Bachmann ties Ellison to Muslim Brotherhood

[MinneapolisMatt]

This is after the repubs have been attacking her for going after Clinton's aide Huma Abedin!
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Shrugging off criticism from GOP leaders in Congress, Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann broadened her allegations Thursday of Islamic infiltration in the U.S. government, accusing Democrat Keith Ellison of associations with the Muslim Brotherhood.

"He has a long record of being associated with [the Council on American–Islamic Relations] and with the Muslim Brotherhood," Bachmann told right-wing radio and TV show host Glenn Beck.

Ellison, whose Minnesota congressional district borders Bachmann’s, told the Huffington Post that Bachmann’s accusations are totally false. "I am not now, nor have I ever been, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood," he said, echoing the McCarthy-era government loyalty oath.

The exchange came a day after Bachmann was denounced on the Senate floor by Ariz. Sen. John McCain. Earlier Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner termed Bachmann’s allegations “dangerous.”

Both Republican leaders were reacting to Bachmann’s requests for investigations into Muslim Brotherhood “influence operations” in several federal agencies. She specifically named State Department official Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

More: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/163137126.html

[Skinner]

1. She is awful. (nt)

[tonybgood]

97. When is someone going to sue this f***ing bitch for slander!!!

[tru]

106. public figure

I think if you're a "public figure" as Congresscritters etc are, people can slander you at will with no legal consequences. I may be wrong.

But Bachmann is really batshit crazy to borrow someone else's phrase. Most rightwingers are ignorant morons who swallow anything they hear on talk radio, but she's really mentally out to lunch.

[treestar]

120. If I remember right, they could not do it if willfully knowingly lying

It is a tough standard, but it can be done.

The constitutional guarantees require, we think, a federal rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made 280*280 with "actual malice"—that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not. NYT v. Sullivan.

[SemperEadem]

160. you can sue and there is legal consequences

you just have to prove actual malice, which in this case, would probably be easy because she knows she has nothing to substantiate her allegations against him.

[BlueToTheBone]

2. Who is paying her? and how much?

I can't believe that she is that stupid that she can't hear being told to shut up. It has to be worth it to her to continue. I certainly hope her district is finally finished with her and votes her out.

[GoCubsGo]

15. She is parroting Frank Gaffney.

I am sure he has been funding her, although he is is not her only contributor by a long shot. I understand that she's one the biggest recipients of corporate money in Congress. So, unfortunately, she'll likely be able to buy her seat once again.

[glinda]

32. The members of the Chamber of Commerce are huge supporters.

[randome]

20. She is another Palin. Yes, she is that stupid.

[MrsMatt]

150. I think you overestimate the intelligence of Bachmann n/t

[The Wizard]

105. They're paying her

to make insane comments so as to lend credence to the sanity of the leadership. McConnell, Cantor, Boner and the inner circle look sane and reasonable by comparison. She's acting as a foil, and you can bet the Koch suckers are paying her well. This has Rove's fingerprints all over it.

[BlueToTheBone]

111. I'm glad I don't have her karma. n/t

[freshwest]

121. That she has been visiting Glennbeckistan shows who'd paying her:

Nothing new has happened with the USA and the Islamic world, and Obama isn't itching to wipe Iran off the face of the Earth. These wack jobs want to force the Second Coming like Ahmadinejad and the Christofascists here with a global nuclear holocaust to cleanse the planet of unbelievers.

If not that because of Bachmann's Dominionist views, it is because Obama is hurting Romney with Bain. Why was Rush going nuts this week? Because of Bain.

Why are the rest of them inflaming the wingnuts? Because some of the wing nuts were realizing that Romney/Bain was screwing them.

Then we have an outbreak of killings at the same movie that Rush and the rest have been going after as attacking Romney and Bain? Is it all just a coincidence that O'Reilly is blaming the parents of the children killed for their deaths?

If this wasn't real life, you couldn't make up a more disgusting horror flick.

[iamthebandfanman]

147. its called an ego...

i dunno if you had noticed or not but..
most of the extreme right is very much into themselves... and think themselves infallible on most subjects, even when facts are placed directly infront of them...
she really thinks shes smarter , and thus knows way more about whats REALLY going on, than other people.

dont get me wrong, im sure shes getting money for it as well..
but mrs bachmann is the type that really really really buys into and believes what shes saying.. trust me.

