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Subscribe to RSSA web video released by Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign today puts the Minnesota Congresswoman's new stump message at the center of a pitch for her candidacy. The message -- "Don't settle" -- is a call to arms to conservative Republican voters and a rebuke of the GOP front runners.
"This is not the year to get behind the moderate," Bachmann says in the video, which was filmed after her address last week to more than 12,000 students at Liberty University, an evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg, VA, that is a stop for many GOP candidates.
Bachmann does not say if she has a "moderate" candidate in mind.
"This is the election when conservatives can have it all," she says, before adding that voters "can have someone who will stand for life and for marriage, stand up for Israel, stand up for national security."
Bachmann introduced the message two weeks ago, during events related to the GOP state convention in Florida. She repeated the message in Iowa last week, and during her address at Liberty, where she used the word "settle" -- or a variation on the word -- 44 times during her remarks to students.
Bachmann begins a two-day swing through Iowa today, with events in Sioux City and Council Bluffs this afternoon.
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That's right Michele! Keep the "crazy" in the Republican primary!
What do you know... for once I agree with bat sh!t crazy Bachmann...
The Teapubicans need to Go RIGHT as HARD RIGHT as they can & show their true colors...
Old crazy (@@) eyes is at it again;
thought better of that comment!
That's interesting old gal.
I invite you to watch my pal Chris Matthews tonight as he and his guests debate what Obama should do - go hard left or tack to the middle.
Which n do you all think will will? I'm guessing that despite being a true and true libbie, Matthew, and his guests [except fat boy Moore] will counsel for the middle.
The fat man though, he's all about going left. And eating Twinkies, right Old Gal? Fat people disgust you and should at all times be ridiculed?
You know, like Governor Krispy Creme.
Say, who is a bigger load: Christie or Moore?
And when they finally get "it," what do they think will be left?
Not much, the way they're going.
I'm most assuredly a conservative...and, "having it all" doesn't involve a Bachmann Presidency.
She's fine right where she is in the Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives delegation...as her 6th Minnesota District constituents affirmed last November when they rejected the Democratic challenger to her House seat.
Sorry, Rep. Bachmann.
Romney/Rubio 2012.
Wha????
Am I mistaken, or wasn't he contemplating a run for the Senate as a Republican?
Tell me more about this document dump, Spanky. Enquiring minds want to know.
A man of true discernment. ;-)
"Say, who is a bigger load: Christie or Moore?"
....And which one is running for high office? (and HOLDING a high office, to boot??)
Oh come now AM - Matthews is a total libbie.
Drive By - a load is a load, regardless of occupation.
Document dump - 100 pages or so of white house e mails demonstrating it was directly involved with gun runner.
THe White house guy and author was asked to testify before Issa and Grassely, but was shortly thereafter sent to Iraq.
I sure hope nothing bad happens to him there, cause that sure would hamper the investigation.
Say - you don't think Obama would send the poor SOB to Iraq, where people have a tendency to turn up dead, just because of this pesky little investigation, do you?
Not a nice guy from Chicago.
Well, this certainly demonstrates the truth of one of my pet sayings -- be careful what you wish for.
Why are you always right about these things, anyway?
Of course, not. If that was the objective, he probably would have been sent to Afghanistan. ;-)
Liberty U banned it's student Democratic Club from campus a few years ago.
They, nor Michelle B., have no place in this county's discourse.
Their mission is Theocracy.
Please, MSN, stop. That's what they would do to you if they could.
The Teapublican Party has moved so far to the right Attila the Hun would be a moderate. As for national security, does this facsimile of a human even know what that means? National security is the social contract -- The contract with tax payers to provide security, which includes clean air, water, and food supply, access to affordable health care, services that protect citizens whether a military or first responders, infrastructure, protection of resources for all, etc. Without these things we will not have a strong, competitive nation. All of these things are matters of national security.
No, instead Bachmann and her twisted Teapublican Party are okay with sending our jobs to communist China, sending money for oil to Middle East countries that harbor terrorists, and blocking regulation to prevent Too Big To Fail on Wall Street. It is becoming clear to the American people that they don't have to settle for a Do Nothing Teapublican congress. They are taking to the streets, and they are not duped by the old wedge issues to legislate morality. They want jobs--it's the economy stupid!
[Say - you don't think Obama would send the poor SOB to Iraq, where people have a tendency to turn up dead, just because of this pesky little investigation, do you?]
