So - apparently both the recent earthquake and Irene were caused bydeficit spending:
[QUOTE=Michelle Bachmann]
I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.
[/QUOTE]
Hey, if people are going to thank god when good stuff happens, I see no reason why politicians shouldn’t blame him when bad things happen.
But apparently she was joking. (Or, more likely, her handlers are scrambling after people started wondering what God was telling us when Katrina blew through.)
Let’s assume she was really joking and not just backpedaling furiously. Would this be an example of a real life Poe’s Law? Once you’ve said enough outrageous things, no one can tell whether you mean it anymore.
Even if she was joking (which she totally wasn’t), why is a storm that killed 21 people something to joke about? If it was a joke, I don’t get it. “Ha ha, God killed 21 innocent people because he wants billionaires to pay less taxes, ha ha.” Where’s the funny?
We’re only at stage 2 of the four stages of Michele Bachmann spin.
“Hi, I’m Michele Bachmann and let me tell you something…”
“What the congresswoman meant by her remarks was…”
“Obviously, the previous explanation we made does not imply…”
“I think it’s time we move on to other issues…”
How do you know they were innocent? They were probably gay, tree hugging, unionist with a penchant for man made global warming and evolution.
Too soon?
In a perfect world, Bachmann would be hounded to eat a corn dog at every public appearance.
Bri2k
You are sick, twisted, and abnormal. Sit down, I’ll get us some beers.
Actually, according to most of the polls, the vast majority are telling Congress to raise taxes. So by Bachmann logic, the earthquake/hurricane combo must be the Tea Party’s fault for not listening.
Last night, after the debate, Bachmann said that the HPV vaccine caused mental retardation, based on a singular claim made by a supporter (name unknown, so Crazy-Eyes said). She’s not backing down on it either, as this mornings Today show appearance showed:
I had a mother come up to me last night and tell me diet Coke was a gateway drink to hard liquor. Now all I drink is Killian’s Red.
Her crazy is unfortunately overshadowing her strong attack on Perry for his crony-ism.
My conclusion is that people who who consider voting for Bachmann are probably mentally retarded themselves, although as far as I know it’s not hereditary…
Retardation, no. Stress disorders are hereditary, you get them from your kids.
She is backpedaling a bit now, not surprisingly, and claiming that all she did was relate what someone had told her (as if sharing unproven anecdotes were proof of anything).
What’s bugging me more now is what she told Jay Leno in regard to his question about her objections to gay marriage:
BACHMANN: Well, because the family is foundational, and marriage between a man and a woman has been what the law has been for years and years.
I don’t see how the above is an argument that makes any sense. There are all kinds of families and foundations, and many kinds of laws have either been repealed or changed over the years.
The same could have been said about slavery before it was abolished.
Before shoes, people went barefoot, so we should ban shoes.
Walking is between the feet and the ground!
On the other hand, Bachmann’s cautious approach to change avoided the whole 8-track fad, so there’s that to consider.
Bachman says we shouldn’t normalize trade with Cuba because Hezbollah will have missiles there soon.
A Cuban Muslim Crisis, if you will.