Bachmann: Obama turning ‘illiterate’ immigrants into Democratic voters

[KinMd]

Source: Washington Post

In a sign of the difficulties GOP leaders face in keeping their unruly caucus on-message, retiring tea party firebrand Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Wednesday that the immigrants given new protections by the president could become “illiterate” Democratic voters.

“The social cost will be profound on the U.S. taxpayer — millions of unskilled, illiterate, foreign nationals coming into the United States who can’t speak the English language,” Bachmann told reporters at the Capitol. “Even though the president says they won’t be able to vote, we all know that many, in all likelihood, will vote.”

Bachmann added: “The president has a very single-minded vision. He’s looking at new voters for 2016.... People do vote without being a citizen. It’s a wink and a nod, we all know it’s going to happen."

When asked by The Washington Post why she chose to use the word “illiterate” to describe a group of mostly Spanish-speaking workers, Bachmann said her view was informed by trips to the border.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/19/bachmann-obama-turning-illiterate-immigrants-into-democratic-voters/

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Because of course if they cannot speak English, they have to be illterate

[Enrique]

1. informed by her trips to the border?

she went to the border and gave literacy tests?

[BlueJazz]

5. LOL!

[George II]

44. No, she gave her friend Barroom Brawler Sarah a call, who told her............

...........not many of the Russians she saw from her house could read or write English, so they concluded anyone outside of the US would be the same.

[minivan2]

2. I'm glad this psycho won't be in congress next year.

[olddad56]

29. I'm sure there will be others to take her place.

[louis-t]

3. When crazy eyes says people vote without being citizens?

Ask her to prove it. "millions of unskilled, illiterate, foreign nationals coming into the United States who can’t speak the English language". Hey, leave out the foreign nationals bit and you've just described the tea party.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. So why don't the GOPers try to persuade immigrants to vote Republican?

Assuming they could vote at all, nothing is stopping them from voting for the GOP. So what's the problem?

[Enrique]

7. the party bosses want to take that approach

but the racist base is out of their control.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Exactly. Rank and file GOPers are so hateful and racist

that the party bosses will never successfully advocate any policy or position that benefits immigrants in any way.

[Odin2005]

23. Because brown people can never be real Americans, silly!

[Thor_MN]

6. The good thing is she is retiring, and too stupid to make news once she is irrelevent

I hope

[CRK7376]

38. That didn't happen with Palin

and it will probably not happen with this dingbat!

[jwirr]

9. I don't know why not she is proof that the Rs have been doing that for a long time.

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Gosh, I'm so gonna miss her carefully reasoned statesmanship in that august body

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Not.

[catbyte]

13. WOW. That looks like a still from a horror movie. GACK!

[AverageJoe90]

16. Heeeeerrrrrrreee's Chellie! LOL. xD

[Dont call me Shirley]

11. Michelle Bachmann: Says She Is Becoming Illiterate, Losing All Faculties

[catbyte]

12. Oh, just STFU, you has been never was.

[KamaAina]

14. KamaAina: Bachmann turning ‘illiterate’ Americans into repuke voters

[Cha]

15. bachmann sounds jealous.

[Politicalboi]

17. Marcus needs to shave his beard

She's getting out of hand.

[Turbineguy]

18. "...millions of unskilled, illiterate, foreign nationals..."

as opposed to our own unskilled, illiterate, teabaggers.

[sammy750]

19. Ms. Bachmann, who are voting and electing all the crazies in the GOP

All the ignorant are electing all the crazies in the GOP. Look at who is now controlling the nation. The most extreme and radicals of the nation. Ms. Bachmann is part of the IGNORANT too

[flying-skeleton]

20. Bachmann is lucky she's an American

Her bold faced lies would have landed her in jail in many other countries.

[certainot]

21. voter suppression is the real reason immigration became such a big/loud issue

republican radio was used by rove after bush got in, to push a bunch of bullshit about democrats stealing elections and votes in order to give republicans excuses for denying and excusing real efforts (and successes) by republicans to steal elections and votes. they went on to suggest dems want the brown hordes invading the country so they can vote democratic- that can be heard from limbaugh and savage etc today. and it was win win for republicans because they also went on to use all that to push a bunch of voter suppression/ID laws.

another win for republican radio and another reason to stop ignoring it

[SoapBox]

22. K?

Oh...like the Palin Word Salad!

