Bachmann/Leno Interview: Lots of Questions, Few Laughs
- Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:48pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Minnesota Congresswoman and Republican Candidate for President Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Friday. The late night host apologized for the occasional jokes made at her expense in the past, like all politicians, but skipped the pleasantries after that. Commentators have written that Leno “grilled,” pressed, and showed a “sharp edge” to Bachmann, when questioning the candidate on her positions in regards to gay marriage, the HPV vaccine, and the Tea Party’s “conviction” during the debt-ceiling debate.
News Busters Noel Sheppard describes the interview;
“Rather than the light, humorous banter politicians normally get when on late night comedy programs, the Republican presidential candidate was interrogated for four minutes about the Texas HPV vaccine issue.”
The portion of the interview described by Sheppard was condensed in this clip from the Media Research Center:
Leno also questioned Bachmann on the center run by her and husband, asserting his view: “That whole ‘pray the gay away’ thing, I don’t get that.“ After Bachmann tried to deflect the question by jokingly comparing the phrase to ”a mid-life crisis thing, ‘prayer raises grey’,” Leno continued press the issue.
“To me, when I was a kid, they used to try and teach me to write right-handed … to me that‘s the same thing if you’re gay. I’ve been married 31 years, first wife, very happy. Two gay guys get married, how does that affect my marriage?”
Bachmann’s full interview on The Tonight Show can be scene at NBC.com.
Do you think Leno ambushed Bachmann during what was supposed to be a friendly interview? Or simply made conversion by having the candidate explain her side to criticisms she has received from primary candidates and liberal pundits?
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AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:39amLeno thought he’d prove himself worthy by trying to be a USEFUL liberal idiot as opposed to the USELESS one he usually is; he thought wrong.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:44amInterview?
No, it was a … “roast” curtsey of NBC’s …Jeffrey Immelt … Obamas Job Creator in China..
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:47amoops meant “courtesy”
Report Post »Just-sayin
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:03pmI don’t think Michelle handled these issues well at all. She has an opportunity to bring the issue back to principles and punted. These are issues that she needs to address thoughtfully and with conviction. The issue with gay marriage Jay states wrongly “Gay marriage doesn’t effect my marriage” That is a red herring and needs to be challenged. It’s not about “his” marriage, it is about what is best for society as a whole. It is proven over and over that strong marriages between a man & woman create stronger communities, healthier children, more prosperity within society. You simply just need to look and the black community with its 75%+ out of wedlock birth rate to validate this. Those children suffer financially, educationally, emotionally.
With the HPV issue she again punted although tried to address the main issue but did so poorly. The issue is not about the vaccine itself but the horrible overreach of those in power. Perry used his authority to do what he wanted with total disregard for the elected representatives of the citizens of his state. Now he wants to be President. Haven’t we had enough of that type of “leadership”?
Report Post »KStret
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:40pmWhen has Jay Leno ever asked anyone a tough question?
Report Post »Kalish
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:08pmWell Jay, let me see if I can enlighten you, Marriage was founded in religion, and it has always been between a man and a woman, period, it is a religious ceremony between a man and a woman, this is ALL religions. Now if the gay’s wanted equal rights, they could change the domestic partnership laws to equal the marriage rights, problem solved ! BUT that is not what the gay groups want, they want to redefine the word marriage to fit to their lifestyle, and God will never honor it
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:15pmJust-sayin:
I agree 100% and I’m a fan of Bachman. I think she is right on with her positions but was very disappointed with her responses to Leno. I don’t know if she was nervous, out of her element or what but she wasn’t at her best for sure. She completely missed the ball on the HPV vaccine issue, the bigger issue is that Perrys campaign manager worked for Merck, who stood to make a lot of $ with forcing this immunization on children. It’s the issue of inflicting laws on the people your supposed to represent in order to benefit friends and political donors. Also on the gay marriage, when he asked why is the Tea Party concerned with this she should have quite simply said “they’re not”. She could explain why SHE is against gay marriage, which she attempted to weakly, but should have reinforced the fact that the Tea Party is about fiscal responsibility and not social issues.
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:45pmbachman’s an Obama. She has never accomplished anything. Oh, and she’s a loon
Report Post »ktowers
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:26pm“It’s not about “his” marriage, it is about what is best for society as a whole.”
