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Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday morning, Rep. Michele Bachmann said she is “seriously looking into” endorsing presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The remarks are the closest the former GOP presidential candidate and Minnesota congresswoman has come to making an endorsement since dropping out of the race on Jan. 4.
Citing the decision by Romney’s chief rival – former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum – to suspend his campaign last Tuesday, Bachmann said there is a “uniting and pulling together around our eventual nominee.”
“I have said that I want my voice to be one of uniting our party, the independents, the main stream, the conservatives, evangelicals, the tea party movement,” Bachmann continued, adding, “I’m waiting for our party to come together and help in that process.”
Bachmann’s ecumenical view was not as pronounced during her own run for the GOP nomination, which was marked by frequent shots at Romney over the health care program he launched in Massachusetts in 2006.
Sunday morning, jousting with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bachmann called Romney “smart” on job creation.
“Mitt Romney also understands how to turn around companies," she said. "The United States government needs to have a turnaround person who knows how to be successful."
Underlying the back-and-forth was the controversy that stoked hours of cable news coverage this week, when a Democratic strategist suggested that Romney’s wife, Ann, was unqualified to advise her husband on the economic struggles facing women because she had “never worked a day in her life.”
Bachmann called the remarks by the strategist, Hilary Rosen, “shocking and insulting.”
“When 92-percent of the people under Barack Obama’s failed economic policies are women who’ve lost jobs, that’s an unbelievably shocking number,” Bachmann added, reviving a statistic Romney himself used last week, which prompted a slew of fact check pieces.
(The statistic also came under fire minutes earlier on the broadcast, during an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who called it “ridiculous and deeply misleading.”)
Facts, figures, and controversies aside, the exchange this morning seemed to underscore the degree to which both Republicans and Democrats view women’s votes as crucial in the upcoming general election.
“This election is not going to be about Ann Romney or Hillary’s remarks,” Gillibrand said. “What this election is going to be about is which candidate fights for America’s women.”
Bachmann didn't immediately respond but when she did, she said, "One thing that women are saying is that Mitt Romney is an extremely smart guy. He's been successful in creating jobs in the private economy, and that's something that Barack Obama has not been able to do."
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Who would give a rats butt what this psychopath says .We thought we were done with her crazy cult BS.
I can't wait to watch Saturday Night Live next week........
It's not the photo that gave her the "crazy eyes", it's the crazy!
I have more respect for Bachmann than any of the lying liberal pundits!
I see the Washington Post reported very good ratings for the Today Show episode in which Sarah Palin was featured! .... out performing GM American who had Katie Couric as a host.... the silent majoriy again shows its strength...
Except an awful lot of us watched little Sarah because we needed to start the day with a hearty laugh!
Her moronic behavior and total lack of insight about that never gets old.
Neither do the people who are so deluded that they can't see through her b.s.
Sarah Palin’s star power is 100 times greater than her intelligence.
She is all show and a lot of blow.
Barry O has received endorsements from Louis Farrakhan and Hugo Chavez and the liberals say it doesn't matter. Muhmar Kaddafi also endorsed BO.... that little endorsement didn't work out to well, lol. Maybe he didn't send money to back up the endorsement?
Didn't I hear that about Newt? Michele also heard God telling her she was the chosen one, and that she would be President. Can we really trust the multitude of "Voices" echoing from her head?
Bachmann never said God would elect her President, you are just snarking at all those who believe in a Higher Power. Probably just pathetic progressive talking points "echoing from your head"
There are some endorsements that make me less likely to vote for a candidate. This is one of those.
Wouldn't that be the kiss of death? But then again, who wants to be kissed by a witch.
Ron Paul 2012
I wonder how much Mitt will have to pay her to NOT endorse him? Doesn't matter. No amount is too much for that.
That's just one of the reasons I won't vote for Barry and Sleepy Joe! There are many, many other more important reasons for my decision besides 'endorsements'.
Romney/Rubio 2012
Bobinvirgin
Is not your god infallible? If he chooses someone does that not happen? And if it does not it... might be "Voices"... thank you for you in-depth insight on this matter.
You right Bob -- Bachmann never said God would elect her President. She said God TOLD her to RUN for president. What's funny according to rick Perry and Rick Santorum -- God told both of them to run too. But God and I had a conversation just yesterday (on the golf course) and he told me he's not a Republican.
A Bachmann endorsement is a kiss of death !