[Blue Idaho]

24. Crazy, Hard Hearted, Spiteful

Mean as Hell. Every time Bachmann opens her mouth she sinks deeper into own vile spite-filled pool of shit.

I hope she drowns there.

[meow2u3]

25. This coming from an illiterate, psycho, lame-duck Congresswitch

WTH?

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

28. My sentiments, too ...

..., my first thoughts were, "who the (bleep) is she to claim others are illiterate, and lame-duck, too"?

[Nobel_Twaddle_III]

26. I hope she runs for president.

[Skittles]

27. honestly, if they are TRULY stupid they will vote republican

yup

[DeSwiss]

30. K&R

[Scairp]

48. Ha ha

But seriously, Bachman never has had a brain to begin with so she would have nothing to donate.

[onehandle]

31. Bachmann is a man of the people. nt

[Zorro]

32. Takes a lot of chutzpah for her to say something like that

Or, in her vernacular, "chootspah".

[kickysnana]

33. OK. uberIgnorant Bachmann goes in my DU Trash can. She is done, stick a fork in her, please.n/t

[nakocal]

34. If they are illiterate they already vote republican

If they are illiterate they already vote republican

[TomCADem]

35. Way for the GOP to Reach Out To The Hispanic Vote

Yet, the media will probably demand that a Democrat apologize if they point out how ignorant this statement is.

[Mnpaul]

36. This from someone

who said we can solve the immigration problem by banning mexican food.

[the_sly_pig]

37. As the GOP turns USA citizens into illiterates...

by cutting education funding. Funny, but not ha-ha funny.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

39. Projection much?

[El Shaman]

40. I assume she's including herself:

"Bachmann also claimed John Quincy Adams “would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country.” Quincy was a kid when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and he died 18 years before the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified."


Credit: http://www.thewire.com/politics/2011/03/history-history-michele-bachmann/35806/

[mysuzuki2]

41. Well, Michelle certainly knows all about illiteracy.

[candelista]

42. Two minutes hate.

Feel better now? This lady has no office, no power, no influence except with a few RW nutcases. Attacking her is just a kind of political masturbation. But hey, it's your free speech. You can use it any way you want.

[George II]

43. Illiterate? Maybe she should give her buddy Megan Kelly at Fox a call....

....last week, talking about Obama's Executive Orders, said:

“We’re now in unchartered waters”!!

[kardonb]

45. immigrants

repug heads will explode after the President's speech . Hope their few brains cells will be numbered , so they can at least try to put them back .

That will be a tough job , harder than just saying "no" all the time .

[azureblue]

46. roll back the clock

roll back the clock to the mid sixties, change "immigrants" to "blacks" . further back and use the word "women" -- you have the same bigots with the same scare tactics and lies.. Except they are still trying to keep blacks from voting...

[Scairp]

47. WTF would she know about literacy?

The woman is barely coherent much of the time herself. She even sounds somewhat "illiterate" to me.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

49. Wasn't she supposed to retired from Congress?

[shenmue]

50. What an idiot

[oldandhappy]

51. Our local Dem club helps register new citizens after naturalization ceremonies.

Much fun. Fabulous experience. These very smart folk who have worked thru the process to become citizens and who are working or serving in the military or operating their own businesses flock to our blue trimmed canopy to have their pictures taken with the cardboard stand-up life-size Obama figure. We are usually swamped with folk. Repub canopy usually not swamped, giggle. Hispanics know their friends.

[Orsino]

52. This is easily solved.

All that's needed is some sort of literacy test, right?

[City Lights]

53. That's rich coming from one of the dumbest congressional reps to

ever hold office.

[LynneSin]

54. Want to turn them into Republican voters? Come up with a better plan

Stop treating them like dogshit.

I put that challenge out to the GOP but I know they won't bother trying something better. They'd rather just treat people not like them as dogshit.

[JonLP24]

55. The claim that he is legalizing new voters is a lie

All it is are deportation deferrals & work permits. Not citizenship, they still won't be able to vote.

They're just trying to make it unpopular with misinformation like "death panels".