Thursday, May 30, 2013

What's the Dumbest Thing Michele Bachmann has Ever Said?

Some of you may have heard the sad news yesterday that Michele Bachmann, beloved Republican Representative from Minnesota, will not be seeking re-election.
It's a sad day for all of us who have enjoyed her bat shit crazy statements. 

But what's the dumbest thing she has ever said?

Was it when in in October 2008 she said that we should investigate which members of Congress are "Pro-America" and which are "Anti-America?"
Nah. Mccarthyism and witch hunting happen are fun for the whole family.

Was it when in August 2011 she implied that the Hurricane that hit the East Coast was God trying to send a message about the need to cut spending?
Nah. God does like to intervene in fiscal issues. We all know that Noah's Flood was God's response to those Tax and Spend Moabites.

Was it when in April 2009 she said that there was not one study that showed that Carbon Dioxide gas was harmful?
Nah. This is definitely dumb. Like saying, "There's water in my bathtub and I'm fine, so why is everybody scared of tsunamis?" There are lots of Climate Change deniers so this doesn't make her unique.

The winner goes to Michele for her comments in January 2011 that The Founding Fathers worked tirelessly until they ended slavery. 
Let's see, Revolution...1776. Slavery Ending...1863.
87 years apart! And back then people lived till they were 30! So no, Michele. I don't think that the Founding Fathers kept fighting for 87 years until Slavery was ended.
I happen to know that some of them, like Thomas Jefferson, rather liked their slaves a lot.

The more important reason that this is dumb is that it involves fetishizing the Founding Fathers and believing that everything they did was right. They had a lot of great ideas and set up a system that is still going today. But they didn't know everything. And when we pretend that they knew everything, we don't allow ourselves to question their ideas, or change things for the better.

So goodbye Michele, and have a nice life.
I'm happy that our Founding Fathers made sure you could say whatever crazy shit popped into your brain. Because when you say the dumbest nonsense in the world and don't get in any trouble, we know that we can say dumb shit too.
Thanks Michele!

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