1. 10 Of The Most Ridiculous Things Michele Bachmann Has Ever Said

    theriotmag:

    Spoiling #1 for you here, but: 

    BACHMANN WARNED ‘THE LION KING’ WAS GAY PROPAGANDA:  At the November 2004 EdWatch National Education Conference, Bachmann said the “normalization” of homosexuality would lead to “desensitization”: “Very effective way to do this with a bunch of second graders, is take a picture of ‘The Lion King’ for instance, and a teacher might say, ‘Do you know that the music for this movie was written by a gay man?’ The message is: I’m better at what I do, because I’m gay.”

    I…WHAT?  Also fantastic:

    (5) BACHMANN LIKENED VISITING IRAQ TO VISITING MALL OF AMERICA: In 2007, Bachmann returned from a junket to Iraq and told her colleagues, “[T]here’s a commonality with the Mall of America, in that it’s on that proportion. There’s marble everywhere. The other thing I remarked about was there is water everywhere.” As ThinkProgress documented at the time, the comparison was preposterous.

    (8) BACHMANN SUGGESTED GAY SINGER SHOULD REPENT AFTER GETTING CANCER: Bachmann saw Melissa Etheridge’s cancer as a teachable moment: “Unfortunately she is now suffering from breast cancer, so keep her in your prayers,” she said in November 2004. “This may be an opportunity for her now to be open to some spiritual things, now that she is suffering with that physical disease. She is a lesbian.”

    I know that Bachman means “She is a lesbian” to mean she can’t be spiritual/right with the Lord because she’s into the ladies, but it almost reads like some sort of tacked on fact.  Like a kid writing a report.  ”Melissa Ethridge is a singer.  She also writes songs.  Right now, Melissa Ethridge is very sick.  She has breast cancer.  She is a lesbian. By Michele Bachman, age 7 1/2.”

    WHAT EVEN?

    2. 11 months ago  Notes (58)
      1. funkyreputation reblogged this from theriotmag and added:
        7 1/2.” Oh America, I am so proud to not be part of your twisted politics. For you sane Americans …. I’m sorry you have...
      2. activismandsnaps reblogged this from brandnewjones and added:
        You mean Michelle Bachman isn’t 7 1/2?! I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
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      8. brandnewjones reblogged this from theriotmag and added:
        7 1/2.” |facepalm|
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        Have you ever noticed that female Republicans are the most fuckin oddball creatures on the planet? First, its seeing...
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        7 1/2.” crazy’s comin to town!! so sad she represents my home state :(
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        7 1/2.” WHAT EVEN?
      21. almighty-overlord reblogged this from theriotmag and added:
        7 1/2.” Who actually takes this bitch seriously? Ugh.
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