to watch michele bachmann do her thing. that s what newsweek was getting at with the infamous crazy-eyed cover story that they did on michele bachmann during the campaign. i feel like it s worth keeping in mind from the profile on bachmann at the height of her presidential prospects, quote, you will want to laugh, but don t, because the secret of michele bachmann s success is that every time you laugh at her, she gets stronger. matt taibbi was making that context in her run for president last year. she won the iowa straw poll, forced tim pawlenty out of the race by winning that straw poll and him not getting anywhere in it. she did great at the first debate. it was not inconceivable she might do well in the long run for that nomination. matt taibbi was writing that profile saying don t laugh so hard at michele bachmann you fail to notice she s kind of popular and this might be possible. ultimately, of course, michele
military intelligence program and a bunch of other parts of our government that handle very sensitive intelligence data. it is part of michele bachmann s job in congress as assigned by the republican leadership in congress, to oversee those very sensitive parts of our government. it is easy to not just dismiss michele bachmann, but to enjoy michele bachmann as the sort of living, breathing embodiment of the crazy in american politics. it is almost a national pastime to watch michele bachmann do her thing. that s what newsweek was getting at with the infamous crazy-eyed cover story that they did on michele bachmann during the campaign. i feel like it s worth keeping in mind from the profile on bachmann at the height of her presidential prospects, quote, you will want to laugh, but don t, because the secret of michele bachmann s success is that every time you laugh at her, she gets stronger. matt taibbi was making that context in her run for president