, as it just so happens, according to wikipedia, he is part Jewish.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:43pm@middleclassprophet
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:56am
Why apologize for a legitimate question, which by the way the answer to is a resounding “YES”?
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, you have certainly explained yourself, MCP.
When one judges or criticizes someone, he is actually talking about himself.
Thank you for your candor.
ronmorgen
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:47pmShe handled the interview well and came out on top. Bachmann for President
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 12:51pmIf Michele is a flake what the Hell is Obama & Biden? Those 2 have said 1000 stupid things and it’s only been 2-1/2 years. This lady is more honest than the whole Obama & Biden families combined. This is what the Libs tried to do to Sarah Palin.
Her family get’s crap all the time.
Palin’s little Girl (Piper) get’s more crap than Obama. What a joke.
Report Post »muhamadhater
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:00pmI couldnt have said it better Calmancollected…Wel said!!!
Report Post »AmericanSince1619
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:01pmNow I‘m sure I’m get flamed for this, but I asked myself, If a candidate for the President of the United States says they are given instructions by God, shouldn’t that person be absolutely honest? Maybe not honest ALL the time, but maybe at least 100% of the time when talking about being called on by God?
Glenn says do your own research, so I did, I have seen her saying something in her own words, and I for one don’t like what I see.
You decide for yourselves.
I ran into this video of Michele Bachmann saying that God called on her to run for the Minnesota Senate, and she says on video “…and in the midst of all this, as if we did not have enough to do, He called me to run for the Minnesota state senate. I have no idea, and no desire to be in politics, absolutely none.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af4cRJ8A308
This was the 2000 Minnesota Election, but just a year earlier…
Bachmann decided to run for the Stillwater School Board herself in 1999. In a move that still irks many locals, the state’s Republican Party lined up a slate of candidates, for what was supposed to be a nonpartisan race. There were five open seats that year, and 19 candidates. The GOP-endorsed candidates became known locally as the “Slate of Five.” Cecconi, who was running for re-election, says, “There was this overwhelming sentiment that we didn’t want our school system politicized.”
Report Post »http://www.citypages.com/2006-10-04/news/the-chosen-one/3/
Pujols
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:05pmRemember who raised Chris.
His Daddy is Mike Wallace and that Guy is way out in ‘Left Field’.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:09pmYou are all missing the point. Both were right. Sometimes it takes the hard and ‘flaky’ questions to see the real person behind the answer. We saw Chris for who he is and we saw Michelle for who she is. For both of those, I now have a different perspective on both people, but not enough of one to prevent me from watching Chris or preventing me from voting for Michelle. However, Michelle needs to get a backbone and Chris needs to think before speaking. They were gaffes at best and WE ALL DO THAT, DON’T WE???? He that is without sin, cast the first stone. However, having said that, we all know the liberals will tear them both apart forever and ever, yet when liberals, such as their beloved Dictator Obama says a gaffe, like 56 or 57 states, or the fact that a soldier, who made it home alive (when he was actually dead), then it is excusable – NOT, but I digress. When people make gaffes, so what? LET US ALL MOVE ON TO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS, SHALL WE?
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:13pmIman Barak Hussein:
Report Post »If that is all it takes to lose you as a viewer, thank God you don’t know me, as I make mistakes too. I am so sorry that you do not make any, Mr. Perfect. In fact, if I KNEW you in real life, I do not believe I would WANT to be friends with you. You are the person who mocks and taunts, but will not come out of the shadows….typical of a leftist progressive. Troll somewhere else, would you? Pretty please? We have more important issues to discuss.
CatB
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:15pmChris .. what a snotty question .. you FLAKE!
TEA!
Report Post »No_Comment
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 1:50pmHmm.. So I guess asking him “Are you an idiot ?” wouldn’t be taken as an insult by him (using his logic) ? lol
Report Post »NotWaiting4Godot
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:16pmI want Chris to ask that question to each of the other candidates, on both sides, including Obama. That’s the only way to effectively smooth out the wrinkles that Wallace made in the so-called playing field.
Was Wallace intentionally or unintentionally firing the starting gun to begin the “Borking” of Bachmann? If anyone is unfamiliar with the term “Bork[ing]“, it’s synonymous with the term “de-palinanate.”
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:19pmFrankly it really makes Chris look bad because it makes him look like he doesn’t understand the meaning of the word. In general it means unreliable. Making “questionable statements” has nothing what so ever to do with being a flake. If you want a prime example of a flake, look at BHO, he’s broken so many promises you have to assume every word he utters is lie. No that is a real flake!
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:34pmI agree. Chris Wallace had his head up his butt so far that his apology doesn’t need an answer. That was a intentional and well aimed direct insult to Michelle Bachman and the only reason he apologized is that she gave him such a strong rebuttal that he didn’t know what to do. I have seen Chris go very hard on conservatives in the past while he has normally been quite easy on libstards. I always thought he did this because he had a hard time getting ******** on his show. Good for Michelle for standing up to him. BTW, Glenn was asked by Chris if Glenn is nuts. There‘s something here that doesn’t meet the eye.
