Do You Know Michele Bachmann? A Quick History of Her Political Life
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Jonathon M. Seidl
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Editor’s note: the following is a political profile of Michele Bachmann done by the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — One hand clutches a crisply folded U.S. flag with a concealed weapons certification protruding; the other slides discreetly into a denim coat pocket. Behind the beaming state lawmaker, a silhouette target with bullet holes square in the chest. Next to her nameplate, a “No New Taxes!” sticker.
The photo taken during Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann’s initial run for Congress in 2006 captures her essence.
In Bachmann’s quick rise from state lawmaker to unofficial tea party ambassador in Washington, her brazen style has kept Republican leaders on edge and appealed to those in the GOP searching for a fresh, unfettered voice. She relishes the spotlight and seldom cedes ground.
Her unpredictable edge was on display during Monday night’s GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire when, out of the blue, she announced that she had filed papers to be an official candidate for the Republican nomination.
“I do what I say and I say what I mean and I don’t change what I do based on a political wind or desire to necessarily move up the next ladder,“ Bachmann told The Associated Press this spring in an interview in which she stressed her eagerness to ”take on not only the opposing party but my own party as well to do what I think is right.”
Known for piercing and sometimes inaccurate commentary, she regularly aggravates political foes and provides ample fodder to late-night comics. She once falsely claimed taxpayers would be stuck with a $200 million per day tab for Democratic President Barack Obama’s trip to India. She mistakenly identified New Hampshire as the site of the Revolutionary War’s opening shots. (That key American moment occurred in Massachusetts.)
While some see her as a novelty candidate, she’s also regarded as a skilled, resilient politician.
“I know people like to pick at her,” said Dan Nygaard, a local Republican official during Bachmann’s early days in politics. “But you can never underestimate her.”
Her personal evolution is striking.
In college, Bachmann volunteered on Democrat Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign and took her maiden trip to Washington to revel in his inauguration; now she’s a congressional megaphone for the conservative tea party. As a young government lawyer, Bachmann helped chase tax dodgers for the Internal Revenue Service; now she stokes worry about a swarm of IRS agents enforcing the new health insurance law she’s determined to repeal. In 1999, Bachmann failed to win a local school board seat; now she‘s a factor in the race for the nation’s highest office.
Carter’s evangelical Christian beliefs attracted her, she says, while his struggles to rescue the country from a funk turned her away. Bachmann says the tax work gave her a deeper understanding of a tax code she came to regard as flawed.
Bachmann, 55, was born Michele Marie Amble in Waterloo, Iowa. Her father’s engineering job led the family, including Michele and three brothers, to Minnesota when she was in elementary school. By high school, her parents had divorced. She stayed with her mother, who later remarried.
Michele Amble married college boyfriend Marcus Bachmann, a clinical therapist. The youngest of their five children will soon head off to college.
Religion has always factored heavily into Bachmann’s life. She was in the last class to graduate from Oral Roberts University’s now-defunct Coburn School of Law, a school dedicated to educating lawyers with Christian values. (Anita Hill, later involved in the scandal that nearly sank Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination, taught a couple of Bachmann’s classes.)
Until about two years ago, the Bachmanns were members of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minn., part of a conservative denomination that adheres to strict doctrine and excludes women from church leadership roles. The pastor there, the Rev. Marcus Birkholz, told the AP that the family stopped attending regularly when they moved to another Twin Cities suburb.
“Our church body is very pro-life, and that has come out in Michele’s position all the way along,” Birkholz said. “I would say not everybody would be as outspoken as she is.”
A fellow parishioner encouraged the Bachmanns to consider providing foster care. Teenage girls from troubled families — 23 in all — cycled through the Bachmann house, some as briefly as a couple of weeks and others as long as a couple of years.
Former neighbor Joanne Hood recalls Bachmann taking the lead in organizing block picnics, Christmas cookie exchanges and kiddie bike parades. Today, it pains Hood to see Bachmann mocked over verbal gaffes or demonized over her stances.
