Almost half a million raised for Elwyn Tinklenberg since Michele Bachman went all Joe McCarthy on Hardball yesterday, suggesting the media should investigate members of Congress to determine if they hold anti-American views. (Tinklenberg made the DCCC’s Red to Blue list earlier this month.)
Bachmann was having a grand old time, yucking it up on Hardball and saying it’s "fun" to have a sense of humor right now.
Wonder if she’s still laughing?
Update: The DCCC is now going up on the air in Bachmann’s district. Talk about walking into the crosshairs.





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She says the media has ignored the Ayres story, but I do not think that is the case.
batshit crazy
oh booo i was here first
WOBBS i loves ya!!!
FOX NOISE could barely …report Obies 100,000 peeps Missouri audience
One by one we will soon be getting rid of this bunch of twisted MFers. Lets see if we can’t get Mean Jean Schmidt on some of these shows, I may have some change laying around.
True colors of yet another Nazi American.
She is a sickening harridan, a virago on the body politic.
Big, ugly wart, I think.
Bachmann? Turn her over, drive.
((sadly))
I’m in a mood today *g*
Opposing reich wing lunies…….it does a body good. *g*
Fund raising results = totally forkin’ unbelievable!
lolBachmann
I don’t need to watch this particular bit of ugliness again. I watched it last night and said that Joe McCarthy would have been proud of his acolyte. But I’m so happy to hear that her efforts all went to such a good cause: to help her opponent get elected. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person, really!
good or bad?
I saw that horrid woman on HB. What a nasty simpleton. I couldn’t watch it all so I kept changing the channel. Then my fascination with her republican dysfunction overcame my disgust and I would return to HB. And there she would be rattling on and on. I think Tweety was just as horrified as I was. He let her have as much rope as she needed.
actblue has turned out to be a wonderful thing. i have been able to donate with absolute confidence in who i am giving my money to. and they keep track AFTERWARDS for candidates who backtrack after election. highly recommended.
Thanks Jane, gotta luv the boomerang.
digg
my mom with the great vocabulary used both of those wonderfully colorful words
Saul A line ski
fucking moron
hmm good question. a lil on the bad side. All this racism stuff is getting to me. Makes me realize a whole segment of society despises my existence because I’m the product of some folks who didn’t stick to their own kind.
and now, a special comment from d r i f t g l a s s:
She will never understand what has happened to her.
didn’t he die in the early 70’s?
Don’t sweat the small shit. They’ve always been here and they always will. Fuck em.
Can we assume tweety has been notified of the blow-back resulting from the nastiness he interviewed?
Will be interesting to see if he has anything to say about it on Monday.
you poiiiiiiiiiiiiifect dear
Bachmann is amazingly skilled, though, at getting on one talking point and sticking to it through thick and thin. Unfortunately, her single talking point — that Barack Obama and her own Congressional colleagues are unAmerican — is as unAmerican itself as Joe McCarthy, HUAC, and pumpkin pie.
Isn’t Bachmann the woman who gave Bush that big smacking kiss right before the state of the union speech a few years back? She is prolly still running on the fumes from that little encounter.
72
OMG 100k, seeing this picture brought tears to my eyes!
http://images.huffingtonpost.c…..S-huge.jpg
That pronunciation sounds more jew-y, as Jon Stewart says.
I normally don’t but it got to me yesterday and a lil bit still today. It will pass.
didnt he have a brain tumor or am i thinking of Attwater
More jew-y than moronic?
that would be the same bat shit crazy woman
thanks
Hang tough, the big world keeps on turnin.
Sounds right.
She looks like she is on speed.
(hey wobbs!)
me too,and SO GLAD TO REPORT my redneck adorable 82 year old neighbor farmer,cast his early vote foe Obie!!!!!! hurray
Hey, punster -
Classic drifty and thankee for posting; I don’t check in over there nearly often enough due to lengthy load time on dial-up.
Yup
doesn’t help my mood that kansas and ole miss lost
She’s proly gettin a nut.
ola mary
there is all kind of lunacy going on in those eyes
My dad, too, will vote O. 82 white male, deep…deep south.
