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(Wall Street Journal) Obvious From the GOP: It's official, Michele Bachmann has gone full retard   (blogs.wsj.com) divider line 386
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Sgt Otter [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:01:28 PM  
baska: Bachmann is a vacuum. Her husband, lord, master, programmer, is responsible for a lot of her wharrgarbl. He tells her what to get wound up about, then he points her and gives her a shove. On her own she'd never get past the shiny things.

Hey, he has to keep her busy while he sneaks off to the Sore Stallions Men's Massage-a-torium.

/Have you seen the dude? He's fruitier than Carmen Miranda's hat.

 
Goodfella 2009-07-02 04:05:05 PM  
fernt: I'm curious subby...

Why is it retarded not to want to let the government in on:

- the schedule of when you leave your house and when you return

- my ancestry

- my level of education

- if I have difficulty making decisions

- extensive personal income information

- how I get to work

- how much time off from work I took

- details about my house, how many rooms, bathrooms, etc.

- details of my utility bills

- details about my mortgage

...and so on.

I feel that the federal government is really "getting to know me" on an uncomfortable level. Michele Bachmann may be batshiat crazy, but the federal government should really only need to how many human beings inhabit the structure at that address, and leave the rest up to the states or to the citizens' discretion.


But it's ok with you if George bush jr taps your phone without a warrant?

 
namatad [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:05:08 PM  
Cyberluddite: WHY IN THE F*CK DO SO MANY OF YOU PEOPLE TAKE THE BAIT AND ENGAGE WITH TROLLS??

the trap is that some of us are just learning
plus, the NON-NUTS try to be honest and hear the other side out.
forgetting, that there be trolls here

 
Flatulent_Flea [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:08:53 PM  
tbn3.google.com

Bachmann's husband, Marcus Bachman, is a clinical therapist in Minneapolis and a Christian counselor whose practice reportedly includes "curing" gay people.

 
namatad [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:09:33 PM  
poot_rootbeer: Your own writing barely qualifies as English. WTF.

um
try looking up gullible or sarcasm
FFS

 
rastjr [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:11:04 PM  
GoldSpider: rastjr: Wow, the troll comment happened quick today.

It doesn't bother me anymore. People with little to say are little people.

If you don't like what I believe, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I'm perfectly capable of moving on without elchip in my life.

Is Remove all Republicans traveling?


What are you referring to?

 
Bf+ 2009-07-02 04:12:42 PM  
Michele Bachmann: Twenty-eight pages. Sean, you know the one question they don't ask? They don't ask, "are you an American citizen?" They don't ask if you're here on a visa or when it expires. We have no real idea how many illegal aliens are in our country. But wouldn't you think, here they are asking every personal question about our lives, they could at least ask if we're an American citizen? They don't bother to ask for that.

thinkprogress.org

FAIL.


/The irony is that if enough Minnesotans follow Michele Bachmann's advice, they might lose a representative, namely, Michele Bachmann.

 
gshepnyc 2009-07-02 04:15:06 PM  
Flatulent_Flea: Bachmann's husband, Marcus Bachman, is a clinical therapist in Minneapolis and a Christian counselor whose practice reportedly includes "curing" gay people.

By "curing" gay people do you mean he takes them on camping trips to religious retreats out in the woods where they can all be together for a weekend or longer in order to deal with their sexuality away from spouses' prying eyes and skeptical critics?

No wonder his mouth is open in the picture. It's probably stuck in that position.

 
namatad [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:16:02 PM  
Bf+: /The irony is that if enough Minnesotans follow Michele Bachmann's advice, they might lose a representative, namely, Michele Bachmann.

the dream is still alive

 
All2morrowsparTs 2009-07-02 04:17:58 PM  
cchris_39: How are they going to keep from counting illegals?

There is only one box for "not a U.S. Citizen" but no further questions as to how and whether they are here legally.


cchris_39: moralpanic: Are you really unaware of how insane you sound?

He sounds perfectly sane. Do realize how invincibly ignorant and naive YOU sound?


LOL, afte the first quote you really can't comment on sanity.

To your first non-point; they may be illeagal but they still exist.

 
mksmith 2009-07-02 04:45:11 PM  
Mr. Coffee Nerves: Life must be very tough for a moderate Republican these days.

If you can find one. I don't know anyone these days willing to call themselves a "moderate" and a "Republican" at the same time.

 
mksmith 2009-07-02 04:49:28 PM  
"We appreciate their views and hope to be able to work with them to keep Acorn - which has earned public mistrust through its repeated voter registration fraud - out of the census," Dziok said.

I like they way they take a wild-eyed, arm-waving accusation that is completely without any foundation in the real world, and throw it out there like it was a proven conclusion. Unfortunately, to the untutored right wing, assertion = truth, especially when it has a racial component.

 
eddiesocket 2009-07-02 04:53:13 PM  
Noam Chimpsky: More proof that Bachmann is right! I'm surprised these jerks could take the time to peak out of their Argentine love nests to make a comment about a Republican who is actually working on behalf of the people.