What, exactly, is a free market? Is that one where the govt sits back and allows collusion to drive up the price so consumers get raped, the way Goldman and the oil companies are doing now? That doesn't seem free. It seems expensive and held hostage by special interests. There is no such thing as a free market. Either the govt regulates businesses or businesses control the consumer with a headlock. Put another way, it's in the govt's interest to make sure that no one facet of industry gets such a death grip on things that consumers are crippled. It's in businesses best interest- or most think so- to try and extract every penny they can from everybody they can. Do you like your cable bill? Thank de-regulation.
you are just snarking at all those who believe in a Higher Power.
Hey Bob -- I have no problem with a Higher Power. But that Higher Power DOES NOT a radical, lying, right wing, tea bag crazy like Michelle Bachmann.
You know, another interesting little fact is that Jesus ran for the hills- literally- when the Jews tried to make him king. He said for his followers to be "no part of the world" and yet here these wackos like Bachmann, Perry,Sanitoarium, and Romney act like God must have changed his mind. I'm quite sure that 1) I believe in a "higher power" that I must refer to more personally than "higher power" and 2} He doesn't change his mind. Any thoughts about your "higher power" on that,Bob?
So Michele Bachmann, you called the president a "health care dictator." Since Romneycare was the basis for the ACA, if you endorse Romney, will you retract your claim about health care? *crazy-eyed confusion*
Just when we thought we were safe from another attack of the mad woman...... SHE"S BACK! The right [wrong] wing in this country breeds some real losers don't they. Please Michelle, go back to the rubber room you escaped from...... and don't come back.
Aside from Bachmann having to make a huge flip-flop after "frequent shots at Romney over the health care program he launched in Massachusetts in 2006" unfortunately BigAl Las Vegas -- She's back like a bad dream!
Hahahahaha! And that's President Obama to you little missy!
Hopefully with redistricting and media exposure, many wacko Reps like Joe Walsh, Paul Ryan, Michele Bachmann, Allen West, etc. will NOT be back after the next election. It's time to do spring cleaning of the Teapubican House folks!
This beotch is from my state, and I find it offensive that anyone from the Minnesota Nice state actually keeps making her relevant by voting her into office. Please don't hold her against me! Or anywhere near me for that matter!
1) 122% of the people that lost their jobs were women. The 6 men that lost their jobs used to be women. Those of us that claim not to be women are lying.
2) The best adviser to a president on women's issues is one that is a job creator... she hired a nanny, a cook, a driver, a personal assistant, a tennis pro, and bought her own restaurant to have tea in. Perfect.
Seriously? 93% of those that lost jobs were women? What idiots. You really want these morons analyzing our economic data and providing corresponding solutions based on their profound knowledge?
There has never been a pair of people as out of touch as these two seem to be... maybe Bachmann can advise the since she's so "in touch" with us all.
What a joke. We elect these people and we deserve what we get.
True Patriot and john,
Michele Bachmann will not have a easy race this time. The DFL just nominated Jim Graves to run in the 6th district. Jim Graves is the chief executive of Graves Hospitality ,owning a number of hotels. His employees are unionized and the local has endorsed him . He has deep roots in the district in St. Cloud. He said he will use some of his own money plus donations to combat the 3millon Bachmann raised to keep her seat in 2010.
As Graves told the convention," We're coming out of the gate full steam ahead, no distractions. And we can focus on the big picture, which is Nov 6, and address issues straight on with Michele Bachmann and get on with the dance."
Michele will have her work cut out for her here in MN... and she will lose.
NorthstarDFL
I am relatively conservative on some things but that beotch has got to go. I hope you are right. If not, I wish we could use HR 3166 as a state and revoke her citizenship.
Bachman has more brains than Hillary Clinton. I hope Obama makes Hillary his VP, that way, he has no chance of winning.
Endorsement is a call for VP, this nut has high hopes. Would you put Bachmann next to the "N" button ?
People, please don't think Bob in Virginia represents our fine commonwealth in any way. We, on a whole, are a much more intelligent people than the few like Bob who are stains on our state. Look at the polls, President Obama is ahead of Mitt Romney 51% to 42% here in VA. We shall be blue once again this year!
Oh, we know
With Bob its all Liberal media this and Liberal media that – just tiresome and boring.
Ron Paul 2012!
Bachmann never met a fact she didn't create, except for some of the facts that she's repeating that Romney created. I live in her district, and even I don't think she's relevant enough to appear on national TV and make comments like what she keeps doing. If anything, her endorsement of anyone would be the kiss of death given how crazy she is. Remember 200 million a day for the president's trip to Asia? How about the immunizations that cause retardation in girls? My favorite - $2 gas, guaranteed if Bachmann became president. She's entertaining, in a very twisted way, but should never be believed.
