Originally Posted By Dabob2 Of course, it has nothing to do with a). the fact that she barely eked out a win against an opponent she vastly outspent in 2012 who has vowed to match her spending in 2014, or b). The current House and FBI investigations into possible illegal campaign financing for her presidential run. Nothing whatsoever to do with that! Nothing, I tell you! <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/us/politics/michele-bachmann-wont-seek-re-election-next-year.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05...tml?_r=0</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I tend to think it was more your video Michele (one L) that did her in.
Originally Posted By Mr X Interesting discussion going on over in the liberalsphere - they're thinking she must have been forced out by TPTB (assuming one with an ego so huge would never step down "for the sake of the party"), since now her seat will likely stay Republican. If she'd stuck around, odds were very high that it would be a Democrat takeover next time around for sure.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I wonder if they'll now release Marcus from whatever isolation chamber they've had him locked up in since summer of 2012?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I tend to think it was more your video Michele (one L) that did her in.> Yeah! That was it!! Seriously, my guess is that she sees the writing on the wall - even if the FBI can't prove any illegality, she was quite likely to lose to a guy who very nearly beat her last time, and would get tons of funding from liberal groups now that they'd know he had a chance. Plus he now has the name recognition he lacked last time, which is always important. Thus she figured she'd lose. Her statmement: "My decision was not in any way influenced by any concerns about my being re-elected to Congress,” she said. “If I ran I would again defeat the individual who I defeated last year.” is the very definition of protesting too much. I've never heard anyone else announcing they were stepping down make a point to say "If I ran again, I'd totally win." And once you lose, you get that loser's stank on you. But retiring undefeated, she's probably hoping for a cushy (and lucrative) Fox job she can hold for years, and retain her influence in the conservative bubble - which a loser probably couldn't do, or at least not as easily. <I wonder if they'll now release Marcus from whatever isolation chamber they've had him locked up in since summer of 2012?> Yes. Hopefully he can come out now. Pun intended.
Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://capitolwords.org/legislator/B001256-michele-bachmann/" target="_blank">http://capitolwords.org/legisl...achmann/</a> Fun fact: The word Michele uttered the most on the House floor? Jobs? Freedom? Terrorism? America? Nope...it was ACORN. <a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/may/29/michele-bachmann-truth-o-meter-politifact/" target="_blank">http://www.politifact.com/trut...itifact/</a> Next fun fact: Bachmann, so far as I can tell, has the worst Politifact rating of anyone. Her inability to tell the truth should really astound anyone, no matter how cynical one might be about politics.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Bad news for Democrats though. Now the Republicans will likely hold a seat they would have surely lost had she run. Even though she was in a gerrymandered district that is the most Republican district in the state, she barely eked out a victory in 2012 while Romney took it by 15%.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The word Michele uttered the most on the House floor? ...it was ACORN<< Makes sense. She's nuts.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>But good news for political discourse in the country. I'll take it.<< +1
Originally Posted By TomSawyer "I wonder if they'll now release Marcus from whatever isolation chamber they've had him locked up in since summer of 2012?" I've never heard of a closet referred to as an isolation chamber before.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan With this news, late night comedy writers from coast to coast have been placed on 24-hour suicide watch.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Just in case some newbies haven't seen it, or anyone wants to re-live the magic... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gVZsypIKGc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ZsypIKGc</a>
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Next fun fact: Bachmann, so far as I can tell, has the worst Politifact rating of anyone. Her inability to tell the truth should really astound anyone<< So much for observing the commandment to not bear false witness.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "But good news for political discourse in the country. I'll take it." Yes.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Dabob, if you haven't googled Michele (one L) lately you should.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Anything particular I should see? I THINK I recognize most of the links I'm seeing; is there something special you thought was particularly good?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Oh okay, thanks. I remember it did get WAY more attention than I figured it would. Most of it soon after I posted it, of course (and Bachmann was still running), but I notice some came in fairly recently (March of this year, for instance.) My favorite thing is still the fact that a local MN CBS station picked up on it.
