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Rep. Michele Bachmann | 04/28/2009 8:20 am

Rep. Bachmann Bites Back After Democrats Launch Attack Site

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
© Getty Images

When it comes to Rep. Michele Bachmann, Democrats are sort of like a dog with a chew toy. But then again, with a politician as colorful as Bachmann, it’s sort of hard not to be fascinated.

This is the same woman who said President Obama’s policy represents a "final leap to socialism," was skewered by MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews for referring to some of Obama’s supporters as "anti-American" and said the Serve America Act will lead to "reeducation camps."

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has now officially put the outspoken Minnesota Republican in its sights with a new website, bachmannwatch.com, where it claims to give you all the "lies" Bachmann tells, and then refutes them. It tries to take her to task on issues like earmarks, cap and trade, ACORN and Democratic-led spending.

The site says:

The same woman who once said Congress should be investigated for those with anti-American leanings and once argued that she couldn’t support the economic recovery act because America was ‘running out of rich people’ has continued to make fantastic claims and lies — lies that can be quickly disproven. Just check out a few of them below.

The Democrats may be hoping to take her down in the 2010 elections, but the fact of the matter is, these types of antics seem to embolden Bachmann, who is no shrinking violet. Politico says she seems more amused than anything at the latest attack.

In a fund-raising e-mail sent out to supporters soon after the launch of the DCCC site, Bachmann said this about the site:

[It’s the ] latest attempt to discredit every word out of my mouth and to paint anyone who disagrees with the liberal agenda sweeping through Washington as an extremist … It’s incredible how fast and loose they are willing to play with the truth. We thought we saw the height of their spin machine last October, but, really, it looks like this is just the beginning … The Democrats are gunning for me because I refuse to shrink from a fight.
This is one fight at which we’d like front-row seats!

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g c

look in the mirror Gary and you will see the problem staring right back at you it is not the moderates.  we used to have moderates like Nancy Landon Kassebaum in my home state of Kansas in the senate and Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann do not half measure up to the standards she set intellectually or politically oh and she never accepted any pac money.  Those two are not fit to fill her pumps.  They are a CARNIVAL ACT.  The moderates are fleeing.  You can’t blame this on the middle because there lies the majority and whoever can better reach the middle wins.  McCain lost the election because he lost the youth, minorities and womens vote most of these groups will never become social conservatives no matter how old they get which leaves you with caucasian men in the south and parts of the midwest. if ya’ll don’t change course you will continue to be losers.

OH AND BY THE WAY i DON’T FEAR STRONG WOMEN i AM ONE AND WHEN I CONSIDER MYSELF FIFTY TIMES SMARTER THAN PALIN OR BACHMANN POLITICALLY, I DO NOT THINK THAT BODES WELL FOR THIS NATION ESPECIALLYWHEN ONE OF THEM IS RUNNING FOR VP BUT THEN AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN STUPID MEN IN GOVERNMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME SO I GUESS IT SHOULDN’T BOTHER ME.

By g c on 05/01/2009 7:54 pm
Linda Mason

Hi Gary!  Hmmmmm….Let me see… If Sarah P. "really galvanized half the voting public for true conservatism," and if Obama galvanized the other half …as you claim …  how do you figure the Republicans lost the election? 

 

 

 

By Linda Mason on 05/03/2009 7:34 pm
Mimi Jones

How many half-way house people-shelter people-drug re-hab people were taken to vote-given a $100 for their vote—and dropped back at their "homes"?  and don’t say it did not happen—I have proof and witnesses!

By Mimi Jones on 05/04/2009 3:04 pm
Irish Eyes NY

Wake up Greg: So you don’t mind paying an extra 3% in taxes, huh? Well, by the time that marxist is done with us you will be paying a hell of a lot more than 3%.

All of the poor children have health-care in this country——-its called Medicaid.

The rest have parents who don’t want to pay for health insurance.

