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IDemo

(16,926 posts)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:04 PM Sep 2012

Bachmann: Libya attack was effort to impose Sharia law on the U.S.

Source: Raw Story

Former Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann on Friday asserted that the recent attacks on American embassies in Libya and Egypt were part of a plan to bring Sharia law to the United States.

“The violence has come to us, the United States,” the Minnesota congresswoman warned in a speech at the Values Voter Summit. “And on the anniversary of 9-1-1, no less, our Libyan ambassador and his courageous staff lost their lives in Benghazi in Libya in a cruel, cold-blooded, gruesome, intentional terror attack.”

“And all the while, the response of this administration has communicated both weakness and lack of resolve to the world,” she charged. “I want to be perfectly clear, this isn’t just about a movie. This is an intentional act that was done by radical Islamists who seek to impose their beliefs on the rest of the world and we will not stand for it!”

“And what we’re watching develop before our eyes today are the direct consequences of this administration’s policy of apology and appeasement across the globe and the supposed success of the president’s foreign policy genius — hailed by the media, even last week — is now exposed for what it is.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/14/bachmann-libya-attack-was-effort-to-impose-sharia-law-on-the-u-s/



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Bachmann: Libya attack was effort to impose Sharia law on the U.S. (Original Post) IDemo Sep 2012 OP
Too bad we can't deport Bachman to Libya. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #1
They wouldn't want her. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2012 #61
that would be an act of war. lastlib Sep 2012 #70
Unfortunately its prohibited by the Geneva Convention. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #73
On what grounds? Is she labeled as a 'toxic waste' material? Or a agentS Sep 2012 #86
Dumping a toxic pollutant on foreign soil is prohibited... HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #92
the comforting this is cindyperry2010 Sep 2012 #2
that'd be nice PatrynXX Sep 2012 #34
The shit doesn't COLGATE4 Sep 2012 #3
Consider that line stolen nichomachus Sep 2012 #21
Absolutely - but you've got to admit COLGATE4 Sep 2012 #59
LMAO! Aerows Sep 2012 #31
Free speech at its WORST SoapBox Sep 2012 #4
The anniversary of 9-1-1. Did she really say that?? livetohike Sep 2012 #5
I heard Charlie Rangel say 9-1-1 this morning. louis-t Sep 2012 #13
Surprising that he said it too livetohike Sep 2012 #15
Bit@@ PLEASE!!!!! bigdarryl Sep 2012 #6
It's true! It's true! Politicalboi Sep 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #8
It used to be called education icarusxat Sep 2012 #62
Beohner time to take Michelle of the inteligence committee.. oldhippydude Sep 2012 #9
On Ireland or Neptune... IDemo Sep 2012 #10
LOL! How did you put those two together? randome Sep 2012 #68
If someone told Michelle that Neptune was a gas giant IDemo Sep 2012 #80
there's no intelligence there.... lastlib Sep 2012 #71
Bachmann imitates The Onion jsr Sep 2012 #11
Screamed the pot calling the kettle 'black'. She needs to be locked up for the safety of the sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #12
I thought she'd been a little quiet recently. CJCRANE Sep 2012 #14
I can't believe this piece of garbage is a US Congressman titaniumsalute Sep 2012 #16
Rmoney's advisors are incompetent, Bachmann's are nonexistent. eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #17
Ever wonder? Dakota Flint Sep 2012 #18
The only thing between her ears ... lexx21 Sep 2012 #50
I hear the rocks rolling around in her head. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #66
Phase I: Attack Embassy Ian David Sep 2012 #19
Phase IV: Profit? sakabatou Sep 2012 #26
Oh, come on! It's so obvious, that if she has to explain it to you, closeupready Sep 2012 #30
ROFL!!! treestar Sep 2012 #38
What is the Christian Fundamentalist equivalent of Sharia Law? Blue State Bandit Sep 2012 #42
Beyond hope Magleetis Sep 2012 #20
Hey Minnesotan's, can you PLEASE do something about this woman? justiceischeap Sep 2012 #22
We are trying. Her challenger, Jim Graves, is catching up. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #39
Thanks! Just contributed. nt justiceischeap Sep 2012 #93
Fearmonger. pinto Sep 2012 #23
I was wondering why everybody is wearing burkas today. JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #24
DUzy! treestar Sep 2012 #41
You owe me a new keyboard! Indpndnt Sep 2012 #87
