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  • FRIDAY MAY 15 2009 6:00 AM

Asshole Fuckface Roundup #97

Occasionally, as Asshole Fuckface will be ignored during a Roundup. This can occur for several reasons. Often, there are worse Asshole Fuckfaces committing far worse acts. Sometimes it is just words instead of action. A heinous act will always get the nod over a statement, particularly if the statement is out of character. And sometimes, the Asshole Fuckface is such a complete tool that I could put her in the Roundup every single week. Seriously, welcome to a Michele Bachmann special edition of the Asshole Fuckface Roundup. Rip out your brain and put on your idiot hat, it’s the only way you’ll understand this nonsense.

THE MICHELE BACHMANN ASSHOLE FUCKFACE SPECIAL

Michele has been on a tear the past couple of weeks. She is a miraculous moron in an ordinary year and to say she has stepped up her game is an understatement. She began her trip into the Asshole Fuckface Hall of Fame on March 27th, when she called for a revolution – forgetting that our president was elected by an overwhelming majority of the population.

BACHMANN: And really now in Washington, I’m a foreign correspondent in enemy lines. And I try to keep everyone back here in Minnesota know exactly the nefarious activities that are taking place in Washington. [...]

I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us, having a revolution every now and then is a good thing, and the people — we the people — are going to have to fight back hard if we’re not going to lose our country. And I think this has the potential of changing the dynamic of freedom forever in the United States.



This is exactly what Thomas Jefferson was talking about. Exactly. He was all about energy taxes and hatin’ on ‘lectric trains and shit.

Next came April 15th, when she conveniently re-wrote recorded history. And I’m not talking about old history, I’m talking a couple of years ago.

In 2006 six Imams were taken off a flight in Minneapolis and detained because some idiot passengers thought they were “suspicious.” “Suspicious” means praying and speaking Arabic. Of course, it was bullshit. They were returning from the Minneapolis conference of the North American Imams Federation and were simply engaging in their evening prayers. Last month, Bachmann explained what happened, but she used non-facts.

BACHMANN: Minnesota was also were the site of the six flying imams. … The imams, the imams were actually attending, ah, Congressman Keith Ellison’s victory celebration, when he won as a member of Congress....

They were shouting phrases anti-Bush, anti-America…and were making these statements and when they got aboard the airplane, they switched seats, they didn’t go to their proper seats, and they went in the pattern of the nine-one-one terrorists.



No, actually, not at all. They were not doing anything remotely close to what you describe and they had nothing to do with Congressman Keith Ellison, a Muslim. Turns out, not all Muslims know each other, unlike Republican Asshole Fuckfaces. Michele just blatantly lied to a large audience, even though the actual facts are well known. But we should not be surprised.

Next up, on April 22nd, Michele took a dip into Lake Stupid and came out really wet.



Holy fucking shit. Where to begin?

Carbon dioxide is natural, it occurs in Earth. There isn’t even one study produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas.



Um. It kills you if there’s too much of it. Literally. Kills you. Some people consider dying to be harmful.

Carbon dioxide is a harmless gas.



Except when it kills you.

Carbon dioxide is perhaps three percent of the atmosphere that’s in the Earth.



It’s not three percent. It’s .04%. If it was 3%, we’d be sleeping a long, long sleep. Oh, and just because something occurs naturally in nature doesn’t mean it’s harmless. Try drinking some Mercury and you’ll totally get what I mean. Seriously. Try drinking Mercury.

Next up, our favorite Asshole Fuckface pointed out the shocking coincidences of swine flu pandemics.



First up, the swing flu in the '70’s happened under the presidency of a guy named Gerald Ford. Ford was sort of a Republican. The vaccinations began under Ford and continued under Carter. So, you are an idiot for getting your facts wrong. Totally not surprised, but let’s pretend you weren’t.

If you find it “interesting” that the outbreak of flus occur under Democratic presidents, then you must believe that is happening for a reason. Why else would you bring it up? So, you are basically saying the Democrats are up to something. Apparently, Democrats have quite a bit to gain by setting the flu loose on the American public. So, Democrats want people to die and they have decided to use an uncontrollable weapon that could kill them and their families. I don’t know how anyone could find a flaw in that argument.

Next up on the Asshole Fuckface idiot express, Michele said some shit about the past that wasn’t true. Can you believe it? Sit back and enjoy the Great Depression according to Michele Bachmann.



Yeah, not so much. I’d like to start out by saying it’s not the Hoot-Smalley bill, it was the Smoot-Hawley bill. We know this because it was written by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah and Representative Willis Hawley of Oregon, both Republicans. Besides that little mistake, I’m loving the idea that we should have kept going with the Coolidge awesomeness. Clearly it was really working well until fucking FDR stepped in.

