# The Congresswoman with the crazy eyes, part II, crazy in the head **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 1, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420 "2011-05-01T23:36:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/721 "2013-03-26T03:00:14Z")
Kinda funny, how being stingy with the help seems a trait with Minnesota Republicans. When Norm! Coleman was the hot young up and dumber, amongst my son’s cronies the story circulated allegedly originating amongst kids who delivered pizzas to the Coleman home. Story has it that if Norm answered the door, he read the bill, paid the tab and waited for his change, even if it was, in fact, change. Stiff on tip. Close door. Other guys reported the same thing, but said they would hear a “hisss”, look over and see Mrs. Coleman peering around the corner of the house holding out a $5, then ducking around the back. The source of this story is questionable and its veracity unreliable and I believe every word. So far as is known, Norm Coleman is the only person in the world that Garrison Keillor actually hates. Do Republicans in other fiefs have the same oddly stingy reputation? ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/722 "2013-03-27T01:47:27Z")
> [@imthjckaz](#): > > [Congressional ethics office investigating Bachmann](http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1018374/396/Congressional-ethics-office-investigating-Bachmann) > > Congressional ethics? > > But still, Crazy Shelly being investigated. I don’t believe she herself is, but her campaign is. Though I don’t want to give her the benefit of the doubt, lots of times the candidate does not know what is going on in his/her own campaign. ---
**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 27, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/723 "2013-03-27T16:14:41Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I don’t believe she herself is, but her campaign is. Though I don’t want to give her the benefit of the doubt, lots of times the candidate does not know what is going on in his/her own campaign. Considering the narrow margin she had last time, it may be enough for her district to finally dump the bitch. Here’s hoping. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/724 "2013-03-27T16:23:03Z")
She’s the git that keeps on giving. edited to add: No, I didn’t spell it wrong-I just don’t give an “f”. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/725 "2013-03-27T16:37:44Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Considering the narrow margin she had last time, it may be enough for her district to finally dump the bitch. Here’s hoping. If only. The FEC seems to be the most toothless Federal agency that exists, and that’s saying a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/726 "2013-03-27T16:59:09Z")
The same story from [The Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/25/exclusive-congressional-ethics-probe-adds-to-bachmann-s-political-woes.html) has this terrific passage: > [@](#): > > “She doesn’t use the most credible sources,” explains one former staffer, detailing Bachmann’s reliance on stories from the conspiracy-peddling WorldNetDaily to shape her worldview, “and she tends to listen to the last person who talks to her.” Bachmann is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/727 "2013-03-27T17:08:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Bachmann is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee. As an Equal Opportunity representative for the unintelligent. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/728 "2013-03-27T22:17:18Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Considering the narrow margin she had last time, it may be enough for her district to finally dump the bitch. Here’s hoping. Don’t hold your breath though. I know of many who voted for her just on the religious angle. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/729 "2013-03-27T22:23:34Z")
That’s the thing, that area of the state is notoriously conservative, even if Cambridge is no longer part of her district. All she has to do is keep up beating the Jesus drum, throw in a dash of racism (not too overt, mind you) and she’ll keep getting a good chunk of that district to vote for her regardless of the insanity factor. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/730 "2013-03-28T13:14:21Z")
There was a hilarious clip on The Daily Show this week of some CNN journo actually doing her job and asking Bachmann tough questions about a self-published, totally uncited book she quoted at CPAC. ---
**Author:** ![Aizle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Aizle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aizle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/731 "2013-03-28T13:52:39Z")
It is with a huge amount of shame that I have to admit that this nitwit is my representative. /slitwrist ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/732 "2013-03-28T13:53:56Z")
[Kooks of a feather stick together.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/26/glenn-beck-michele-bachmann_n_2958884.html) (Warning: Link to Huffington Post, home of more bad scripts that Uwe Boll’s in-box.) > [@](#): > > Glenn Beck suggested Tuesday that the ethics investigation into the erstwhile presidential campaign of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is retribution for the congresswoman’s outspoken crusade against what she has called the threat of radical Islam. ---
**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 28, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/733 "2013-03-28T14:26:54Z")
Just to make y’all’s day: Sarah Palin is making noises about running in 2014, probably for Mark Begich’s (D-Alaska) seat. And I thought there wouldn’t be any fun until 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/734 "2013-03-28T14:45:12Z")
Of course. She needs _something_ to stay relevant and keep bringing in money. 2008 was so long ago that even Fox News has no use for her. Senate, eh? The interesting thing will be her attendance and voting record - as in, does she show up for the job or not? And of course, trying to use that as a springboard to run for President in 2016. ---
**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 28, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/735 "2013-03-28T16:20:58Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Of course. She needs _something_ to stay relevant and keep bringing in money. 2008 was so long ago that even Fox News has no use for her. > > Senate, eh? The interesting thing will be her attendance and voting record - as in, does she show up for the job or not? > > And of course, trying to use that as a springboard to run for President in 2016. She’s deluded enough to think that the enthusiastic crowd at CPAC translates to equal popularity in Alaska. A run by Palin would bring the Independents out of the woodwork, along with registered Dems and centrist Republicans. I think she’d get creamed, even though the uber-right up there hates Begich. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/736 "2013-03-28T16:26:32Z")
Note: while Palin’s eyes share many characteristics with Bachman (e.g. vindictiveness, maliciousness, duplicitousness, evilness, etc.), she does not have “crazy” eyes. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/737 "2013-03-28T16:45:13Z")
I hate to say this for fear of sounding sexist, but in addition to her not being a “rising star” any more, Sarah’s isn’t as young and cute as she used to be. Seriously: I think a lot of her support, or at least interest in her came from those Alaskan good ol’ boys who liked the whole “hot librarian” thing. She’s yesterday’s news now. I wonder how many of her Alaskan fans have picked up on the ridicule she receives outside of Alaska (or outside the Tea Party) and have decided she isn’t worth it any more. [/Sarah Palin digression] ---
**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:** [March 28, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/738 "2013-03-28T17:07:15Z")
Librarians can read. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/739 "2013-03-28T17:09:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Just to make y’all’s day: Sarah Palin is making noises about running in 2014, probably for Mark Begich’s (D-Alaska) seat. And I thought there wouldn’t be any fun until 2016. The campaign ads write themselves. “Vote for Palin – and we’ll be holding another election in 2015 after she quits.” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420/740 "2013-03-28T17:21:29Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > The campaign ads write themselves. “Vote for Palin – and we’ll be holding another election in 2015 after she quits.” 2016, when she quits to devote full time to running for President. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420.md?page=38)