WAAAHH WAAAH WAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

 
Noam Chimpsky 2009-07-02 05:01:33 PM  
Bf+:
FAIL.

/The irony is that if enough Minnesotans follow Michele Bachmann's advice, they might lose a representative, namely, Michele Bachmann.


Where on that form does it ask if the person is an illegal alien? That was the point she was making, although she did it clumsily.

The only legitimate thing for the census to do is tally citizens to determine representation, and that's about the only fracking thing it doesn't do.

 
namatad [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 05:06:23 PM  
Noam Chimpsky: The only legitimate thing for the census to do is tally citizens to determine representation, and that's about the only fracking thing it doesn't do.

so, the box which says "no, not a US citizen"
that would not allow you to determine the number of citizens versus non-citizens???

really?

 
Bill_Wick's_Friend 2009-07-02 05:36:27 PM  
Noam Chimpsky: Where on that form does it ask if the person is an illegal alien? That was the point she was making, although she did it clumsily.

Her quote starts out with "Sean, you know the one question they don't ask? They don't ask, "are you an American citizen?"

The form very clearly asks "are you an American citizen?".

There's "clumsy" and there's "just plain wrong".

 
Jim_Callahan 2009-07-02 05:51:00 PM  
what_now: Ok. This is four pictures of Katherine Harris on what looks to be at least three different horses (can't tell about the last two).

In not one of them is she holding the reins correctly.


Given that she's waving and a really proper grip involves two hands and un-tied reins, what exactly are you suggesting she does?

Also, do you complain when you see people on the highway with their hands at 12 and 4 instead of 10 and 2 on the steering wheel? If it works it works.

//Hate horses, but am still trained to ride them to some extent. Managed to get away from the damned things before I had to learn to break 'em, thankfully.
//Only animals dumber than cattle.

 
The Only Good Moran 2009-07-02 06:00:44 PM  
Phil Herup: rnld: Phil Herup: Or you can continuously re-elect incompetence combined with corruption.

He was charged or convicted with what exactly?



He should be charged with felony tax evasion, but do you think that will happen with the Dems in control?


May you be a Rangel apologist?


Because if anyone know about being an apologist, its Phil.

 
FlashHarry [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 06:00:47 PM  
do you think, deep down, she's aware that ACORN didn't in fact engage in any voter fraud? after all, most intelligent people understand that writing "mickey mouse" on a registration form to fill a quota does not mean that mickey mouse will get a vote, right? or... does she believe this shiat?

 
Noam Chimpsky 2009-07-02 06:22:17 PM  
Bill_Wick's_Friend: Noam Chimpsky: Where on that form does it ask if the person is an illegal alien? That was the point she was making, although she did it clumsily.

Her quote starts out with "Sean, you know the one question they don't ask? They don't ask, "are you an American citizen?"

The form very clearly asks "are you an American citizen?".

There's "clumsy" and there's "just plain wrong".


Yeah, but she was trying to be p.c. and make the point reciprocally. It's not a big deal but when you have people who are scared shiatless of you, they will make a big deal out of it.

Bachmann wants to be fined and she wants to be the test case. The courts will have to determine the constitutionality of each item she is fined for. That is what scares the shiat out of the libs. There are even some questions that the libs know they will want rendered unconstitutional at some point but the questions are useful to them right now so they don't even want itemized rulings that go in their favor.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 06:25:59 PM  
The Only Good Moran: Because if anyone know about being an apologist, its Phil.

Who do I apologize for?

 
Bill_Wick's_Friend 2009-07-02 06:35:14 PM  
Noam Chimpsky: Yeah, but she was trying to be p.c. and make the point reciprocally.

No.

She was wrong.

C'mon. Say it with me. "SHE. WAS. WRONG."

2 + 2 does not = 5. Doesn't matter what point you're leading up to and it doesn't matter that there was a finer more subtle (ha!) point to come. Wrong is wrong.

(having seen you in action before, I'm not at all suprised to watch you offer such a vehement defence of "wrong".)

 
The Only Good Moran 2009-07-02 06:46:24 PM  
Phil Herup: The Only Good Moran: Because if anyone know about being an apologist, its Phil.

Who do I apologize for?

In no particular order, you are an apologist/defender of:
Bush, Palin, Cheney, Bachman, Bolton, Gonzalez, Brownie, Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Beck, Savage...

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 06:53:19 PM  
The Only Good Moran: In no particular order, you are an apologist/defender of:Bush, Palin, Cheney, Bachman, Bolton, Gonzalez, Brownie, Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Beck, Savage...



Cheney yes, many times, and sometimes Bush when he did something right.

The rest? Never.

 
Noam Chimpsky 2009-07-02 06:57:51 PM  
Bill_Wick's_Friend: Noam Chimpsky: Yeah, but she was trying to be p.c. and make the point reciprocally.

No.

She was wrong.

C'mon. Say it with me. "SHE. WAS. WRONG."

