Michele Bachmann On Jerry Sandusky Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: I'd 'Beat Him To A Pulp'

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann had some fighting words for former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, charged this month for sexual abuse toward young boys.

"I think my automatic reaction would be, even though I'm a small woman, I'd want to go find that guy and beat him to a pulp," Bachmann said on NBC's "Meet The Press" Sunday.

The Minnesota congresswoman said she looks at the "horrific" incident through the lens of a mother. "I think that's what any parent would want to do when they think about their child," she explained about her impulse toward violence.

Sandusky, the retired assistant to Penn State's beloved head coach Joe Paterno, was arrested and charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse involving eight boys over a 15-year period.

Bachmann said she has no doubt justice will be done now that the Penn State scandal has garnered so much national media attention.

On Friday, President Barack Obama said that the Penn State scandal should lead Americans to do some "soul-searching."

"Obviously what happened was heartbreaking, especially for the victims, the young people who got affected by these alleged assaults," he told Westwood One Radio in an interview Friday night.

"And I think it's a good time for the entire country to do some soul-searching -- not just Penn State. People care about sports, it's important to us, but our No. 1 priority has to be protecting our kids. And every institution has to examine how they operate, and every individual has to take responsibility for making sure that our kids are protected."

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Comments

[REDSTATEREFUGEE]

06:21 PM on 11/16/2011

" ....beat him to a pulp."

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That thought must come naturally to Bachmann, who probably uses that response on her husband. Unfortunately, he most likely does not view it as punishment.....

[DavidATL45]

09:20 AM on 11/16/2011

Let's see - beat him to a pulp. Is this a hint of what American foreign policy would be if Ms. Bachmann were President? Why is the media still covering her as a candidate? This should be filed under the heading of Entertainment.l

[mmatt95121]

09:15 AM on 11/16/2011

So why isn't she beating him to a pulp.

[Chris Ege]

02:15 AM on 11/16/2011

Bachmann says that "this is a state matter and should stay at the state level". The demonstrations on behalf of coach Paterno show that this is the type of case that shouldn't be handled at the state level. The people involved are local celebrities. The people involved are also people that are seen as essential for the success of the football team. The people who evaluate guilt and innocence should be impartial and have no vested interest in the outcome. A potential jury of rabid football fans isn't impartial and does vested interest in the case. County judges aren't appointed, their elected. State and local attorney generals are also elected. They may hold back if they think that football fans will vote against them. This type of case would be best judged outside of the state where no one feels that their heroes are under attack or that the success of the team that their devoted to will be affected. A federal court would be an excellent place for this type of trial where the focus can be on the effects on children and not the effects on the local football mania. If not a federal court, then an out of state court where the case can be tried in accordance with Pennsylvania law with no external influence. Cases of local celebrities, politicians, and large business owners and CEOs should all probably be judged where people have no biases or are effected personally by the outcomes.

[Doucheku]

11:27 PM on 11/15/2011

I think what she meant to say was " I'd sodomize him to a pulp ! "

[dwill123]

06:32 PM on 11/15/2011

"I'd 'Beat Him To A Pulp"

With what, those ears?

[h23154]

03:16 PM on 11/15/2011

Funny that she is being consistently attacked on this site for saying what just about anyone not busy polishing his PC credentials would say. My gripe with McQuery is that this ex-football player did not put Sandusky down right then and there and mare sure he stayed down until the cops arrived to collect the evidence.

[12Purple]

01:55 PM on 11/15/2011

What wait - 'she looks at this case through the eyes of a mother"? How does that qualify anything?

I'm not a mother and I would beat this guy to a pulp if I could. Heck. I usually have college football on as background doing chorse around the house on Saturdays and had to turn off the Penn State game I am so disgusted.

I can't fathom why anybody would want to have sexual encounters with a child.

[Seaniebhoy]

12:58 PM on 11/15/2011

I don't believe in injuring any criminal...to do so makes them a victim themselves, and that is not a label they deserve. Better to lock him away in solitary confinement for the rest of his days, a sick and broken man dead to the world.

[h23154]

03:12 PM on 11/15/2011

You don't want to hurt any criminal but you advocate decades of solitary confinement. Interesting.

[Seaniebhoy]

04:21 PM on 11/15/2011

And not just solitary mind you. At the end of his life, the prison should bury his body in secret, no announcements, no press conferences, not even a mention...as I said he should remain a sad and broken man who is dead to the rest of the world.....I mean obviously provided that he is guilty.

[Chi--townfool]

12:16 PM on 11/15/2011

Nice to she that she dosen 't believe in due process

[BadgersBite]

07:16 AM on 11/15/2011

She's not beating anyone in the GOP race she might as well beat Sandusky :-)

[wkgreen]

12:37 PM on 11/15/2011

As much of a sleaze bag as the guy is, if Bachmann and Sandusky were in a race together I think I'd sooner vote for HIM!

[Darter75]

11:31 AM on 11/16/2011

"I'd rather vote for him than her." Doesn't say much for you. Thats one of the big problems in America, people vote emotionally instead of logically.

[morganthepirate]

04:30 PM on 11/17/2011

How many boy`s were at your pool party???

[CaptMike65]

05:57 AM on 11/15/2011

Whop. Whop. Bachmann has her spurs on. She's gonna ride him hard and put him up wet.
Ol Herman better watch out. He's next.

[exhale09]

05:32 AM on 11/15/2011

What's with Bachmann's new nurse Rachett look?

Did one of her minders tell her she is at the bottom of the polls because of her appearance?

[maab76]

10:58 AM on 11/15/2011

She does seem to change hair color more frequently than she changes her lingere.

[Darter75]

11:31 AM on 11/16/2011

I think she is disguising herself as a Democrat.

[exhale09]

05:26 AM on 11/15/2011

Bachmann said she has no doubt justice will be done now that this scandal has garnered so much National Media attention....

Wow, is Bachmann actually saying something positive about the value of the MSM ?

[hollace]

03:42 AM on 11/15/2011

.....no wonder she doesn't believe in Evolution.she hasn't experienced it..