Not The Onion - Bachmann to promote free market at Oxford

[Mass]

I had to check when I found this headline. Certainly, Oxford standards are way down if they consider Michele Bachman worthy of speaking for their debating society (or do they accept everybody???)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/200473-bachmann-to-promote-free-market-at-oxford-union

Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) is headed to the United Kingdom to speak at the Oxford Union, one of the world’s oldest debating societies.

The outgoing congresswoman’s speech, to be given on Friday morning, is entitled “Seeds of Progress: The struggle between innovation and bureaucracy.” According to her office, she will focus on how governments can check bureaucratic impulses that limit innovation and instead create a climate that promotes growth.

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Founded in 1823, Oxford Union is the debate society of Oxford, England and primarily consists of students at Oxford University. The Union is one of the world’s most famous debating societies and has produced many of the United Kingdom’s leading politicians, including current mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

The Union is also known for attracting a wide array of prominent guest speakers. Past American speakers include former presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan as well as recent Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Newt Gingrich.



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[Scuba]

1. Isn't our international reputation bad enough?

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

2. Milton Freidman booked?

Can't believe the GOP will let her go.

[JHB]

11. He's buried in offers.

About six feet of them.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

20. lol was thinking Alan Greenspan

Hahaha

[bemildred]

3. Oh good.

[PowerToThePeople]

5. I was thinking that too

Is this an interactive discussion with the students? Or will no questions be allowed? I do not think miss double digit IQ hack is going to fare well there.

[bemildred]

8. I'm not sure if she will even get the arrows being loosed in her direction.

The British have a very backhanded sense of humor. It could be quite amusing. Pythonesque.

[okaawhatever]

9. It appears it's just going to be a speech. They don't mention that she will be debating anyone, so I

think it's just a ruse of the right. Look at who has spoken before. With the exception of Jimmy Carter they're all right wingers. I think someone intelligent will write a great speech and she'll just read it.

[bemildred]

10. Probably right, but we can fantasize about it. nt

[okaawhatever]

13. Oh honey, I'd probably fly over myself to watch her get her ass handed to her. We could do a

Democratic fundraiser by selling it on pay-per-view. But alas, the Republican party wouldn't allow someone like her to cause an international incident. That is why I looked closely to see if they had some lightweight debating just to make her look good. That's when I realized, it's not a debate, it's a bought and paid for circus side show.

[bemildred]

15. To all of that: yeah. nt

[hunter]

14. She's representing team U.S.A. in the Upper Class Twit Olympics.

[bemildred]

17. It never loses it's charm. I still guffaw.

And so appropriate.

[11 Bravo]

4. To be fair, Carrot Top cancelled at the last minute and they were desperate.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. This is pretty low standards for them

They will book celebrities who may not speak well, but it's surprising to see them book a political has-been who is also an idiot. Looking at their calendar this week, I see she's talking at 4pm on Friday - which I think would not be a popular time. More popular would be evening slots, such as given to:

8:00pm
Joey Barton
When Wed, March 12, 8pm – 9pm
Where Oxford Union (map)
Description English footballer, Queens Park midfielder. A prominent figure on Twitter, with 2 million followers; he attracted criticism for taunting Canadian pop star Justin Bieber and his fans. He has spoken out against homophobic attitudes in football.

[JHB]

16. Ah, yes, the "still too busy napping after lunch to taking off" crowd

I envision a name picked from a from bowl labeled "9th circle".

[rurallib]

7. must be for comic relief

[jsr]

12. The speech has a nice sounding title

Vacuous like her.

[lame54]

18. Speakers corner would be a bettter fit for her

[Enrique]

19. my favorite part...

The outgoing congresswoman’s speech

out she goes!