Michelle Bachmann gives voice to the right's darkest impulses
By David Neiwert Saturday Oct 18, 2008 5:30amChris Matthews just gave Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Outer Wingnuttia, all the rope she wanted yesterday on Hardball, and boy did she make a handy little noose with it.
First Matthews tried to get Bachmann to tell his audience, per Sarah Palin's homage to "pro-American places," what parts of America are anti-American. She danced around the question and kept harking on the talking points programmed into her playback. So then he tried another tack:
Matthews: How many Congresspeople, members of Congress are in that anti-American crowd you describe?
Bachmann: [Deer in the headlights]
Matthews: How many Congresspeople you serve with -- I mean, there's 435 members of Congress --
Bachmann: -- well right now --
Matthews: -- how many are anti-American in that Congress right now that you serve with?
Bachmann: You'd have to ask them, Chris, I'm focusing on Barack Obama and the people he's been associated with --
Matthews: But do you suspect that a lot of the people you serve with --
Bachmann: -- and I'm very worried about their anti-American nature.
Matthews: Well, he's the United States Senator from Illinois, he's one of the people you suspect as being anti-American. How many people in the Congress of the United States do you think are anti-American? You've already suspected Barack Obama. Is he alone, or are there others?
Bachmann: [Deer in the headlights]
Matthews: How many do you suspect of your colleagues do you suspect of being anti-American?
Bachmann: I would say, what I would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look -- I wish they would. 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? I think the people would love to see an expose like that.
Right after the break, Katrina Vandenheuvel said precisely what needed to be said -- and with more passion than I've ever witnessed from her on TV:
Chris, I fear for my country. I think what we just heard is a congresswoman channeling Joe McCarthy, channeling a politics of fear and loathing and demonization and division and distraction. Not a single issue mentioned. This is a politics at a moment of extreme economic pain in this country that is incendiary, that is so debased, that I'm almost having a hard time breathing, because I think it's very scary. Because this is a country I love, and this woman had no sense of the history of this nation, which is one of struggle, of trying to fulfill the great ideals of this nation, of movements that have brought about the civilizing advances of this country, and she doesn't even know who Saul Alinsky is -- a community organizer who channeled the views of the people from below.
I think Barack Obama is going to win, and he's going to have a lot of work because there is an extremism unleashed in this nation which you just heard on this program, which could lead to violence, and hatred, and toxicity. And against the backdrop of the Great Depression we're living through, it could lead -- and I don't use this word lightly -- to a kind of American fascism, which is against the great values of this nation, and which people like that are fomenting.
Even Pat Buchanan was shaking his head, grimly acknowledging that he doubted that any member of Congress could be called anti-American.
Of course, Buchanan himself is no slouch when it comes to eliminationist rhetoric. But this was stark and clear and unmistakable.
There's already a site up urging members of Congress to Censure Bachmann for these remarks. Go lend your voice. UPDATE: Or you can comment on her Facebook Wall. ActBlue candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg is running against Bachmann in a close race. Your support could make the difference.
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Yes, the 53 or 54% of Americans who are Democrats should be banished from America.
I have a better idea, Move all the R's up to Alaska, they can have a xtian Nation and roam around with the Dinosaurs.
I caught this live on MSNBC yesterday - what a disgrace this woman is.
If someone can provide me with her opponent's name and how to make a contribution, I'll gladly donate. I want my beautiful wonderful USA taken away from these assholes.
I saw where her opponent got $30,000 in donations right after this scary, very scary thing happened.
I haven't checked the site, but I heard as of this morning that it is now over $100,000.
the donation amount is over $105,000 - I live in MN-04 but gave to El Tinklenberg running against this whacko in MN-06. I grew up in the MN-06. Bloggers at HuffPost and DailyKos have been working on this overnight -with ActBlue for donations and a censure petition has been established that already has over 10,000 signatures:
http://www.actblue.com/directory?query_parame...
http://www.censurebachmann.com/
The majority of Minnesotans recognize this nutjob for what she is; we'll help those in MN-06 see it, too - including my mom, aunts, uncles, cousins....
doesn't mean anything if those people can't see her for what she is. I hope you and others can do something to make sure people in that district understand what's at stake.
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS FOLKS!Michele Bachman is a graduate of Oral Roberts University Law School- the SAME law swchool that spawned MONICA GOODLING-Remember her? Central figure in the UNLAWFULO firing of those DOJ loawyers, including David Iglesias ,becasue the attorneys REFUSED to pursue baseless cases of voter fraud that GOP was pushing-so Democrats would lose??
Monica Goodling graduated from Pat Robertson's Regent University.
The firing of the DOJ prosecutors SHOULD be reason enough for Americans to vote the republicans out.
Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, what's the difference? They're all right wing wackos; it's no wonder this woman is the same.
