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Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN) has ramped up her calls for a revolution against the government of the United States. Here’s what she said Friday in an interview with Sean Hannity:
REP. MICHELLE BACHMAN (R-MN): At this point the American people – it’s like Thomas Jefferson said, a revolution every now and then is a good thing. We are at the point, Sean, of revolution. And by that, what I mean, an orderly revolution — where the people of this country wake up get up and make a decision that this is not going to happen on their watch. It won’t be our children and grandchildren that are in debt. It is we who are in debt, we who will be bankrupting this country, inside of ten years, if we don’t get a grip. And we can’t let the Democrats achieve their ends any longer.
And here’s what she said earlier this week:
BACHMAN: 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.
But when you read what Jefferson actually said, her call to arms violent and, by extension, treasonous:
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Treason or not, what’s critical here is that Bachman is playing to the GOP hardcore base, which includes a violence-oriented lunatic fringe. By referring even obliquely to “blood” and “tyrants,” she is playing with fire.
Bachman is a nutcase with a fanatical gleam in her eye, and she is using Thomas Jefferson as a fig leaf for saying the same things that Limbaugh, etc. are saying — that they want to overthrow the current government. It’s funny that under all the years of Bush, even for the six years that Republicans like Tom DeLay stiffled every progressive initiative, even then elected leaders and leading voices on our side said never came close to calling for people to become “armed and dangerous.”
The republicans inherited a “surplus”. THEY turned that into a huge debt. Why can’t anyone simply bring that up everytime one of these dumbos says that it is the Democrats who are causing the debts that we now have???
If we let them keep getting away with this “rove” crap they will eventually win again. CALL THEM ON IT!!!!!!
I hate to tell everyone this, but the U.S. went bankrupt in 1933. Our creditors (the big banks) have been ramping up our debt ever since, with the help of the “elected officials” that they have bought.
We just DID have a revolution–at the ballot box.
The tyrants lost.
The electoral process is the sole means of legal change in this democratic republic. Being occasionally relegated to minority status is simply part of this ongoing exercise. I suggest, therefore, that Bachman’s nonsense be called to account by every citizen who truly believes in democracy – regardless of political affiliation.
Let us reason together. It would be refreshing to hear from other Minnesotans in equal measure, perhaps best starting with Senator Franken…
RJ Kelly…I hope you have written to Ms Bachmann, your explanation of how our system works and the reality of what it means for each party makes so much sense, and is not hostile in any way. I like ideas that are truthful, and not hostile, it is what these people need to hear…
Michele B has misquoted Jefferson… And once again, she’s shown that she should be held on treason charges for attempting to overthrow the government and plotting to incite a riot. D.
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.”
Calling Bachmann stupid is easy. What is scary is that there are so many right-wing, red-neck, Republican reactionaries out there, that have guns and guts but no brains, religion and conviction but no moral guidance, and fervor without reason. Many of these are easily pushed past the tipping point, and can be persuaded to take drastic measures if they feel their brand of violent “activism” would be approved of. Bachmann is now providing that approval.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire
you can’t sit around and call someone stupid for doing what they believe in at least they are trying to help the country if you don’t like someone’s idea why don’t you make your own and try to help but instead you’ll just sit around and critize people trying to help. I for one support Bachmann its the only change we are going to get right now we need to express our power.