Poor Michele. She tries so hard and is “All Shook Up.” She needs to fire her fact checking staff. She is living proof that “Fools Rush In.” Elvis’s birthday was January 8, 1935. He died August 16, 1977. Oh Michele, “Don’t Be Cruel! ” You just confused the first hello with ” The Last Farewell.” This was definitely not the day to wish The King a happy birthday.
It’s better to make these gaffes after the primary. Then only one set of political enemies make fun of you. Now both Democrats and Republicans will have a field day at Bachmann’s expense. I expect that Michele will want to “Make the World Go Away” after the ribbing she will get from this one. She and her Blue Suede Shoes had better stay out of the south.
So poor Elvis is the Honky Tonk Angel rather than the birthday boy. Better luck next time, Michele. And fire your fact checkers. You will thank me later.
Who is Elvis?
How is that cave doing, Marin?
Don’t the R’s have primaries in Southern states? Bad move Michele.
I’m sure the mixup in Elvis dates is going to have a seriously negative effect on Bachmann’s chances in the Southern primaries. Probably her best chance to limit the damage will be to learn the all the words to “Dixie” —- or maybe “Goober Peas.”
I think South carolina is next. Just so it isn’t Mississippi or Memphis.
She also confused John Wayne with serial killer and pervert John Wayne Gacy. She’s stupid.
Political flubs are common. I remember Papa Bush getting D-Day and Pearl Harbor day mixed up. It usually happens when politicians try to identify with people that they otherwise don’t care about like Dan “Potatoe” Quayle speaking about the United Negro College Fund: “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind or not to have a mind.”
One of Bachman’s handlers probably told her that it was Elvis’ birthday and that she should make a statement trying to win the hearts of elderly women in the South as if the anti-gay and evangelical rhetoric wasn’t enough.
Hey, Elvis is widely known throughout the 57 states!
A Bachmann history book has to be in the works. You had the shot heard around the world remark she made in NH when it actually happened in MA; her Waterloo’s native son John Wayne when it was actually John Wayne Gacy; the Founding Fathers leading the fight against slavery when many of them were slave owners; adding John Quincy Adams to the Founding Fathers roster when it was actually his father John Adams (JQA was 9 when his father helped write the Declaration of Independence), and now moving Elvis’ birthday from January to the day he died in August. To her credit, she is always very enthusiastic in her faux history moments.
Yes, you can find it at finer bookstores everywhere right next to the Obama 57-state Atlas of the US, or Joe Biden’s “De Bello Iraq” that begins “All Iraq is divided into three parts”. Or maybe pick up Sheila Jackson Lee’s “Atlas of the Universe” and read all about the Mars Pathfinder taking pictures of the flag Neil Armstrong left behind. All good reads!
How about Joe Biden’s famous leaflet entitled “clean, articulate Black men”. ROFL!!
Check out President Obama’s new book: “The Austrian Language for Dummies”
I hear Anthony Weiner has a new coffee table book coming out. Very artsy, tasteful snaps of his private moments.
Did he have to go out and buy a larger coffee table? @ pokie
A coloroing book with all those quayleisms made by various politicians would probably make millions. I wish I could draw better.
Not one mention of all my hard work fitting Elvis titles into the script, you ungrateful so and sos.
I’m the man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiHdr4rWG98&ob=av2e
Michelle Bachmann’s Travel Guide to Hometowns of Serial Killers
Obama’s survey of American History entitled: “The 20 centuries since the constitution was written”.
@pokie
come on now, he self corrected immediately on that one. Give a guy a little credit. Did Palin say Africa was a country? Half the kids in the world think the same thing and will tell you so–swear up and down.
See, folks, for every Palin saying Africa is a country, there’s an Obama saying Europe is a country. But, what the heck….it’s a fun game!
How about a post that discusses some of Obama’s gaffes? There have been some pretty good whoppers during the Magical Misery Tour that rival anything that Bachmann has said. The best one is his statement that he has a jobs plan, but will wait until after his vacation to lay it out.
Why don’t you do that Kelly, on your own blog? There is an open thread here for topics not covered that you feel are important. That is about as accommodating as I plan to get.
Are you a big Bachmann and Perry fan? You probably won’t like it here for a few months then.
@Moon-howler
Now I know how it feels to put a lot of work into something (your Elvis Lyric lines) and nobody notices. 🙁
I know that you do that also, pokie, and I do notice. Sometimes I even smile at your work. And sometimes I don’t get it. Conservative-speak that is. Back when I was one, there just wasn’t the code that there is now.
@MH I would not dream of trying to replicate your outstanding blog.
I am not a fan of anyone yet. I plan to look at all the candidates and eliminate them one by one until I settle on my choice. I have already eliminated two candidates.
@Kelly, it would probably be very easy to replicate. I might even offer to help you if you decide to do it.
Let us know when you are ready to share who gets eliminated. I haven’t even figured out who is running.