Send your gifts of pitchforks and torches to this dangerous bitch here:
Michele Bachmann
Mailing Address:
PO Box 25950
Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone Number: (651) 735-7512
Office Fax Number: (651) 501-5837
Email Addresses
General Inquiries: info@michelebachmann.com
Press Inquiries: press@michelebachmann.com
Volunteers: volunteer@michelebachmann.com
Donations up to almost $150,000. Bachman really screwed the pooch on this one.
Within 24 hrs of this video, people from all over the great country of ours has donated close to 500k to her opponant, DFLer Elwyn Tinklenberg. Way to go.....
Link to El Tinklenberg For Congress site: http://www.tinklenberg08.com/
Just kicked in $300.
The answer is both. This shows that that Senator from Maher's "Religulous" was absolutely corrected when he said you don't need to pass an IQ test to be elected to the Congress. If only...
I heard a clip of her on Mike Malloy's radio program in which she was practically having on-air sex with Jesus Christ. She kept on saying how "hot" she was for the Lord. She repeated it over and over.
Of course, she's the one who hugged and kissed and went all orgasmic with Wanton Boy a few years ago. I think it was at the State of the Union speech.
She's certifiable.
Good people of the Gopher State, evict this nutcase ASAP!
The answer is Both. This just proves that that Senator in Maher's "Religulous" was right when he said that you don't need to pass an IQ test to get elected to Congress. If only...
She is both. Her opponent is Elwyn Tinklenberg -- www.tinklenberg08.com
Rather a Dickensian name -- but surpremely smarter. God Bless. Spread the word -- she is a disgrace and the Republicans should repudiate her -- not that I want to do them any favors
I totally agree, what a DISGRACE this woman, Michelle Bachmann is. She should not be holding a public post, she is not democratic, she is a FACIST and does only bring hate and fear to our country, exactly the opposite of what we need. I am ashamed of her.
er, I mean ANTI-AMERICANS...
er, I mean BOOGYMEN....
jeeez... how many times are they gonna keep re-running the same old movie???
Another Oral Roberts degreed hate machine in action.
Let them have Texas too. As long as the faux cowboy goes too.
Hey, I was born in Texas. I live in Texas. I AM a Texan. And I deplore this neocon crap as much as any tree-hugging socialist from the People's Republic of Massachusetts. Just because Bush claims to be from Texas, that don't make it so. The zeitgeist of Texas is rugged individualism, not National Socialism.
You are confusing the stereotype with the reality: progressives down heah in the Lone Star State may be outnumbered but we find ways to compensate. Of the most visible among us, those who immediately come to mind include Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett. There are millions more.
We may be ignorant, but we ain't stupid. Why, we may even dump Cornyn come November. Just you watch.
...just, wow. I've heard this woman say some stupid things but this takes the cake. Maybe she thinks Obama and those of his ilk are colluding with terrorists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO0eR47WuLY
michelle bachmann hearts boosh!!!! [VIDEO @ C&L]
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're mistaking her for Palin.
is there a big difference?
Bachmann is not as much of an intellectual as Palin. And she is absolutely head-over-heels in love with W. There's some neat video of a trip W made to MN - Bachmann was practically tripping over herself as she rushed to shake W's hand. She looked like a kid who couldn't wait to sit on Santa's lap.
She is a complete disgrace to the state of MN.
As a furigner, I think she's a complete disgrace to the USA, and your long proud history. No one really wants to dislike the USA, but when we see this, and think people voted for "IT"...
Being so afraid to question authority that you take up arms against those who do. Isn't that right Bachmann?! Being to proud that you cannot admit when you are wrong! Isn't that right Bachmann!?! How about not caring about making this nation better because you are TOO AMERICAN to suggest that we are nothing less than perfect?! Isn't THAT right Bachmann?! If anyone is UNAMERICQAN in their values, it is folks lie YOU who are afraid to face the challenges of improving oneself!
Grandmother sues McCain for hate speech
By David Edwards A Kansas City grandmother is suing John McCain and Sarah Palin for promoting hate speech. Mary Kay Green told KSHB that some statements at McCain campaign rallies terrify her as much as the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
“I know the secret service is on this case, but John McCain and Sarah Palin can stop some of this by a statement that they abhor these death threats and will not tolerate them,” said Green. Her lawsuit claims that the McCain campaign has intentionally and recklessly portrayed Barack Obama as a terrorist.
Green believe that Palin has been working crowds into a frenzy. There have been reports from McCain campaign rallies with words like “kill him,” “off with his head,” and “Muslim terrorist.”
Green said, “You have to take these things seriously.”
KSHB has more details here.
This video is from MSNBC.com
http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/?p=2202
Bravo, bravo. Excellent move!
When you see your country heading in the wrong direction (and can there be any doubt right now-- 80% see it), the patriotic thing to do is say so.
