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brooklynite

(94,727 posts)
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:21 PM Aug 2016

Michele Bachmann: I'm advising Trump on foreign policy

Source: The Hill

ea Party firebrand Michele Bachmann says she is advising Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on foreign policy.

The former Minnesota congresswoman attended a fundraiser in the state for Trump on Saturday, where she revealed to the press that she has his ear on foreign policy.

“He also recognizes there is a threat around the world, not just here in Minnesota, of radical Islam,” she said, according to MPR News. “I wish our President Obama also understood the threat of radical Islam and took it seriously.”


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/292126-michele-bachmann-advising-trump-on-foreign-policy



Be afraid...
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Michele Bachmann: I'm advising Trump on foreign policy (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2016 OP
becuase she has so much experience and expertise on foreign policy. olddad56 Aug 2016 #1
Let's be fair. She can see Canada from her car garage closeupready Aug 2016 #27
I feel so much better knowing Michelle has Don's ear wordpix Aug 2016 #64
I wonder if this has been confirmed or will ever be confirmed by Trump / Bannon / Conway. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #2
This just confirms it... Pluvious Aug 2016 #3
As hard I find it to believe, I am coming around the the certainty of it. BadGimp Aug 2016 #23
what a crack team. MBS Aug 2016 #4
more like a team ON crack.... lastlib Aug 2016 #21
Absolutely MBS.. But don’t forget Marcus.. busterbrown Aug 2016 #42
Not The Onion!! This campaign gets more and more livetohike Aug 2016 #5
I was wondering the same thing. Is someone pulling our leg? Moonwalk Aug 2016 #48
That outta work out well. n/t neeksgeek Aug 2016 #6
MUST BE elleng Aug 2016 #7
I wonder if they speak in tongues turbinetree Aug 2016 #8
It's a case of the stupid leading the insane. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #9
To me Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2016 #10
You just can't make this stuff up. Does Bachmann realize how stupid this sounds? n/t pampango Aug 2016 #11
Nope, she has no idea how stupid she is. Iggo Aug 2016 #33
she has no way of knowing. juxtaposed Aug 2016 #56
OMG!!! Run for the hills. She is differently one of the crazy ones. The Wielding Truth Aug 2016 #12
WEll Hell,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #13
Wow! jaxind Aug 2016 #14
"Well, son, when two countries hate each other very much..." sofa king Aug 2016 #15
Hahahahahahaha! (My response on another post LuckyLib Aug 2016 #16
"Mush-for-brains meet I Don't Read" volstork Aug 2016 #18
That's a good one! volstork Aug 2016 #17
Well I certainly feel much safer now. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2016 #19
Oh FFS! lillypaddle Aug 2016 #20
Hahahahahaha...... Aviation Pro Aug 2016 #22
Her FIRST official piece of advice: "The Trump Tower Taco Bowl needs more sour cream." Miles Archer Aug 2016 #24
What a slob. GreenEyedLefty Aug 2016 #25
Wow. Putin must have paid Manafort a lot if he was willing to put up with such stupid disrespect. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #37
Jeezus Henry Christ.... lastlib Aug 2016 #26
FML Bigredhunk Aug 2016 #28
I am sure this religious psycho will advise psycho Trump to get Armageddon going as soon as possible geretogo Aug 2016 #29
LOL! chillfactor Aug 2016 #30
She may have bitten off more than she can chew. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #31
One can only hope....... DFW Aug 2016 #32
A comedy dream team. sarcasmo Aug 2016 #34
What countries produce corn dogs? We attack at dawn! KamaAina Aug 2016 #35
Explains a few things. nt Lucky Luciano Aug 2016 #36
I bet she advises him on "Obamacare" too. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #38
I thought this was from the onion. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #39
I was wishing it was from The Onion. area51 Aug 2016 #71
Michelle Bachmann for President keithbvadu2 Aug 2016 #40
Her runnimg mate, Enzyte Bob keithbvadu2 Aug 2016 #41
He's mocking us Fritz Walter Aug 2016 #43
Sure, what does he have to lose? Major Nikon Aug 2016 #44
Well now THATS funny as hell nt 7962 Aug 2016 #45
has to be Satire right? kevink077 Aug 2016 #46
Good choice. After all, policy is foreign to her. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #47
HA benld74 Aug 2016 #49
She wants to light up our life SheriffBob Aug 2016 #50
Spit take underpants Aug 2016 #51
Well that delusional airhead should be a tremendous help! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2016 #52
Was Palin not available? Sanity Claws Aug 2016 #53
Well, he is on the right track now, the one to failure. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #54
Thanks. ROFL ananda Aug 2016 #55
She truly is a moron mdbl Aug 2016 #57
Just a rumor that I heard: Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2016 #58
WHAT MORE PROOF DO WE NEED? TRUMP WANTS TO LOSE!!! cynzke Aug 2016 #59
+1, next he's going to nominate Ronald McDonald to the Supreme Court. harun Aug 2016 #63
Oh God... Odin2005 Aug 2016 #60
The first thing that popped into my head when I read the headline... SnowCritter Aug 2016 #61
The Republic is saved! n/t malthaussen Aug 2016 #62
OMG lonestarnot Aug 2016 #65
Yippee! Firestorm49 Aug 2016 #66
Bachman - Still speaking crazy to power paparush Aug 2016 #67
" is a threat around the world, not just here in Minnesota" justgamma Aug 2016 #68
Batshit n/t hibbing Aug 2016 #69
Where does the comedy end? EricMaundry Aug 2016 #70
Oh dear. LeftishBrit Aug 2016 #72
"Advising" may mean she sends him emails -- never knows if he looks at them. Shoonra Aug 2016 #73

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
42. Absolutely MBS.. But don’t forget Marcus..
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 03:46 PM
Aug 2016

He’s advising Don on Purity and Religious Issues..

