Comments on: Bachmann: ‘The one who created this lei also created our freedom’

By: Early

Early — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:42:32 +0000

She was referring to the Citizen who made the lei, you bitter people. She was using an analogy to describe how it is the Citizens of the U.S. that gave us our freedom. Lighten up you angst ridden people.

By: Kawika K. Kamakeeaina

Kawika K. Kamakeeaina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:46 +0000

Someone should teach the Congresswomen how to respectfully wear the lei of Hawaii Nei.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:40:46 +0000

“They brought me this beautiful, precious lei and I’m reminded that the one who created this lei also created our freedom.”

So I guess we all owe a debt to Stanley Ito as he created our freedom. Stanley has a flower shop in Honolulu. He makes leis among other things.

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:54 +0000

[...] teabagger Michele Bachmann (R-MN HI??) took to the podium wearing a traditional floral lei, because… come on, do we have to spell it out for you? "The one who created this lei [...]

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:54 +0000

[...] teabagger Michele Bachmann (R-MN HI??) took to the podium wearing a traditional floral lei, because… come on, do we have to spell it out for you? "The one who created this lei [...]

By: NEWS DAY | MN health care votes and Michele Bachmann’s lei / MN Job Watch / Deer hunting, baiting, eating / Afghan cops, Taliban « Mary Turck

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:59 +0000

[...] and speaking of Hawaiian opposition to the bill, even as both Hawaii House members voted for it. Minnesota Independent has that moment on video, and Josh Marshall at TPM nominated Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) for Tweet of the Day – I wonder [...]

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:26:21 +0000

Given Bachmann’s propensity for getting her facts wrong, any chance that lei didn’t actual come from people who traveled all the way from Hawaii for her “press conference”? I can’t help suspecting she bought it, or got it from Hawaiians living in DC.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:57:23 +0000

I don’t think can MB realy do that much damage in the house.

The value of having any portion of the public identify her as an important part of the right wing serves a very important foil for the conservative noise machine.

We might be better off in the long run if she keeps it up until she retires!

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The Tea Gets Iced « HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:45 +0000

[...] THE MINNESOTA INDEPENDENT: Shortly before health care reform passed the House Saturday night, Rep. Michele Bachmann rose to [...]

By: Amuseinc

Amuseinc — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:58:02 +0000

Dp you suppose she was looking for some bribery from the Hawaiian Tourist Bureau? That is the only rational thought I think a Republican would have for doing this incredibly stupid speech. Well that and trying to put church and state together against the wishes of every Founding Father.