
Michele Bachmann is our Sarah Palin, right? Not so fast.
Even though Bachmann seemed to be echoing Palin’s controversial sentiments from late last week about the “pro-America” parts of the country, she’s not getting back-up from the would-be VP. Via MNpublius we learn that she doesn’t agree with the freshman Minnesota representative’s plan to look into whether members of Congress hold “anti-American views.” MSNBC’s First Read reports:
“Well that’s quite subjective,” she said of Bachmann’s comments. “I would think that anybody running and wanting to serve in Congress is quite pro-American because that’s what the mission is, to better this country, so I would question the intent of that.”













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Comment posted October 20, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
Confession: I can’t remember where I got that image from. Do you know, so I can credit?
Comment posted October 20, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
Isn’t Cindy McCain the “would-be First Lady”?
Comment posted October 20, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
Yikes. Fixed. Thanks.
Comment posted October 20, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
Did you rename the picture? if so, remember the original name of the jpg? No luck so far
Comment posted October 20, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
McCarthyism is a pleasant way to describe Ms. Bachmann of Minnesota.
I am a social progressive/fiscal conservative whose relatives survived the concentration camps. She is the closest thing to a Nazi that I have seen in recent years.
I do not live in her district, but am donating $$$ to her democratic opponent El Tinklenberg now !
I am so sick of the Republican smear and fear campaign tactics. Enough with the fear. We need leaders that can discuss issues and respect others, not hide behind campaigns of fear and war.
Please donate to stop this woman at: http://www.tinklenberg08.com
PLEASE HELP !
STOP POLITICIANS LIKE THIS !
Comment posted October 24, 2008 @ 9:32 am
Please don’t give Palin any credit on this one. How can she reconcile saying this of Obama: “I would think that anybody running and wanting to serve in Congress is quite pro-American because that’s what the mission is, to better this country, so I would question the intent of that.”, with what she has said about him at her rallies? Things like insinuating that he ‘pals around with terrorists’ and that ‘he launched his political career in the living room of a terrorist’.
Truth be told, Bachmann’s willingness to be so vocal about her McCarthy-like thoughts certainly has much to do with feeling that it is ok and not contrary to the overall tone of the McCain/Palin campaign message. And Palin’s trash talk has a lot to do with that. It is a pretty common phenomenon: make someone comfortable that their bigotry is ‘ok’ and they will come out with it (anyone watch Borat?).
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