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Michele Bachmann Has A ‘Great Sense of Humor’ (Says Michele Bachmann)

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Michele Bachmann has a sense of humor, says Michele Bachman, in an attempt to make casual her comments (jokes?) from the weekend wherein she suggested the East Coast’s recent spate of natural disasters were meant as a warning from God to the politicians in Washington.

“Of course I was being humorous when I said that. It would be absurd to think it was anything else,” she said Monday. ”I am a person who loves humor, I have a great sense of humor.”

Unfortunately, it’s not up to her, but up to her voters to decide if her jokes are funny, and something tells us that those who incurred actual damage during last week’s hurricane or earthquake probably aren’t laughing. And as her public gaffes begin to pile-up, one has to wonder just how much more her followers can laugh away. Her poor showings in recent polls might indicate that, funny as it may be, her touch might be wearing.

(H/T Politico)

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  • Tampopoloco

    Of course i was being humorous now that the shite has hit the roof.

  • Ralph

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

  • Anonymous

    the only one without a sense of humor is media. To report what she said as anything other than a mild joke or a bad joke is both lame and biased. No wonder Bill O’Reilly is the ‘most trusted source’ by Americans.  Not many options now that the NYT and Newsweek are a joke.

  • Fletch_69

    The separation of chruch and state is essential and therefore whilst Bachmann may provide humour via ridiculous comments the truth is that she is dangerous and the reporting of such stupidity is hardly media bias.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Oh look another Democrat party activist hit piece. Where were all these stories about Obama? Why do we never see negative stories like this about Dmeocrats on Mediaite? 

  • Anonymous

    Like Her?

  • Anonymous

    LANE1 posted: No wonder Bill O’Reilly is the ‘most trusted source’ by Americans………..”most Trusted source is brought to by the marketing executive that brought us “fair and Balanced”

  • guest

    Democrates against replubicians and republicians against democrates. We need a leader that can do the
    job and get stuff done! Create jobs! Help Americans. And right now it seems the democrates isn;t doing
    that.. One can blame republicians or democrated and even president but if all the groups do not work together
    it doesn;t matter.. nothing works! its really time to vote them all out and clean house!  Americans needs results not i can do the job! OR this is what i would do if i was president. Or call other politicians dumb or
    jokes…Its time for politicians to stop blaming each other and come up with solutions that will help rebuild
    America!

  • guest

    I think Perry has some interesting thoughs.. it seems he wants to help the American people.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe over on fox.com? See ya!

  • warrenlee

    I’m funny, really, I am!

  • Moosenuts99

    With jokes, there’s usually a PUNCHLINE

    GOD WANTS US TO CUT SPENDING TO PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE NEEDY

    ITS IN THE BIBLE!!!!!

    if Jesus came back and saw the things done in his name;’he would never stop THROWING UP

  • Texan

    The latest Gallup Poll shows that Hispanics, a key part of the tripod of
    blacks, Latinos, and young people that propelled Obama’s election, are
    now turning against him big time!

    ROFLMBAO!!!!

  • Irish189

    i will give her the benefit of the doubt on this one, i can’t believe she really is that stupid, that she was joking

    That being said, poor timing and probably  not really appropriate when people might actually be dying from the disasters as you make the joke.

    George Carlin she is not

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    Yes Michele that was really humerous. I’m sure the families of the 40 people so far whose love ones have perished during the hurricane think that’s a real joke. The thousand of people who lost their homes, and thousands of others who have had their businesses dessimated think it’s humerous as well. Ed Rollins, her closest advisor and former Reagan strategist should put a muzzle on her. In an uncontrolled atmoshere, she’s a loose cannon. The more she opens her mouth, the less relevant she becomes. You can tell that even the people who attend her rallies appear to be dumb founded listening to her. She’s not getting the reception in South Carolina and Florida that she had been getting in Iowa. Rick Perry has greatly minimized her relevance and I expect him to win the Iowa caucuses. He went into her hometown of Waterloo and in two days managed to win over most of her supporters.  

  • Anonymous

    Go down the sewer.

  • Claudia Higginbotham

    If Bachmann said this in a speech, did people laugh when she said it? I guess if they didn’t, her supporters have a lousy sense of humor.

  • TruDat

    they did laugh and it’s clearly evident on the file footage.  Just another attempted “gottcha” moment for the lefty press.

  • Anonymous

    Just another little wingnut crazed God-zealot.  Appeals not to “religion,” but to typical superstition.

  • TruDat

    Superstition like “hope & change”?

  • Chrisg

    Either she’s so stupid she thinks the big sky daddy sends hurricanes as a sign of political displeasure….

    or she’s so stupid she thinks ‘jokes’ about hurricanes while the hurricane is occurring, causing suffering and death and destruction, is approporiate humor.

    In either case she’s stupid.  And likely unbalanced.

    Not that we needed the proof. 

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    Why is it that every freaking time this loon opens her mouth she says something more dumb than the prior time! If she feels it’s appropriate to “joke” about a storm that was a) still causing damage b) responsible for nearly 40 deaths and c) has cost billions and billions of dollars in property damage, I now, more than ever more, question her ability to perform even a dog catcher position, let alone the President of the United States.

  • Chrisg

    it might be hard to catch dogs with those crazy eyes…

    she might send the poor pups running and howling in terror…

  • Cri2

    Absolutely dangerous!!!!! 

  • Chasmc

    Maybe she does have a great sense of humor,  She makes me laugh all the time, but I doubt thet it is intentional.

  • Chasmc

    Well I suspect that Obama has about a 50 IQ popping advantage on Bachmann.

  • Anonymous

    Oh Comon. This woman wears her religion on her sleeve. My guess is she’s only backtracking now because she’s getting so much flak from her comment.

  • http://twitter.com/smarteecat Elizabeth Anderson

    LAME ONE- she was only speaking her shallow mind and then realizing that she got in trouble, had to cover it up by talking about her bad humor.

  • http://twitter.com/smarteecat Elizabeth Anderson

    SCARY DANGEROUS!!

  • http://twitter.com/smarteecat Elizabeth Anderson

    LAME ONE- she was only speaking her shallow mind and then realizing that she got in trouble, had to cover it up by talking about her bad humor.     

  • http://twitter.com/smarteecat Elizabeth Anderson

    She is just another big reason for being a Democrat! lol!

  • http://twitter.com/smarteecat Elizabeth Anderson

    not to mention the big dogs!…

  • Anonymous

    Happy Birthday Elvis, wherever you are.

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