@just-sayin,
To infringe on someone‘s individual rights because it’s best for society as a whole is a progressive mindset. Just because you look to God to justify your actions instead of the state does not change that fact. Government has no business doing anything, including defining marriage, that falls outside its one and only mandate of protecting individual rights.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:59pm@j JUST SAYIN.. You are right.. how can we teach children to lead happy productive healthy lives if we legalize gay unions.Marriage was created by God for one man and one woman and is to be a model for our covenant relationship with Him. I makes perfect sense.. and to grant that to ones acting in abomination to Him is not even possible.That would be a mockery. I appreciate that bachman is not for shoving anything down our throats..remember Obamacare? He didn’t give one whit about “we tthe people” As for HPV.. I’d like to know the stats of how many come down with cancer. I knew of one.. but she said that there are hundreds of strains…how convenient. Here is a link if you want to check the candidates and their issues.
Report Post »http://www.ontheissues.org/Michele_Bachmann.htm#Energy_+_Oil
ACLUHater
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:03pmLeno and Letterman were separated at birth. Both dumb arses.
Report Post »lindathepatriot
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:05amI don’t recall Leno questioning Arnold or Obama like this. Leno is an A$$.
Report Post »EL Pazmanio
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:12amHe’s a self-righteous liberal. That’s how they treat Republicans.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:14ami LUV Michele !
Report Post »But she comes off a little nieve. She needs to realize no-one in Hollywierd is on her side!
I‘ve seen her do some Abc Cbs Nbc interviews she seems to think they’re gonna give her a fair shake?……….Sarah I know has told her ” their out to getcha girl ! “
1bambam
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:42amI think Leno just jumped the shark……bye bye Jay
Report Post »blue_sky
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:53am==================================
This weekend is The Constitution Day.
RON PAUL’s fans – donate at RonPaul2012
The rest, keep voting for more of the same. No need to worry, your candidates are well funded by bankers and lobbyists.
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Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:20amConservatives always get asked/re-asked tougher questions than socialist liberals. Notice how questions will be asked different ways until they either back the person into a corner or finally give up.
Michelle’s problem was that she should have made the case that Perry was over-stepping his authority by trying to force citizens to partake in something that he should have kept out of. She could have stuck to the fact that no matter how well intensioned, that Gov. has to stay out of decisions of private citizens. She could have built that case based on Perry’s record.
He is not the guy we need to replace Obama.
Report Post »Obeckian1984
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:22amI wish Jay would have asked her what she thinks about Obama’s Connecticut Social Security Number ?
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzobXB55RBg&feature=related
HKS
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:14amLeno bashes Palen, Bachmann and conservatives in general every day, so Jay was doing as expected. I question the wisdom of her even going there, but if you must she should have been ready with some sensitive counter fire for him. Like “Jay why do you bash and belittle women all the time on your show?” and let him explain and keep them coming faster than he can answer. The best defense is always a good offense. Yes Jay is a liberal moron just like most Hollywood types, so if it looks like a duck and all that stuff.
Report Post »blue_sky
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:24am========== BREAKING NEWS. California GOP straw poll ================
1. PON PAUL – 45%
2. Perry – 29%
3. Romney – 9%
4. Bachmann – 8%
If you are against endless wars, torture, bail outs to monopolies, and for sound money, constitution and liberty, do not wait for general election, join GOP to nominate RON PAUL in primaries.
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Dirty Harry
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:46amI am a disappointed former Bachman supporter. Disappointed to learn that she’ll lie repeatedly just like other politicians.
She has rolled out a host of half truthes and outright lies about Perry’s “HPV” issue. Example: Perry did NOT admit that his Executive Order was “an abuse of power,” as Bachman said to Leno. Perry admitted he should have done it through the Texas Legislature, but he did NOT say it was an abuse of power.
Bachman will get no money and no support or respect from me. She has shown to be dishonest.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:54amMichele did a fine job. She looked beautiful, dignified and poised. We could do a lot worse, Blazers.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:18amWhy, why, why … would Bachmann go on this Democrats Show?
The Hollowwood Limo Liberals LOVE the Fashion Accessory they bought and paid as a President
wth they have NOTHING to lose!