Dafuq? sakabatou Sep 2012 #25
That pic reminds me of Bat Boy longship Sep 2012 #27
I wish American extremists felix_numinous Sep 2012 #28
OK no more free speech !! C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #29
this photo heaven05 Sep 2012 #32
I'd love to respond. amb123 Sep 2012 #33
Perhaps... OilemFirchen Sep 2012 #35
Does this nut have some sort of rare form of Tourette's where you pop off with the most Ecumenist Sep 2012 #36
Recent polls & threads show her seat is vulnerable. Expose her. Defeat her. GOtV. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #37
It's her mind that is EXTRA-vulnerable! randome Sep 2012 #69
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Solly Mack Sep 2012 #40
I can't really say anything to that other than "....What." (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #43
I wish I could see Keith Olbermann do his thing.... George II Sep 2012 #44
The people in her district should be embarassed. n/t LeftinOH Sep 2012 #45
What kind of NUTCASES elect something like this?? tosh Sep 2012 #46
Good Question oliverrams1 Sep 2012 #48
Google Randomthought Sep 2012 #77
Yeah, but... Indpndnt Sep 2012 #88
"The violence finally has come to us". What a putz. marble falls Sep 2012 #47
Why doesn't she just shut up! LoisB Sep 2012 #49
Unbelievable oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #51
A) Gop polititians are more stupid than ever. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #75
We need her over in Libya to protect us NOW! Zambero Sep 2012 #52
That's scary...Mitt Zombie should have tapped her... Hubert Flottz Sep 2012 #53
There really should be a competency/psych evaluation before someone can run for office. bamacrat Sep 2012 #54
There would be a huge power vacuum if that happened IDemo Sep 2012 #55
Some crazy would be allowed just too keep the candidate pool large enough bamacrat Sep 2012 #97
What are the laws regarding involuntary commitment to an insane asylum? bullwinkle428 Sep 2012 #56
Box of rocks. WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #57
pea gravel...........n/t lastlib Sep 2012 #72
She IS Sharia law. defacto7 Sep 2012 #58
Time to get this out again 47of74 Sep 2012 #60
She is out of her fucking mind. FedUpWithIt All Sep 2012 #63
Show me a link to one apology, Bachmann, just a single link proving your claim. Thought so. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2012 #64
And by the way, didn't George W apologize to the Chinese as soon as he got into office? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2012 #65
sick vile person fascisthunter Sep 2012 #67
No,no,no, Michelle--they're in Cairo, EGYPT! Not Cairo, Illinois!! lastlib Sep 2012 #74
Ah, Bachmann's Timing Belt Has Slipped Another Notch. MineralMan Sep 2012 #76
How many times will she go to the Sharia Law card? Wow she is NUTS! sarcasmo Sep 2012 #78
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #79
Bachman S*it Crazy Swagman Sep 2012 #81
Ughh... What a simplistic view of the world. octothorpe Sep 2012 #82
*THUMP* The thump you just heard was every fox news bobble head as they cstanleytech Sep 2012 #83
The only 'sharia' laws that are being thrust upon us are those proposed by lumpy Sep 2012 #84
Agreed but perhaps you meant that post for someone who was claiming otherwise. nt cstanleytech Sep 2012 #85
Their base has long since been conditioned to love completely partisan brown nosing assholes IDemo Sep 2012 #91
Why on earth are people like this running our government? Kablooie Sep 2012 #89
Shut up, you crazy lunatic! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #90
No, keep talking, you crazy loon! sofa king Sep 2012 #94
Michele at her best warrprayer Sep 2012 #95
Her entertainment value is diminishing pretty fast aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #96

agentS

(1,325 posts)
86. On what grounds? Is she labeled as a 'toxic waste' material? Or a
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 12:51 AM
Sep 2012

chemical weapon of mass destruction?

cindyperry2010

(846 posts)
2. the comforting this is
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:07 PM
Sep 2012

that in her relection bid her opponent is within the margin of error so .... stupid and crazy hopefully will be gone soon

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
34. that'd be nice
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:43 PM
Sep 2012

because it's shits like her and her right wing ilk who provoked the violence and should be held accountable for their actions. and thrown in jail.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
4. Free speech at its WORST
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:08 PM
Sep 2012

Fuck off.