It’s true that Bachmann is making an unfortunate error about the names of Messrs. Smoot and Hawley. But her contention is simply that Roosevelt, though he took office in March 1933, was actually able to cause events in the past precipitating the very years-long Depression that led to his election. It’s a bit confusing, yes. And somewhat metaphysically controversial.



Her stupidity can BEND TIME. That’s fucking awesome.

Finally, Michele took to the floor of Congress on May 2nd to talk about National Prayer Day, during which she babbled about a prayer Washington wrote…

In fact, our Nation's first President let his views be known quite clearly on his inauguration by a prayer which George Washington himself gave at his inauguration.



Of course, it wasn’t actually a prayer written by Washington. It was from a letter he wrote when he resigned from the Army – which is totally different than an inauguration and totally different from a prayer.

Where did this prayer come from? Well, it's a rewriting of the last paragraph of the circular letter sent by Washington to the governors of the states in 1783, when he resigned from the Army at the end of the Revolutionary War. This paragraph was altered by a church, inserting a few "Thys," "Thous," and "Thees," and adding the "Almighty God" opening at the beginning, and the "through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen" closing to the end, thus creating Washington's "prayer for the nation." This fabricated prayer was put on plaques in several churches associated for one reason or another with Washington, then spread to the Christian nationalist American history books, and eventually to the internet, which is apparently where Michele Bachmann gets her historical "facts."



Then Michele went on to show us why she is a leading scholar of American history.

"And the day that the Founders signed the Constitution, they also signed the first ten amendments to that Constitution; and those ten amendments were given as a gift, a protection to the individual American.”



Totally. Except there were these two years between the Constitutional Convention and the drafting of the Bill of Rights by the first Congress. But, almost the same day. Really, you were just off by seven hundred and twenty nine days.

Keep on keeping on, Michele. You are a national treasure.


FearTheReaper is a writer, actor and stand up comedian. Check back each Tuesday and Friday for more from FearTheReaper


 

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Rickets

rickets

Seattle, WA
March 2003

MAY 15, 2009 06:19 AM

I think if she drank mercury she'd just get the shits.

Tawanise

Tawanise

Westland, MI
November 2003

MAY 15, 2009 06:32 AM

I am in fear for the people of Minnesota. To think that they have a rep. as moronic as her, wow. I will say thank you for informing us and I can't wait to read the next.

eScottie

eScottie

Minneapolis, MN
August 2003

MAY 15, 2009 06:40 AM

As a Minnesotan, I would be embarrassed by Michelle Bachmann but I'm too busy laughing at her and the suburbanites who voted for her. Keith Ellison is my Congressman, and while I didn't vote for him in either election, I'm still proud to be on the Minnesota fringe that takes chances on quirky, intelligent candidates.

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CrackSh0t

CrackSh0t

Vacaville, CA
January 2009

MAY 15, 2009 06:52 AM

Holy crap, I'm going to have to read up more about this lady. She's awesomely stupid and makes me feel better about myself. Thank you, Michelle!

Azadeth

Azadeth

Fairport, NY
August 2006

MAY 15, 2009 08:03 AM

Some people only exist to make the rest of us feel smart. And that's fine, but we shouldn't elect them to public office >frown

mingol

mingol

Singapore
July 2005

MAY 15, 2009 08:59 AM

She is pure entertainment value.

RandomNerd

RandomNerd

I'm lost
January 2005

MAY 15, 2009 09:04 AM

What the...?

"Hoot-Smalley"?

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff was passed under the Hoover administration, not FDR. Who does the research for this woman? If it wasn't for Hanlon's Razor, I'd assume she was lying.

RandomNerd

RandomNerd

I'm lost
January 2005

MAY 15, 2009 09:25 AM

Well, intentionally lying, anyway.

nicole_powers

nicole_powers

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

MAY 15, 2009 09:38 AM

A very special woman. Thanks for sharing.

Pom_felo

Pom_felo

San Antonio, TX
February 2004

MAY 15, 2009 09:51 AM

Thank you Michelle Bachman. Thank you for making me feel better about my elected officials in Texas.

Dr_Pwnage

Dr_Pwnage

Gainesville, FL
February 2005

MAY 15, 2009 10:16 AM

jesus...

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

MAY 15, 2009 10:19 AM

This is the same moron who sponsored a bill to repeal the phase out of incandescent bulbs because "the government has no business telling us what lightbulbs to use.

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

MAY 15, 2009 10:22 AM

They elected her? On purpose?

ARRR!!!

Roscoemazing

Roscoemazing

Dallas, TX
August 2008

MAY 15, 2009 10:25 AM

And I can't fathom how Rick Perry keeps getting elected, now I see that he's not that dumb. Poor Minnesota.

mingol

mingol

Singapore
July 2005

MAY 15, 2009 10:28 AM

mydogfarted said:
This is the same moron who sponsored a bill to repeal the phase out of incandescent bulbs because "the government has no business telling us what lightbulbs to use.


And that's actually one of the more sensible things she's said. surreal

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