About Michele Bachmann

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

Her background is discussed in this article on Wikipedia. After reading it, I don't know who's scarier or nuttier, Bachmann or Palin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Bachmann

She was born into a family of outdoorsmen and earned money by cleaning fish at her uncle's resort in Alaska. She worked for Jimmy Carter and was a Democrat in the 1970s but left the party when Carter refused to back a Constitutional amendment to allow States to enforce their own laws regarding abortion. She went to a law school that is an affiliate of Oral Roberts University and she's apparently a real hardcore Evangelical Christian. In 1993, she set up a local charter school and was accused of trying to establish the teaching of creationism in the classroom, with her '12 Christian principles' to be taught, very much like the 10 Commandments.

Get this: she refused to allow school children to view the Walt Disney film Aladdin because she thought it promoted witchcraft!

"...Bachmann and the board of directors also refused to allow the in-school screening of the Disney film Aladdin, feeling that it endorsed magic/witchcraft and promoted paganism. With her directors, Bachmann appeared before the Stillwater School Board to address the concerned group of parents. Feeling that the criticism was an unfounded personal attack, she stated, "Are you going to question my integrity?" As the critique continued, Bachmann and four members of her board resigned on the spot – reportedly viewing the whole controversy as stemming from anti-Christian discrimination. ..."

She has five natural children, all of whom have been home-schooled.

She has campaigned for the teaching of intelligent design in the classroom, on a par with science.

In October 2003, Bachmann was a featured speaker at a “Ten Commandments Rally” at the State Capitol, where about a dozen speakers called for a return to biblical and Christian principles and for posting the commandments in public schools and buildings.

On November 20, 2003, Bachmann proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and in 2004, Bachmann and a coalition of religious leaders announced plans for what was billed as a “Minnesota for Marriage” Rally. Sarah Janecek, co-editor of Politics in Minnesota and a Republican activist claimed that Bachmann had single-handedly ground the Senate to a halt with her demands for a vote on the gay marriage amendment and the entire Minnesota legislature found itself in a deadlock over the issue. In March, 2005, Bachmann again resurrected her obsession to get a legislative ban on same sex marriage and again was defeated. She appeared and spoke at another State Capitol rally for a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage.

Bachmann belongs to an anti-Catholic church that preaches that the Pope is the anti-Christ. In her church, she gave a speech stating that God had called upon her to run for Congress: "God then called me to run for the United States Congress, and I thought 'What in the world will that be for?' and my husband said 'You need to do this,' and I wasn’t so sure, and we took 3 days and we fasted and we prayed and ...he made that calling sure. And its been now 22 months that I’ve been running for United States Congress. Who in their right mind would spend 2 years to run for a job that lasts 2 years? You’d have to be absolutely a fool to do that. You are now looking at a fool for Christ. This is a fool for Christ."

On March 14, 2007, Bachmann got in trouble for potential ethics violations by using her Congressional e-mail to ask her supporters to send letters to newspapers praising her. House rules prohibit the use of e-mail or other Congressionsal resources for campaigning.

On July 11, 2007, she voted against a bill that would raise the maximum Pell grant for college students from $4,310 to $5,200 by 2011, lower interest rates over five years on subsidized student loans to 3.4 percent from 6.8 percent, and raise federal student loan limits to $30,500 from $7,500.

She opposes any increases to the minimum wage and is in favor of the privatization of social security.

She continues to be one of the GOP's most hardline opponents to gay marriage or even civil unions.

And in September, 2008, she was criticized by the Congressional Black Caucus for reading an article that blamed rule changes in the Community Reinvestment Act for the economic crisis of 2008 on the House floor. In other words, she blames poor people for the economic collapse.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Eww!

This person's resume stinks. Thanks for pointing it out. And now her opponent has the opportunity to let all her constituents know what a loony toons she is.

[livetohike]

2. Who does she know that gives her so much airtime on the

cable channels? Thanks for posting this - she and Palin are two of a kind.

[electron_blue]

8. Bush, Cheney, Rove and Dobson have all significantly helped her starting in 2006.

from wiki....
"Bachmann received support from a fundraising visit in early July 2006 from Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.<30> On July 21, 2006, Karl Rove visited Minnesota to raise funds for her election.<31> In August, President George W. Bush came to town to keynote her congressional fundraiser, which raised about $500,000.<4> Bachmann has also received fundraising support from Vice President Dick Cheney.<32> None of these visits were made within her district, and most of her fund-raising came from outside of her district."

Dobson (Focus on the family) also was “trying to engineer a win for Michele Bachmann” by massive campaigning in 2006.

None of these are Minnesotans. Bachman was put in place by outside operatives, in this case Republican leaders and an extreme right wing evangelical political church.

[livetohike]

11. Disgusting. She needs to go. There's a big change coming

:-)

[Joe the Liberal]

3. She is a real nut case, she must be Palins long lost twin or something! n/t

[Blue Diadem]

4. Thank you. That explains a lot.

I got the feeling she was an extremist just from looking at her.

[BklynChick]

5. she and Sarah must be BFFs

Barf.

[progressiveforever]

6. may she roast in the evangelical section of hell

and that section is growing

[mwb970]

7. What a *perfect* Republican!

Every "i" dotted, every "t" crossed. They couldn't have manufactured a better exemplar for The Party if they'd designed her from scratch.

[Ian David]

9. Donate to her opponent, Mr. El Tinklenberg

http://www.tinklenberg08.com/

[depakid]

10. I'd like to know what wrong with her constituency

Must be some very creepy and astonishingly stupid people in her district.

[jwirr]

12. That is what I want to know. Who are they? This does not sound like

Minnesota - even southern Minnesota.

[depakid]

13. No, it doesn't, Sounds more like western North Carolina-

Where this nutcase comes from.



Virginia Foxx- another quite literally delusional Republican, who's not as loud, but makes just as stupid- or just plain bizarre statements.

[Stand and Fight]

14. Recommended and Kicked.

It's important that we get the word out about this little fascist pig.

[Swamp Rat]

15. She was born of a jackal

[Waiting For Everyman]

16. Bachmann got elected with support from the Club for Growth.

"Michele Bachmann believes strongly in limiting government and keeping taxes low, which is why the Club for Growth PAC is supporting her. Her opponent thinks we need more government red tape and meddling in health care and education, which are two bad ideas that will do much more harm than good," said Toomey.

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2006/09/club_for_growth_pac_endorses_4.php

These are the earmark freaks - that's their favorite issue. So it's not a leap to think that they're backing McCain. I saw before on an AK newspaper link which I didn't save, that they're backing Palin's Lt. Gov., so since they ran for office on the same ticket, I assume she's on their list too.

All of their candidates seem to be "of a mold". They all also are Religious Right. I haven't seen it admitted anywhere, but I feel sure than means that there's a direct connection between Club for Growth and the Religious Right.