Bachmann and Palin – The End is Near
I’m sitting here having coffee, working from home. It’s pajama day. I planned this all out because I knew I’d need a recovery day from Election Day yesterday. So, all of a sudden I hear a rumble. I knew exactly what it was. It started way down the valley and it got progressively louder as it approached. Like a fleet of trucks coming from a direction where there are no roads.
Earthquake.
Just like a big gust of wind, it hit the house and I heard that noise that sounds like nothing else. It’s the sound of everything in the house and every beam and piece of sheetrock, and piece of furniture shifting at the same time. Then a bit of an up and down shaking, and then that was it. Buf the dog who was sleeping, got up, walked to a different place and sat, looking at me. Then she sighed. Then she went back to sleep.
It could have been the fact that I live on the “Ring of Fire” and that a giant tectonic plate was sliding beneath another giant tectonic plate, and the subduction of one beneath the other causes these tremors of the Earth’s crust known as earthquakes… or it could be that Sarah Palin is going to be occupying the same stage as Michele Bachmann at a GOP fundraiser in Minnesota today, and soon, giant steaming fissures will open in the ground, and the seas will rise, and tornadoes are soon to follow.
For those of you who are convinced that the latter scenario is true, I recommend heading for the storm cellar with enough water and food to last until the end of the day. For the rest of you hardy souls – those of you who enjoy laughing in the face of doom – you can actually stream the event live at Michele Bachmann’s website HERE. If you do intend to venture into that world, I recommend a pan of cool water and a cloth, forehead padding, and some kind of flask filled with dark amber liquid.
The Washington Post refers to this dynamic duo as the “two most influential Republican women.” So on the off chance that there are any remaining Eisenhower Republicans out there who just haven’t gotten around to leaving the party to become Independents yet, this might be a good time to boot the “rogue elephant” out of your life and re-register.
What might we expect from todays event?
Palin famously argued last year that the president’s health-care plan would create “death panels,” a claim that has been widely debunked. And Bachmann recently declared, “I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views and now I look like Nostradamus.”
I’m no Nostradamus, but I predict there will be crazy sound bites in our future.
[Bachmann] cemented her place in the center of the conservative movement by personally calling for activists to come to Washington in November for an impromptu health-care event that turned a huge rally on Capitol Hill. Party leaders felt compelled to attend what she dubbed the “Super Bowl of Freedom.”
“Representative Bachmann is looked to by many in conservatives as the Sarah Palin of Capitol Hill,” said Ron Bonjean, a former top GOP aide on Capitol Hill. “She has demonstrated a unique ability to connect with and fire up tea party groups, especially during the health-care debate.”
Get ready for the “Stanley Cup of Screeching.”
Shouldn’t Bachmann’s law school get their accreditation revoked?
Oh the humanity! I will rest assured that the sound bytes and the quotes from this will cause hilarity to ensue for the intelligent among us. I do wonder what these women actually feel about each other. I bet there’s a cat fight. I’d pay money to see it.
nswfm — They went you one better – after Bachmann graduated from Oral Roberts Law School, they closed it. Unfortunately, everything was transferred to Regent University, best known for producing
legal scholarsincompetent partisan hacks like Monica Goodling.prophetically speaking, this HAS to mean the end for them, not us! …right?
…the shock felt ’round the world. lol
I knew that earthquake was a sign of GOOD things to come.
I felt that earthquake, too. It wasn’t much, but enough to get MY attention. My husband didn’t feel a thing.
So the Crazy Sisters are the most influential Republican women. Sorry, Liz Cheney, even with your daddy’s mean streak, they beat you. Serious women like Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who has put in years of service, must be a little bit more than annoyed.
Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s reaction to the news that Scarah was McCain’s running mate in the 2008 election said it all. “She did not approve.”
tweedle dee and twedle dum of the twit party….a pair of low intelligence politicians!
This is like something out of the Japanese monster movies – Godzilla joining forces with Rodan . Of COURSE there has to be an earthquake in Alaska.
Having the two of them together in the same place reminds me of the scene in Ghostbusters where it’s warned that the two streaming particle beams should not be co-mingled :
Dr. Egon Spengler: There’s something very important I forgot to tell you.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don’t cross the streams.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I’m a little fuzzy on the whole “good/bad” thing here. What do you mean, “bad”?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Dr. Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal!
Dr. Peter Venkman: That’s bad. Okay. All right, important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.
Oh my. AKM, take care of you and yours re: the earthquake. Sounds like Buf is quite nonplussed by them. He probably wonders why you shook him when he was asleep.
