Maybe her constituent was lying to her, or was a Rat plant, but if the vaccine truly had an unfortunate side effect in the constituent’s daughter of causing brain damage, leading to what would be colloquially called “mental retardation,” that’s something that needs to be faced. I don’t know about killing “little girls,” can you clarify? It could in some circumstances form part of a temptation to a young girl to be a slut. Giving it to boys would be even more controversial in that department because they might fancy themselves to be disease-proof little studs.
All those risks might be chosen by a parent, but to have the weight of the state on them is over the top, and if Bachmann made that point and no other point she did well.
Michele Bachmann: "However, as President of the United States there are no mulligans; there are no do-overs!!"
She DID make the point well. Then she went and said something stupid.
If I walked up to you and told you a story, without any supporting information, would you be inclined to go on national TV and use it as part of your campaign for President.
Really, its not just the “story” that is not reliable, it is that she would use it to make a point that makes me think she is not thinking clearly.
Yes, I could see myself being that empathetic to someone’s story to use it later in the day when talking to a group. But, when you stop and think about it, its really not a good practice. And to think that a woman who has been under scrutiny for other stupid comments, would continue to do so makes me really think she is not competent for the job.
And haven’t we had enough of that lately?