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Another Day, Another Bachmann Gaffe
The rolling gaffe spigot known as Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has graced us with another full-blown blooper reel - right from the floor of the House of Representatives.Congresswoman Bachmann this time, trying to make a point about regulatory burden and high taxes, totally blows history. She blames FDR for the "Hoot-Smalley Tariff" and how that turned a recession into a depression.
Small problem - actually a couple of them...the Smoot-Hawley Act (named after Senator Reed Smoot and Rep. Willis Hawley) was signed into law by President Herbert Hoover in June of 1930. FDR wasn't in office until January of 1933. Future legislation had watered it down to nothing by 1934. Here's a helpful timeline of depression-era stuff.
I'm not really sure if Bachmann's MN colleagues have pulled her aside and suggested she edit herself a little more. If not they really should. I have this strange feeling that her staff is actually a bunch of undercover, snarky Dems who feed her garbage and then sit back and laugh hysterically. What other answer could there be? Dylan and Ethan Ris recently said, "We're seriously tempted to stop doing any work and simply replace our blog posts with an RSS feed of stories about Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)." I'm tempted to join them.
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bill
10:39AM Apr 30th 2009
you ask are her staff a bunch of snarky democrats enjoying her making a fool of her. really, they are typical republicans who think that the american public is too stupid to know that she was misrepresenting facts like the rest of her party. they all have a future as "news creators" for Fox faire talesa, sorry fox news (ha, ha!)
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11:50AM Apr 30th 2009
OMG! Is she a plant for The Daily Show? The Colbert Report? Or, is this botox bundle just a gift for those shows to replace the loss of W material?
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(1) YoMa
12:11PM Apr 30th 2009
I'm not really sure if Bachmann's MN colleagues have pulled her aside and suggested she edit herself a little more. If not they really should.
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(1) Pete
4:50PM Apr 30th 2009
I'm guessing liberals were not "laughing hysterically" when Democrats made similar historical gaffs. I don't feel like researching them right now but I'm sure you Denise the Daily Show, the Colbert Report know of the recent (Biden comes to mind) gaffs of which I speak.
What is relevant in Bachman's comment is the Smoot-Hawley act effected OUR economy by its protectionist Buy-American provisions. The blow back of protectionist legislation was seen and Smoot-Hawley was "watered down" and largely REVERSED by 1934. You fail to mention Denise 1933 was the WORST YEAR of the depression. So "buy American" Smoot-Hawley was not entirely responsible for
us hitting bottom in 1933 it weighed down the sinking ship economy.
The Obama stimulus bill had similar "Buy American" Smoot-Hawley protectionist provisions.
FDR had the largest expansion of government up until that time and most "experts" agree FDR's policies DID NOT end the depression, if fact his policies may have prolonged the depression.
Huge expansion of government, huge expansion of government entitlements, huge increase in defict spending and a huge increase in printing money has ALWAYS THROUGHOUT HISTORY resulted in inflation and a slowing economy.
You guys "laugh hysterically" while our rookie President makes the same 80 year old mistakes.
Respectfully,
Pete
What is relevant in Bachman's comment is the Smoot-Hawley act effected OUR economy by its protectionist Buy-American provisions. The blow back of protectionist legislation was seen and Smoot-Hawley was "watered down" and largely REVERSED by 1934. You fail to mention Denise 1933 was the WORST YEAR of the depression. So "buy American" Smoot-Hawley was not entirely responsible for
us hitting bottom in 1933 it weighed down the sinking ship economy.
The Obama stimulus bill had similar "Buy American" Smoot-Hawley protectionist provisions.
FDR had the largest expansion of government up until that time and most "experts" agree FDR's policies DID NOT end the depression, if fact his policies may have prolonged the depression.
Huge expansion of government, huge expansion of government entitlements, huge increase in defict spending and a huge increase in printing money has ALWAYS THROUGHOUT HISTORY resulted in inflation and a slowing economy.
You guys "laugh hysterically" while our rookie President makes the same 80 year old mistakes.
Respectfully,
Pete
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(-1) DD8V92
6:05PM Apr 30th 2009
Good post Pete.
History records Henry Ford going to the White House and talking with Hoover trying to talk him out of signing the Smoot-Hawley bill, stating
"It was economic stupidity"
J.P. Morgans chief executive Thomas Lamont is quoted "I almost went down on my knees, begging him not to follow through with it"
Hoover caved in because of pressure from his own party and signed off on it anyway.
History records Henry Ford going to the White House and talking with Hoover trying to talk him out of signing the Smoot-Hawley bill, stating
"It was economic stupidity"
J.P. Morgans chief executive Thomas Lamont is quoted "I almost went down on my knees, begging him not to follow through with it"
Hoover caved in because of pressure from his own party and signed off on it anyway.
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