Lainey, I hope you are right. I really, really do.
Bachman is “dead on” about looking like Nostradamus. I think he looks like he looks because he died in 1566. What’s her excuse?
Bachmann began law school at the Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University for her J.D. (the law school was closed in 1986) and continued her legal education at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, earning an L.L.M. in tax law in 1988. Might explain some of her outrageous far-right views…..
on a lighter note, I am wondering who will play Bachmann beside the terrifically talented Tina Fey on SNL this week end.. If the Earth doesnt implode, that is.
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Nostradamus?
Couldn’t Bachmann think of a more appropriate biblical reference?
These two are the living, breathing embodiment of the quote (sometimes attributed to Lincoln, othertimes to Mark Twain): “It is better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.”
The collective IQ of Minnesota takes a big hit today.
They are both auditioning to replace W in the supporting role of Pinky in the sequel “Pinky and The Brain Go to Washington”. Unfortunately, Dick Cheney will not be available to reprise his role as “The Brain” since he has committed to playing the lead roles in both “The Tell-tale Heart” and “The Legend of The Whispering Waterboarder”.
It is rumoured that Danny DeVito and Verne Troyer are both interested in the lead role, provided the script can be drafted as a “romantic drama” instead of comedy.
I’m listening to the rally. Whoever is doing the introductions just said that they are not quitters!! He is blathering on about freedom.
Hannity is there too.
hope everybody is save concerning the earthquake. As for the two yahoos, i don’t think there is any safety
live stream video link to Bachmann Palin Pawlenty rally: http://www.startribune.com/politics/80949482.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU
Didn’t feel a rumble, a thump or a shake here on the Peninsula.
They don’t quit, eh? Well….hmmm….seems SP did and didn’t I hear MB was quittin’ on the census? Good idea that. If you are tea partier/bagger, by all means, don’t fill out the census. Then you will truely have some non-representation to scream about (as well as fewer tax dollars to support your state and local needs).
A Tale of Two Twits. It was quittin’ time, it was crazy time…..
I had my say about this yesterday! Ditto everything today!
Bachmann & Palin – Breathing new life into counterintelligence
P.S. You don’t have to register at the Star Tribune website to view the live streaming video. Palin and Bachmann are not on yet. Just MN congressmen, a pastor, a talk radio guy…
Any boots on the ground at this sordid affair?
MUYS: Be careful. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.
Palin & Bachmann – Enjoying government health insurance gives them the courage to wear high heels!
What you won’t hear is the whispering in the Twin Cities about the MB marriage, a sham some say and how her husband obsessed with the conversions of gays is suspected for years of being in the closet. Oh that’s why she’s so angry.
But the better speculation is on her fondness for John Boehner. Wouldn’t that be fun?
I’m near Minneapolis – 8 miles from the rally – but did not go. Won’t go. yuck
Can’t stand Pawlenty — but he is speaking -the speech he is giving – is better than I have heard him do… now just dissing the president of France!?!?!?
dissing the President of France???? WTH??? As I have said before, these people are wasting my oxygen.
Bachmann looks bizarre in a floral skirt, black blouse and pale yellow blouse. Even next to $P in her velvet tackything.
Sorry, “pale yellow blazer”.
She is talking about terrorists. Trying to scare people!
They are the terrorists. Rise up and fear, fear, fear…hate,hate,hate…in the name of “freedom” and real umercans and the troops also, too. does that just about cover it? Oh, sorry, I forgot “commonsense solutions” and “mandations” and “show me your money”.
Repeal Obamacare. arrgghhhh…
Americans are unique. Exceptionalism anyone?
My live stream feed has poor audio but it’s sounding to me that Bachmann is not getting really great response from a lot of what she’s saying. The only ” woo hoos” and applause that I’m hearing are only for the big cliche talking points .
uhoh – she just said ” God gave us our rights, not government ” .
ha!! directly after that statement, my audio link dropped out entirely.
…Me thinks Bill Hader should play Bachmann on SNL this weekend, if only for his name alone, though he does bat sh!t buggers very well. imagine the fun the costume desgners will have with the Tparty twitches! I can see it now,.. Tina in a skin tight bl leather jacket with nip-zips, or maybe red tassles! and Bill dressed like a prairie dog…
..Back to the important biz at hand, contacting reps,
Buffalogal: Maybe god cut her off????
“God gave us our rights.”
Really?
the OT is pretty bad for women and the NT writers told women to shut up and submit
So, no, God did not give me rights, government did.
I don’t remember seeing anything like the Bill of Rights in the bible but I’m no Nostradamus…..
