The crowd laughed at her comment, assuming it was a joking way to say God’s waking up politicians.  I’m with Herman Cain, America needs to learn how to take a joke.  

How dour are people to not get that it was a bad joke?  

Hilarious joke.

I’m sure the people who died are laughing too.

How about a story on Keith Ellison , following up the NYT trying to diminish the Rep . candiates beliefs ?

PrintEmailShare:Posted on August 27, 2011 by Scott Johnson in 2012 election, Who is Keith EllisonFaith questions for Keith EllisonStanley Kurtz observes that “[o]utgoing New York Times editor Bill Keller has kicked up a controversy by placing on the table a series of religious questions for the Republican candidates for president.” I want to get in on the act and pose a set of questions for Minnesota Fifth District Rep. Keith Ellison, America’s first Muslim congressman.I summarized my research on Ellison just before he was elected to Congress in 2006 in the Weekly Standard article “Louis Farrakhan’s first congressman.” I included PDF copies of several of the documents on which the article was based in the companion Power Line post “Keith Ellison for dummies.” More recently, Middle East Quarterly editor Denis MacEoin reviewed the record in detail in “Keith Ellison’s stealth jihad.”Ellison’s public career raises basic questions that haven’t been asked by the media or answered by Ellison. Here are a few that come to mind:1. You say you converted to Islam as a college student in Detroit, yet your first published articles as a law student at the University of Minnesota were written under the pseudonym “Keith Hakim” from the perspective of a follower of Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. When did you convert to Islam? At what mosque did you worship?2. After you graduated from law school, you became well known around Minneapolis as a local leader of the Nation of Islam. Were you a Muslim at that time?3. When you first ran for public office in 1998, the Insight News published an interview with you. You were running under the name “Keith Ellison-Muhammad” and identified yourself to the Insight News as a member of the Nation of Islam. Were you also a Muslim at that time? When after 1998 did you abandon the Nation of Islam?4. When you were a member of the Nation of Islam, did you believe that Yakub was a black scientist who lived “6,600 years ago” and was responsible for creating the white race to be a “race of devils”?5. Have you joined a mosque in Minneapolis? When did you join it?6. Do you believe that Islamic law should be the law of the land in the United States? Do you think Islam should be subordinate to the constitutional separation between church and state?7. You are a liberal Democrat who advocates the Democratic Party’s positions on gay rights, abortion, and feminism. Which branch of Islam comports with your position on these issues?

Sadly, the new political reality is that most of the folks that are making political noise have literally zero sense of humor about anything, and particularly about politics. As a nation, we have let go our ability to laugh in exchange for the desire to be constantly outraged.

Folks, this as a bad attempt at a bad joke, and one that has been told in some form by every comedian, politician, public speaker and pundit since the Virginia/DC earthquake.

Examples:
The earthquake was caused by the Founding Fathers rolling over in their graves all at once.

The earthquake and hurricane went to DC because they have been very evil up there.

Generally bad jokes, but genuinely common right now. Give the lady a break. She tried to make a joke, it fell flat and she kind of made fun of that, too.

When will sanctamonious Bachmann supporters realize she is unelectable, and support Ron Paul. 

I happily report that Michelle Bachmann is her own most daunting opponent.  The more exposed she is on television and in the news, the more you hear of these “bloopers”.  The Rs need to recognize that and put forward and cover their real electable candidates.  

“some are already pointing out the risky move of “attributing political motive to natural disasters.”
Gee, I didn’t notice this admonition regarding Al Gore’s statements about Hurricane Irene, global warming (otherwise known as “climate change,” ever since the blizzards of the last few years), and climate skeptics being today’s “racists.” Wonder why?

Beautiful Michele Bachmann is a flamboyant feminist freedom-fighter whose sincere moral & religious beliefs only add to her seductive allure.

Also, Colby, isn’t the use of “some” followed by “are already pointing out…” the refuge of a “journalist” who is pushing an agenda by not “sourcing” the comment?

One step forward, two steps backwards…  seems to be a reoccuring theme with her.

Thanks for fixing that. It was hard to read.

Looks to me like the Times is on their annual religion bashing fling.

well, it’s not like SHE was playing God, like The One did when he was running for President and HE said this:

“This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal”

Oh well, I don’t recall any outrage on this baord when HE said that!