2 + 2 does not = 5. Doesn't matter what point you're leading up to and it doesn't matter that there was a finer more subtle (ha!) point to come. Wrong is wrong.

(having seen you in action before, I'm not at all suprised to watch you offer such a vehement defence of "wrong".)


You seem considerably exercised about a politician being wrong about a statement, as if they all don't do that often or for some of the politicians from the 57 states, on a daily basis.

 
fifth_of_november 2009-07-02 07:14:00 PM  
Bachmann has steadily gotten crazier and crazier over the past year or so.

Its only a matter of time before she signs onto the Birther Conspiracy and starts demanding to see Obama's birth certificate.

 
The Why Not Guy [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 08:46:25 PM  
Crazy! That's our Michelle, all right - tries to come off sweet, dreams of a permanent Republican majority, that sort of thing. From San Francisco to San Antonio, Rose Hill to Rochester, you don't find that strange brand of insanity very often. It reminds me of that scene in Dirty Dancing when Patrick Swayze is back in Baby's arms and she knows she has him. Republicans, she's got you, so if you have leaving on your mind just forget about it because our Michelle would be lovesick. Blues, don't think you're much better, but I'll shut up now before I fall. Two pieces of advice... oh forget it. Never no more will I bother to give advice where it's not wanted.

 
Sygerrik 2009-07-02 08:52:12 PM  
Noam Chimpsky, are you illiterate, or are you simply ignoring the dozens of posters who have repeatedly pointed out-- citing chapter and verse-- how any question that appears on the census is be definition constitutional, as the Constitution places no limits on what can be asked?

 
Sum Dum Gai 2009-07-02 10:05:53 PM  
Phil Herup: He should be charged with felony tax evasion, but do you think that will happen with the Dems in control?

You do know that for that to stick, they'd need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the failure to report certain income was deliberately done, and not an accidental omission or error.

Generally, the only people who get convicted are people like Wesley Snipes who are tax protesters, people like Leona Helmsley who specifically instructed workers on how to evade taxes, or people who have actively set up schemes to hide money from the IRS. In all but a few percent of tax cases, there's no criminal charge, just penalties and interest.

 
brynaldo 2009-07-02 11:09:42 PM  
O SNAO

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 11:42:50 PM  
Sum Dum Gai: Phil Herup: He should be charged with felony tax evasion, but do you think that will happen with the Dems in control?


You do know that for that to stick, they'd need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the failure to report certain income was deliberately done, and not an accidental omission or error.

Generally, the only people who get convicted are people like Wesley Snipes who are tax protesters, people like Leona Helmsley who specifically instructed workers on how to evade taxes, or people who have actively set up schemes to hide money from the IRS. In all but a few percent of tax cases, there's no criminal charge, just penalties and interest.


Well Charles Rangel is THE CHAIRMAN of the House Ways and Means... they write tax law. He knew what he was doing. He is not stupid.

Are you a Rangel Apologist?

He is either incompetent or a tax cheat. Which will you accept?



/reasonable doubt? Please. He steals from you as well.

 
Sum Dum Gai 2009-07-03 12:24:06 AM  
Phil Herup: Well Charles Rangel is THE CHAIRMAN of the House Ways and Means... they write tax law. He knew what he was doing. He is not stupid.

I'm a smart guy as well, and I've made tax errors before.

Nobody's alleging he didn't know he needed to pay taxes on that income, just that he forgot to include it. It was a relatively small amount of money ($4k per year on average) and until recently, the money was going directly to paying down the mortgage he had on the property.

Anyone who is going to try to cheat the IRS on purpose isn't going to nickel and dime it. We're talking him underpaying by about $1400 per year or so. $115/month in savings is certainly not worth doing that on purpose, considering just how harsh the penalties and interest are. The "reward" isn't worth the risk.

 
rnld 2009-07-03 12:29:53 AM  
Phil Herup: rnld: Phil Herup: Or you can continuously re-elect incompetence combined with corruption.

He was charged or convicted with what exactly?



He should be charged with felony tax evasion, but do you think that will happen with the Dems in control?


May you be a Rangel apologist?


I don't care about Rangel.

What evidence do you have? When the GOP was in control for 12 years, why didn't they do anything?

Scooter Libby became a convicted felon under a GOP White House and Congress.

 
maniacbastard [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:30:24 AM  
Look you idiots. This is what I found when searching for Michelle Bachmann tits (NSFW):

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Can't we all just get along?

 
maniacbastard [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:35:33 AM  
dammit try this lnk. Look in the middle of the page. Yes it is all about tits. Duh. NSFW:

http://shoutwire.com/ecomments/full/255765/Tits_Rats_And_A_Sinking_Ship_NSFW_

She is the blonde with tits.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-03 12:50:50 AM  
Sum Dum Gai: Phil Herup: Well Charles Rangel is THE CHAIRMAN of the House Ways and Means... they write tax law. He knew what he was doing. He is not stupid.


Sum Dum Gai: I'm a smart guy as well, and I've made tax errors before.




I long for the day when I wish I could be as smart as Charles Rangel.

 
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