This woman is out of her tree. Let's check everyones DNA for any anti-American bugs? 'Are you now,or have you ever been a member of...'
Not again... Lady, wrap yourself in an American flag and go lay down,you'll be fine in about 50 years.
Classy woman! Nothing more American than hating your own countrymen! Maybe rather than running her yap she could spend this valuable time supporting our troops!
http://www.filthyrichmond.com/2008/08/support...
See, this is yet another example of your posting Chris Matthews and lauding his efforts; I know that C&L disapproves of much of what he does, but so often you post him because you like what he exposes, in this case wittingly.
I really think you should give the guy some more credit; maybe he's genuinely who he is, not perfect, but he's usually sincere.
You are absolutely right. Matthews can be a bit much sometimes, but the guy deserves credit.
and only when he deserves it.
aqua-velva man very rarely does anything positive and even more rarely progressive.
He's a great promulgator of false equivalencies.
His man-crush on reich-wingers is still what resonates with me.
This is exactly the case. When he does, inadvertently I think, report something in a fair manner - he does deserve the credit.
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Tweety is a swing journalist. I think we may see in play the phenomenon of swing media.
Matthews deserves a lot of credit for this .... to a point. He needs to go further. Ask lunatics like Bachmann why they haven't pushed to have these "terrorist collaborators" arrested if they are so dangerous? Why doesn't the FBI pick up Barack (AND Michelle, whom she specifically said had anti-American views) Obama right now?
He needs to ask why Palin isn't confronted about consorting with people who hate America, like the AIP. He needs to link right-wingers with the RADICAL right-wingers like Timothy McVeigh and the violent militia movements, and the Neo-nazi and racist groups which consistently identify with and vote for Republicans/conservatives.
Needless to say the appearance of Congresswoman Michelle Bachman (MN-06) on Hardball Friday night pissed me off as well as some “others”. I’ve been looking around all night at this thing and something the good congresswoman didn’t ever dream of has happened.
The netroots got Really Pissed.
Her opponent, Elwyn Tinklenberghad was adopted some folks at KOS , and it went around the horn as fast as anything the Dean Campaign ever dreamed of.
Tinklenberghad has had $ 100,000 pour in to the Act Blue pages in 12 hours. He’s raising money faster than Jerry Lewis.
Now we all know how vain “Tweety” is , and we all know he does a feature called the “Big Number” on his show at the bottom of the hour. Soo let’s give him a real big number for Monday.
Spread out, ask other sites to post on this , it’s not like it’s starting from Zero, we got a $ 100,000 head start. And if you need more encouragement consider this :
A day earlier at a debate in St. Cloud with her Democratic opponent, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Bachmann spoke kindly of Obama.
“If the presidency would somehow go to Barack Obama, I would welcome him to the 6th District as well,” Bachmann said after the debate. “As a matter of fact, I would put my hand on his shoulder and give him a kiss if he wanted to” - a reference to when Bachmann gained notoriety for grabbing President Bush’s shoulder after his 2007 State of the Union address and holding on until he kissed her.”
http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18660
I thought she was that same unhinged nutmeg!
wow!
Didn't the Bush family use to pal around with the Bin Laden family? Or they still do? Hmmm.....
The bush family started out pallin around with the Nazis and then the Bin_ladens. the repugs believe its american to send all our jobs over seas to pay cheaper wages. They believe its american to dodge taxes by having not much more than corporate hq off shore.They believe its american to oppress the black race. They believe its american to import cheap alien labor for the jobs that cant be shipped over seas. they belive in free markets as long as they can make the rules for enrrons,fanny and freddy and a host of other. They belive its american to send our people into coal mines that our unsafe. Build bridges that collapse. Ignore the infrastructher so they can steal more money. Rob social security into virtual bankruptcy. Have older americans with out health care.I am a liberal and in no way anti american. anti rigged free markets and robber barrons aka ceo"s I love America and thats why I already voted Barrack Obama for PRESIDENT
Just where do you think bush and his buds are going after the election, if they stay here they could get charged with war crimes.
they're heading on down to Paraguay, currently home to a cadre of USSA soldiers (with full immunity against prosecution ) where bushco bought a 100 acre ranch -
http://tinyurl.com/3y5kp6
Jenna went down under cover of a UN mission t and visited with the Pagaguayan president o get it all set up.
From another source -
http://tinyurl.com/3y5kp6
" the International Committee of the Red Cross, based in Switzerland, has opened a War Crimes Portfolio charging the United States President, Vice President, Defense Secretary, United States Military Commanders and the majority of United States Senators and Congressmen with ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ over what the United Nations has declared as an ‘illegal’ war in the Middle Eastern Country of Iraq, and where the innocent civilian death toll is nearing 30,000.