Years ago one of my kids gave me a thing that said ‘Don’t let the bastards get you down”. I have lived by that for many years – I pass it on to you. All is well and 11/4 is going to be the best day in our country’s history.
Still got tons a good games comin right up!
there it is
i grabeed him and hhugged him so tight,been working on him for 6 months
bless him
My mom said his head exploded when Palin was nominated.
woohoo every vote counts. Here is hoping that they call it early on Nov 4th for Obama. *Yes I know it could have negative affects on down ticket races and propositions by depressing turn out*
OK..so, first we have people raising all sorts of money in Sarah Palin’s name for Planned Parenthood. Then, it was Sen. Collins telling McCain to stop using robocalls in Maine. Now, we have Bachmann’s ravings raising money for her opponent…big time. Let me see..what can this possibly mean? That we finally reached ‘the line’ and people are so sick and disgusted that they will open their wallets(even in what promises to be a long, protracted, nasty economic doldrum)to ensure that the important stuff gets done: Get Rid of rightwing nuts. Never underestimate the ability of the American People to be able to focus when they have to.
they have tunnel vision, she will not even know it’s because of her.
someone needs to let her know she raised this kind of money for the oposing side
better though, someone should let tweety know, he looked so disturbed by what she was saying, I bet he would air the results of her rediculous statements
would be fun
Mr wobbs just wrote it down and substituted ‘fuckers’ for ‘bastards’. Thanks Twain
yeah, too bad driftglass is loath to tell us what he really thinks… :~)
amen
Can we get Tweety to have little Patrick McHenry (R-NC) on as a guest…and soon?
More like Bachman-Turner Diaries.
Wonder if Tweety will have a harder time getting wingers to come on his program.
I think after the election we are going to own Tweety. He has let the nutcases rant and rave on his show for 8 years and now he owes us. He looked so horrified at Michelle and it worked for us.
I wanted to throw my copy of “Rules for Radicals” at my monitor but I just bought this sucker.
Geez, punaise. You’ve got a feverish mind.
Do you think Darth Cheney will attract 100,000 with his MO appearance…?/s
Never actually seen someone hang thamselves by pulling on the other end of the rope that goes over the pulley. And she just hangs on! Doesn’t even know when she’s choking!
did you see the picture of obama’s “gathering” in st louis?
they “claim” it’s 100,000 people, it looks like it’s easily over a million
I’d say this country has reached a tipping point indeed
remember when bush began office he said he would be a uniter not a divider?
it seems like this is the only promise he’s made that has come true
we have united against him and everything he stands for
Did you keep the old one?
I was thinking that as well. He’d better tread lightly the republics might get the idea tweety leans left.
I posted a pic of that just above, if that’s “100,000″ people then I am no more then 11
Celebrate! Michelle’s DeBachle!
Retired History Professor Robert Whaley (80) was just sitting here with me at the computer. I had him hooked up to the Hardball Michelle DeBachle.
http://www.yale.edu/annals/Rev…..h_2002.htm
His response “seventh grade logic” “manichean” “Joe McCarthy with a smile”"
Yep but I ain’t tradin’ a 22″ widescreen for a 17″ CRT. No f*kin’ way.
I was thinkin about throwin it at the old oen.
McC couldn’t draw that many people if he were giving a new car to each person.
Yes to that. Somethin’ else going on there, hard to say what.
To Michelle deBachle..those people in St.Lousis look like
100,000 änti-American’s”" for Obama!
She wasn’t on the old one.
My bad
Has anyone heard from Elwyn saying what he thinks about all this money?
check out this picture
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/image001.png
if that’s not over a million people then I am not more then 11 years old
Ya know, it’s kinda fun watching these people self-destruct before our very eyes. I’m not a gloater but these people really deserve all the embarrassment and humiliation they get. We may end many of their careers but they’ll be in that Rethug fringe trying to make a comeback, having learned nothing.
That photo is a sight for sore eyes. Wow!
I am, let them twist. . .slowly, slowly
Somenoe upthread posted this one.
When and where is that from?