[eallen]

151. You can't buy that kind of crazy.

[GarroHorus]

3. Bachmann has ties to the Aryan Brotherhood

I have as much evidence for that as she has for her Ellison claims.

[atreides1]

9. But in her case

It's probably more likely then Ellison having any connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.

[Bette Noir]

77. Great minds think alike. See my comment downstream.

[ananda]

4. Boy this woman is outta control!

I almost wish there were some kind of pill
to take her out of her delusional nonsense.

[smirkymonkey]

115. There is. But first she needs to admit that she's f**ked up enough to need it.

The woman is in DEEP denial about her advanced mental illness.

[atreides1]

5. Bat shit crazy Re-defined

My theory is that it was Bachmann who leaked the information on the US computer attack on Iran...now she's trying to impede the DoJ investigation by creating this make believe crap...

[glinda]

33. Think of her as a rabid creature unleashed at her own expense.

Backers must know she is crazy and if she "falls" as a result of her actions it is of little consequence to them because the "hate" has been propelled. She is too stupid to see that she is a pawn I think.

[gordianot]

90. I wonder she is on the intelligence committee play nasty with that community at your own risk!

[Jackpine Radical]

102. "Batshit crazy" is a dated term, and has been replaced with

"Bachmann crazy."

[myrna minx]

6. She's doubling down against her own fellow Minnesotan. How despicable.

[DCKit]

22. It wasn't just predictable, it was pretty much guaranteed.

Michelle will always double down on teh crazy. Her supporters consider it her greatest strength.

How she's managed to avoid saying something egregious about her own base is what blows my mind. For someone with absolutely no self-control, it's amazing that she hasn't jumped in it with both feet and alienated every fringe group that supports her crazy ass.

From HBO's "The Newsroom", Jane Fonda's character described Bachmann as "A Hairdoo".

[Plucketeer]

72. Her absured "presidential run" fame having faded

Michele yearns to feel the warmth of the spotlight again. When you've got no natural attractiveness to beckon that beam's attentions, looniness will suffice. That is, as long as you hold public office - as opposed to sharing morning activities in a mental word.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Of course she does. I've been waiting for her to say that.

Ellison is my Congressman and he's a damn good one. Them's fightin' words, Michele, you ridiculous clown, Joe McCarthy in lipstick. I hope a few more GOPers kick her scrawny ass but I'm not holding my breath.

[1monster]

65. Someone who is good in computer graphics should do sa montage of Bachmann morphing into

Joe McCarthy and back: "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Commmuslim Brotherhood..."

[spanone]

8. she should be in a mental institution, but congress will do for now

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Censure now.

No more laughing. No more coddling. She is bucking to go as far as she can in order to generate dirty blood money for her re-election.

[MineralMan]

11. She's doubling down?

Crazy-eyes Bachmann is digging a hole she is going to get lost in. That's a very good thing. She shows no sign of backing off from this McCarthy-like witch hunt. The chances that her opponent will defeat her in November go up every time she opens her trap.

Even though she is running in a conservative district, Minnesotans don't like this kind of crap.

[hifiguy]

12. This is the beginning of the end for Batshit.

She has now attacked a sitting member of congress - my sitting member of congress. Keep weaving that noose, Batshit. It's gonna fit nice and snug.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Keep talking, sweetie.

You're doing a fine job of ruining your career in publc life.

[edhopper]

14. It's not her fault

she is batshitcrazy and needs treatment.
The fault lies in the citizens of her district for electing such a person.
They should be ashamed.

[FiveGoodMen]

92. "They should be ashamed" -- But they're not.

The crazy in our midst isn't one woman, it's an entire congressional district.

Yes, Minnesota has gotten that fucked up!

[edhopper]

96. It's not just MN

Look at Texas.

[99Forever]

16. Perhaps the silver lining is that...

.. we can finally rid ourselves of this dangerously crazy freak.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Hope Ellison sues her for slander.

[glinda]

34. Hope the Governor provides him with security.

[avebury]

39. 100% agree with you. nt

[tanyev]

18. Yeah, well, Jon Stewart tied Michele Bachmann to the Muslim Brotherhood last night.

I hope someone shows it to her.

[bluedigger]

63. "Smear and Loathing"

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-19-2012/smear-and-loathing

[think]

109. Excellent stuff as usual from Jon stewart /nt

[truth2power]

145. Flow chart...Michele is married to Marcus Bachman, whose name

is an anagram for Arabs man munchh. Too too funny!!

