"Bachmann says she may make another presidential bid"

[applegrove]

Bachmann says she may make another presidential bid

by Donovan Slack, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/22/bachmann-presidential-bid/13020225/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories

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Rep. Michele Bachmann says she is considering a run for president in 2016.

The Minnesota Republican told Real Clear Politics on Tuesday that she learned a great deal from her failed bid in 2012 and will "certainly" draw upon those lessons if she runs again.

"Like with anything else, practice makes perfect," she said. "And I think if a person has gone through the process -- for instance, I had gone through 15 presidential debates -- it's easy to see a person's improvement going through that."

She also suggested her fundraising talents could prove to be an asset. Bachmann has been a Tea Party favorite and virtual fundraising juggernaut, drawing millions in individual contributions from across the country. She told Real Clear Politics that she is "one of the top -- if not the top -- fundraisers in the history of the United States Congress."




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[annabanana]

1. OH god YES!

Lets get the clown car up and rolling... asap

[Chasstev365]

46. Dam it: You beat me to it!

[TexasTowelie]

2. ...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. (Insert Farside Comic with dog, cat, washing machine and "fud" sign)

"Oh, pleeze, oh pleeze, oh pleeze!"

[City Lights]

4. Haha, please run, Michele!

[Action_Patrol]

5. Someone turn off the money spigot!

In other words 'idiots will give me buckets of money if I can say their crazy held beliefs in a public forum'.

[Blaukraut]

6. Please proceed, Ms Bachmann! n/t

[kelliekat44]

7. Spouse just said: If Bachmann and Palin don't kill the GOP, it can't be killed. nt

[RKP5637]

10. She's like a Whack-A-Mole! n/t

[RKP5637]

8. She must have had another delusional conversation with her god. n/t

[truebluegreen]

9. Oh Goody!

They should get the whole clown car together for a reunion tour.

[onecaliberal]

11. Is she still under investigation?

I thought she was headed to the big house not running for the White House.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. I miss them crazy eyes, i do

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[1StrongBlackMan]

13. And the Democratic faithful CHEERED ... Loudly. eom.

[pokerfan]

14. please, please, please, please....

[delrem]

15. I don't like it when the bar is set so low.

Rather, when the opposition sets the bar so low.

It's disgraceful that Michele Bachmann has the voice (empowered by voters!) that she has.
Does the USA want to bury itself in wingnut stupidity, just for the entertainment value? There're consequences that come along with that, the most destructive consequence being that well-reasoned discussions about serious issues are smothered and die.

To be sure, when the bar is that low and one is happy that it's that low, then all one has to do is slide into home base on the muck.

[Jamaal510]

39. That's a good point.

"It's disgraceful that Michele Bachmann has the voice (empowered by voters!) that she has.
Does the USA want to bury itself in wingnut stupidity, just for the entertainment value? There're consequences that come along with that, the most destructive consequence being that well-reasoned discussions about serious issues are smothered and die."

As much as I have enjoyed seeing the GOP make fools of themselves and jeopardize their electoral relevance flirting with all of these far-right nuts, it simultaneously kind of makes their extreme agenda come off as "mainstream" and moves the entire debate rightward. As their ideas appear more mainstream, things that were once considered common sense in the past (like minimum wages keeping up with worker productivity) get portrayed as "far-left".

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

40. This and the various other methods the RW has used to move the center waaaaaaaaaay over to the right

of the utmost importance and the Dems desperately need to counter that.

[delrem]

44. Yes.

The only upside is that it's comedy gold for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and although I used to find that kind of comedy hilarious and look forward to the next weeks batch, I'm starting to find it repulsive. Self-indulgent and cowardly, when in fact we need voices who explain that something is wrong when it is so very wrong, and explain that there's nothing funny about it.

I guess I'm a wet blanket. No fun at parties.

[immoderate]

16. Bring it ON!

--imm

[2naSalit]

17. !!!

[SummerSnow]

18. Oh my, make my day. The circus is in town.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Reporters are celebrating everywhere

[Hoppy]

20. The Girl With The Far-away Eyes !

[Xolodno]

21. The Gift that keeps on giving!!!!

[Gothmog]

22. This is great news

[oldandhappy]

23. go go michele !!!!!!

Is this a true story? I did not check. Well, she is going to be unemployed in six months. So == run for office or become a lobbyist.

[Terra Alta]

24. Yes, Michele, please run

Her running would provide much needed comedy to the Republican primaries! Run, Michele, run!