Because nobody in their even semi-right mind takes Gore seriously anymore. The naked cowboy in Times Square has more credibility than Gore. He is officially the least credible person in America.

What the fuck is wrong with her?

Right… A joke…

She’s her own punchline.

I think God is busy with things other than natural disasters like Obama.

Like Paul is electable!

LMAO

Oh Jesus Obama is bad but this is the best you guys have?

Country is fucked no matter what….

Hey, I think she’s a total whack-job, but the “dangers of attributing political motives to natural disasters” thing doesn’t wash here – it’s probably more of a case of her having a Joe Biden moment, and she ad libs as bad as Obama.   Please stop over analyzing a real bad ad lib…and nothing else

With you in the world, it certainly is.

Amen. Yes, I agree. I don’t know how anyone could vote for anyone else besides Michelle. Especially after we know what she can do with a corn dog.

Her comments are not out of line or unusual for anyone of religous faith. Muslims believe Allah guides world events to his will, Christians think God does as well. All religions do.

Seriously, if all you want to do as journalists is “beat her up” you don’t need the religion thing, there are plenty of other things you can fault her for, making fun of her for having Christian beliefs won’t sit well with Christian Democrats of which there are still quite a few I’m sure.

Her comments are not out of line or unusual for anyone of religous faith. Muslims believe Allah guides world events to his will, Christians think God does as well. All religions do.

Seriously, if all you want to do as journalists is “beat her up” you don’t need the religion thing, there are plenty of other things you can fault her for, making fun of her for having Christian beliefs won’t sit well with Christian Democrats of which there are still quite a few I’m sure.

Is that you, Paul Westlake?

Hey kid, just because you whacked it in Denver, that doesn’t make you a member of the “mile high” club!

Self parody can be endearing but response to disaster best ignores humor and politics.

Bachmann gives people yet another reason not to vote for her.

recurring…

At least Michelle has the backing of Pat Robertson on that.

Paul was a fun addition to the comments section. Wish he still stopped by.

Wow..what a comeback! Are you 12?

A lot of people are brushing this off as a bad joke. I do tend to think she was mostly joking, but it was a BAD joke. Additionally, often times people try to inject a bit of what they believe to be the truth when they jest. In my opinion, and this is just my opinion, she was mostly joking but deep down does agree with the sentiment of the joke.
Any rational person recognizes that there is a clear difference between what a comedian can say as part of their job, and what a politician can say. That’s why the saying is “politically correct” not “comically correct.” With that said, even comedians run into situations where it is unacceptable to make a joke due to the nature of the joke and timing. Recent natural disasters resulting in loss of life and property are typically a no-no. Gilbert Gotfried is a comedian and he found this out the hard way when he lost his job. Bachmann is a politician and jokes like this will keep her from getting the job at The White House.
Lastly, I want to address the people acting as if no one has the right to be offended. There are lives lost and property destroyed because of this hurricane, so if people hear what Bachmann said and take offense that is natural. There’s a group of people out there that think that society’s problem is that it is too PC. Most of them just want to say whatever rude comment pops into their head, without having to suffer the consequences for such rudeness. When people call them out on it they act as if they have more justification to be offended, that you find their comment to be rude/ignorant/insensitive, than you do for the offensive comments they made. To anyone that thinks society is too PC, I can tell you society’s problem isn’t that we have too much respect for one another.

I think he does in RAL.

If she was joking, then it’s a non-story. This is nothing new, BTW. Many folks(particularly conservatives) have often remarked that God is sending the environmentalist loonies a message when one of their global warming summits or protests is bombarded with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.

You sound like you are 2? Is that the best you got, libby?

You just proved my point.

A person  with your IQ should have a low voice too!

If you wore a hat, no one would see your point.

Michele Bachmann has repeatedly demonstrated a grasp of science inferior to that of the average second grader.  If she thinks tectonic plates have nothing to do with earthquakes and CO2 emissions nothing to with global warming and extreme weather it would be entertaining to ask her how elevators work, where milk comes from, and the genesis of babies. Presumably, in her view, God, like an incompetent executive,  has to micromanage it all.

Yes thanks…  I sometimes practice english as a second language.. 

Michele Bachmann has repeatedly demonstrated a grasp of science inferior to that of the average second grader.”

