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Bachmann makes link between natural disasters and politics

Republican presidential candidate says comments were in a “humorous vein”

by macleans.ca on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:14am - 5 Comments

Michelle Bachmann’s team spent Monday in damage control after the Republican congresswoman and presidential candidate called a pair of natural disasters messages from God to Washington. ”I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians,” Bachmann said at a rally in Florida Sunday. ”We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here? Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. Because they know what has to be done. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.” On Monday, the Bachmann campaign called the statement a joke, saying it should be clear the candidate was speaking in “a humorous vein.” Hurricane Irene, which has caused widespread flooding and millions of dollars in damage, has been blamed for 40 deaths so far.

Sydney Morning Herald

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Anonymous

If you’re a staffer who has to do damage control for your candidate who has just linked God to hurricanes and the budget, perhaps you should be looking for a new candidate to work for.
Anonymous

If you’re a staffer who has to do damage control for your candidate who has just linked God to hurricanes and the budget, perhaps you should be looking for a new candidate to work for.

Anonymous

Yes, it only became ‘humourous’ after the fall-out, but everyone is aware she meant it at the time.

Why people follow idiots like this is a mystery.
Anonymous

Yes, it only became ‘humourous’ after the fall-out, but everyone is aware she meant it at the time.

Why people follow idiots like this is a mystery.

Anonymous

Whether she meant it or not is irrelevant.

If she was serious, she’s a loony.
If she wasn’t, she’s an idiot.

A presidential hopeful making a statement like that about disasters which have killed country-men even before they’re finished assessing how much damage was done betrays an extreme lack of judgement at best. At worst, a complete lack of concern for the people she hopes to be leading.