Rep Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’

[katty]

more: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/16/bachmann-jobs/

Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’
Topping Congress’s agenda as it returns this week is a plan to “jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has already begun to take hold.”

Today, Rep. Eric Cantor (VA), the chief deputy Republican whip in the House, unveiled his proposal to stimulate the economy. His legislation — the so-called Middle Class Job Protection Act — does nothing for the middle class. Instead, it reduces the corporate tax rate by 25 percent.

At a press conference today unveiling the stimulus proposal, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) justified the conservative plan to give tax breaks to corporations — instead of working Americans — by arguing that people actually like working long hours:

I am so proud to be from the state of Minnesota. We’re the workingest state in the country, and the reason why we are, we have more people that are working longer hours, we have people that are working two jobs.

[rfranklin]

1. What a fucking numbskull! How about slavery as well?

That would really prove how hardworking your constituents are.

[katty]

6. they love it, yeah, these "workin'" folks too busy to vote

as she shoves another bonbon down her throat.

[RC]

9. I read bonbon as bourbon and was wondering why she didn't

take it out of the bottle first.

[katty]

10. ha, yeah, bonbons washed down with bourbon-life is a

perpetual party for these "lawmakers"

[Kahuna]

2. Bush said the same thing a couple of years ago. He's her..

soulmate, you know. :loveya:

[gaspee]

3. Wow

She actually believe this shit? Not. How many vacations does she take a year? What about family values and parents being home for their children. She's an idiot to even make that statement. Unless she's a fan of slavery?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Did she also start rabbiting about...

Family Values? Like families that never see each other because they are always working one job or the other, like hamsters on a wheel?

Bachman is quite, quite insane.

[ursi]

5. I'm sure it's been good for the meth industry!

What a jerk!

[tom_paine]

7. This (w)itch is a fucking French Aristocrat of the 1780s.

She deserves to be treated like a French Aristocrat in the 1790s.

[Cant trust em]

8. Pardon me while I put my face in my hands and cry

By the way, Ms. Bachmann. Workingest is not a word.

[opihimoimoi]

11. an they wonder why the Pub Party is losing ground??? They are MOOT n don know it..

[Skittles]

23. well, they've never cared, opi

the problem now would seem to be that they are so, SO out of touch that their attempts at the mere PRETENSE of caring for us common folk are becoming utterly ridiculous. Come opi, we kick some clueless ass. :o

[Meldread]

12. Apparently, Minnesota also has the best educationest system in the United States.

Ensuring that everyone has a good educationest is essential if you want them to be the workingest in the country.

[katty]

13. ha!!!

[katty]

14. Rep Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’

more: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/16/bachmann-jobs/

Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’
Topping Congress’s agenda as it returns this week is a plan to “jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has already begun to take hold.”

Today, Rep. Eric Cantor (VA), the chief deputy Republican whip in the House, unveiled his proposal to stimulate the economy. His legislation — the so-called Middle Class Job Protection Act — does nothing for the middle class. Instead, it reduces the corporate tax rate by 25 percent.

At a press conference today unveiling the stimulus proposal, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) justified the conservative plan to give tax breaks to corporations — instead of working Americans — by arguing that people actually like working long hours:

I am so proud to be from the state of Minnesota. We’re the workingest state in the country, and the reason why we are, we have more people that are working longer hours, we have people that are working two jobs.

[ursi]

15. I'm sure it's been good for the meth industry!

[lonestarnot]

16. That sonofabitch needs some misery in his life, I can tell.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

19. He sure does! nt

[Berry Cool]

17. Michelle Bachmann has two jobs, that's for sure.

Her second one is her unceasing attempts to become Lil' Georgie's cuddle muffin.

Sheesh. Only in Republican-Land would people be proud and happy that middle class people had to toil away at two jobs just to keep their heads above water while the rich enjoyed tax breaks on their inherited wealth.

[katty]

18. whoops i posted this twice-my bad-sorry

[Joe Bacon]

20. Well, I see that somebody replaced Rick Santorum as the class clown

Minnesota's loss is Pennsylvania's gain :evilgrin:

[BridgeTheGap]

21. This jerk either has never been in the working class or he is just a complete Moran!

How do people like this get elected to Congress?

[mwb970]

22. Every word in the name of this Act is a lie.

Except "Act". How typically Republican.

A post on C&L suggested that it would be better if total idiot Bachmann were kept around after the November bloodbath. The theory is that we won't be able to get rid of all the Republicans in November, and Bachmann's awesome, world-class worthlessness would remind Americans to finish the job later.