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Who Would You Rather Listen To?

or should the question be, "Look at while listening to?" Michelle Bachmann or Paul Ryan? I'm sure most of the X chromosone members would prefer Rep Bachmann. Just as The Hammer will keep your attention focused while she is speaking, Rep Bachmann will also keep your eyes front and your mind attuned.

Updated with Tea Party Express link

Tonight, the Tea Party Express, in conjunction with Tea Party HD, is proud to preseent Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's response to Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Members of the press and public are invited to view and broadcast her speech via the Tea Party Express website: http://www.teapartyexpress.org/

Bachmann's tea party rebuttal to Obama's State of the Union speech will begin immediately following comments by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan following the conclusion of the State of the Union address. Numerous television and radio outlets have already confirmed that they will also be broadcasting the stream of Congresswoman Bachmann's address to their viewers/listeners

Rep. Michele Bachmann: My State of the Union response is not a State of the Union response

“Michele Bachmann, just as the other 534 members of the House and Senate, are going to have opinions as to the State of the Union. Again, this is a process that happens every year, and I look forward to all comments,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told reporters Monday. “But it’s Paul Ryan that’s giving the official Republican [response].”

In reaction to a question about why Bachmann is receiving a disproportionate share of attention for her response, Cantor responded, “Then maybe I should ask, why is that the case?” (See my guess below)

As for the content of Bachmann’s State of the Union non-response, you will just have to wait and see: an aide whisked the congresswoman away from reporters before she could say.

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The reason Rep Bachmann is getting the attention is because the left views her as a more serious threat to their agenda and therefore she is the target. I'd vote for any ticket she was a part of.

The Juicebox Mafia Had Words of Wisdom

As an aside, and totally unrelated to the following post, (except that it bitchslaps the same pinhead), Uncle Jimbo loves to push buttons, and the aptly named Juicebox Mafia has a whole damn board full of buttons to push.

Matthew Yglesias disgustingly and inaccurately tries to politicize the Giffords shooting

As I write (early this evening), Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life after being shot in the head during a constituency event outside a grocery store in Tuscon.

For most everyone, regardless of their politics — Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, Right and Left — this is a sad, horrific and tragic event. And in fact, if you look at most Twitter and blog feeds, you’ll see a widespread outpouring of prayerful mourning and concern.

One notable pundit, however, has had a different reaction. The reprehensible Matthew Yglesias of the Center for American Progress has rushed forward to try and politicize this event in a despicable attempt to score cheap political points for the far Left.

Disgustingly, Yglesias blames Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann for creating a political climate in which “violent rhetoric and imagery” apparently incite people to murder.

“A reminder that gun imagery and electoral politics don’t mix that well,” Yglesias opined on Twitter, while referencing a flier published by Palin’s political action committee, SarahPAC. In the flier, Palin “targeted,” with crosshairs, 20 House Democrats for defeat.

These Democrats, the flier noted, voted for Obamacare and yet represented districts that had voted for the GOP presidential ticket in 2008.

Yglesias also referenced a Huffington Post article in which Rep. Bachmann reportedly said, “I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous” to block global warming legislation.

That sounds ominous, doesn’t it? There’s only one problem: Bachmann clearly was using “armed and dangerous” in a metaphorical and political, not literal and violent, sense. In fact, she quite clearly meant “armed and dangerous” with information, not bullets.

See for yourself. Here’s the full transcript of Bachmann’s remarks.

Really now in Washington, I’m a foreign correspondent behind enemy lines. And I try to let everyone back here in Minnesota know exactly the nefarious activities that are taking place in Washington.

But you can get all the latest information on this event. This is a must-go-to event with [the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s] Chris Horner. People will learn. It will be fascinating.

We met with Chris Horner last week, 20 members of Congress. It takes a lot to wow members of Congress after a while. This wows them.

And I am going to have materials for people when they leave. I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax: because we need to fight back.

Thomas Jefferson told us, “Having a revolution every now and then is a good thing.” And we the people are going to have to fight back hard if we’re not going to lose our country.

And I think this has the potential of changing the dynamic of changing freedom forever in the United States. And that’s why I want everyone to come out and hear [Chris Horner]. So go to Bachmann.house.gov and you can get all [of] the information.

Reid Wilson, the editor of Hotline, then reported, via Twitter, that Bachmann said, “My tears are flowing, and I am stunned and angered that Gabby Giffords was savagely gunned down.”

To which Yglesias responded: “If Bachmann is “stunned and angered” by [this] shooting, why did she call for “armed and dangerous” resistance to Waxman-Markey?”

My, my. Talk about intellectual dishonesty. Have you no sense of decency, Sir? At long last, have you no sense of decency?

Of course he doesn’t. Yglesias is a tool of the rabid Left. He sees people only in political, and not human, terms.

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Three Times As Many Claims As Actual Claimants

Congress Should Investigate Pigford Before Funding It
by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)

Too many elected officials are far too comfortable spending taxpayer dollars without knowing where that money will actually end up. This was proven once again by the Senate’s vote to fund the Pigford Settlements, even though serious claims of fraud exist.

