Michele Bachmann Plans Presidential Announcement In Iowa BRIAN BAKST 05/26/11 11:20 PM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Michele Bachmann is making plans for a presidential campaign announcement next month in Waterloo, Iowa, the city where the Minnesota congresswoman was born.
Bachmann trickled out the details in a conference call with reporters Thursday night but said she could still reverse course and sit out the 2012 White House campaign.
Bachmann was supposed to speak in person at a GOP dinner in downtown Des Moines, but a vote in Washington turned the appearance into a video message. Hundreds of Republicans watched her via a blurry, choppy Internet feed, where she profusely apologized for her absence and offered a rain check. The feed briefly cut out but aides quickly dialed back in.
Bachmann went on to speak about fighting terrorism, defending America's founding documents and opposing legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling.
The Minnesota congresswoman says she has staff lined up in the states that start the presidential nominating process: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Bachmann, as well as Palin, has a place in the political arena..............just not in the white house/oval office!!! I wouldn't vote for either one.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
1. ''(Gay marriage) is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in the last, at least, thirty years. I am not understating that.'' 2. “During the last 100 days we have seen an orgy. It would make any local smorgasbord embarrassed … The government spent its wad by April 26.” 3. ''I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro-America or anti-America?'' 4. “But we also know that the very founders that wrote those documents(The Constitution) worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States.” 5. ''Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas.'' 6. ''[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said she has even said she is trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that 2,000 years ago.'' 7.''I'm very concerned about the international moves they're making, particularly … moving the United States off the dollar and onto a global currency, like Russia and China are calling for.'' She's like a Palin clone! (Oh yea... and Barack Obama did say he visited all 57 states.)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
~ Over 300 Republicans paid $75 per ticket to meet and listen to Bachmann... ~ Media from around the country, and even as far away as Norway, descended on Des Moines to cover the event... ~ Extra security was arranged. Speculation rose that she might announce a bid for the presidency at the event... Then, two hours before the event was scheduled to start, she informed Polk County GOP officials she would not be able to attend.
“It’s awful,” said activist Becky Irvin. “She just shot herself in the foot. She dissed Iowa. You don’t diss Iowa.”
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I like Bachmann because she is both a social and fiscal conservative . You can't separate the two if we want a renewed America true to the founders' vision. I'd still vote for a libertarian such as the very sincere Ron Paul against Obama. The worst candidates are the so-called moderate Republicans of McCain's ilk. McCain's supporting Obama's unconstitutional action in Libya is unconscionable.
Ron Paul is the candidate that the liberal and conservative media will not give equal time to. Instead they are AGAIN promoting their candidate of choice. The libs have one.......obama. The conservatives have a gazillion in which none of them are worth the air time.....EXCEPT Ron Paul!!
And I still don't think the country is ready for a female pres. At least not the ones that are rearing up now!! IMHO
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Kemp--you are kidding right? Bachman is such an idiot that she almost makes Sarah look smart. Buchanan are you spear-heading this candidate? If this is what the REps have to offer, its no wonder you are down for the count. The O-man will be sitting pretty in the White House again. Bachman and Palin--that's a ticket! ROTFLMAO
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
all I will say about Bachman for President --- you have to be kidding.
The only Republican running that I would vote for is Santorum -- Perry would be good, too .. but he hasn't decided whether to run or not .. and, sadly, Mitch Daniels, has declined to run. A GOP ticket with any 2 of those 3 names on it would be a winner.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
again.......bachmann and/or palin are not oval office material!!! That should be a no brainer. But because they both have a hugefollowing.......they could and should support the best candidate (who I believe is ron paul) and then they could both become 'king makers'!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Ron Paul has been a great advocate for returning to the Constitution but shoots himself in the foot as libertians do trying to get the government out of issues of morality. All law is based on some kind of morality. Just as there are natural-law liberties from the creator, there are natural-law responsibilities. And the extreme individualism of the libertarians runs counter to humans as social beings: in other words, if you say people have a right to screw up their own lives, you forget that when you damage yourself, e.g., with drugs, you hurt other people. Other people have to pick up the pieces or let you lie in the gutter, and the blessing that you could be to other people becomes a curse.
Bachmann is just as commited to constitutional government as Ron Paul but is more in sync with the founding fathers in holding to their view that only an informed, devout, God-fearing, and moral electorate will guarantee the survival of the republic. Liberty doesn't mean the license to do whatever you want regardless of the consequences. Big government is a threat to liberty, but so is selfish individualism.
When social issues start infringing on the rights of others then you have a problem and that is what she is about. She wants a amendment to the constitution which would make it illegal for some to get married, there is nothing Patriotic or American about that, it actually allows more government into our lives by making it bigger. Just recently she signed a pledge which says she would wish to ban pornography, not regulate it but ban it. So if she was to become president should we expect books burnings like in Germany for things she thinks is immoral, regulating the internet would definitely have to happen.
Another thing is she supported the renewal of the Patriot Act, the most unconstitutional bill ever passed in our history. This bill allows searches into our property without the need of a judges warrant, they don't need probable cause. It also allows government agents to write their own warrants on the spot, the last time that happened on our soil it was to enforce the Stamp Act.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
Newsweek's Michele Bachmann Cover Raises Eyebrows First Posted: 8/8/11 08:35 AM ET Updated: 8/8/11 12:34 PM ET
Newsweek's latest issue features a Michele Bachmann cover that's sure to stir up controversy.
The cover shows Bachmann standing against a stark blue background, looking directly into the camera with a wide-eyed expression. The headline advertising the magazine's story reads, "THE QUEEN OF RAGE."
"Rage" is a word that doesn't appear in Newsweek's actual profile of Bachmann, though author Lois Romano does criticize what she calls the "radical" nature of the Tea Party that Bachmann champions.
Conservative websites are already crying foul over the cover, with some saying it makes Bachmann look "crazy" and one blogger asking, "Can anyone really say with a straight face that the mainstream media is not totally biased against conservatives?"..................................>>>>....................>>>>.....................http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/08/newsweeks-michele-bachman_n_920860.html
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