Late Returns: God Gives Bachmann The All-Clear

Apparently, Michele Bachmann is now confirming that she has received the long-awaited go-ahead from the Lord on her presidential run. Per Eric Kleefeld, she revealed that she had received His blessing in an interview with Iowa Public Television:

Henderson: You recently referenced your Christian faith. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, when he announced he would not run, said that he just didn't feel called to do that. Have you had that sort of calling to run for president?

Bachmann: Well, every decision that I make I pray about as does my husband and I can tell you, yes, I've had that calling and that tugging on my heart that this is the right thing to do and because it's such a momentous decision, not only for myself, my husband and our 28 children, it is a momentous decision.

You can watch the entire interview, here. And let's just remember that God created the platypus and "works in mysterious ways" before we all go changing religions, okay?
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Iowa Republicans are feeling disrespected, and New Hampshire Republicans are making fun of them in newspapers. The only thing that can restore the Iowa GOP's self-esteem, apparently, is for Mitt Romney to visit them. Though it should be noted that Iowa's therapist has asked Iowa to "take some time and reflect upon the actions it may have taken" to reduce itself to this lowly state, adding, "be sure to set up an appointment next week with Mary Jo at the front desk, and keep writing in your dream journal, even if it's mostly about ethanol subsidies." [Washington Post]

Apparently, at some point in the future, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump will meet one another, have a meal, and then, presumably, form some sort of reality television version of Voltron. That's all! I just sort of wanted in on the SEO gold represented in the combination of the names "Sarah Palin" and "Donald Trump," like everyone else. Carry on with your lives! [Politico]

It seems that Mitt Romney is a fan of Twilight, the four-book saga in which a young woman weakly mopes over a pair of supernatural beings, eventually giving birth to the child of one of them in horrifying fashion. It will eventually come out that Romney was on "Team Jacob" for a long time before pretending he was always on "Team Edward." [Alyssa Rosenberg @ ThinkProgress]

Glenn Thrush and Byron Tau report that Obama's "secret weapon" in Florida will be running against Rick Scott, the grifter-governor that Floridians voted for in 2010 and are now learning to despise. I still think there's still a good chance that Obama will have to wait in line behind Florida Republicans, who may as well also "run against Rick Scott." [Politico]

Here is a headline that may lead you to believe that Herman Cain went to Iowa and did some heroin until you read a little further. [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]

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Comments

[grayplace]

04:55 PM on 07/26/2011

And is she going to blame God when she loses the nomination, much less the election? Anyone who feels the need to follow the little voices in his/her head is indecisive at best and delusional at worst.

[piperflyer]

01:31 PM on 07/11/2011

Abraham Lincoln tells of God talking to him---and he did pretty good leading this country. All those who scoff serve lesser gods. I serve the God of Israel, and He talks to whomever will listen. The problem is few want God's input because He wants holiness, and this world loves its sin.

[DonnaLA]

08:53 AM on 07/21/2011

Here in the US we have separation of church and state for a reason. The two should not mix and there are a few countries in the middle east that give us very good examples of what a mess it makes when they do.

A modern president doesn't need to be praying to some magical man in the sky for an answer, he needs to think rationally and perform to the will of the PEOPLE.

I have no problem with religion until times like now when it starts creeping into the minds of people who want to lead all of us but completely ignore and disrespect those of us who do not fit into the perfect image of Christ.

Give me a break!!!!!!

[piperflyer]

11:20 AM on 07/21/2011

Take a brake!!!!

[Asmodean1]

03:52 PM on 07/26/2011

Abraham Lincoln owned and read Thomas Paine’s Age of Reason. Abraham Lincoln was never baptized No, nor was he planning to be. He was not Baptist though raised in a house that was - He attended a Presbyterian church most of his life. But never joined one. He also made the statement "The bible is not the guide for my life nor Christianity my chosen religion" - When he worked for the postal service - then they had to work sun-days. He was ask why he worked the Sabbath. It was sometimes rumored like the founders... he was Deist. He was a good man. He was a kind man. He personally cared little if slaves they remained. He just wanted the country to stand together. To the idea of "majority" rule. Not one single slave was freed during his presidency - little known fact. It is said he ask the creator for advice. Of trying to talk with him. I have yet to find one single historian who says he did. AND as to Mr Lincoln telling of God speaking to him.... This was told by one man after the Ford theater shooting and death - as far as I have found.

[piperflyer]

03:58 PM on 07/26/2011

Dear As,

Find a grammar book and then get back to me.

