Few reporters attended Bachmann's response to the economic speech by the President - lol pic

[Kadie]

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Few reporters attended Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) response to the economic speech given by President Barack Obama at the U.S. Captiol September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC.Bachmann gave an unofficial rebuttal to the president's speech after Republicans decided to forego a formal one.

[FiveGoodMen]

1. !

:rofl:

[barbtries]

2. lol

i like it.

[sufrommich]

3. Oy, stick a fork in her. nt

[deutsey]

4. When a useful idiot loses their usefulness

They're just back to being an idiot.

[Octafish]

16. LOL!

A quasi-corollary:

Two thing you need to know about useful idiots:

1. They're useful.

And...

2. They're idiots.

[deutsey]

23. :-)

:hi:

[MaeScott]

45. LOL! nt

[bullwinkle428]

5. Looks like the crowd at any recent tea-bagger rally. How fitting!

[Contrary1]

19. Ain't that the truth?

Check out this crowd scene in New Hampshire last weekend with Sharon Angle and the Grifter herself as the main speakers:

http://www.themudflats.net/2011/09/06/open-thread-are-you-ready-to-par-tea/

Hope nobody was injured in the stampede. :rofl:

[Control-Z]

20. I hope you posted this in

the videos forum. Everyone needs to see it. It is so pathetic, especially with the woman/cheerleader on stage. Wow.

[Contrary1]

22. I checked and it's already there:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x614585

:hi:

[Buns_of_Fire]

26. In both instances, I will again note the reason for low attendance:

No PortaPotties. You can't have a good Teabagger Turnout without PortaPotties.:hurts:

Bachmann would have been better served by having one on each side, flanking her. She might have experienced some distraction, what with the lines and what not, but I doubt anyone else would have noticed any difference.

In New Hampshire, there MIGHT be a couple in the background when the photographer panned around, but they looked more like souvenir stands to me. Or maybe they were dual-purpose, but then I shudder to think what these people might consider souvenirs of their experience.

[cui bono]

31. Good thing they weren't stage diving!

:rofl:

[PatSeg]

50. Oh, how embarassing

"Are you ready?" "One nation under god!" The one lady in red seems to be very into it though.

[Ian David]

6. Notice the photographer at the back of the room?

He's shooting from far away, with a long lens, zoomed-in tight, to compress the apparent distance, to give the false impression that she's speaking to a crowded room.

If he were trying to capture all those empty chairs, to give an accurate impression of the room, he would have been off to one side or the other, like the person who took this photograph.

And if he just wanted a photo of Bachmann speaking, he could have done that from the first or third row.

[robertpaulsen]

13. He must be on the Koch brothers payroll.

You'd think with all the money they're giving her, they could afford to put some butts in the seats. But I guess a disingenuous photo zoom is more economical.

[Jack Rabbit]

17. . . . or Rupert Murdoch's . . .

[Beartracks]

32. An excellent point. Anyone find the guy's photo?

Would be interesting to compare his to the one posted here.

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[Contrary1]

38. I believe it is this one:

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mtfsc6p2MySuvDLe5E0qSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zNDE7cT04NTt3PTUxMg--/

On edit: CBS must have been in a charitable mood. They report "about 15 journalists attended".

Michele Bachmann gives thumbs down to speech she misses

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20103713-503544.html

[trud]

49. I counted 13 people

could have been 1,2 off to the side.

[Broderick]

7. bwahahahahaha

[Permanut]

8. She still thinks she's relevant....

happens frequently to big egos.

[rrneck]

9. Still too many. ny

[Wait Wut]

10. 3 reporters were from The Onion.

The others were from Ripley's Believe It or Not!

[Kadie]

11. LOL!

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

21. I was wondering if someone from The Daily Show was there. n/t

[mikeytherat]

12. One reporter texting, one drinking or having a "Why me?" facepalm moment, one apparently asleep...

and that's just the left side of the room.

:rofl:

mikey_the_rat

[Kadie]

24. Others may be watching this... (pic)

US Representative and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachman of Minnesota, speaks as Kid Rock performs on television prior to the first NFL American football game of the season, following US President Barack Obama's address to a Joint Session of Congress about the US economy and job creation at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, September 8, 2011.


:rofl:

[benld74]

14. ZzZzZzZzZzZzZz,,,

[hlthe2b]

15. Lonely at the "top," eh, Michelle?

Or maybe with release of the movie, "Contagion," there's just fear that your insanity might be "catching." :evilgrin:

[pinboy3niner]

18. ...

:rofl:

[FailureToCommunicate]

46. !!

[kestrel91316]

25. And how many of those 13 were real press versus hirelings or acolytes?

[Blue Owl]

27. Is this the teabag tidal wave the M$M refers to?

n/t

[Scurrilous]

28. ROFL

:thumbsup:

[lunatica]

29. The photographer with the immense zoom lens must be counting the hairs in her nose

He probably has a good closeup of one nostril.

[samsingh]

30. the people up front are probably paid shills

embarrasing and appropriate

[bhikkhu]

33. Breitbart has the picture leading...

I'd link but it was bad enough following the picture to the site. It does note that Bachman didn't actually make it to the speech, so she probably had her usual bag of negative nonsense written for her on the way, by others who didn't listen to the speech either.

[orbitalman]

34. LMFAO

[FarLeftFist]

35. The guy in the back only showed up to photograph the lack of press.So he doesn't really count either

[NBachers]

36. That's okay- the chorus of voices in her head furnished an enthusiastic crowd soundtrack for her

[FLAprogressive]

37. Nice that she can use US Govt property for what amounts to campaigning

[Unrepentant Fenian]

39. That's great! Thanks nt

[Roci]

40. Gee

You'd think this gal might be running for something....or something..

[Roy Rolling]

41. Foster Reporters

So I see a few of her foster children have grown up to be reporters.

[SnowCritter]

42. I wonder how many of the reporters

wanted to be there. How big of a screw-up do you have to be to get the "follow Michele Bachmann" beat? Of course, if they're reporters from Fox or Drudge or some other far-right shyte-catapult, then following Michele must be a reward of some kind - what kind I can't imagine.

[B Calm]

43. How many questions did she answer?

[B Calm]

53. No questions were allowed. She ran away. . .

[L0oniX]

44. It seems like the less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag. – Elbert Hubband

[Hubert Flottz]

47. Looks like the crew from FOX was the only ones that showed...

I hope they've all had their rabies shots.

[trud]

48. Have you seen a photo of Congress in session?

Looks a lot like that, usually.

[Auntie Bush]

51. I really did LOL...still giggling.

[gtar100]

52. Now if only the people of Minnesota would stop voting for her.

Let's hope this is the end of her political career, not just her run for the presidency.