Michele Bachmann's First 2012 Hire: An Iowa Birther

[marmar]

from Mother Jones:



Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has previously said that if she ran for president, the "first thing" she'd do at the first debate would be to present her birth certificate. Not that she would have much of a choice, if the state lawmaker she's expected to hire to manage her operations in Iowa has his way. Bachmann, who has all-but announced she's running, is reportedly planning to bring on Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson—the author of a recent birther bill—as her political director in the presidential bellwether state.

Introduced in early March, Sorenson's bill, SB 368, would require "birth certificates to be filed with affidavits of candidacy for presidential and vice presidential candidates." The legislation, which died in committee, was one of more than a dozen similar pieces of legislation that have been filed since the start of 2009, arising from the conservative conspiracy theory that President Obama was born in Kenya and is therefore not eligible for office. (The President was born in Hawaii and has released a birth certificate, which you can view here). Sorenson has not commented publicly about the legislation and could not be reached for comment.

But that's not the only conspiratorial view Sorenson shares with his would-be boss. He's also sponsored SF 347, a bill that would designate silver and gold as legal tender in the state of Iowa. The bill, which asserts that Iowa's economic downturn has been "caused in large part" by the use of federal reserve notes as currency instead of precious metals, would more or less return the state to a gold and silver standard. Taxes, for instance, would be calculated in silver and gold coins, rather than standard US dollars. In 2009, Bachmann introduced a bill to prohibit the United States from switching to a global currency, which she fears is imminent. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/03/bachmann-iowa-kent-sorenson-birther

[wake.up.america]

1. What's next for Looney Tunes?

I assume she is going to hire Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves as part of her advisory board.

I'll give Bachman some advice : Go see a shrink.

[Mojeoux]

4. I just get a chill when I remember when "Ronald Reagan" was a punchline on

the very old Saturday Night Lives. He was so crazy and silly, ha ha.

Michelle Bachman sends a message of "Sankapu." This means one or both of her eyelids don't touch the iris in her photos.

Supposedly it's not healthy. It also weirds people out.

[opihimoimoi]

2. This gonna need much popcorn and drinks to watch...bound to get interesting soon.

[Terra Alta]

3. Who will she hire next? Orly Taitz?

It's a long shot, but I really hope this woman gets the nomination. Maybe she can pick Palin as her running mate. Bachmann/Palin 2012! The Batshit Crazy ticket!