Report Post »calebgs83
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:47pmFox should punish Wallace for his inflammatory sexist question.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:50pmHe should have followed her “indignant” response with a question on why she would say some of the more outrageous things she has said, and their have been many. If it is the Palin say controversial things to get cheap media attention for being “out there” than she is similarly a fake. So she is either a flake or a fake. I would suggest she is probably both.
Report Post »BlazingPatriot
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:57pmChris Wallace is a very competent and professional news show host who seems to as of late have an insatiable urge to push the wrong buttons. Often, his arrogant way and demeanor is not appropriate and would be better suited for the opposition.
Report Post »Italia
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 2:59pmI think it’s a great idea for Michelle Bauchmann to make as many enemies as she can, beginning at the same start time as her campaign begins. If she can‘t handle Fox News’ Chris Wallace’s questions, wait until she gets out among the rest of America, especially now that she‘s put herself out there as being squeemish she can’t count on even more insulting questions from around the globe just picking at her weak spot.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:00pmIf Bachmann is a flake, I guess that makes pelosi a fruit loop. Sheila jackson lee is a cuckoo puff. Wasserman shultz is frankenberry.
These people are seriously getting steamrolled in Nov2012. This type of BS only sits well with the commies and libs- starting to be a blurry definition.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:01pmI have to say,even though Michelle Bachmann epitomises everything I can’t stand in terms of beliefs[short of her being against abortion,as I am], what wallice so glibly,callously, maliciously said to her was atrocious and unprofessional.That she handled it with grace after the way he publicaly insulted her is to her credit.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:03pmEncinom is a joke. Always has been alwyas will be. My only regret is that his daddy didnt have a napkin handy as to save us from having to try to cleanse the skidmanrk he created on the underpants of society.
Encinom= epic Blaze fail. Chump
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:10pmThe whole thing was a set up so she could dodge the stupid stuff she used to say to get attention. I don’t believe any interview on Fox would ever be even remotely neutral, let alone controversial.
Report Post »minnierv
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 3:43pmSince when is talking about Anti-America members of Congress a gaffe? They would have to not exist for it to be a gaffe.
Report Post »He definitely could have phrased the question a little better if his intention was to give her the opportunity to respond to the haters that want to discredit her rather than asking, “Are you a flake”.
snuss
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 4:33pmThat was a hostile interview by News Sunday host Chris Wallace. His questions were in attack form and poorly vetted as many were not relevant to candidate Michelle Bachmann.
I’ve never watched anything like this used on any candidate during a Fox News interview.
Michelle Bachmann is correct in not accepting this insincere apology from Chris Wallace, he’s right about one thing, he has a lot to learn, as it is now he‘s no different then Katy Couric’s hatchet job on Sarah Palin.
Chris Wallace is an inside the beltway idiot that been smelling his own poo way too long.
Go get um Michelle Bachmann we understand where you’re coming from, of course were Americans, makes a difference.
Report Post »CrackersSmurf
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 4:59pmThis coming from the guy who kissed NAncy Pelosi’s bottom repetitiously for 15 minutes. How wouldn’t you expect this moronic behavior from a confirmed liberal biased twit. He should be on CNN or A/NB/CBS . Ridiculous Beck time!
Report Post »emcee
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 5:25pmIf she doesn‘t like people asking her if she’s a flake, maybe she should stop spouting crazy nonsense.
Report Post »calebgs83
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 5:49pmI am beyond mad about the constant sexual and intellectual defamation of conservative women. You know that Wallace would never ask that same question of Pelosi, Wasserman_Shultz…Stop giving our women the “special treatment”!
Report Post »Paydert33
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 6:46pm@PUJOLS Your first post is right-on. Talk about nail-on-the-head! o-loser and bite-me have gaffes out the Wah-zoo. The msm only laughs at bite-me and says…..that’s joe being joe. With o-loser….they say he is tired and had a long day. Choooooooches ahoy!
Report Post »imreddog
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 6:50pmI don’t believe that calling Bachmann a flake was unintentional. The plick knew exactly what he was doing… trying to do what they have done to Palin, which is paint her as just another dumb-arsed woman that isn’t qualified to be President. He is just not that stupid…. but he is that evil.
Report Post »Bob
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 7:18pmBet she knows how many states there are, in the country she wishes to be President of!!!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 7:20pmyou aint seen nuttin yet…wait till the radical marxists pull out team 1.
Report Post »Mr. Miyagi
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 7:41pmIf asked question of man candidate so, when you stop beating wife? , answer no matter, question still out there, to be pick up and run by other media! Question bad! No accept appology, beside apology give to wrong person, apology should be give to viewer, and Fox news!
