Now that Michele Bachmann has dropped out of the presidential race, TPM took a look back at a memorable candidacy and compiled our favorite moments:
Michael Lester
Originally from Scotland, Michael was a freelance video editor before joining TPM in the summer of 2011. He lives in New York with his wife and two cats and is a lifelong fan of The World Famous Dundee United.
Ya gotta spend looney to make looney. She stayed on the ground in Iowa while Newt and Harlot #3 cruised the Greek Islands. That he's still hanging on while Michele has bailed...something about that sucks harder than a lamprey on a passing ship.
It always amuses me to watch born-again Christian Talibanista's such Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin lie, because they are always so stupid about it, and dont think they will be caught.
can't believe she kissed him with that cold sore on his upper lip.
She will be missed for her amusing inanities.
Stupidity rose to a high level in 2011.
no no no! you missed including her pronunciation of "poignant" with the hard "g."
I'll miss her....sniffle
Great video tribute. And wasn't that sweet of her hubby to sport a pink tie when she dropped out of the race?
So I guess God changed his mind about her presidency - which of the other Repugs who God spoke to will be down and out next?
gerry.enns I miss the old testament god who would smite people. Whatever happened to him?
ya know. . . sometimes you never get out of your 'comfort zone' and when everyone around you is just as unbalanced on a spiritual level it isn't until you hold yourself up to public scrutiny that you realize you only THOUGHT your beliefs and practices were 'main stream'.
and light bulbs! definitely light bulbs
Nice video. Her inability to be factual doesn't seem that much different than any of the other Republican candidates. I suppose when God tells you to run, ya sorta expect God to feed you your lines, dontcha know?
merrymirth He did. And now he's rofling.
merrymirth I think you put your finger on it.
The apparent fact that Bachmann genuinely believes stuff she just made up on the spot, even if it contradicts other things she has said can perhaps be best explained by her belief that she is divinely inspired, and whatever pops into her head is thus the Word of God and absolutely true, regardless of facts, evidence, logic, or consistency.
Either that or she is suffering from a psychiatric disorder like delusion or confabulation.
If it weren't for here closeted, homophobic, weirdo husband, she's still be a viable candidate. She wouldn't win, but she wouldn't be in last place. Marcus, heal thy self.
(not that there's anything wrong with being gay, it's the hypocrisy he needs to address.)
shoes4industry Besides that, she needed to address the fact that she has absolutely nothing to say besides railing against gay's and a woman's right to choose.
Mickey Bitskoshoes4industry All she did was repeat talking points. Her ability to analyze anything whatsoever from a policy point of view was nil.
Damn, I thought should would at least wait until after NH. Now she can take Marcus back home and "service" him, or serve him, flip the mattress, or whatever. Wonder who will be the lucky one to benefit from all three of her "supporters."
YAY! We're back!
Had to resort to MoJo!
In hindsight it was a very expensive and exhausting way to out Marcus Bachmann.
imfabulous13 Fun though, and if crazyeyes Chele goes all Sarah on us we'll have her to kick around for years and years to come, or not, I don't know which I scenario I'm hoping for most.
She is nicer than bloated
Gingrich and tied for crazy.
Dolly lanna
"Nicer than Gingrich" - is this supposed to be a tribute? ^^
I loved her concession speech... GOD told me to run, GOD told me I'd win, GOD told me to quit... or maybe those voices in my head weren't GOD after all but... but... but...
davidasr Actually I was flabbergasted by her concession speech. All she did was call Obama a socialist and try to scare her followers into believing that armageddon has come and that God is speaking to us and if we would all listen, he'd speak to us too. The woman is batshit crazy and actually believes everything she says.
The look on Marcus's face when Michele says he was out buying sunglasses for their dog Boomer is just priceless. Good piece TPM.
valgal23 You've got to wonder... How out of touch are you when you're buying sunglasses for your DOG ffs?
davidasr We dogs don't need no stinkin' pink glitter sunglasses. Woof.
valgal23 My dog read this article then bit me, all I ever bought her was a collar and a leash.
I could only get 2/3 of the way through this. I am so, so glad this fruitcake is out.
Mark Crummett It was Michelle running, not Marcus.
Now that Michelle has exited the clown car there's an empty seat waiting for Sarah Palin....
kanthom2000 From your fingertips to God's ears, my friend.
T O A S T......
Now go make some popsicles and STFU.
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Look at Marcus eyeballing his ol' lady's caboose! U GO, MY HETERO!
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