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Joshua Lott / Reuters
Rep. Michele Bachman, R-Minn., a Republican presidential candidate, receives a mobile phone from an aide to make a campaign phone call Saturday to a supporter from her office in Urbandale, Iowa.
URBANDALE, Iowa – During remarks to supporters inside her campaign headquarters Saturday, Michele Bachmann linked President Barack Obama to a large protest that had been unfolding outside the building only minutes before.
"You may have seen all over Des Moines the Barack Obama re-election advance team is already out there in the various parking lots of all of the campaigns," Bachmann told about 70 volunteers.
"This tells you that he is nervous," she continued. "He doesn't want me on the stage. I want you to know, I'm not nervous. I'm fearless."
The rhetoric signifies a heightened effort to paint Obama as out of touch, something the campaign acknowledges is an element of Bachmann's closing argument to voters three days before the Jan. 3 caucuses.
About 100 protesters from anti-Wall Street "Occupy" groups around the country descended on Bachmann’s headquarters Saturday, prompting campaign staff to lock the front doors and block the entrance.
Police, stationed outside the building, arrested 10 people on trespassing charges.
The protesters called for "an end to corporate money in the political system," according to a press release sent Saturday morning.
They also visited the campaign headquarters of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
Bachmann, at the direction of police, entered through a side door, and was greeted with cheers from volunteers, many of them college students from Oklahoma.
"I appreciate your Christian faith," said Afame Ooceeh, a 29-year-old pre-med student. "I support you with all my heart."
Ooceeh, originally from Nigeria, is part of a contingent of 42 students from Oral Roberts, a Christian university where Bachmann attended law school. The group, which arrived Thursday, is chaperoned by Winston Frost, a professor who was in Bachmann's class.
"She was one of the most diligent students in the class," Frost told NBC News.
Later, Bachmann sat at a table and placed several calls as a scrum of television cameras rolled.
She reached one voter, Bob Johnson, telling him, "Let everybody know – come on out and caucus for me on Tuesday."
After she hung up, a volunteer urged her to ring the bell that signifies a voter won.
"We’re going to ring it a couple times," Bachmann said to cheers, "because Bob is going to go on a recruiting mission."
NBC's Anthony Terrell contributed reporting.
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Absolutely, many of the OWS are Obama's boots on the ground which is why he rarely is criticized by them. Unfortunately for them, Obama will not fully support their civil disobedience and defiance against police. It's just bad politics when the majority of the population don't approve of OWS and their tactics.
As usual Obama plays both sides hoping to get re-elected by flip flopping forever with meaningless double talk and shenanigans.
As usual Obama plays both sides hoping to get re-elected by flip flopping forever.....
^ Iraq War ended.
Health Care reform passed.
Bin Laden terminated.
Auto Industry saved.
Some flip flop.
You wish you were that "acrobatic". :)
ps -> Bachmann is at what in the polls - 2% among the right wing, and negative 20,000% among everyone else. Her own staff keeps dumping her, but she denies like a crazed ex-girlfriend.
She can't play "either side".
Tad, you have no idea what you are talking about. Obama and the Democrats are just as afraid as OWS as the Republicans are. This movement is beyond both political parties.. Both parties are tools for the corporate/fascist government our democracy has become.
Ahhh, the TeaBat apologists had to ooze out eventually.
Tad-you are confusing the Occupy movement with the Democratic party. I suggest you expand your research beyound Faux News before you make statements like this.
This tells you that he is nervous," she continued. "He doesn't want me on the stage. I want you to know, I'm not nervous. I'm fearless."
^ You're nuts.
Well Tad your funny this morning , I have to give you that .
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They are filled with paranoid racism and antisemitism. (key to their popularity).
He published them under his name and made a million dollars off of them.
But now he claims he didn't write them and he doesn't know who did.
Now that's a conspiracy.
Ron Paul is Mr. Integrity because his cult followers say so.
lol.
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Isn't he like the male Bachmann in this race?
