Truly horrifying stuff last night. I saw it on live tv and didn't think she would possibly give Chris the soundbite, but then he asked her point blank. You can literally see her mind stop for a second and ask "do I go there?" And oh does she ever.
Obama = liberal = leftist = anti-American.
We need an investigation of Congress to root out other anti-Americans.
Pat Buchanan tried feebly to defend her afterwards and that was just painful to watch as well - Matthews eventually had to cut him off by saying "careful Pat, you're beginning to sound like your old self again." (note: Pat Buchanan is a racist).
{b.s.e.}
what a cunt.
pkcRAISTLIN
jesus ing h christ.
if obama doesn't win the election then the rest of the world has every right to believe that your average american is a moron. im ing glad we dont have to put up with this kind of on the scale you guys do. me.
DJ Shibby
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
jesus ing h christ.
if obama doesn't win the election then the rest of the world has every right to believe that your average american is a moron. im ing glad we dont have to put up with this kind of on the scale you guys do. me.
Or its blatantly rigged.
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by DJ Shibby
Or its blatantly rigged.
yeah, ing vote machines are a travesty and should be banned.
hardcore trancer
These people are truly ed in the head.With the way things are going now I wouldnt be suprised to see a war within the US people going after eachother.
Looks like the Republicans are doing everything they can by fear and lies to win yet another election.
Lemonad
the sad thing was, i actually believe she was being serious.
Magnetonium
OMFG ... Word for word, that lady sounds just like McCarthy, when he was in 1950s scaring away the public against possible communists in the government. Unreal. These people are driving fear into voters, and are lying all over.
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Lemonad
the sad thing was, i actually believe she was being serious.
Oh, she definitely is. She comes from an extremely conservative district in my home state (even though we voted for Kerry, her district went to Bush 59-38).
Yet, after her comments, her opponent is making a run at her seat (thank God).
Granted, she's one of the worst and most unabashed Bush supporters in Congress, but she's really a terrible human being and people are finally starting to get that idea.
josh4
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DCCC to spend $1 million on ads targeting Bachmann
By Andy Birkey 10/20/08 11:42 AM
The DCCC announced Monday that they will drop $1 million into ad buys targeting Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional district. The buy was motivated by the intense scrutiny over Bachmann’s remarks on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews on Friday.
Bachmann told Matthews, “I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think the American people would love to see an expose like that.”
She also said that Barack Obama “may have anti-American views.”
He comments generated outrage that drove thousands of donors to her DFL and Independence party endorsed-opponent El Tinklenberg. His campaign has received over $650,000 since Friday evening. http://minnesotaindependent.com/138...geting-bachmann
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Suddenly, Bachmann race looks different
By PAT DOYLE, Star Tribune
October 20, 2008
Even as Rep. Michele Bachmann said she had been misunderstood, strong reaction Sunday to her claim that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views" brought an unexpected shakeup to the race in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District.
News reports, political TV shows and websites buzzed with chatter about Bachmann's comments Friday on MSNBC's "Hardball."
On Friday, Bachmann was asked by host Chris Matthews whether she believes that Obama may have anti-American views. She replied, "Absolutely. I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views."
The exchange took on national scope Sunday as former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounced the Republican's comments.
Meanwhile, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Bachmann's DFL opponent, said Sunday that her remarks about Obama triggered a surge of contributions to his campaign that will allow him to wage a more vigorous media campaign.
Tinklenberg's campaign said that in the 48 hours after Bachmann's remarks, $640,000 from nearly 13,000 people came in to his campaign. That is more than all donations he received during the entire third quarter.
His campaign now will air more TV ads than it had planned this week. National Democrats say they will help.
"We're certainly going to be able to be on TV a lot more than we originally thought was going to be possible," Tinklenberg said. "We are confident that we are going to be able to go step for step with her the rest of the way."
At the end of September, Bachmann had about $1 million more to spend than Tinklenberg. It's unknown how much she and the National Republican Congressional Committee will raise in the final weeks before the election. The party, which recently has concentrated its efforts on saving embattled incumbents, has been spending money on ads in the Sixth District. http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/31261989.html