This is reported to be only the second time in the International Committee of the Red Cross’s history where a War Crimes Portfolio has been opened against the Civilian and Military Leadership of a sovereign country, with the first being opened in 1943 against the Nazi German Empire and its Chancellor, Adolph Hitler, and various other civilian and military leaders of that country."
That's over 100,000 acres.
http://www.thepowerhour.com/news2/bush_paragu...
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The good those 100,00 acres will do him. Bush needs to review what became of Adolph Eichman, who attempted a similar escape in the regionm thinking he couldn't be extradited. Same for Cheney in Dubai.
As of January this year, Carla del Ponte, the former chief prosecutor for The Hague has taken a job with the Swiss Embassy in Argentina -- Argentina being right next door to Paraguay.
Cheney will be off to Dubai I think. Certainly Paraguay for the Bush Crime family.
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I thought I read somwhere a while back that the Bushists bought the ranch in Paraguay because they had no extradition treaty with the US, but that the new President has changed that (or is trying to) and is implementing an extradition agreement with the US.. anybody know?
A fine family tradition.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?contex...
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made the case very well authorizing torture went to the top of the Bush regime.
Yes, and they used to pal around with the al-Zarqawi family too -- and maybe still do.
In fact, al-Zarqawi knows a lot about her state -- Minnesota, especially around Holloween time when there is already snow on the ground up there.
Overlooking for the moment that the entire Bush Family could be labeled terrorists -- does this mean that we can look for the next International level terrorist "star" to come from the ranks of the Bush cousins?
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Seig hail, ve must purge ze congress of all ze un-American traitors .
do you mean Sieg Heil!
I was watching this live on Hardball as it happened. I was astonished, especially two days removed from the debate where Obama addressed this exact thing.
How in anyone's right mind would a public servant of the people be anti-american? They wouldn't be elected to public office if that was the case.
"They wouldn't be elected to public office if that was the case."
What kind of an argument is that?
I think most of this current administration is used as a stooge for coporate America and thus are distinctly anti-American.
Look at Cheney, look at what they've done to the constitution, to civil liberties, to Iraq and the US standing around the world.
I think they and neo-cons before them are distinctly anti-american and do what they do for the profit of the few, not the needs of the many.
anti means against. Against America. A little nebulous, don't you think? Does that mean one is against the existence of America? Give an example of being against America.
Oh, wait .... you already did. By extension, corporations are against America. Talk about killing the goose that laid the golden egg.
I agree that corporations must be reined in, must be regulated, must be cleansed of the greed and avarice they are infected with, for starters (and never forget that corporations lobbied for and got the best of both worlds - under the law, corporations are defined as persons - but those 'persons' cannot be held liable for lying to and stealing from taxpayers around the world).
Everything you posted is true, and maybe I am hung up on semantics, but I am against using an expression that starts out with a gray area for meaning and using it as a metaphor for nailing down a straw man for the pundits and talking heads to obscure and obfuscate for a week. The things about which there must be intelligent dialogue before this nation can get started on healing and putting us back on the path the founding fathers had in mind when they backed up their ideas with a pledge to give up everything for what they believed in is the direction we must take.
Please go and support her opponent Elwyn Tinklenberg either here: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18660 or here: http://www.tinklenberg08.com/
We need as much help as we can get to rid my district of Michele Bachmann. I am embarrassed and angry...........
Thanks for the link to Elwyn Tinklenberg's site. I've made a contribution just now. If you're reading this and are as freaked out as i was by what I saw on MSNBC yesterday, we need to do all we can to make sure this woman does not win reelection! Enough of repeating history of the worst kind! I'm sick of this politics of the lowest common denominator.
I saw this yesterday and Tweety was PISSED off. But not as pissed off as I was. I kept thinking "Why doesn't Tweety ask this insane hate monger what she feels about "The Disasta from Alaska" and th Alaska Independent Party?
I saw the interview unfold before me, and I still can't believe she said those things.
That monologue by Katrina Vandenheuvel was amazing. I'm very proud of her. We need to have more people stand up and call this out. This is the edge of McCarthyism and the advance of anti-intellectualism.
Very proud.
Conversely - Pat Buchanan to get his check - did not denounce - he searched for something to say positive which I guess said it all.
This is NOT the edge of McCarthyism!! This IS McCarthyism!!
people on the planet, especially given the ubiquity of 'schooling.'
"Average" Murkins seem to seek out and install in office people who are demonstarbly DUMBER than they are. I think it makes 'em feel good to pretend they're 'superior' to somebody...
One thing is clear: Pat Buchanan's career is in the toilet and he can thank McCain for it. Pat has become collateral damage now.
Consider that this is just another re-Thuglic "baby step" -- one of a never ending stream of them -- and look where we are.
Pushing back against the rhetoric is now critical. We need to continually raise the alarm against the re-thuglic hate speech in order to keep the blood flowing through our party. We know our congressional representatives won't do it unless we force it on them.
