Happy International Women's Day
(from Michele Bachmann)


“Women have a lot to lose under Obamacare, and I’ll give you an example. If you want to go into specifics, what the government can give, the government can take away. It certainly isn’t beyond the pale to think, in light of Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary — she said that it’s important that we have contraceptives because that prevents pregnancy, and pregnancy is more expensive to the federal government.

“Going with that logic, according to our own Health and Human Services Secretary, it isn’t far-fetched to think that the President of the United States could say, we need to save health care expenses — the federal government will only pay for one baby to be born in the hospital per family, or two babies to be born per family. That could happen. We think it couldn’t?

Co-host Amy Holmes then asked: “Congresswoman, are you suggesting that this administration, or a next administration, would actually advocate a one-child policy like Communist China?”

Bachmann responded: “What I’m saying is that now that we know the President of the United States unilaterally can tell insurance companies, you must offer the morning-after abortion pill, you must offer sterilizations, you must offer contraceptives free to the recipients of those products, because we tell you to — which means they’re effectively setting the price, as well — that says that whoever the health care dictator, could conceivably make that order, as well.

“There’s nothing that this president, one person, would be limited from doing. That’s how profound that is. I’m not saying that he is going to do it. I’m saying that he has the power and the authority to do it. We don’t want anyone to have that level of authority.”


And then Rick Santorum:
"What we will go to in a very short period of time, the next two years, a little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them. After Obamacare, it will not be less than 50 percent; it will be 100 percent."


And not to be outdone, Mitt Romney:

Campaigning in Pascagoula, Miss., Romney said he is turning into an "unofficial Southerner."

"I'm learning to say 'y'all' and I like grits. Strange things are happening to me," he said jokingly.

Earlier during a radio interview Mitt said:

"I admit that by the end of the day I am tired, and I mean I always eat something at the end of the day. My favorite is cold cereal, so I try to eat some cold cereal at the end of the day. And I've had a full tummy and a long day puts me right to bed."

Well, Mitt's quotes are your definition of Crazy, we DO have to talk .
Sounds like everybody's favorite Uncle. Friendly and a bit goofy.

Michelle ?
Rickie ?

ya, Mitt is just pandering...

the other two...batshit crazy..

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ya, Mitt is just pandering...
the other two...batshit crazy..

Well, I guess that's a subtle way of putting it.




I agree.

a tummy full of cold cereal puts me right to bed?

That's pandering? To what demographic, 6 year-olds?

Romney thinks cold cereal is what stereotypical middle-class people eat.

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Going with that logic,

I got to that part and I knew there was going to be some weapons grade stupid to follow.

I was not disappointed!

Michele Bachmann is the epitome of the buffoonery of the Republikin party.
She has about as much in common with the International Women of today as
cerebral masturbation does with reproductivity.

Todays republikins echo spin, chaos and a disconnect with reality.

"""I got to that part and I knew there was going to be some weapons grade stupid to follow.

I was not disappointed!"""

Huge belly laugh *(:>*

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a tummy full of cold cereal puts me right to bed?

That's pandering? To what demographic, 6 year-olds?

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He is saying it purely to connect with some demographic, something a big part of the electorate desires: to connect with their candidate on a personal level. That is, the 'common man'. He knows one of his downfalls is that he's a rich SOB who bets $10k on a whim, etc. Eating cold cereal, feeling like a southerner, etc. is all pandering.

Again, the other two are dead serious and, though they know their base loves it, they believe that stuff. Romney doesn't believe what he's saying for a minute...

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I have a friend who swears eating sourdough pretzels helps him sleep. To each his own.

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I have a friend who swears eating sourdough pretzels helps him sleep. To each his own.

Mitt would never say that. Sourdough pretzels are not part of the stereotype Mitt has in his head. It's cold cereal all the way. Mitt knows how the other 99.9% live. They eat cold cereal.



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I really can't get on board with calling the Romney quotes "crazy". I don't even think they were "pandering". I think he is just not real great at small talk or off-the-cuff comments, that's all.

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I really can't get on board with calling the Romney quotes "crazy". I don't even think they were "pandering". I think he is just not real great at small talk or off-the-cuff comments, that's all.

That's it, pretty much. Crazy is too strong, "unexpected" or "awkward" are the better terms. I'm sure he does love cereal before bed, and chocolate milk too. I believe it completely. Every time he tries to relate to ordinary people it comes out like this.

There was a story last summer about Romney being in coach on a flight to Boston and the people in his aisle tried to strike up conversation. On guy asked if he could recommend any restaurants and he said no, you'll have to ask someone else. A woman tried to make small talk and he said sorry I'm busy and didn't take his eyes off his phone or keyboard or papers. She found it so unexpected from a guy running for President that she wrote to a paper about it and it got published.

Now his campaign tries to keep him away from the press as much as possible, not unlike what happened with Sarah Palin after the Couric interview.
I still think he doesn't care if people like him or not, he's convinced he can win and be a good President and that's all that matters.



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I really can't get on board with calling the Romney quotes "crazy". I don't even think they were "pandering". I think he is just not real great at small talk or off-the-cuff comments, that's all.

That's it, pretty much. Crazy is too strong, "unexpected" or "awkward" are the better terms. I'm sure he does love cereal before bed, and chocolate milk too. I believe it completely. Every time he tries to relate to ordinary people it comes out like this.

ya, that's a better description. Maybe he's trying to pander and he just sucks at it.

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I really can't get on board with calling the Romney quotes "crazy". I don't even think they were "pandering". I think he is just not real great at small talk or off-the-cuff comments, that's all.

That's it, pretty much. Crazy is too strong, "unexpected" or "awkward" are the better terms. I'm sure he does love cereal before bed, and chocolate milk too. I believe it completely. Every time he tries to relate to ordinary people it comes out like this.

There was a story last summer about Romney being in coach on a flight to Boston and the people in his aisle tried to strike up conversation. On guy asked if he could recommend any restaurants and he said no, you'll have to ask someone else. A woman tried to make small talk and he said sorry I'm busy and didn't take his eyes off his phone or keyboard or papers. She found it so unexpected from a guy running for President that she wrote to a paper about it and it got published.

Now his campaign tries to keep him away from the press as much as possible, not unlike what happened with Sarah Palin after the Couric interview.
I still think he doesn't care if people like him or not, he's convinced he can win and be a good President and that's all that matters.

I can't believe he was flying coach.

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I can't believe he was flying coach.

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I can't believe he was flying coach.

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Meh. Even Dennis Rodman flies coach.





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Dennis is no doubt a lot more fun to sit next to.

Who would you rather have a bowl of cold cereal with?