In September, I joined my colleagues Congressmen Steve King (IA-05) and Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) to call for a full investigation into the Pigford Settlement Case. As a constant advocate for careful use of taxpayer dollars, I was concerned when I learned that this Settlement has 94,000 claims of discrimination, even though only approximately 33,000 black farmers exist in the United States.

I’m disappointed in the Senate’s decision to disregard these serious allegations and instead vote to spend away billions of taxpayer dollars.

Redstate on Michelle and Jeb

Hensarling-Bachmann

I think having Jeb Hensarling as Conference Chair and Michelle Bachmann as Vice Chair would be a powerful duo. Hensarling is a very substantive policy guy. Michelle Bachmann gave up campaigning for herself to go all over the country for Republicans this year. She deserves a seat at the table.

Tom Price, a doctor, at Policy would be huge. I know him well. Having a doctor there would send a strong signal that the GOP is serious.

Also, Fred Upton as Chairman of Energy & Commerce is unacceptable to every single conservative I know. He is a union lackey and bad on virtually every fiscal issue. Shimkus, Stearns, or Pitts would be far better.

On Appropriations, not only do we need a guy like Jack Kingston who, by the way, was the only Appropriations Cardinal to turn in budgets balanced or in surplus. But that's not all. There need to be a sizable number of fiscal conservatives put on the committee. Start with Jeff Flake, but don't stop there. Tom Graves or Lynn Westmoreland from Georgia, other solid folks, etc. We need new blood on Appropriations.

Last, but absolutely not least, the Rules Committee absolutely must stop being a proxy for the Speaker. NO WAIVERS and load up Rules with good conservatives who are not tokens or proxies.

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A Message From My Good Friend Katie O'Malley

Dear Patriot,

Since 2009, millions have marched in the streets against the government takeover of health care. In towns across America, town halls, tea parties and rallies have become a weekly occurrence and to tell Congress and the President, in no uncertain terms, “we do not support the reckless path you are taking us down.”

And yet, in March of this year, our voice was ignored and Washington took over 1/6 of our economy by brute force and against the will of the People. And Healthcare is only the beginning. We have learned that, while our presence in the streets is important, our presence at the ballot box is the only thing that can truly ensure that our voices are heard. Electing strong, brave conservative Congressmen is the only way we can ensure liberty.

We have an amazing opportunity to make sure that Americans are aware of these threats and empowered to battle them at the ballot box. Ensuring Liberty will show them how the value and importance of electing solidly conservative candidates that will truly represent We The People in Washington, elected officials who embrace Ensuring Liberty’s first principles of :

· Less Government

· Lower Taxes

· Fiscal Responsibility

· National Security

· States’ Rights

This is a battle that cannot wait until the fall elections. We must ensure that voters across the Country are aware and educated about the many threats to our liberties. Special elections are taking place across the Nation over the next few weeks and primaries have already begun.

Over the next few weeks, we will be hosting several Virtual Town Halls all across the country. We will have many of our Congressional Caucus members on to hear what you want from Washington and to share their insights on how this can be done.

We need your help to make sure that these meetings can be a success and people everywhere know that they have a voice in Washington through our Congressional Caucus – The Ensuring Liberty Caucus. Please help us in our fight by joining Ensuring Liberty today. Your generous donation of $20, $50 or $100 dollars will help us defeat the liberal agenda and promote our conservative First Principles. It’s time to turn our anger into action.

We need your donation today so that we may continue the fight against liberals bent on trading our children’s financial freedom for quick political gain. Please click here right now to join us today. There is no better investment in our liberty. http://www.libertycaucus.net/join.htm

In Liberty,

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Executive Director

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More From The Hammer

The Daily Grind

BY Mary Katharine Ham

The White House has a slideshow up of Obama's furrowed brow in various positions along the path to health care.

"Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) plan bills seeking to repeal health reform as was finally passed by the House yesterday, and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) plans a similar bill in the Senate."

Yikes. Pelosi's and Reid's approval ratings at 11 and 8 percent, respectively.

Let the rehabilitation of Obama, Fearless Leader commence.

Ezra Klein makes the stimulus pitch for health care. "Hey, things woulda been worse if we'd done nothing!" That's always been so convincing when talking about $1 trillion programs.

"Shame on those who have said the election of Obama proves a public taste for this labyrinthine nightmare simply because he campaigned on reform. Everybody wants reform of our vastly imperfect health care system. But if Obama had run on a pledge to bring us this specific bill, even a lethargic John McCain would have beaten him."

Fox News actually does a story on conflicting claims and lays out evidence about alleged racial slurs and spitting incidents at this weekend's Tea Party. This will somehow prove it's not a real new organization, because the job of a real news organization is to call a crowd of thousands racist based on reports of several incidents, none of which were caught on tape despite the presence of several video cameras.

Paul Ryan: It's not over.

Good news: The president will speak about health care today.

Paul Ryan is getting the rest of the Hill in shape. Proactive for the Party of No, no? "I keep my body fat between 6 and 8 percent."