If we let this go - then they take another baby step toward fascism, then another, and another, and another . . . .
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Somewhere Joe McCarthy is spanking his monkey.
I thought it was Jenny McCarthy they were referring to...
Lord knows, I've NEVER been anti-Jenny McCarthy!
No Joe. Or are you kidding and I'm being stupid about something else?
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LOL LOL thank you!
LOL!
No joke. And I am ethnically German, so none of my fellow Krauts should start whining.
What an unspeakable disgrace. She just moved ahead of Jean Schmidt of Ohio on list of most obnoxious Republicans I want removed.
Think: even Jesse Helms didn't talk this way, and he was the most obsessive "anti-communist" on all of Capitol Hill.
If we have learned anything this year, it's that women in politics are as capable of being hideous fascists (yeah, I said it) as men.
During this interview my blood pressure shot up so fast I thought I was going to stroke out. This woman is Kathleen Harris in drag.
Too bad she couldn't turn herself off.
Yeah...me too. I really did feel like I was going to have a stroke. I couldn't believe anyone could be so stupid. I wanted to reach through the screen and slap her.
Tinklenberg is raising about $5,000 an hour right now.
Do the people who have voted for this woman know that she thinks this way?
Forgive me for saying so, but what a stupid ****.
She can seriously go fuck herself.
I'm am violently ill because of these people.
They denigrate NY and the major cities of America, while COMPLELETY failing to realise that those "anti American" parts of the country are what makes America possible.
NY bore the brunt of 9/11, while the stupid hicks in podunk Backwater, USA, only saw it on TV like some kind of reality show.
WE are the engine that drives this economy, it's OUR taxes that make all the welfare we give to the shithole hovels possible.
How DARE they say this crap. We need a SERIOUS revolution in this country to sweep the ENTIRE group of bastards out. ALL OF THEM.
Anyone that would denigrate Americans who DARE to speak out against this government's behavior is THEMSELVES anti-American.
Know that the Founding Fathers are on OUR SIDE.
This is OUR AMERICA, and frankly, imbeciles like Bachman are themselves ANTI-AMERICAN!!!!
I am FURIOUS right now.
Without New York, LA, and the other large, mostly maritime, cities, these idiots couldn't afford two rocks to bang together.
Actually, they might be less dangerous if all we allowed them to do is bang two rocks together...
I've been sayin' for a while that a revolution is brewing. But it's not the progressivists who are getting ready for revolution.
Why do you think the wingnutosphere has been amassing so many guns in the past decade?
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10122008....
On October 2, Representative Brad Sherman, a California Democrat and opponent of the bailout, stated in the House that members of Congress were threatened that “there would be martial law in America if we voted no.” A day earlier, here on CounterPunch, Doug Valentine had pointed out that George Bush was equipped with such powers, having issued, in May 2007, National Security Presidential Directive 51 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20. These directives gave Bush the authority to assure the “Continuity of Government" in the event of a “Catastrophic Emergency” — which resulted in, among other things, some extraordinary disruption of the economy.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_ho...
Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Sep 30, 2008 16:16:12 EDT
[Excerpts]
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.
But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
[Note from Kate: "... in April 2002, Defense
Dept. officials implemented a plan for domestic
U.S. military operations by creating a new U.S.
Northern Command (CINC-NORTHCOM) for the
continental United States. Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld called this "the most sweeping
set of changes since the unified command system
was set up in 1946."
The NORTHCOM commander, Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld announced, is responsible for
"homeland defense and also serves as head of
the North American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD).... He will command U.S. forces that
operate within the United States in support
of civil authorities. The command will provide
civil support not only in response to attacks,
but for natural disasters."
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?contex... ]
After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one.
The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., where they’ll be able to go to school, spend time with their families and train for their new homeland mission as well as the counterinsurgency mission in the war zones.
[Redacted-Sitemonitor]
[Note from Kate -- This is how they're
selling it to the troops? How sweet and
warm and fuzzy. But remember KBR, the
Halliburton subsidiary, won a $385 million
contract to build detention camps around
the country.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?contex...
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13554 ]
Some brigade elements will be on call around the clock, during which time they’ll do their regular marksmanship, gunnery and other deployment training. That’s because the unit will continue to train and reset for the next deployment, even as it serves in its CCMRF mission.
Should personnel be needed at an earthquake in California, for example, all or part of the brigade could be scrambled there, depending on the extent of the need and the specialties involved.
The active Army’s new dwell-time mission is part of a NorthCom and DOD response package.
Active-duty soldiers will be part of a force that includes elements from other military branches and dedicated National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams.
[Redacted. Please, not such large excerpts. 3-4 paragraphs tops, each source plus a link. And try to keep your posts shorter overall. Thanks-Sitemonitor]
that in February, 2008, the Commander of NorthCom signed an agreement with the Commander of the Canadian armed forces to the effect that in the event of "civil unrest" in the US, Canada would dispatch forces to help quell it, and the US would do the same if that happened in Canada.