[my2sense]

19. How long before

she accuses Obama of the same thing? She seems to be standing her ground and I doubt Ellison will be her last victim. We should hear a chorus of Republicans condemning these accusations. Where are they? She should be kicked out of congress for this nonsense.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

23. But that's just it...

There HAS BEEN a chorus of Republicans condemning her. She's lost the support of her own party, and so she's doubling down on the crazy talk.

And for her comments about Ellison (another member of Congress), I'm pretty sure that censure is now officially on the table.

[xxqqqzme]

64. She must be serving a purpose

because the rethuglicans didn't try to primary her. When katherine harris tried to expand her congressional reward, the rnc stopped her cold. Bachman is evidently is filling a void.

[Voice for Peace]

78. but she has Glenn Beck for support

She may have a role in the new Republic of the United States of America?
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/republic-of-the-united-states-of-america-united-states-corporation-randi-johnson.php

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Some rethugs have

starting with Mclame. She needs to be censured and at the least, a statement or resolution of joint condemnation from Congress should be generated. I.e., it needs to be put on her record and in the Congrssional record.

[southshore]

38. Nothing to see here...

They won't do a thing to her save for a tepid answer to a question or two.

Republicans are like any other "privileged" group. They will defend their own to the death of them all.

[riverwalker]

21. take action

donate generously to the Democrat running against her. We can do this.
http://jimgraves.com/

[Arkansas Granny]

25. She definitely has a one track mind. Her mind is made up, don't confuse her with facts.

[truebrit71]

26. I seriously, honestly believe she needs medical help...

....I think she acts like a crazy person juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust before they go over the edge...

[abolugi]

27. change,org petition..

to remove Michelle Bachman from the Intelligence Committee..

http://www.change.org/petitions/us-house-of-representatives-remove-michele-bachmann-from-the-intelligence-committee#

[99Forever]

29. Done, thanks for the link.

[glinda]

35. Done and tweeted.

[tru]

107. put her on the stupid committee n/t

[lob1]

127. Michelle Bachman on the Intelligence Committee is an oxymoron.

[Jack Rabbit]

28. Ms. Bachmann . . . Mr. Welch has a message for you

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[liberalhistorian]

131. I have always loved that

clip; I never get tired of it. It shows what just one courageous person with balls, unafraid to finally stand up to what everyone else knows is ridiculous but is too afraid to say it, can really do. Had it not been for Welch, God alone knows how much more damage and ruining of lives McCarthy would have wrought. Funny thing is, Welch's action turned the tide, as it gave everyone else the courage to start saying the same things and finally McCarthy was stopped. Welch is a hero as far as I'm concerned, especially since he well knew that there was a very real possibility of serious repercussions for him.

I cannot believe that we are starting to see the same shit, sixty years later, in 2012, for God's sake. We need to stop this NOW before it gets any further and the witchhunt ball really gets rolling.

[tblue37]

159. A few years ago Ann Coulter was aggressively trying to rehabilitate

McCarthy's reputation;, she was actually describing him as a patriotic hero!

[FlyByNight]

30. Bachmann is, simply, an awful person

She just can't say enough delusional, brutally stupid shit to satisfy her - just for a little more attention. She adds NOTHING of any value to any debate or discussion.

[StevieM]

95. I don't even think she's mentally ill. Just diabolical (eom)

[Dustlawyer]

31. In another time she would have been one of the first to call for the internment of the Japanese

during WWII. She is an embarrassment to us all!

[Lizzie Poppet]

36. Ron Reagan Jr. nailed it:

"If Crazy were People..Michelle Bachmann would be China."

[bayareaboy]

37. was dueling ...

such a bad thing?

I mean batshit lady demeans her religion to get at Mr Ellisons religion, and what does she prove but again how batshit crazy she is.

Imagine what a marshmallow to the face at ten paces would due to her attitude!

[Irishonly]

40. She is a person (?) that has no redeeming qualities

She just reeks of stupidity and hatred.

[lunasun]

49. what kind of district keeps a hater like this in Congress???

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. Her district includes enclaves of teabaggers and other lunatics.

You drive through the 6th district and you expect to hear banjo music...

