Does this wingnut really speak for you?
Following up on the thoughts in my previous post, here's one of those still on the ship: Rep. Michele Bachman (R-MN), appearing last night on Hardball, kindly condensed by TPM.
The really creepy part starts at around 3:20.
Just call her Jane McCarthy.
The full, seven-minute long, version of her remarks, a brief rebuttal from Katrina Vanden Heuvel, and a petition for you to sign if you like, all here. (h/t: Steve Benen)
And please don't forget to vote, people of Minnesota. This is not the sort of person we need in Congress. And she hasn't sewn things up yet.
[Added] For more background on Bachmann, see hilzoy.
5 comments:
This chick's hot, got that 'Runaway Bride' CrazyGaze® going on. Destined for greatness, without a doubt. I'm thinking of moving to St. Paul just so she can question my patriotism, maybe get a gig before the new House Un-American Activities Committee.
The GOP descends to parody. Priceless.
You like that wired-on-hate look, huh?
Ms. Palin, meet your 2012 running mate!
--Bobby G
The funny thing? Palin's got the more pronounced Minnesota accent.
Another funny thing is -
well, nothing.
I posted on this as soon as I saw it this morning. I liked the way Matthews handled the interview. At first I was wondering why he didn't go after her. Then I got it. Just give her the opportunity, in a comfy environment, to spew all of her hate and so that we could analyze it later. It is important to hear these people, understand the full ugly nature of what we are up against and identify as many of them as possible.
It's very scary when you see the things being said by the crowds at these rallies (not so much what's anonymously shouted, but what they say on the way in or out). But then you hear a member of Congress saying these things, or the GOP campaign chair in Virginia, and you have to accept that what we are talking about here goes much deeper than just a few kooks.
This is getting close to Germany, circa 1930.
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