So, we're all set - keep the powder dry....
I am willing to join the fight against these evil bastards, and ALL of their idiot fascist supporters.
I also liked the way Matthews let the Turd float around and spew her hate for as long as he could handle it. I have a feeling this is goiing to go down as one of those things that will be looked on as the huge turning point.
Probably because they are so damned good at it...
I have a feeling this is goiing to go down as one of those things that will be looked on as the huge turning point
No one has ever raised money this fast online. It'll be a huge story if we can pour it on ..... And as I said Tweety will love it.
is still working to get ratings..!
Michele Bachman is the new face for "american witch hunting" - maybe she can bring in Reverend Muthee (Palin's witch doctor who christened her into her governorship) to help sort the witches from the good guys in Congress??
Reverend Muthee: Wanted for a clean-up across the aisle!
"A common theme present in most discussions of leadership for the 21st century is the leader's ability to create, articulate, and communicate, not only a vision, but, more importantly, a global vision." Karin Klenke
That's got Barack's name written all over it.
And that is a low rung to reach for.
Hey, the area has a long tradition of witch hunters...
Maybe she can tell us that she has a special nose that smells anti-Americans...
Ironically, it seems the Anti-Americans are the only ones who can recite the Bill of Rights.
Bachmann said illegal immigrants were "bringing in diseases, bringing in drugs, bringing in violence." Guess what? she is also a Lou Dobbs Republican.
If Lou Dobbs believes he's fooling anyone with his hypocrisy about being "Independent", he's a bigger moron and old fool than he appears to be and looks.
He's destroyed CNN and people are no longer watching his show. He's helping to make CNN a totally irrelevant "cipher" of what it once was. When the rest of the anchors on CNN no longer have a job, they can thank hate-monger Lou Dobbs for that.
Lou Dobbs has become an american disgrace.
You are soooooooooooooo right! I cannot stand to watch his programs anymore. He is no longer relevant. Where's Jack Cafferty? Jack was waking up to the repub bullsh*t.
agree. how can cnn allow him to call himself an independent? and he even has a weekend show! cnn also has glenn beck. why doesnt it give the same chance to liberals?
I hope someone has the Reverend Muthee (witch doctor to Sarah Palin) video cued up and ready to go viral today.
Obviously, Michele Bachman has been spending too much time with Reverend Muthee Witch Doctor and his "particular" Sarah Palin.
Censure by congress is imminent for Bachman.
$20?
of Cheney and Shrub...
This foul mouth klutz makes Palin look competent by comparison. What a sickening, reprehensible comment from an asinine Neocon hack. I lived in MN for 4 years and cannot believe that they elected this circus freak. Get smart people, and dump this modern day fascist NOW.
And I did contribute to Tinklenberg's campaign too.
this wingnut's definition of anti american would include jesus and santa claus - i like the idea of exposees' of liberals in society - doesn't that sound a little 1984ish and McCarthyish?
Of Jaysus lookin' like an A-Rab, their heads would explode like that Clayton Bigsby bit on Dave Chappelle
I think there are a lot of "anti american" congress people. dreamocant's and repiglicant's alike
If an elected official (who took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution) voted for the patriot act, voted to occupy Iraq, voted for the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, voted for telecom immunity, or voted for the bailout...then they are in fact anti american in my book.
And, there you have it. You have answered the question Tweety posed to Bachman, which she would not answer. All those who voted for all of the acts you listed are the anti-americans.
I've also heard that the man running to unseat this fascist, Michele Bachman, raised an unprecedented amount of money ($30,000) in the first 5 minutes following the "Bachman Rant".
This woman clearly believes that it's up to her to play God and decide who are the good guys (american) and the bad guys (anti-americans).
The same sentiment turned voters off to Palin yesterday when she said the same thing: I love coming to these "pro-american" places.
Pro-American??? I guess to someone who's a secessionist, this makes sense. To others, it's and outrage. These two women are totally ignorant.
In fact, Palin's ties to AIP need to be brought out in the media now.
Since she's so obviously attempting to chisel and divide american by her "pro-america" statement, it's time to parade this monster out for all to see.
The AIP (Alaska Secessionist Party) is THE closest thing we have in this country to an overt ANTI AMERICAN DOMESTIC TERRORIST group.
I'd like to politely disagree.
There are many organizations, ranging from the National Alliance to Aryan Nations to White Aryan Resistance to the Hammerskins to the National Socialist Movement, which are quantifiably and demonstrably much closer to being a genuine domestic-terrorism force than the AIP.
The AIP really represents that part of white supremacy that's seeking to mainstream itself, so it isn't nearly as virulent or violent. Mind you, it attracts all kinds of violent actors capable of all kinds of ugliness, but it doesn't advocate it outright as these other groups do.