[hifiguy]

67. Indeed. Lots of mega"churches" and

psycho-for-jeebus types up there as well.

The word "snowbillies" was coined for this district's majority.

[lunasun]

133. snowbillies ..mega churches....OK I am getting the picture now I thought it was all

nice looking Lutheran Swedes who lead quiet lives and fish up there with all the children being above average etc.

wow another area to red line out in my travels

thanks for everyone's help in understanding who votes more than once for out right hate and lies!

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

54. A district that's been gerrymandered to specifically appeal to her.

While St. Cloud in the northwest corner of the 6th is relatively moderate, the northern crybaby suburbs (apologies to those DUers who live there) of the Twin Cities are the base of Michelle's support. They complain about taxes, then complain that their emergency services aren't up to par, then complain about all the "undesirables" that are moving north (non-white people) and they sycophantically vote for whomever is in the (R) column on the ballot because the DFL (Democrat-Farmer-Labor party) is a bunch of communists.

No kidding. They actually believe this. This view is regularly enforced by Katherine Kersten, right-wing hack columnist for the Star Tribune.

That's Anoka. That's Stillwater. And that's why Bachmann wins elections. The people up there believe her, too. They'll eat this up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

58. The only reason St. Cloud is relatively moderate

is that it's a college town. You get outside St. Cloud, in rural Stearns County, and OMG, it looks like a scene from Deliverance. Michele's constituency - the God, Guns 'n Gays crowd plus the spoiled anti-tax suburbanites.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

62. No kidding.

It's funny. Most of the people in St. Cloud that are not college age hate the college, but don't realize that yes, St. Cloud is a college town. Get rid of SCSU, and the town will collapse like a bad souffle.

I tend to avoid straying from I-94 when I go up there. I have a few friends in St. Cloud, still. They so want to move to the Cities.

[Odin2005]

124. Her district is Minnesota's mini-Alabama.

[Robyn66]

41. So when will this be brought up on the floor?

This should be brought up officially. There is no way she should be slandering a colleague like this and getting away with it. She should have to make her accusations publicly so she can defend them before congress in the light of day. I want to watch her implode!

[HooptieWagon]

42. She needs to be censured by the House,

and removed from the intellegence committee.

[madashelltoo]

43. Deflection . . . for what is anyone's guess

The Repigs are so desperate for a change of focus for the public that they have sent in the clowns. Bachmann is in the center ring doing whatever she can to make people stop focusing on tax returns, a congress that is totally dysfunctional, and a world that has not uttered her name in the last thirty seconds. To give her voice more volume she brought in her mental minion, Beck. Now, we all know he can keep more balls in the air than anyone. Right. Mental illness is running rampant I tell ya!

[WI_DEM]

44. will her constituents finally throw her ass out?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

47. Parts of her district are full of teabaggers.

But there's been some redistricting, and maybe there's a chance to get rid of her this time, especially after this. I think I'll send a few bucks to her opponent: http://jimgraves.com/

[Bonhomme Richard]

45. And she is on the Intelligence committee.

Why do republicans hate America so much.

[madashelltoo]

98. Bachmann and Intelligence should not be used in the same sentence.

The combination will blow your teeth out.

[Myrina]

46. Let's call her what she is: a racist.

Seriously, Michelle ... go away.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

55. She is that - but she's not *just* a racist.

She also has a really bad attitude toward gays, liberals, and anyone who isn't a fundamentalist Christian. And she's crazy and mean.

[Myrina]

100. Yeah, you're right about that too ...

She's just a despicable human being.

[Kyad06]

122. except her husband

Marcus is the only gay person she tolerates,go hide in a bush you stupid twit

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

125. Oh, but Marcus isn't gay.

Really. He isn't. Really.

[mythology]

128. I concur

I think he's a useless scumbag with his cure teh ghey and the fact that he's married to one of the sorriest excuses of a congressional representative. But that doesn't make him gay, just an idiot.

[hifiguy]

138. Andrew Sullivan had a wonderful take on

ole Marcus:

Look: as Dan (Savage) notes, some things just cannot be ignored. When a brutal homophobe sounds and looks like a parody of a big old queen, suppressing that fact becomes close to impossible.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/marcus-bachmann-screams-gay.html

[Spitfire of ATJ]

48. Bad timing.

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[dterrell]

50. vote smart

I suppose her constituents deserve her because they elected her, but the rest of us don't. Not only has she repeatedly proven herself to be a fool, but she also continues to diminish the reputation of the United States because she represents us.