Matthews allowed Bachmann to back herself into a corner and then she self inflicted a “rope a dope” Matthews gave her many opportunities to redeem herself but she just kept digging.
I wonder if Matthews knew he would be feeding her to the sharks in the progressive blogosphere ? Damn that was fast. I mean she has not lost but she is well on her way.
How does that go give a fool enough rope and they will eventually hang themselves
Looks like pick-a-the-pope in the pizza
St Louis today
He has a thank you diary over at Kos
that is a lot of anti americans
St. Louis, today I believe.
ari has it posted over at oxdown
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/854
he says it’s st louis
I think they photoshopped the picture of all them krauts this summer!
Me, too. I like gloating about Rs.
Funny what will spur people to action.
I know in my case, it took driving behind an SUV with a McCain/Palin sticker for about 20 minutes to make me head straight for the Obama office.
To paraphrase Gen Custer: Where’d all them damn voters come from?
Hey, Sarah, can you pack ‘em in like this? Huh, can ya, huh? *tweeeeeet* 15 yards for taunting, penalty to be assessed after 4 Nov.
Michelle Bachman is a manicheanac.
I suppose the wing nutZ are gonna say that is a photoshop
man, if this election is even close there will be some serious trouble in the streets
I am beginning to think obama might actually be “the one”, not “that one”, but “the” one, you know, the guy we learned about in the matrix
Thanks, Wobbly
so the radios and the tubes and the internets and the TEEvees are trying to say obama spoke before “100,000 people”
why would they be gaming the numbers like that?
why?
I am fearing the election will be gamed but man, how can they possibly game it as much as that picture shows us they would have to game it?
Hope they flash the picture of the 100,000 to a million anti americans in St Louis on SNL tonight.
My question for Sarah tonight “what do you think about Obama paling around with 100,000 anti Americans in St.Louis today?” Come on SNL pick this one up
I watched Obama’s speech on CNN online and although they did not have a wide shot of the crowd, they did have the sound on. The goose bump moment for me came when you heard somebody on their cell phone saying I’m watching the next President of the United States.
Elwyn posted a diary on DailyKos thanking everyone for their efforts and generosity. He said he was “hopeful and humbled” by the amazing response.
I’m sorry, if their estimate was “one million” and I saw that picture I would STILL think they were WAY under estimating that crowd
off the top of my head, the crowd in the picture ari posted looks to me between 3 and 4 million people
I am not qualified to make an estimate but my estimates have usually been correct when I see photos
I am very surprised she’s got the nerve to appear, I suppose they have nothing left to lose they might as well pal around
Why doesn’t the corporate media expose the hate of the Bachman’s of today’s Republican Party for what it is? Fascism pure and simple. Oh, wait the corporate media is on the same side. Never mind, answered my own question.
Sorry to wobblybits, I didn’t see your response before I posted above.
It sure looks like well over 100,000!
This time if the Republicans and the corporate media game this election the people will not sit idly by this time. General Strike!
I was sorry I suggested that Palin go on SNL all over the blogosphere after she was gettin slammed by Tina Fey. I kept thinking that would be her only recourse. Pivot and face the enemy
I am sure they came up with that idea on their own. On Letterman last night Tina Fey said the Palin team asked if she could come on.
The gamers do not yet fully appreciate the size and strength of this tsunami.
no biggie.
there are some serious cassandra’s here. . . speaking of, where’s “I’m just tying to understand, please explain’ ‘ ‘”?
the flight reflex did not turn out too well, they are left with the fight reflex
I am wondering how she will do, I cannot see it tonight though.
had she done this a month ago they would be doing better in the polls today
if she’d stayed in crankville they’d be doing better
Maybe they will have her walk across a room and meet V.P.Cheney and her first question would be “hey can I call ya dick”
Nah – they’d still have a campaign that makes you seasick.
Man, you are glutton for punishment.
Me no speakee english
It was either that or just vanish until after the election. I already voted so it REALLY don’t mean nuthin to me.
no bic
Eli upstairs.
Make that Ian. JHFC. Best give up while I’m way off course.
I’m scared to tell you how long it’s been going on up there.
