Bachmann: I’m scholarly

[jefferson_dem]

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(CNN) - Newly declared Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann defended her past gaffes Tuesday by touting her background as an attorney and small business owner.

“People can make mistakes and I wish I could be perfect every time I say something, but I can’t,” Bachmann said on CNN’s “American Morning.” “But one thing people know about me is that I’m a substantive, serious person and I have a strong background.”

The Minnesota congresswoman addressed her most recent slip up when she incorrectly said movie star John Wayne was born in Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann's native city and the site of her presidential announcement Monday. Wayne was born in nearby Winterset.

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When asked if it is harder to prove herself because of her gender, the three term representative said “people just need to know what a person’s background is.”

“I'm introducing myself now to the American people so that they can know that I have a strong academic scholarly background, more important I have a real life background,” Bachmann said.

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[izquierdista]

1. If you have to point it out

It sure ain't obvious....

[Somawas]

2. Bachmann: The Republican for those who find palin too intellectually deep and challenging.

[lunatica]

3. Derp!

That word is now officially part of the American lexicon. Just after D'oh.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "I have a Republicon fatcat socialism welfare background." - Comrade Michelle Bachmann (R)

"Many voters learning of me for the first time, may not realize that while I and my TeaBaglicon cronies are trashing the poor and hungry, we are simultaneously holding our hands out for farm subsidies and other Republicon socialism welfare-for-the-rich perks and goodies. Smirk. Honorable Americans call this hypocrisy. But me and my RepubliBagger cronies call it Republicon Family Values. Smirk. Sneer."

- Comrade Michelle Bachmann (R - FatCat Welfare Socialist Hypocrite)

[marmar]

5. "I read a lot myself. Some people think I'm too intellectual but.......

......I think it's a fabulous way to spend your spare time."

[tanyev]

6. Is that what they're calling it nowadays?

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Yup, she sure are brillant.

She even said so.

[tibbiit]

8. Small business owner as in

Partnership in the family farm and clinic that took lots of dirty govt money? That small business?
tib

[PatSeg]

9. People who love her will hear what they want to hear

They will brush aside the gaffes ("people make mistakes") and focus on "substantive" and "academic scholarly background".

Unless one of her "mistakes" advocates something liberal, Bachmann followers will support her to the end, and the more the media points out her idiocies, the more vehemently they will defend her.

[MiniMe]

10. Why do I feel like she left out "this statement not intended to be factual"

[madmom]

11. But isn't that the kind of person THEY consider elitist?

[woolldog]

12. I really like what I've seen of Bachman so far

She's a tax lawyer and she's stated that she doesn't dislike Obama as a person, but just disagrees with his policies, which is a good tack to take against Obama who people personally like even if they disagree with him. I want to hear some of her stances on the issues. If she moderates them, I think she's a formidable opponent. She seems to have excellent advisers and campaign people and is also looking very presidential lately.

[jefferson_dem]

14. "I really like what I've seen of Bachman so far..."

I bet you do. :)

[woolldog]

15. do you have a postgraduate degree like Bachman?

Have you practiced in a highly intellectual field like tax law as Bachman has?

I doubt you're in any position to be casting aspersions on her (or anyone else's) intelligence.

[Doctor Hurt]

17. " a highly intellectual field like tax law"

Everyone knows that it's as hard as particle physics, people.

[noel711]

40. BAchman's Law School? Right..

The school she attending is one of those '!!++CHRISTIAN++!!'
institutions bankrolled by Liberty University.
Places like that have an agenda, and don't ascribe to the
scholarship of real academia.

The same kind of education that David Barton plays:
the school of revisionist history/theocracy/male domination.

Altho she got her credentials there,
she played the game working for the IRS,
sucking the system.

She's got no credibility by any of use who've
gotten our education the hard way.

Besides, she runs with the crowd that screams: "Elitism!"
when confronted with any reasonable intellectual argument.

Her curriculum vitae means beans.

[truth2power]

22. Seems like you're really impressed by people with postgraduate degrees. Let's see...

John Yoo graduated from Yale Law School. Alberto Gonzalez has a law degree. Sen. Tom Coburn is a physician (M.D.) That's just for starters.

If any of these people told me the sun was shining, I'd have to look out the window to check.

