Scenes & Quotes From the Palin/Bachmann Rally

The Dump Bachmann Watchdog attended the rally and sent us his favorite quotes: Palin: "The Tea Party is growin' and steamin'." Like a steamin' pile of .... here's more quotes and pics Sutton: "Sign up today to become a Republican election judge." Kurt Zellers: "Are you sick and tired of the government sticking its nose into your health care?" Sutton: "Mark Ritchie and the ACORN crowd have got to go." Chris Baker (shortly before the former governor of Alaska who quit before her first term was up takes the stage): "We are not a nation of quitters."

Does Michele Bachmann advocate use of nuclear weapons in response to a cyber-attack?

Michele Bachmann today criticized the Obama Administration's narrowing of the conditions under which the U.S. would use nuclear weapons. Bachmann told a rally in Minneapolis: "So if in fact there is a nation who is compliant with all the rules ahead of time...if they fire against the United States, a biological weapon, a chemical weapon, or maybe a cyber attack, then we aren't going to be firing back with nuclear weapons," said Bachmann. "Doesn't that make us all feel safe?"(CBS News) So a President Bachmann would use nuclear weapons in response to a cyberattack. Doesn't THAT make us all feel safe?

In case you missed it... Palin & Bachmann

Here's Palin talking about Bachmann: I'll see if there's any video of Bachmann... here's one:

Watch Bachmann/Palin Rally Live

If you can stand it. ... I have the honor and privilege of welcoming Governor Sarah Palin to my home state of Minnesota, where she will join me on the campaign trail for a rally at the Minneapolis Convention Center. I want to let you know that just because you’re not in the area, it doesn’t mean you can’t take part in the event. The rally will start at 2pm CT, and it will be streaming live on my website:www.michelebachmann.com. UPDATES: MnIndy, City Pages, Politico have more about the Democratic Party's response and this video from the DNC: Tim Pawlenty tweets "I am excited to welcome @SarahPalinUSA to MN for a rally to support @MicheleBachmann-watch the rally LIVE http://bit.ly/aTXHLy"

Sarah Palin Coming to Minnesota to Celebrate Anniversary of Dump Bachmann?

According to the sidebar on the right, the Dump Bachmann blog was launched Wednesday, April 07, 2004.

Brodkorb Calls Bachmann & Palin "The Gold Standard" of the GOP

GOP Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb talking to Esme Murphy about the rally in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Is Bachmann Opposed to Helping Adoptive Parents?

A loyal reader sent us this note: WHY DOES MICHELE BACHMANN OPPOSE HELPING ADOPTIVE PARENTS? Michele Bachmann never passes up an opportunity to remind anyone who will listen that she and Marcus "have opened our home to 23 foster children." What she won't tell you is she's working day and night to repeal a $1,000 increase in the federal tax credit for adoptions. The "Obamacare" health care reform bill that Bachmann is demonizing raises the federal adoption credit to $13,170 per child starting with 2010 taxes. Maybe Bachmann's mouthpiece will come around to say she didn't really mean she wants to repeal that part of the heath care bill. Also in Alternet's 10 Things You Didn't Know Were in the Health Care Bill; The bill restores federal funding for abstinence-only education.

Michele Bachmann's Scare Tactic on the Census Depresses Response Rates Among Conservatives

Gawker has the story. Anyway, the other people who are not very good at filling out their censuses are white people who got scared by Michele Bachmann. This is wonderful, because usually white people in conservative districts do a much better job of getting counted by the government than immigrants, minorities, poor people, etc. And then they get more congressional representation. (If Minnesota loses a congressional seat because of undercounting, it would most likely be Michele Bachmann's. But her fearmongering is working much better in Texas than at home in Minnesota, because even though they voted for that psychopath, Minnesotans are still pathologically responsible and respectful of authority.) Actually, Minnesota didn't vote for her - it was Minnesota's 6th Congressional District.

Michele Bachmann Claims Nancy Pelosi Was Trying to Incite Something By Walking Through Tea Party Rally

Huffington Post: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week of trying to "incite something" by choosing to walk through a Tea Party rally being held outside the U.S. Capitol on the day health care reform passed last month. "Remember when Speaker Pelosi walked arm-in-arm in a civil rights march across Independence Avenue from the House buildings over to the Capitol," Bachmann told Sean Hannity in a Fox News appearance Thursday. "In three years I have never seen Nancy Pelosi cross the street the way that you saw in that picture. They deliberately went through that crowd perhaps to try and incite something..." Yeah Michele.... Whatever....

A Lesson for Bachmann and Other Anti-Gay Bigots - God will Punish You!

