Michele Bachmann Watch, 8/19/08: Right-Wing Girls Gone Wild!

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from Grist Magazine's Gristmill blog:



Bachmann drilling overdrive
Cuckoo bananas energy policy from House conservatives
Posted by Josh Dorner (Guest Contributor) at 10:22 AM on 17 Aug 2008



Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues.

She quickly made a name for herself after being elected to Congress in 2006. In fact, she gained some dubious notoriety even before being elected, announcing to a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota congregation in October 2006 that "God then called to run for the United States Congress."

If possibly violating election laws weren't enough, Bachmann really upped the ante once she got to D.C. Following the 2007 State of the Union speech, she got an autograph from President Bush as he was exiting the House Chamber and then infamously held onto his shoulder for over 30 seconds until she could lean back in for a kiss on the lips: http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/8/15/134151/623


Bachmann began this week with their tactic du jour, a malicious attack upon Nancy Pelosi (e.g. Minority Leader Boehner recently said that the American people would "hang" Pelosi over offshore drilling). Bachmann put her own special twist on the attack by making reference to a recent comment by Pelosi that she is "trying to save the planet" and "will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy." Bachmann's unbelievable retort? We don't need Nancy Pelosi, Jesus already saved the planet:

(Pelosi) is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she's just trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet -- we didn't need Nancy Pelosi to do that.

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The complete piece is at: http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/8/15/134151/623