Michele Bachmann Thanks Supporter Who Says She'd Rather Vote For Charles Manson Than Barack Obama

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) thanked an Iowa radio show listener who said he'd rather vote for Charles Manson than President Barack Obama.

Bachmann appeared on Des Moines-based WHO Radio with Simon Conway, a conservative radio show, on September 26 for an interview and to take questions from listeners. One caller, "Donna," told Bachmann that she had attended several rallies and thanked her for signing a T-shirt. After the host asked her to ask a question, she said that the president was a "walking nightmare" who was "blowing up our country."

"I would vote for Charles Manson before this guy," she said. "But I’m pulling for you big time, all the way, go Michele!"

"Thank you for saying that," Bachmann replied.

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This is not the first time Bachmann has not stood up to a supporter who made outlandish statements.

Following the Sept. 12 CNN/Tea Party Express debate, Bachmann told the story of a woman who come up to her and said the HPV vaccine caused her daughter to become mentally retarded. There is no medical evidence to support the claim, but Bachmann defended repeating the woman's story in subsequent interviews.

The New York Times reported that such statements are part of a pattern, writing, "People close to the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Mrs. Bachmann is often influenced by the last person she speaks with on an issue rather than maintaining discipline in communicating a message."

Comments

[ineedtasayit]

11:28 AM on 10/06/2011

Stange thing for a supporter to say, HOWEVER ... nobody on HP has a problem with all the rude insulting things that comes out of O's mouth, but you are all only to willing to critique someone for something some else says to them. Talk about the typical HP standard!

[Kever2564]

09:40 AM on 10/07/2011

Please, give an example of what Obama said that is anywhere near as insane as the above comment of voting for a mass murderer as President.

[OneLiberalLady]

09:27 PM on 10/09/2011

Name ONE.

[Kever2564]

10:37 PM on 10/28/2011

We're waiting -- but I suspect we'll wait forever. No answer, because there are no examples. That's one of the main reasons why I will vote for Obama. He's not wing nut.

[lisaman]

02:18 PM on 10/05/2011

Wow. I have no more words, just wow.

[mrluckyman]

02:10 PM on 10/05/2011

"I would vote for Charles Manson before this guy," he said. "But I’m pulling for you big time, all the way, go Michele!"

"Thank you for saying that," she replied.

What an ignoramous, if she wasnt so pathetic she would almost be funny...

[Gestas]

01:48 PM on 10/05/2011

I hate to be the one to tell Michele this,, but Charles Manson has a higher approval rating than the Congress..Which she is part of. You really wonder if She even knows who Charles Manson is.

[ineedtasayit]

11:31 AM on 10/06/2011

So, you know who he is too! And he has a higher approval rate than O also! And O is just one person being rate, not a group of people, may of which are democrats!
You sure know how to put a spin on things!

[LosDiablos]

11:54 AM on 10/06/2011

Hmmmm...maybe Ms Bachman does know Charlie. At 57, she may be one of the younger members of Manson's commune, and bought that whole " White Album Helter Skelter " story..Almost all of the rest of the living members became "born again Christians" Including the killers. That would explain her fanatical religious beliefs. Manson believed that the black man would take over the world, but wouldn't know what to do, or how to run things. Thus the white man would have to show him how. Because of the incompetence of African American leaders, Manson and his Caucasion followers would have to take over. According to the book "Helter Skelter", by Vincent Bugliosi, and Curt Gentry.

[Nutcase]

01:44 PM on 10/05/2011

She and her supporter should volunteer to put in some time in the same prison with Manson and be put under his supervision. Otherwise, they are both just all talk.

[dmsdzinr]

01:12 PM on 10/05/2011

I'd rather NOT listen to the exchange. I have already filled my quota of WHACK for the day.

[nypapajoe]

12:59 PM on 10/05/2011

Buchmann should be impeached for supporting scandalous seditious slander! She has no conception of her sworn responsibility as a congresswomen! She agreed with a women that Charles Manson a convicted muderer and hate monger who has a nazi swastika on his forehead would be a better choice than the President! This America is reckless and totally unacceptable! Buchmann has a callous habit of always saying the most inappropriate statements and it's time she's held accountable for her reckless behavior! That's why her staff keeps bailing out on her campaign she's irrational!

[considerthis]

12:38 PM on 10/05/2011

so Bachman is now both deaf and dumb (no offense to those medically hearing impared)

[Js420]

12:35 PM on 10/05/2011

Perfect example of the kind of American that supports Bachmann..A know nothing!

[IUHoosier]

12:24 PM on 10/05/2011

Just another "flake" in the bowl of "flakes".

[vobox3343]

12:01 PM on 10/05/2011

Funny, the Republicans use Manson-technique each and everyday to brain-wash their constituency to believe what ever it is they say - No other explanation. Their angst certainly has nothing to do with factual information.

[vobox3343]

11:53 AM on 10/05/2011

Thanking another flake for saying what a flake would say. Very presidential - Not.

[Shelby596]

11:37 AM on 10/05/2011

Of course she would, Manson is white.

[desmoinesdude]

11:16 AM on 10/05/2011

Remember the Faber College founder statue in the middle of campus in the movie Animal House? Inscribed on it were the words, "Knowledge is Good." That was a funny lampoon back in the day. Today, it seems that phrase is too cerebral and out of reach for the GOPBaggers. And that is not a laughing matter.

[fldemgirls]

11:09 AM on 10/05/2011

Maybe Michelle got an HPV vaccine and it affected her mentally.