Oh, My! Michele Bachmann Oxygen Deprived...

[Harvey]

Michele Bachmann tells Congress that carbon dioxide is not a harmful gas because it's a "natural" gas and it's around 4% of the earth's atmosphere.

• < psst >... Michelle...

Carbon dioxide forms approximately 0.04% of the Earth's atmosphere.

 

[bbdub333]

Write a shitty song about it why don't you

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
Write a shitty song about it why don't you

Whaaaa....

/it was a stupid comment she made.... Would you not agree?

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333
Write a shitty song about it why don't you

Whaaaa....

/it was a stupid comment she made.... Would you not agree?

On the chart of stupid statements made by people in Washington, it hardly ranks.

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333
Write a shitty song about it why don't you

Whaaaa....

/it was a stupid comment she made.... Would you not agree?

On the chart of stupid statements made by people in Washington, it hardly ranks.

So then we agree that she made a stupid statement?

 

[UberNeuman]

bbdub333 - do you not find her statement moronic?....

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333
Write a shitty song about it why don't you

Whaaaa....

/it was a stupid comment she made.... Would you not agree?

On the chart of stupid statements made by people in Washington, it hardly ranks.

So then we agree that she made a stupid statement?

Stupid enough for a single I guess

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman
bbdub333 - do you not find her statement moronic?....

No.. I find it a slip, a gaffe, that every human being is capable of making without being an idiot. I see .04, .04%, and 4%, and I might misspeak while reading.

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman
bbdub333 - do you not find her statement moronic?....

No.. I find it a slip, a gaffe, that every human being is capable of making without being an idiot. I see .04, .04%, and 4%, and I might misspeak while reading.

A gaffe is a slip of the tongue, so to speak - her argument was based on the idea that carbon dioxide isn't harmful....

 

[bbdub333]

President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman
bbdub333 - do you not find her statement moronic?....

No.. I find it a slip, a gaffe, that every human being is capable of making without being an idiot. I see .04, .04%, and 4%, and I might misspeak while reading.

A gaff is a slip of the tongue, so to speak - her argument was based on the idea that carbon dioxide isn't harmful....

Is water vapor harmful?

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

b-b-buh OBAMA!!!!!

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: bbdub333

Originally posted by: UberNeuman
bbdub333 - do you not find her statement moronic?....

No.. I find it a slip, a gaffe, that every human being is capable of making without being an idiot. I see .04, .04%, and 4%, and I might misspeak while reading.

A gaff is a slip of the tongue, so to speak - her argument was based on the idea that carbon dioxide isn't harmful....

Is water vapor harmful?

Did anyone take the viewpoint that is was or wasn't?

 

[Mani]

Bachmann is an idiot. Sad thing it, a lot of her party shares her willful ignorance on this issue.

 

[Genx87]

Hey I heard 500 million people lost their jobs last month and if we dont spend 50 trillion another 500 million will lose theirs!

 

[ProfJohn]

Well Obama thinks he is President of the 57 states of America... obviously he is an idiot.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
Well Obama thinks he is President of the 57 states of America... obviously he is an idiot.

Come on guys. This isn't about her misplacing a decimal point, it's about her trying to use that information to say that CO2 shouldn't be considered a pollutant.

I would have to say that if you want to find evidence for Michelle Bachman being a mouth breathing simpleton, there are far better quotes however. She's an amazing gift to the Democratic party.

 

[Craig234]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Hey I heard 500 million people lost their jobs last month and if we dont spend 50 trillion another 500 million will lose theirs!

Well, Genx87 at least made Bachmann look good in comparison to his idiocy.

Sad thing is, a Republican Congressman recently said the same thing.

He said it's crazy to say that carbon monoxide is harmful, because people exhale it constantly.

 

[Thump553]

I was watching her on CSPAN earlier this week and she was giving a speech on the House floor claiming that the government was going to be picking up gun rights advocates, anti-abortion people, veterans and others "just like us" as alleged right wing terrorists. I swear I thought I was watching a satire of her at first, it was so bad.

About the only difference between her and some homeless ranting crazy is she is better dressed and gets a big government salary.

 

[f95toli]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

Actually, Austrian is a language. It is obviously a type of German, but it is quite distinct from the kind of German spoken in most of Germany (it is easy to tell is someone is from Austria, the rolling "r" is a a dead giveaway). It is a bit like the difference between American and British English; most of it is the same but sometimes the spelling is different and now and then some words are different too (in particular words for modern technology).
Hence, "Austrian" is just the name of the standard variety of German spoken in Austria (as defined by the "Österreichisches Wörterbuch").

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
Write a shitty song about it why don't you

well well well, you just can't tell, well well well my Michelle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3va-a8fLO3k

It was done more than a decade ago by GnR.

