COMMENTARY | Once again, Michele Bachmann is making no sense. The GOP debate Thursday night highlighted Bachmann's ignorance once again.
Though she has said that under the 10th Amendment that states have the right to pass any law they like, she also commented, "I do believe in the 10th amendment and I do believe in self-determination for the states," according to The Hill.
At the same time, Bachmann has said that she would fight healthcare that was imposed by the states. So, in some instances the states should be left alone, but in others the federal government should interfere?
Rep. Bachmann called the requirement for American citizens to have healthcare "unconstitutional" several times. In reality, the mandate is not unconstitutional until a court of law says it is, notes The Associated Press.
What makes even less sense is Bachmann's insistence that the downgrade of America's credit rating is the fault of Obama. Either Bachmann is completely clueless, or she is purposely distorting the facts. Most likely a combination of both.
Business Insider reports Bachmann stated, "We just heard from Standard & Poor's. When they dropped our credit rating what they said was we don't have an ability to repay our debt."
She appears to have forgotten that raising the debt ceiling actually allowed the government to pay its previously incurred bills. Bachmann has been staunchly opposed to raising taxes on big businesses, which would have generated millions in revenues, one of the main reasons that S & P downgraded our nation's credit rating.
I find it, frankly, bizarre that this woman is even being considered as a legitimate GOP candidate. Do her supporters hang onto every word that comes out of her mouth, believing them to be true without actually looking at the facts?
Politifact.com is a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact checking service. Just six weeks ago, AP reports the group found that after examination of 24 of Bachmann's statements, only one was fully true and 17 were blatantly false.
In talking about the history of America back in January, Bachmann said of the 17th century, according to Wonkette, "It didn't matter the color of their skin, it didn't matter their language, it didn't matter their economic status -- it made no difference. Once you got here, we were all the same." In Bachmann's eyes, apparently the slaves were OK with their position in society. They were treated equally once they departed the slaves ships that kidnapped them from Africa.
The candidate's falsehoods continue, while Bachmann's supporters must be wearing blindfolds not to see the crap spewing from her mouth. I know it's difficult to find honesty in politics, but we have to draw the line somewhere.
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