Could be. That would help to explain the coincidental drama demonstrated by UC Davis since Mr. Obama and Clooney seem to be a strong pair. It would not surprise me at all if this was the situation - and a ploy to draw empathy toward very intelligent homeless-appearing individuals in order to distract voters away from Republican candidates.
Or...
might be really homeless Americans that are being blatantly rejected by our society in general and not connected to any political party.
Either way, Ms. Bachman should not use these people as an excuse to gain a vote.
If the Occupy Movement is a sham, shame on them for exploiting the cause of homelessness in the United States.
Jan 1st....no more bill of rights or a constitution. I find it interesting that none of the candidates mention NDAA or SOPA. yet they worry about the occupiers. How sick is that. Our rights and the constitution are no longer in effect after jan 1st. and msm as well as those in office or running for office say nothing. Oh well, i guess we can start getting ready to be placed in fema camps when we speak out against Gov or the 1%. With the Whole World considered a Battle Ground by the U.S. I'm guessing a lot of people will be happy come election day.
Talk about paranoia!
paranoia? I Wish it was, If you were informed about what is happening in the world you would be a little paranoid yourself. Go back to your football game on TV let real Americans worry about this kind of stuff going on..Or Better yet Find a cop and tell him/her that you are not Happy with current government or talk bad about Wall Street see for yourself what happens...
Can't wait for this goddamn idiot biotch to go back to Minnesota and shut the hell up.
OWS is no adjunct to the Democratic Party. Rightfully, OWS knows the system is broken and both political parties are beholden to corporate interests. OWS is seeking a new paradigm where government serves the people, not just the 1%. The Republican Party is afraid of the OWS movement because it has exposed the corporate-fascist oligarchy that has displaced our democracy. The veil has been lifted and there is no turning back until representative democracy by, for and of the people is realized.
What a teatard..........
Thats right bachmann attack the 99%....
That should help getting the crazy as hell vote...
Did Bachmann called herself fearless?.....or did she mean mindless?
"This tells you that he is nervous," she continued. "He doesn't want me on the stage. I want you to know, I'm not nervous. I'm fearless."
I think she mispronounced "feckless".
Hey Bachmann: President Obama is more worried about what color socks to wear than he is about you.
And he's more worried about his golf game than the economy. I agree with you. He's a selfish narcissist.
If she ever manages to draw a hundred whackos again, I'd be astounded.
The truth stings, huh @!$%#s?
While I'm not a fan of hers, she's right about the protestors and their affinity towards the president. Even with her flaws, she'd do a better job than Obama. Way better.
Chortle... Guffaw!!
The Occupiers look and act like Democrats. I can see why Bochmann thinks they are Obama's street fighters.
This kinda says it all... snicker!
She never had a real chance anyway. Conservatives vote in a WOMAN for president? HAH! There was never any real chance for Cain, either. For the tea-party, it's gotta be a old, rich, say-he-is-a-christian white guy. It's tradition. It's.. conservative.
It's TeaLife!
These Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Left Wing, Democrat Kooks who post on these threads, think that the American people will just do what THEY WISH we all would do and that's simply "ignore" B. Hussein Obama's THREE YEARS OF FAILURE AS POTUS, INCREASE OF AMERICAN JOBLESSNESS AND SPENDING MORE U.S. TAXPAYER MONEY AND DRIVING UP THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT AND U.S. NATIONAL DEBT, MORE THAN ALMOST ALL THE OTHER U.S. PRESIDENTS BEFORE HIM...COMBINED!!!
Now if the U.S. Economy were going great and if the U.S. Unemployment Rate was like 5%, if the U.S. Housing Market was turned around and home values were no longer upside down with their mortgages and home foreclosures were way down and if American workers' salaries were way up and health care and health insurance costs were way down, we all know these Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Left Wing, Democrat Kooks would be singing Obama's praises and telling about all his positive accomplishments as POTUS and how B. Hussein Obama saved the American people from former President Bush's horrible "inherited" economy. THEY WOULDN'T BE GIVING FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH THE CREDIT FOR OBAMA'S NOW THREE YEARS IN OFFICE IF THE ABOVE POSITIVE THINGS WERE HAPPENING WITH REGARDS TO THE U.S. ECONOMY, WOULD THEY?
