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In light of the British Foreign Ministry pulling all U.K. nationals out of the British embassy in Tehran after students stormed the building in protest, GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann told a crowd in Waverly, Iowa, today that she would close the U.S. embassy in Iran.
One small, tiny note: The U.S. hasn’t had an embassy in Tehran since 1980. Following the Iranian Hostage Crisis, where 52 Americans were held for 444 days, the United States cut all diplomatic ties.
According to reports, Bachmann applauded the U.K.’s move, adding, “That’s exactly what I would do [if I were president]. We wouldn’t have an embassy in Iran. I wouldn’t allow that to be there.”
Recall just a few weeks ago when Bachmann bragged to Fox News that she had a squeaky clean record.
“I haven’t had a gaffe or something that I’ve done that has caused me to fall in the polls,” she said.
I know it’s been a while since our last post, but damn, she’s still just as stupid.
Michele Bachmann made a curious suggestion during Saturday night’s Republican debate.
Fielding a question about which social programs she would cut if president, the Minnesota Congresswoman said that China provided a good example of a society without a social safety net. The fact that China’s government is resolutely socialist appeared to be lost on her.
Bachmann said that Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society has “not worked, and it’s put us into the modern welfare state…If you look at China, they don’t have food stamps.”
Michele, you really make it too easy for me.
Michele Bachmann responded to the suggestion by a Tea Party group that she quit the presidential race by accusing Rick Perry of dirty tricks.
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday, the Minnesota congresswoman blamed the Perry campaign for a blog post by American Majority calling for her to bow out of the 2012 race, though she admitted she had no evidence.
“Well, of course, we found out that this is really a misstep on the part of the Perry campaign because these are Perry supporters that came out,” Bachmann said. “This was a clumsy move. This was meant to be a stealth move to make it look like this was Tea Party, and apparently, these are Perry supporters that came out and it was just a clumsy move on their part to make this statement.”
“If Gov. Perry has something to say to me, he can come out to the debates and he say it. But this was clearly — this egg on the face, unfortunately, for the Perry campaign. It certainly isn’t a blow to my campaign because I’ve had non-stop support coming out of the woodwork from Tea Partiers all across the country ever since this came out,” Bachmann continued.
On Wednesday, American Majority’s president, Ned Ryun, wrote in a blog post that “It’s time for Michele Bachmann to go.”
“Since her meteoric rise this summer and win in the Iowa Straw poll, her campaign has been plagued by losses of top staff, lackluster fundraising and a seeming lack of direction,” he wrote. “It is clear that the campaign has become less about reform and more about her personal effort to stay relevant and sell books; a harsh commentary, but true.”
Blitzer asked Bachmann whether she had an evidence that the Perry campaign was behind the criticism.
“No, this is something that people have told us, that these are Perry supporters and they went out with this and this was meant to be a stealth move and it was clumsy,” Bachmann replied.
I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around this. The only thing I really can take away from this entire interview is that one of Michele’s new talking points is “Perry is clumsy”. Seriously, if she read the transcripts of her speaking she’d have to realize she sounds like an absolute moron. I also love how her own party is telling her to quit, and all she can do is blame other people, really shows her true character.
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann criticized a directive by President Barack Obama to ease student loan debt as an “abuse of power” that will give people incentive to dodge debt.
The candidates reacted Thursday to a decision Obama announced a day earlier to cap required payments for some college loan borrowers at a lower percentage of their income and forgive payments for others after 20 years. He used executive authority to accelerate a law that wasn’t supposed to go into effect until 2014.
“I believe it is abuse of power from the executive to impose via an executive order a wholesale change in the student loan,” Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, said during an education forum in New York put on by The College Board and News Corp.
“There is a morality in keeping our financial promises, and I don’t think we should push that off onto the taxpayer,” she said. “The individual needs to repay and be responsible for repaying their student loan debt.”
There’s also a “morality” in making education affordable to everyone, but that’s something that is probably WAY over your head.
Following Tuesday night’s GOP debate in Las Vegas, Rep. Michele Bachmann picked up an endorsement from perhaps the Strip’s biggest star – Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton.