I love Minnesota, but I have never been more embarassed to live where I live, and Michele Bachmann has provided a lot of embarassment so it has been hard to choose. Please please please help us get rid of her! People in this district will vote for anything with an "R" by its name. Tinklenberg for congress!
I agree completely!! I live in MN too and cannot believe how foolish some people are when it comes to voting for elected officials. Not to sound phrophetic, but I did see this coming from her. This Neocon nutjob can get the F%$k out of here with that nonsense she spewed yesterday (and take the Alaska Disasta with her)!!!
I cannot stand this woman.
I live in Missouri; I am unemployed; I just gave $25 to Elwyn Tinklenberg.
I hope this woman gets defeated soundly and gets out of politics forever.
that most of those who self-identify as conservatives and/or Republicans do not embrace the racist, militaristic attitudes of virulently vocal wingnuts like Bachman. I personally hope that many who are afraid of 'liberals' recognize the propagandist ploy of the corporate megalomaniacs who strive to keep us divided among ourselves so that we put our energy toward hate and fear instead of working on the real issues--like impeaching Bush and Cheney, and imposing serious regulations and sanctions on the corporatists who have played a major role in destroying our economy.
These toadies are underestimating We The People, and they are vastly wrong about our feelings for our country.
Yeah, we're pretty scarey, us liberals.
My husband and I, two of those horrible liberals, are the
people that clean you up after you vomit or shit yourself
in the hospital (that's me, I'm a nurse).
My husband, retched man that he is, teaches special needs
children how to care for themselves and attempts to provide
them with skills that may may them employable. What a couple of
vile, self-absorbed, elitist people we are.
God, I hate these fucks and their inflammatory rhetoric. I'm donating
to her opponent right now.
Amen.
My father and father-in-law both served in Korea. One of my uncles was decorated for valor in World War II.
And while I did not have the opportunity to serve (too young for Vietnam, too old for Iraq), I volunteered as a docent on the USS Hornet for three years, teaching visitors about the carrier and its proud history. (Oh, I also spent fifteen years working with an 'overhead projector' at a planetarium.)
My grandfather was an immigrant who worked hard and sent his children to school. Now our family includes doctors, executives, law enforcement professionals, and teachers.
We ARE America.
Bachmann is disgusting.
I mean, I'm a writer, editor and Audubon member! I love nature! I care about special-needs kids because my older brother has Down syndrome!
My wife is a graphic artist and ministerial student! We care about others! We care about the earth!
We want people to live together in peace! We believe in equal justice before the law! We want separation of church and state! We revere the Constitution!
Yes, yes, we're evil liberals!
the "f" word (fascism) is used in its correct sense. That was the most powerful heartfelt statement i've heard (from katrina V).
for more on this scary trend, see www.myamericaproject.com and www.endofamericamovie.com.
if she was being sarcastic, but this is the same mindset of people that think that communism could have been stopped sooner if McCarthy had just been allowed to go on and on being a paranoid douchebag.
Matthews tried very hard to be fair to her and you have to give him credit for that.
I can forgive stupidity - people who try, but still aren't quite getting it. People like this Congresswoman - well they're the willfully ignorant and there's just no excuse for this nonsense.
She, and people like her, are more dangerous to this country and its people than Obama ever could be, even if all of the mud slung at him were true. Change has to start now. But I fear for Obama, and for our country. There are too many right wing militants (who have replaced the left wing militants as the most dangerous segment of America).
I share Vandenheuvel's sentiments. I wish someone other than her had expressed those views, however. ( I wish she would leave me alone - I was a Nation subscriber until the only contributors to the magazine were extremist. Every day I get multiple unwanted emails. I don't like hateful politics on either side of the aisle.)
Chris should have asked if addressing the Alaska Independence Party would be Anti-American? Or being married to a member of the AIP would be considered Anti-American?
or"palling around with him"
I hope her opponent get more funding because of her remarks.
As I also hope most of you will Donate to Obama and announce it every time a new Troll comes into Crooks and Liars. It will serve to keep them at bay.
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Bob looks like that guy from the "most interesting man in the world" commercials.
I just donated $50 to Gobama. too bad I'm not getting my citizenship 'til next year.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/m...
Check out this article, it's really shocking in many ways, I guess this is the real McCain, and if anything the way he behaved these couple of months only proves that the article is correct.
Michele Bachman LOVES America...she just can't stand most of the people who live there!
it's amazing to hear a right winger talking about who's pro-American and who's anti-American...I can't even come up with a decent list of things the republicans like about America
They don't like our laws, our taxes, our government, our citizens, our soldiers or our students(except when they can be used for a photo op)...they don't like our businesses (except for the multinational corporations)...they don't like our civil liberties, they don't seem to like our Bill of Rights or our Constitution (except for 1/3 of the 2nd ammendment).