In last week's post about anti-masturbation crusader Pastor John Piper, I failed to mention that Piper was also the minister who last year claimed a tornado in Minneapolis was a warning from Jesus, who "controls the wind, including all tornados" to Lutherans not to "condone" homosexuality. Here's another example of Piper's "theology": The sexual disordering of our lives, most vividly seen in homosexuality (though not only there), is the judgment of God upon the human race because we have exchanged the glory of God for other things. Sometimes people ask, "Is AIDS the judgment of God on homosexuality?" The answer from this text is: homosexuality itself is a judgment on the human race, because we have exchanged the glory of God for the creature - and so is AIDS and cancer and arthritis and Alzheimer's and every other disease and every other futility and misery in the world, including death. There's a lot more anti-gay stuff on his ministry's website. Here is Pastor Piper in a video titled "Homosexuality: God Gave Them Over". That got me thinking... if something bad - something really bad happened to John Piper's ministry, wouldn't that be proof that God punishes anti-gay, theocratic bigots instead? Here for example, is a parable that used to be on the Desiring God website, but is now preserved on Dump Bachmann... Back in May, 2008, John Piper was all excited about a project in Minneapolis called Hope Commons: The new place of ministry means moving the classes and library and offices to Hope Commons at 2300 Chicago Avenue South. This former hospital building will house Hope Academy (K-12), Minnesota Teen Challenge, TBI, and Desiring God and Children’s Desiring God. The building is free from a visionary donor. But the ministries must pay to build out the space. That is what we are praying toward now. --snip-- I would like to be a part of this vision for the remainder of my life. I believe the church and the world need leaders shaped by this vision of God. I pray that you will find it compelling. If you would like to know more or to share in it, please contact Craig Howse, Director of Institutional Advance, Tim Tomlinson, Executive Director of TBI, or Tom Steller, Dean of TBI. Now, here is the rest of the story (no longer on the ministry website, but cached here): Important Building Update Dear DG Friends, We want to update you on some important, unexpected developments regarding the Hope Commons building, which is to house Desiring God’s new offices, and also to ask you to pray with us. Hope Commons Construction Project Suspended On October 7, five days after reaching our “Building Capacity” fundraising goal, we suspended construction in our leased space at Hope Commons until further notice. Our hope is that this suspension is temporary and we will resume the project soon. We took this action after receiving information that the individual who purchased the building in 2006 was named at the end of September in the fraud investigation of Tom Petters and his associates conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Desiring God’s legal counsel reviewed the available facts and recommended we suspend construction until more is known. Here is the essential information that prompted this action: The anonymous donor (we do not make public the names of donors) who purchased Hope Commons and deeded it to a Christian nonprofit foundation is a close business associate of Mr. Tom Petters. They're talking about this guy. Mr. Petters has been charged with multiple serious crimes, including investor fraud, and is being sued by the United States government in civil court. Certain persons associated with Mr. Petters have already pleaded guilty to crimes involving fraud. The purchaser of Hope Commons is named in the same civil action as Mr. Petters. Our legal counsel is concerned that the ownership of and legal interests in Hope Commons could be adversely affected as a result of these developments, putting Desiring God’s occupancy and investment in Hope Commons at risk. Please note that as of this time, it is our understanding that the purchaser of Hope Commons has NOT been charged with any crimes. Again, we have NOT terminated our lease or the construction project. Suspending construction allows us to monitor the situation and research all of our options without continuing to spend donated resources on construction expenses in the event that a worse-case scenario unfolds. Our desire remains to move into Hope Commons as a tenant. How Much Have We Invested in Hope Commons to Date? At the time the project was halted, we were on schedule to move into the building in the second week of December. We have approximately $370,000 (37% of total project) invested in the project to date. Approximately 25% of the actual construction is completed. Because we may not be able to recoup these costs if the project is ultimately terminated, we intend to terminate the project only if there appears to be no other reasonable and viable option. When Do We Expect to Know What Direction We Will Take? We hope that in the next 30-60 days we will have enough information for the Desiring God Board of Directors to determine the best course of action. We will make a public announcement of our plans on the website and via other means at that time. Please Pray With Us Currently, the best course of action is not clear. Pray with us that the Lord will guide us and give us wisdom. And please join with us in praying that God will preserve Hope Commons as center for gospel-spreading ministry. While this is a sobering and difficult situation, we are not anxious. We know that this does not take God by surprise. We trust him to provide for us and to use this to bring glory to his name. We are confident that: “…he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done?’” (Daniel 4:35) Trusting in the Good Shepherd with you. Jon Bloom Executive Director God wasn't surprised that Hope Commons was bought with proceeds from a Ponzi scheme? Why didn't God tell the FBI? The comment on this You Tube video about Hope Commons: Yeah, God is at work. He seized the place! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

PAC Opposing Michele Bachmann Gets Press

City Pages covers RAT PAC.

