# Michele Bachmann strikes again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 24, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536 "2009-03-24T01:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/41 "2009-03-24T21:00:00Z")
> [@C3](#): > > Fair enough, but I don’t think it’s much of a stretch at all and I think it’s a little naive to think that all she’s doing is trying to get people to become more informed. If that was the case, why did she use such loaded language…armed and dangerous? Revolution? She chose _those_ words. Remember that this statement was made in the broader context of other, similar statements made by members of the right-wing. Do you really think that they’re all just accidentally couching their calls for an informed citizenry in words that summon up images of violent uprising? If this was the only instance of statement like this, I think you would undoubtedly be correct in your interpretation. I think the words were chosen carefully and are designed to incite fear, if not action. I would bet\* that before the year is up, we’re going to see a deadly act of domestic terrorism that is committed by someone who feels called to action by the words they’re hearing from the right-wing. > > \*not a real bet, because I’m hoping I lose. I’m certain she’s out to incite fear. No doubt about that. There may be a few wing nuts that will actually interpret her words as a call to physical action. I just don’t think she’s as powerful as she thinks she is. Even the tightie-righties admit that in order to win back seats in congress, they’re going to need to understand who the people are and what they want. They don’t want Michele Fucking Bachman. In fact, I’d be surprised if she still has a job next time around. She’s painfully stupid and she has a black heart. Her constituents are better than her. A lot better. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/42 "2009-03-24T21:24:42Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > n fact, I’d be surprised if she still has a job next time around. I wouldn’t. There’s a reason she got reelected fairly easily even with all the negative attention she got: she has a very conservative district that is very Catholic and unwilling to vote for a pro-choice candidate. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/43 "2009-03-24T22:19:35Z")
> [@Darth\_Sensitive](#): > > Also, that was the War of 1812 😛 And we got our asses kicked. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/44 "2009-03-24T22:32:05Z")
“Armed and dangerous?” Referring to “armed” with _information_? ITSM that people armed with information are more dangerous to the Right than to mainstream America. That’s us. The ones who won in 2008. _We’re_ the mainstream. I just like reading that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/45 "2009-03-25T07:12:25Z")
> [@Mycroft\_H](#): > > If there’s a revolution, she’s one of the first I want up against the wall. And :😭: she my represents my district. (We really do need the barf smiley.) I can’t fucking **wait** until redistricting. > [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > I wouldn’t. There’s a reason she got reelected fairly easily even with all the negative attention she got: she has a very conservative district that is very Catholic and unwilling to vote for a pro-choice candidate. I can’t fucking **wait** until redistricting. I was only going to say it once til I got to CC’s post. It was worth repeating. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/46 "2009-03-25T12:35:10Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > “Armed and dangerous?” Referring to “armed” with _information_? ITSM that people armed with information are more dangerous to the Right than to mainstream America. > > That’s us. The ones who won in 2008. [No, actually you’re not.](http://thelizardannex.blogspot.com/2008/11/zogby-obama-voters-uninformed.html) Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/47 "2009-03-25T13:08:13Z")
“A Politically Incorrect Haven for Those not Fooled by Obama or the Media Elite” I’m sure they’re completely on the up and up. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/48 "2009-03-25T13:46:04Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Probably for the same reason no one bothered to call her a “carbon-based lifeform” either. Reminds me of a job interview I had. Last question: “what noun best describes you?” Not adjective, not adverb, but noun. It was a stupid question (and incorrect) so I answered “hominid”. Didn’t get the job. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/49 "2009-03-25T16:35:59Z")
[Here](http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/03/24/why-god-invented-c-span/)’s more fun with Michelle. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/50 "2009-03-25T16:48:30Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > [No, actually you’re not.](http://thelizardannex.blogspot.com/2008/11/zogby-obama-voters-uninformed.html) > > Regards, > Shodan And that poll was [ridiculous](http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/interview-with-john-ziegler-on-zogby.html). ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/51 "2009-03-25T20:08:30Z")
**NurseCarmen** , eww. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/52 "2009-03-26T02:37:42Z")
> [@chique](#): > > I can’t fucking **wait** until redistricting.I can’t fucking **wait** until redistricting. > > I was only going to say it once til I got to CC’s post. It was worth repeating. Word. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/53 "2009-03-26T03:43:37Z")
> [@5-4-Fighting](#): > > Abscess. If I understand correctly what you’re saying is that she’s part of the Abscess of Evil ? ---
**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:** [March 26, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/54 "2009-03-26T07:02:14Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Believe me…I’m no fan of Bachman. She can lick Barney Frank’s hairy nutsack, that crazy-ass bitch. Uhh … I believe Barney has a boyfriend who can take care of that for him. Even without that, I doubt that he would call on Michelle Bachman for this service. Her ‘ex-gay’ husband maybe, but not Michelle. > [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > I wouldn’t. There’s a reason she got reelected fairly easily even with all the negative attention she got: she has a very conservative district that is very Catholic and unwilling to vote for a pro-choice candidate. No, I disagree. She didn’t get reelected “fairly easily” – she won by less than 3%, even though she was the incumbent and had more money to spend than her challenger. The spoiler was the independent candidate, who pulled 10% of the vote. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/55 "2009-03-26T07:11:18Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > [Here](http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/03/24/why-god-invented-c-span/)’s more fun with Michelle. Is it just me, or is she smokin’ hot? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/56 "2009-03-26T08:14:12Z")
Can we just admit that the “conservatives” include a lot of play-radical rabble-rousers, & the “liberals” are basically dominated by timid conservatives? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/57 "2009-03-26T12:30:40Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > And that poll was [ridiculous](http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/interview-with-john-ziegler-on-zogby.html). You failed the test too, eh? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/58 "2009-03-26T12:40:47Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > Uhh … I believe Barney has a boyfriend who can take care of that for him. Even without that, I doubt that he would call on Michelle Bachman for this service. Her ‘ex-gay’ husband maybe, but not Michelle. The fact that he’s gay does not cancel out her need to lick a nutsack. I chose him because she’d be even more squicked out by the nutsack-licking. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/59 "2009-03-26T12:46:23Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Is it just me, or is she smokin’ hot? I have to say, I’m not seeing it—and I’ve grudgingly conceded a biological response to [the physical appearances of] Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin, so I trust it isn’t purely a partisan aversion. Bachman reminds me a lot of Katherine Harris, which does not weigh in her favor. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536/60 "2009-03-26T14:36:49Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > [No, actually you’re not.](http://thelizardannex.blogspot.com/2008/11/zogby-obama-voters-uninformed.html) > > Regards, > Shodan I had no idea the voters of appalachia were so well informed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536.md?page=4)