Random Penn, why would Obama replace Biden with Mrs. Clinton? No one is even thinking of that but you.
Derek 908, Ron Paul 2012? When that's probably appropriate on the day the Titanic sank. No sane ideas, no money, little support, polling in the single digits, can't win a primary, few delegates, says he won't run third party, and no chance.
Devil's Son
Just for clarity you might want to read some news that is not biased.
Ron Paul took over the Nevada GOP and has over half the state delegates.
Did the same thing in Iowa.
Did the same thing in Washington.
Doing the same thing in Minnesota.
Doing the same thing in Colorado.
Doing the same thing in Maine.
Beat the President in a poll last week bettering Romney
Two weeks ago in a poll he got over 17% Nationally If he ran third party. What is a win 34%?
You underestimate Ron Paul's support. Every time he asks for money, his coffers get filled $100 at a time. And it might be interesting to note that it only took a third of the population to start our first revolution, and it is a long time until November.
NorthstarDFL-- Good information, thanks! The GOP is having a hard time in a lot of states, such as Nevada. Karl Rove's $200 million through the Crossroad's Super PAC can only do so much.
Hahahaha(snort) hahahaha! Thanks for the good laugh. Looks like you and Michele Bachmann didn't get the memo about the "92% of jobs lost were women's" claim and the fact-check problem. And that's Ms. Secretary of State Clinton to you.
john-737278 -- Agreed that people underestimate the delegates for Ron Paul as well. But this says more about the disarray of the Republican Party, including not only the gender gap, but the enthusiasm gap for Romney.
john,
[What is a win 34%?]
The President is NOT elected by a popular vote.
But in a General election Ron Paul will not be able to wheel, deal and buy delegates.
TruePatriot-445959
I think it says more about the morals of our youth and some of the elders like me, refusing to be responsible for the mistakes of everyone that voted before them. They have serious issues paying into a system for 40 years only to have nothing to show for it in the end. And who can really blame them.
Dennis, Columbus, Ohio
34% is a little more than 1/3 of the country. If the popular vote is split three ways, the electoral college becomes mute. It is then up to Congress to decide who the next President is. And if the popular vote were to go to Paul and the Congress made someone else President, they would have a true revolution on their hands.
Let's face it. The only reason that Romney is perceived to be the nominee is because of the media, the 5% of hard line Republicans who have voted, and his money.
The Democratic party has lost 7% of registered Democrats, and most of the only people who support the President are the 5% hardliners. And if it wasn't for the over the top political correctness, he would have been impeached for abuse of authority and perjury of oath.
That leaves over 80% of America who are really pissed off that they have no representation. That representation is what Dr Paul represents.
Oh, and just imagine if he can get 17% in a national poll being treated as supposedly unelectable, what he would be getting if the news was not biased.
" why would Obama replace Biden with Mrs. Clinton? No one is even thinking of that but you."
I never said "I think Hillary is going to be Obama's VP". I said "I HOPE Obama makes Hillary his VP". Hoping and thinking are 2 different things.
john,
[If the popular vote is split three ways, the electoral college becomes mute.]
Care to back that up with a citation / link ?
Most polls show that if Paul runs as an independent he would get less than 10% of the popular vote.
Dennis, Columbus, Ohio
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html#270
http://reason.com/blog/2012/03/28/independent-run-by-ron-paul-would-pull-1
http://www.dailypaul.com/226224/ron-paul-edge-obama-44-to-43-in-the-rasmussen-daily-tracking-poll-04-12-2012
I love the term unelectable. It brings our the spite in people and proves others wrong. And another thing I love is that he has raised over $600,000 in just a few hours of his latest money bomb.
I believe that God did tell all of the Republican/TP Inc. candidates to run. He knew us liberals needed a good laugh.
Michelle Bachmann calls Mitt "Smart". Am I the only one who sees humor in that? I hope to see Macus in next years "Dancing Contestants.
Wow, Dennis, I'd like to see John back up all of those 'statistics' he is citing, and his accusations of impeachable and 'perjury of oath' offenses by the President with actual facts from reputable sources.
John, the term is 'moot', not 'mute', and just getting 34% of the popular vote (which Ron Paul will never be able to achieve) is not enough because of the electoral college. What matters more is where that 34% of the popular vote comes from, and how it affects the electoral college count.
