Posted on 03/26/2011 6:07:46 PM PDT by mandaladon
DES MOINES, Iowa — Michele Bachmann served up red meat to the crowd at the Iowa conservative principles conference Saturday, slamming President Barack Obama as a Jimmy Carter retread, dissing the Mitch Daniels "truce" call for social issues, and saying she wants a "waiver" from the last two years of White House leadership. Talking loudly and waving her hands, a pumped Bachmann used a slide presentation of various numbers — the national debt, the cost of a gallon of gas two years ago the day before Obama took office, the corporate tax rate — to make her points and pull the crowd in.
Suggesting that Iowa caucus voters had the power to halt Obama, Bachmann wrapped up her speech by asking, "Are you in? are you in for 2012?"
"I agree with you!" she said as the crowd cheered, and added, "I'm in!"
The Minnesota firebrand gave the best-received speech of the potential 2012 hopefuls appearance at Rep. Steve King's conference and the crowd wildly applauded her brand of populism. It was a reminder that while Bachmann has been criticized for miscues in her public statements, there is a space for her to fill in the Iowa caucuses should she decide to jump into the race for the White House.
She called for a "fair tax" and said that the "current United States tax code is a weapon of mass destruction."
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Her focus was defunding Obamacare and the failure of all of Obama’s plans to supposedly “fix” our problems.
She had props of numbers that were significant to her point...she’d ask the audience if they knew what this and that number represented, and after their response she would make her point.
I don’t think she addressed Libya, or if she did, I missed it.
No video?
That sucks.
How about Bachman/Allen or Bachman/Rubio?
If she really starts to gain in popularity it will be time for the MSM to destroy her. ............................ They are already on it. She’s dumb etc.etc. already on their late night jokes. Ridicule is their ultimate weapon against all women who are Republican, and it is even worse when they are conservative.
Palin. Bachmann. Cain. West. Ryan.
Any two. Any order.
J/K ;-)
They'd both make fine candidates, but I'm committed to Palin as a first choice.
The only problem I have with this is no Congress-person has been elected President since Garfield.
You’re right, but is time for radical change...the old has to go.
born April 6, 1956 in Waterloo, IA (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
David John Amble, born in MN
Jean Johnson, born in IA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of her birth (Meets the Jus sanguinis Requirement)
Michele Bachmann is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN unlike Comrade Barry.
In her 2010 re-election campaign, she raised over $13 million, 95% of it from individuals, the most for any congressional race in history. She had over 500,000 contributors from all over the country, so her appeal is far and wide.
She kicked her opponent’s ass so badly in all the debates that the press wouldn’t even report on them it was so embarrassing for the democrat.
The liberals threw everything they had at her, raising almost $10 million for her challenger but she still won by 13 percentage points.
I agree. (I knew I was forgetting someone.)
but knowing that Sarah Palin and McCain are on the same side supporting the Obama DoctrineReally pissant? Sarah Palin supports the Obama Doctrine? What exactly is the Obama Doctrine.
To 9 - Your post and tag line contradict. Make up your mind.
Me too. Now wouldn't Palin-Bachmann Overdrive be a dynamite duo? Wish 'We the People' could do the nominating. . . The whole Republican convention thing always seems like back room smoke and mirrors and voila' they 'announce' whom 'they' have chosen. . . kind of like the Vatican and a new Pope. Maybe we can have more input next year!
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