Michele Bachmann’s Hardball blowup: Minnesotans knew it was only a matter of time

[IDemo]

The Minnesota Independent
By Steve Perry 10/18/08 1:17 PM

Following Rep. Michele Bachmann’s appearance with Chris Matthews yesterday, America is learning what many in Minnesota already knew, which is that putting Bachmann in front of a live microphone is like handing an excitable 10-year-old a bottle of gin and a loaded gun. The only question is when something unspeakable is going to happen. :rofl: (my italics and rofl)

Bachmann is no stranger to the hysterical off-the-cuff reaction. In her BC (Before Congress) incarnation, perhaps the most celebrated instance of Michele being Michele was a bizarre 2005 incident in a little town called Scandia. At the conclusion of a heated town meeting, then-state Sen. Bachmann retreated to a bathroom, where a couple of her constituents followed to continue the argument.

Then, according to a police report (PDF) that Bachmann later filed with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office:

BACHMAN STATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE SHE WENT TO THE RESTROOM. SENATOR BACHMAN STATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE THE RESTROOM, 2 WOMEN BLOCKED 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. THE WOMEN ARE BELIEVED TO BE W/ THE GLBT GROUP.

In short, Michele Bachmann claimed to have been briefly kidnapped, and caused to fear for her safety, by a pair of argumentative lesbian constituents. The incident never resulted in charges, in part because Bachmann’s own account of it kept shifting. (The Dump Bachmann blog has a good contemporaneous summary.)

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[vanderBeth]

1. !!!!!!!!

[IDemo]

2. Don't blame Toonces for running the Stray Talk Express off the road!

:hi:

[lob1]

3. Yesterday, someone here posted some pics of her literally hiding

in the bushes watching a GLBT rally. It just makes me feel so safe seeing one of our country's leaders hiding in the bushes.

[IDemo]

5. offered for your amusement->

[louis-t]

4. I turned on Hardball just in time to see

this nitwit. I started screaming at the tv. 2 minutes later, when I could stand no more (Chris was ripping into her anyway)I had to turn it off and leave.

[jkshaw]

6. The biggest question here is,

How did this nutcase get elected in the first place?

[Cha]

11. There've been quite a few

nutcases get by the electorate and the Supreme Court.

[Heather MC]

7. There's also a story of her Hiding in the bushes taking pictures

of people attending a gay pride parade
:rofl:

I can't find any info on it. A friend I know who lives in Minnesota told me about it.

How the hell did this nut get elected??

[Jennicut]

8. Don't forget the stalking Bush and looking for a kiss at the State of the Union

She is certifiably nuts.

[Abugface]

9. I thought Michele was great ...

finally a Republican being honest about her feelings. Most of them just lie, pretending to hide their hate.

[Disturbed]

10. Bachman revealed what the majority of Repugs really feel.

Anyone that is not a Repug is anti-American.

Ever since the 1st time I saw her on TV I loathed her & her phony smiling, her repugnant talking points.

Her state must be so proud of her.