Michele Bachmann gets no laughs from Jay Leno

[nadinbrzezinski]

For many celebrities, Jay Leno's Tonight Show is a fairly gentle outlet for publicity. But as Michele Bachmann discovered, Leno can have a sharp edge when he chooses to unsheath it.

If the Republican presidential contender was expecting a few jokes and some good PR, she didn't get it. Instead, the late-night talkshow host asked pointed questions about Bachmann's disputed objections to the HPV vaccine and gay marriage in an awkward encounter that showed Bachmann to be evasive under Leno's probing, while her own attempts at jokes fell flat.

The omens weren't good as Leno announced his line-up of guests, the audience giving big cheers for Jason Statham and Lady Antebellum – but not a single whoop could be heard for Bachmann when her name was mentioned.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/sep/17/michele-bachmann-jay-leno-tonight?CMP=twt_fd

West coasties just started

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. This is funny

tune in if you can

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Tough room

Tough shit.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yup that was a tough crowd!

[ashling]

4. I'll watch it if its on U2b

I never watch Leno, so I missed it.

[mwb970]

5. Well, duh.

Bachmann's appeal is limited to a small subset of a small subset of the far right wing of one of our political parties. Her supporters sound strong when they all congregate on a single online forum, but they are very thin on the ground out here in the real world.

[pinboy3niner]

6. The heads-up thread was funnier than she was...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1955027

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[hlthe2b]

9. Every photo I've seen of the two together, Marcus is touching her...

I'm guessing it isn't long before we'll be treated to the tonsil-extracting kiss. Yeah, whatever, Marcus. :eyes:

[hlthe2b]

8. I hope someone posts the video...

I seem to recall Leno having lost someone close to him with either cervical or ovarian cancer, so I'm not surprised this finally pushed his buttons. Good on him. I'm tired of the kid glove treatment for these lying asshole Rethugs.

[DCKit]

10. Guess he thought it was important enough to take the risk of pissing off TPTB.

Good on Jay Leno.

[Cirque du So-What]

11. TPTB may think Bible Spice has run her course

This may be her farewell tour, and an appearance on Jay's show may be the closest she gets to a 'roast.'

[Gin]

12. this is funny......from the article.....

At one point, Leno told Bachmann: "You seem strident in your views." No, said Bachmann, "I'm convicted." Leno corrected her: "You don't get convicted until after you've been in office."

[TwilightGardener]

14. "I'm convicted"...I've never heard anyone put it that way when they mean

they have convictions. I don't know if it's ever used that way.

[Cirque du So-What]

19. You're right

I've never heard anyone put it that way. Makes me wonder if she actually went to law school, or if she hired someone to sit in the classes and later take the bar exam in her name. By the very nature of their work, lawyers tend to have a better mastery of language than the average person, tending toward 'fussiness' where specific terms are used. For her to 'invent' a usage like that strikes me as odd behavior for someone purportedly trained in the law.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

20. I assume "convicted" is some fundamentalist code word.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Her handler miscalculated that Leno would give her a softball interview.

They at least knew what their chances were if she went on Letterman.

[aikoaiko]

15. Here's a video snip on the conversion therapy/gay marriage segment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRs9m4YXj3E

[Fuzz]

16. Can't stand Jay. He sounded nervous asking the questions. Probably thinking

he might lose some of his ratings.

[aikoaiko]

18. That's about as "hard hitting" as he gets with a political candidate.

He's no John Stewart, but I'm delighted to see MB get tripped up by Leno.

[aikoaiko]

17. Here's a video snip on the the HPV topic

http://www.hulu.com/watch/279520/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-michele-bachmann-on-winning-the-iowa-straw-poll

[Shagbark Hickory]

21. Oh it's that Gotcha Media.