Bachmann Calls for a Repeal of the Separation of Church and State

[Emit]

Bachmann: Tea partiers need to ‘literally start banging garbage lids’ to defeat health care reform

During Monday’s Hot Tea Radio Show U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann told listeners that she’s “fighting for my political life,” called for a repeal of the separation of church and state, and said that tea partiers need to “literally start banging garbage lids together” to defeat health care reform.

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Bachmann was asked what religious leaders can do to help get conservatives elected. She responded that Congress should repeal the ban that prevents 501(c)3 nonprofits and churches from endorsing candidates. (In Bachmann’s first run for Congress, Living Word Christian Center Pastor Mac Hammond got into hot water for endorsing Bachmann from the pulpit.)

The reason why clergy are afraid to be involved is because of an amendment that former President Lyndon Johnson passed when he was a senator from Texas… that stops 501(3)c organizations from saying anything political from the pulpit. Now, churches can be political from the pulpit. They can talk about issues all they want. What they can’t do is endorse a candidate from the pulpit. But the ACLU has been all over the backs of churches… Christian and Jews and people of faith are not second class citizens… but these radical leftist organizations have been intimidating Christians for so long and pastors don’t generally now that they do have the right to speak out from the pulpit. Congress should repeal that amendment from Lyndon Johnson… We need to repeal that and give Christians back their first amendment rights to free speech in the church.

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http://minnesotaindependent.com/56118/bachmann-tea-partiers-should-bang-garbage-can-lids

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I call for the repeal of Michelle Bachmann.

[Phlem]

7. I call

the repeal of the Republican Party!

-p

[valerief]

19. Amazing she's still allowed to breathe, isn't it? nt

[Bitwit1234]

21. Not as long as that preacher urges people to vote for her from

his pulpit. I can not understand why the IRS does not revoke their tax exemption. He is a crook and big one. And besides she represents the crookedest, corrupt area in Minnesota....Minneapolis. Where the republicans thrive. They even set the people up there to take most of the lottery prizes. I have heard so so so many complaints from people about if you live in the Minneapolis area bet on hitting the lottery. Any place in the state forget it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Um, Michelle Bachmann does NOT represent Minneapolis.

She represents the 6th District, which includes the eastern suburbs of St. Paul and gerrymanders up towards Stearns County. Minneapolis, where I live, is represented by the excellent and very progressive Democrat, Keith Ellison. Minneapolis, which, btw, has a notably clean government, is a very "blue" city. The mayor is a Democrat, and the city went something like 70% for Obama.

You don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[Emit]

25. THAT's the Minneapolis I recall when I lived there in my younger

years and that I know from my friends who hail from that great state! :thumbsup:

Bachmann is an anomaly.

And for clarity, 'THAT's' meaning, the one you describe.

[rbixby]

52. You're wrong

the 6th stretches from St Cloud to Stillwater, roughly along highway 10, I don't think that it actually touches the city of Minneapolis http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=MN&district=6 . While I don't disagree that the 6th is the most corrupt district in the state, the city of Minneapolis is nowhere near it.

[LNM]

54. What are you talking about? Minneapolis is blue.

Represented by Keith Ellison, first Muslim to be elected to Congress. Does that sound like Minneapolis is full of Republicans?

[defendandprotect]

49. If we're not targeting that lady, we have no idea what we're doing . . .!!!!!

[lib_wit_it]

65. Truer words...

[tanyev]

2. OK, Michelle. As long as churches also give up their tax-exempt status.

[DaveinJapan]

34. But really, that's ALL we're talking about here.

She (and so many others) imply that these evangelicals are somehow prevented, by law, from saying whatever they want to their congregations.

Nothing could be further from the truth. If they are willing to give up their tax shelter and pay up like any other political organization does, they can be as political as they damn well please.

[Chipper Chat]

3. Why does Michelle Bachmann hate our forefathers?

Can you imagine Pat Robertson as president?

[LostInAnomie]

11. She's couldn't name a forefather is she had to.

RWers are big about invoking the founders and forefathers but couldn't tell you a damn thing about them.

[gratuitous]

4. Dear Michele: God says you are nuts

Prove God wrong. If you can't, then shouldn't you resign your seat, or do you presume to know the Mind of God better than God?

[SDuderstadt]

5. Jesus, Bachmann is...

an idiot.