John, as much as you'd like it to not be so, Ron Paul is unelectable, and thank God for that. The man would CRASH the US economy within 3 months, and the world economy in 6, if the congress were to go along with any of his economic ideas. The man is very smart, and knows his history, but has drawn the wrong conclusions from that knowledge . . . in fact, he has drawn very dangerous conclusions, if he were to become President. Besides, he is a bigot.
Matthew, Houston, TX
As a matter of fact, I did back up what happens if nobody wins the electoral college.
I did back up a national poll where he got 17%, an I honestly think he would get over 34% because the 80% of Americans who do not have representation are really pissed and want someone who can't be bought.
If there are any other specifics you would like me to back up, let me know.
Sorry, moot.
And by the way, since you would like me to "prove" my points, you "prove" that he is a bigot.
All of the above, John. And I did not challenge you on what would happen if here was a 3 way split of electoral college votes, I challenged your premise about simply getting 34% of the popular vote causing the consequences.
Impeachable offenses:
Reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Bush should have been impeached for that one as well.
NDAA Indefinite detention of American citizens without due process.
Hr 347 Making it illegal to protest the government even though you you would be doing so unknowingly.
Attacking libya without Congressional approval.
Abuse of authority, and perjury of oath.
How do you know he can't get 34% especially when he has shown he can beat Obama? Is it possible that your pulse of the nation is wrong?
Mittronic Rombot quoted on potential Bachmann endorsement, "I'd rather have a penguin tear off my penis, throw it to a dog I just unstrapped from my car and then have it re-attached by the doctor who does my wife's face lifts. What do I have to do to get rid of these crazy assed lunatics up in this m*therf*cker!!! Yeeeeesh!!!"
Devil's Son
Wrong, keeps coming up in the inner circles. The real truth is that Hillary want's out, not VP.
john-73####
The word is "moot" not mute and the concept under the facts your describe (neutering the electoral college based on a percent of the popular vote) just doesn't work that way.
"And if it wasn't for the over the top political correctness, he would have been impeached for abuse of authority and perjury of oath".
Impeachment for the president is due to "high crimes and misdemeanors". I have never heard of the crime "perjury of oath"?
Citations please?
walks-upright
Did you even read the link that states what happens if no one gets 270 in the electoral college?
Perjury of oath a high crime.
http://constitution.org/cmt/high_crimes.htm
Won't be too long and we'll be watching ol' Michele making yet another fool of herself on Dancing With The Stars - the last place these kinds of hapless publicity hogs can get a little attention before lapsing into complete obscurity and irrelevance...
OMG saw her on Meet the Press and it was just like watching Palin during the debates. Because she had nothing to say on topic she just kept reiterating the GOP talking points. She soooo reminds me of Christine O'Donnell. I fully expect her to say, sometime soon, "I am not a witch." But, we won't believe her!
T.B./1 16. I think you are talking about free enterprise, which is the market that we are unfortunately locked into.We need to have some control over it but ,the people who control it are, in most cases, either the ones who sell in it or the middle men. Our so called political representatives refuse to put any controls on the markets, therefore ,we have to pay the prices.That is why no-one can live on a minimum wage and why most of our work goes overseas.
If Barack Obama is Responsible for what Hillary Rosen says, then why is Mitt Romney not responsible for what Michelle Bachmann says? Michelle Bachmann voices the most outrageous lies every time someone puts a mic in front of her face. Michelle Bachmann is as close the Romney Campaign as Rosen is to the Obama campaign.
Well tea party can learn the truth a little at a time.. Sanitarium was just BS'n you too... If you want a real conservative, you better look to the founder of the tea party.. The man who had to leave when too many of these phonies showed up.. RON PAUL.. 2012.. The only conservative and even better to us ALL.. The only Constitutionalist and defender of your personal LIBERTY... He's the whole deal, He's the real deal,.. He's the PEOPLES President!!!
Senator Kirsten allowed Michelle Bachman to interrupt her and talk too damn long of every issue and off topic. Being nice and considerate in conversation with Bachman will never get you a word in. This entire conversation was ridiculous and Bachmann's supposedly endorsement means nothing cause she's a dingy and nutty representative.
sistagirl
I saw that too. Bachman is good for that. I give Senator Kirsten a lot of credit for just taking it in stride.
wichasha.....I kept hollering at the tv screen for Kirsten to speak the freak up already and interrupt her back...damn!! I could not stand it!!!
