Michele Bachmann Quotes (1956-)

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About Michele Bachmann

Michele Marie Bachmann (born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election, but lost the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney.

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“I never questioned Barack Obama's patriotism.”
Michele Bachmann
“The surge has only been fully in place for a week or so.”
“When I go on vacation and I lay on the beach, I bring von Mises.”
Michele Bachmann
“This is not about hating homosexuals. I don't. I love homosexuals.”
“John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That's the kind of spirit that I have, too.”
“Absolutely, I'm very concerned that [Barack Obama] may have anti-American views.”
“It hasn't had a chance to be in place long enough to offer a critique of how it's working.”
Michele Bachmann
“I think the people that Barack Obama has been associating with are anti-American, by and large.”
“Remember, it was Michelle Obama who said she's only recently proud of her country. And so these are very anti-American views.”
“I'm not saying that his views are anti-American. That was a misreading of what I said and so I don't believe that that's my position.”
“This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.”
Michele Bachmann
“[Same-sex marriage] is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in the last, at least, thirty years. I am not understating that.”
Michele Bachmann
“We are unwilling to let this cabal of radicals pull the rug of freedom out from under us in our lifetime. Now we have this glorious opportunity called November.”
“Spending comes just as natural to liberals in Minnesota and the Minnesota legislature as bashing decency comes to the editorial board of our major metropolitan newspapers.”
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“I am a tax attorney. I have to warn you, this is not a pretty sight. You have a tax attorney who's also a politician. So if there's anyone who needs sanctification, it is me.”
“Iran is at a point right now where America has to be very aggressive in our response. We can't remove any option off the table, and we should not remove the nuclear response.”
“And what a bizarre time we're in, Jan, when a judge will say to little children that you can't say the Pledge of Allegiance, but you must learn that homosexuality is normal and you should try it.”
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“Our children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal and natural and that perhaps they should try it, and that'll be very soon in our public schools all across the state, beginning in kindergarten.”
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“The news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look. I wish they would, I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out are they are pro-America or anti-America.”
“It leads to the personal enslavement of individuals. Because if you're involved in the gay and lesbian lifestyle, it's bondage. Personal bondage, personal despair, and personal enslavement. And that's why this is so dangerous.”
“Federal law forms a new governance structure that opposes both free enterprise and representative government…A new national curriculum is used that embraces a socialist, globalist worldview; loyalty to all government and not America.”
“Rather than seeing this as a negative, Jan, we need to rejoice, Maranatha – Come Lord Jesus, His day is at hand. When we see up is down and right is called wrong, when this is happening, we were told this; these days would be as the days of Noah.”
“[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she's just trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet -- we didn't need Nancy Pelosi to do that.”
Michele Bachmann
“This is an earthquake issue. This will change our state forever. Because the immediate consequence, if gay marriage goes through, is that K-12 little children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal, natural and perhaps they should try it.”
Michele Bachmann
“I have prescription medication that I take whenever symptoms arise and they keep the migraines under control. I'd like to be abundantly clear: My ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander-in-chief.”
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Michele Bachmann on Legislature

“What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who uphold the Constitution and who don't see themselves as a super legislature.”
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Falldin on Michele Bachmann

“For Michele Bachmann to use ideology as a reason not to support equal opportunity and protections for all citizens shows she is losing touch with her district … With cuts in local government aid on top of tough economic times, it makes sense to support measures to keep our communities safe.”

Deborah Johns on Michele Bachmann

“I wouldn't want to call her the rock star of the whole thing.”

Democratic National Committee spokesman Hari Sevugan on Michele Bachmann

“If the Republican Party wants to make Michele Bachmann the voice of the party, that's more than fine with us.”

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Quotes mistakenly credited to Michele Bachmann

“If English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible, it should be good enough for Coke.”

About Michele Bachmann

Michele Marie Bachmann (born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election, but lost the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney.