# Batshit crazy Michele Bachmann strikes again! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 18, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497 "2008-10-18T05:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/121 "2008-10-24T04:09:20Z")
The latest polls: > [@](#): > > The new numbers from SurveyUSA: > Democratic candidate El Tinklenberg 47%, > Bachmann 44%, > and Independence Party candidate Bob Anderson 6%, > with a ±4% margin of error. [http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/](http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/) ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/122 "2008-10-24T17:13:14Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > “Serpentine, 'Chele, serpentine!” \Since Alan Arkin’s character was named “Sheldon”, I think that would be “Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!”\ As for Rep. Bachman, two things give me great joy: 1) Democrats fighting back against this kind of nonsense, and 2) given the latest polls on her reelection bid, it seems the electorate is growing tired of this kind of crap. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/123 "2008-10-24T17:16:24Z")
psst… as in “Mi-chelle (my belle)”… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/124 "2008-10-24T17:18:06Z")
> [@JohnM](#): > > \Since Alan Arkin’s character was named “Sheldon”, I think that would be “Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!”\ > > As for Rep. Bachman, two things give me great joy: 1) Democrats fighting back against this kind of nonsense, and 2) given the latest polls on her reelection bid, it seems the electorate is growing tired of this kind of crap. Kind of gives you hope doesn’t it. Been a while since I felt hope in our voters. Even the repubs can be offended. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_Bill\_McNeal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@I\_m\_Bill\_McNeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_Bill_McNeal)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/125 "2008-10-24T17:29:39Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > ‘hoisted by your own petard’. She may be a bit slow-witted but there’s no need for name calling. /not so obscure. But seriously, I’ve never been so happy to see someone get dropped by her party in no time after getting caught just outright. Batshit crazy indeed. Go be batshit somewhere else. Visit McCarthy’s grave and see how he turned out. Go Tinklenburg go! ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/126 "2008-10-24T17:32:44Z")
Crap, that’s one great username. I am officially “in the Tink”. ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/127 "2008-10-24T20:04:15Z")
> [@stolichnaya](#): > > psst… as in “Mi-chelle (my belle)”… Um, I knew that, really. Yeah, that’s the ticket. **Cervaise** , thou hast whooshed me. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/128 "2008-10-24T20:22:31Z")
🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/129 "2008-10-24T20:31:51Z")
My my, can this woman get any crazier? How about [this little snippet](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-uptake/michele-bachmann-not-all_b_137463.html) that’s surfaced from 2005: > [@](#): > > Michele Bachmann: I just want to say only in France, only in France could you have suburban youth rioting because the welfare benefits aren’t generous enough. And that’s… That’s what they’re telling us now is happening there. And only in France could that happen. > > And what we’re seeing is just the fruits of leftism. It’s suburbanites, the kids, that are watching cable TV, Did you know that? In a lot of these high rises where a lot of the suburban youth are doing writing or doing they have cable TV in their apartments. They’re listening to al Jazeera, and they’re being encouraged and prompted to go ahead and start these riots all over France. > > There is a movement afoot that’s occurring and part of that is whole philosophical idea of multi-cultural diversity, which on the face sounds wonderful. Let’s appreciate and value everyone’s cultures. **But guess what? Not all cultures are equal. Not all values are equal.** > > And one thing that we’re seeing is that in the midst of this violence that’s being encouraged by al Jazeera and by the jihadists that’s occurring, is that we are seeing that those who are coming into France – which had a beautiful culture – the French culture is actually diminished. It’s going away. And just with the population of France they are losing Western Europeans and it’s being taken over by muh…by a Muslim ethic. Not that Muslims are bad. But they are not assimilating. > > And that’s what I had mentioned in my previous response is that America is a great nation, with great values. We are equal opportunity for all. And it’s because we all came here and we came together as one. Out of many one. Multi-cultural diversity says out of one many. And if we go with tribalism we will not long be one nation united under God. Well, isn’t that sweet? Never mind that she was totally wrong regarding what the protests in question were all about–let’s watch her broad brush ALL Muslims as eing part of a culture that’s “not equal” to some other cultures. How very nice of her… Can I get all Godwin-ey and call her a nazi bitch? Please? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/130 "2008-10-24T21:27:01Z")
This just out on youtube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJBpL5ORWUo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJBpL5ORWUo) It tells you how to pronounce ‘Tinklenberg’. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/131 "2008-10-24T23:56:23Z")
Bachmann’s new “I fucked up” ad creeps me right the fuck out. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j3_VRUHStOg/hqdefault.jpg "Rep. Michele Bachmann: I May Not Always Get My Words Right") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_VRUHStOg) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/132 "2008-10-25T01:14:48Z")
The Internet: entertaining, informative and may just save our liberty. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/133 "2008-10-25T01:42:14Z")
> [@chique](#): > > Bachmann’s new “I fucked up” ad creeps me right the fuck out. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3\_VRUHStOg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_VRUHStOg) > [@](#): > > “Once again, our nation is at a crossroads and it’s a time for choosing. We could embrace government as the answer to our problems or we can choose freedom and liberty. I may not always get my words right but I know that my heart is right because my heart is for you, for your children and for the blessings of liberty to remain for our great country.” OMG, she’s right, somebody please think of the children!!! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/134 "2008-10-25T01:43:26Z")
“I found out my stupid comments caused me to lose votes and money so I’m not exactly sorry but I still want to win.” ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/135 "2008-10-25T01:56:23Z")
> [@chique](#): > > Bachmann’s new “I fucked up” ad creeps me right the fuck out. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3\_VRUHStOg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_VRUHStOg) The eyes, sweet Mary, the eyes! Every morning when she gets up, she walks into the bathroom and is hypnotized by herself, then she recites her mission to herself, and hypnotizes herself, and on and on in an eternal feedback loop of wingnuttery. It all makes so much sense now. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/136 "2008-10-25T02:00:49Z")
> [@chique](#): > > Bachmann’s new “I fucked up” ad creeps me right the fuck out. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3\_VRUHStOg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_VRUHStOg) Her heart is for me? Wow, Michelle. Uh, you free later tonight? … Actually, you’re giving me the creeps. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/137 "2008-10-25T02:09:08Z")
> [@stolichnaya](#): > > The eyes, sweet Mary, the eyes! I had often read about “the light of madness” in the eyes of various people, but I had never actually seen it in real life until pictures of this whackjob started showing up. She looks like she’s auditioning for a lead role in a bad 50s mad-scientist flick. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/138 "2008-10-25T02:10:17Z")
> [@chique](#): > > Bachmann’s new “I fucked up” ad creeps me right the fuck out. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3\_VRUHStOg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_VRUHStOg) That mouth is desperately crying out for a cock to suck on so she can’t say anything stupid on camera. Mine, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/139 "2008-10-25T02:16:06Z")
Dayum, what is it you guys refuse to understand about “do NOT stick your dick in the crazy?” No wonder this country’s in such a mess, sheesh… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497/140 "2008-10-25T02:25:12Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > Dayum, what is it you guys refuse to understand about “do NOT stick your dick in the crazy?” No wonder this country’s in such a mess, sheesh… :smack: Hmmm… Upon reflection, that seems like good advice! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497.md?page=8)