When will the Republicans learn.. Hollowwood hates you they don’t like anything about you
they will never vote for you… and they will do EVERYTHING in their power while you are on camera to discredit you.
Incredible isn’t it that Leno who has made millions by everything Republicans stand for would never vote for one.. he is just “another” hypocrite.
Report Post »He has nothing to loose .. go buy another car Leno…
GeorgieJo
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:24amJAY LEENO’s paycheck comes from NBC/JeffyImeltdown
Poor Jay Next week on HoosierHornyDavoLettersmen show has COLDPLAY as a (gasp) guest
Ya know the GwenniePaltroon’s hubby
The father of Apple
Musician who advocates socialism?
HOW many cars does JayLeeno have?
Report Post »AS MANY as GE/Jeffy lets him have..
JAY?
You are a CINO comic in name only
Leave LAX Go back to Massachewsups
and take ALL the GE/JEFF money you can.
Stuck_in_CA
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:25am@ Obeckian1984 It’s all still bubbling. Things are heating up.
Report Post »http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2011/09/16/pat-boones-blast-past-obamas-kenyan/
conservativeamericanmom
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:34amMichelle could have emphasized the aspect of personal freedom and parental rights more with Jay, but all-in-all she did a great job and was a fine representative for us. She is intelligent, well-spoken, and poised, not to mention beautiful. Moreover, the crowd seemed to be on her side.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:39amHey Blue, Your attitude is just why no one like’s Paulites or Paul.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:14amI find it sad that they forced her to appear on the show – when they have not forced the other candidates to be questioned by the pig Leno.
TEA
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:25pmLike what? You Tea Party freaks aren’t happy unless the interviewer is on their knees genuflecting – like that weeklong reach-around we had to suffer through on the Dick Cheney Pre-Death Redemption Tour. What an absolute disgrace that was.
Maybe if one of these conservative yokels actually had the brains and the balls to answer a question, you wouldn’t be jammed into the corer whining “It’s a gotcha question!” every time they say something stupid.
Your only hope, and your only approach to date, is convinced the dumbest 51% of Americans that it’s a miracle when geese fly by.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:03amAnd further more Im sick and tired of the Media and the hollywood elite keeping this Gay junk upfront topic. The last time I looked being gay does not make this country turn from a economic stand point. Gay is a personal choice so leave it that way and keep the dam politics/government out of it and out of my life. I’m sick an tired of Gay rights issues there a minority group in this country and will remain that way.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:57amAmen ! !
Report Post »miljr11
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:35amIt used to be that minorities and aliens conformed to what made this country great. The individual’s rights are paramount, but the majority was never meant to infringe or conform to the individual.
Report Post »ZJD92
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:47amThe majority of citizens in this country are women as well so I guess that means men should be completely ignored and stripped of all their rights to freedom and happiness. Great point you made there I never thought of it like that.
Report Post »conservativeamericanmom
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:38amI totally agree.
Report Post »As I See It
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:41amHow about we all stop using the soft and pretty term of “gay” – the word is homosexual. It’s like with everything else, if something is given a softer, more word-friendly term then it‘s more easily digestible by the public and eventually you’ll swallow it. Homosexual Rights, Homosexual Marriage, Homosexual Pride Parade – if you start calling it what it is, it doesn’t sound quite so pretty and palatable, now does it?
Report Post »lindathepatriot
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:01amI don’t recall Leno questioning Obama or Arnold like this when they were on his show. He just laughed and joked with them, but never asked them serious questions. Leno is an A$$. That is why his shows have tanked.
Report Post »EL Pazmanio
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:10amMy point exactly. Why are we surprised? These media outlets will always do what Jeno just did while giving liberals a pass. This will happen again and again and again. Avoid these shows. Go on fair and balanced channels (basically FOX news channel – to sum degree) and find other ways to reach us.
I better not see some Republican go on MTV or VH1 because I’m going to puke if they do. Yes, I know you want free publicity! You want America to get to know you. Find another way!
Report Post »Mrs. Bowers
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:58amI was a little piqued at Jay. He’s given so many in the past a free pass and no confrontational questions. It’s always been lighthearted and fun. Jay to me sounded more like he was gunning for Michele, he did sound like a reporter digging for a scoop. This was out of character for him.