She’s telling a long winded story about WW2.
I agree BG. There isn’t that much applause.
She’s getting ready to introduce Granny. She is one of us and is drop dead gorgeous!!
Granny on now. Freedom, troops, God bless you, patriots who love your country
Does Michelle have the hots for SP???? Inquiring minds want to know. (I know… I’m bad)
Her voice literally rose so high I am sure windows broke.
lol lovemydogs….I had the same thought
Best spouse just said re: Bachmann/Palin
“Combined I.Q. of 7 and the big argument is which of them is a 4.”
Bwaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaa!
What is with SP’s “80′s Madonna” outfit? Crushed velvet and pearls? My, my how very “unconservative”.
I don’t think man bashing will get her far in the republican party. . .
She seems to have three completely different necklaces on…pearls, a cross and another one.
Did Palin really pronounce ” conservative” incorrectly ?? With the accent on the “con” ?
And AGAIN with the palm writing thing ?????
Oh no….palms, teleprompter and kickin’ it old school
Anticdote?? Antedote maybe…
Opium -OPM – other people’s money. . . (head bangs on desk).
buffaloGal, CONservative is correct!!
She just said Bachmann is an anecdote (instead of an antidote.) This is some kind of crazy.
CassieJeepPikePalin: ROFLMAO. Spouse is GOOD!
Anyone know who the “lucky” ladies are that get to stand behind Michelle/Sarah and wipe emotional tears fromt their eyes?
MB’s spine is stiffening? That sounds serious. Maybe she should go to the doctor under her goverment supplied health care plan.
I’m still stuck on the “drop dead gorgeous” phrase. What the heck does THAT have to do with ANYTHING? They are soooooo stuck on looks. Beautiful (and that is a matter of personal preference) or not, it is what you have between your ears (on the inside) and your heart that matters. Externally “beautiful” people already have it better than the rest of us “plain ‘ole real umercans”. Why cut them any slack? Sorry to any of you out there who fall in the externally “beautiful” category. I believe it is what is on the inside that makes people beautiful. And that does not qualify either of those two.
Has Granny got a beehive on the back of her head?
Sarah shouldn’t use big words if she can’t pronounce them. We already know that she doesn’t know what it means.
Fan From Chicago @ 51 – I was wondering if I heard that right!
This is one of the worst speeches I’ve ever heard!
Ah hell. I can’t stand listening to Dumberella and her sister Twitalina as I believe the collective IQs of the northern states have dropped four points simply by proximity to them.
She’s gone thankfully,
I’m not listening so I appreciate those of you who are. And your live blogging.
They just played the country song, “Red High Heels” which is all about someone as they walk out of a relationship in their red high heels. Is there anything more appropriate for SP???
Actually, I see this as more of a black hole moment than an earthquake-inducing event.
Then again, if the ground DOES crack open, we can all hope that those two immeasurably destructive forces are sucked down into the bowels of the earth together. Major repair of our political landscape in one fell swoop!
Hey, think we can get Cheneyx2 to join them??? And of course, Beck, O’Reilly and Hannity need to there for boots-on-the-ground coverage.
Ahhhh…what a nice dream…
Read this reply on Huff.Post about Bachman & Palin
Frick and Frack
on the attack
trying to take the
country back.
Sharing the stage
with Sean Hannity
they bring new meaning
to the word insanity.
Now they are just boring. It’s off to work with me.
We lived in Minnesota twenty years ago. Thankfully, it was only for a few years. They called it the brain state back then….so today their collective IQ has dropped more than a few points. You Betcha….that’s where I learned that phrase and could it be where Sarah picked up her accent. Sven and Lena and WCCO and a dose or two of The Prairie Home Companion.
It’s a pretty amazing feat that these two have pulled off today. It is probably one of the few times in the history of mankind, on this planet, when a second person joins the first to form a group, the collective IQ of the group actually DECREASES !!
Must be a phenomena only capable of occurring in beck’s or hanratty’s sphere of existence… Ohh that’s right, hanratty is WITH them !!! I forgot… geepers.. That means that the IQ of the collective actually went down TWICE in one afternoon! Muddy is right..I think the fissures are going to open up…
Swag Hag and the Loon(s)… what a show….
Thank you all for the updates! I always get a kick out of reading your comments.
lol flying pig ranch! Sven & Lena and also Ole and Lars my all time fave peeps!
Some jokes at
http://www.minnesotabound.com/ole/
No way, you guys go, I’ll stay here and hold the fort.
There’ll be milk and cookies (and vodka) when you come back!!!