WAY before you were even old enough to wipe your own arse.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: f95toli

Originally posted by: bbdub333
President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

Actually, Austrian is a language. It is obviously a type of German, but it is quite distinct from the kind of German spoken in most of Germany (it is easy to tell is someone is from Austria, the rolling "r" is a a dead giveaway). It is a bit like the difference between American and British English; most of it is the same but sometimes the spelling is different and now and then some words are different too (in particular words for modern technology).
Hence, "Austrian" is just the name of the standard variety of German spoken in Austria (as defined by the "Österreichisches Wörterbuch").

It's WAY more complicated than English and Americanese, it's a mix between three languages in words and pronounciation.

If you ever took German in school you'd have as much luck at understanding them as you would if they spoke keltic.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: f95toli

Originally posted by: bbdub333
President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

Actually, Austrian is a language. It is obviously a type of German, but it is quite distinct from the kind of German spoken in most of Germany (it is easy to tell is someone is from Austria, the rolling "r" is a a dead giveaway). It is a bit like the difference between American and British English; most of it is the same but sometimes the spelling is different and now and then some words are different too (in particular words for modern technology).
Hence, "Austrian" is just the name of the standard variety of German spoken in Austria (as defined by the "Österreichisches Wörterbuch").

It's WAY more complicated than English and Americanese, it's a mix between three languages in words and pronounciation.

If you ever took German in school you'd have as much luck at understanding them as you would if they spoke keltic.

actually it`s more like a diaect of german than anything else....
I lived in Austria for a few years. No it`s not a mic between 3 languages....just like there is high German and what others would call regular German. Austrian is more of a dialect of German.

Jere is what wikipedia says about the language -- Austrian German (Österreichisches Deutsch, Austrian Standard German) is the national standard variety of the German language spoken in Austria and in South Tyrol. The standardized form of Austrian German for official texts and schools is defined by the Austrian dictionary (Österreichisches Wörterbuch), published under the authority of the ministry of education, art and culture.

As German is a pluricentric language, Austrian German is another standard variety in addition to the German spoken in Germany. Much like the relationship between American and British English, Austrian German is simply another standard form of the German language. The "Österreichisches Wörterbuch" states specific grammar rules and is a dictionary using Austrian spelling. In addition to this standard variety, in everyday life, most Austrians speak one of a number of High German dialects.

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: f95toli

Originally posted by: bbdub333
President Obama thinks Austrian is a language:

"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There?s a lot of ? I don?t know what the term is in Austrian ? wheeling and dealing ? and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."

Is he an airhead, or just an idiot?

Actually, Austrian is a language. It is obviously a type of German, but it is quite distinct from the kind of German spoken in most of Germany (it is easy to tell is someone is from Austria, the rolling "r" is a a dead giveaway). It is a bit like the difference between American and British English; most of it is the same but sometimes the spelling is different and now and then some words are different too (in particular words for modern technology).
Hence, "Austrian" is just the name of the standard variety of German spoken in Austria (as defined by the "Österreichisches Wörterbuch").

It's WAY more complicated than English and Americanese, it's a mix between three languages in words and pronounciation.

If you ever took German in school you'd have as much luck at understanding them as you would if they spoke keltic.

actually it`s more like a diaect of german than anything else....
I lived in Austria for a few years. No it`s not a mic between 3 languages....just like there is high German and what others would call regular German. Austrian is more of a dialect of German.

Jere is what wikipedia says about the language -- Austrian German (Österreichisches Deutsch, Austrian Standard German) is the national standard variety of the German language spoken in Austria and in South Tyrol. The standardized form of Austrian German for official texts and schools is defined by the Austrian dictionary (Österreichisches Wörterbuch), published under the authority of the ministry of education, art and culture.

As German is a pluricentric language, Austrian German is another standard variety in addition to the German spoken in Germany. Much like the relationship between American and British English, Austrian German is simply another standard form of the German language. The "Österreichisches Wörterbuch" states specific grammar rules and is a dictionary using Austrian spelling. In addition to this standard variety, in everyday life, most Austrians speak one of a number of High German dialects.

Can you say that all again in American so we understand it?

 

[f95toli]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield


It's WAY more complicated than English and Americanese, it's a mix between three languages in words and pronounciation.

If you ever took German in school you'd have as much luck at understanding them as you would if they spoke keltic.

For me it is actually easier to understand/speak Austrian than most of the German dialects you hear in Germany (rural Bavarian is nearly impossible; although I can usually get by if I am in e.g. Munich), but that is mainly because I am Swedish and most of the sounds used Austrian prononuciation exist in Swedish as well (I studied German for 6 years in school, including a few months at University; although I've forgotten much of it by now)

Also, the one shouldn't exagerate the differences. They are large enough to be easily recognizable; but the "offical" differences (what you find in dictionataries) are relatively minor, especially in writing.
If you understand/speak German you can get by in both Germany and Austria. Switzerland is bit trickier (I find spoken Schwyzerdütsch to be VERY difficult to understand).

But I agree that the differences are larger than between American and British English, I used that example just because the differences between the two (spelling, certain words etc) are presumably well know to someone from the US.