Aww...ain't that cute...more conspiracy theories...
Be careful Spanks...you're beginning to sound like a moonbat...
...ok...MORE of a moonbat...
There...that's better...fixed it :)))
For more on the push for a Theocracy in this country, this episode of Fresh Air is a real eye opener!
Terry Gross interviews C. Peter Wagner, leading apostle and prophet of the New Apostolic Reformation.
http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/
Backman needs to declare herself a Tea Party candidate (and get those teabaggers all together as a third party)
Michelle Bachmann! What a refreshing bit of pure American stupidity!
With all the foliage in the background, she reminded me of one of those old Hee Haw gals, If Christie would have popped up in bib overalls and told a joke I would have lost it.
I would love to see Michele Bachmann as the republican candidate for president.
Yeah...all you have to do is trick voters into puting a Republican teanut in the White House in 2012 and I am CERTAIN you will take it ALL from us American Citizens.
It started with Reagan, then W took it to a new level... one more term of a Republican President should do it Michelle - then you will have taken "it all" from us.
Yeah, cause those last elections we won with smoke and mirror, right Not?
As I recall, Obama referred to them as a "shellacking?"
And as I'm sure you know, even the DNC is conceding the Senate this time around?
So if it really is all about trickery, do you blame the trick-ers, or the trick-ees?
Are they all in fact just that "stupid?"
I don't know if anyone else has caught the film airing on PBS about Prohibition. Interesting to see how the religious right-wing has been around for a long time with the same old machinations and use of wedge issues to divide Americans.
To be fair, Prohibition was only able to take place because of liberal support for a progressive income tax in lieu of government dependence on the excise tax on liquor (FYI dependence on sales tax alone didn't work so well). And to be fair, alcohol consumption was outrageous--much higher than now along the lines of Russia. And without legal protections against beating ones wife and concepts like alimony and child support if the wife left her drunk abusive husband, there was some basis to concern about such substance abuse. It also showed how politicians were bought and paid for, hmm, sound familiar?
Nonetheless, it shows the unintended consequences of trying to legislate morality, whether the beginnings of organized crime or deaths from backstreet abortions, conservatives cannot, will not, and never should believe in their delusional "have it all" world. So go away you holier-than-thou dividers of America, you destroyers of Separation of Church and State, you Christian Sharia Law advocates, go away!
Oh, wait, yes, vote for Bachmann (wink, wink). (@ @)
True--I caught that too! it was a good program. I was struck by the similarities to what is happening now!
"we have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt kelly
Listen to her! Don't settle, Republicans! Go all out and nominate Bachmann (please, please, please), Perry, Cain or Santorum. you don't want a moderate. you know that moderates are only Democrats in disguise.
Don't settle!
Amy are you sitting in for "crazy" Feisty, with the first moonbat snark?
If so, your remark was not nasty enough...you are far too nice.
I don't know, I referred to Sick of the Bickering as SOB earlier!
You didnt even accuse Bachman's spouse of being gay! C'mon now, ramp up the rhetoric; join your nasty anything-goes leftist rabble of haters.
You know what they say about the shoe fitting and all..?
Gee Booby - you bitch when I'm first and then bitch when I'm not... lmao!
Don't pick on Marcus - he'll make a fine first lady... someday!
Bitchin' Bobby.
That's our guy!
Oooh my freaking gawd, it sounds like crazy eyes wants her followers armed and dangerous on the border.
Hey crazy eyes don't boo the troops when you stand for the military.
Democrats in 2008 "settled" for an inexperienced radical Obama, over the moderate Hillary.
The result, a GOP landslide in 2010, and another conservative tsunami coming in 2012 !
Oh bobby there you go again ragging on Obama as a radical! When did that happen oh right he wants equal taxes on the rich and to cut tax loopholes for corporations and stop Oil Company welfare, they are so poor these days just like those poor banks in the food lines. The only tsunami coming is the one when you tip your head to the left and the last flush takes hold.
Tis - 1. I would love to pay equal taxes;
2. What Oil COmpany welfare?
Do you have any idea what that is, or just something you cribbed off ThinkProgress today?
Bye the way - what ever happened to the Buffett tax? Man that sure didn't last very long.
The cuckoo is at it agian! Boy! I am glad that all of these nut cases are in the Tea-baggers/Republican party!!
