The well qualified candidate for the president is missing this time. She would have defeated Donald Trump.
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LeDaro: Does Michele Bachman have Swiss citizenship or not?
Ed Shultz of MSNBC clarifies the confusion. He does a good job of it. Watch the video below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The importance of fundamentals for a stable nomination race
For any analyst, covering this GOP Presidential Nominee race is a humbling experience. Almost everybody – myself included – has made bad predictions. It has been so wildly unpredictable and erratic experiencing swings up and down in the polls for almost every candidate. While the eventual winner, Mitt Romney, has long
Continue readingOne Town’s War on Gay Teens | #uspoli #lgbt
One Town’s War on Gay Teens | Politics News | Rolling Stone: “Asked on a radio program whether the anti-gay agenda of her ilk bore any responsibility for the bullying and suicides, Barb Anderson, co-author of the original “No Homo Promo,” held fast to her principles, blaming pro-gay groups for
Continue readinggay persons of color: The Great American Republican Bully Movement
Sometimes the complexity of the American Republican circus can be more readily understood by clearing the pollution of campaign rhetoric and seeing a consistent strategy present in most Republican candidates currently hoping to lead the party into victory at the 2012 U.S. presidential elections. This approach, at its rudimentary level,
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Iowa ABC GOP Nomination Debate Analysis
The following is an assortment of unordered commentary on the people, politics and policies from the Iowa ABC/Yahoo GOP nomination debate. Gingrich vs Romney et al: This was the first debate where Gingrich was now a clear front runner and it showed by many people going after him much as
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: GOP Leadership Contest: The Likeability Factor
Pundits seem to love to profess multitudes of differing explanations for the see-sawing GOP leadership contest that has seen, respectively, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain and now Newt Gingrich surge to the front of the pack in challenging Mitt Romney. These alternative explanations range from the simple to the complex,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: What do Bachmann and Kenney Have in Common?
Michele Bachmann believes that gays should be able to get married as long as they marry somebody of the opposite sex. Jane Schmidt, a student at Waverly High School, in Waverly, Iowa, recently asked Michele Bachmann, “Why can’t same-sex couples get married?” “They can get married,” Bachmann responded, “but they
Continue readingMichele Bachmann theme on Fallon: ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch’
Somehow I think Fallon, his producer and especially song chooser and band leader ?uestlove are in big trouble. Aside from the obvious sexism of the title, Bachmann and her aides, rightbloggers, and conservative pundits are bound to jump on this as a sign not just of a ‘liberal bias’ but
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Thoughts on the Nevada GOP debate
This post is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts regarding the Nevada GOP nomination debate. There is no particular order or theme.
Cain and 9-9-9:
In the previous New Hampshire debate, just after Herman Cain’s ascendancy in the polls, he sp…
Red Tory v.3.0.3: 999 = 666?
Like a stopped clock, it turns out that Michele Bachmann may well have been correct when she awkwardly quipped in the most recent Republican debate that “the devil is in the details” regarding Herman Cain’s ludicrous “9-9-9” plan for overhauling … Continue reading →
LeDaro: Herman Cain and his 9-9-9 song or plan
I watched the GOP presidential candidates’ debate on October 11, 2011. Herman Cain was at it again. This time he got his song of 9-9-9 right,, or is that his plan? Mike Huckabee is on guitar and Michele Bachmann is in the audience, she joins in the s…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Herman Cain’s 9,9,9 plan, concision, and the rest of the GOP nomination field
One of the problems with the mass media is the need for concision; that is, the need to be able to explain oneself within the very short periods of time one gets on TV (and other mediums). One is thus constrained to only saying very simple ideas or by …
Continue readingSmall Government!
When people like Michele Bachmann (R-Batshit) jabber inanely about “small government”, what they mean is government so small it can crawl up your vagina and do an ultrasound of the contents of your womb: Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) proposed a bill on Thursday that would force women in the early stages of […]
Red Tory v.3.0.3: Michele Bachmann: Bad Lip-reading
The crazy-eyed congresswoman from Minnesota tries to stay focused while outlining her campaign “strategy”…
I’d love to see some Canadian versions of these BLR videos. Come on tech-savvy political junkies – get on the case!
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Michele Bachmann Envisions a World Without Food Industry Safety Standards
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Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann believes that the government needs to stay out of the business of protecting the foods we eat. At a campaign stop this…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: James Powell: Science Denial Is Not Free
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The following post is from James Powell, author of The Inquisition of Climate Science. This is the first post in a 3-part series. It originall…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Solyndra Solar Panel Corporation Scandal Ablaze – ThinkProgress Sets Record Straight
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The ongoing scandal continues to blaze at Solyndra. Solyndra Corporation, a San Francisco Bay area solar panel start-up company, is under fire in the immediate aftermath of its Aug…
Continue readingRollins down the river: can’t take the crazy anymore
“Whew.”In a move that will no doubt be a relief to both the departing staff and to Michele Bachmann herself, campaign chief Ed Rollins and a top deputy have left Bachmann’s team.Citing the usual ‘health reasons’, Rollins could no longer hold Bachmann’s…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: God’s Stimulus?
Contrary to Michele Bachmman’s belief that last week’s “Hurriquake” was a sign from God to curb federal government spending, it would seem that tens of billions of dollars will now be required to fix the widespread damage to infrastructure along … Continue reading →