Sorry, but the new lib talking points about science are not working.

Obsess much?

Funny, you responded to that.

Funny, you responded to that.

I remember him differently then. He did not strike me as a fellow who would return in different guise. If I remember correctly, he broke with the cite vocally and publicly. Returning quietly and covertly seems at odds with his style… Then again who knows. The Internet allows for any sort of representation.

The corn dogs bring back memories of his mother and the special relationship he had with her.

Funny how when Bachmann or Sarah Palin says something “questionable” the media wastes no time in getting out a responding article, yet one would have to beg them to write about Joe Biden or Barry Obama gaffes.

Still waiting on the article titled “Dear Mr. Obama: Can You Please Clarify Why You Think There are 57 States?”.

He did come back as another person, but his unique utter  lack of reasoning is still felt!

It’s “like the Special Olympics or something,” the president said.

all politicians say something dumb at some point. she just happens to do it more often… and on purpose. 
http://elovehate.com/Topics/People/GovernmentPeople/Republicans/MichelleBachmann

Can we ask the same questions of Mormons?

Can we ask Romney if not speaking up in 1978 about Mormon’s view of people of color is still held in his home and why he didn’t speak out against the institutional racism of his church?

Can we ask about Perry and Bachmann’s support of churches who are trying bring about theocracy in America?  This is their stated goal, and seems like it runs against the US Constitution.

Can we ask about Bachmann and other congress people’s support of the anti-gay laws in Uganda through the “Family” and how this support will influence their policies.

Can we ask about the Knights of Solomon movement in the Pentagon?

Can we ask about how the Evangelical movement has influenced politics with their 17th Century views of homosexuality and other religions?

As long as she does EVERYTHING her husband tells her.

“like an incompetent executive” ?? Leave Barack Obama out of this!!

I’m a Christian, and her comments are out of line to me. I feel there are a lot of people that get turned off from religion because of the squeaky wheels, like Bachmann, who get the most noise and are assumed to be the norm, if not the leaders, of our religion. There are many religious people who are quiet, and humble, in how they do things. They speak more through their actions, silently setting an example.
The problem I have with Bachmann’s comments is the same one I’ve encountered with some preachers. They put forth their personal opinion or agenda as that of God. I think too many Christians use fear tactics, and it creates an antagonistic relationship with the very people you wish to convert. When I think of Jesus I think of someone whose purpose in life was salvation, not damnation. I guess you could say it’s a glass half empty/half full argument, but to me he was the type to lure flies with honey. If he wanted to scare people into coercion through fear of damnation he could have just visited the worst of horrors upon them, including those that came for his life, and made people worship him through fear.     

Interesting post. I don’t think he failed to cite the source there to push an agenda. In fact, I just looked and there’s a link to a politico story under those words, so it would appear he is citing someone. Maybe he did it after your post. Back to my point, as it is not exclusive to the questionable offense you mention. I think the current journalistic atmosphere is one in which a journalist might not feel compelled to cite a source for something so irrelevant. After all, there have been people pointing that out. Is it really necessary to link a source on something so petty as that? I would say yes. I think with the changing format of media, and yes a bit of laziness, standards are starting to slack. Journalist don’t need to be cutting corners. I’m not saying that was done here. I’m just making a general observation after reading your post.

I’ve been around for awhile (with the same name despite Gordon’s insistence that I use my “real” name). We liberals are often outnumbered in the Mediaite comments section. I enjoyed Paul’s input.

The real question here is which gop candidate is the biggest dumbass?

You forgot to tell us you have black friends, too.

You’re going to claim the “double standard” on this? If The POTUS or the VP had said that people from the right would be lighting up these boards with the same “never let a disaster go to waste” line. They’ve done it in the past. To me it is a lot more legitimate to allege that an atmosphere and promotion of violent rhetoric and dehumanizing of opponents can be the push an unstable mind needs to recklessly cut down lives, especially when the victim complained based on those very concerns, than it is to allege that God is striking out to teach your political opponents a lesson.
Besides, looking at your post, it would seem your issue should be with sexism, though I don’t think that’s what’s going on either.

Hilarious!

HA HA HA HA!

Get her to Red Eye!

HA HA HA HA!

God is just like Santa.  Making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.  And grants the wishes of all the good little girls and boys.