(…uh….what?? Not quitters?? is that why SP QUIT Alaska??)
Bachmann IS an anecdote. As in, “Gather round, children, let me tell you an anecdote about why it’s important to learn to read, write and comprehend.”
Sorry, I have to correct my spelling at #49….antidote. Whatever she meant, either anecdote or antidote…..she did not pronounce either correctly….it sounded like anticdote to me.
Uggh. Chris Matthews is going on about these two energetic bunnies. Saying how they inspire and are the symbols of the Repub party. But, it’s Pat Buchanan that takes the cake. His usual hand signals (his hands cusped like he wants to hold a big bowl) saying how Bachman and Palin are attractive and blah blah blah….
It just goes to show that looks has the upper hand in everything, no matter how anyone denies it, pretty, sexy, is front-runner before substance. Women’s lib can’t overcome this attitude in the media. Isn’t it ironic that Sarah who hates the lamestream media has this same media go all gaga on her because of her looks.
Justafarmer, do you remember the concept of Minnesota Nice? I think someone slipped something into Bachmann’s hot dish. We are going to need an antidote or an adult beverage in reserve to deal with this antecedent.
Just learned something new. Watching Jeopardy, I leaned that Murcock owns (besides Foxs News) –the discovery channel and has something to do with face book? Did I understand this correctly????? WTH?
My nephew , now retired, was a member of the vikings NFL in Minn. Will be interested in his take on the two bums who are speaking in Minn. today. Won’t be getting any donations from him. ha ha ha!!!!!!
I am originally from Minnesota and I still cherish the Hubert Humphrey autograph I got at the State Fair when I was there showing my prize pig.
It used to be a liberal paradise, then the fundies moved in.
Still a lot of great people there though.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bachmann protestors outside the Hilton
Posted by Pat Doyle
Last update: April 7, 2010 – 4:43 PM
As donors to Rep. Michele Bachmann arrived shortly after 4 p.m. at the Minneapolis Hilton, two dozen protesters held placards outside.
“Hey Sarah, get Michele to do a Palin and quit,” read one sign.
Large amounts of batchit can host a rather healthy population of worms.
At some point both the batchit and worms serve a purpose.
Anyway, that is what comes to mind when I hear of these two together.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/apr/07/rightwing-extremism-republicans
I thought your readers might like to see what is in Britain’s Guardian newspaper today, a newspaper respected and read all over the world.
Believe it or not, AKM, we had an earthquake in Arizona on Easter Sunday. I knew what it was after 25 years in Alaska but still didn’t believe it. My chair moved, my crystal hanging knocked on the window, and I quickly reported to my husband — at which point, the whole house lurched and the chandelier swayed back and forth — all for at least 10 seconds. Seconds is a long time in earthquake talk! I called a few people and we watched CNN in lag time for a little excitement. It was more than 5 minutes before they reported the Baja earthquake that was felt by millions.
What do you know! We’ve had 100s of feet of snow in our mtns this winter, constant Palin news, and now an earthquake. Can’t get away from it, even this far south! I guess I love it!
winski – “Swag Hag and the Loons” ?!?
A polka band, eh?
Still grinning…
AlaskaDisasta – thanks for the link!
Every time I speak to my aussie friends – they wonder why Americans freaked out in a major way over access to healthcare FOR ALL. I have no answer for them that makes much sense. Never mind all of the other right wing nonsense that’s been going on – these people are crazy!
America is a laughing stock all over the world because of these ridiculous “conservatives” and it doesn’t deserve to be. There are so many intelligent, thoughtful people of all stripes in this country and it’s the clowns that are hogging the spotlight. Clowns like Bachmann & Palin.
I wish our mainstream media had the guts to write this, like the writer did in the Guardian:
“In other words, Lakin’s outburst of birtherism should not be seen in isolation. Instead, it’s further evidence that rightwing hate, aided and abetted by leading Republicans, has gone mainstream.”
“Aided & abetted by LEADING Republicans” is absolutely CORRECT.
Great link AlaskaDisasta, and aussiegal, I must agree with you.
their base is there, gawking with excitement, not in support of their politics, but in star-struck attendance to what they think is a conservative-type Jingle Ball…where’s Blondie?
Those two Bimbettes better move it on over !! Here comes Stormy Daniels !!
Actually , I’ve heard an interview with her on NPR , and she came across very articulate and funny.
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P*rn star Stormy Daniels switches to GOP after sex club flap — “If the Louisiana Republican Party is uncomfortable with a Republican challenger who has a history of selling sex, I would suggest they reconsider standing by an incumbent with a history of paying for it”
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1245263
BTW – she is refering to Vitter. ‘Member , he likes havin’ sex dressed in a diaper and being humiliated.