“When I hear negative things about her, I think, ‘You don’t know her,’” Hood said. Critics “make her out to be a ditz, and she’s not.”
Bachmann needed a couple of tries to make her mark in politics. After the school board loss, she toppled an incumbent Republican on her way to a state Senate win in 2000. She won an open seat in Congress six years later.
Outspoken on fiscal matters, she vaulted to congressional prominence as the tea party did. She co-founded the House Tea Party Caucus.
Some close to Bachmann privately refer to her as a “light switch.” She flips on the charm to dazzle audiences or nail TV interviews, they say, then takes on a drill sergeant persona in private, where questioning her decisions draws suspicion of disloyalty. She’s described as meticulous and worried about the finer details, such as soundtracks played to pump up rally crowds.
Bachmann has experienced frequent top-level staff changes in her congressional office since 2007. She’s had six chiefs of staff in four years, five press secretaries, five legislative directors and three communications directors.
Bachmann discounts the staff churning as “growing pains” in an office that “moves at a fast rate of speed,” and she stresses that many left for more influential jobs elsewhere.
A few prominent ex-staff members publicly support a fellow GOP presidential candidate, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Sean Nienow, who ran Bachmann’s district office for a year before a split he called mutual, is among those reserving judgment.
“There‘s no question she’s very conservative ideologically,” said Nienow, now a state senator who mirrors Bachmann from a philosophical standpoint. “Can she win? If she were elected, how would she lead? These are questions that have yet to be answered.”
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Associated Press writer Patrick Condon contributed to this report.
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Comments (133)
JAZZYONE
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:16amI am voting for Michele Bachmann!
Report Post »CoolCal1924
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:10amMichele Bachmann will restore our country from socialist policies of Obomneycare (man up TPaw), FinReg, EPA & NRLB.
Report Post »Wake up and support Bachmann – early and often.
EqualJustice
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:07amI love this woman! I have heard her speak in person on several occasions and the liberals SHOULD fear her and they do. Another way to tell is by the media reaction to her. It’s “PALINISH.” Nancy Pelosi spearheaded a vicious campaign against her during the 2010 elections and she handled it like a real pro. If she can stand up to scrutiny from Pelousi, she’s good! If she is teamed up with the right VP, this could be a real winning team!
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:59amAll of last night’s debaters, except one, just came out with more of their already somewhat stale offerings (Romney, Pawlenty, Santorum) or did not quite live up to expectations either in substance or delivery (Gingrich, Paul, Cain).
Bachmann was the exception. She stood out. Still, I can’t help wondering whether some of her 23 foster children might have been better served by actual adoption by a committed and responsible homosexual couple (whether male or female) at an earlier age. Love and dedication matter more than sexual orientation IMHO.
Report Post »gonecountry
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:58amShe was the only candidate last night who got every question right.
Report Post »LukeAppling
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:56amMichelle is impressive and has the cojo… to challenge Obama who has none. I could vote for her but it is too early to make that decision. Pawlenty if he develops a pair, Cain if he refines his message before speaking, Paul simply because he loves the Constitution as I do, Romney ??? Christie absolutely.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:44amPalin Pres, Bachman VP powerful !!!! That is a great ticket! Let’s vote now!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »rukiddinme59
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:15amSorry gang can’t stand for her, wish her well and no ill will but she has little more experience than the current train wreck of a POTUS we have now. If it came down to Obama and her then yes I’ll back here absolutely. Still I believe her to be a distraction from the candidates that could really do us good like Cain. Hmmm how about a Cain / Bachman ticket ,,,, now I could get excited about that.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:04amI thought you just said you can’t stand her? Powerful words for your potential choice of VP, don’t you think?