[classof56]

76. Well said. And welcome to DU!

[Judi Lynn]

148. It seems impossible there are people who actually vote for her. Welcome to D.U.! n/t

[Canuckistanian]

52. Comedy of the absurd

I mean, did Bachmann even MENTION the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat to America before the Egyptian election?

I doubt whether had she even heard of them. She probably saw the word "Muslim" and went even more batshit crazy than she normally is.

[caveat_imperator]

94. Wait until she finds out about the Brotherhood of Mutants

Wherever she goes she'll be incessantly harping about the threat of Magneto.

[Canuckistanian]

114. She's so ill-informed, I wouldn't be surprised

Didn't Herman Cain base his "9-9-9" tax plan on a Sims video game?

[alcibiades_mystery]

53. Will the House GOP have the DECENCY to CENSURE her

At long last...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. It's hard to utter the words "GOP" and "decency" in the same sentence.

[AsahinaKimi]

57. She really is the

"Witch" in "Witch Hunt".

[aquamarina]

59. He ought to sue her ass for slander.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

60. I know she's off her rocker, but she didn't provide one iota of data to back up her claim

And I know that doesn't surprise anyone here. But even for the garbage standards of Glen Beck's pay radio show, she should at least be asked where her "information" comes from. I do hope her constituency ends up feeling ashamed and embarrassed enough by her to send her packing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

61. She is one of the top 5 fundraisers in the House.

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/983858/396/MNs-Bachmann-WIs-Ryan-among-top-5-House-fundraisers

And there's no way most of that money comes from her district.

[Arkana]

66. Every lunatic is brought low eventually, and Crazy Eyes Bachmann is no different.

She'll get hers. Joe McCarthy was discredited in the end too.

[kestrel91316]

68. Michele Bachmann-McCarthy needs to STFU.

[madmom]

69. Since Huma Abedin is basically a private citizen, can bachman be sued for defamation?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

70. I hope she does.

Maybe she'll end up owning the Bachmanns' pray-away-the-gay "counseling" clinics.

[madmom]

89. I can't believe Anthony Weiner would be one to let this slide. He is a fighter.

[SemperEadem]

161. the minute he pops his head up

the press will dredge up the twitter issue.... then we'll all get distracted by that.

We can no longer expect for the press to grow up and act like adults.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

113. There is a question of Congressional immunity

under the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution. There is some case law that says congresscritters can't be sued for statements they make while acting in their official capacity. There are some unresolved gray areas there. While I don't like to see suppression of anybody's speech, the kind of crazy, libelous crap Bachmann spews on a daily basis doesn't deserve protection. If she can't be sued she needs to be kicked out of Congress.

[onenote]

130. actually, she probably would be deemed to be a limited purpose public figure

and would have to prove malice to win a defamation suit.

[madmom]

135. To any sane person, the malice is obvious, IMO.....n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

140. Proving malice with respect to Bachmann wouldn't be that hard.

New York Times v. Sullivan actual malice consists of making a statement either knowing it is false or in reckless disregard for the truth. I think that fits. Bachmann is actual malice personified. The stickier wicket might be congressional immunity.

[EnviroBat]

71. Can they please fire this asshole already.

Impeach her, send her packing, shove her out of an open window, whatever. Just get rid of this moronic dipshit. She has absolutely NO business walking the halls of congress. I don't even think she's qualified to clean the fucking bathrooms.

[Botany]

73. Her eyes don't lie ... she is batshit crazy

Why on earth after being told to stop her nasty act by her own party does she
keep up this insanity?

[davidpdx]

146. Holy shit

That should have come with a warning. She's like the creature from the black lagoon.

[PatrynXX]

74. Yeah first they side with her after Anthony Weiner

and when she didn't leave him oh must be something she's hiding. grrrrrrrr

course this is a racist thing pure and simple and everyone knows it.

Still wondering about the shooting in CO. Hey Rush you still can't spell. Bain and Bane are spelled different. Hoping I'm wrong

[Bette Noir]

75. Simple explanation for this.

Bachmann doesn't realize that "Muslim" and "Muslim Brotherhood" aren't synonyms. She's that stupid. She believes all Muslims are Muslim Brotherhood.