I mean, you guys, I just DON’T get it.
Why do Americans lose the plot over socialism so quickly? Was Reagan such a huge influence that any kind of role the government has is instantly demonised?
And what IS IT with the gun thing?? Seriously. It boggles the mind. It took 1 massacre in Port Arthur, Tasmania for stricter gun control to be enacted in Australia but yet, with so many gun related deaths and mass killings – why is stricter gun control the commonsense solution?
I mean, fine, civillians can own guns (not sure for WHAT reason but ok…) but why is it SO BAD to make sure that people can’t just get a gun with no real background testing? That if they have a history of mental illness or criminal record etc etc, that they be banned from owning at the VERY least automatic weapons?? Instead we have people losing the plot over “open carry” rules?? I mean – who on earth wants to walk around carrying some kind of arsenal?? Why?? Are we expecting to be ambushed by guerilla terrorists on the train or something?
Please help a poor Aussie understand!
sorry – “why ISN’T stricter gun control the commonsense solution”
Cassiejeep……please give BESTHUBBY my regards. that was lol funny right there.
seriously it will be men like besthubby and Justa farmer’s hubby who will have to confront these ignorant, racists who are hellbent on destroying America in the name of stupid.
Today’s other big headline here in Minnesota (Land of 1 giant loon-atic and thousands of goofy ducks that can’t walk on water…really look it up!):
“Tarryl Clark passes million-dollar mark”
Tarryl is a MN state senator who is running AGAINST our resident crazy lady. In honor of the circus going on in Minneapolis, I donated to Tarryl today. You can too at tarrylclark.com. Today SP proclaimed that Michelle “will lead efforts to replace the Democratic-backed federal health care overhaul.” Bachmann reportedly had more than $1M on hand before today’s event so Tarryl can certainly use everyone’s help. Certainly there are a few other Mudflatters willing to help us get rid of this clown. Thanks!
@ #7 Skip: Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dim, methinks.
Here is the fastest way to help Tarryl Clark.
http://moneybomb.tarrylclark.com/home/
RE: Posts 40 and 53: about that drop dead comment? Forgot the comma, in order to be what we all want to say TO her: “Drop dead, ‘gorgeous’!” … Kinda like a Humphrey Bogart line…
Well, she didn’t look gorgeous…..she had her hair plastered over her ears in a school marmish look. Completely different to the biker chick look she had for John McCain when she grew her chest!
Well… the Wash. Post may describe SP as one of the most influential women but the writers at CBS don’t see her that way.
{ Did anyone see the show ” The Good Wife ” last night ..? }
SP seems to a regular topic of conversation and is worked into the story on a regular basis. As part of the ‘ story line ‘ last night the character Diane Lockhart ( blond female Partner in the Law Firm ) toward the end of the show called SP…..” the devil incarnate “.
There were 3 or 4 other mentions throughout last nights episode. All in a disparaging or mocking fashion.
I’m not Nostradamus either…..But I predict this will be a recurring ‘ mention ‘ of SP in future episodes by these CBS writers. They seem to really love dropping in these little snarky lines.
I couldn’t find anything on YouTube or the Googles about the Show. My search did turn up this snarky clip titled ” Sarah Palin Demon “.. this is Palin satire.
It suggests she made or has made a deal with the devil. Enjoy.( by 236. com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2af3Z-o5Hg
http://www.edu-negev.gov.il/bs/makif7/english/nostradamus.htm
Somebody has probably already done this but if Bachmann wants to look like Nostradamus that’s OK with me.
The other night on CSI some grabbed a gun away from some woman criminal and said,”Who do you tink you are? Sarah Palin.”
I wish both of these tw@ts would just disappear in some pentecostal vortex.
PS – I would suggest that both of these fools read up on Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action, but that would be elitist of me I suppose.
What’s with all the bling Palin was wearing today?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/04/07/2010-04-07_sarah_palin.html
@taupe in fargo #95 …so Tarryl can certainly use everyone’s help
I am shoveling money Tarryl Clark’s way from CA…I want to see bachmann lose and crawl away with her forked tail between her legs
lovemydogs: I agree that the “gorgeous” comment was inappropriate and creepy (to put it mildly). But this was said by a woman who, in 2007, was so moved by her passions that she kissed the President on the lips. The W. Sloppily. Bleaaagh.
jenjay: There’s no accounting for taste (or lack thereof: in both cases).
absolutely!