What, exactly is Bachmann saying here?

**Meddle** · July-09-11, 04:18 AM

Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American President.

Michele Bachmann Salutes the Upside to Slavery

**Bigb23** · July-09-11, 04:58 AM

"nuff said"

**Patrick** · July-09-11, 07:33 AM

There is more to come from her mouth in the coming months. She is going to eventually say something that will get her in a lot of trouble with the public. She brags about having a titanium spine, but fails to mention that she has shit for brains. Remember, God speaks to her...if God told her to invade Iran...she would. If God told her to jump off a bridge...she would. The scary thing is that there are millions of people in this country who think exactly like she does.

**Whitehouse** · July-09-11, 07:38 AM

"Slavery not bad, mmkay?"

**jackie5275** · July-09-11, 08:34 AM

She was also quoted earlier this week as saying that she hoped unemployment would remain high because theoretically it helps her chances in the presidential election.

**Whitehouse** · July-09-11, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by jackie5275

She was also quoted earlier this week as saying that she hoped unemployment would remain high because theoretically it helps her chances in the presidential election.

And the tea party is saying Obama is against America??!

**Detroitej72** · July-09-11, 10:14 AM

I'm sure we can look forward to more of her open mouth, insert foot comments in the months to come.

**Johnnny5** · July-09-11, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by jackie5275

She was also quoted earlier this week as saying that she hoped unemployment would remain high because theoretically it helps her chances in the presidential election.

I'm not a supporter of Bachman, but what you wrote above is simply not true. Below is a link to the interview, and you really have to twist her words to say that she "Hopes unemployment would remain high".

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...employment.php

As for her comments on slavery, the author of the article in the first post is again misrepresenting what Bachman said. Putting political agendas aside it's difficult for me to see how the author can honestly title this piece "Bachman Salutes the Upside of Slavery". It seems she intended to highlight the horrific state of the family unit in the present day African American community, not to imply that the 2 parent families were "an upside" to being enslaved.

**oladub** · July-09-11, 10:37 AM

"Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American President."

I don't see where the above statement 'salutes the upside of slavery'. "Disasterous' isn't a term used to describe the upside of anything although I will remember the term to describe the Obama economy if everyone thinks it is a salute to Obama.

Second, 'families' is a different word with a different meaning than 'marriages' that the author writes about. If black 'families' then and now were compared, perhaps there would be more than 34% of black children with both a father and mother in the house. As it stands, Bachman was attempting to compare the percentages of black children being raised by both a mother and father then with the percentage of black children being raised within a marriage now. It is like comparing apples and oranges.

I have already seen this written about on Jezebel. The caption there was "Bachmann Signs Anti-Porn Pledge Saying Blacks Were Better Off During Slavery". Off course the paragraph above didn't say that either but it can be very broadly and imaginatively interpreted that way.

Bachman goes about with a foot in her mouth. She is a diversion. She will not become the Republican nominee. I am more worried about big money bringing in Rick Perry. With Rick Perry vs. Barack Obama, big money can't go wrong as the result would be disastrous. [[my salute to big money)

**ghettopalmetto** · July-09-11, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by oladub

Second, 'families' is a different word with a different meaning than 'marriages' that the author writes about. If black 'families' then and now were compared, perhaps there would be more than 34% of black children with both a father and mother in the house. As it stands, Bachman was attempting to compare the percentages of black children being raised by both a mother and father then with the percentage of black children being raised within a marriage now. It is like comparing apples and oranges.

Maybe Michele Bachmann should be worrying more about things that can be legislated, instead of putting everyone down for not living their lives in accordance with her personal tastes. You know, that whole "keep the government out of my business" bullshit.

Bachmann isn't a leader--just a self-righteous busybody.

**oldredfordette** · July-09-11, 11:41 AM

Michelle Bachmann says she is subservient to her husband. What if her totally nutbag husband starts to tell her what to do in the White House?

