Actual HuffPo Headline: 'Michele Bachmann Pours Water For Men At GOP Primary Forum In Iowa'
Are there no limits to where leftwing media members will go to bash Republicans?
On Monday, the Huffington Post actually published a front page article with the headline, "Michele Bachmann Pours Water For Men At GOP Primary Forum In Iowa":
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) joined her rival GOP presidential candidates in Iowa for a forum on social issues over the weekend, taking a moment before the program began to pour water for the men on stage.
"I want to begin by thanking Representative Bachmann for taking care of the water for today's event," pollster Frank Luntz, the event's moderator, said as the congresswoman went around filling up glasses.
"I'm used to it, Frank," Bachmann responded. "I've poured a lot of water in my time."
The episode was only a brief moment at the beginning of a larger political discussion, but it could stand as a point of contention for those who believe that Bachmann is driven by a broader, somewhat controversial ideology concerning the role of women in society.
Bachmann has largely avoided addressing gender politics on the campaign trail, but she has drawn attention for her alleged view that wives should be "submissive" to their husbands.
Watch this charming video of what was described above to decide if you see this as evidence "Bachmann is driven by a broader, somewhat controversial ideology concerning the role of women in society":
Consider that the event was designed to somewhat replicate a Thanksgiving dinner.
Maybe with all the children the Congresswoman has, she's used to acting as hostess.
Is it that the folks at HuffPo have never met anyone with manners, or that they just prefer the Republican candidates going after each other like we've seen in previous debates?
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This is news? The fact that
Submitted by talkradio55 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:14pm.
This is news?
The fact that Michele Bachmann exists causes the Left to spin into apoplectic fits. "She poured water for the other candidates?!?!?! My God, we can't elect her!!!!!"
I'd rather have a president who takes time to pour water for others to drink than one who flushes our nation down a sewer.
It reminds me of the movie
Submitted by kg on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:33am.
It reminds me of the movie "Overboard" where Goldie offered hors d'oeuvres and her elite mother was aghast.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
The horror! :oD
Submitted by merly1 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:42am.
Your comments are pitch perfect. Imagine a candidate performing a random act of kindness!
I must add ABC evening news last night had a LOL story alleging Rush Limbaugh made horrible, racial comments against Michelle Owebama. They teased the story, and then ran the story and it was truly, again, a WTF media moment.
The media in our country truly has gone insane............
Oh Good Grief!!!!
Submitted by djwolf12 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:15pm.
This is getting rediculous. I just read the most rediculous piece of crap on Yahoo that is glamourizing what the OWS protesters in NYC are wearing, like snuggies. And THIS is what the Arianna Huffington's pinko bloody rag has in regards to a news story? Bachmann pours Water for GOP Men? So I guess that when Bill Clinton gets very old, the headline will read "Hillary changes Bill's depends"?
She pours water
Submitted by Vonu on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:26pm.
So she doesn't have to make the coffee.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:27pm.
Non-Christians may not understand a Christian person who sees service as an honor. A woman like Michelle who has more children than most people have close friends would be someone who sees service to others as a privilege.
It goes back to a lesson taught by Jesus about humility. John 13
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
I was thinking of that too.
Submitted by Van Halen on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:42pm.
I was thinking of that too. Bachmann did a genuinely nice thing here. And it infuriated the feminist Left - who utterly ignore or write off OWS rapes of women as 'stuff that happens' while pitching a fit over another woman pouring water for a bunch of men - all who were extremely polite and thankful.
No different than anything else
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:36pm.
We see an act of kindness. They see a gender victim.
What did the left want? For the candidates to actually go out and get their own water and pour it for themselves? The men onstage are the 99%!
Well
Submitted by KornKing on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:48pm.
Appears "Chicago jesus(smallj)" has a different view, eh?
Read my mind
Submitted by Dave81 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:06am.
I was thinking about Jesus washing the disciples' feet too! Thanks for bringing this up. =)
Well stated! No honest job,
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:12am.
Well stated!
No honest job, no honest favor, no matter how big or small is above that of a Christian since we are to immitate Jesus' washing the feet of his disciples.
Too many Liberals, sadly, are inacapable of understanding this.
good for Michelle. I wish that the rest of the candidates did similar things!
When's the last time Moochelle and Obambi did anything for the country that resembled this? They go off on incredible expensive vacation while the nation is dire economic need.
Humility
Submitted by namron on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 7:48am.
MidAmerica: Was thinking the same exact thing. Bingo! I just finished reading the book "Humility" by Andrew Murray. Old school pastor out of South Africa. Incredible book about how Jesus (God the Son) humbled himself and was example on how to live our lives. The second thing to think about in this piece of scripture is what were the Apostles doing? They were debating whom amongst them would be the greatest in Heaven. They were powerless to remove their pride until they received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
Matthew 13: 14-16
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
They just don't know how truly bad their problem is!