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:57amShe wasn‘t made to look bad by Leno and maybe he’s afraid of Obama’s thugs considering the industry he survives from is ran by unions. I don’t care if people are gay either. That’s between them and their friends and family. God might have something to say at some point as well. But we should not judge unless we wasn’t to be judged. And everyone has their own demons.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:54amShe handled herself professionaly, Leno just tryed to stump her into making a gaph comment. The LIBS are scared of her and Palin PERIOD. Bachman and Palin stand for whats right and wrong in this country. The libs dimiss them at everyturn. We better pay attention to what Rep bachman has to say about Obama Care it seems to me she has read that Socialist takover pretty dam good. If you all remember or have short term memories she stated in one of the debates that Barry and company stuck in millions and millions of postdated checks to fund Obamacare. When Bachman speaks I listen. She maynot be perfect but By God she would be 1000% better than what this country is stuck with right now.
Report Post »EL Pazmanio
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:49amWhen will all these naive Republican politicians learn to STOP going on these self-righteous, biased, liberal media outlets??? They get what they deserve. Jay is a moron. I’m sure after the show they all high-fived and gave him all kinds of kudos on how he gave Michelle “what for.”
Fox news is viewed by more Americans than any other show. Go on that channel, visit conservative talk shows and do town halls all across the country and you’ll do fine. Stop expecting to win over liberals. They are intolerant, hateful hypocrites. Yeah, I’m being pretty tame with my words.
Report Post »lindathepatriot
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:56amI don’t recall Jay Leno questioning Arnold
Report Post »or any other male politician when they appeared on his show. Why is he questioning Bauchman like this. Leno is an A$$.
Applehead
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:56amThey have to try and reach different demographics, people who don’t watch FOX or typical political junky news outlets! Mostly the younger generation is up that late watching Leno, Letterman and Fallon! Heck, FOX NEWS gives them much exposure by playing clips, along with Stewart, to which I don’t understand!!
Report Post »MichaelMs
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:43amThe candidates that run need to realize that most of the media is not going to be fair..doesn‘t matter if it’s a host or new anchor. We have to start calling them on it.
Report Post »Rabidconservative
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:39amDamn the media’s gay propganda is directly ouy of the book “After the Ball – How America will conquer its fear and hatred of Gays in the 90s” Hopefully people will realize they are being conditioned through media propganda.
Report Post »MacWell
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:46amThe 90′s?
Report Post »Hell man, this gay agenda has been in effect since the 60′s. It all started with one little woman who took on we the people, and beat us, or I should say we allowed her to beat us. What do you expect when G_d is thrown out of the classroom? I remember discussing this very topic with a few friends in the 60′s, the gay issue. While living in SF in 66-68 one of the many issues we hippys discussed was the plight of the homosexual, or so we were told. Being a stupid, liberal kid, I thought they were right, after all, if 2 men want to play hide the salami? why should I care. As long as they’re discreet, they should be able to do what they want, right? Well, little did we know what was in store for the future. The homosexual lobby has been in the background for decades fighting against all that is good and pure. they will not stop until they’re fully allowed to do whatever they wish, including indoctrinate your and my children. We are seeing the result of their work now, in the classroom, and it makes me want to puke.
Specialeduc8r
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:38amNot surprised at all. Embrace this truth, the mainstream media is not our friend. With that being said, please forgive me for saying, Michelle you made this bed you have to sleep in it. You need to fall on your sword and wrap things up.
rdietz7
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:59amYou should consider falling on your sword jerk.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:34amSad how types like Leno feel compelled to talk about meaningless issues, only because they stem from republicans. If only these idiots would begin to shame the losers in this country, we’d all be much better off.
Report Post »mils
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:48amwe can’t base a presidency on ONE ISSUE……abortion, vaccines, gays etc…it has to be a rounded person that is going to save this country from economic collapse..then we can deal with things…we based the last presidential race on one thing..skin color AND WE WILL BE PAYING FOR IT FOR MANY YAERS TO COME.
WHO THE HELL DOES LENO THINK HE IS?..oh..yes, a Hollywood liberal..i forgot for a moment….
leno should be asked a couple of pointed questions…does he hate female candidates..and why does he try to demean republicans in particular…
Report Post »….he’s always putting conservatives down and we no longer watch his show..