We love you St Louis, Missouri. We’re making history.
another awesome pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b…..951978999/
from raw story
http://www.haloscan.com/commen….._afpfeeda/
Another awesome pic of the hundred thousand or more crowd in St. Louis.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b…..951978999/
Obama under the arch. Another flickr pic. There are 8 pics here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b…..156600723/
I haven’t been payin’ attention.
The St Louis post says the cops said 100,000 and the Secret Service 80,000 but in the Pain rallies “
“We didn’t provide any numbers to the campaign,” Malcolm Wiley, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service told Bloomberg.”
I would assume that is a policy
There will be a test later. “g”
Did a bunch of Europeans or Kenyans move to Missouri recently?
Italy, U.K., Ireland, France, Kenya and Missouri for Obama.
Damn.
Maybe the were giving out free St Paul sammies
you left out Germany
Don’t forget the “wink”.
I mentioned the krauts
thank goodness the politically correct people are over on Ian’s thread – who knows what might happen.
As in “sauer”
sheeeet
heh heh heh
You are right, they’d want to know, “what do you mean by that? I have concerns”.
the dutchies really like Obama too. better include them in that group. they are for real anti-american. must be all that ‘herb’
positive vibration
yeaahh
Makes you want to say “let me tell you where you can put your concerns” – but I’m such a nice person (s/) that I would never do that.
I understand they grow the best herbs…
sell maybe, grow, no way
Oops.
I bow to your superior knowledge…
If you ever go, visit the coffehouses there *g*.
Well, it’s a whole new ballgame since I bowed out a decade and a half ago.
Thanks for the travel tip. I’ll check it out, been wanting to check out Amsterdam.
the Dude abides
How a crowd of 100,000 is bad for Obama. really!
Its very good that all this outrage has been expressed and hopefully she will be censured by Congress. Equally important if not more is for people to write to MSNBC and make sure the Pat Buchanans of broadcast media are thrown out. Did you all see how he was defending her?
whoa, forgot that was the topic
I’ve heard it said that time is relative…
LOL, sorry, me too.
*sniff, sniff* what is that funny smell wafting over the Lake?
I saw and well that is right up his alley. He knows all about McCarthyism
ummm coffee?? *g*
a lifetime with a beautiful woman is like a second and a second with your hand on a hot stove is like a lifetime.
smarty pants
707 ROFLMAO oh, man, so true, so true
Maybe this is Michelle Bachmann’s problem, it would explain alot….
new post up
Other than the professor?
egads maybe I’ll skip it
It’s not the prof it’s the MD!
Ok, I’m gone. Good night and good luck. Do your homework.
There’s no way I could say things like that with a weed buzz on. Prolly have to get me in front of the camera at gunpoint to begin with. She’s prolly on uppers and rat shit.
Maybe jet fuel, or allergy medicine?
Nah, my money’s on uppers and rat shit.
Namaste, bro
I defer to your wisdom.
What’s so hilarious is that while she is “unavailable for comment” today, her campaign staff says that that ol’ meanie Chris Matthews tricked her into saying what she did!
It would be more believable if she said she had been brainwashed in a Chinese prison camp.
As a a second year law student I was absolutely impressed by Matthew’s skills in drawing out Bachmans most inner thoughts. “The Scream’ couldn’t depict that womans mind more if Munch had her face imbeded in his own brain as he painted.
Most shocking of all, however, was her statement drawn out by Matthews and – given without a moments hesitation -that “Obama has anti-American thoughts”. That’s some might sick thinking.
With snakes like her, Jean Schmidt and Virginia Foxx, to name a few, it’s no wonder the Republican Party have so few national women as role models.
(no dis to snakes)
Well it could be a 2 or 3 million, especially if this was 60,000
The Willows Exaggeration
Palin Gives Republicans Proof of Inflationary Universe
I really believe that she is the stupidest person in all of Congress. And that is saying something.
Firedoggers: We need to spell her name correctly, with one L in Michele and two N’s in Bachmann. Otherwise, it messes up Google stats, with more results for misspellings http://www.google.com/search?q…..lle+insane