Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited

[Synthaholic]

Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited

On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo.


But Bachmann's mother and two cousins told POLITICO's Emily Schultheis that Bachmann didn't attend the reunion, though her husband and children did. Her spokeswoman, Alice Stewart, didn't respond to two emails asking for an explanation of the disparity.


Bachmann told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that same morning that she was looking forward to the reunion.

“We’re having a big family reunion today in northeastern Iowa so I’ll get to go and see all my relatives,” she said.

That evening, she answered a reporter's question about why she'd turned up late to the Black Hawk County Republican Party dinner in Waterloo.
It was, she said, "a busy day.


“We had a big family reunion just north of Waterloo," she said. She also said she'd visited a local "shut-in."

 

[California Girl]

I am both flabbered and a little bit gasted by this outrage.

 

[eflatminor]

The horror, the horror!

 

[rdean]

Probably didn't want to see her "gay" sister.

 

[rightwinger]

God told her not to go....there may have been gays there

 

[Meister]

Politico seems to have shut down that article that Synth provided. Now I'm wondering if it's true, or was just a bogus article.

 

[Big Black Dog]

You guys are picking up some steam... It won't be long and you'll be whipping Bachmann in the press just like they did Palin. Nice to know some things never change. I'm beginning to think that Republican women scare you.

 

[Meister]

You guys are picking up some steam... It won't be long and you'll be whipping Bachmann in the press just like they did Palin. Nice to know some things never change. I'm beginning to think that Republican women scare you.

Wait until they ask her about the Bush Doctrine.

 

[Big Black Dog]

You guys are picking up some steam... It won't be long and you'll be whipping Bachmann in the press just like they did Palin. Nice to know some things never change. I'm beginning to think that Republican women scare you.

Wait until they ask her about the Bush Doctrine.

It will be interesting to know just what questions they are going to ask her about her bush...

 

[geauxtohell]

You guys are picking up some steam... It won't be long and you'll be whipping Bachmann in the press just like they did Palin. Nice to know some things never change. I'm beginning to think that Republican women scare you.

Wait until they ask her about the Bush Doctrine.

It will be interesting to know just what questions they are going to ask her about her bush...

Indeed.

*Note: I don't mean to imply that Bush and Bachmann were having extra-marital relations. Just that she was a complete toady for the Bush Administration when they were in office.

 

[Synthaholic]

Politico seems to have shut down that article that Synth provided. Now I'm wondering if it's true, or was just a bogus article.

The link still works for me.

 

[MarcATL]

Wait until they ask her about the Bush Doctrine.

It will be interesting to know just what questions they are going to ask her about her bush...

Indeed.

*Note: I don't mean to imply that Bush and Bachmann were having extra-marital relations. Just that she was a complete toady for the Bush Administration when they were in office.

The do-do brain was starstruck by another do-do brain.

Two dumb peas in a dump pod.

 

[Gadawg73]

I am both flabbered and a little bit gasted by this outrage.

Do you repeat yourself in everything you do?

 

[Synthaholic]

I think this OP is another window into her true character.

 

[edthecynic]

I think this OP is another window into her true character.

You got that right!
No lie is too small for a Teabagger!

 

[California Girl]

I am both flabbered and a little bit gasted by this outrage.

Do you repeat yourself in everything you do?

Yes, yes, I do, yes.

 

[California Girl]

I think this OP is another window into her true character.

You got that right!
No lie is too small for a Teabagger!

And no story too small for the left.

I wonder if Sythnia realizes just how pathetic this shows him to be? Probably not.

 

[Warrior102]

Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited

On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo.


But Bachmann's mother and two cousins told POLITICO's Emily Schultheis that Bachmann didn't attend the reunion, though her husband and children did. Her spokeswoman, Alice Stewart, didn't respond to two emails asking for an explanation of the disparity.


Bachmann told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that same morning that she was looking forward to the reunion.

“We’re having a big family reunion today in northeastern Iowa so I’ll get to go and see all my relatives,” she said.

That evening, she answered a reporter's question about why she'd turned up late to the Black Hawk County Republican Party dinner in Waterloo.
It was, she said, "a busy day.


“We had a big family reunion just north of Waterloo," she said. She also said she'd visited a local "shut-in."

All I gotta say is ----

 

[midcan5]

This OP is trivial but funny - the replies are funny. What I find fascinating is their concern with converting (?) gay people, anyone who knows gay people well knows they do not want anything more than respect and equal rights. If there is a gawd let her judge them and get on with important topics like real jobs and excellent education.

Marcus Bachmann

 

[MeBelle]

Politico seems to have shut down that article that Synth provided. Now I'm wondering if it's true, or was just a bogus article.

Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


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Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited - Ben Smith: Bachmann skipped family reunion she citedAugust 15, 2011
On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo.

But Bachmann's mother and two cousins told POLITICO's Emily Schultheis that Bachmann didn't attend the reunion, though her husband and children did. Her spokeswoman, Alice Stewart, didn't respond to two emails asking for an explanation of the disparity.

Bachmann told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that same morning that she was looking forward to the reunion.

“We’re having a big family reunion today in northeastern Iowa so I’ll get to go and see all my relatives,” she said.

That evening, she answered a reporter's question about why she'd turned up late to the Black Hawk County Republican Party dinner in Waterloo.

It was, she said, "a busy day.

“We had a big family reunion just north of Waterloo," she said. She also said she'd visited a local "shut-in."

The annual Amble family reunion was in Lake Mills, Iowa, on the Minnesota border. Bachmann's mother, Jean Amble, said she hadn’t expected her daughter to attend the reunion, given her busy schedule for the day.

Bachmann remains close to her family. She “usually attends” the event, her cousin Shirly Movick said. Movick said she and several other family members went to Ames to support Bachmann at the straw poll on Saturday, and saw her there.


It appears that the OP didn't tell the 'rest of the story'....
Funny that...Bachmann's family, ya' know, part of the reunion group, joined Michel in Iowa...also appears that they visited shut-in relatives. Sounds like a fn reunion to me, regardless of where it traditionally takes place.