Michele Bachmann: Obama Led Spending "Orgy," Government "Spent Its Wad" (VIDEO)

Rep. Michele Bachmann is on a roll. Less than a week after suggesting a link between the swine flu outbreak and Democratic control of the U.S. government, the Minnesota Republican penetrated a heretofore unseen zone of weirdness and accused the Obama administration of premature fiscal ejaculation.

On Saturday, May 2, Bachmann delivered a rally speech in which she said the administration had engaged in an "orgy" of spending and that the government "spent its wad" too early. The previous administration, she noted, hadn't spent its wad until early August.

"During the last 100 days we have seen an orgy. It would make any local smorgasbord embarrassed," Bachmann said. She then told the crowd that April 26 was National Debt Day, which conservatives commemorate as the moment government spending outpaces revenue. As Bachmann explains, "The government spent its wad by April 26. Every dime government spends after April 26 throughout the rest of this fiscal year is borrowed money."

WATCH (orgy talk starts at 3:30):

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[IcedTee63]

And this is the Moral Majority that wants to lead us?

[RationalityPlease]

Yeah, right to their orgy at Tao nightclub in Vegas, lol.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

Over a cliff, excuse me George Bush already did this.

[WYHKTai-Tai]

I'm laughing so hard, I have tears in my eyes! I have to send this to Michael K. at D-Listed!
1st she went beyond funny to scary, now she's gone waaay beyond scary to HI-larious. move over Britney, she's my new favourite train wreck!

[Edwin Badulis]

"That One" the real thing...Ba­ckmann overdrive

[apoliticalvoice]

she is absolutely MADDENING!

[apoliticalvoice]

she mentions our 11 trillion dollar debt, but i wonder if she remembers when it was only 5? and then bush came along... and then OOPS

[goingnow]

A real class act.

[Chip W]

It's not that she, and other members of the noisy right, are talking about nothing: Government involvement in business, immense federal debt, are valid concerns.
But the irrational connections and extrapolations, the fear-over-­rationalit­y, and playing fast and loose with facts are disconcerting. Especially because their audience laps it up. I kept asking "What the hell is she talking about?" I doubt her avid audience asks that.

The noisy right seems so concerned about our loss of freedom and liberty without specifying what freedoms they're talking about and how these freedoms are being threatened.
I think freedom and liberty have been reduced to "The freedom to earn and spend money however we choose without regard to consequenc­es." Freedom has been limited to the economic sector. It's all about money.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

The noisy right seems so concerned about our loss of freedom and liberty without specifying what freedoms they're talking about and how these freedoms are being threatened.

They already have, it's called the Patriot Act.

[Malcom Kardashian]

Sex references? Shouldn't the perpetually sex obsessed demz be congratulating her for her non-prudeishness open minded inclusive tolerance?

[Arrecho]

I think sexual obsessions are present in persons from any political belief. Demagogues like her (or whomever writes her speeches) know how to manipulate these obsessions to control people.

[ersf]

Definition of a female demagogue. For those out there that might get confused, the word demagogue has nothing to do with the Democratic party - at least the word has no relationship to the name of the party.

[jsehgal]

The Richpublicans have made a lot of money in the last few years. Now they are just clowning around.

[yeswecancan]

What do you expect from a bunch who last month celebrated "teabaggin­g." Hilarious ...

[educatedfoolz]

Some Bachmannisms from the speech...

0:56 "How about that Chris Baker? What a handsome humk of man up here."

1:19 "I just can't thank Jason Lewis enough for everything he's done to educate people in Minnesota and continually educate people in Minnesota and continually, continue to educate people in Minnesota.­"

1:46 "And don't you just look forward to the day when finally government is limited and we get to be able to be reunited with what's left of our paycheck?"

5:34 "...and who's left footing the bill? Raise your hand. We're the ones left fending their bill."

5:48: "Here, uh, oh, President Obama has apparently decided it's easier to trim the taxpayer than it is to trim the federal budget. And if it's easy, they'll do it. If it's hard for you, what's that gonna mean for them? It's a new day in town and the President has if he were to list free enterprise on his tax return he would have it under the liability column."

6:15 "And despite his repeated pledges on the campaign pail...uh.­..trail last fall and again when he addressed Congress last month, the President is talking about what would be a sea change in taxes."

[IcedTee63]

Well I'm sure as a Republican she was hoping that the "Orgy of Spending" was unprotected, so that the effort of "Spending it's Wad" produces a little bundle of joy for our Economy! Who would have thought tha she had such a side to her! Michele...­Call me Girl!

[Dark Sphere]

What else would you call it besides and orgy? We will be over $10 Trillion in debt very soon, but since the Chosen One is pulling the strings, the Drive By Media has suddenly lost is voice of descent. Just wait for inflation to kick in...that will be really fun...$10 for a loaf of bread...et­c..

[BPCentrisAmerican]

Were close to that now, the Bush administration changed the inflation index not count food, energy, or housing, I guess you don't shop much.

[MJinCanada]

Anybody want to lay bets on whether she has any clue about what "spending one's wad" actually means?

And working smorgasbord and orgy into the same sound bite? Priceless! Peel me another lutefish, baby!