[Hoot Gibson]

Im sorry, but I seriously hope this Michelle Bachmann thing dies down SOON. Everytime I hear her speak, I feel like I get dumber. I know she's making a lot of noise, but I would REALLY hate to cast my vote for her in '12 if she's running against Obama. I have no doubt in my mind that it would be a wasted vote ''just to keep Obama out of the White House", because thats exactly what it would be. I have zero faith and confidence in her, and I feel there are several candidates that would be better for our country. But hey, maybe I'm being too hard on her. I mean after all, she boasted about being from the same hometown as John Wayne.....................(Gacy). And boasting that John QUINCY Adams being a Founding Father to the United States (at age 8), who worked "tirelessly to end slavery". Then, when someone obviously and thankfully pointed these "facts" out to her, instead of apologizing for her ignorance, she says John QUINCY Adams was "a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy but he was actively involved"......WHAT? Oh, and did you all know that the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in New Hampshire? Did you? Well, neither did the crowd in New Hampshire when she informed them of that. Well, unfortunately for Ms Bachmann, the first shots were fired in Massachusetts. And, John Quincy Adams, like all lawyers from his era, supported slavery when the politics required so. And, she says Obama fears her. This may be the very candidate that Obama HOPES is running against her. I seriously hope that this isnt our "hope" to end the candidacy of Barack Obama. Exit one brainless whack. Enter another one. Please send this woman out to pasture, never to be heard from again. And give her a friggin history book to read.

John Quincy Adams was president in the early years of this nation. I don't see describing him as a "founding father" a huge gaffe, certainly not when you compare the statement to the many gaffes Obama made on the campaign trail and in the past 2-1/2 years. (For example our Commander-in-Chief pronounced Corps as "corpse" twice in one speech. TWICE - and this guy is the top commander of the Marine Corps??? And none of Bachman's gaffes on the campaign trail compares to Obama bowing to foreign heads of government and members of royal families. Nor do they rise to the level of Obama returning a bust of Winston Churchill to the UK or giving the Queen of England an iPod filled with recordings of his own speeches.)

THE John Wayne's parents lived in Michelle Bachman's home town before his mother gave birth to him. Bachman did not confuse John Wayne with John Wayne Gacy. The liberal media or one of the liberal Democratic puppet masters supplied that spin on the story.

Confusing Concord, Massachusetts with Concord, New Hampshire was a real gaffe, but every candidate makes these kind of mistakes during campaigns. Many have even forgotten which state and city they are speaking in.

Bachman would not be my first choice among the GOP candidates but she would not be my last choice either. She has consistently opposed Obamacare and all attempts to raise taxes. Had she been president the past 2-1/2 years, this nation would be far better off than it is now.

Polls indicate that as soon (and if) Palin declares herself a candidate, Bachman's support will take a big hit. But Bachman has already sunk Pawlenty's campaign hopes, so I would not underestimate either he intelligence or her mental toughness.