Let us have a death cage match with the Baboon, Pat, and Bat sht crazy Bachmann.

The victor goes to Israel, er, wins the gNOpig nomination.

Holy moly! So this is called a joke in some circles.

How can one single person continue to make so many bad mistakes. She’s still under the misguided belief that none of it matters significantly.

People can judge mistakes harshly, but more importantly will judge her mistakes, as a mark of character.

History will record this as the time the Teapublicans completely lost their minds.

Come on,no reasonable person who knows Bachmann’s past remarks  with picking and choosing God’s intervention to serve herself would think she was joking.

I guess the same old talking points no longer work as they did in Iowa. So why not steel Glenn Beck’s  theory. I’m sure that Bachmann also believes this message has been coming from God for thousands of years. The only problem with that is this country nor its politicians existed before then and Moses partying the Red Sea was also a message to politicians to be analyzed thousands of years later. You have to feel for intelligent conservative women when you here this wind bag and Sarah Palin at the forefront of the conservative women’s movement.

The English language is always evolving. Like how we Americans write ‘honor’ instead of ‘honour.’

Don’t you think it makes the media folks, including Colby here, look silly. It’s clearly a bad joke, Bachmann’s views on gays clearly anger many journalists, and it all comes together in silly reports like this.   Bachman’s attacks should be because she’s run a business but nothing to compared to the US government. Instead it’s dumb stuff like this.

And here I thought it made her look silly.

LOL, if you only knew. If you have a point to make, man up (or woman up) and make it, instead of beating around the bush with insinuations.

Everyone in America really needs to lighten up. I’m in the Northeast, its a tough day, but if you don’t have a tree on your house or water in your basement, it’s all good.  If you do, you might want to laugh a little, look at what you do have, and get to work cleaning up.   I may not like her political views, but a good sense of humor is a good thing.

Yes he did, and acknowledged his error for saying it. That’s the thing Texan, most people will blurt out something in their lifetime that they look back on and realize was offensive. The president said something undoubtedly stupid for someone in his position. He failed to uphold a standard expected of his position when he said that. He also acknowledged that his comment was insensitive. It would be nice if more people did that instead of trying to deflect with examples of another’s behavior and silly comments about how PC society has become.

How stupid and waste of time for that news station to even spend time on that joke she made. Its incredible… the length the left wing media will go to attack a conservative women…. I guess the local news ran out of stories of drug busts at the crack houses where they interview toothless neighbors who seemed to have never noticed anything strange going on next door.

“That’s no joke, that is a severe mental disorder, next thing you know you’ll be wearing a bra on your head!”-Chet from Weird Science.

Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

Yep. It makes them look truly humorless, craven and way too self-absorbed to be competent at their jobs.

Note to media: It was a joke. Look it up. Then look up “issues.” Compare, contrast and be prepared for a quiz.

ROFL!!!

You know, a sign like the shellacking Obama and the libs took at the hands of the Tea Party folks back in 2010.

Those dumber than a piece of driftweood libs still haven’t learned a damn thing……and that’s a good…no great thing for ” real ” America.

I am trying to picture Bachmann and Bill Schulz sitting next to each other at the table.

You mean like when the lefts god, Al Gore, claims that “global warming” is caused by Man, which there is no CLEAR, CREDIBLE scientific evidence.  Why would a “god” have to buy and sell CARBON CREDITS to save the Planet, It’s A Miracle and he would be a Billionare if the “man made global warming” fraud were successful!

Ask the Dems why they voted against the 1959, 1960 and 1964 CRAs.

17th century views?

Name one state that when it had a referendum on gay marriage voted to pass it?

Name one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“…there is no CLEAR, CREDIBLE scientific evidence.”  No, none at all:

“The report, based on the work of some 2,500 scientists in more than 130 countries, concluded that humans have caused all or most of the current planetary warming. Human-caused global warming is often called anthropogenic climate change.”

Its all some vast, global conspiracy…yes that must be it.  Why would “God” make a planet and let us mess it up?  God save us,right?…ohh man in the sky….

So if the media ignored Bachmann you and your ilk would be claiming liberal bias against Bachmann because she was  a female conservative.

Just admit that Bachmann has made her share of gaffs instead of claiming conservative victimhood again.