By Irish Eyes NY on 05/01/2009 4:39 pm
Mimi Jones
I know people that make enough money to insure their children—but they are too da*m self-centered and selfish to buy it for their kids!  I pay tons of hospital taxes for a county hospital to make sure the uninsured see a doc!  they are already covered!
By Mimi Jones on 05/04/2009 3:06 pm
Barbara B
I have never heard her speak, but I will say from just a woman’s point of view how can you all be so mean & viscious.  Just because she has a different point of view.  I’m not saying she might come across a little out there from the post I have read, but if she is that laughable how can she be a threat?
By Barbara B on 04/28/2009 9:25 pm
Greg Langer

Barb:  I’m sorry you see negative comments about MB as being mean and vicious.  I don’t think she is a threat to anyone now that the Repub party is no longer in control of our country.  She only hurts people who identify themselves as Repubs.  To everyone else she is laugable and no longer a threat to me personally or our country generally.  I am not a mean, vicious person and I am disgusted by Bachmann.  I truly believe that people like her, if allowed to spread their venomous messages without exposure and ridicule, encourages hatred toward those who are "different", those who believe in a women’s right to choose, those who dare question religion, those who speak out when they see their country do something shameful, those who merely seek the truth, instead of pursuing one’s political and religious ideology at all cost.  

 

By Greg Langer on 04/28/2009 11:00 pm
macwoof woof
i think i love you greg. really.
By macwoof woof on 05/02/2009 12:08 am
Gary Jackson

You women amaze the absolute hell out of me!

 I bet NONE of you liberals have ever seen Michelle Bachmann speak at all.

She is a serious statesman, and isn’t afraid to take on those who would destroy this nation. She was awesome when she ripped into Bernanke and Geithner over the constitutionality of what they are doing. She had both of them sweating bullets until that fairy Barney Frank cut her off. (typical liberal tactic) 

 This is what I absolutely hate about women though, especially shollow liberal women. Liberal women absolutely hate other women, especially successful women. 

Guys LOVE to see other guys be successful. (hell, that means someone else can buy the beer for a change!) 

Now it’s obvious Michelle Bachmann has the juice. If she didn’t, the left wing loons wouldn’t waste their time, effort, and money. 

My guess, is if there was a real journalist in the house here at WowoWow, and they’d go look, you’d find a trail that leads back to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 

This is what the Chicago thugs are known for. It’s how they do it. 

They’ve tried this with Sarah Palin, as well. 

Ask yourself something. What is Sarah Palin’s big issue? What is the one thing that has seen her win landslide election after landslide election in Alaska? 

HUGE elthics reform! 

So what is happening? There is a small group of loser bloggers, some on the DNC payroll, and some being funded by a local liberal man, that have made a concerted effort to try and negate this. 

One such blogger is Linda Beigal, a paid DNC blogger. She is the one who filed the BULK of the ethics complaints against the Governor. ALL of them have been thrown out as nonsense. 

In fact, she’s done so many, and her ID has gotten out, that she dug up professional protester Sondra Tomkins, who claims to be a republican, but only has ties to the far left, to file another nonse ethics complaint. 

Just yesterday, they had a third loon, who is nothing but a publicity seeker, file a completely ridiculous complaint. This one is even better, because she is hooked up with a loon who is screaming racism, on the claim that back in the 1980’s, when Palin was married, and very pregnant, she turned him down for a "date" when he was hitting on her in a cafe!

Total loon! 

Anyhow, for the intelligent reader here, and I know there are many, this is how the left works.

The left wing in general, and Barack Obama in particular worship Saul Alinsky, a Chicago communist and so called proffessor, whose life ambition was to bring down America. 

He is the father of community organizing. And dear hearts, community organizing is NOT about working at a food bank, or helping sweep up in the park. Community organizing is about assembling professional, groups of thugs to protest, intimidate and destroy. 

Ask the bankers who ACORN threatened with violence if they didn’t hand out the very loans that have cause the banking crisis in America. BTW, Barack Obama’s job at ACORN was training these thugs in the fine art of thuggery. 

Anyhow, Saul Alinsky wrote a book called Rules For Radicals.  

This book is the bible of the left, and one that people like Obama revere. 

What they are using against Sarah Palin is Rules number 4:

"Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. “You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.”

Of course, since Governor Palin is one of the few politicians that actually walks the walk, and doesn’t just talk the talk, the democrat party has had to make stuff up. 

This is why the phony "troopergate" investigation came about. 

BTW, that turned out to be a play-for-play deal between Barack Obama, who as CNN reported back last September actually got the ball rolling by contacting the troopers uniion, and Senator Kim Elton. This deal was brokered through Elton’s friend, and current White House advisor, Pete Rouse. 

