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spanone

(135,844 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 04:25 PM Jan 2015

DUZY!!! Michele Bachmann Says She 'Defeated' Progressives By Outsmarting Them

Rep. Michele Bachmann told the far-right outlet WorldNetDaily in an interview published today that while she is leaving Congress, she is most proud of her work opposing Obamacare, the Dodd-Frank financial industry reform, the 2009 stimulus, auto industry bailouts and TARP. Although all of those measures passed, Bachmann offered her wisdom to conservatives on how she is able to defeat liberal policies time and time again.

Bachmann said she uses “evidence-based arguments” against liberals who are only able to “argue from emotionalism, they don’t argue from a logical, linear point of view, and I take them on at their false premises.”

“That’s the best way to defeat them, by the way. Defeat them with evidence and defeat them with their false premises and I did that,” she said, adding that she was able do this despite the “constant criticism” she received.

The Associated Press, whose chief fact checker said his job required a “self-imposed Michele Bachmann quota” because she made so many false claims, and Politifact, which found that Bachmann had by far worst record of any 2012 presidential candidate when it comes to making accurate statements, must have missed Bachmann’s many “evidence-based” arguments.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/michele-bachmann-says-she-defeated-progressives-outsmarting-them#sthash.ZsKLD4BT.dpuf

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DUZY!!! Michele Bachmann Says She 'Defeated' Progressives By Outsmarting Them (Original Post) spanone Jan 2015 OP
She couldn't outsmart this yogurt cone I just had shenmue Jan 2015 #1
Oh Great..Just Great!..She's on to us. Now we'll have to go to the other plan ... BlueJazz Jan 2015 #2
bwahahahahaaaa! spanone Jan 2015 #3
Damn it, I missed the last meeting.... daleanime Jan 2015 #5
The legs walk backwards. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #11
I know this is an overdone analogy Cirque du So-What Jan 2015 #4
Kinda like Bowling Ball "outsmarts" Einstein. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #6
She needs a second week locked in a room alone with that 'adviser'. The exorcism must be refreshed Sunlei Jan 2015 #7
She "outsmarted" Jimmy Carter by campaigning for him for president! cascadiance Jan 2015 #8
What? she did that ? randys1 Jan 2015 #26
Yep, here's one place she tried to explain this... cascadiance Jan 2015 #38
Riiight. Just like the Coyote always outsmarts the Roadrunner. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #9
Reminds be of a scene Takket Jan 2015 #10
That woman is at least two planks short of a picnic table. nt sarge43 Jan 2015 #12
And, a few ham sammies short of a Cha Jan 2015 #18
And a most prosperous New Year to you, Cha sarge43 Jan 2015 #20
Mahalo~ :) Cha Jan 2015 #23
Two? malaise Jan 2015 #25
More than two sarge43 Jan 2015 #28
Okay! TRoN33 Jan 2015 #13
She defeated Libs with facts. The ones she pulled out of her ass. Shrike47 Jan 2015 #14
One of the saddest parts of this poor sad wretch Half-Century Man Jan 2015 #15
Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! - Don’t talk at all! Show me! Kablooie Jan 2015 #16
She sez as she's slinking out the door and Progressives say.. "don't let it hit ya in the Cha Jan 2015 #17
thanks Cha! happy new year to you!!!! spanone Jan 2015 #19
Ekkk! Cha Jan 2015 #22
If losing is winning... Generic Brad Jan 2015 #21
Bizarro Michelle Bachmann! AwakeAtLast Jan 2015 #29
That woman is certified batshit crazy malaise Jan 2015 #24
her proudest moments are trying to stop legislation that helped others.... spanone Jan 2015 #32
More evidence she's totally delusion IMO! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #27
Maniac or Brainiac? I'd like to see a poll... Blue Owl Jan 2015 #30
I remember when she proved climate change is a hoax because... Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #31
of course the "evidence" is made up... salin Jan 2015 #33
HAHA!HAHA! rbrnmw Jan 2015 #34
you really can't make this kind of stuff up.... spanone Jan 2015 #35
this is the song that plays in my head whenever I see anything about her. rbrnmw Jan 2015 #36
She's so dumb, she couldn't outsmart herself davidpdx Jan 2015 #37
 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
2. Oh Great..Just Great!..She's on to us. Now we'll have to go to the other plan ...
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 04:29 PM
Jan 2015

"The Crow flies at sunrise"

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)
4. I know this is an overdone analogy
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 04:38 PM
Jan 2015

but it's like playing chess with a seagull who swoops in, makes a lot of noise, knocks all the pieces off the board, shits all over the place, struts around victoriously, and then leaves. I was looking forward to the 'leaving' part, but it appears we're in for a few more months of insanity.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
9. Riiight. Just like the Coyote always outsmarts the Roadrunner.
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 05:07 PM
Jan 2015



... or like Sylvester always outsmarts Tweety Bird.

She must work real hard at being stupid because she is so good at it.

Takket

(21,575 posts)
10. Reminds be of a scene
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 05:17 PM
Jan 2015

From a show I love called Father ted. Dougal is, well, not too bright. dougal goes off in a tangent about a spider baby and ted has to remind him to study the "dreams vs reality" diagram. Obviously Bachman needs one if these diagrams but I question her intellectual capacity to understand it! See the video at link...

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
14. She defeated Libs with facts. The ones she pulled out of her ass.
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 07:30 PM
Jan 2015

I particularly enjoy the 'that's your opinion' attack on facts you don't like.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
15. One of the saddest parts of this poor sad wretch
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 07:32 PM
Jan 2015

Is she may actually believe what she said.

Little known fact: In conversations with Michele Bachmann, the words "Huh" and "what" are used at three times the normal rate, confused facial expressions are used at twice the normal rate.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
16. Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! - Don’t talk at all! Show me!
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 07:36 PM
Jan 2015

Please don’t “expl’ine,” Show me! Show me!
Don’t wait until wrinkles and lines
Pop out all over my brow,
Show me now!

Cha

(297,288 posts)
17. She sez as she's slinking out the door and Progressives say.. "don't let it hit ya in the
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 07:54 PM
Jan 2015

a$$ loser".

Happy New Year, spanone!!

spanone

(135,844 posts)
32. her proudest moments are trying to stop legislation that helped others....
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 11:34 PM
Jan 2015

batshit crazy is right.

salin

(48,955 posts)
33. of course the "evidence" is made up...
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 12:08 AM
Jan 2015

like when she said she declared there was a large number of anti-american congressmembers (echoing Joe McCarthy both in tone and in lack of ever producing the list, nor any documentation per any single member that "was evidence" that s/he was anti-american. How weird - to aspire to and believe the pinnacle has been reached by becoming a mimick of the (greatly discredited) Joe McCarthy.

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