So if they wouldn't be giving former President Bush credit if the CURRENT U.S. Economy were going great with all the above things I mentioned, why wouldn't they be giving B. Hussein Obama the credit for making the U.S. Economy WORSE THAN EVER, with his failed policies and presidency IN THREE YEARS...hhmm??!!
They foolishly and ignorantly think that THEY ARE in the majority thinking of the American Electorate and that the American Voters next Nov. 6th, 2012 will simply "ignore" B. Hussein Obama's entire FOUR YEAR TERM AS POTUS and just "blame Bush" to re-elect him. Ha!!!
I knew there was a lot of recreational drug use amongst the Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Left Wing, Democrat Kooks, I just didn't know it was so widespread!!! Anyway, all the more wailing they'll be doing when on Election Night 2012, B. Hussein Obama will be on Int'l TV giving his Concession Speech to the new REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT. I can't wait and it can't come soon enough.
I'm so tired of this Inexperienced and Unqualified, Socialist/Marxist "Community Organizer" being in the White House and not having a d**ned clue as to what the h*ll he's doing and taking all of his multi-week family vacations b/c he likes to be President, but doesn't like the governing part. What an abject failure the B. Hussein Obama presidency has been. He needs to and will be sent back to Chicago come Election Night 2012.
You are nothing but a rambling idiot.
Nice rant. And I suppose one of the current crop of Republican candidates will be able to just wave a magic wand and fix all of our nation's problems?
Far too much self-absorbed TeaBlather to wade through. Moving on to rationality...
Btw, did you misspell yer own name there, J? Oops!
So who's yer candidate anyway? Afraid to say?
Was this just an incoherent rant after a night of partying or is this part of the official "FAUX MANIFESTO"?
Johny Bee
These Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Left Wing, Democrat Kooks who post on these threads, think that the American people will just do what THEY WISH we all would do and that's simply "ignore" B. Hussein Obama's THREE YEARS OF FAILURE AS POTUS, INCREASE OF AMERICAN JOBLESSNESS AND SPENDING MORE U.S. TAXPAYER MONEY AND DRIVING UP THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT AND U.S. NATIONAL DEBT, MORE THAN ALMOST ALL THE OTHER U.S. PRESIDENTS BEFORE HIM...COMBINED!!!
he /she has been posting this same crap every day........paste paste paste......wow!!!! even I can do that
JohnyBee, You crack me up. First, this article wasn't about Obama, or even about Bush. I relize you must not have any handy cut-and-paste for anything else, but you might see if you can't find some pre-written propanganda for the subject at hand. And I'll tell you what, if you and yours would kindly drop the communist/ hippy/libtard etc.etc.etc stuff, I will refrain from useing facist/nazi/idiot/slave-owner etc.etc.etc.stuff, as usually it is just a waste of keystrokes.
And You are NOT the majority, about 30-35% (I get these figure from polls, because 30-35% always go to the far right of right) BUT YOU HOLLAR AND SCREAM like you are the only people here. You might imagine you are the world, but you may have noticed that a LOT of people disagree with you, but that don't matter to you, does it? Everybody in your country club think like you, right?
PARENTS TAKE NOTE OF THIS NEXT COMMENT: If you think your kids or somebody has what you think is a drug problem, show them a ultra-right winger, and say "This is what happens to you when you drink vodka and take oxycodone! (perfered DRUGS of the ultra right). You become delusional, thinking you are the only PERSON in the world, surrounded by mindless evil things who just want your money, as you desend into a fantasy world you can't escape."
If they have any brain cells left, that should scare them into drinking nothing stronger then soda pop. You'll have to figure out how to deal with the nightmares they'll have, but it's the lesser of two evils.