Report Post »If Mrs.Bachmann accept appology?, question, could be seen valid in some circle, if she no accept, question, be seen as stupid, should not be ask! accept apology?, seen as one wish to media carve her path, be squishy candidate, walk middle of road.
Walk this side of road , safe, walk other side of road, safe, , walk middle of road? kkqqish! get squashed like grape!
If hold true to value, no accept apology! Apology ask of wrong person!
Mrs. Bachmann, Miyagi see as smart woman, see what happen to friend! Mrs Palin, no let media make fool of,
but Miyagi, also see Mrs Palin make fool of media!
BWAAAA! , hahahahaha, Hahahahahah!
follow bus! make fool of self! swarming every stop like insect! BWahahahah!
Miyagi no laugh so hard in long time!
HumbleMan
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 7:43pmChris Matthews is an idiot. I have less kind words for him, but none are fit to publish here. I will say this: “Chris … go crawl under a rock with Fareed”,
This woman is likely to be more historic than BHO as I believe she will be the first woman president. If Col. West would run with her … I would vote for them in either order. But until he does … Michele has my vote.
I‘m done with Fox if they don’t fire him. He crossed the line.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 7:58pmTHAT hurt her personaly! it‘s sad I’M mad but we both got to get over it ! got a country in the gutters………
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:07pmloaded question and a fake apology….they think they can get away with flagrant insults by apologizing. I would not have accepted it either. Sooner or later it will splash back into their faces.
Report Post »six6six
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 9:11pmOMG! Does this mean Fox is part of the “lame stream media”?
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 10:45pmHe has always been a liberal.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:03pmHow dare he throw in a gotcha question and stray from the pre approved softballs he was supposed to throw. I smell Soros.
Report Post »AND if Bachmann was truly a flake, she would probably come out with some hairbrained quote in the next couple of days…..oh wait…
Viet Vet
Posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:24pmI think an atheist would find her words about God insulting, but not the other 80% of the people.
Report Post »pschlentz
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:06amYou go Michelle, never mind that MeatHead!!
Report Post »Agnes
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:14amI think he should retire. He obviously has a case of dimentia.
Report Post »5plus2
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:15amLet it go … one of Obama’s most juvinile traits is that he has such a thin skin. I can’t stand words like “flake” that dismiss a person without any substance, fact, or discussion, yet politics is not for the weak of heart. I like MB a LOT, but if that’s the most “insulting” thing said to her, then she’s doing great. She’s a formidable candidate. She handled it just fine, and that should be a testimony to anyone that has that criticism, tho’ it seems, if anyone would dismiss her like that, they either don’t know her, or aren’t going to be persuaded anyway ….
Report Post »indy1
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 9:26amYou need to update this story…Michele said on Hannity last night that she talked to him by phone Monday evening and accepted his apology.
Report Post »tjintac
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:28pmI liked Chris Wallace, Couldnt belive it was a Fox interview and wondered what would happen if he ask Mitt or Barrack that same question, she should have slapped him, that would have been news and the press would have covered that exchange.
Report Post »Virginia
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:46pmShe did accept his apology when he called her, personally, and apologized. What a classy lady. That is just what she should have done and she handled it perfectly.
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:28pmGail_B_Bell: “She believes marriage is 1-Man, 1- Woman; (Like CheezWhiz says; a Gay Jihadi marrying a Lesbian Jihadess is, A- OK with Ms Bachmann).”
A “gay” and a “lesbian” would be long dead (the rule of LAW) before they even had a chance to marry. And with that right and unwavering statement, I officially announce my candidacy for President Of The United States! (And, yes, I DO have an AMERICAN birth certificate.)
Report Post »RJO
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 8:34pmWallace is a “mole” at FOX……..a chip off the “old” block (head). That being the now 124 year old Mike Wallace. The younger Wallace has a boring nasal quality in his style and delivery….which was extremely difficult to hear as he had his head up the old wazoooooo again (butt)….I digress.
Any credibility for Wallace is gone…one more reason to shut off FOX.
How insulting.
More accurately…imagine if someone asked Christopher if he was a journalistic “butt head” on national television. Inappropriate……………yes. Accurate…………..YES!
Sexism lives on and is “acceptable” when talking to a non-Marxist/Progressive female.
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Posted on June 29, 2011 at 12:31amI have always liked Chris Wallace…… and I continue to like him. So, he messed up and he directly apologized to her……….. and she did accept. Are you saying a person isn’t allowed to error once? Give Chris a break……….. and it did give Michelle a chance to get her assets out there….. I’m sure Chris will be much more careful from now on. He is NOT a closet liberal…….. I would hope conservatives would not do what liberals do all the time and that’s turn on someone for one mistake !! Conservatives are better than that….. at least, I think they are !
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Posted on June 29, 2011 at 4:47amI wrote immediately to Fox expressing my outrage and asking for public censure. This was a “hit”.
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