Bachmann channels the spirit of John Wayne.... Gacy

[KAOS]

The stupid Tea Bagger flubs on day 1 of her presidential campaign...

(more non-sonse and shenanigans to follow)


http://swampland.time.com/2011/06/27/ba ... ayne-gacy/


Michele Bachmann rolled out her official presidential campaign Monday – not to be confused with the unofficial debate announcement two weeks ago – in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. (When Bachmann was still a child her family moved to Minnesota, where she would eventually get elected to Congress.) Much has been made of Bachmann’s Iowa roots and the Des Moines Register’s first poll of the 2012 field out Saturday would certainly seem to indicate that Iowa Republicans identify with her. But in an interview with Fox News following her announcement, Bachmann flubbed. “Just like John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa, that’s the kind of spirit that I have, too,” she said, standing in front of her childhood home.
Actually, John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, clear across the state. Winterset is south of Des Moines. There’s even a museum there dedicated to John Wayne that I visited with Joe Biden when he was a presidential hopeful in the summer of 2007. Mention the name “John Wayne” in Waterloo and most folks will go, “John Wayne Gacy?”

The most famous John Wayne from Waterloo is John Wayne Gacy, the rapist and serial killer. Though Gacy was originally from Chicago, he began his criminal career in Waterloo. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sodomy of a teenage boy there, but was released early for good behavior and went on to kill 33 people in Chicago. Clearly, Bachmann wasn’t referring to that John Wayne.

Flubs are common on the political campaign trail. Some times they can be damaging, such as John Kerry ordering Swiss cheese on a Philly cheese steak –- a sacrilege to Pennsylvania voters and a mistake that underlined GOP accusations that the wealthy patrician was out-of-touch with the common man. John McCain’s inability to name how many homes he owned was another bruising mistake. And Michael Dukakis learned the hard way that arugula could be a dangerous weapon. Just like George H. W. Bush has probably been painfully aware of the price of milk after this misstep.

Flubs are most deadly when they underline a perception that’s already there. For years, establishment types remarked that Dan Quayle wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but he made that reputation worse when he argued on camera with a 12-year-old that potato was spelled with an “e” at the end. So, will Bachmann’s flub hurt her? Probably not. But the danger is that this becomes a regular thing. Too many misspellings, factual mistakes or, misstatements and people start to wonder if you’re the brightest option out there. And Michele Bachmann isn’t exactly known for her, um, delicate rhetoric. Welcome to presidential politics, Rep. Bachmann, where every word counts.



Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2011/06/27/ba ... z1QWCHtQ6v

[SeminiferousButtNoid]

These "flubs" the media harps on are fucking stupid. I remember that John Kerry philly cheese steak thing and rolled my eyes 360 degrees when the reporter acted like Kerry was Marie Antoinette for not knowing. Fuck Philly. Fuck Philly fat asses that order the right kind of cheese. And fuck John Wayne, too.

[cantstopthemusic]

Not half as bad as Obama saying the U.S. has 57 states! (minus Alaska and Hawaii)

[Skate4RnR]

John Wayne Gacy huh? Way to go you fucking bitch.

[EvilMadman]

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me." --Joe Biden, speaking at a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire.

"Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya." --Joe Biden, to Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 12, 2008.

What a douche.

[MasterOfMeatPuppets]

Wow. Dueling nonentities.

[dtmfs]

Not half as bad as Obama saying the U.S. has 57 states! (minus Alaska and Hawaii)

Yeah they all make gaffes, funny how the sheep attack the other side every single fucking time one is made, I swear to god these fucking pundits are worse than 1st graders.

Winterset is a small ass town but has been in the spotlight for John Wayne's birthplace and that stupid clint eastwood bridges of madison county movie. Stuart, Iowa is where its fucking at.

[Thebottomline]

Not half as bad as Obama saying the U.S. has 57 states! (minus Alaska and Hawaii)

Lars Larson uses that audio as an intro when his show comes back on from a commercial break.

[cantstopthemusic]

Not half as bad as Obama saying the U.S. has 57 states! (minus Alaska and Hawaii)

Lars Larson uses that audio as an intro when his show comes back on from a commercial break.

I'll take your word for it.

[eddie lee roth]

"Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya." --Joe Biden, to Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 12, 2008.

What a douche. :lol:I at this one or was he trying to be a faithhealer .
Remember when dubya waved at Stevie Wonder what a dumbass!

[EvilMadman]

Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had described Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."

[vlad]

Lars Larson is a douchnozzle....always has been. He's a local boy, though! From right up the road. I've watched him on PDX news shows for as long as I can remember. But he's still a douche of the first water. And he's a fucking Duck! Booooooo!

Bachmann...she's got some crazy eyes. Just weirds me out. Other than that, I'm sure she and Palin could into a big ole' catfught. That would be fun to watch. There's been some definite cattiness between the two....both want to be the head cheerleader and bone the football captain.

[Thebottomline]

Lars Larson is a douchnozzle....always has been. He's a local boy, though! From right up the road. I've watched him on PDX news shows for as long as I can remember. But he's still a douche of the first water. And he's a fucking Duck! Booooooo!

I like it when someone calls him and catches him contradiciting himself, he hangs up on them and says he's got to go to a commercial break. The guy is entertaining. He's actually been saying alot of positive things about John Kitzhaber and today gave Obama kudos (over the Boeing ordeal) which was a surprise.

[ROADHEAD]

She should book a tour of all 57 states and retell this story..that would so rule

[cantstopthemusic]

And he's a fucking *uck! Booooooo!

No wonder he's such a douche.

[Skate4RnR]

She should book a tour of all 57 states and retell this story..that would so rule

JWG was a maverick who went against the establishment man.

[dong dokken]

she originally wanted to channel the spirit of john wayne bobbitt