Scans of Tickets to the Michele Bachmann/Sarah Palin Rally

Wonkette has them posted.

Pat Kessler Gives Michele Bachmann a Reality Check

Check it out here.

Press Release from Local Group Forming PAC to Dump Michele Bachmann

From my inbox: New PAC Formed in Minnesota to Target Bachmann, the Biggest April Fool Residents for Accuracy and Truth Set to Highlight Congresswoman's Real Record Video: http://tinyurl.com/yda4fry For Immediate Release ANOKA, Minn.—A new, Minnesota-based political action committee has been formed to target Michele Bachmann’s real record as the U.S. representative for the 6th Congressional District. Residents for Accuracy and Truth is comprised of Bachmann constituents tired of watching their representative on Fox News rather than getting a chance to see her anywhere in the 6th District. “There’s something symbolic about making this announcement on April 1,” said David Day, an Anoka County resident and spokesman for the RAT PAC. “But with Bachmann, everyday really is April Fools’ Day. As millions of Americans have seen over the past three years, if there’s a camera crew on-hand, Michele is more than willing to provide them with all the bloopers YouTube can handle.” Bachmann is set to appear next week at a Minneapolis (5th Congressional District) rally and fundraiser with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. In advance of what Day sarcastically said “promises to be a proud day for Minnesota,” the group released the following video: http://tinyurl.com/yda4fry “It may make us as crazy as she is, but we’re proud to take on the task of trying to keep Bachmann honest,” Day said. “Despite what people outside our district think, most people here aren’t like Bachmann, but she gets away with doing what she does because only periodically do her outrageous statements get press coverage. The ‘anti-American’ stuff from 2008 made her famous, but to those of us who have been living with her for a while—we know that’s nothing new.” The RAT PAC will be making appearances at events throughout the 6th Congressional District between now and the election and the organization’s Web site — www.stopbachmann.com — will serve as a one-stop shop for those looking to understand Bachmann’s full record. “For $10,000 you can get a photo with Bachmann and Palin,” Day said. “We’re a cheaper date. You can join our team for a dollar.” ***** More information is available at www.stopbachmann.com. Paid for by Residents for Accuracy and Truth (www.blitzbachmann.com) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Contributions to Residents for Accuracy and Truth are not tax deductible.

April Fools! Michele Bachmann Rally Attendees Getting Political Spam Already

Michele Bachmann’s rally with former part-time governor Sarah Palin is still one weeks away, but Bachmann’s campaign and/or the Republican Party of Minnesota have already sold the mailing list for the event. Dump Bachmann’s watchdog in the Bachmann campaign reports that those who signed up for the Bachmann-Palin rally were spammed with this email from Tim Pawlenty’s Freedom First Political Action Committee yesterday: From: Tim Pawlenty To: whoever@whatever.com Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm Subject: Pivotal Elections Tim Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC _____, Contribute TodayRemember after the 2008 elections when pundits said the time for conservatism had passed? They were wrong, and this November, we are going to prove it. As I travel the country, I meet Americans who are cutting corners in their budget to pay the bills, while they watch in disgust as the federal government spends taxpayer money without limit. I meet small business owners who feel crippled by the excessive tax burden and have little incentive to hire. The folks I’m talking with around the country tell me they’re ready to fight back against this massive expansion of the federal government. It’s time we say, “Enough!” In case there is any doubt about the direction we’re headed. It’s been: * 17 months since the Wall Street bailout; * 12 months since the bloated stimulus package; * 9 months since House passed the misguided cap and trade bill; * 1 week since President Obama signed one of the worst pieces of legislation in the history of this country But, the good news is this: It will be 8 months until Republicans and conservatives all over our country are elected and take back this country for freedom and correct the mistakes of this administration and Congress...with our help. For my part, through this Freedom First PAC, we will support candidates who will be integral to Republican majorities in the House and Senate like Rob Portman in Ohio and Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania. This organization depends on contributions from those who share our mission: you. The candidates we will focus on are those who stand for America, not only the piece of geography, but also the set of ideals and time-tested principles upon which our country was founded. These principles are not a matter of emotion or the pop psychology of the time; they are based on the history and wisdom of the human experience set forth by our nation’s Founders: limited government, individual responsibility, free-markets, right to life and service to others, charity and kindness and the innovative spirit that comes with freedom. Please help support my Freedom First PAC so that we may elect candidates who share our ideals, and who will fight for those ideals as they correct the mistakes of our current administration and Congress. With gratitude, Tim P.S. I will host my first-ever Facebook townhall meeting tomorrow night at 6:15pm CT (7:15pm ET). I’ll outline how Freedom First will impact elections this year and take your questions and suggestions. Please register here and pass it on. We’ll be following the electronic and paper trail to see what other mailing lists Bachmann supporters find their names on just by signing up for her rally.