This Just In
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:27pm.
Arianna Huffington Carries Water For Obama Daily
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
I have never trusted Luntz...
Submitted by MightyMouth on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:31pm.
Not sure what his game is but I know I don't like him. His stupid focus groups seem too 'Bill O'Riellyish' for me. Oh that's right folks, BOR is waaay to wishy-washy for this conservative. And btw BOR is looking out for BOR NOT the 'folks' (that would be you dumbasses that watch his show).
You're not alone. I feel the
Submitted by Martin2717 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:44am.
You're not alone. I feel the same way, too.
Amen
Submitted by rockyracoon on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 4:28am.
I quit watching the BORE years ago, and when I was watching The Factor, always turned the channel when Luntz was on.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
I agreed with you right up to....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:07pm.
the parentheses, where you turned into a BORe.
You were making a point until you lost all cred with the name-calling.
I think Michele pouring water
Submitted by Carla2480 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:40pm.
I think Michele pouring water for everyone has more to do with being a mom of a bunch of kids than a subservient woman. I comment as a mother of 5.
they should just be thankful
Submitted by kata on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:45pm.
she didn't cut their meals into bite sized pcs ;) I only have 3 but I can say, with no shame, that I've done this to my husband.
8-O
Submitted by GW on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 7:18pm.
You cut your husband into bite sized pieces???
I agree...
Submitted by MightyMouth on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:50pm.
and that picture is almost as powerful as the last supper but will be castigated by the femi nazis to disparage a conservative women.
Gasp! A Christian!
Submitted by nkviking75 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:40pm.
Why, this is proof that Bachmann is a submissive evangelical woman! If she's elected, her homophobic husband will be the real president. Also. this event was held in one of Des Moines' largest churches. Bachmann was just pandering! [sarcasm off]
“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" -- Bob Novak (1931-2009)
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
The Puffoons will be frothing
Submitted by povertypimpin on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:41pm.
The Puffoons will be frothing at the mouth. They love this stuff.
Michelle Bachman acts very
Submitted by Liberallies on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:56pm.
Michelle Bachman acts very classy. As a good Christian, she has the spirit to serve others in the small things and the Huffington Post is having a heart attack? WOW!!! talk about ridiculous.
Liberals MUST find sexism, racism, classism, whatever "...ism" in everything and anything. They are paranoid.
i had a conversation about this with a Liberal friend and I called him on his inability and the Liberals inability to see a color blind society. He went crazy on me until I calmed him down and proved my point. He had just been going on and on about affermative action and like a good Liberal, he could not stand that I as a Latino know that affermative action does much more harm to minorities than good.
They don't find "isms" in
Submitted by mattm on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:40am.
They don't find "isms" in everything. It's perfectly OK to be a sexist, a racist or any other "ist" as long as you're a liberal.
Mattm, Well, that is very
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:50am.
Mattm,
Well, that is very true! they will find all types of "isms" when they believe Conservatives are involved. But Liberals can be racists, sexists, classists, capitalists, etc.
Thank you for the correction! :-) LOL
They don't find "isms" in
Submitted by mattm on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:46am.
(duplicate)
That picture should be contrasted
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:57pm.
with the picture of Obama, the Harvard professor, and the cop after the "Beer Summit" when Obama walked ahead and the cop helped the professor down the steps. Who would you rather have as president?
you mean
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:01am.
This one?
Great idea Ms Rad*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:01am.
You need to go to Bachmann's website and share that. Cant wait to see the ad..hehehehe
If I'm not mistaken, I think
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:47am.
If I'm not mistaken, I think that Boy Barry just ignored the 'black servant' who was serving them beer at their stupid little 'summit'.
Hell, if I was that cop...........I wouldn't even have showed up!!!!
I guess she saw something
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:33am.
I guess she saw something that needed to be done and did it. No talk all action. Many a time I ask if anyone needs something at the table. It is common courtesy and good manners to do so. And funny enough people seem to genuinely appreciate it.
Exactly
Submitted by Carla2480 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:09am.
I quite enjoy messing with my liberal friends when they come to my house and not only to I make and serve my kids plates,but I also do the same for my husband. I totally do it on purpose too. I love how they tell me I'm an abused wife. LMAO. My husband goes all in too. Saying stuff like "she's such a good woman...knows her place well. That sort of thing. I LOVE IT!!!
That's all they have?
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:36am.
That's all they have?
Water or coffee?
Submitted by big.league.slider on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:38am.
Almost as bad as Obama fetching coffee for the Clintons.
Bad Strategery
Submitted by Anneke9 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:28am.
I'm probably going to get crucified for this... I understand why she did it and it was a thoughtful gesture. But as a woman in the business world who had to work myself out of the secretarial pool, I can tell you this is a strategic mistake. Nothing screams "subservient" and "follower not leader" than playing the hostess. An authority figure would never do this.