Report Post »Seede
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:15amBachmann would be a good cabinet member but not POTUS. If any female would qualify for POTUS it would be Palin and she may not be ready yet. I really don’t see an outstanding qualified person out there yet but I do believe Palin would be a good vice persident above all that is on the board. Mitt is a good speaker but he does have some funny ideas and funny ideas are not what we need right now. What we need are jobs for the people and if that means another WPA then that would be better than having America sitting around doing nothing. Haven’t heard that from anyone yet.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:03amIf Palin is not ready to be president, she is not ready to be vice president either. The VP constitutionally has nothing to do except preside and cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate, and wait for the president to die.
Report Post »Jacktt100o
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 12:26pmAs governor, Palin demonstrated many of the qualities we expect in our best leaders. She set aside private concerns for the greater good.
She succeeded to a remarkable extent in settling, at least for a time, what had seemed insoluble problems, in the process putting Alaska on a trajectory to financial well-being.
While other states reel under staggering deficits, budget cuts, and protests, Alaska has built up a $12 billion surplus, most of it attributable to Palin’s tax. Galvin estimates that it has raised $8 billion more than Murkowski’s tax would have. But given the corruption that plagued the PPT, a better benchmark might be the tax it supplanted—the one put on the books after the Exxon Valdez spill. By that measure, Palin’s major achievement has probably meant the difference between a $12 billion surplus and a deficit…
On the big issues she left the state in better shape than most people, herself included, seem to realize or want to credit her for.
Palin’s achievement was to pull Alaska out of a dire, corrupt, enduring systemic crisis and return it to fiscal health and prosperity when many people believed that such a thing was impossible
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 12:34am@Seede
Report Post »Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:15am
Bachmann would be a good cabinet member but not POTUS. If any female would qualify for POTUS it would be Palin and she may not be ready yet. I really don’t see an outstanding qualified person out there yet but I do believe Palin would be a good vice persident above all that is on the board
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Why only 1 female to qualify for POTUS, when so many male ones have been there, (qualified or NOT). Personally, Palin / Bachmann or Bachmann / Palin, EITHER WAY, LET’S SEND IN THE “CLEANING LADIES” TO THAT DIRTY LITTLE CESSPOOL ON THE POTOMOC !! (and wouldn’t they look cute in their HAZMAT suits?
I_Hate_Libs
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:02amShe has my vote and I am ready to vote today because Obama sucks!
The horror of the Democrat mind.
Report Post »rienheart
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:55amFoolish, foolish Americans…. we will of course vote for Obama, cause he gives us Obama Cash. Everyone wants to live off the hard earned pay of someone else, but soon the Chickens will come home to Roost and there will be NO MORE people working to pay for Obama’s Policies. There will be hell to pay for those who want Socialism/Communism/Islamism/OBAMISM.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:50amRon Paul got the most applause even though he was trying hard to cram in as much information within the time allotment and with these types of events that are very controlled, Ron has to be more concise and to the point. Regardless of delivery, he still has my vote nomination or not I’ll write him in this time. Paul – Palin Ticket? Probably not because the Tea party movement is not a religious right movement! We don’t need the government OR the Religious Right telling us how to behave. We can govern ourselves! Bachmann is a phony behind the scenes and if she has internal troubles with her staff then she’s done. She’s NOT the Tea party candidate. Ron Paul if there ever was a Tea Party candidate, is the one because he basically started “the movement” with “Campaign for Liberty” right after the 2008 Election. The others followed suit.
Report Post »leto
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:42amI think people are afraid a woman can‘t capture other women’s vote. Bachmann has stood right alongside the Tea Party when almost everyone else only lends cautious supportive phrases. I think when someone takes a stand we need to stand with them. I’ll be proud to “throw away” my vote for her.
Report Post »jnobfan
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:33amAs a long time TP member I am not new to Michelle. Last night she did very well as I knew she would. She is very well suited for debates because she has real values and principles. She knows who she is and firmly believes the American people share her values and principles. I don’t agree with everything she says mainly because I am more of a Liberaterian than she is but I support her campaign. We must not let the press divide us with their gay agenda. We got an early heads up on that last night. 2 gay questions when we are in financial meltdown and bombing 5 countries. The press plans on using their gay agenda to attack the GOP on TV early and often. Same with abortion. We have bigger fish to fry at this point in history. If we don’t defeat Obama,Reid and Pelosi in 2012 the damage they will do in a lame duck second term is too frightening to think about.