Jeezus! No wonder the Amerikan people are swayed by the BS that's spewed by our so-called leaders. :eyes:

[woolldog]

24. I just think it's tough to call someone dumb

when they have a post-graduate education in an intellectually challenging field. Doesn't mean you have to agree with their policies. But that doesn't make them dumb either. Bachman is no Palin. She's very smart and I think many on here are underestimating her.

[Vattel]

26. Read her book and then tell me she's not dumb.

[woolldog]

27. Right after I read the book you've written.

You have written one haven't you?

[Vattel]

33. I have to be a published writer to recognize dumb writing?

Seriously, the book is dumb.

[Doctor Hurt]

42. I have.

as well as many journal articles.

And she's dumb.

[Diamonique]

31. It takes more than book-larnin to be a president,

and Michelle Bachmann is dumb as a bag of hair.

[SoDesuKa]

37. Underestimating Bachmann

A lot of people thought Bachmann would self-destruct in the Republican debate, but she performed very well. It's going to be more difficult to trap her with her own statements than people realize. She seems to be pretty good at scrambling - an absolutely essential quality in a presidential candidate. She also has genuine grass roots support.

[Ignis]

28. +1

[Ikonoklast]

29. George Bush has a Harvard MBA.

Would you hire him to run your company?

You are falsely equating intelligence with education.

[jefferson_dem]

39. Do you have a Harvard MBA?

Well, do you?! If not, according to this particular poster, you have no right to criticize Booosh. Some rather stellar (il)logic right thur.

[Ikonoklast]

41. No, I do not. I also am not an Idiot Son of Privilege.

And for that, I thank the powers that made me.


I also have never bankrupted a company, all by by lonesome, like that Smart Feller Bush did.

[Enrique]

20. she has made a lot of extreme statements

as well as a lot of false statements.

she's been a regular on RW talk radio from the moment she took office. They love her because she says all these ridiculous things.

Unfortunately she's going to start facing the real media, aka the "gotcha" media and they're very different than RW talk radio hosts. Well, maybe I should say somewhat different.

[mwooldri]

23. IMO she seems to be as scholarly as GW Bush.

If you want to see her stances on the issues then her website is a pretty good place to start.

In summary: these are her issues:

Tax cuts for big business, repeal health insurance reforms, more drastic spending cuts, the "Oh look it's Iran!!!" statement, and "drill baby drill".

Want more details? Try here. http://www.ontheissues.org/house/michele_bachmann.htm

Edit for spelling.

[Stuckinthebush]

25. Really?

Interesting from a person on a liberal website. She is absolutely right wing extreme. I can imagine that people who are interested in extremist ideas may like her but I find it interesting that a person who frequents this website would say they really like what they see in her.

Which policies do you like of hers when you see them?

[boppers]

35. ...

Oh *that's* what this button does.

[avebury]

13. K&R

[struggle4progress]

16. "All my dress blouses have starched scholars"

[damntexdem]

18. Wow, scholarly as well as a serial-killer admirer and a major nutcase!

What a combo! ;-)

[Lost-in-FL]

19. Just because one is an attorney does not mean you are smart.

One of my coworkers just graduated from law school and she is a total idiot. Like Bachmann, she is a teahadist. She constantly complaints about her two kids being unable to find a job because of the "mexicans". She is a vile person and when I hear about tea baggers, she is the kind of individual I think about.

[Bake]

21. Does she not have somebody who fact-checks for her?

That "John Wayne" thing, e.g., is just sheer stupidity! If she doesn't have somebody checking her facts, she needs one. If she DOES have one, she needs to fire him.

And the failure to do either? STUPIDITY.

But then we knew that about Batshit Bachmann.

Bake

[LiberalFighter]

30. I wonder if she grew up in the same house has Gacy.

[cliffordu]

32. Yeah, and I'm a virgin.

[Lucky Luciano]

34. Evidently, she is a comedienne as well! nt

[Mimosa]

36. 'substantive, serious people with strong backgrounds' don't puff themselves up

I suppose the description comes from handlers telling Bachmann she needs to project a substantive, serious aura. :7

[SoDesuKa]

38. Are You Kidding?

Puffing yourself up is a necessary skill to run for office. You have to be able to make people wonder how they ever got along without you.