[DBoon]

24. Jesus already knows that

Not much the Son of God can do about it, though

[azmouse]

6. Batshit crazy.

[madmax]

8. more and more each day. n/t

[MindandSoul]

9. She is such a joke! Only dummies listen to her ranting!

[Caliman73]

59. There are a lot of dummies unfortunately

She plays to the worst aspects of humanity. Hate to say it, but I would really enjoy watching her political career crash and burn in the most humiliating way possible.

[LostInAnomie]

10. Good, I can't wait to start taxing churches out of existence.

[Last_Stand]

56. +1

[tallahasseedem]

12. Then they can pay for their opinions...

by paying taxes. If she pushes this then a Dem needs to step up to the plate and propose that churches start paying taxes.

[fascisthunter]

13. People Came to This Country to Get Away from Nazis Like You!

The reason for the separation was to make sure the two never ever co-mingle. You are a traitor to America and it's grandest ideals. You are for oppression.

PS - call those who claim to be "pro-life" due to their point of view on abortion are actually pro-oppression.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Michelle needs to reaad the Bill of Rights

oh wait... never mind that requires the ability to read and chiefly comprehend what one reads

[progressoid]

15. I agree. And then tax them accordingly.

Besides, I don't think Michelle realizes how this would fracture churches. She's under the delusion that all believers are of the same political mindset.

[Fumesucker]

16. Help!!!

[The Genealogist]

17. Maybe she would not be fighting for her "political life" if she wasn't a loon

Really, lady? REALLY? Wipe the froth off your lips and crawl back into your cave, Michelle Blockhead. OH...no WAIT! That way, more of America can see just what kind of nuts you get with a vote for a Repuke. Then, crawl back into your cave.

[Blue_Tires]

18. LOL...what is with all these supposed freedom-loving patriots

who want to tear up the constitution when it suits them??

even if you drew them a picture, they probably still wouldn't get the disconnect...

[wellstone dem]

20. Please please please donate

to www.tarrylclark.com

Tarryl is assistant majority leader of the Minnesota State Senate. She is the only person with the political chops and know how to beat Bauchmann. She is doing a money bomb because Bachmann is bringing in Palin, so please donate.

[graywarrior]

22. Fuck you, Bachmann! Fuck you to fucking hell!!!!

[MidwestTransplant]

26. Yes Christians against affordable Health Care for all citizens. Jesus would be so proud.

[pansypoo53219]

27. because religion has really

helped iran.

[indepat]

28. Why does Herress Bachmann seem to hate America so? What form of

government is she espousing. :P

[indepat]

29. Why does Herress Bachmann seem to hate America so? What form of

government is she espousing. :P

[jmowreader]

43. Theocracy

Now, this could truly be interesting...Palin and Bachmann both want America to be a Christian theocracy. Well...if we did that, and took it to its logical endstate:

women couldn't hold political office or work as political commentators, paid or unpaid
if a man walked into a company, pointed at a woman working there and said "I want her job," the woman would have to immediately be fired. Women could work in jobs deemed "suitable" for them without risking termination--jobs such as nursing, teaching and hairdressing fall into this category
women couldn't drive cars, and they definitely couldn't drive commercial trucks
women couldn't ride motorcycles, bicycles or horses as the sight of a woman with spread legs might sexually excite a man
women would have to produce a child every two years if physically capable of doing so
women would be required to marry, and not allowed to divorce
men would control women's finances
women would be required to dress in shapeless garments in colors of medium to dark brown or medium to dark gray
women would not be allowed to cut their hair, use chemical treatments on it, or wear cosmetics of any kind unless they are actresses--but actresses may only wear fleshtoned products
women would be allowed to wear a wedding ring, plus earrings as they're mentioned in the Bible, but no other jewelry would be allowed

The reaction from women would be swift: "You want me to wear WHAT?" "I ain't having any babies." "You want my husband to take care of all the bills? That SOB would spend the mortgage payment on cigars and beer!" "Turn in my Harley? Yeah, right!" "What the hell do you mean, no makeup?" "I can lose my job just because a man wants it? You and whose army?"

Palin and Bachmann would be Serena Joys: working their asses off to ensure America became a theocracy, then becoming very unhappy if it actually happened.

[indepat]

30. Why does Herress Bachmann seem to hate America so? What form of

government is she espousing. :P

[NC_Nurse]

31. Looney tunes. Proof that it's impossible to be female and Republican without

losing your mind. She and Orly and Palin are all prime examples of cognitive dissonance wreaking havoc on the mind.