Sometimes, letting people like Bachmann run off at the mouth like that is a good thing. People become very annoyed, and begin to realize that she is simply an empty vessel.
sistagirl
That's pretty much where I was at. I wondered if she eventually would, but it just never happened. She most definitely should have. She's got far more restraint than I've ever had.
newday
What an awesome picture.
Its tough looking at Bachmann and Palin, two Nutty wackos from the tea retard party !
I agree with you, Bachmann is an expert at running the clock without saying anything important or answering the questions. She is so annoying to listen to, especially next to intelligent and more knowledgeable guest..Why do networks keep putting her and Sarah on TV...
Thanks, whichasha
sistagirl and patriotic American USA and Charlie191: You make it very obvious that you are Democrats. I'm just amazed at how many times I read these blogs and there are comments with no substance other than name calling. "tea bag crazies", "nutty representative", "wackos." I've come to realize this is the way Democrats communicate when they disagree with someone. Say something intelligent otherwise you're not credible. I don't agree with everything Bachman says but I'm not a name caller and I don't agree with everything President Obama does but I respect his right to his opinions and I don't call him names.
Just a thought; Maybe one day Republican voters will come to their senses and realize that right wing zealots like Bachman, Kantor and McConnell are bad for the country.
GranCanyon.....You may think whatever you like of my political affiliation and whether my comments were of no substance. It does look like many agreed with those comments as voted up. Sorry that you are so sensitive and need to defend Ms. Bachman from name-calling. Let's remember this is a rep. that got her fame by saying there should be investigations of congress members for "anti-American sentiment". Talk about name-calling, how soon you forget. These are the same members she shares seats in congress yet she has this much distrust of them. This is a women who started the teaparty caucus whose many members do not think this POTUS is legitimate. This is a woman who knows the seven congressional representatives who tried to get a birther bill passed for future Presidents. I and many others will call her what she has demonstrated and shown herself to be. And from what we have seen GranCanyon, you are being a true hypocrite in defending Bachman; pot meet kettle.
GranCanyon, have you ever considered the fact that uneducated, jabbering nutbags like Bachmann, Palin, and Santorum are so repulsive that even some Republicans (or ex-Republicans) don't want anything to do with them? Meanwhile, because Obama has dark skin and a foreign-sounding name, the lunatic fringe -- yeah, you heard me -- accuses him of every crime in history, up to and including the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Stop whining. Republicans never used to be such crybaby drama queens.
That rude little kook couldn't stop interrupting so that she could spew her lies and exhibit her dishonesty. Someone should have called her on that business - not only did they let her get by with it, nobody bothered to correct what she said.
GranCanyon - everyone here is making an observation. Unfortunately Bachmann looked illiterate and sounded the same. She is not intelligent and comes across as a fruitcake. Sorry if the truth hurts.
Gr-Canyon/ The complaint was that she was rude and didn't let the interviewer get a word in .Do you not agree with that? Yes I am also a Democrat and a Liberal one to boot . Have a problem with that?
What in blazes does that even mean? Who are the people under Barack Obama's economic policies? Are there not 300 million Americans? Are 92% of us (270 million plus) women who have lost jobs? Or are most of us not "under" economic policy? Are we therefore "above" them? The bizarre thing is that she has no idea her sentence makes no sense whatsoever.
And who are the people that keep voting that idiot Bachmann into office? Is this all some nefarious plot by Boris and Natasha? Is Bachmann really Natasha Badenov in disguise?
Try telling that to Bachmann.
Better yet, try relating anything intelligent that she has ever said.
Did you know a military grade satellite-under cover of FBI investigations-destroys citizens by manipulating their health without the target even knowing and sometimes using the same program the FBI can use a series of perfectly synchronized investigative pretexts to derail the target from employment, relationships, friends, ect also usually without the target ever knowing it where war time powers are concealed within the safety of national security investigations...
If that statement were to be true, what do you think the public's reaction to it should be?
Yes! Put me on Meet The Press! I wouldn't have sat there smiling while Bachmann called the President a liar. Pow, pow, pow I'd go after Bachmann like Christie takes down a box of donuts. Shame on Gregory for letting Bachmann get the last word in every time, and cripes, can't you find a real Democrat for your round table, send Harold Ford back to Tennesee. Put me on! I'll tell them off those Republican shills!
What's up with Meet the Press? Tim Russert was fair but also tough. I'm sure it isn't easy for David Gregory to follow Russert, by try man, try! Even though right-wingers threaten not to come on unless you throw softballs, try! After reading this thread I decided to skip MTP today.
