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28. "You know what the fellow said .......

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 08:31 AM

May 2012

—in Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo Michele Bachmann."

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BREAKING on MSNBC: Bachmann withdraws Swiss Citizenship [View all] Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 OP

Good! I was worried for the Swiss! CTyankee May 2012 #1

LOL, yeah. closeupready May 2012 #38

I guess she found out they have universal health care <nm> Big Orange Jeff May 2012 #49

That sound you hear is a collective sigh of relief in Zurich. marmar May 2012 #2

Switzerland mourns, I'm sure gratuitous May 2012 #3

well, I think... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #19

DUzy candidate! rocktivity May 2012 #36

Shame for her as they have excellent mental health services Rambis May 2012 #4

+1 mmonk May 2012 #29

the power of Ed Schultz is awesome! provis99 May 2012 #5

Mitt Romney taking credit in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . gratuitous May 2012 #8

Maybe he wants her to be his "running mate" goclark May 2012 #39

I don't like her at all, but it's a shame she felt she had to do that. n/t woodsprite May 2012 #6

She's reaping what she sows Courtesy Flush May 2012 #77

Bachmann was a Swiss citizen before she wasn't. MineralMan May 2012 #7

Too bad. demilib May 2012 #9

Sounds like her kids are thinkin' it might not be such a bad idea... CTyankee May 2012 #10

There's even a small Italian-speaking section! KamaAina May 2012 #14

hey, there ya go...I'm sure they could pick up one of those 3 languages... CTyankee May 2012 #15

Or you could go hard core and learn Reto-Romansh :) They have four official languages. Lars77 May 2012 #23

Ahhh...Repukes...will do ANYTHING to appease the M$M. Rex May 2012 #11

Switzerland's 6th district has standards... Blue Owl May 2012 #12

And a nation mourns.... KamaAina May 2012 #13

in the US, perhaps,but in Switzerland, hell no..they are celebrating with a nice cold Vollmond bier stockholmer May 2012 #34

There are another group of prominent dual citizens cr8tvlde May 2012 #16

Care to name names? KamaAina May 2012 #17

That's a truly awful post Anarcho-Socialist May 2012 #24

Anti-Semite. marble falls May 2012 #25

I didn't see anything hateful about jewish people bloomington-lib May 2012 #42

Just exactly what do you think cr8tvlde was talking about is his coy little hate screed? marble falls May 2012 #48

I took it as the conservative Israeli government and citizens influencing politics in the US bloomington-lib May 2012 #50

Dude, I'm a "her" and it isn't coy nor is it hate cr8tvlde May 2012 #56

So what is your point of these dual citizens who control so much, whats the implication ... marble falls May 2012 #72

Good lord have mercy. This is a fact. Who said it was bad? cr8tvlde May 2012 #45

who are these "dual American-Israeli citizens who control global finance" you speak of? Anarcho-Socialist May 2012 #53

I'm going to assume you can use Google cr8tvlde May 2012 #58

Just name one fucking person leftynyc May 2012 #79

Right out of the Protocols. nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #51

No, that's likely not a real document and is not "research" cr8tvlde May 2012 #59

Yup, propaganda. nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #61

With all due respect... cr8tvlde May 2012 #65

Jews? Last I heard the media is controlled by the "liberal elite". Bosso 63 May 2012 #69

This February I was told this trope nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #74

I said that obamanut2012 May 2012 #71

Shades of "Protocol" here obamanut2012 May 2012 #70

Yeah I agree Anarcho-Socialist May 2012 #76

Name names or STFU leftynyc May 2012 #78

Michelle who? Faygo Kid May 2012 #18

You don't automatically get Swiss citizenship cap May 2012 #20

"I's not like god descended from on high and bestowed it on her. " Lars77 May 2012 #22

She's on Fox right now repeating the statement that it was automatically conferred aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #60

Bachmann withdraws Swiss citizenship, she found out it had holes in it..... Historic NY May 2012 #21

DUzy Candidate, The Sequel! rocktivity May 2012 #40

That's not a windstorm passing thru Europe... LynneSin May 2012 #26

The Swiss thank her. mmonk May 2012 #27

"You know what the fellow said ....... marble falls May 2012 #28

What would Michele have said if Obama were revealed to have dual citizenship? mwb970 May 2012 #30

That's it in a nutshell, I believe... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #31

Political Life Long Dem May 2012 #32

Michelle did not "automatically" get Swiss citizenship by marriage. BlueMTexpat May 2012 #33

Am I the only one Doc Holliday May 2012 #35

That's pathetic Renew Deal May 2012 #37

I'm sure many asked before but I don't can't understand YankeyMCC May 2012 #41

Batshit finally comes clean Kyad06 May 2012 #43

Was she planning to be POTUS and citizen of Switzerland? aquart May 2012 #44

What if she was ... cr8tvlde May 2012 #46

' Swiss Say No Thanks' deacon May 2012 #47

I am a dual citizen of USA and Canada riverbendviewgal May 2012 #52

All US citizens regardless of where they live must file income taxes tammywammy May 2012 #57

Another interesting situation regarding the co-founder of Facebook Eduardo Saverin cr8tvlde May 2012 #63

There's been articles over the last couple of years tammywammy May 2012 #64

Lee 'Scratch' Perry must be relieved nxylas May 2012 #54

What the hell does she think is wrong with having Swiss citizenship????? RB TexLa May 2012 #55

She was pressured into it by the surprised Republicans cr8tvlde May 2012 #62

Dual citizenship wouldn't effect one's ability to be president. I really don't see how this could RB TexLa May 2012 #66

Yeah, it would. Would not happen. cr8tvlde May 2012 #68

"An' I'm PROUD to a MURRIKAN..." BiggJawn May 2012 #67

So do you think a scriptwrither could do with this ... bayareaboy May 2012 #73

The swiss tolerate gay marriage. penndragon69 May 2012 #75