[marmar]

32. Apparently some people think "Idiocracy" was a documentary.....

..... Michele Bachmann wants to run for Presidunce of Idiocracy.

[name not needed]

33. I don't think she has a shot against President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

[thelordofhell]

53. Go Away!! 'Batin'!!

[Skip Intro]

35. Is there any chance she'll lose in Nov.?

[Mister Ed]

40. Yes. Here's why:

Minnesota Congressional District 6 is a heavily gerrymandered district, as you might guess from its convoluted outline on the map below. If a district is gerrymandered to favor Republicans, that doesn't mean it has a huge preponderance of Republicans. It means there's a slim majority of Republicans.

A gerrymandered district is a vulnerable district. Times change, demographics change, and if the all-important independents in the district decide they're fed up with the Bachmann freak show, then the election tilts to the Democrat.

We have two good candidates vying for the honor of squaring off against Bachmann: Dr. Maureen Reed and State Senator Tarryl Clark. I'd be proud to send either of them to Congress, but at this point, I favor Tarryl Clark. As a state senator from the St. Cloud area, she has demonstrated her electability in Bachmann's district - and in the more-conservative western end of the district, at that. (Here in the eastern end, there are more Democrats).

We'll decide between Dr. Reed and Senator Clark at the CD6 convention on March 27th. Then it's time to get busy and donate to our candidate.

[wellstone dem]

42. I live in Tarryl Clark's home district

and have proudly worked and voted for her. She is a smart woman, and the hardest working campaigner I have ever seen. She took a republican's seat. And now she is Assistant Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate.

She had to give up that seat to run. She would not have run if she hadn't done the political calculation and figured out a way to win.

www.tarrylclark.com

[Lint Head]

36. I find Michele Bachmann very repealing. Not to mention appalling.

[Swamp Rat]

37. Coo coo for Cocoa Puffs

[Catshrink]

38. Wasn't she criticizing Obama for not reading the Constitution?

Not that I'd expect her to have read it herself.

[madrchsod]

39. she does`t understand separation of church and state

and the reasoning behind it...


i know we are talking about bachmann and the people who elected her.

[usregimechange]

41. bet she wouldn't advocate for that in Iran, of course the "repeal" part would be unecessary there.

[The Gunslinger]

44. Sure. Remove their tax exemption status.

[saltpoint]

45. What a deluded crazyass this woman is.

[Canuckistanian]

46. She's calling for taxing churches? I agree.

The churches broke their agreement with LBJ LONG AGO. They're now in politics up to their necks.

Time to make them pay.

[Better Believe It]

47. Can we make Paganism the official State religion?

[bridgit]

48. Oh Meee-ch-elllle, its time for your nap, dear

[Festivito]

50. Bachmann is a sick mess.

Unfortunately, the article does not quote what she said about separation. So, there is not much I can say about her in relation to my disagreement with most of DU on the issue of separation.

However, Bachmann, is a mess. On that I am certain.

[Blue Owl]

51. You go bang your garbage lids together, Michelle

You do that.

:eyes:

[AsahinaKimi]

55. I read some where that

Even Ann Coulter can't stand Michele Bachmann.

[upi402]

57. Charlie Manson thinks the parole board shoud let him out

Tea partiers need to ‘literally start banging garbage lids’ <- wonderful suggestion for them. I bet some dolts do it.

[Urban Prairie]

58. Crazy-eyes Michele

That tiny bit of gray matter rattling around inside that thick skull of hers, and apparently permits her to function and speak, is what is fighting a losing battle for its life.

Bachmann should take her garbage <can> lids and bang them together with her head in-between them.

How anyone could vote this frrreeeking imbecile into any position in local, much less federal government, is perplexing, if not mortifying. What an unfair crying shame that so many far more humane and intelligent citizens in this country are suffering great hardships, while this shrill whackjob maniac lives a relatively comfortable lifestyle and holds a public office.

[Arkana]

60. Someone force her into a straitjacket before she physically hurts someone.

Tarryl Clark better be working her ASS off to beat this crazy bitch.

[Supersedeas]

61. her reference to garbage is appropriate anyway

[Vinca]

62. Does she realize Islam will qualify when it comes to the appeal?

Or is it just the fundie, primarily "white folk" religions she's talking about? What an idiot.

[Moosepoop]

63. Tea partiers need to ‘literally start banging garbage lids’

Hopefully, Bachmann's head will be between the lids when they do.

[era veteran]

64. If batshit crazy was a religion she would be pope