Amy B. Portland, ME -- Agreed, Harold Ford has his act together, and others like Russ Feingold, and then going after Sharrod Brown's seat too. These guys are 10 times the congressmen compared to the Teapublican twits in congress now.
MTP has sucked ever since David Gregory took over. He plays the same game CNN does.
That "Well, both sides are guilty" game.
I will NEVER forget what republicans have done to this country over the past 3 decades.
I can't wait to flush them all out of office come election time.
A extreme right wing party that does nothing but block and obstruct for 3 straight year, while watching our country deteriorate for attempted political gain? Does it get any more negative than that?
Sorry, but I refuse to listen to arsonists who complain that the fire fighters aren't putting out their fires fast enough.
Agree with the above. I used to love watching MTP with Russert. How I miss him. And what's with the producers booking her anyway? Like she has anything to offer?
Another Granny for Obama/Biden 2012.
David I thought you were in control of your show but Michelle Bachman totally took control and filibustered without you doing anything. Come on David
Who cares who she likes, she's a loser.
"Endorsement from a crazy bimbo" ?
Oh another one "crazy bimbo", say something intelligent, please.
Bimbos all over the world resent that, P.A.USA
How about "woman of limited education and experience, who purports to hear personal messages from a historically confusing deity often invoked by despots and serial killers?"
Bachmann endorsing Romney is one more reason to despise Romney.
Romney even lies when he talks about his dog. How much of a liar can a person be?
PS Not liking Savannah Guthrie these days. She sounds like she's angling for press secretary in a Romney administration, a la the late Tony Snow. She was almost crying, thinking of the advice she'd give Mitt, if only she could get to him. Yuck.
Amy, you are so used to the massive bias that is MSNBC and First Read , that when a program like Meet the Press actually allows both sides of issues to be discussed, you cant stand it.
You just want pathetic Obama cheerleading programs like "First Read" and the entire MSNBC network...
A roundtable packed with Chuck Todd (A neutral observer) Savannah Guthrie (Rightwing press secretary wannabe) Harold Ford (DINO) Mike Murphy (Republican strategist) amd David Gregory (I'm really thinking about baseball) is not a "balanced" show.
Chuck Todd neutral ??
He slipped on Morning Joe a couple weeks ago - while discussing what the Republican Party needs to do about some issue Chuck said “our Party should …”.
Neutral – not hardly … I never thought he was !!
And how many times every morning does Joe Scarborough refer to the repugs as "my party". Seems kinda odd for a liberal network, huh? And why is John McCain's former campaign mgr a regular on the shows at night. Has he defected? Give it a rest. The trainwreck that has become the TP/Neocons/ GOP is hardly worth the effort of a conspiracy. Besides, we all need the occasional laugh
"Chuck Todd (A neutral observer)"
Thanks for the laugh !! LOL... "F Chuck Todd" appears on MSNBC commercials, 'leaning forward' every chance he gets...we are talking MSNBC, the Obama poodle network here...
Joe Scarborough is a moderate repub, by any estimation. His show is an opinion show..he is not pretending to be an objective newscaster, like Brian "bow to Obama" Williams...
Savannah Guthrie rightwing? Crazy talk. She is a liberal, yet she did well guest hosting Meet the Press....and she is making an effort to be objective.
When will Mitt Romney ever grow a pair and go on a Sunday TV show other than FOX ?
Bachmann knows how to milk the system ?
I find it amusing and tiresome that every repug automatically refers to ANY AND ALL news that doesn't favor the reactionaries as a product of "liberal media" as if all of it is liberal. Also amusing that Wailin Palin could blame an interviewer for ambushing her with a question as easy to hit as a beach ball but she thinks she could go toe-to-toe with world leaders in conversations and negotiations. News is news. Deal with it. The success of TARP and Detroit should be good news to all Americans and yet the teabaggers want to hope for bad news and blame good news on the "liberal media". Unbelievable. Dems were accused of HOPING for bad news in 2004 to try and beat bushco. But the teabaggers have actually been trying to MAKE BAD NEWS TO BEAT Mr. Obama. You should be ashamed,Bob. Your hate for Obama outweighs your love for your country.
FOX is mostly conservative, but I like watching Bill O'rielly because he views arguements from both sides. Bill has liberals views, such as protecting the enviorment. He also has conservative views. I don't know why liberals think he's 100% conservative.
I'm glad you concede that protecting the environment is a liberal position.
