The New Republic

Michele Bachmann = Sarah Palin, if Palin actually had press conferences or went on unfriendly channels (like Matthews on MSNBC), she would have said things just as divisive and ignorant. The only difference between these two is that Bachmann had the guts to put her face on CNN, MSNBC, etc and spout what she believes. The McCain campaign realizes that Palin would have done just this and that's why the tight leash on the pit bull with $3,000 lipstick.

- mkricaurte

October 24, 2008 at 1:38pm

Yeah, except Democrats seem to have opposite-sex scandals.

- stgla

October 24, 2008 at 1:45pm

The Bachmann-Palin comparison doesn't really hold water to me, since Bachmann is far more coherent a speaker than Palin. Unfortunately for her, given the ugliness of her message. A heavy helping of word salad might have saved her.

- JEFF FREY

October 24, 2008 at 1:55pm

I think that name is adorable.

good riddance to a stupid, nasty woman.

- Wandreycer1

October 24, 2008 at 2:08pm

"word salad", I love it Jeff!

- mkricaurte

October 24, 2008 at 2:16pm

What scum. I just taught some high schoolers about Joe McCarthy this week... I should have included his reincarnation.

- ackyri

October 24, 2008 at 2:18pm

Rep. Bachmann is entranced by the media attention. She attended a Rotary function in St. Cloud and retreated from her comments, and then, on the same day, went on various national Talk Radio programs and unloaded again on Obama.

The Bachmann Backlash is real: Former Gov. Arne Carlson's endorsement of Obama, Coleman's softening in the polls, and the national firestorm over her McCarthyesque comments indicate some sort of tipping point has been reached. Is it the beginning of the GOP Civl War, Talk Radio vs. the Republican Establishment, or is it the emergence of a more aggressive, hyper-partisan, all-white Republican populism?

- fougasseu

October 24, 2008 at 2:22pm

Thanks, but I didn't invent the term. I saw it circulating after Palin's Gibson and Kouric interviews. Not sure who gets credit for first using it to describe Palin's logorrhea, but it is a great description!

- JEFF FREY

October 24, 2008 at 2:34pm

American leftists  consider  France to be a role model for US.

   Moderator: Given the recent rioting in France that is the result of a sub-culture that has not assimilated what would you do to make sure that a similar situation does not take place in America?

[…]

Michele Bachmann: I just want to say only in France, only in France could you have suburban youth rioting because the welfare benefits aren’t generous enough. And that’s… That’s what they’re telling us now is happening there. And only in France could that happen.

And what we’re seeing is just the fruits of leftism. It’s suburbanites, the kids, that are watching cable TV, Did you know that? In a lot of these high rises where a lot of the suburban youth are doing writing or doing they have cable TV in their apartments. They’re listening to al Jazeera, and they’re being encouraged and prompted to go ahead and start these riots all over France.

There is a movement afoot that’s occurring and part of that is whole philosophical idea of multi-cultural diversity, which on the face sounds wonderful. Let’s appreciate and value everyone’s cultures. But guess what? Not all cultures are equal. Not all values are equal.

And one thing that we’re seeing is that in the midst of this violence that’s being encouraged by al Jazeera and by the jihadists that’s occurring, is that we are seeing that those who are coming into France — which had a beautiful culture — the French culture is actually diminished. It’s going away. And just with the population of France they are losing Western Europeans and it’s being taken over by muh…by a Muslim ethic. Not that Muslims are bad. But they are not assimilating.

And that’s what I had mentioned in my previous response is that America is a great nation, with great values. We are equal opportunity for all. And it’s because we all came here and we came together as one. Out of many one. Multi-cultural diversity says out of one many. And if we go with tribalism we will not long be one nation united under God.

- jacobt1

October 24, 2008 at 3:05pm

Yay for the internet and youtube and all of that. I gave money to Twinkletoes after seeing the youtube on Obsidian Wings - in a post which linked to the rival's campaign contribution page, and said a whole lot of other stuff about this woman, which normally I wouldn't know anything about.

These people technically represent their districts and all, but they vote on national issues, so it makes perfect sense for the rest of us to know what bats are flapping around in their belfreys.

- psantillana

October 24, 2008 at 4:43pm

I had the same feeling as Fairbanks, thinking how disgusting it is that GOP office holders can, as they always have, get away with making the most outlandish statements about Democrats. You could tell by the serene little smile on Bachman's makeup-heavy face that she fully expected to suffer no political repercussions as a result of calling for investigations on Democratic Congressmen for "treason". Imagine her genuine suprise and horror as she realized that this is a new day and that all hell will have to be paid for what she said. Sorry, GOPers and assorted righties out there, Willie Horton & swiftboating is dead & buried!

- frilz1

October 25, 2008 at 1:34pm