Bachmann introduced the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act, to repeal the ban on conventional light bulbs in favor of compact fluorescent light bulbs. She argued that the government has no business telling consumers what kind of light bulbs they can buy: ”By 2012, incandescent light bulbs will be no more,” Bachmann said. “Fluorescent bulbs are more polluting because of their mercury content. We are working on a light bulb bill. If the Democrats can hose up a light bulb, don’t trust them with the country.”
On October 17, 2008, Bachmann gave an interview on MSNBC‘s Hardball with Chris Matthews in support of the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain that brought the Minnesota 6th Congressional District race national attention. During the interview she criticized Barack Obama for his association with Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers, saying “…usually we associate with people who have similar ideas to us, and it seems that it calls into questions what Barack Obama’s true beliefs, and values, and thoughts are…I am very concerned that he [Barack Obama] may have anti-American views.” When asked by Matthews “How many people in the Congress of the United States do you suspect as being anti-American?” she replied “What I would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look. I wish they would. I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think people would love to see an expose like that”.
In regards to the issue of climate change, Bachmann has taken to the floor to assert that since carbon dioxide is “a natural byproduct of nature”, it is actually a beneficial gas required by plant life. She stated that because life requires CO2 and it is part of the life cycle on Earth it cannot be harmful. In a statement she made on the House floor on Earth Day, April 22, 2009, Bachmann stated she was against the cap and trade carbon tax because “Carbon dioxide is not a harmful gas, it is a harmless gas. Carbon dioxide is natural; it is not harmful…. We’re being told we have to reduce this natural substance to create an arbitrary reduction in something that is naturally occurring in the earth.”
In a June 17, 2009, interview with The Washington Times, Bachmann expressed concern that the questions on the 2010 United States Census had become “very intricate, very personal” and that ACORN, a community organizing group that had come under fire the previous year, might be part of the Census Bureau’s door-to-door information collection efforts. She stated, “I know for my family the only question we will be answering is how many people are in our home, we won’t be answering any information beyond that, because the Constitution doesn’t require any information beyond that.” Fellow Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry (N.C.), Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.) and John Mica (Fla.), members of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, which oversees the census, subsequently asked Bachmann not to boycott the population count.
Sorry Michele, your first name is spelled Michele. Goofy as you are, I don’t want to be accused of jangling your name. Whoop
She’s not very bright,is she? Obsessed with the census, black people and “harmless” gases. I think the “harmless” gases are getting to her.
CO2 is toxic in higher concentrations: 1% (10,000 ppm) will make some people feel drowsy.[2] Concentrations of 7% to 10% cause dizziness, headache, visual and hearing dysfunction, and unconsciousness within a few minutes to an hour.
Interesting that streeter left oxygen off his list of toxic gases.
I wonder how much a global warming denier like Bachmann gets in donations from the Oil and Gas lobby…probably not as much as Inhoffe, but I’m sure they remember her every cycle.
WTF is a “denier”?
Drew, you and your toady need to change the batteries on your CO2 detectors…dysfunction has set in.
Inhoffe is a global warming denier. Bachmann is a global warming denier. You and jason are global warming deniers.
Ohhh…I see now…”one who denies”??
Well, that would include a bunch of the world…
get that detector checked anyway…
By “bunch” you would of course still mean the minority. The oil companies (coal and natural gas, too) are worried that this whole environmental thing might actually make sense to the educated people. Those who are making huge profits while they sell you the products to fry the planet are worried that you’ll become more interested in saving the air and water than in saving their ass. You have always been their to provide that kind of salvation for them at the gas pump- they were just sending all of the thank-you notes to deniers like Inhoffe and Bachmann.
I was wondering for awhile why this blog was doing fluff crap for the last month. Then it occurred to me.
You are totally afraid to talk about issues in the congress because YOUR representatives are so loathed by the electorate.
I’d duck and hide now too, if I were you.
Drew…did you mean “her” cycle, or the rhythm of donations from the oil and gas industries.
It’s as if the census is an evil concoction dreamed up by the Trilateral Commission or the Bilderberg Group, or worse yet, by those mean Freemasons, or maybe even the Illuminati.
Bachmann is a fruitcake, who quite clearly failed basic chemistry, but succeeded in passing Conspiracy Theory. Little does she know that if she keeps prattling on, the census could replace her…but then, we might get something even worse.
Maybe her dentist will overdose her on harmless Nitrous Oxide.
Neal, don’t you know Denier means the thread count in bed sheets?
It’s not “fluff crap”- everything here lately has current relevance, except that, as usual, you are uncomfortable talking about the issues. That’s why, as has been pointed out before, you attempt to change the topic to things neal wants to talk about, because the topics posted make neal more than a little squirmy.