If Bachman is for Romney then Christine O'Donnell can't be far behind..........Double, Double....toil and trouble !
my thoughts exactly. But CO had a little sex appeal. Bachmann is just obnoxious from the get-go. ODonnell wasn't too smart, but Bachmann is the personification of narcissism. For the life of me, I don't understand why tv hosts (and news writes/reporters) keep giving time and ink to Bachmann and Palin. What a waste of skin and bones. It's hard to believe that these 2 and Einsteinare in the same species.
OMG, did you see the "deer in headlights" look in her eyes! (Of course that vacuous look is her normal look!) But for a few telling moments her mouth - to my amazement - could not move! And then she danced a little side-step! Oh, I'm in the process of evaluating blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. The Republicans are about as passionate about Romney's candidacy as a heroin addict would be about oatmeal!
David you need to control your own show, Michelle Bachman made so many misstatements and you just sat there and let her interrupt when her counterpart was talking. I thought this was Meet The Press not Fox
Bachmann is beyond stupidity !
I don't even know why they had her on the show. She is just a talking head with no brains.
I disagree. She is smart. She totally owned Senator Kristen on MTP and David Gregory must have been checking the baseball scores on his phone, because he let her do it. Bachmann is a skillful liar and the senator from New York was no match.
tbenn0791... you are right! To me, she's Sarah Palin #2. Both empty headed and use all talking points they hear the other Repubnuts say. Doesn't have a thought process of her own.
Loren, are you using moonbat talking points mindlessly attacking GOP women? That means you dont have "thought processes of your own" , doesnt it?
So Bob.... does your cute little logo mean that you favor probing pregnant women like Mickey D wanted to do in Va.?
Ah, Michelle Bachman...the female Newt Gingrich. Nothing but hot air minus facts. Sucks all the oxygen out of the room.
And a real whackjob to boot!
Some say Bachmann looks like a Penguin ?
Oh, another name calling "Penguin", say something intelligent, please.
I agree completely , why they let Michelle Bachman interrupt and take over the conversation with her delusional rants is beyond me.
Bachmann & Palin are living proof of crazy bimbos !
Losers tend to endorse another...It is unbelievable to watch this loser telling and quoting lies with straight face. These GPO/teabaggers are failing the very fundamental.
Bachman seems to have no gainful employment other than occasionally warming her chair in Congress and showing up endlessly on one TV program or photo op after another. She obviously collects her federal paycheck and farm subsidies, but what has she actually accomplished as a representative for her district and the State of Minnesota? Her congressional career is completely bereft of anything except frequent rants about "Obamacare" (does she actually know that the legislation is the "Affordable Care Act"?), reminding everyone that she has somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 children, her former job as a tax attorney and.....that's it. She has no legislative accomplishments other than tagging her name on to some goofy light bulb bill. Why do news programs continue to feature this person as if she has something worthwhile to say or contribute? She's like Sarah Palin, great at partisan criticism, but never an original and thoughtful idea on how to solve at least some of the nation's problems - other than offering the standard Republican bromide of no taxes, get government out of the way, no regulations, drill, drill, drill, and more christianity for all. Hopefully, the voters in Bachman's district have finally had enough of this grifter and will elect a responsible adult to the seat she now holds but rarely occupies.
Bachmann still believes the shot heard around the world was fired in New Hampshire !!!!!
This was the worst moderation of a segment I have ever seen. Letting Bachmann interrupt and prattle on with the same talking points over and over and over ad nausium was disgusting. David you bias is showing more and more on every show. You need to learn to stop people like Bachmann from eating up time saying the same thing 2 or 3 times and call her out on her lies.
You said you would let Kirsten Gillibrand respond to Bachmann and then asked her about the freaking Secret Service scandal. REALLY!!!! This show was bad.
Let me decipher what I have just watched, Bachman talks non stop as to what a great man and leader Mitt Romney is and does not give him her endorsement when given the chance, WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA SMOKE to have her as an elected representative.
She is invited on Meet the Press due to the fact that she will always embarrass herself with her psychotic look and her 4 LBS. of makeup, demos could have sent someone who could have really buried her but Gillibrand does not have the sharp teeth yet, when she was interrupted for the third time by Alfred E Newman she should have asked Michele do you ever wonder why you were the first one out.
chill out and give her a break,Dan. Make-up and lots of alcohol are critical for successful repugnican reproduction.
Did anyone see Kristin Wiig do Bachman's impersonation on Saturday Night Live last night? As always - really funny. Bachman is like Palin - really hard to figure how she speaks to anyone on the Right. I bet something comes out not too flattering about her husband in the near future...
