Joke or Not, Bachmann’s Irene Comment Damaging
But since God remains quiet, it’s easy for political figures to ascribe particular views to the deity, and potentially shoot themselves in the foot in the process. The most recent example is Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, who told a crowd in Sarasota, Fla., “I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people, because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.” It was a simple off-the-cuff remark, but Bachmann’s Irene comment is yet another symbol of her polarizing political nature