→ I agree
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33am.
That's a stereotype of which she should have been mindful. I don't hold it against her, but the picture is all wrong.
I half agree. While most talk
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:04am.
I half agree, only because of how the Dems water-carriers, the media, will frame this. While most talk of "leadership" in Washington, etc., they are, in fact, our servants. And they forget this quite often.
Anneke9, You make a valid
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:05am.
Anneke9,
You make a valid point. However, I as a man see her as being a woman who is powerful and not scared to show the softer side of her femininity. in my personal view, powerful does not equate male and authoritarive.
Personally, when I have had female bosses, the one thing that I hated is when she was not comfortable with being a female. I never liked female bosses who attempted to act as male bosses. You are a female, act like a female boss. Yes, there is a difference and I was never uncomfortable with female bosses who were strong, but were very female about it
Why is American culture so afraid of having women be females? That's one of the things I most adore about my wife. How she moves, speaks, makes gestures, bosses me around, etc, etc, etc, it is in a female way. I love it! and believe me, my wife is no push over. She is a petite 5'0", but man she has a very strong character which she shows in a female way.
I love women who are strong, in positions of power, but are not afraid to be females.
I don't know if I making sense.
Men and women have physical, brain wave, behavioral, etc, etc, etc differences. Why is the American culture so terrified of embracing these? It does not mean that one gender is more powerful than the other, it just means that we have two genders which complement each other.
I don't think America is
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:57am.
I don't think America is averse to what you're saying, Liberallies. The left are. And the left just do the most talking, have all the busy-body 'activist' jobs, and carry around the mega-phone, so to speak. Plus they got that whole 'years of holding our children's brains hostage in public school' gig. So they, once again, get to frame the debate/cultural perception in a way favorable to their own ideas.
What they never counted on, and what is giving them extreme agita, is the free thinkers and those who won't conform, like you and the other NBers.
Michelle Bachman pours water
Submitted by CatherineinMI on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:40am.
I can imagine the heyday the HuffPo would have with the fact that this City Councilwoman took cookies to last weeks Council Meeting!!!
Send me a batch, missy...
Submitted by Jer on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:44am.
or I'm tellin'.
Jer
Better yet, imagine the headline had Cain been . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:27am.
. . . pouring the water.
Chivalry is dead.
Submitted by Karma on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:43am.
If any of the other candidates had a lick of sense, common and/or humor, they would have politely held her chair as she sat down to the table. A strike on all of the men there.
Then the headline would read:
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 6:24pm.
GOP MEN PATRONIZE CONGRESSWOMAN
Much will be made of this
Submitted by cocodrie on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:49am.
Much will be made of this but remember Jesus washed the feet of the apostles. Now y'all can eat your peas. Obabble is too good to serve them but he can order us to eat 'em.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
I applaud her humility and manners
Submitted by Avus on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:03am.
That natural humility would be welcome in the WH after our Narcissist-in-Chief. Has everyone forgotten his egotistical and fictitional Office of the President-Elect podium with its ridiculous symbol?
Moochelle
Submitted by alvin on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:56pm.
At least the headline wasn't " Moochelle Bachman pours water..."
being considerate is such a sin !...
Submitted by rowdygirl on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 3:19pm.
Did they ask her to do this, or did she just start doing it? You can't really tell from where the video starts.
To me, that makes all the difference.
Tam
Gunga Dinmann or Aqua Buddha?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 3:26pm.
.
I had a brief "Why???" moment
Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 4:12pm.
I had a brief "Why???" moment when I saw that, figuring the left would go nuts, but I would have done the same thing, as in a "Needs doing, I'll do it" kind of way, not as being subservient!!!
Ronald Reagan
How awful that she would show
Submitted by Tom Paine on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:47pm.
How awful that she would show common courtesy. What a terrible quality for a Presidential candidate to have. I am reminded of 2 images that speak volumes about character that I have linked from my friend's blog www.enduringsense.com
the first shows President Bush helping an ailing Senator Robert Byrd get down the steps of the White house.
http://enduringsense1.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/compasion-2.jpg?w=320&...
The second shows President Obama after the “beer-fest”. The gentleman helping the President’s "friend", Professor Gates, is Sergeant Crowley, the man who the President accused of “acting stupidly”. Notice how Obama walks ahead, oblivious to the needs of others.
http://enduringsense1.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/compasion-1fx.jpg?w=41...
This is liberals in action. They care about everyone but they need someone else to do the work.
Not A Thing
Submitted by rammingspeed on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 6:42pm.
No one but goofball lefties takes HuffPo seriously, so I don't consider this headline to be a deal
Imagine.
Submitted by Plumb Bob on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 7:24pm.
I'm shocked, shocked! Imagine, allowing a woman to perform an act of kindness to her competitors! Call the police!