KEEP your distance! save your bullets for the convention when you have MAXIMUM impact. Your the last of the true conservatives who have not disqualified themselves for reasons of insanity, we need your input at the right time. To keep Romney conservative. Patience's is virtue.
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Hmmm...stating on a national degate that an innoculation caused retardation even though she hasn't a shred a proof isn't insane???? It's at least incredible stupid.
Gregory is a dissapointment as a moderator. He lost control of his own show and his producer/director should be fired as they left Bachman's mike opened and allowed her to rant. This was the worst MTP I've ever seen and I watch most Sundays
I agree ! Gregory has been a disappointment since he took over the show ! mavbe they will see that on NBC and replace him !
"Gregory is a dissapointment as a moderator."
I totally agree. He's not Tim Russert --- not even close. But -- the best way to expose people like Bachmann for the fools they are is simply let them talk.
GT from NYC: I personally enjoy watching Meet the Press and feel Gregory is very good at his job. There are many times I don't agree with what his guests say but I like to hear other people's points of view. Gregory is not there to control what people say, if you want controls on what people say move to China.
I didn't see the show, but maybe Gregory was giving her enough rope to hang herself. Either that, or he was cynically giving in to the P. T. Barnum theory of entertainment: loud and crazy is always more entertaining than competent and thorough. All these ultra-conservatives treat reality as some Bible-flavored version of World of Warcraft, except without any semblance of strategy.
Gregory has made MTP a side show. If you want to watch something that will make things much more clear watch "UP with Cris Hayes" Sat and Sun mornings. Great show with representation form both side and moderated in a way that does not allow interruptions and shouting.
Totally agree vwterry. And you can get "Up" full show on computer, if you like. Much more informative. I watched MTP for years, but now I just check out who is going to on, and skip most of it. (can always check out segments on computer).
Another Granny for Obama/Biden 2012
Proof of the need for nationwide insurance- no one should have to go thru life like that
I thought they were talking about Randy Bachman. Maybe he and Fred Turner are somewhere taking care of business.
Come to think of it, being that they are from Canada, it wouldn't matter anyway.
Here's the deal: The economy is steadily improving, job losses have turned around, (Obama didn't create the Great Recession anyway) the auto bailouts worked, the bank bailouts are actually paying back plus interest, we're getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan, O'bama was OTJ when Bin Laden got snuffed, Bachmann is a crazy beatch, and she'll sink Romney by attaching her boatload of crazy religious whack-a-doos on to his floundering canoe of a campaign.
Obama wins re-election in a walk and things get better while the Republicans desperately try to wreck the country for the sake of their own political skins. History is passing you superstitious nuts right on by.
Mike, I'm not too sure the auto bailouts have worked, has GM paid back the money they owe us. I'm also not sure the economy is improving. We're still at 27 mil unemployed/underemployed in this country. Did you read the news on Kabul today? The war goes on even though we're out of Iraq, we're still in Afghanistan.
GranCanyon...
I hear a lot of conservatives question the success of the auto bailouts, however I never hear them question any other bailouts.. like the ones for AIG, Citi, and the rest of Wall Street. Wall Street has paid back a good portion of the money, but their bailout was a dismal failure since they have sat on the money they made with that interest-free loan we gave them. Instead of reinvesting it in this country. They continue the same crappy, crooked, corrupt policies that got us in this mess and continue to throw American families out on the street by the boatload.
The auto bailouts succeeded because they did what they were designed to do... save jobs, communities, and the last vestige of our once-great manufacturing base..
This is one endorsement that would match Romney and the "New" Corporate Republican side of the once Party System to a "T"! Wacko Michelle endorses the "Trix" Bunny......
It's like saying "Al Gore" endorses Obama....just more Corporate Mainstream Media (MSM) Nonsense to generate more "Smoke & Mirrors.
When was the last time they "printed" any real news about this "election"? Can you any of you remember.
Either of my Brother's "Darell" would be better choices than these "Corporate" sponsored Clowns Mitt Obama or Barry Romney.
Wake up America........
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Gregory should be scrapped. He has run the show into the ground. Let Luke Russert have a go at being moderator and bring MTP back to being an occasionally insightful show once again.
Isn't that the truth, Wil Greene? MTP is unwatchable, and I used to never miss it. They really need to replace Gregory.
I have felt that way for a long time. Wondering replace? I really can't think of anyone.....after Russert. He was wonderful. But I do like Candy Crowley's style. She's no pushover and certainly does her homework before a guest appears.
this is news?
Bachmann is a dangerous women who lied and deceived her way through life !