[Johonny]

25. We all know every GOP grifter will be "running" there's too much free $ not to run.

[lunasun]

53. True

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Please proceed, Congresswoman.

[sheshe2]

27. The ayes have it!

Run Michele Run~

[MoonchildCA]

28. Oh my! Do we dare to dream? n/t

[lovemydog]

29. Good. I enjoy comedy.

[Scuba]

30. The Bachman - Warren debates will be magnificent!

[Zambero]

31. Rev up the clown car!

Hop on board Michele. Be sure and make rook for Ted, Rick & Rick, Rand, Chris, Scott, and the whole gang!

[donco]

32. KInda looks

like a clown car rerun.gov OOPs orders the guard out from Iowa now the half term gov is making waves.

[Aerows]

33. I had the weirdest dream last night

My cousin, whom I love dearly (and is a liberal democrat) was driving, and I was in the back seat. Michelle Bachmann got into the back seat with me and we started arguing over a word on a crossword puzzle.

Good god, even in my dreams the woman is a nightmare.

[sakabatou]

34. And she'll still be crazy

[thucythucy]

35. Oh please please please!!!

From her lips to Satan's ear.

[Jim Lane]

36. Michele, if you win the nomination, Ted Cruz would make a good running mate, eh? (n/t)

[BrotherIvan]

37. I'll empty my bank account to see her debate HRC, EW or Sanders

It is my special wish.

[agentS]

38. A couple of English idioms comes to mind with this scenario

1) A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
Who's more foolish, Bachmann or her donors who should know better?

2) Like a chicken with its head cut off:
Her statements are over the place.

3) Loose Cannon:
If she goes full birther/anti-vaxx/dominionist, she will be an anchor on the GOP slate, sinking other candidates

4) Not Playing With a Full Deck:
Well this one is pretty obvious.

[corkhead]

41. President of Cell Block H

[Mike Daniels]

42. Somewhere in RNC HQ Reince Priebus is slamming his head into a brick wall

Here's the first test to see just how serious the RNC is about killing off any clown-car candidates before they can suck all the oxygen out of room.

You figure there's got to be an bank account set up somewhere whose sole function is to supply pay-off money to "candidates" like Bachmann in the hopes that they'll go away sooner than later.

[Brigid]

43. Hey Crazy Eyes!

How are you going to run for President from a prison cell?

[L0oniX]

45. PLEASE PROCEED!

[Contrary1]

47. "A spokesman for the Republican National Committee declined to weigh in,

citing a policy of not commenting on candidates."

Let's see how long that lasts.

[NastyRiffraff]

48. Gotta find my popcorn popper!

The big one. This will be comedy gold!

[sadoldgirl]

49. Please, let's have a Perry/Bachmann ticket! Oh, pleeeaaase!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

50. Another? She never ran in the first place. I mean, she did run for higher speaking fees but

that's about it. It's he same bullshit Allan Keys "Presidential Campaigns" scam.

[RKP5637]

51. Oh Goodie, another Comedy show starting, "Delusional Candidate," first episode is

"I hear voices!"

[trublu992]

52. PLease do Michelle you'll be the crown on a clown cake!

[ErikJ]

54. Face of our idiocratic future nt

[Rex]

55. ...

[Separation]

56. Gonna have to GOTV for her in the primaries.

One can only wish she would be the (R) candidate. I think America would finally wake up.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

57. Dubya won twice,

and he wasn't wrapped to tight either!

[smirkymonkey]

58. It's official. She is completely insane.

But that should help our side!

[spanone]

59. bwahahahahahaaaa k&r...

[Aerows]

60. I had the worst dream the other night

one of those where you ate something you shouldn't have and it invaded your dream.

My cousin, who is extremely liberal and I love him to death, was driving and Michelle Bachmann got into the backseat with me and she was ranting. He got a new SUV and it's probably what prompted it, but she and I got into an argument over ... well, everything. My cousin nearly wrecked the truck in this dream, because he was laughing at her being a lunatic.

Weird dream. I wish I could remember the details of what she was ranting about, but it had something to do with corn, Sarah Palin, and abortion.

OH SHIT. I already made a post about this. Now I remember, and it was a crossword puzzle with corn, abortion and Sarah Palin involved. Holy crap.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5278664

[flamingdem]

61. yay!

late night comics will have a blast

[TeamPooka]

62. "God spoke to me and said 'Fleece the rubes'."

[onethatcares]

63. if she teams up with the

nuj, she'll be a shoe in.

That my friends is the perfect puke team.