Bachmann Driller Overdrive

I should have known that when Michele Bachmann made her triumphant debut on the crackpot scene, she would be highly sought-after for follow-up crackpot interviews. (And while we’re on the subject — yes, I now see it makes more sense that she was referring to Jesus and not the flood. In my defense, once you’ve visited the Creation Museum, it’s hard to get the lessons out of your mind.) And sure enough, she’s back! Listen to what Bachmann has to say on non-Biblical subjects: specifically, drilling in ANWR.

“Goons!…Hired Goons.”

In this age of media saturation, why do people still think they can get away with their somewhat embarrassing behavior? Two years ago, it was George “Macaca” Allen; now DailyKos may have found a new contender in Washington gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi. A dude was at an alleged Rossi conference until some of Rossi’s people noticed him videotaping the event and decided that was not acceptable. But instead of destroying the evidence of the suppression of his First Amendment rights — like a gentleman — the guy put the footage up online. (We put up some of the damning audio, too.)

Proof There Is No Math Test For Members Of Congress

So…back before his death, Jerry Falwell called out liberals for all the catastrophes humans have to suffer in modern times — particularly the abortionists. We get it: he believes in a vengeful, Old Testament God who’s getting ready to unleash hell on Earth for all the sorts of things He rails against in the book of Revelation. And it turns out that Falwell’s legacy lives on in at least one of our elected officials: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), depicted at right reading what I’m sure is her second-favorite book. TPM reports that Bachmann recently gave an interview with the conservative news website OneNewsNow, casting aspersions on the House Speaker’s environmental efforts: “[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she’s just trying to save the planet….We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet — we didn’t need Nancy Pelosi to do that.” If you’re not quite solid on the event this noted paleogeologist (not really) is referring to: she’s talking about the Biblical flood as if it were (a) an actual historical event, and (b) one that happened possibly just a few years before the birth of Jesus. (And, lady, I don’t want to spank you for your knowledge of fake science, but I’ve been to The Creation Museum, and the Earth is 6000 years old according to that “school” of “thought.”

But also, doesn’t that statement sort of make it seem like Bachmann’s just straight given up on both the redemption of humanity and the possibility of reversing some of the damage we’ve wrought on the planet, and is now just waiting for the next flood so she can be Raptured out of here? If so: Minnesota, please don’t put her back in a position to vote on what’s going to be done with our air, water, or soil. Thanks in advance.

Happy Anniversary, Dear Failure!

Somehow this escaped my notice yesterday: it was the second anniversary of George Allen’s infamous “Macaca” gaffe. (Remember?) At first, I was like, “That was two years ago?” And then I remembered that I’d seen a report about the incident on CNN while on a treadmill, and I was doing very little of that last summer. It was actually after the treadmill recollection that I recalled that he was campaigning for (on his way to losing in) the midterm elections. Pre-Macaca, Allen’s name was bandied about as a possible Republican Presidential nominee. Were we ever so young? Anyway: happy anniversary, George. I assume you celebrated by doing something obscurely offensive.

Ted Stevens’s Re-Election Goes Down A Series Of Tubes

Remember our good friend Ted Stevens? Crusty old man, knows nothing about the internet? No, not John McCain. Anyway, he’s currently working on getting re-elected to his Senate seat in November. Unfortunately, he will face a few hurdles there. First, there’s his aged crustiness. Second, he has that unfortunate reputation as the “series of tubes” guy (which, if you know who Ted Stevens is, is probably the ONLY reason you know who he is). And third: he’s been indicted on federal corruption charges. Yeah, that’s probably not really something you want to feature in your campaign materials.