You vigorously deny the existence of God, yet you frequently blame Him for all the “evils” in the world, all the natural disasters, and everything else under the sun that is wrong in modern society.

Dan–She has it backwards God is telling religious nuts to calm down.

imagine the minds of those sitting behind her….

She is but another brilliant Republican human being.  Born in ignorance & imbued with hatred   A wretched stain on the fabric of Society.  Appeals to the lower classes.  From sea to shining sea.

I’m totaly SHOCKED by the comments on here. You all must NOT know YOUR Religion or you Don’t have one. The Bible talks about Storms, earthquakes, etc getting worse and worse into the Final Days (and the NEW Beginning). It’s Obvious to me NONE of you will make at the Gates of Heaven, and for Sure NONE of you will be Chosen ones for the NEW Beginning.  You have NO idea what she (Backmann) is referring to when she made that Statement. Everyone I talk to Knows these Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Forest Fires out of control have to do with GOD is OFFENDED and ANGRY!

At least we know who to call if we need a whore in the white house instead of an intelligent leader.

So that airhead bitch thinks God has to kill people, destroy towns and rip up 50 year old trees as a way to get politician’s attention? Wouldn’t he get their attention quicker if he started killing one of them at a time until they got it? Start with Rove or Cheney.

God has issued His official response to Ms. Bachmann,

http://bit.ly/mZbkoD

It isn’t really a joke when such crap perfectly follows your actual and oft-stated beliefs.  And the joke isn’t about god, the earthquake or the hurricane,  it’s about stupid politicians who don’t listen to obvious warnings from god!  The belief Bachmann promotes takes every natural disaster as “a SIGN.”  To her followers, that’s no joke!  Clueless politicians are.

Yeah, there’s nothing funnier than 21 dead people who haven’t even been put in the ground yet.

Why is this so funny to Tea Partiers but joking about Bristol Palin getting pregnant by a baseball player isn’t? Oh, that’s cuz a liberal made the latter joke. 

I’m sure the babies and children who died in Irene would have laughed had they ever had a chance to grow up, cuz fundies are soooo cutting edge funny.

“… dumb stuff like this” tells us a lot about the woman who wants to be the most powerful politician in the world. Given that she’s a foaming at the mouth religious extremist, I don’t think she was really joking. Pat Robertson wasn’t when he blamed the crack in the Washington monument on gay marriage.

“… dumb stuff like this” tells us a lot about the woman who wants to be the most powerful politician in the world. Given that she’s a foaming at the mouth religious extremist, I don’t think she was really joking. Pat Robertson wasn’t when he blamed the crack in the Washington monument on gay marriage.

It’s all about banging the neo con politicas with you people, isn’t it?

I dunno. Rick Perry was doing some serious deep throating on his, so he might be the man for the party, especially since so many of the GOP’s dudes appear to be serious closet cases.

Calm down you idiot you just make yourself look bad with this over the top nonsense that is only found on wacko liberal sites.

Calm down you idiot you just make yourself look bad with this over the top nonsense that is only found on wacko liberal sites.

Great comment!

How about watching the clip or reading more on the story. It was clear she was joking but why take time and do that when you can just trash a people. One hateful bunch

I agree completely.

But, we could do very well indeed without you, Nutsofast. You’ve never offered a single substantive point, and your shtick has been around since Laura Ingalls wilder was a virgin.

Says the sock puppet troll who fled in fear when he threatened President Obama as “American Cowboy”. Go molest your ponies and leave us alone!

If Bachmann was a true Patriot she would have had marcus pray away the Earthquake and Hurricane!!

it’s a joke..a joke.. get it… a joke..im so funny..hahah..it’s ummm a joke…ohwell..

You conveniently neglected to advice how to laugh a little about THE DEATHS. 

You conveniently neglected to advice how to laugh a little about THE DEATHS. 

Troll

Troll

Metaphors are taught in the 5th grade. I suggest you go back and learn what they are.

Could you please tell us where you got the info about Pat Robertson”

Can you provide some proof of your claim that Perry and Bachman are trying to bring about theocracy in America?

Can you provide some proof of your claim that Perry and Bachman are trying to bring about theocracy in America?

Hold it!  Remember, she was a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and they DO believe that God has a hand in all things, from the weather to the selection of President.  I don’t think she was joking at all.

