Michele Bachmann Repeatedly Sought Stimulus, EPA, Other Government Funds

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post



WASHINGTON -- Few candidates in the Republican presidential primary field have decried the federal government with as much gusto as Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). The three-term congresswoman has belittled the stimulus package, deemed the Obama administration both corrupt and "gangster," and lamented the "orgy" of spending she sees happening in Washington.

The contempt has served her well, helping her craft the type of fiscally conservative, anti-government message that has catapulted her into frontrunner status for the Iowa Caucus and, more immediately, Saturday's crucial Ames Straw Poll.

But it's simply not supported by the Minnesota Republican's actual record.

A Freedom of Information Act request filed by The Huffington Post with three separate federal agencies reveals that on at least 16 separate occasions, Bachmann petitioned the federal government for direct financial help or aid. A large chunk of those requests were for funds set aside through President Obama's stimulus program, which Bachmann once labeled "fantasy economics." Bachmann made two more of those requests to the Environmental Protection Agency, an institution that she has suggested she would eliminate if she were in the White House.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/michele-bachmann-stimulus_n_922851.html

[Botany]

1. Wow that is crazy

[Roger Floyd]

3. Yikes!

:scared:

[Rozlee]

35. Welcome to DU.

Now, I personally like the idea of seeing her win the primary, although it's probably not likely to happen. She'd be the best comedic fodder for Comedy Central and late night shows evah.

[SemperEadem]

10. bat shit, it is.

[DonRedwood]

19. so we bought her house, her business and we pay her salary and health care....

She might be dishonest but she sure the heck knows how to shovel in the American tax payer dollars.....

[Kurmudgeon]

32. One has to wonder if Minnesota will wake up to her parasitic gathering of the cash.

Not really sure when her term as representative ends, but her out of the House would be a good thing even if they just replace her with another wingnut.

[catzies]

37. Her term ends Nov 2012--sames as everybody else's in the House. n/t

[Botany]

36. don't forget the federal subsidies she got for her ..

... family's farm & the medicaid money her husband got for his "pray away the gay" clinic.

BTW metasequoia glyptostroboides = dawn redwood

[livetohike]

2. She has a paper trail....and no chance of being the nominee

I don't care how much the MSM is trying to make her seem normal and not the idiot she really is. I guess we are stuck with her until the other twisted sister appears again to dominate the news.

[Raschel]

14. She's getting trashed in the media, unlike Palin. I do believe it's because

the Repubs/corporations want Perry in. I think they leave Palin alone because they pay her to put out talking points (written by someone else).

[mwb970]

27. There is nothing "the corporations" can do to make this woman electable.

Even if they wanted a loose cannon in the White House for some reason, which they don't, the crazy stuff that has only begun to come out about her will be sinking the U.S.S. Bachmann very soon.

Perry, I don't know. There they could make a difference, because he SEEMS electable to some. (So did bush.)

[Muskypundit]

29. Thats exactly it.

Except the corporations dont want perry as much as they want romney. And they are frothing at the mouth for romney, which scares me... I guess just as much as bachmann does.

[left on green only]

17. What Does Being A Hypocrite Have To Do With Not Being Electable?

After all, being a duplicitous liar has never stopped a puke from getting elected in the past. People who vote repuke vote that way because it is the way they have been trained to vote. It has nothing to do with the issues at stake, or the morals of any of their candidates, god forbid.:sarcasm:

[SpiralHawk]

4. A lying Republicon hypocrite is NOT news

It is, alas, the usual.

[Kingofalldems]

5. Kick and Rec one time for the teabaggers

[Javaman]

6. It works like this...

when the rich do it, it's okay, when the poor do it, it's a strain on the economy and nation.

[polichick]

7. Unfortunately, Republican voters aren't good at connecting dots...

...which is why they do poorly on the reasoning sections of standardized tests.

[left on green only]

8. When I Read "Repeatedly Sought Stimulus"

My first thought was, "Way to go!, now they're bringing her Sybian habit into this." :applause: :rofl: :bounce:

[dipsydoodle]

9. me too

:rofl:

[Kennah]

31. My mind went to a similar but different place

I thought, "Well, given her husband's apparent orientation ..."

[BeyondGeography]

11. Gotta love the fact-free Pubs and their fatal attraction to total fraudsters

None of the liberal-media stuff will mean a thing to them. She might even get a near-term martyr bonus.

[geardaddy]

12. God help those who help themselves. Right Michele?

:puke:

[Scurrilous]

13. ROFL

:thumbsup:

[Kablooie]

15. Surprize, surprize, surprize, Sargent Carter!

[loyalsister]

16. Throw that in with the fact that she was once a tax collecting attorney

for the IRS makes for a great interview as she tries to explain it all away.

[durablend]

18. How does any of this make a difference?

To the "true believers" this just another "smear" by a "skeeeered" leftist media

[Hubert Flottz]

20. I wouldn't stimulate Bat Girl with your stimulator!

She's a rabid bat girl.

[Hubert Flottz]

21. Caption.

"What's six inches long a guy carries it in his pants and I want it?"

[Kennah]

33. I thought Stepford Wives were programmed to want sex with their husband all the time?

[indepat]

22. Sounds like bat-shit crazy is just another political virtue to add to dissembling,

venal, corrupt, mendacious, lying, sanctimonious, reichous hypocrite. :patriot:

[marmar]

23. I'd dare say she's a big fraud.....

nt

[KansDem]

24. With Bachmann, it's no longer "I've got mine; to hell with you"...

She epitomizes the "I'm getting mine; to hell with you" mindset.

[Initech]

25. The I've-got-mine-so-fuck-you crowd finally has their leader.

:scared:

[JJW]

26. This will give her even more support

Sorry folks, one would think this would hurt her but, like Palin the more she lies and takes from the Government, the more they love her. It is like Bush, they loved his idiocy, his lies, his cowardice. Why? Because it makes their leader just like them, completely detached from reality and family values.

[LeftinOH]

28. Whatever she was asking for doesn't count, ya see.. it's all the OTHER freeloaders

trying to get government money. :sarcasm:

[mitsu]

30. for pic in post #1

the real face of bachkkake

[Kennah]

34. 2010 GOP U.S. Senate (WA) hopeful Clint Didier was a Tea Bagger favorite

Guy was taking farm subsidies while railing against such things. It didn't sway the Baggers.

Thankfully, they went with perennial loser Dino Rossi, and Patty Murray beat him in her re-election run.

I don't think the Baggers will be swayed by this, and the neocons love this sort of hypocrisy.