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
48. I was wondering the same thing. Is someone pulling our leg?
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 04:13 PM
Aug 2016

I don't think Lewis Carroll could have made this shit up.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
8. I wonder if they speak in tongues
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:49 PM
Aug 2016

Glossolalia or speaking in tongues, according to linguists, is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in some cases as part of religious practice in which it is believed to be a divine language unknown to the speaker.




or how about this :


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=speaking%20in%20tongues





and to think nuclear codes are are at stake

Iggo

(47,565 posts)
33. Nope, she has no idea how stupid she is.
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 03:15 PM
Aug 2016

She used to be important, and she thinks if she's important, she must be smart.

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)
12. OMG!!! Run for the hills. She is differently one of the crazy ones.
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:58 PM
Aug 2016

And that's one of the biggest problem with letting Trump get this close to the Presidency. It's the twisted republicans who will squeeze through the door with him.

EWWWW!

We need Hillary and the rational ones she brings with her.

jaxind

(1,074 posts)
14. Wow!
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 02:11 PM
Aug 2016

Wow! When I read the headline, I honestly thought it was a joke! I thought it was some kind of Onion thing! Very scary that it's true!

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
16. Hahahahahahaha! (My response on another post
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 02:17 PM
Aug 2016

that mentioned these two consulting on foreign policy.). Mush-for-brains meet I Don't Read.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
24. Her FIRST official piece of advice: "The Trump Tower Taco Bowl needs more sour cream."
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 02:39 PM
Aug 2016
Paul Manafort warned against the Donald Trump taco bowl tweet — but no one listened

Dianne de Guzman Updated 7:08 pm, Thursday, August 18, 2016

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Trump-Taco-Bowl-tweet-Paul-Manafort-9171970.php



Here's how it went down, according to the news site: The Trump gang was supposedly having a group lunch together on Cinco de Mayo, with Trump chowing down on a taco bowl. A family member suggested tweeting out a photo of Trump and his taco bowl, because, why not. It's #CincoDeMayo.

Manafort somehow became the voice of reason and, according to the Huffington Post, "politely suggested that this might be seen as condescending and cautioned against it."

The resulting controversy of the tweet — everything from the phrase, "I love Hispanics!" to the fact that taco salads was actually invented in Texas — was scrutinized by the public. Much to The Donald's apparent delight.

"The people who were offended were people we wanted to offend," Trump was reported as later saying.

lastlib

(23,286 posts)
26. Jeezus Henry Christ....
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 02:44 PM
Aug 2016
.

The stoopid leading the ignorant. We are effin' DOOMED if this blowhard gets elected to anything above dogcatcher.

geretogo

(1,281 posts)
29. I am sure this religious psycho will advise psycho Trump to get Armageddon going as soon as possible
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 02:51 PM
Aug 2016

by launching nuclear missiles on the mid east as she reads from the book of revelations in her Bible .

SunSeeker

(51,698 posts)
31. She may have bitten off more than she can chew.
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 03:10 PM
Aug 2016

Resist posting that picture of her eating a corn dog. Resist.

DFW

(54,437 posts)
32. One can only hope.......
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 03:14 PM
Aug 2016

Why doesn't she offer him some advice on molecular biology, too, as long as she's advising him on subjects neither of them knows a thing about?

Fritz Walter

(4,292 posts)
43. He's mocking us
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 03:50 PM
Aug 2016

I know I've posted this here before, but he's fucking with us, taking a piss on us, just to feed his tiny, fragile ego.
It's just a matter of time before his campaign implodes and he moves on to his next ego trip.

Meanwhile, his sheeple will direct their white, hot rage at various targets (possibly including the POTUS, minorities, immigrants, and... most of the rest of us), our nation tries to rebuild diplomatic ties, and we move beyond this nightmarish episode in USA politics.

Nac Mac Feegle

(971 posts)
58. Just a rumor that I heard:
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 08:48 PM
Aug 2016

There was supposedly a lawsuit in the works against M. Bachmann and S. Palin by the guano industry for giving batshit a bad name.

Some people are saying.....

Firestorm49

(4,037 posts)
66. Yippee!
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 12:00 PM
Aug 2016

One nut case advising another on,of all things, foreign policy. I'm surprised that the Donald needs any advice from anybody, because he went to Wharton, you know.

justgamma

(3,666 posts)
68. " is a threat around the world, not just here in Minnesota"
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:29 PM
Aug 2016

Does she want him to bomb Minnesota? I'm confused.

Shoonra

(523 posts)
73. "Advising" may mean she sends him emails -- never knows if he looks at them.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:43 AM
Aug 2016

I bet a lot of people "advise" Trump. I once worked in the White House mail room. Thousands of letters every day from people, some of whom were barely capable of scrawling a coherent sentence, offering the President their advice, suggestions, prophecies, even their commands. The number of letters that actually moved on to any Presidential staffers - less than one-tenth of one percent (somewhat more were passed along to the Secret Service or FBI). But I suppose every one of those people felt that their investment of a 48¢ stamp entitled them to call themselves "advisers to the President".

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