Bachman: you know who doesn’t deserve government money? Black people!

[kpete]

Touring Iowa with Rep. Steve King, Bachmann voiced opposition to the settlement, which became an obsession in the conservative blogosphere months ago:

The issue came up after Bachmann and Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa toured flooded areas along the Missouri River. During a news conference, they fielded a question about whether farmers affected by the flooding also should be worried by proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts.

The two responded by criticizing a 1999 settlement in what is known as the Pigford case, after the original plaintiff, North Carolina farmer Timothy Pigford. Late last year, President Barack Obama signed legislation authorizing a new, nearly $1.2 billion settlement for people who were denied payments in the earlier one because they missed deadlines for filing.

Bachmann’s response is almost a liberal parody of how conservatives try to divide and conquer on the issue of government spending. Asked about potential cuts to hundreds of billions in agriculture subsidies, her response is, you know who doesn’t deserve government money? Black people! The comedy doesn’t stop there, though. Bachmann’s own family farm has received $260,000 in farm subsidies over the years.

the rest:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/michele-bachmanns-bogus-attack-on-the-black-farmer-settlement/2011/03/04/gIQA2TVoNI_blog.html?hpid=z3

[catbyte]

1. I'm really sick and tired of Teabagging hypocrites. Fuck her and her

"husband". Yeah, right, Michele. He's straight.

:rofl:

[hifiguy]

2. Sullivan had a great line about this today

". . .some things just cannot be ignored. When a brutal homophobe sounds and looks like a parody of a big old queen, suppressing that fact becomes close to impossible."

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/marcus-bachmann-screams-gay.html

[indepat]

6. And the horse they rode in on

:patriot:

[WhiteTara]

3. Did she really use those words? I'm stunned.

Not that she said it, but that she means it. Okay, I'm stunned that she said it, too! What a terrible excuse for a human. I'm ashamed for her because she is female!

[AndyTiedye]

4. Appealing to the Repig Base, I See

[arcane1]

5. While I'm sure that those words reflect her actual sentiment...

it should be noted that the linked article, and the links contained therein, do not quote her as actually saying those words.

Nevertheless, her hypocrisy is showing.

[MadMaddie]

7. Yet Bachmans family farms get subsidy's and gov money

funny how that works...What's good for the gander is go....what's that? Oh, only if they are White, report they are Christian.....oh okay..

I am sick of these people...

[izquierdista]

8. Can we get Dr. Laura to translate?

Maybe those migraines are from bottling up six-letter words for too long. She should let it go and speak what's on her mind.