Mademoiselle Batshit gets "a bit testy" upon hearing her words coming from Soledad O’Brien's mouth

[Amerigo Vespucci]

The national spotlight can at times be difficult for someone like Rep. Michele Bachmann to deal with. The Minnesota congresswoman prides herself on being a true social conservative — one who has stuck to her guns over the years, regardless of politics. When the media subsequently digs up impolitic remarks from years past, it can be hard to deal with.

Case in point: During an interview with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien this morning, Bachmann was once again confronted with an unsavory comment out of her past, and proceeded to get a bit testy:

O’BRIEN: You said, at the Educators Conference in 2004: “Gays live a very sad life,” and that “it’s part of Satan.” And that’s quote. You’ve taken a lot of flak for that. Do you pull back on any of that?

BACHMANN: You know, it’s just a bizarre thing to bring up today. Today is the election and what people recognize, the most important issue that people will be looking at is, “Who is the best person to deal with the economy?”

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/03/bachmann_unclear_on_what_a_gotcha_question_is/

[MineralMan]

1. Haha! Gotcha, there Michele.

Not such a bizarre thing at all to bring up today, it seems to me. Answer the question, Michele Bachmann!

[Scuba]

2. Actually, whether or not you consider ~10% of Americans "part of Satan" is pretty important. n/t

[tblue37]

3. Well, Palin thought being asked what newspapers she reads was a gotcha question.

Apparently the only things that are not gotcha questions are hymns of praise sung in adoration of their absolute awesomeness!

[RevStPatrick]

4. BACHMANN: "...Today is the election..."

Really?
Where?
Where is the election today?

That woman is such a dolt...

[lovemydog]

5. it was a good opportunity

for her to say 'Yes, I regret saying that. It's wrong to scapegoat and demonize people based on their personal lives.'

But that's not how she rolls.