Michelle Bachmann and the "Hoot-Smalley" Tariff

[Article 15]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

 

[Bullypulpit]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

And then there's this...

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One can only wonder at how this woman got elected to Congress, let alone got a driver's license.

 

[xotoxi]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

And then there's this...

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One can only wonder at how this woman got elected to Congress, let alone got a driver's license.

I'd like to put her in an airtight room filled with 100% CO2 and see how she feels.

 

[PoliticalChic]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

Clear this up for me: are you slapping the woman because of her reversing the names, or because she blames FDR for the Smoot-Hawley Act?

If the former, then I guess you'd love this one:
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And if it's the latter, then this might help inform you:
"Hoover, in signing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and in spending wastefully, invited disaster. FDR enshrined it. "
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act | Burt Folsom

It wasn't until Bretton- Woods in 1944 that the problem was reversed.

 

[DavidS]

She got her time period wrong, as in it was Hoover who passed the Hoot-Smalley Act, but she was half right in her assertion that lowers taxes caused the Roaring Twenties. Indeed lower taxes DID help people buy products, but it was because of mass production of products and mass communication such as the radio that allowed people to market their products to millions of consumers, whereas the only form of advertising prior to this was through the newspaper - which was read by older people, not the youngsters.

The Roaring Twenties was an excellent decade of prosperity for Americans - but it was phony. Almost EVERYTHING was purchased through a loan. Want a new blender? You get a loan for it. 50% of Americans owned stock in the stock market during the 1920s and out of that nearly 75% of them bought stocks on margin. When the market went belly up in 1929.... you know what followed.

Again in the 1990s when our economy and our stock market were roaring, many things were bought using credit and this has led to, though not as severe as the Great Depression, a vast majority of Americans in debt over $20,000.

Although our house of cards hasn't fallen just yet, something should be done to avoid a tragedy should the vast majority of Americans be called upon to pay their debts.

 

[DiveCon]

She got her time period wrong, as in it was Hoover who passed the Hoot-Smalley Act, but she was half right in her assertion that lowers taxes caused the Roaring Twenties. Indeed lower taxes DID help people buy products, but it was because of mass production of products and mass communication such as the radio that allowed people to market their products to millions of consumers, whereas the only form of advertising prior to this was through the newspaper - which was read by older people, not the youngsters.

The Roaring Twenties was an excellent decade of prosperity for Americans - but it was phony. Almost EVERYTHING was purchased through a loan. Want a new blender? You get a loan for it. 50% of Americans owned stock in the stock market during the 1920s and out of that nearly 75% of them bought stocks on margin. When the market went belly up in 1929.... you know what followed.

Again in the 1990s when our economy and our stock market were roaring, many things were bought using credit and this has led to, though not as severe as the Great Depression, a vast majority of Americans in debt over $20,000.

Although our house of cards hasn't fallen just yet, something should be done to avoid a tragedy should the vast majority of Americans be called upon to pay their debts.

yeah, kinda like Joe Biden saying FDR got on TV in 1929
LOL

 

[Yurt]

at least she knows there are not 57 states

 

[bigdaddygtr]

she's a stupid, racist bitch. Sound familiar?


Hello, my name is Michele Bachmann, aka Sara Palin, aka Ann Coulter. Get the picture?

Now, look at those 3 women and compare their intelligence and ability to, lets say, Hillary Clinton? LOL, those 3 idiots make Hillary look real bad

 

[PoliticalChic]

she's a stupid, racist bitch. Sound familiar?


Hello, my name is Michele Bachmann, aka Sara Palin, aka Ann Coulter. Get the picture?

Now, look at those 3 women and compare their intelligence and ability to, lets say, Hillary Clinton? LOL, those 3 idiots make Hillary look real bad

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[Luissa]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

I watched this last night on Olberman, the best part was she was quoting Ferris Bueller.

 

[DiveCon]

she's a stupid, racist bitch. Sound familiar?


Hello, my name is Michele Bachmann, aka Sara Palin, aka Ann Coulter. Get the picture?

Now, look at those 3 women and compare their intelligence and ability to, lets say, Hillary Clinton? LOL, those 3 idiots make Hillary look real bad

thanks for proving your sig line correct

 

[Shadow]

she's a stupid, racist bitch. Sound familiar?


Hello, my name is Michele Bachmann, aka Sara Palin, aka Ann Coulter. Get the picture?

Now, look at those 3 women and compare their intelligence and ability to, lets say, Hillary Clinton? LOL, those 3 idiots make Hillary look real bad

Huh? Weren't you stupid Obots running around screaming about what a "racist" Hillary was not too long ago also?

 

[Article 15]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

Clear this up for me: are you slapping the woman because of her reversing the names, or because she blames FDR for the Smoot-Hawley Act?

If the former, then I guess you'd love this one:
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And if it's the latter, then this might help inform you:
"Hoover, in signing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and in spending wastefully, invited disaster. FDR enshrined it. "
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act | Burt Folsom

It wasn't until Bretton- Woods in 1944 that the problem was reversed.

It's an all around slap due to her blatant ignorance. I could give a rats about FDR or that her rant was clearly intended to be partisan.

I mean, I can understand the word slippage and all. She just mixed up the first letters of each name but when you combine that with getting the origins of the bill wrong while praising Coolidge and the unfettered capitalism of the roaring 20's (as if that didn't contribute heavily to the market crash) you wind up with an epic fail.