She has overstayed her weekend pass from the insane asylum and it is time for her to go home.
Bachmann is against free speech? Someone should show her the Constitution!
Mike, why? She either wouldn't or couldn't read it, and just treat it as she would any other piece of scrap paper.
The Occupy protesters are not fond of president Obama. Talk about paranoia.....
If B. Hussein Obama couldn't handle the job of being POTUS, then he should've never run for it in the first place. I mean this is the Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democrat, "Community Organizer" who promised that he would cut the U.S. Federal Deficit IN HALF by the end of his first term (He's doubled it in less than THREE YEARS) as POTUS.
He promised that his Obamacare, socialized medicine scheme, would decrease the cost of health care and health insurance once passed and since its passage, the cost of health care and health insurance has gone nothing, but UP.
B. Hussein Obama also promised he would close down GITMO, which he never did and won't ever do.
He also promised that if the U.S. Economy didn't turn around in three years, from him taking office as POTUS, then his presidency would likely be a "one term deal." (See YouTube) Not only has the U.S. Economy NOT TURNED AROUND, but it's gotten exponentially worse since this no-good, inexperienced, unqualified, Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democrat, "Community Organizer" took office.
Now what IS REALISTIC, is instead of making excuses and apologies for "poor ole Barack," why not hold him ACCOUNTABLE for his THREE YEARS OF ABJECT FAILURE AS POTUS??!! If you Left wing, Nut Job Kooks were so wise and knowledgeable in the "truths of life" why would you let this Left wing skunk hold the most powerful office in the world, much less the United States of America, a minute longer than you had, as an American voter, with his FAILED performance on the U.S. Economy as POTUS, so far by voting for him?
Neither the Republican party, nor Fox News, nor Rush Limbaugh, nor Sean Hannity, nor Ann Coulter, nor etc. made those promises of JOBS, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS BEING REDUCED FOR ALL, B. Hussein Obama made ALL those promises back in 2008.
And when B. Hussein Obama made those promises, he never promised the American people, "blame Bush" strategies, he never promised the American people excuses for the U.S. Economy and Joblessness not improving under his non-leadership, he never promised the American people that he would simply demonize and dehumanize his political opponents and/or allow his political cronies to do so, like Jimmy Hoffa Jr., without speaking out against that. He promised the American people Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and at least an improvement in the U.S. Economy, Housing Market and declining property values, that we'd already see AFTER THREE YEARS in the White House. The reason we don't see any improvement in the U.S. Economy is simple, his policies don't work!!
Admit it already. B. Hussein Obama is one of the worst U.S. Presidents in the history of this nation and certainly in most of our lifetimes. This guy makes Jimmy Carter looks like a good, sound, fiscal conservative, for goodness sakes. STOP MAKING EXCUSES, HOLD B. HUSSEIN OBAMA RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN PRESIDENCY. IF THE U.S. ECONOMY WAS GOING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW, AND JOB CREATION WAS WAY UP, WOULD YOU BE GIVING FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH THE CREDIT FOR IT? OR WOULD YOU BE GIVING B. HUSSEIN OBAMA THE CREDIT FOR IT?
SO IF YOU WOULD GIVE OBAMA THE CREDIT IF THE U.S. ECONOMY WERE GOING GREAT RIGHT NOW AFTER HIS THREE YEARS AS POTUS, THEN YOU SHOULD ALSO GIVE HIM THE BLAME FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY REMAINING AWFUL RIGHT NOW AND EVEN BECOMING EXPONENTIALLY WORSE UNDER HIS NON-LEADERSHIP..PERIOD...END OF STORY.
Dubya took a thriving economy, no wars and a stable banking and housing market and threw them all down the toilet.
If Obama is bad as you claim then Dubya was literally the most incompetent politician anywhere at anytime in the entire world.
JustAnotherLeftard...considering the sub-prime mortgage mess started before Bush was president how is it his fault?