Center right
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:02amLeno goes after Obama pretty hard with the jokes. You people hate someone putting Bachmann in her place, but I am conservative, and this Bachmann will never run this country. I will not vote for her, I will not say I did that to this country.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:16amJay, it’s about Obama stupid. Oh, and tell Michele Bachmann the same thing please. These conservatives have got to put the focus on Obama and get off this back biting bit they are doing. I thnk they can all compete with each other and still call Obama the ass he is.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:21amYeah – no kidding.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:25amI do not care if Bachmann kicks her dog, thinks there are 57 states, beats her kids, is a lousy house keeper, or spits on the floor. The only thing I care about is who her first US Supreme Court nominee will be.
Report Post »Bill_
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:10amFriends, I have been a big fan of Michele Bachman and was thrilled when she jumped in to the race. This entire vaccination flap and her position that “it may have side effects” smacks of a bit of nuttz. Like we (conservatives) need to give the liberal media yet another reason to define us as wide eyed crazys looking for a bad guy under our bed is not good politics. Ms. Bachman, luv ya, but ur done.
Report Post »BCW
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:32amBill: There have been many deaths and injuries due to this vaccination. I suggest you Google Gardasil and click on the warnings and info. on side effects. That’s what I did and I wish Bachmann would have had her staff Google Gardasil so she could have given the actual numbers.
Report Post »Dr Vel
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:46amShe is a caring mother how can you call her nuts. These injections forced on young girls have been proven to cause alarming rates of cancer and other diseases. If I had a daughter over my dead body would they take her and inject poison into her against both hers and my will. God gives people His children to care for and every parent will at judgment answer for that care, whether for reward or for punishment. You speak without knowledge, I suggest you study the monkey viruses prevalent in all of today’s vaccines. SV-40 is a good place to begin your study. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV40
The viruses caused by these vaccines persist in the girls bodies causing tumors. This has been known since the decades ago beginning by all in the science, especially the most famous virus researcher of all who hailed from Montana. So shut up and study.
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:12amI totally agree – At first, I excused it as possible PMS – but now I’m starting to believe the women is whacked out nuts.
I never hear Bachmann say anything about the 200 executive orders that Obama has passed this year alone – each at a cost of 100 Million each. Keep it up Bachmann, and will have another 4 years of Obama.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:36ambcw, there was an opt out option. I had my pediatrician almost insist I get my 11 year old BOY vaccinated because boys are carriers. I said, he’s 11, he doesn’t even get to be alone with a girl, not dating, not meeting somewhere, thank you but I’ll teach abstinance first, responsibility second.
Report Post »jerannco
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:04amIt’s no secret that the Libs and mainstream media are not sympathetic to conservatives in general, Christianity or the Tea Party. Why should they be? These things challenge the very core of their progressive and watered-down views of our Constitution and the core values of America as it used to be. Hollywood should be seen for what it is: make believe. Stick with the jokes Jay and leave the serious stuff to those who know what they are doing.
Report Post »Center right
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:04amBachmann loves to accuse Perry of this donation from a former staffer, but really did she just compare it to Obama’s thing. Murk has given Perry campaign money, along with others, and they may have even got some good treatment for it (i doubt it) but think about this, when Obama had his favorite, he gave the company 500 million dollars, Perry got 29,000 from these people over 7 years, and he maid a law that would have helped save lives, Obama’s did nothing but cost tax payers money. Bachmann has become the attack dog for the left, and her and Romney should keep it to the issue, and not give the liberals a sound bite to use against our candidate. If Bachmann is not smart enough to at least have this lady researched when she makes a claim, do we need her making choices about our foreign policy. The polls may not show it now, but Romney has no chance to beat Obama, for this reason. When Karl Rove got Bush reelected, he did it when Bush was lagging in the polls. The reason was because Rove was able to tell the country that John Kerry was not to be trusted, because he has changed his position so many times. Romney is the same way, he has had so many position that the liberals will rightly claim that we cannot trust Romney. Perry will not have this problem. He admits he was wrong on an issue (Reagan like) and sticks to his positions whether the establishment says he shouldn’t (Reagan like) and he is a tough guy who will not take the bs from the left (Reagan like).