Report Post »Gail
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:23amShe has my full support! Any one of the 7 would be a HUGE improvement from what we have now. I was glad to see they didn’t beat each other up……and focused on Obama instead. Everything they say against each other will be turned against us in the general election……….it appeared obvious that they were all very aware of that……and they are commited to making sure Obama is a one term president….putting the country above themselves!
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:43amAGREED! I was hoping that the candidates would concentrate on O’s administration and not their differences. It was refreshing to see that they could “agree to disagree” on some issues without being degrading. It is most important now as we continue to learn about each candidate and they begin to become known more to those who pay little attention. I have been happy with our field even though so many say it’s not a good one…rubbish! It’s GREAT and will only get greater when Perry and Huntsman enter the debates. The more, the merrier (for now). More impressed with Pawlenty than I thought I’d be…and I thought Ron Paul represented VERY WELL. There’s lots of work to do, wish we could have ALL of them as one! There is no doubt in my mind that O WILL BE one term president. Good Lord Willing!!!!
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:10amRonald Reagan’s 11th Commandmant – Thou shalt not speak ill of other Republicans….CNN tried their utmost best to get Romney and Pawlenty to fight, I think they seriously failed but of course the day after ABC is talking about that exchange as the “highlight” and how “Romney won that fight”…..such as it goes the MSM is full of BS and should be boycotted to the nether regions….
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:18amWow
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:07amLooks like the comments are MIA…just face pics. LOL
Yeah, I knew that some time ago…WIKI is pretty decent.
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:58amI like Bachmann personally but she has some serious shortcomings as a presidential candidate. The most obvious is that she voted for the Patriot Act. You can’t call yourself a Constitutional Conservative and then vote for something that so blatantly violates the Constitution.
Report Post »Every presidential election seems to be touted as “the most important election of our lifetimes”, but I really believe this time it’s true. We can‘t afford even four more years of the direction we’re headed. The Republican candidates seem to offer solutions that may slow the travel but keep the direction. Only one candidate will turn things completely around and head in the other direction, and that’s Ron Paul.
bobad
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:04amThe mainstream media loves it when Republicans trash their own candidates and give Obama sound bites. Get the hint?
Report Post »Ebbertron
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:19amUnfortunately, the wider public will never elect Ron Paul….but I would like to see whoever gets elected appoint Ron Paul as Fed Chair!
Report Post »LibertariansUnite
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:58amThe public has no reason to “not elect Ron Paul” he did exceptionally well last night.
If you blindly believe that then you are simply getting your information from the MSM.
Report Post »Red1492
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:15amRon Paul is truly the only politician that works for the benefit of the people. But for some reason, Americans want flash like a game show host wearing a sparkly jacket. It’s ridiculous.
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 12:52pmBobad,
Report Post »I really couldn’t care less what the mainstream media does. That’s the point. No serious voter who votes on principle should care what the media says. There is only one true conservative candidate and that is Ron Paul. If people want to play the cult of personality games that the media plays, we will get status quo candidates. I wish you could see that that is what they want. When you hold each of these candidates up to the standards of the Constitution only Ron Paul is worthy of the Presidency.
fatjack
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 4:54pmcous1933
Report Post »I like Bachmann personally but she has some serious shortcomings as a presidential candidate
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It ain’t in looks.
tobywil2
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:53amAt least she knows how many states are in the union! http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »RebeccaRyan
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:12amYeah but she doesn’t know the difference between Massachusetts and New Hampshire ?
