Michelle Bachmann's a Swiss citizen? Huh?
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Calli - May 09, 2012 12:05:33 pm PDT #4322 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Burrell - May 09, 2012 12:08:09 pm PDT #4323 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That was my reaction, Calli.
msbelle - May 09, 2012 12:10:24 pm PDT #4324 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am not convinced Bachman is human.
amych - May 09, 2012 12:11:52 pm PDT #4325 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, I really doubt it would've changed much in the NC vote. The impression I had from people I talked to while canvassing & phonebanking was that engaged voters were almost uniformly aware of the issue - casual/irregular/non-political-junkies didn't even know what it was and it came down to the fact that the asshole lege stuck the vote on the day of the primary rather than the general election, and that most of the pro faction were hearing about it for months from their churches.
I hope (and please don't disabuse me of it - I'm still way too raw) that the fact that the universal "WTF" is so much greater than I remember with other states will combine with Obama's statement to start reframing the issue as a national civil rights question, as it should've been all along.
erikaj - May 09, 2012 12:12:17 pm PDT #4326 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
If it were (almost) any Rep. but Bachmann, I'd be worried she knew something I didn't(besides marital life with a gay man, I mean) But since it is Bachmann, she's probably cheating on her taxes.(She worked for the IRS...not hard, but she did.
meara - May 09, 2012 12:13:06 pm PDT #4327 of 30001
Michelle Bachmann's a Swiss citizen? Huh?
Yes, apparently she just applied for and got citizenship (her husband is a dual citizen? Or was eligible for it? So she was too). I have no idea WHY, but it seems a very anti-American thing to do IF YOU"RE ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AMERICA! (In general I have no issue with dual citizenship)
erikaj - May 09, 2012 12:14:30 pm PDT #4328 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
what Meara said.
amych - May 09, 2012 12:15:23 pm PDT #4329 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
(I've also had a really rotten day of seeing people all over twitter/fb saying all of NC can go fuck itself, or drop off into the sea, or should go ahead and secede, or other such, and it's a kick in the face to the many thousands of us who poured our hearts into the fight against it. I'm not sure I'm quite rational on the subject yet)
Calli - May 09, 2012 12:17:14 pm PDT #4330 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yes, apparently she just applied for and got citizenship (her husband is a dual citizen? Or was eligible for it? So she was too). I have no idea WHY, but it seems a very anti-American thing to do IF YOU"RE ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AMERICA! (In general I have no issue with dual citizenship)
Huh. If Obama spent three days in Switzerland, he'd get lambasted as a hippie-socialist-European-wannabe. I'm sure Bachmann's citizenship games will be praised for finding a way around onerous, unreasonable US taxation.
Laura - May 09, 2012 12:21:30 pm PDT #4331 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
amych, I know I am not alone in appreciation for the battle you and so many others waged on the ground in NC. I'm sorry. I am sure it is that much harder for those witnessing the disappointment locally.