Idiocy Watch (That would be Bachmann, Michele Bachmann)

[babylonsister]

Oh, brother, and I've always thought Cornyn was dumber than a box of rocks. I have to rethink this now.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_02/016922.php

IDIOCY WATCH.... A friend passed along an item from the weekend, with an audio clip of Michele Bachmann chatting with a conservative talk-show host in Minnesota. In the ongoing debate as to which member of Congress is the single most ridiculous, this interview is very compelling evidence that Bachmann is, at a minimum, near the front of the pack.

The whole interview is about 13 minutes long, but it's worth listening to, if only to appreciate just how truly disturbed some far-right members of Congress have become.

Bachmann "explained" to the host and Minnesota audience:

* ACORN is "under federal indictment for voter fraud," but the stimulus bill nevertheless gives ACORN "$5 billion." (In reality, ACORN is not under federal indictment and isn't mentioned in the stimulus bill at all.)

* many members of Congress have "a real aversion to capitalism."

* the stimulus bill includes a measure to create a "rationing board" for health care, and after the bill becomes law, "your doctor will no longer be able to make your healthcare decisions with you."

* the recovery package is part of a Democratic conspiracy to "direct" funding away from Republican districts, so Democratic districts can "suck up" all federal funds. Bachmann doesn't think this will work because, as she put it, "We're running out of rich people in this country."

* the "Community-Organizer-in-Chief" is also orchestrating a conspiracy involving the Census Bureau, which the president will use to redraw congressional lines to keep Democrats in power for up to "40 years." When the host said he was confused, noting that congressional district lines are drawn at the state level, Bachmann said Obama's non-existent plan is an "anti-constitutional move."

There's no point in trying to fact-check such unhinged stupidity, but I should note that none of this is in anyway grounded in reality. I should also note that we're not talking about some strange nut screaming on a street corner; this is all coming from an elected member of Congress.

At one point, Bachmann told the host, "We are literally losing our country."

Congresswoman, you've literally lost something, but I don't think it's your country.

—Steve Benen

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1. I still can't believe she was re-elected after the Tweety interview. nt

[Skidmore]

2. "We're running out of rich people"....?

I'm confused. I thought the problem was that rich people want it all have have been getting it all.

[CanonRay]

3. I have an idiot Congressman, but at least he usually keeps his mouth shut.

Lamborn, CO-5 He just votes for whatever Rush wants, but doesn't try to bask in his ignorance.

[madrchsod]

4. the people who voted for her must be mentally handicapped

that`s the only answer i can think of

[classof56]

5. There's no reasonable response to this, of course, just to acknowledge she's nuts

But I'm pretty sure I'll be receiving this from my RW relative in Texas soon, since she seems to buy into whatever wacky emails that come her way. Before the election, it was "Obama is the antichrist and whoever doesn't believe that is stupid", then it was another one of those "we deserve what we get 'cause we took god out of public places and prayer out of schools" (what we get including Katrina, Rita, things that never happened back when god was in public places and prayer in schools--yeah, right!), and the latest was what a class act W is compared to Clinton and Obama. Oddly, my cousin is not rich, though she is religious, so guess that's why she buys all this crap as gospel, so to speak. Anyway, the rhetoric will not stop and what I say will not matter, gotten to where I don't even respond 'cause I love her and don't want to entirely cut contact. There are days though...!

Thanks for your post.