# Ha ha ha ha ha HA HA HA ha ha! \[Michele Bachman for President\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558 "2011-01-06T01:17:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/1 "2011-01-06T01:17:51Z")
Michele Bachman pondering a run for President. > **[Opinion: Michele Bachmann said to ponder a presidential run](https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/top-of-the-ticket/story/2011-01-05/opinion-michele-bachmann-said-to-ponder-a-presidential-run)** > > This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_bachmann2012](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_bachmann2012) ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/2 "2011-01-06T01:21:13Z")
Umm… You’re laughing because terror makes you react that way…? The thought of Bachman even _thinking_ about the White House scares me spitless. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/3 "2011-01-06T01:22:40Z")
Well, she won’t need the Secret Service – she’ll just dart from bush to bush. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/4 "2011-01-06T01:31:05Z")
I think she’s also made noises about running for Amy Klobuchar’s Senate seat, but she must know she can’t win a statewide election (and Klobuchar is popular within the state anyway, unlike Bachmann). Her ego won’t let her be content with her little House seat, but she’s not politically viable for anything outside of a stacked local district. I have a suspicion that she wants to be Palin’s running mate. She has the exact same fan base, so I’d be surprised if she really wanted to go toe to toe with her (as much as we would enjoy the tard fight). She’d alienate her own base too much. My guess is that she just wants to get her name out there for consideration. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/5 "2011-01-06T01:33:00Z")
That’s pretty much what I figured, Dio. Dingbat/Batshit '12 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/6 "2011-01-06T01:38:57Z")
She sees the dough Palin’s making and wants a piece of the pie. She wants a book deal and the speaking fees. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/7 "2011-01-06T01:40:23Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > Well, she won’t need the Secret Service – she’ll just dart from bush to bush. What if Laura and Barbara object? ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/8 "2011-01-06T01:41:08Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > She sees the dough Palin’s making and wants a piece of the pie. She wants a book deal and the speaking fees. That’s almost as scary as the thought of her on a primary ballot… ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/9 "2011-01-06T01:54:26Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > That’s pretty much what I figured, Dio. > > Dingbat/Batshit '12 They should make the announcement in an actual belfry. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/10 "2011-01-06T01:54:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > That’s pretty much what I figured, Dio. > > Dingbat/Batshit '12 if there is a god in heaven, he will grant us that wish. Oh, and leak the sex tape they did. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/11 "2011-01-06T02:13:02Z")
She makes Palin look sane and reasonable! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/12 "2011-01-06T03:15:22Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > That’s pretty much what I figured, Dio. > > Dingbat/Batshit '12 Bachmann/Palin Undertow They will suck you under as they take care of business. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/13 "2011-01-06T03:18:22Z")
I’m usually a “Comic Sans MS is inappropriate for _everything_” sort of fellow, but it makes perfect sense for Palin/Bachmann. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/14 "2011-01-06T04:11:13Z")
**WHOA!** 100% honest: I was totally unaware of this story, and I only read the thread’s title- no mouseover. I _knew_ all those ha’s meant Michelle Bachman is wanting to run for potus ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/15 "2011-01-06T04:55:00Z")
I thought this thread was going to be about Chick tracts, but I guess that would have been HAW HAW HAW. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/16 "2011-01-06T05:34:46Z")
> [@Tranquilis](#): > > That’s almost as scary as the thought of her on a primary ballot… There is already an anti-Palin group (www.primariesforpalin.com) pointing out that: - in many Republican primaries only a few thousand votes determined the winner, - in polls, Palin is the Republican who does worst against Obama, - on the Democratic side, Obama is unlikely to have any serious competition. So they are encouraging Democrats to vote in Repubican Primaries, supporting Palin. As a way to help get Obama re-elected. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/17 "2011-01-06T05:37:10Z")
Edited thread title for clarity. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/18 "2011-01-06T05:42:11Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Bachmann/Palin Undertow > > They will suck you under as they take care of business. Suck me under what? The Oval Office desk? That big table in the Cabinet Room? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/19 "2011-01-06T06:09:36Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > She sees the dough Palin’s making and wants a piece of the pie. She wants a book deal and the speaking fees. Bingo. The easiest way for a politician to get publicity is to announce that he or she is contemplating a presidential run. Then you get all kinds of face time on TV and lots of interviews. She’s got to know that her chances of becoming president are about 1/10 those of Palin, who in turn has about a 1/1000 chance of becoming President. On the other hand, politicians like her live in a bubble of sycophants, and she raised an amazing amount of money in the last election cycle. If she’s still sitting on that money, this might be a way for her to hang onto it by creating a PAC for her potential campaign. A PAC full of money gives Bachmann power and influence she can use. She’s obviously ambitious, though. She formed a Tea Party Caucus in the House despite no one really asking her to do so. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/20 "2011-01-06T06:20:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Edited thread title for clarity. You got past the first hurdle in her name, and correctly used only one l in Michele. Unfortunately, you stumbled on the second hurdle, and missed the extra n in Bachmann. The first hurdle is the harder one, tripping up even whoever [filed the paperwork for “Michelle PAC”](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/26/896316/-Ooops!-Bachmanns-PAC-misspells-her-own-name) for her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558.md?page=2)