Kim Elton was given a cushy make work job in the Interior Department for  his efforts on this deal. 

Look it up.

Google "Barack Obama" "Kim Elton" "Sarah Palin" and "pay-for-play"

Anyhow, now Rouse, and others are coordinating the attacks against Palin with these phony ethics complaints. Again, hoping to stop Palin from being able to use something she has been quite good at, ethics reform, as a "sales pitch" in 2012. 

It’s Saul Alinsky at his finest. 

The other rule the left uses, and we see some use it here. No telling if they’ve had the training, or just following along like good zombies do, though:

Liberals are quite good at rule number 5:

"Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage."

This is why you see these left wing loons making fun of Michelle Bachmann here, and Sarah Palin elsewhere. And of course, the liberals have to make stuff up, or focus on meaningless tripe, but that’s what that’s all about. 

What liberals hope for, is the ridicule will make the sheep follow them, instead of thinking for themselves, or focusing on the issues. 

Go back and look at the comments right here on this story. Look at the liberals. Are they discussing issues, or just spewing out some nasty rant that doesn’t have to do with anything? 

This of course, helps liberals, because they know deep down (unless they are totally deranged) that their ideas are wrong, and basically  indefensible.

You ever notice when you meet a liberal online, or in person, that they always avoid discussing issues? 

Ever notice that instead of engaging on the issues, they’ll turn it into an arttack, either on you, or some straw man? 

It’s not just because they are loons, or bad people, that’s a given, but it’s also a technique and one of the rules! 

Rule number 10 reads:

"The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. Avoid being trapped by an opponent or an interviewer who says, “Okay, what would you do?”

In other words, since they have no real answers, it’s imperative they change the subject! Remember that the next time a liberal starts on you. 

Here’s a quote by Alinsky to give you an idea of how the liberal mind works:

According to Alinsky, the main job of the community organizer is to bait an opponent into reacting.

“The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.”

Now, back to Congresswoman Bachmann. She is a serious statesman, who absolutely grasps what is at stake, and how Obama’s path to communism will destroy America, thus fulfilling Alinsky’s ddream! 

I like her a lot. The more I find out about her, the more I think she is one of the future leaders of this great nation. 

I don’t know if the two know each other, or could ever team up, but a Palin/Bachmann ticket would be awesome in 2012, and would come with a huge bonus!

Liberals all across the fruited plain would spontaniously combust!

Make sure you check out Alinsky’s book in fact, all of his books, so next time you see one, you’ll know the game the liberals are trying to run on you! 

By Gary Jackson on 04/29/2009 12:41 am
Mimi Jones

Gary—I have nothing more to add—other than you said it all!  GREAT WRITE!

Keep it up!  Go Bachmann!

By Mimi Jones on 05/04/2009 3:09 pm
Charlene Bamford
It seems apparent that a certain group of democrats wish to "take down" anyone who does not agree with them.  Being an outspoken proponent of our country and our constitution is a good thing…a very good thing.  Thank you Rep Bachmann.  Keep up the good fight.  The more they attack you, the more Americans will support you.
By Charlene Bamford on 04/29/2009 3:41 pm
macwoof woof
dream on. which americans are you referring to? not the majority certainly. well you always have the next election. maybe you should be rooting for a palin bachman ticket. please . please.
By macwoof woof on 05/02/2009 12:10 am
starry Nite

 

I say let her keep talking.  Michelle Bachmans mindless rantings only serve to please her base which is the far right wing of the party.  These people have totally destroyed the party.  Her opinions are one thing but when she distorts facts well that is another.

By starry Nite on 04/29/2009 5:38 pm
Suzanne de Cornelia
She’s an attractive totally wacky imbecile. The wacky imbecile part isn’t unusual at all for the GOP today….but the attractive part is. Unlike Palin, this kook doesn’t look like ‘white trash’….just talks/thinks/spews like it. 
By Suzanne de Cornelia on 04/30/2009 3:45 am
Slinky Binx
Michelle Bachman— all she gets is an eye-rollie from me.  She does a disservice to the Republican ticket.  
By Slinky Binx on 04/30/2009 10:03 am