Report Post »http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110313/pl_yblog_theticket/michele-bachmann-makes-an-embarrassing-flub-in-nh
Everyone misspeaks, stop harping on it and GET OVER IT
Gonzo
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:50amI like her but she seems stuck on talking points. When you get her off her talking points, she looks like a deer in the headlights. That may work well when you’re being interviewed by Hannity but, not in a presidential debate.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 12:21am@Gonzo
Report Post »Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:50am
I like her but she seems stuck on talking points. When you get her off her talking points, she looks like a deer in the headlights. That may work well when you’re being interviewed by Hannity but, not in a presidential debate.
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Maybe BO would let her bother his teleprompter, then if someone gets her off talking points, she could always, say, “….uumh, uh, HOLD ON NOW!, uhh….”
Stone_Keefer
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:46amEvery voice is needed; and the true voice will prevail…
Report Post »bobad
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:46amBachmann is my favorite among the declared, but I prefer Allen West. We’re trying to draft him over at allenwestnation.com. If West doesn’t run, Bachmann is very close to him ideologically. Go Michele!
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:10amAgree with you 100%
Report Post »Roberto G. Vasquez
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:45amI love her!!! For sure she’s 1000% better for America than “O”.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:05amFred Flintstone is better than the “man-child”!!
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:20amI agree she is great.
Report Post »Literally any of the Warner Brothers characters could win as well. Hanna-Barbera puts out some good characters though and Fred would be a formidable opponent. Has he formed an exploratory comittee yet?
Log Cabin for WEST!
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 1:39pmOOH Bobby! Take an oath for Allen!
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:43amYou mean in the biblical sense? No, but I say so somewhat wistfully.
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 12:56pmShe has “SUBSTANCE” , more than I can say for some of the rest in the running!!!
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:01pmYes, she is really a substantive candidate. She is extremely literate … and doesn’t need a copy of the constitution to quote from it. She is the principle reason the freshman representatives read the constitution of our gresat country in their first session.
This is a REAL woman … and she’s not a rival of Sarah … they are fighting for the same cause, and they both know it. The constitution-hating liberals, who think they know what critical thinking is are peeing their pants because women like Sarah and Michele are stepping forward. God bless them.
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:41am“While some see her as a novelty candidate …”
‘Nuff said.
Report Post »Ebbertron
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:44amcheerleader…..thats about it.
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:44amI thought Michelle did a good job last night. She is perhaps the most conservative out of the group. I like many of her policies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZUqKHTW5_Y
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:52amAnd Obama is a what? Novelty candidate…cause he is a failure and the worst president in the history of this nation…
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:02amO-dumber is that you.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:04amI like her and wouldn’t mind seeing her as Vice President first. She is smart and capable, moreso than the current Dumba$$-in-Chief.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:13amAs opposed to a failed Community Organizer, who attended a racist, anti-semitic, caucasion-hating, anti-American church for 20 years, and who associated with his “Marxist professors” while attending college? Somehow I think that Congresswoman Bachmann is a little bit more than a “novelty” when it comes to an elected official who actually LOVES their country. I can’t say that for our current Progressive-In-Chief……but you “critical thinking” types sure do approve of our beloved Dear Leader……da, comrade?
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:44amWhat do you know? Your just a hillbilly.
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:57amRemember when you were a kid,and had all your friends over to play all day in your room.Remember at the end of the day your room was a mess and everyone had left.
Report Post »Then mom would come in and help you straighten it all up and leave it clean.oDUMBO has been makeing a mess out of our nations room for a while.(to me) Bachmann is the MOM we need to come in and help us clean up the mess.
Bachmann/West,or West/Bachman.2012
imreddog
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:58amTo the writer of this article, Patrick Condon.
Report Post »Please learn the difference between “overestimate” and “underestimate”. Unless you were intentionally trying to demean Ms. Bachmann, you used the wrong word. This is a common error by ex-jocks. When you say that you can’t underestimate her abilities, you are saying that your estimation of her abilites/worth cannot be low enough. Saying you cannot overestimate her abilities/worth means that no matter how high your estimation is, she is likely to achieve even higher.