Go back to sucking government dollars for your fuck'n family farm and your weirdo business.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
7. It's true! It's true!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:09 PM
Sep 2012

What is the difference between GOP laws and Sharia laws. NOTHING! Now Michele, you should be a good woman, and give your seat to the nearest man.

Response to IDemo (Original post)

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
80. If someone told Michelle that Neptune was a gas giant
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:54 PM
Sep 2012

She would demand that we take it over to lower prices at the pump.

I just include Ireland because the likes of her and Palin would attack it out of ignorance, believing it was Iran.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
12. Screamed the pot calling the kettle 'black'. She needs to be locked up for the safety of the
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:12 PM
Sep 2012

entire country.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
14. I thought she'd been a little quiet recently.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:13 PM
Sep 2012

These recent events seem tailormade for Repub talking points, narratives and conspiracy theories.

titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts)
16. I can't believe this piece of garbage is a US Congressman
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:15 PM
Sep 2012

I mean really? She's elected to Congress? Who the fuck lives in that district?

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)
17. Rmoney's advisors are incompetent, Bachmann's are nonexistent.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:16 PM
Sep 2012

When she says something daffy you know **SHE** thought of it.

Stretching the definition of "think" a bit, there ...

lexx21

(321 posts)
50. The only thing between her ears ...
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:37 PM
Sep 2012

is a sign that says "space for rent"....

Oh how the tumbleweeds must blow through there...

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
30. Oh, come on! It's so obvious, that if she has to explain it to you,
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:38 PM
Sep 2012

then it's not worth it.

To use the kneejerk response every time wingnut logic is challenged on rational grounds...

Blue State Bandit

(2,122 posts)
42. What is the Christian Fundamentalist equivalent of Sharia Law?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:47 PM
Sep 2012

Biblical law? I see that as more of a threat, and it is her who is pushing it.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
22. Hey Minnesotan's, can you PLEASE do something about this woman?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:27 PM
Sep 2012

She gives all crazy people a bad name.

JohnnyRingo

(18,635 posts)
24. I was wondering why everybody is wearing burkas today.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:31 PM
Sep 2012

The local traffic court began lopping off driver's right feet for speeding this morning and the Sparkle Market stopped selling pork chops.

Damn you radical Muslims for imposing this on us!!! I want to go back to the country Michelle Bachmann grew up in... Oz.

hahahaha

longship

(40,416 posts)
27. That pic reminds me of Bat Boy
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:34 PM
Sep 2012

From Weekly World News. Photoshop opportunity?

Here's another WWN got right.

Bat Boy to be Romney's VP.

I guess Men in Black got it right. WWN gets it all correct.

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)
28. I wish American extremists
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:34 PM
Sep 2012

like Bachmann and Romney were identified as a threat to American security, because they are.

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)
36. Does this nut have some sort of rare form of Tourette's where you pop off with the most
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:44 PM
Sep 2012

rabid weasel crazy thing that stumbles to the front of her dessicated trio of , (I use this term loosely), "brain cells"? Wow, she is crazier than a outhouse rat! She shouldn't be allowed out with her muzzle...SMDH

George II

(67,782 posts)
44. I wish I could see Keith Olbermann do his thing....
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:05 PM
Sep 2012

.....look seriously into the camera and say:

"That woman is an idiot"

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
88. Yeah, but...
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 01:55 AM
Sep 2012

I still thought they'd be down-to-earth folks who would appreciate common sense. Is that not true? Or do they actually believe this loon is making sense?

LoisB

(7,206 posts)
49. Why doesn't she just shut up!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:37 PM
Sep 2012

Did it ever occur to people like her that Muslims may be willing to believe that piece of crap movie trailer came from our government because elected "officials" like her are constantly running off at the mouth denigrating their religion and culture?

oldsarge54

(582 posts)
51. Unbelievable
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:42 PM
Sep 2012

Is it just me, or this the dumbest crop of opposition politicians in history. Either that, or they are smart and they think their followers are incredibly stupid/gullible. Or is it that I'm older and the politicians are actually younger than me now? Any theories.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
75. A) Gop polititians are more stupid than ever.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:25 PM
Sep 2012

B) Their followers are even stupider.