She obviously has no idea what she's talking about, it's hilariously sad.

Next time she wants to give a history lecture on the Congressional floor she should get someone more qualified from her district, like any random high school junior, to give it.

 

[DiveCon]

You just can't make this shit up ...

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This woman is an embarrassment.

Clear this up for me: are you slapping the woman because of her reversing the names, or because she blames FDR for the Smoot-Hawley Act?

If the former, then I guess you'd love this one:
[youtube]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMo0WlSvrIY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMo0WlSvrIY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/youtube]

And if it's the latter, then this might help inform you:
"Hoover, in signing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and in spending wastefully, invited disaster. FDR enshrined it. "
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act | Burt Folsom

It wasn't until Bretton- Woods in 1944 that the problem was reversed.

It's an all around slap due to her blatant ignorance. I could give a rats about FDR or that her rant was clearly intended to be partisan.

I mean, I can understand the word slippage and all. She just mixed up the first letters of each name but when you combine that with getting the origins of the bill wrong while praising Coolidge and the unfettered capitalism of the roaring 20's (as if that didn't contribute heavily to the market crash) you wind up with an epic fail.

She obviously has no idea what she's talking about, it's hilariously sad.

Next time she wants to give a history lecture on the Congressional floor she should get someone more qualified from her district, like any random high school junior, to give it.

so the next time Obama wants to talk about how many states there are, he should find a middle schooler to do it?

 

[Article 15]

Clear this up for me: are you slapping the woman because of her reversing the names, or because she blames FDR for the Smoot-Hawley Act?

If the former, then I guess you'd love this one:
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And if it's the latter, then this might help inform you:
"Hoover, in signing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and in spending wastefully, invited disaster. FDR enshrined it. "
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act | Burt Folsom

It wasn't until Bretton- Woods in 1944 that the problem was reversed.

It's an all around slap due to her blatant ignorance. I could give a rats about FDR or that her rant was clearly intended to be partisan.

I mean, I can understand the word slippage and all. She just mixed up the first letters of each name but when you combine that with getting the origins of the bill wrong while praising Coolidge and the unfettered capitalism of the roaring 20's (as if that didn't contribute heavily to the market crash) you wind up with an epic fail.

She obviously has no idea what she's talking about, it's hilariously sad.

Next time she wants to give a history lecture on the Congressional floor she should get someone more qualified from her district, like any random high school junior, to give it.

so the next time Obama wants to talk about how many states there are, he should find a middle schooler to do it?

What does this thread have to do with Obama?

 

[DiveCon]

It's an all around slap due to her blatant ignorance. I could give a rats about FDR or that her rant was clearly intended to be partisan.

I mean, I can understand the word slippage and all. She just mixed up the first letters of each name but when you combine that with getting the origins of the bill wrong while praising Coolidge and the unfettered capitalism of the roaring 20's (as if that didn't contribute heavily to the market crash) you wind up with an epic fail.

She obviously has no idea what she's talking about, it's hilariously sad.

Next time she wants to give a history lecture on the Congressional floor she should get someone more qualified from her district, like any random high school junior, to give it.

so the next time Obama wants to talk about how many states there are, he should find a middle schooler to do it?

What does this thread have to do with Obama?

didnt you watch that video?

 

[Article 15]

so the next time Obama wants to talk about how many states there are, he should find a middle schooler to do it?

What does this thread have to do with Obama?

didnt you watch that video?

Uh ... yeah.

You clearly read my last post. This is about Representative Bachmann being clueless.

Oh wait ... I get it now.

You didn't have anything to say to defend her so you instead take a shot at something Obama said like a year ago.

Way to go, buddy!

 

[DiveCon]

What does this thread have to do with Obama?

didnt you watch that video?

Uh ... yeah.

You clearly read my last post. This is about Representative Bachmann being clueless.

Oh wait ... I get it now.

You didn't have anything to say to defend her so you instead take a shot at something Obama said like a year ago.

Way to go, buddy!

it was last fall, not even 6 months ago
and a middle schooler should know there are 50 states
so if your going to berate Bachman for messing up a minor thing like this, why dont you also berate Obama for his massive screw up last fall?

 

[Article 15]

didnt you watch that video?

Uh ... yeah.

You clearly read my last post. This is about Representative Bachmann being clueless.

Oh wait ... I get it now.

You didn't have anything to say to defend her so you instead take a shot at something Obama said like a year ago.

Way to go, buddy!

it was last fall, not even 6 months ago
and a middle schooler should know there are 50 states
so if your going to berate Bachman for messing up a minor thing like this, why dont you also berate Obama for his massive screw up last fall?

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that in order to create a thread about a politician's epic failure I have to acknowledge prior eff ups by other politicians in an effort to be "fair"

And as I recall I lol'd at Obama when he made the 57 states slip.

And this isn't "minor" ... THIS was a solid minute of fail after fail. Like I said if it were just mixing up the first letters of "Hawley-Smoot" it wouldn't matter ... it was the string of incorrect statements during her "lecture" that followed that made this an instant classic.

ETA: Obama made the 57 states comments almost exactly a year ago ... May 9, 2008.

 

[xotoxi]

I wonder if Michele Bachman ever gets drunk and pops a squat on her neighbor's yard?