MIAMI — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's campaign said Monday she was only joking when she described Hurricane Irene and last week's earthquake in the eastern United States as a warning from God.
The Minnesota congresswoman, who has gained media prominence for her fiery attacks on Democratic President Barack Obama, said in Florida that Irene was an act of God to get politicians' attention to the debt and deficit problem.
"Of course she was saying it in jest," Alice Stewart, spokeswoman for Bachmann's campaign, told Reuters.
Irene killed at least 21 people and cut power to 5 million homes and businesses along its path up the eastern seaboard from North Carolina. Vermont was battling the state's worst flooding since 1927 after Irene swept through as a tropical storm late on Sunday.
A rare earthquake also rocked the East Coast last week.
"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?"' Bachmann said at a campaign event in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday.
"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," she said.
6 comments:
When Christians say a natural occurrence is an act of the god they worship to either reward the faithful or punish the wicked I just get a snicker. Native Americans spoke of similar correlations with the gods they worship. They were considered "savages" and forced to learn the ways of Christianity or die.
I wish I could be so enlightened. It's such a tragic burden to see we are simply riding on a spinning rock among many others and all is subject to change at any time without judgment of any kind.
I don't believe in Karma. Wanna know why? Well, I'll tell you anyway.
I have seen to many assholes prosper and good people with the worst luck possible.
Agreed, Lost. I'm just a happy heathen who believes that life is too short to drink bad wine... also, life IS short, so eat dessert first.
Michele Bachmann - the wind and the 'windbag'
Good opinion piece from Twin Cities Star Tribune that ends with: God may or may not be in the wind but, on this matter, Bachmann was clearly a windbag.
Oh, yeah, winer, we should make sure our dessert includes some really good chooocolate. Found a coupon in Sunday's paper for Ferrero Rocher-- gotta recommend those tasty little morsels!!
Winer!!! Good to see you! We haven't enjoyed your wit for awhile
Thanks, oh great Kardnos. It's been the best of times, and it's been the worst of times. Plus, I was on a great escape for about a month. Am slowly re-entering the atmosphere....
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