Bachman has an intimate relationship with god, her father; she knows what his (sic) intentions are…to some this may sound like incestuous stuff, but just wait ’til you’re saved.  Then you’ll get it.

A joke about people being killed because poiliticians are bad is not funny- except to airheads who are submissive to their gay husbands.

Gosh, there are so many links that it’s hard to choose, but here are a couple:

Robertson: Crack In Washington Monument A Sign From God
YouTube – http://youtu.be/x6Iq0PNyvyQ
Robertson Suggests Crack In The Washington Monument Was A Sign From GodRight Wing Watch – http://bit.ly/qHGJ0cPat Robertson: Crack in Washington Monument ‘Sign from the Lord’Yahoo! News — http://yhoo.it/r1blvI And, of coursePat Robertson Earthquake | Pat Robertson Washington Monument | Video | Mediaitehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/pat-robertson-is-crack-in-washington-monument-a-sign-of-the-lord/

Yeah, they just found two more hilarious dead bodies in Vermont today. 

 Speaking of babies, you are against abortion then?

Thank God Bachmann knows what God thinks and feels….

 Of course not.

Abortion has nothing to do with infants dying in a hurricane and a religious extremist cracking jokes about god trying to send politicians a message. Way to stay classy. 

I think they backed off because they knew it would get them heat… but only after they’d sent out the message to those who agree with them.

Oh, yeah, very funny.

The GOP has turned into a joke.  It used to be a serious party with candidates that you could admire even if you didn’t agree with them.  Now, admirable is defined as believing in God but not evolution.  If the policies got any simpler we’d be in single cell organism territory – no taxes ever!  If you want to blame someone try the Australian whose TV channel let the dogs out.  It’s porn what he has been doing to US for the last 10 years. 

Bachmann is a joke, a bad joke!

The only people who care about the 50′s and 60′s are conservatives with their head up their own butt.

why do you have a vagina?

You can’t hide crazy.

Actually, I think the point is that since there is no god, either blaming or praising “him” for natural events is flat-out crazy.

From a different point of view, if there were a god, either blaming or praising Him for natural events is flat-out crazy.

Whichever way you look at it, it’s nutso time.

That which Michele does not comprehend, she attributes to “the mighty hand of the Lord” … which explains why, in Bachmann’s world, God is intervening in just about everything.

Next time, perhaps Michele will opt to “phone a friend” before stating one of her irrational observations.

Hey! Michele, if you wanna be a preacher, be a preacher and get out of politics!

So that is what you call kinky, huh?

God told Noah to build an ark because there was going to be a great flood.  He and his family and groups of two of the animals would be the only ones saved.  Do you understand why the flood was used to destroy the world?  Because of Sodom and Gamorrah.  God was so ashamed of his people playing around with homosexuality, alcohol and blasphemy that he decided to start over.  Therefore, when there is a natural disaster…..who is to say it isn’t the work of God. After all, he created this world. He giveth and He will takth away. He did however, promise that there would never be another worldly flood and uses his rainbows as a steady reminder.  Rainbows are his promise of never flooding the world again.

Who is to say if he is right or not.  Everyone is entitled to their opinion.  No body is forcing you to believe in or about anything.

I rather feel sorry for you darklady. Your handle tells just how you feel about life. It isn’t going to matter what anyone says….in your mind it’s all a bunch of nonsense.  You’ve made your point.  I’ll pray for you but that’s not saying God will specficially help just you.

Why do you think people should laugh about that?  they have families, children, or maybe grandchildren. You just want to take words out of context.  No one is saying you have to believe in anything. Why do you get so upset?

and NO, Islamic law should not be the law of the US. No religion has more radicals that Muslim. Granted all people of different religions have pulled disgusting things on people and this country. But to allow muslims to take over this country is not in the books.

Go ahead.  Jump in there and ask instead of waiting for someone to do it for you.

Ask away.  don’t be afraid to ask what is one your mind. Just don’t attack people on this commentery with your questions.  If you really want the answer go to the person you have in mind and ask away.

Christians will not support Ron Paul.  he believes in evolution and abortions.

