Michele Bachmann Taunts Obama: 'I Took Karate When I Was 17 Years Old, I Am Dangerous'

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said that she could take out President Obama if she were ever caught in the mind-boggling and improbable scenario of engaging the nation's leader in a physical fight.

Bachmann touted her toughness in an interview Thursday with Ben Shapiro of BigGovernment.com:

SHAPIRO: I want to ask you, speaking of his violent language, and he's been brutal on BP, talking about putting his boot on the throat of BP, talking about how he wants to go down there and kick someone's ass -- frankly, Michele, I think you could take President Obama, off the record.

BACHMANN: Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old, I am dangerous.

The Minnesota congresswoman also fired-up her criticism of Obama when she agreed with the interviewer that he's -- "no question" -- the worst president in United States history:

SHAPIRO: Is President Obama better or worse than Jimmy Carter?

BACHMANN: Worse. Easily worse.

SHAPIRO: I agree. So far, you'd have to say he's the worst president in United States history ...

BACHMANN: No question. No question.

According to the conservative icon, the country is with her on her judgement of the president's job performance.

"The only thing is people wish Barack Obama was up for re-election right now, because they'd honestly love to have a chance to throw him out of office," Bachmann said. "Everywhere I go, people ask me, "Michele, can we impeach the president? They want a referendum on him."

Bachmann's harsh criticism of Obama will come as no surprise given the Tea Party favorite's past references to the president as "very anti-American" and her accusation that his administration runs a"gangster government."

Comments

[Allison Wunderland]

09:17 PM on 06/25/2010

Bachmann is dangerous, that's for sure . . .

[linksteroh]

07:40 PM on 06/25/2010

When is this nut up for re-election? What the he_l is wrong with the people of Minnesota?

[dvncmdy]

06:59 PM on 06/25/2010

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Grasshopper.

[dvncmdy]

06:56 PM on 06/25/2010

Unbalanced people are always dangerous

[fran]

02:36 PM on 06/23/2010

Stop eating the tea bags it's a beverage!

[nuffsaid wink]

05:31 PM on 06/17/2010

OK so she's not a "girly-girl) but unfortunately she's not a (brainey-brain) either! As a women I'm embarrassed women like Bachmann and Palin even exist. But....you rise to the level of your incompetence, and these doozies hot air go all the way!

[Yank in France]

12:05 PM on 06/18/2010

I understand your feeling but there is no reason for a woman to be embarassed by Palin and Bachmann, sincere there are plenty of incredibly competent women in business and government, like SF Fed President and soon-to-be Vice President of the Fed, Janet Yellen.

The problem is not so much Palin and Bachmann but all those idiots out there who adore them!

[dvncmdy]

06:56 PM on 06/25/2010

As a human being I am embrarrased they exist

[PWM]

03:59 PM on 06/17/2010

I am sure if she could lynch Obama she would.

[BushIsAWarCriminal]

06:45 PM on 06/25/2010

Who moderates the moderator? I find your remarks appalling, from either perspective: lynching a black man or killing a president. You may have meant that to be funny, but it certainly isn't.

[dvncmdy]

06:58 PM on 06/25/2010

I think he only meant that she is a racist, unfeeling and truly dangerous woman, but not because she "knows" karate.

[linksteroh]

07:43 PM on 06/25/2010

I totally agree a poor choice of words no matter how you try to spin it.

[twopac]

04:12 PM on 06/14/2010

See what happens when you smoke crack and watch the new Karate Kid previews. Your mind just turns to mush and ya want to fight everybody.

Remember kids, just say NO!

[rowf]

03:50 PM on 06/14/2010

Another nut case getting her air time? Threatening the President? A U.S. Congresswoman? These people are beyond ridiculous.

[BushIsAWarCriminal]

06:47 PM on 06/25/2010

The words 'sedition' and 'traitor' come to mind. Also, 'murder', 'bigot', and best of all, 'Secret Service'. We should all send them email asking that this idiot woman be investigated to see if her threats of violence against a sitting President are sufficiently malicious to mandate a response.

[chloe4455]

04:33 PM on 06/26/2010

...and she said "he is gangster"? She sounds violent like a gangster.

[BushIsAWarCriminal]

12:13 PM on 06/28/2010

She lies. Every word she says is a lie.

[ttopaster]

03:49 PM on 06/14/2010

i would love to hear her talk about carter's presidency.

why is she defending BP? oh right...

also, is this something that could be sent to the secret service and have them investigate? she sounds threatening to the president...

[johngary66]

03:00 AM on 06/23/2010

I'm so mad I could spit tacks. Tonight the local Fox News at Nine gave Michelle practically five minutes to tell how she was supposedly taken out of context in her recent statements about
BP. The interviewer gave her softball questions and actually asked her if she was taken out of context. It was a total set up. Blatantly one sided.( No I don't usually watch Fox. There were storm warnings and their on first.)

[linksteroh]

07:46 PM on 06/25/2010

That is exactly what is wrong with our media today whether it's cnn, msnbc and of course Faux they never challenge these people they let them go on and on and don't ask the hard questions or follow up and expose the lies. The exception is Maddow.

[woody7]

03:42 PM on 06/14/2010

oh my God is she threatening the POTUS ?

[Justdontgetit]

11:54 PM on 06/14/2010

That's what it sounded like to me.

[Neets101]

07:44 AM on 06/16/2010

Yes, I believe she did.
Good call.

[Phxflyer]

03:40 PM on 06/14/2010

See kids, this is what happens when you don't pay attention in school.

[Steve1]

03:34 PM on 06/14/2010

She took Karate? Exactly what is her point? Is that a threat that really rallies the racists that follow this airhead?

[Yank in France]

12:06 PM on 06/18/2010

No, she is confusing karate with "flung pooh" of which she is a true master!

[BushIsAWarCriminal]

06:49 PM on 06/25/2010

Excellent!

[dvncmdy]

07:03 PM on 06/25/2010

"Everybody was Kung Fu Fghting, Bachman Chick was fast as lightening"

[1088]

03:29 PM on 06/14/2010

She would poison him too, once he turns his back!!

[bisbeeornotbisbee]

03:20 PM on 06/14/2010

She's dangerous, all right, but it doesn't have anything to do with taking karate.