I think this is primarily due to the rise of the wacko religious nuts.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
52. We need her over in Libya to protect us NOW!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:05 PM
Sep 2012

Michelle Bachmann is the only thing standing between us and Sharia Law. Only Michelle Bachmann fully comprehends the situation in Libya and the immediate threat to our freedom. Only Michelle can protect us. Got your plane ticket yet, Michelle?

Hubert Flottz

(37,726 posts)
53. That's scary...Mitt Zombie should have tapped her...
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:27 PM
Sep 2012

She'd make him a fine sisterwife.

Looks like she's got a major wedgie in her magic drawers in that lovely photo. Very flattering.

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)
54. There really should be a competency/psych evaluation before someone can run for office.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:31 PM
Sep 2012

I mean if we require people show ID to vote, why not do that. In the words of Bill Maher, "Hey Michelle, the cave called. It wants its shit back."

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)
97. Some crazy would be allowed just too keep the candidate pool large enough
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:10 AM
Sep 2012

but the insane crazy that smacks of hate should not be allowed.

FedUpWithIt All

(4,442 posts)
63. She is out of her fucking mind.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 06:09 PM
Sep 2012

I am so incredibly weary of the bullshit these people live, breathe and eat for breakfast. Ugh. Just go away.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
65. And by the way, didn't George W apologize to the Chinese as soon as he got into office?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 06:20 PM
Sep 2012

Remember the P3 forced to land there? OK, just did a quick search, and yes, GW said "we are very sorry. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/apr/11/china.usa2

Uh oh...the google machine, in the course of searching for Bush apologizing to China, also reminded me that Bush apologized to the PM of Iraq in 2008 for a Koran being desecrated: http://hinterlandgazette.com/tag/george-w-bush-apology-for-quran-burning

Meantime, Michelle, I'm still waiting for that one single link, anywhere on the Internet, showing when, where, and under what condition President Obama apologized to Muslims, or to any spokespeople for the Muslim community.

 

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)
67. sick vile person
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:24 PM
Sep 2012

stochastic terrorist spreading fiction to fool the bigoted nutcases into violent action. This is an effort to create a civil war you are watching take shape.

lastlib

(23,239 posts)
74. No,no,no, Michelle--they're in Cairo, EGYPT! Not Cairo, Illinois!!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:23 PM
Sep 2012

Egypt is a foreign COUNTRY, Michelle. And they're not coming here on the next train to make you follow Allah and pray to Mecca.


you insane twit.....!

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
76. Ah, Bachmann's Timing Belt Has Slipped Another Notch.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:39 PM
Sep 2012

I hope her brain isn't an interference engine...

Response to IDemo (Original post)

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
83. *THUMP* The thump you just heard was every fox news bobble head as they
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:42 PM
Sep 2012

prepare to try and find some way to turn this from a negative into a positive without coming across as complete partisan brown nosing assholes.

lumpy

(13,704 posts)
84. The only 'sharia' laws that are being thrust upon us are those proposed by
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:52 PM
Sep 2012

the right wingers. It ain't going to happen. We are used to our self-determining freedoms.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
89. Why on earth are people like this running our government?
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 03:04 AM
Sep 2012

They should be locked up in a different kind of institution.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
94. No, keep talking, you crazy loon!
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 12:12 PM
Sep 2012
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/169266176.html

Every time she speaks now, her election becomes more winnable for DFL candidate Jim Graves.

We're gonna get her this time.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
96. Her entertainment value is diminishing pretty fast
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 12:43 PM
Sep 2012

and that's the only reason I pay attention to anything she says. With her position and her good looks, she could be a formidable challenge to Democrats if she used her brain like Republicans of old. But we are living in an age of extremism and straight-jacketed insanity from the right and I think that when the tide finally turns, Bachmann and her ilk are going to slip off the face of the Earth into complete obscurity as though they'd never been.

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