That's about as sensible as claiming all white people are members of Aryan Nation, but there you have it.

[MADem]

79. I think we need to do Ramadan protests in front of her house!

Her timing is really strange with all this shit-stirring she is doing.

[Kalidurga]

80. I really wish I could vote against her...

but that would mean living in her district, yikes. So, I am very glad she is not my rep. She is vile, but then she is one of the reasons I am here. After her remarks on the BP oil spill I got an inkling that conservatives were insane and I came here to see what could be done about it.

[Scuba]

81. Michelle! Look up in the sky! It's the Batshit Signal telling you to STFU!

[firenewt]

82. I am sure Bachmann has ties to the flat earth society. And I'm equally sure she has no connection

to reality.

[woo me with science]

83. Micharthy Bachmann

Are you now or have you ever been....?

[Harriety]

84. I think there should be an investigation....

of her sanity and her ability to hold public office. Bachmann also should immediately be relieved of her position as head of the congressional intelligence committee.

[Smilo]

85. Bachmann

failed presidential candidate, passed over for vp now trying get any attention any way possible.

Looney tunes has nothing on this woman.

The sad thing is this is a dangerous road she is traveling and because of the teabaggers and their crazy ideas things may get out of hand very soon - I hope I am wrong.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

86. Want to help get rid of Bachmann? Send this guy a buck or two:

http://jimgraves.com/

Graves is pretty well-off (he owns a hotel chain) but he can't match Bachmann's money, most of which she gets from out-of-state contributors like the Kochs. The GOPers won't do anything substantial about shutting Bachmann's yap - the only way to make her go away is to get her scrawny ass out of Congress - preferably this November.

[Brother Buzz]

87. There's no proof Michele Bachmann's syphilis of the brain was contracted from goats

SO STOP SAYING THAT!

[DallasNE]

88. The Problem Republican Have

Is that they never have abandon the politics of Joseph McCarthy. Not then and not now. Think not, consider this.

"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

That was and has been mainstream thinking in the Republican Party for at least the last 70 years. The father of the Southern Strategy was not Richard Nixon, but Barry Goldwater. He voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and carried only Arizona and the old South in 1964. Before Goldwater we had Joseph McCarthy.

Oh, and where does Mitt Romney stand on all of the Muslim Brotherhood hate talk coming from Bachmann. His silence is deafening. Does that mean he agrees with her?

[Thinkingabout]

91. What is disgraceful also is those willing to donate after she says outrageous things.

It makes them as sick as she is. We need to get this type of insults under control. Where is Darrel Issa now, he should be leading the House in censorship of Bachmann and the next thing is to vote her out of office.

[RedEarth]

93. This woman is crazy, but she loves the attention

[yellowcanine]

99. “All we’re doing is asking a question,” she (Bachmann) said.

Ah yes, the old, "just asking a question dodge"

On the bright side, Bachmann just may have "jumped the shark" with this one. The only people supporting her on this are hardcore wing nuts.

[CBHagman]

101. Contact info for Bachmann's office.

[url]http://bachmann.house.gov/contact/[/url]

[Lint Head]

103. She is batshit crazy and that is demeaning to batshit.

[lapfog_1]

104. Shhhh.... don't tell Michelle...

but the Century Theater chain was founded by someone from LEBANON (Raymond Syufy), where the militant Hezbollah is very active!!!

The Theater shooting could be a Middle Eastern terrorist plot!!!

btw...

[The Wizard]

108. She's positioning herself

for a job at Pox Propaganda.

[eppur_se_muova]

110. Jon Stewart ties Bachmann to al-Qaeda ...

Bachmann received a campaign contribution from HSBC, the bank that was laundering money for drug lords and other terrorists, including al-Qaeda.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-jon-stewart-ties-michele-bachmann-to-islamic-terrorism-20120720,0,4163393.story (video at link)

[Jamaal510]

112. This is one of the reasons why

"batshit crazy" is the most commonly-used adjective I've heard used to describe Bachmann.

[TeamPooka]

116. she's playing old school dirty - Call him a pigfucker and...

make him deny it.
just like Ellison did.
So as far as she is concerned she thinks she's won.

[Zoeisright]

117. Fuck you, Bachmann, and fuck you BlecKKK.

Fuck both of you to hell.

[Canuckistanian]

118. This may be her defining moment

She'll even (without proof) attack her colleagues and administration officials.

