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Title: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: CaseAgainstFaith on January 04, 2012, 12:33:29 pm
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- In the wake of a disappointing finish in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she is suspending her campaign for president.

"Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, and so I have decided to stand aside," she said at a hastily-arranged news conference here.

"I have no regrets," she added. "None whatsoever. We never compromised our principles." She said she "looks forward to the next chapter in God's plan."

Bachmann did not endorse another candidate.

Bachmann, a third-term Minnesota congressman and the founder of the Tea Party caucus in the House, won the support of just five percent of Iowa Republican caucus-goers Tuesday. She finished in sixth place in the caucuses, which was essentially last place among the major contenders, since Jon Huntsman did not contest the state.

She also came in last in the hard-fought, three-way race among the candidates targeting Iowa social conservatives, finishing behind second-place finisher Rick Santorum and fifth-place Rick Perry. Perry, the Texas governor, said Tuesday he is returning to the Lone Star State to reassess his campaign, though he said Wednesday he plans to stay in the race.

Bachmann said Republicans should "rally around" the Republican nominee in order to defeat President Obama next November. Thanking her husband, her campaign staffers and her supporters, she vowed to "continue to be a strong voice" for her beliefs.

It's been a sad fall for Bachmann in Iowa, where she was born. She won the straw poll here in August, a finish that briefly earned her frontrunner status for the caucuses. But her support eroded steadily since the summer, and an aggressive retail campaign here that included a recent 99-county, ten-day bus tour did not improve her standing.

source - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57352112-503544/michele-bachmann-drops-out-of-gop-race/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57352112-503544/michele-bachmann-drops-out-of-gop-race/)

And another one bites the dust.  Now if she would just stay out of the media as well since she is no longer imo relevant to current events.  But I know that is just wishful thinking.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: DasFuchs on January 04, 2012, 12:38:02 pm
Like I said in the other thread, she's been out, she just didn't realize it till now.

Maybe she'll take a lesson from this that people won't buy her shit when it's found to be wrong by even the nuttiest of her followers.

Still I'll bet there's a good chunk of people weeping and crying right now because she's officially done
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Aqualung on January 04, 2012, 12:50:45 pm
YES!!!
(I'm trying to find a good dance .gif but my internet sucks. >.<)
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Smurfette Principle on January 04, 2012, 12:54:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js

Good riddance to bad rubbish.


fixed it for ya -Shane
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Miles11 on January 04, 2012, 01:16:28 pm
Joy. Can she stop being a part of the news along with her husband now?

I honestly want to see their idiocy wilt away with this. However, considering that she is who she is, she'll probably find a way to be talked about all the time somehow.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: clockworkgirl21 on January 04, 2012, 01:52:41 pm
I thought she was already out.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: sandman on January 04, 2012, 01:53:41 pm
It just goes to show, you can be FROM Iowa...and visit every single county IN Iowa....but if you're too crazy for Iowa, then you're too crazy for anyone.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: DasFuchs on January 04, 2012, 02:39:56 pm
Joy. Can she stop being a part of the news along with her husband now?

I honestly want to see their idiocy wilt away with this. However, considering that she is who she is, she'll probably find a way to be talked about all the time somehow.

She'll go the way of Palin. Either she'll do stupid stuff, say stupid stuff, or her followers will have repeated orgasms over her and beg her to be stupid

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It just goes to show, you can be FROM Iowa...and visit every single county IN Iowa....but if you're too crazy for Iowa, then you're too crazy for anyone.

She sunk that ship when she was proud to be in the same city that's infamous for John Wayne
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: sandman on January 04, 2012, 04:29:36 pm
Didn't she forget to add the "Gacy" to that?
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Jodie on January 04, 2012, 04:33:34 pm
Wow. I'm surprised. But then again, not really.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: MaybeNever on January 04, 2012, 04:43:52 pm
I'm especially amused by the fact that she looks forward to the next step in God's plan when before Iowa she pretty much said that God told her his plan was for her to be President.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: sandman on January 04, 2012, 04:55:50 pm
Perhaps she is right. God's plan was to humiliate her in a crushing defeat in her home state and to subject her to national ridicule for the insane things she claims in His name.....
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: ironbite on January 04, 2012, 05:29:12 pm
Man I hope the next stop in God's plan is being unable to fend off a challenger for her Congressional seat.