**Patrick** · July-09-11, 11:43 AM

Bachman goes about with a foot in her mouth. She is a diversion. She will not
become the Republican nominee. I am more worried about big money bringing in
Rick Perry. With Rick Perry vs. Barack Obama, big money can't go wrong as the
result would be disastrous. [[my salute to big
money)

I don't know man, Americans are still tired of Texan politicos after almost a decade of W.

**Meddle** · July-09-11, 11:56 AM

Maybe she meant to make her point in another way. I tend to give people a pass when they misspeak. Everybody makes mistakes or stumbles over their words from time to time and things come out in a way other than they intended. There are a lot of times I've been accused of saying things I didn't really say. But this isn't the first time. She's got quite a track record of it in just a few short weeks.

**maxx** · July-09-11, 03:07 PM

No doubt her statement is based on her exhaustive study of the slave family in the antebellum U.S..

**TKshreve** · July-10-11, 09:38 AM

She's a Republican tool used to further entrench the right wing base into their silly, oblivious mindset. It's not like much more is needed after Fox gives its' daily washings, but let's call her a safety net [[pun intended). Likewise, she can put the left wing base off kilter with her baiting quips and political posturing. Added value to the Republicans.

Whomever comes out of the right as the nominee, count on them upholding the same destructive, stubborn values as their couterparts. They just come in different shapes and sizes.

Bachman's just another lifelong-politician wannabe. What's new?

**ejames01** · July-10-11, 09:42 AM

Isn't she married to a gay man?

**Bigb23** · July-10-11, 03:52 PM

One tea party leader says that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [[D-AZ) has herself to blame for getting shot in the head Saturday.
The Arizona congresswoman shouldn't have attended an event "in full view of the public" if she had security concerns, according to Tucson Tea Party co-founder Trent Humphries.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/1...ds-blame-shot/

**Big Dog** · July-10-11, 07:41 PM

That's scary.

**Hypestyles** · July-11-11, 12:58 PM

regardless of what she said or didn't say about slavery, I do not support her on her various policy platforms and ideals. Not interested. Though I suspect that there will be a demographic of African-Americans who will be on-board with her based on the pretext of her religious fundamentalism.. Someone's always talking about "bringing government back to God" and what-have-you...

**Wingnatic** · July-11-11, 02:17 PM

If she knew her history , she would know that it was common practice for slave owners to sell children of the slaves they owned . Richie Havens sang a song at the original Woodstock called '' Freedom '' which is derived from an old song by slaves called Motherless Child

**Big Dog** · July-11-11, 04:02 PM

Thanks for the clarification of true reality, Wing.

**Detroitnerd** · July-11-11, 04:14 PM

Yeah, and being "sold down the river" was punishment for uppity slaves. Many a husband or wife or child who longed for freedom and bucked the lash was taken from his family and sold to a plantation further down south, where slavemasters were harsher.

Fundamentally, she is not a historian. She is a crackpot ideologue, trying to make the world safe for her brand of demagoguery.

**tvaspen** · July-11-11, 10:11 PM

She's saying;
Hey look at me, I'm crazier than a shithouse rat!

**jackie5275** · July-12-11, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Johnnny5

I'm not a supporter of Bachman, but what you wrote above is simply not true. Below is a link to the interview, and you really have to twist her words to say that she "Hopes unemployment would remain high".

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...employment.php

I didn't twist her words. Watch the video in the link you posted. She pretty much says it herself.

**oladub** · July-12-11, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by jackie5275

I didn't twist her words. Watch the video in the link you posted. She pretty much says it herself.

It was the author of the article who twisted words as Johnny5 pointed out. Bachman did not express the wish that unemployment would stay high. Bachman instead replied to a question asking her if her poll numbers might improve as the unemployment went up. She replied, "Well, that could be. Again, I hope so." Was she supposed to say that she hoped her poll numbers would go down if unemployment rates went up? She was never asked if she hoped unemployment would go up.

Why doesn't Bachman agree with the President that the public shouldn't be worried about the debt and just accept that 'professional politicians' understand the debt crisis better than the public?