Reminds me of the story of a guy from Oklahoma that was sooo stupid that when he moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma, it raised the average IQ of both states…. which is a slam on Oklahoma. Change the states according to who your friends are and where they are from.
nothingbuthetruth
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:58amYes, she will win and she will lead our country out of this mess, by opening the free market and taking the governments boot off the backs of american’s. She will do a great job and I am looking forward to the time, that I can sleep at night and stop worrying about my country and it’s suffering people, because we are suffering needlessley. This is a man made disaster
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:00am.
Right now, she’d get my vote.
My dream ticket? Bachmann / West.
I want honest people, not slick politicians. These two are the real deal.
Report Post »I don’t think the presidency is that hard. Follow the constitution and tell the truth.
Yeah, you’ll lose the moocher vote, but you’ll gain the “Real America” vote.
LibertariansUnite
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:00amRon Paul actually knows what he is talking about when it comes to Economics.
Why are we arguing for Bachmann?
Ron Paul 2012
Report Post »Red1492
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:05amShe lost me completely when she went on her “Hot fer Jesus” rant. It was icky. As a libertarian / independent, that’s the sound bite the left is going to play over and over and over again to make her out to be a kook and with statements like that, she very well may be.
Report Post »ShowLizard {Google My Cult Flicks}
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:06amShe stood right up to the probing 30-second question opportunities with clear eyes, and said,
“If I am President I will consult with the military and all the Commanders-In-Chief before making a decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.”
She looked good, too.
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:06amShe was awesome last night
and atheism is a religion. just so you critical thinkers aren’t fooling yourselves.
Report Post »Log Cabin for WEST!
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:10amOoooh, you GO, Secret Squirrel!
I think Michelle would be dreamy mixed together with Allen like a chocolate creamsicle in a little black dress!
Wonderful Ideal!
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:14amSo, Bachmann scares you too…..
Report Post »Seems like we are providing a target rich environment for you.
Should be a cake-walk to 4 more years!
I love you man.
mtrublu
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:17am“What do you know? Your just a hillbilly.”
Spoken like a true hillbilly — “you’re“ not ”your.”
Critical Thinker is an F__ing moron.
Report Post »regressive_democrat
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:22amLACT
“your just…”
LMFAO nubsauce…that would be you’re, which is a contraction of ‘you’ and ‘are’.
HTH!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:29amLiberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker, you‘re calling someone a hillbilly and you can’t even use proper grammar? “What do you know? Your just a hillbilly”. Try it like this, “You’re just a hillbilly”.
Quit calling yourself a critical thinker; it‘s quite obvious you’re not.
Report Post »ILUVAMERICA
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 10:33amThe only way to TRY and save our country is
Report Post »Palin / Bachmann
Bachmann / Palin
HairOfTheDogSob
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:21amI once lived in minneapolis/st. Paul area…she is my pick…but I think as..
Report Post »“vp”…Romni is rino..Santorum/Bachman..what are the odds..on that happening?….she is blunt, and trithful
nomorpc4me
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:37amBachmann/Cain or Cain/Bachmann in 2012. Either one has a nice ring to it.
Report Post »BOMBMECCA
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:46amYou have my vote Michele! Let’s take back this country! Go for it we are behind you 101%!
Report Post »BlackAce41
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:53amShe is one to watch. I do not believe she is a novelty, Nor a cheerleader. She is a gun slinger with a lot of backbone. Something that the party needs. She will be one that you will need watch with a careful eye. Not like Blomney (Romney) who goes where ever someone farts.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 12:01pmLOL .. why are liberals so afraid of Conservative women .. because they are women?
TEA!
Obama is a disaster .. any of the Republican Candidates so far would be better. Bachmann would be very good!
Report Post »Jacktt100o
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 12:28pmBachmann has two years in the House. She has never held an executive office and her service in the House has produced no legislation ;Bachmann has hardly any resume worth mentioning.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 1:41pmThe Media and Marxists DESPISE her… that’s good enough for me. She has my vote!!
