The "kook" lefties get laughed at, even by those supposedly left of dead center. The "kook" righties

[Stinky The Clown]

get to "change the conversation".

Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel were comedy relief in the 08 cycle. Never mind that both were self financed.

Palin was a plain speaker and The Pauls, father and son, were serious thinkers. This go-round we get Michelle Bachmann. Never mind that all of them were supported by Dick Armey's Koch-funded Tea Party.



Nah. It must just be me. There's no unevenness in the media.

[HughBeaumont]

1. This pic is just creepy and that woman is a comedy act.

Can you imagine the field day the media would have if that were even a conservative Democrat hiding behind the bushes? This didn't even get a blurb beyond DU, which is pretty much why she's a presidential candidate.

[zbdent]

2. I'm investing in companies that make turd polish ...

I'll make a fortune this presidential campaign, with the "liberally-biased media" making sure there's a bright shine on the Republicans ...

[OHdem10]

3. The Media fear the Right--not so much th Left. This makes for

an unhealthy Democracy. Also, the Right will not
feed the Media stories or be their sources if the
Media does not play the story they way the Rigjt
wants it played.

[emulatorloo]

13. Media don't fear the right, they promote them. Their job is to marginalize the left

[Blue_Tires]

14. +1

[Doctor_J]

16. They feared the right for awhile.

Now all of the lefties have been driven out of the media, so they've become just another part of the ruling fascist cartel.

[ReverendDeuce]

4. Can you explain the picture? I don't get it...

Who are those two that are circled?

[woo me with science]

5. Michele Bachmann hiding in the bushes at a gay civil rights rally. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

6. The man standing is an aid to Bachmann. The figure kneeling behind the bushes is Bachmann

They protesters are gay.

It is a famous picture around here.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. I had no idea what the photo was...

Fame is a relative and inconsistent thing, hence the need to introduce even that which 'needs no introduction'.

[Maine-ah]

20. so, since I can't see faces

how do we know that this actually is Bachmann? Not being snarky or anything, just curious to the origins of the photo

[myrna minx]

7. My friend and I were just discussing this very topic and brought up

Bachmann skulking in the bushes and the equality event. Unbelievable.

[FarLeftFist]

8. OMG That is SUPER-CREEPY

What a whack-job! That might be the creepiest thing a Presidential candidate has ever done.

[Mist]

9. Ah, seeing that pic again (Michele hiding in bushes) makes me think she needs

a nickname. How about "Lawn Dwarf" Bachman? Or "Hide'n'Seek Bachman"?

[ingac70]

11. The get to change the conversation....

because they are dangerous and have killed people.

[Doctor_J]

15. The imbalance of fear is a major factor

Those on the left fear for their jobs, their safety, their lives. When the right begins to fear us, we will make some progress.

[Viking12]

12. The bushes are her protection from catching 'teh gay'

[Kaleva]

17. She appears to be sitting on the curb and the curb is a few feet away from the bushes.

I blew up the pic as big as I could and she does appear to be sitting on the curb. I then google earthed the spot and one can clearly see that curb is a few feet away from the bushes. The camera angle makes it look like she's right behind the bushes but she'd be in plain view of many of the people at the rally.

[alsame]

18. Well, lesbians did once try to kidnap her:

:crazy:

That same year tensions between Bachmann and some gay activists grew heated during a town-hall meeting she attended. Depending on whom you believe — and by that I mean which of Bachmann's own competing versions of the story you believe — Bachmann either left the meeting to avoid the activists, or excused herself to "use the restroom" only to be "held against her will" there by what may or may not have been a pair of angry lesbians. She reported the incident to the Washington County sheriff: "Sen. Bachman stated that when she was trying to leave, 2 women blocked her in and told her they wanted to continue talking. Sen. Bachman stated she was afraid and screamed for help. The 2 women let her leave the restroom when she screamed."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/michele-bachmanns-holy-war-20110622?page=3

[snooper2]

19. Is she wearing some kind of prairie outfit?

:rofl: