# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Baboonanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Baboonanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baboonanza)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/21 "2011-01-06T09:29:56Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > 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. But, Jesus, what if it backfired and she won? How could you live with yourself? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/22 "2011-01-06T09:38:46Z")
Exactly. Any chance bigger than zero is too big a risk. ---
**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, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/23 "2011-01-06T12:26:46Z")
> [@Baboonanza](#): > > But, Jesus, what if it backfired and she won? How could you live with yourself? Their comment is, “ **Any** of the Republican candidates winning in 2012 would be a disaster for the country. So work to nominate the unelectable one.” ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/24 "2011-01-06T13:48:08Z")
Oh I hope she does run. And wins. It doesn’t matter at all anymore, not even slightly. All politicians at this point are Mayor Quimby when Hollywood comes to town when it comes to our malevolent corporate overlords anyway, we might as well have some hysterical Romanesque theatre in our government before it all falls apart anyway. It’s not like anyone is going to save us from ourselves, so let’s just hasten the march towards Corporate Oligarchy so that we can get it over with and watch it implode. Then we can start over. ---
**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, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/25 "2011-01-06T14:00:32Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > So they are encouraging Democrats to vote in Repubican Primaries, supporting Palin. As a way to help get Obama re-elected. Which, if you’re a non-insane Republican whom does not particularly like or trust Obama, is a horrifying thing. Which pretty much describes me - I see Bachman and her ilk as the death of the political party I used to love. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/26 "2011-01-06T15:44:51Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > 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. It is dangerous to underestimate the stupidity of U.S. citizens. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/27 "2011-01-06T15:52:41Z")
I’d vote for her just for the lols. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/28 "2011-01-06T16:00:51Z")
I think electing the Palin/Bachman ticket could be good for America. As the saying goes, once you’ve hit bottom, the only way to go is up. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/29 "2011-01-06T16:22:00Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I think electing the Palin/Bachman ticket could be good for America. As the saying goes, once you’ve hit bottom, the only way to go is up. Unfortunately, there is an alternative way we could go: away. ---
**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, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/30 "2011-01-06T16:25:54Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I think electing the Palin/Bachman ticket could be good for America. As the saying goes, once you’ve hit bottom, the only way to go is up. Or start digging. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/31 "2011-01-06T16:38:53Z")
Think of the bright side. Sat night live will be hilarious again. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/32 "2011-01-06T17:20:05Z")
You Minnesota people may think you’ve got it bad, but unlike California, at least you never elected a major celebrity as your state governor. Oh, wait…n/m. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/33 "2011-01-06T17:24:26Z")
Wait why? Did Minnesota elect a **major** celebrity as governor? They got one as a Senator a couple of years ago… ---
**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, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/34 "2011-01-06T17:26:30Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Suck me under what? The Oval Office desk? That big table in the Cabinet Room? A play on a 1970s Canadian rock band and one of their hit songs. Do we have to explain _everything_ here? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/35 "2011-01-06T17:26:46Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Wait why? Did Minnesota elect a **major** celebrity as governor? > > They got one as a Senator a couple of years ago… Have you not heard of [Jesse Ventura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Ventura)? Or is he not major enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/36 "2011-01-06T17:29:05Z")
Palin. Bachmann. There can be only one. Steel cage death match, Sunday…Sunday…SUNDAY! Also, Truckosaurus! And the Beach Boys! ---
**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, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/37 "2011-01-06T17:35:15Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Palin. Bachmann. There can be only one. Steel cage death match, Sunday…Sunday…SUNDAY! Also, Truckosaurus! And the Beach Boys! Can we add Christine O’Donnell in as an undercard bout? Against herself? ---
**Author:** ![CurtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/38 "2011-01-06T17:41:25Z")
Yeah, I wouldn’t call Jesse Ventura a “major” celebrity. I had never heard of him before he was running for election. More like a “very minor” celebrity. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/39 "2011-01-06T17:45:05Z")
Well, its true, he wasn’t a major star like Vern Gagne, but still… ---
**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, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558/40 "2011-01-06T18:59:32Z")
Jesse was pretty well known. “Major,” maybe not, but he had some celebrity outside wrestling for his movie roles (noably in _Predator_ with Arnie). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558.md?page=3)