Ironbite-then she can fade away just like Palin.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: sandman on January 04, 2012, 05:35:08 pm
You REALLY think card-carrying attention whore Sarah Palin is just going to "fade away?" That's about as likely as Trump fading away.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Osama bin Bambi on January 04, 2012, 05:42:18 pm
Bachmann was never a serious contender for president. That was obvious from the get-go. I know some people who like Palin, and even they think she's too nuts.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Art Vandelay on January 04, 2012, 08:49:55 pm
Hopefully this means the ultra-conservative creatard bimbo fad that Palin started is finally dying out. About damn time too.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: booley on January 04, 2012, 09:27:32 pm
so Gods plan was to have Bachmann to waste time and lots of money to look like a crazy person and then drop out of the race?

The Lord works in mysterious ways/
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: nickiknack on January 04, 2012, 10:10:31 pm
You REALLY think card-carrying attention whore Sarah Palin is just going to "fade away?" That's about as likely as Trump fading away.

I read a month ago Palin was shopping for a new reality show, with the focus on her hubby. Can we just throw her & her family' s asses in a black hole and be done with it??
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: N. De Plume on January 04, 2012, 10:32:58 pm
Honestly, though, I find it ridiculous that “The people of Iowa have spoken” is considered appropriate rationale to drop out of a national election. There are 49 other states, you know. Not that I am eager to see Bachmann stick around. It’s just the principle of the thing.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Her3tiK on January 04, 2012, 10:36:23 pm
Um. Score?

I'd say we should celebrate, but there aren't exactly any good candidates to root for.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: big_electron on January 04, 2012, 10:51:18 pm
She's out of the race FOR PRESIDENT.  She'll be back, to run for Congress again.

You have no idea how glad I am that she ran for president! All the shit that was revealed about her, will so bite her in the ass.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Smurfette Principle on January 04, 2012, 10:54:46 pm
You REALLY think card-carrying attention whore Sarah Palin is just going to "fade away?" That's about as likely as Trump fading away.

I read a month ago Palin was shopping for a new reality show, with the focus on her hubby. Can we just throw her & her family' s asses in a black hole and be done with it??

Why don't we just put them on The Weakest Link? (http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Weakest_Link)
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: VirtualStranger on January 04, 2012, 11:00:58 pm
And the Republican Party's search for a candidate that isn't a complete embarrassment continues.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Auri-El on January 04, 2012, 11:02:49 pm
You REALLY think card-carrying attention whore Sarah Palin is just going to "fade away?" That's about as likely as Trump fading away.

I read a month ago Palin was shopping for a new reality show, with the focus on her hubby. Can we just throw her & her family' s asses in a black hole and be done with it??

Why don't we just put them on The Weakest Link? (http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Weakest_Link)

How about the Weakest Link combined with Russian Roulette? Or is that too mean?
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: DasFuchs on January 04, 2012, 11:30:32 pm
Didn't she forget to add the "Gacy" to that?

Either she forgot to, or she "forgot" to....or more likely didn't know because she is kinda batshit.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: booley on January 04, 2012, 11:39:06 pm
Um. Score?

I'd say we should celebrate, but there aren't exactly any good candidates to root for.

What do we have to celebrate?

this is a terrible blow to the world of comedy.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: DasFuchs on January 04, 2012, 11:41:21 pm
Um. Score?

I'd say we should celebrate, but there aren't exactly any good candidates to root for.

What do we have to celebrate?

this is a terrible blow to the world of comedy.

Oh, trust me, Santorum's still running strong
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: booley on January 05, 2012, 02:39:36 am
Um. Score?

I'd say we should celebrate, but there aren't exactly any good candidates to root for.

What do we have to celebrate?

this is a terrible blow to the world of comedy.

Oh, trust me, Santorum's still running strong

that's too much innuendo even for me....
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Thejebusfire on January 05, 2012, 02:52:39 am
And nothing of value was lost...
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: chad sexington on January 06, 2012, 02:59:14 am

What do we have to celebrate?

this is a terrible blow to the world of comedy.

Yeah, they said that when Bush II left office.
Title: Re: Michele Bachmann drops out
Post by: Ian1732 on January 06, 2012, 07:32:35 am
Aww, I enjoyed hearing about her hilarious gaffes on the trail to the White House.