BTW, what’s all this BS talk about “enough experience”? My 3 year old nephew has more “experience” than 90% of politicians. I want someone that is honest and loves America!!
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 1:43pmWell, for you liberal non-critical-thinkers … I can see how you might find it a novelty for a candidate to be honest, intelligent, moral, God-fearing, accomplished, with a law-degree and 3 terms in Congress. You just don’t see that from your side now do you.
By the way, Mr self-appointed critical thinker, you probably don’t know the meaning of critical thinking (and please don’t quote Webster). I mean “know” what it is to think at all, much less critically. I can say this with authority, because if you did know how to think, you would not be a liberal. Your just another drone that bought the “big lie”.
Report Post »jkendal
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 1:53pmI often wonder how much Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker gets paid by the democRAT party to come here and make hateful, inflammatory remarks. I’ve been lurking ever since this forum started up and I have yet to see anything worthwhile that he/she adds to any discussion. His/her main objective seems to be to mock and ridicule anyone and everyone at this forum who doesn’t agree with leftist ideology. I also wonder why staff hasn’t already banned this person because of it…..
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:35pmOut of the runners for POTUS She and Cain are tops in my book….The rest are R I N Os
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:38pmI have to admit, if she did a spread (and I do mean spread) in Mr. Flynt’s Hustler periodical, I might leaf through it. (Would probably be a lot of saggage.)
But I don’t want to hear her talk or anything. :-)
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:48pmsmart lady with a real focus..the evil side has lots to fear from her….GO MICHELLE !
Report Post »nomorpc4me
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:51pmJacktt1000
Report Post »She only ran a multi-million dollar family business. But I guess big business management experience is no longer considered as good as say community organizing.
fatjack
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 4:45pmILUVAMERICA
Report Post »The only way to TRY and save our country is
Palin / Bachmann
Bachmann / Palin
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Two slims making biscuits has never worked. I do agree on Bachmann.
fatjack
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 4:58pmLiberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Your just a hillbilly.
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Apparently you exceeded your IQ quota
jhaydeng
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 5:16pmWhy do they ask if you know her and then show her rear end? Not complaining, just pointing it out! Sorry, but it seems that Conservative women are more attractive than libs! Making a simple analysis!
Report Post »They are also more rational it seems. Love my wife, but …..she’s a lib!
Meyvn
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 5:55pmLACT. Nuff said? You said enough a long time ago. Pi$$Off!
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:54pm@ImReddog
“I know people like to pick at her,” said Dan Nygaard, a local Republican official during Bachmann’s early days in politics. “But you can never underestimate her.”
Please notice the quotations and educate yourself what words inside quotation means. Patrick Condon is not being quoted but is quoting Dan Nygaard.
Attention to detail is important and I’m from Oklahoma correcting your mistake. How embarrassing for you! How dumb does that make you?
Have a great night!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 9:31pmJust ignore the flames.
Regardless of what they say, just ignore them.
They have nothing constructive to add, they just enjoy getting in your face.
They only ridicule and belittle the adults who are working to save the U.S.ofA.
They only care about themselves.
They have nothing to contribute.
I-G-N-O-R-E- -T-H-E-M
Now…
Report Post »The adults have work to do, so,
LET’S GET BACK TO WORK! ™
Mil Mom
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:57pmSome close to Bachmann privately refer to her as a “light switch.” She flips on the charm to dazzle audiences or nail TV interviews, they say, then takes on a drill sergeant persona in private, where questioning her decisions draws suspicion of disloyalty.
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Wonder what they’d call it if she went from “Greek Porticos” to “I need to know who to put my boot on the throat of..!”
At least she says the same thing to every audience instead of waiting to tell CA libs, she’d tax coal fired electric plants out of existence.
smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 7:32amSo that would make Obama the“token”candidate from the party thet brought you the KKK,Jim Crow,segragation,government slavery welfare and legalized black baby murder aka planned parenthood.
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