That implying pictures is really uncalled for.  And then to verse the pix towards putting a penis in her mouth. Morals and values are a thing of the past.  You see, if you believe in God, those kinds of things are not necessary to make fun of.  Gays are the ones who put things in their mouths like that. They seem to think that pushing something into the anus is sexually arousing and same with putting one in your mouth. that is the only reason that Mediaite keeps showing that pix.  They are making fun of her but a gay person sticking a penis in his mouth isn’t funny.  Yuk!  See what’s happening to this country.???

what a degrading thing to say. And to say it about anyone’s mother. So sad.

Are you voluntering?

big words from a small person

As said before:  Read the Bible and learn to understand what is in it. You are capable of drawing your own conclusions. Natural disasters are an act of God. There is no other way to put it.  We can’t make natural disasters happen ourselves.  That’s basically the reason people state disasters as such.    It’s simple…really don’t take a genus to figure it out.

It’s called sarcasm. I’ll make sure to put it in html code next time. 

Knock yourself out praying for me if it makes you feel better. You’ve made a few assumptions about me based on my handle and, guess what? They’re all wrong. 

It’s a very close race.

To science-deniers, perhaps not. To sentient people, they’re pretty damning.

And far from new. The wingnutariat has been on an anti-science crusade since before the Scopes Trial.

If she was joking, then she has the judgement of a sea cucumber. Billions of dollars in damage, 25 or more deaths, and she jokes about a message from God on the topic of ”small government?”

Not for the first time, she has proved her unfitness for any public office.

“No other way to put it” . . . how about “natural disasters are natural disasters”?

You seem to think that your (and Bachmann’s) wacky view of causation is absolute fact (dare I say “holy writ”?), and wonder why people shake their heads and call you crazy.

Yes, anyone who speaks in public several times a day, day after day, is going to get themselves in the rhetorical doghouse from time to time.

But Bachmann does this constantly, and it always seems to be some creepy religious thing (or occasionally a historical non sequitur). And she will not apologize.

I take this as a huge character flaw, and one I don’t want in a leader.

That’s even before you get to her postions on issues, where, IMO, just about everything she says is wrong.

Perhaps because he was talking about what *people* could do to improve the world around them, not joking about some manic-depressive sky-guy drowning people so public employees would “pay attention.”

Somehow, the two seem different to me.

She’s a smart lady, but I have no desire for another round with an inexperienced leader.  But, this is a joke, and it says nothing except she’s using humor to make a point.   If you’re looking for a president who supports gay marriage, yes, she’s not your choice.  At least she’s honest about ti.   

actually, joking about a teenage girl’s sexuality by a middle aged man is just creepy.  No matter the politics.   Anyone who makes any jokes will offend someone somewhere. I’d rather live in a world of humor than one where every mild joke is questioned. 

christians do believe in God’s will and a relationship with God defining their lives.  Nothing wrong with that.  Joking about it is good too.  

sarcasm about people dying.  now that may be crossing the line…. 

Actually, Irene was small potatoes compared to Katrina in terms of harm done.

Between Obama and all the leading Republicans, Obama looks better.  

But in terms of tasteless and stupid remarks, it does seem that it is the Democratic posters win the prize for stupid and offensive comments.

A pity what has haapened to a once great party.   (I mean the Democratic party).

I don’t buy this at all.   Bachmann was joking but you seem to be serious.  It seems that Vermont is harmed more than New York City or San Francisco.  Is Vermont more sinful than NYC and SF?    Doesn’t make sense.   Or is it that God has bad aim and missed the more sinful cities?

You are just as bad – from the other side – as all the nasty Democrats posting here.

It seems possible, perhaps even likely, that these hurricanes we see more and more of, are the result of global warming.   And Republicans are making a big mistake to pooh pooh the idea.

She may be ignorant, but I am afraid it is YOU who are imbued with hatred.

If you were calling my comment about Bachmann’s gay husband tasteless I guess you haven’t seen him or heard him talk- or realize he lies about his degree- he signs his name with Ph.D. after it- the correspondence school that gave him the degree only gives Psy.D.’s 

I’m still shocked that she said that. I know she is a strong believer in God but its more than just vanity floor mats when you think you know what God is trying to see (and I don’t believe it was really in jest).

God had something to say about this: Matthew 5:45 NIV says, “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”

In other words, God doesn’t order up bad weather to punish certain populations while exempting others.

So, God talks about the weather, but apparently He has thrown up His hands and decided not even He should do anything about it.