Report Post »neverending
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:24amHe did admit he was wrong – what a genuine leader should do and she needs to get over it. Guess she thinks she hit a winning point but sorry Michele – zoom in on the dire issues we are facing.
Report Post »FreedomWitness
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:47pmGay Leno, next time you talk to Obama ask him about his support for letting babies that survive an abortion being left to die in a closet. Now there’s a line of questioning we will NEVER see.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 12:23amBachmann has strong presence, I’ll give you that. But evoking fear about a vaccine that is saving countless women from cervical cancer, based on some anonomous woman who presumably approached her after the debate the vaccine cause mental retardation in her daughter, is irresponsible. Her remark was a throw away one, meant to appeal to her base, but those kind comments marginalize her. She’s a loose cannon, not someone we want for President, even if it is true that God wants her to be President.
That vaccine has been given to millions of females, and probably saved countless lives, all without any reported problems.
Maybe God is saying something else.
Is this the best the Tea Party has to offer?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:41pmMr. Leno …. where were the tough questions for Obama .. I remember lots of laughs and softball questions … TYPICAL!
TEA!
Report Post »FreedomWitness
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:37pmWho was that BLIMP interviewing Michelle Bachmann. Where is Jay Leno?
Report Post »Scott Freitas
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:32pmGiven the odd venue, I guess it‘s no surprise that Michelle Bachmann didn’t waste her time trying to point out that the phrase “gay marriage” contains about as much logic as “hot snow”.
There were, after all, many valid reasons Jesus mostly remained silent when forcibly dragged into the presence of various political and religious authorities–the bulk of whom no doubt would have understood His words about as well as I would understand spoken Mandarin Chinese.
Marriage at the time of America’s founding belonged exclusively to the churches, and to the people. It was an institution which aroused no so-called “controversy” because not even the most rabid non-Christian would have tried to argue that it was anything other than what it was, and had always been all throughout the history of Western civilization: the life-long union of a man and a woman.
We Americans live today in a culture which is both UNintellectual and ANTI-intellectual. The long-established purpose of education–which was the impartation of learned truth (“truth” in an objective sense, rather than today’s spoiled-brat “I am God!! and make my OWN “truth” solely for MYSELF)–has long since been discarded in favor of drilling government-approved propaganda into the minds of children too ignorant to understand what is being done to them. As shown, in one of many ways, by the fact that younger people (below age 25, in particular) are so universally enthusiastic and supportive of the oxymoronic
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:32pmJay stunk.
He kept pushing Michele on an issue that Perry ADMITTED WAS A MISTAKE. It’s his deal, not hers.
Also, he was all over the place trying to link the Tea Party with her counseling center? Really, Jay?
Jay Leno = yet another puppet of the anti-Christian Liberal agenda.
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:03pmWould like to see them impromptu, unscripted. Leno couldn’t stand without a bank of writers and prompts. Michele, however, needs to get the difference between “quid pro quo”, and “crony capitalism”correct. The Implications here would be a crime on Perry’s part. PLEASE stop devouring one another, and focus on “Buffoon”.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:00pmSaw his chance to look like a serious news commentator for the pop crowd. Republicans had better set rules of engagement up in advance if they are going to subject themselves to lib interrogation. They have no friends in the lamestream media period.
Report Post »bradlytle
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:57pmJay Leno – Hollywood – Liberal – Progressive – No News here, let’s move on…
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:54pmShe will have it rougher than all the others combined. Get used to it.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:58pmJay picked on her? Or was that just compared to the usual softballs lobbed by Fox news?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:43pmLeno used the softball questions on Obama … Really his bias is showing BIG TIME! I no longer watch him or Letterman … why watch people who are so out of touch.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 11:46pmHAHAHA You are joking, right?
Report Post »“Or was that just compared to the usual softballs lobbed by Fox news?”
SERIOUSLY? Funny, but I never see OBAMA on FOX NEWS answering any REAL questions. Michelle Bachmann went on a LIBERAL talk show without fear and he did FOCUS ON THOSE TWO things but she handled it very well! So… who is actually afraid of the LOBS here? OBAMA.