Here in Minnesota, we've always taken pride in our women being strong, the men good-looking and our children above average.
States like New Jersey were the butt of jokes.
Thus, it's a blow to our Minnesota exceptionalism to read that NJ.com has named the Gentlewoman from Minnesota's Sixth the newpaper chain's "Knucklehead of the Week."
In Knucklehead of the Week: Michele Bachmann, we read:
Last week, Gov. Chris Christie glommed onto the “knucklehead” bandwagon, tossing out the perfect Jersey insult while talking about rich Shore homeowners who’d rather let their neighbors drown than block their ocean views with dunes.
Knuckleheads they are.
But we in the “Knucklehead of the Week” department like to make our own selections, Governor. Thanks for the tip, though.
As for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), it’s a wonder she made it through the 2011-12 GOP presidential debates without a “knucklehead” nod. She’s made a political career of making stuff up.
This week, we’re putting her back in the spotlight. Bachmann — a tea party darling — recently claimed she voted against the federal budget sequester because it would cut funding for the poor, and programs such as Head Start and Meals on Wheels. As Mitt Romney liked to say, “We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.”
In Bachmann’s case, the fact-checkers at the Washington Post are calling shenanigans. She indeed voted against the sequester, but there’s no evidence she warned against its “calamities,” as she claimed. What’s more, she actually argued for deeper cuts to those poor-friendly programs.
Bachmann is currently the focus of a formal ethics investigation on an unrelated matter, so she’s got bigger fish to fry. But we’re happy she was able to brighten an otherwise slow week in the “Knucklehead” department.
Bluestem is just wondering when they'll catch on to Bachmann understudies Glenn Gruenhagen and Cindy Pugh.
Photo: Michele Bachmann speaking at CPAC 2013.
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