Jesus H- is this woman trying to steal the crazy-crown from that one woman from up in Alaska??
I'd say she pretty much has it in the bag, if she is.
Bob- y' got an extra hit of whatever it is you 'droped' again today? i'd like to see the world through your eyes. Once, anyway.
Its borderline amazing that Repubs will jump to defense of ANY GOP candidate, no matter how crazy or off base; but none seems to want to pick a particular Republican to favor and try to stir others of like mind to support. Could be even they can't find one they want to associate themselves with. Best support they come up with for "their candidate" is: "well at least he/she is not Obama, or ABO, or well, the other side 'settled 3 years ago." C'mon, only Ron Paul supporters have been proud enough to pick their man and get behind him.
Our brave men and women in uniform, Michelle? Does that include those that are gay?
It is laughable to suggest that Michelle has any reasonable path to the Presidency.
And yet First Read continues to talk about her.
So NewDay - you think First Read thinks she has a reasonable path, or just too afraid to cover something like Solyndra, FourSquared, or that rather insightful Gun Runner e mail dump the White House made Last Friday at 6:00 pm?
Man, Spanky, that cranky you suffer from just won't go away! Best get out for a nice walk tonight. It eases the soul.
Spanky got any new songs, you are wearing the grooves out on this one. They post this stuff we can post it beefs up their numbers besides we need the entertainment. Its getting boring to watch the right keep picking saviors or waiting for the next one to declare he is the magic man until we see behind the curtain. Come on Spanks I am loosing faith in you, your fading into the night, turn on the bright light of yours and come up with something sharp.
Yep, Tis the Season, Spanky's needle is definitely stuck on one groove.
newday, I don't thing Spanky has stuck his needle in a groove for a long time which is probably why he is dragging these days.
Or it could be that explanation, Tis the Season...thanks for the chuckle.
[Man, Spanky, that cranky you suffer from just won't go away.]
Maybe he realized he's not a "job creator" after all...
Ah. It was about Gun Runner. I should have known. ;-)
I've got a song for Spanky.... Circuital by My Morning Jacket. A few of the lyrics below:
Spinning out
gracefullyGoing nowhere quickly
I am older day by day
Still going back to my childhood way
Circuital
Round and round patiently
Getting lost by the guides
And I’m all worked up over nothing
Stop acting like Andy Rooney always complaining.... CHEER UP it's only politics as usual. : )
" Solyndra, FourSquared, or that rather insightful Gun Runner.."
Is it just me, or is there an echo in here?? Say, did someone's penny fall off their tone-arm again??
Hay, Don't Carry- I gots one too, also:
"they're coming to take me away, ha ha...."
: ) lol DBO but because I care about Spanky even though he doesn't ever answer me and Everybody Needs Love (the Drive By Truckers) This Songbird (Fleetwood Mac) will dedicate another song to Spanky -- I Feel You by the (Sam Roberts Band) I understand it's a big hard world, Spanks. (Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder) So go have a drink, relax, maybe take a vacation it does wonders for one's outlook.
Cranky? Me?
Cheer up? It's like friggin' Christmas, and team Obama just keeps giving.
And lok I got me a cheering section.
Now who wouldn't be happy?
And yeah, I'm stuck on the Solyndra/Lightsquared/gun runner grooves. Of course if you took a look around, you'd see that, and I know this might surprise you, I am far from the only one.
Now come on, more song titles please.
You know....Spanky is really boring....but the rest of you get pretty darned creative!
Oops, Spanks is back for round 2 gazillion. He keeps thinking he can win at this.
Spanky who? lol
Cheers Spanky to BS....Wine for you a Stella for me. Maybe it will knock this damn cold out of me. Go take a spin in that new Tesla and tell me what you think, kay?
Feisty, but that was just good fun!
Win this?
Help me out NewDay - what is it that someone can win here?
Not about winning or losing, just hanging out and talking politics and stuff.
And don't listen to Feisty - she loves her some Spanky. Not as much as she loves NOJO, cause man NOJO really has a hold on the old gal.
I guess the bottom line NewDay - your anonymous mood interpretation skill/radar is a tad off. One trick pony maybe, cranky definitely not.
All this fun stuff, particularly the continuing struggles of Obama lately.
Okay, everybody! Let's give Spanks a gift today. Spank, last word, just for YOU!
GO!
Naaaaa.
Oh wait....:)
Sarcasm flag = ON
Yes, by all means, let's nominate the most conservative candidate and not settle for a more moderate candidate. There's a strategy with electoral success written all over it. It worked great in Delaware and Nevada in the 2010 Senate elections.
Sarcasm flag = OFF
Sorry, didn't wanna come down with sarcasm poisoning so I had to stop. Seriously, we threw away at least 2 Senate seats by following this strategy. I'm not advocating running out and nominating Lincoln Chafee or anything, but nominating someone like Rep. Bachmann would be an electoral disaster. We need someone who can compete in a general election. Just my $0.02.
RUN MICHELE RUN!!!!! Keep talking. But you need to talk louder. Keep your message coming!!! Your messages get better & better!
Keep up the "don't settle for anything other than true white christian conservative as your next President". Because our last true white christian conservative president, W., was sooo good for America. NOT! But if her message keeps wasting Republican cash . . . "keep it up girl!"
That's right Michelle, we can have a depression and a massive loss of civil rights as well!! AND, we can give up on that silly evolution B.S. You can do it!! You CAN have it all if we as Americans completely disengage the clutch on our collective brains. (But be sure to keep flowing those government payments for your husband's shock buzzer and vomit bucket approach to ending homosexuality. Why important work like that is the equivalent of national defense.)
What a ding-bat you are, Michelle. Anyone told you lately that you're the "OLD" Flavor Of The Week? I wouldn't vote for you if you promised to wear a thong to work and do a pole dance every weekend. Go find a broom ... the floor needs sweeping! Re-dye your hair, your gray roots are showing.
Only 17 posts about bat crap crazy Michelle? I guess the crazy train has left the station and all the teabaggers are on board. Next stop the great state of OBLIVION!
I've never seen such a parade of clowns as this bunch of Republican Presidential aspirants. Is anyone else sick of listening to these evangelical Christian nut-jobs? They're like a bunch of angry parents. If they want to live in a theocracy, why don't they just move to Iran? Or Saudi Arabia? or, for that matter, if they love Israel so much, go live there. Instead of trying to create their own version of Nazi Germany here in the U.S..
I Agree with everything you just said. I have discovered that I am more afraid of Christians than big government. The more they get the more they want. The pervert the constitution just as they do the bible. I would like to have religion out of government. Christians love the freedom to practice their religion, but don't seem to think that any other religion deserves the same freedom. I think Sharia law and christian law are equally horrible. I don't ever want to live under such an administration as that.
I only have four words to say: WHAT A DUMB BI-OCH!
Can we have a true fiscal conservative who is more concerned with balancing the budget than slashing taxes on the rich? Can we have someone who accepts an evidence-based, scientific concensus, even when it's not what they want to believe? Can we have someone whose definition of liberty includes the freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment? Or maybe even someone who will vow to defend every amendment and not just the second and tenth (in particular, the first, fourth through sixth, eighth, ninth, and fourteenth)? Can we have someone who doesn't promote revisionist history? Can we have someone who will protect or expand the American citizenry's rights to participate in government rather than pushing them aside in favor of lobbyists?
Seriously, can we?
Great post Nathan. This idea that the 21st century Republican party is conservative is a joke. Barry Goldwater is probably kicking his casket apart over what's being called conservatism by today's teapublicans.
Great entertainment. I read a lot of these posts. I get so caught up in the ongoing discussions of Spanky and his Libbie counterparts, that eventually I forget just what the article was originally about. LOL
Great entertainment, and occasionally enlightening too.
Did anyone else notice that at 34 seconds into her speech she said America had high employment?
Michelle is good for a laugh but that's about it. The way way far right that still thinks the earth is only seven thousand years old and that being gay is a mental disorder may support her but she has about as much chance of being nominated as Trump or Palin. I think Romney is the Republicans best bet as someone who could actually have a chance of being elected. I'm hoping they nominate Perry because he has foot in the mouth disease and the Presidential debates would be a hoot.
So, with campaign season in full bloom, we are back to everyone hugging tightly to the middle of the road, waffling back and forth to avoid irritating people, to appear as everyone's friend.......And so, in that spirit of non- substantive promises and commentary, we must tar and feather anyone who dares to make a clear statement of intent....You know what, agree, or not, I find it refreshing that somebody is going to put it all out there and risk being unpopular. With the majority of candidates, who really knows what they believe, or what they will actually do???? At least, I have the opportunity to like or dislike the opinions.