During a post-debate interview with Fox’s Greta Van Susteren, Newton, who kept his arm around Bachmann’s shoulder for the entire spot, twice called the Minnesota congresswoman a “beautiful lady” and endorsed her candidacy.
“It looks like you’re on a date,” Van Susteren said of the pair.
“I am an entertainer but first of all, I’m an American and second of all, I’m a Nevadan, and third of all, I will support this beautiful lady as long as she wants to go,” Newton said.
“I watched the entire debate, and I don’t have to tell you how proud I was of this lady because not only did she hold her own, but she kind of stood alone, and I’m not talking about being female,” said Newton, who was in the hall where the debate took place. “I’m talking about the wonderful things and views that she has for America.”
“It’s going to take electing this beautiful lady as president for things to really change because what it means is we have to get everybody back to work and we have to get people back in their homes,” Newton said.
Asked if she’d be cruising the strip looking for additional celebrity endorsements, Bachmann said: “Hey, why not?” she said. “We’ll take support everywhere we can, and it doesn’t get better. This is a picture of America right here. This is like John Wayne, Wayne Newton, so I’m just thrilled.”
(Video from Fox News, Commentary from ABC News)
First off, Michele, John Wayne and Wayne Newton are no where near the same thing. Secondly, telling retirees to invest in Las Vegas real estate has to be the single worst piece of financial advice I have ever heard. Seriously, you’re a fucking idiot, and have no business giving out investment advice, kindly STFU.
(Source: abcnews.com)
Michele Bachmann speaking to a group of students at New England College
Uh, Michele, that’s like blaming McDonald’s for having to pay Sales Tax…just STFU, please.
(Source: cbsnews.com)
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) reiterated that she would reinstate the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy if she were elected president on a conference call with Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition, reports the Minnesota Independent.
Bachmann took calls from supporters, including one who said that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would “destroy the armed forces,” before being cut off.
“I think of all the candidates that are running in the race, I have been very vocal about this,” said Bachmann according to the Independent. “I would reinstate the don’t ask, don’t tell policy. It worked before and what it says is the issue of sexuality is one that doesn’t come up and people aren’t allowed to be open about it because the United States military, it’s not a social experiment.”
Folks, please read the rest of this article. Later on it discusses how she is “extremely proud” of the amendment, she wrote and sponsors, that will change the Minnesota state Constitution to say that marriage rights can only be given to a heterosexual couple. This homophobic bigot needs to pull a Sylvia Plath and end herself, honestly, the last thing this country needs is more hate.
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) proposed a bill on Thursday that would force women in the early stages of pregnancy to have a physically invasive and medically unnecessary ultrasound procedure before they can legally consent to having an abortion.
The “Heartbeat Informed Consent Act” requires doctors to make the fetal heartbeat visible and audible to the woman prior to the abortion procedure and to describe the ultrasound image to her in detail, even if she prefers not to hear about it. If the woman is between four and five weeks pregnant, the doctor has to perform a “transvaginal ultrasound” in order to hear the heartbeat, which involves a probe and can be physically uncomfortable for the woman.
So, Michele, let me get this straight, a mandatory HPV shot for girls in Texas is invasive and unlawful, but forcing an actually invasive ultrasound procedure and emotional trauma on a woman isn’t? God damnit I cannot wait for you to be out of my life, forever.
Michele Bachmann Defending HPV Vaccine Comments, Gay Marriage Stance, On ‘Tonight Show’ With Jay Leno.
Leno also pressed Bachmann about her views on homosexuality and gay marriage.
“That whole ‘pray the gay away’ thing, I don’t get it,” said Leno, referring to the Christian counseling clinic she owns with her husband.
Bachmann tried to deflect Leno’s question with a joke, pointing to her hair and saying, “When I heard that I really thought it was like kind of a mid-life crisis line, like, ‘Pray away the gray.’”
The joke fell flat.
“It sounds like, if two gay people want to get married, that’s their business, that doesn’t concern us,” Leno continued. “Why is that even an issue?”
“I know gay families that are married, they have children. And they’re wonderful people. It doesn’t seem like they shouldn’t be allowed to be happy. But I’m not going to change your mind on that one.”
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but, good job Jay. America needs people to ask her these questions, and it seems as if very few (outside of comedy programs) are willing to do it.