Bachmann is a right-wingnut extremist, but she’s YOUR PARTY’S wingnut, and that’s gotta be really embarrassing for you and yours. Too bad you can’t just stand up like an American and loudly proclaim, “Hey, she doesn’t speak for me!” Alas, the dashboard Jesus of your party, Ronnie Rayguns, once laid down the law, and you dutifully obey- Thou Shalt NOT criticize another Republican. Even when she’s a dolt.
Actually, whoopee…I had heard that term years ago, so I was a bit puzzled.
I thought Drew was trying to sell me fake Egyptian cotton sheets.
I suppose if “wingnuts” is the topic…we need go no further than AL “I’m Mr. Green” Gore telling us the Earth’s core is “Millions of degrees”.
It’s crap like that and the IPCC telling us about the glaciers
oops…”…about the glaciers that make normal folks question your research.
It’s a bit like a trial where you’ve made up evidence…the whole thing gets thrown out, even if the person is guilty.
Looks like wingnuts come in two colors..
Ok, Neal, to salve your wounded ego, about the earth’s core and melting glaciers, I recommend the following: Newsweek, March 1, 2010, page 34. It will make you feel a lot better to know that some scientists have padded the figures and that the earth is not melting–at least not right away. It also gives perspective to the “deniers” (and I don’t mean thread count). Go ahead, take a read.
Did you take any astronomy classes, or earth science classes? I ask because you seem to doubt the earth’s molten iron core is “millions of degrees.” Molten rock and everything else molten come gushing out of those five volcanoes on the main Island if Hawaii.
What is your explanation? Don’t dodge me on this Neal, it is your moment to shine.
Whoop
Whoopeedo
Do you believe the earth’s core is “millions of degrees”? Well, it isn’t, it is actually around 5500 degrees Celsius, but since Al Gore says it’s millions of degrees, I guess it must be! How dare we doubt what Al Gore says! All I ask you to do is Google search earth’s core temp, so you can find out just how wrong he is. Don’t just believe what you hear…do some research and find out for yourself, if we all did that we would all be better off.
So true Jason, and I’m headed for Wiki, right now.
Wiki says:
The temperature of the inner core can be estimated using experimental and theoretical constraints on the melting temperature of impure iron at the pressure (about 330 GPa) of the inner core boundary, yielding estimates of 5,700 K (5,430 °C; 9,800 °F).[8] The range of pressure in Earth’s inner core is about 330 to 360 gigapascals (3,300,000 to 3,600,000 atm),[9] and iron can only be solid at such high temperatures because its melting temperature increases dramatically at these high pressures.[10]
As I said, Whoopie…when you fake “evidence”….you taint all the rest.
Having lived on Maui…I know all about the Big Island volcanoes…used to see them while fishing..on a clear day.
…so the earth’s temp. at the core is not millions of degrees, as Al Gore claims. What else is he wrong about?
And Drew..you’re right, as usual..How dare i question the extremely important news about two republicans that seem a bit nuts to you, and three Yakima City council persons that were naughty.
You do indeed have your collective thumbs on the pulse of the issues near and dear to the hearts of most Americans. Mea culpa..(sorry, I know streeter thinks I’m speaking Klingon)
drew
NEWSFLASH Bachmann DOES speak for me and millions of conservatives…she is NOT an embarrassment to us…she did not say anything that sounded “extremist” you just don’t like her because you do not agree with her, so you have to label her as an “extremist” in an attempt to discredit her. You are afraid of her and her views, because she is a strong conservative voice of opposition to a destructive liberal agenda being pushed by an increasingly unpopular president and an even more unpopular congress.
I didn’t know the teabaggers had an air force until last week in Austin.
Nice to see you learned something at the Star Trek convention, streeter…
Oh, I knew she spoke for you jason, extremist that you are. Bachmann is so far to the right she has to be careful not to fall off the edge of her flat earth.
Certainly THIS story (see link) pales in comparison to the ethical issues the “Yakima 3″ violated…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ethics_rangel
Keep up the good work there, reporters..without you, we’d never know the IMPORTANT issues of the day.
Geez, Rangel has absolutely nothing to do with either the Yakima City Council or the idiot Bachmann (or her devoted cult followers). Even jason was willing to embarrass himself and profess his love for Bachmann. neal, if you’re unable to do that, just say it. Your republicon drinking buddies will only disown you for a month or so, then you can buy your way back in with a couple of pitchers.
Ha ha
Aw, Drew, I was just trying to give you a subject to blog about…I see it wasn’t important enough.
I’m shocked..
It is good to see you got your toady to laugh, tho….
I was afraid he was still in mourning over Spock dying.
neal, we see you’re staying true-to-form, by staying off topic. Again.