I say let her carry this through to its logical conclusion (failure).

People in her district will realize that she's the most radical, dangerous RW idealogue ever to serve in Congress.

[Vietnameravet]

142. People

Much as I would like to think what you say is true, its a fact that no matter how hateful or how full of lies someone is, as long as they hate Obama the right will accept them..
I would never thought Ann Coulter would be as "successful" in peddling her crap as she is but she has defied all logic and remained a star performer in the Conservative circus..

Most people just dont give a damn and as long as she smiles and talks of family values and saving America, her job is secure..

Sad but true..

Never underestimate the power of hate and stupidity..

[Canuckistanian]

157. In rare moments, even the GOP realizes some reps go too far

F'r instance - Sen. Trent Lott. He was ditched as radioactive waste in a SECOND.

[freshwest]

119. Oh, crap. What's in the water up there?

[Odin2005]

123. She continues embarrassing my state.

[muntrv]

126. To quote Dick Cheney: GO FUCK YOURSELF, michelle!

[Godot51]

129. This is a test...

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

OK, so no religious test but how about a "Sanity Test"?

Perhaps a Constitutional Amendment?

[DonCoquixote]

132. hey Michelle, talk about your buddy Grover Norquist

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/03/grover_norquists_jihad.html
http://www.humanevents.com/2011/10/11/rep-frank-wolf-calls-out-grover-norquist-on-jihad-ties/

but no, you won't dare do that.

[Third Doctor]

134. Which is worse?

The woman herself or the voters that put her there. She needs to be censured at least. Thrown out at best.

[Turbineguy]

136. Maybe it's time to pull her off a few Committees.

Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Intelligence?

[ahostett]

137. Pity me, good people

A bit off the topic, and for that I apologize, but I just had to vent a bit:

On my summer trip, I get the "good" fortune to stay overnight at the house of Allen Quist, this guy:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/allen-quist-michele-bachmann-campaign

who happens to be the father of my wife's good friend. I can only imagine how tense dinner will be, though I've been sworn to be a good guest and non-confontational. Who knows what will happen though if the guy does not know how to play nice and return me the consideration. I really am itching to talk dinosaurs with the guy!

[hifiguy]

139. I pity you. If anything,

Allen Quist is even more bugfuck insane than Bachmann, a concept that beggars the imagination. How he has gone so long without being locked up in a funny farm is one of those eternal mysteries.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

141. Oy. Sucks to be you.

I remember back in the '90s when he ran against Arne Carlson for the GOP governor nomination (Carlson beat him soundly). He was such a religious fanatic at the time that we started calling his followers "Quistians." I can't imagine that he's improved any.

Good luck with that. If I had to be there I'd leave with my tongue in shreds from having bitten it too often.

[mzmolly]

143. I think White Nationalists have infiltrated our government,

and Bachmann is their leader. /sarcasm

[proud2BlibKansan]

144. Michele needs to STFU

[Judi Lynn]

149. Hope Keith Ellison realizes how many human beings actually respect him. n/t

[Justitia]

158. I like him very much. Always an intelligent, thoughtful commentator. -nt

[Beacool]

152. It's a shame.

The Republican party of the 60s and 70s has been taken over by extreme right loony folks. They are so RW that McCain, Romney, Boehner and even Christie are too moderate for their taste.

No wonder nothing gets done in Congress!!!

[AlbertCat]

153. She never even heard of the Muslim Brotherhood...

.... 'til last week!

I seriously think all members of the House and Senate should be seriously evaluated by Psychologists before we start investigating ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

[radhika]

154. I suspect her fundraising gets a bump the week after these accusations....

If there was no positive payoff to her ambitions - as in money, hi-value supporters, local poll numbers - she wouldn't continue them. I only hope last year's redistricting (apparently with fewer rabid-right constituents) helps get her off the stage.

[RagAss]

156. Yes it will. The Nazis in her district love her !!!

[rks306]

155. Coo-coo

She is craziest bitch I know. Somethings wrong with that woman. Her husband must not be doing her right.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

162. How is Graves doing against her in the 6th? Anyone know?

[radhika]

163. TPM has a post on the Graves-Bachmann MN-06 race....

He's seen an uptick in fundraising since she started this schtick...but it's still safely Republican.


http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/bachmann-muslims-democrat-jim-graves.php?ref=fpa