So Republican lurkers, I ask you this, what part of America do you actually like? and if you can't give more then your standard bullshit answer then please find yourself a new place to live, because we Americans love this country and are sick of your party trying to destroy it for your own greedy purpose.
our NASCAR, our churches (the white xtian ones) and our Fux channels that keep telling them that the 1950's "American Dream" still is their reality...
you have to admit, the tinfoil hat is a nice touch.
Nazis like Bachmann have a right to spew their nonsense and ignorance. I defend that right, but defending their rights is one aspect of being citizens of The United States of America that the "right" wingnut hatchery simply doesn't get! These people are afraid, paranoid, xenophobic, racist and hate-filled - "Hatriots" who have NO understanding of what it means to be citizens of The United States of America. They have been buffaloed by the best of the worst and live in a constant state of denial. This country may go down, but it will be largely due to non-thinkers like Bachmann.
After hearing this yesterday I wrote my congresswoman Doris Matsui. Among other things I told her that more than most she should know how this story ends. Matsui was born in an Internment Camp at Poston, Arizona.
This is the woman who gave us this gem:
“[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she’s just trying to save the planet,” Bachmann told the right-wing news site OneNewsNow. “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.”
– Michele Bachmann
These people are running our country.
“[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she’s just trying to save the planet,” Bachmann told the right-wing news site OneNewsNow. “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.”
– Michele Bachmann
Man that is fucked up! Seriously scary shit, for real. Maybe if Obama wins and common sense returns to the US Government, I will return to live here. Until now, my ass is staying put.
I did watch this in it's entirety and found it to be a fascinating, insightful glimpse of the face of american fascism today. Michele Bachman will become Fascism's Poster Gal.
The level of ignorance of this woman was astounding to me. But I believe the real kudos need to go to Chris Matthews for not interferring and permitting Michele Bachman to be seduced into complacency and ultimately slit her own throat with middle america.
Initially, I was wondering why Matthews wasn't shutting her down; about midway through her disgusting rant, I knew why. Michele Bachman has been grabbing the limelight for months now - outing herself piece by piece. Last night was the end of Michele Bachman's political career in this country.
It was incredible to watch this "foaming at the mouth, unchristian "poseur" (wolf in sheep's clothing) be lulled into comfort by Matthews and then make a blathering, bigoted fool of herself.
It was "art" the way Matthews skewered Bachman. He permitted her to make her repulsive statements and then pushed her into her self-created hypocritical corner from which the only exit strategy was to conclude her own argument....that members of congress are "anti-american".
This woman is the closest thing we have to a dangerous fascist in this country and needs to be immediately censured by Congress or the people will no longer have any faith in our government.
As they say: "Ignorance is bliss" and "bliss" is the adjective I would use to describe Michele Bachman by the end of her rant. I was worried that midway through her diarrhea of the mouth she would somehow "get" that she was hanging herself....but, alas, this woman doesn't even have enough intelligence to come in out of the rain.
I'm certain that this moron actually thought: Hey, I'd make an even better veep than sarah palin because I was able to throw in everything but the kitchen sink on this guy AND the entire democratic party. Little does Bachman know but that she's committed "treason" by her own words.
This will unfold and Bachman's opponent willl unseat her. As for Michele Bachman, Congress now can level charges of treason against her. She will be mired in public hearings now, investigations into every aspect of her background, and will be outed by the american people.
Why didn't he bring up McCain's past associations then? Say.....Keating, Liddy?
I really would have liked to see her squirm her way around that one...not like it hasn't been mentioned before, but if the subject is past associations, then talk about McCain's as well.
Today every american is reminded about George W. Bush and the danger of the rabid extremist right. We know this is precisely what has gotten us into the horrendous situation we are in today. Michele Bachman is now the "face" of how dangerous Bush and the rabid right has been to this country.
The feedback I'm hearing today from seniors who remember the words of Hitler and his "hate speech" were harkened right back to those dark days by Michele Bachman's rant.
Following her rant and Palin's claim to be happy to be visiting "pro-america" cities (their base), even the Rabbis have come out to support Obama now. This is something they've never done. I'll post the link below.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1029326.html
This woman is a real nut, evidenced by these:
http://crooksandliars.com/2007/01/24/rep-mich...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzzjU62Q2ns
To be honest, the "Deer in the headlights" comment is a bit unfair seeing that there is a satellite delay in the conversation. Ben nevertheless watching her is a kind of torture. Everytime you hear the words "Ayers" coming from her yap you get the urge to groan...
We all know the "time delay" of remote video. Bachman's delay when pinned up against the wall along with her moose-in-the-headlights look told everyone that she finally realized that she'd skewered herself.
The rest of the blabber and detritus was an attempt to spin her way out of it....
Just like quicksand....the more you move, the deeper you sink.
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