Bachmann Hits Gingrich For Being ‘Condescending’ To Her During Debate On Meet The Press

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by Josh Feldman | 1:11 pm, December 18th, 2011

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Michele Bachmann appeared on Meet the Press earlier today, and in the middle of talking about her chances in Iowa next month, David Gregory brought up the uncomfortable exchange she had with Newt Gingrich during last week’s Republican debate. Gingrich accused Bachmann of “not getting her facts correct,” and Bachmann responded by calling his comments “outrageous,” insisting she is a serious candidate for the presidency.

Gregory asked if Bachmann thought Gingrich was “singling her out” for some reason. Bachmann stated it was “obvious” that he was, citing similar comments of his at a previous debate. She claimed that Politifact had backed her previous statements up, and Gingrich never specifically pointed to an inaccurate statement she made, but merely accused her generally of not having all the facts.

Bachmann did not answer the question of whether Gingrich was being sexist towards her, but she did acknowledge it felt “condescending” to have him talk down to her as if she was one of his students. Gregory pointed out that despite Bachmann’s assertion that Politifact ranked all of her statements at the previous debate as true, they had only ranked two of her remarks, and one of them, a charge that Romney introduced “socialized medicine” to Massachusetts, was false. In fact, Politifact issued another “Pants on Fire” to Bachmann for claiming they had ranked all her statements as true.

Watch the video below, courtesy of NBC:

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Anonymous

I’m confused. Aren’t these the same people who despise political correctness?
Anonymous

He was condescending to you because you are an idiot
Anonymous

I am not a fan of Bachmann, but she is definitely not an idiot. A little loony perhaps, but not stupid. Her tendency towards the goofy side tends to obscure her intelligence sometimes.

Newt was condescending to her because he is condescending to all mere mortals. It just lookd worse because he was amazingly dismissive on stuff where she was correct.
Anonymous

Yep. And they are the some ones who are quick to play their own version of the race card (“you just can’t tolerate a black or gay or Jewish, etc. conservative”).
Christian Bruun

I am not sure this really counts a ‘defense’ of Gingrich but to be fair he is extremely condescending toward everyone, not sure he cares what gender the person he is talking down to his. Plus I have noticed the more condescending he is acting the more is is lying. I think it is a strategic tactic in reality
Anonymous

Why does Bachmann bother? She will never become president.
Anonymous

Book sales, clout in delivering the far right evangelical flat earther votes, and the power that can bring…
Anonymous

1. Newt pretty much comes across as smug and condescending, period

2. Michelle Bachmann has made it VERY easy not to take her seriously all by herself

Between her constant gaffs of US history and the politfact statement alone its a headache listening to her, seriously, politfact i think has her out of all the presidential candidates as the one who says the most false or pants on fire statements, does this woman not verify anything?

To say she doesn’t get facts right is not some far reaching outrageous statement, at this point i’m starting to think you could write a book on the gaffs from the presidential candidate
Anonymous

Wow, Michele Bachmann is an exquisite, exciting beauty. Her hair is just gorgeous!
Jay Fennell

Me too, not a fan of Bachman but dam, for once I wish she was better at thinking on her feet. Gingrich simply said her facts were not correct. She should have jumped on that and demanded to know what exactly was not correct. He got away with just dismissing here like a pesky fly. What a great chance to put the above-it-all in his place. Instead it turned into a he said / she said post debate talking point
Anonymous

“My facts aren’t wrong. It’s just that he’s memory challenged” HA :)

Michelle Bachmann — Newt Gingrich 6:0, 6:0
Anonymous

sounds about right
expatpatriot

Gingrich is a major jerk, but I give him credit for not ignoring her entirely, which would have also been a reasonable thing to do. It’s what the voters are doing, after all.

Until Perry redefined the political landscape, Bachmann was clearly the dumbest of the dumb, and though Perry did bring the class average down several notches, it didn’t actually make Bachmann any smarter.

Please note: in the posting above, “dumb” is shorthand for ill-informed, out of touch, emotionally alienated, precious, dependent upon discarded notions, sanctimonious, and antiempathetic. Except when applied to Rick Perry, where it means “stupid.”
Anonymous

If a totally unqualified Chicago crook like 0bama could become President, anyone could.
Anonymous

Obama was elected. Bachmann cannot be because she is too crazy. She must know she won’t win. So why bother?
Anonymous

Crook? EVIDENCE PLEASE
http://twitter.com/brooklinegirl Darcy

Hope your next eye appt. is very soon.
Anonymous

Birds of a feather flock together.

0bama’s friends, just to name a few, are: Rezko, Ayers, Blogojevitch, several generations of Chicago mayors, Rostenkowski, crooks all of them.
Anonymous

Either way, to know him is to despise him.
Anonymous

Just because Michele Bachmann doesn’t know the difference between New Hampshire and Massachusetts doesn’t necessarily mean that she is confused. Maybe she really truly believes there is no difference between the two?
Anonymous

In general, you could be right, but how often does that intelligence shine! I guess something would have to be there to get elected and get through school, but she sure doesn’t show it.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

Poor Michelle. Newt must have been able snort more cocaine than she could in 5 minutes. Such a sore loser.
Anonymous

Think what you want about Obama, but he has a brain. I’m not I’ve seen any evdience of that with her.
Anonymous

Wow! You really are great at changing people’s minds! Love that analysis! (Idiot)…
Anonymous

Yes. I am a person that despises “political correctness”…Where was Bachmann being PC?

A person can be condescending, and generally disrespectful…Newt was all of that, and she came back at him, and she kept on…

Where again, was the PC?