[treetrunk123]

05:21 AM on 06/09/2011

I've read Wikipedia's version of MB, and it has left me a little light-headed in some places. I understand why she has strong religious beliefs and pro-life views, but I don't understand why she thinks global warming is a hoax and wants freedom of choice in light bulbs. I also don't get why she wants Intelligent Design taught in school, when it is clearly a philosophy that parents can easily teach to their own kids on their own time.

In all honesty, in my long memories of public school life, I've only received instruction in evolution on a single day in a single year in 9th grade Biology class. It's just not taught that much, because schools are focused on EOG and SAT test scores. Evolution should be taught more in high school, not cut down more than it already is. I spent more time learning about a violent story about gang violence and two sexually aroused teenagers who commit mutual suicide than about how the world's species depend on each other and the ecosystem. (It's my favorite play, though).

This tangent about my high school years places MB's political position about evolution in context, I hope.

[Slater Torret]

03:59 AM on 06/04/2011

Now, hold on. Out of the 99.9999% of species on Earth that have gone extinct, the platypus has survived. It's a poor analogy in an otherwise catchy and sardonic piece on a serious (SNARK!) issue: which glue-sniffing corporatocrat is going to lose in the 2012 election to Obama, the Republican-in-chief.

[Oginikwe]

10:40 PM on 06/03/2011

I want a god like some of these conservatives have. God told James Watt (Reagan Adminstration) to sell off prime government lands (our lands) to their Republican friends; Dubya talked to God and got us involved in two wars, one of which is the longest in our history; now Supermom who is never home gets the nod from God. Everytime I have these kinds of "conversations" with God, He points out my overreach, my selfishness, and all the other narcissistic reasons for why I want to do what I want to do but then don't. So, I have to wonder how they know who they are hearing from and how they know that it isn't the other guy who likes it when we think so much of ourselves.

[attl]

06:13 PM on 06/02/2011

Wow, a super mom of 28? and still have time to chat and run for President?! Wonder what kind of quality time she spends with her children. It must be all group sessions.

[RK Johnston]

06:08 PM on 06/02/2011

If God truly had His hands on her, one would be over her mouth!

A vote for "Brass-Knucks" Bachmannn is a wasted vote for a wasted life, now driven by fanaticism and zealotry, with a healthy dose of "JAY-Zusss"-brand Vitriol in the mix to ensure unlikability by even the ghost of Will Rogers!
--RKJ

[dogofwar]

05:35 PM on 06/02/2011

Bachman hears voices, so did Maurice Clemmons.

[3catwoman3]

05:08 PM on 06/02/2011

Whatever is behind her makes it look like she is wearing Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat.

[DJE12857]

05:41 PM on 06/02/2011

I was just about to type that.

[DonnaLA]

09:24 AM on 07/21/2011

It's my favorite pic of MB. It just perfectly captures her out-to-lunch/antennas-to-gawd wackiness.

She looks like a delusional character in a sci-fi film. A la Dune or something.

[sapperdom]

05:00 PM on 06/02/2011

Didn't Bush say God was on our side when we invaded Iraq? I guess God isn't all that powerful afterall. Reminds me of the man behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz...

[DrCardio]

03:42 PM on 06/02/2011

Why is it that when I use the name Bachman and God in the same sentence I get an unnerving visceral reaction?

[DrCardio]

03:41 PM on 06/02/2011

Dammit spoiler alert for twilight?????????? I didnt know there were babies involved in the final movie....

What were we talking about? O ya, God can see Bachman from His house?

[grovestand12]

03:36 PM on 06/02/2011

oh, great! that must mean that if she were to actually win, she will feed the hungry, house the homeless, heal the sick (via a public option) educate the children, care for the elderly, etc. Gods work of good and kindness...you know, all the things that Jesus would do.

oh, wait. no she wouldn't.

then, why is she using God's name in vain????

"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." - King James Version (KJV)

[Inkosi]

04:18 PM on 06/02/2011

I was soooo hoping they would all be "raptured" and we would be spared this nonsense.

[treetrunk123]

05:33 AM on 06/09/2011

The reason why she's using God's name is not in vain, but to promote her career, whatever it is. I don't have a problem with candidates talking about God once in awhile. (I even recall Barack Obama mentioning God in his 2004 speech in the Democratic Convention.)

Just because some candidates don't mention God that much (John McCain, for example) doesn't mean they are anti-God, either. I believe in God, but I wouldn't talk about God in the middle of a debate about, say, whether to raise the debt ceiling or reduce the interest rates.

[inspjoe]

03:20 PM on 06/02/2011

i do hope she had on her tin foil hat and the rabbit ears on it when she got the news?

[thinchliff]

02:49 PM on 06/02/2011

Listening to voices in her head? Sounds like lunacy to me.

[Inkosi]

04:19 PM on 06/02/2011

No - God is on her cell phone. Does she pay extra for interspace capability?