Michele Bachmann Jumps the Shark by Suggesting HPV Vaccine Can Cause "Mental Retardation"

RushLimbaugh.com ^ | 9/13/11 | Rush Limbaugh

[FreeAtlanta]

I thought she jumped the shark by pounding on this so much last night. My opinion really dropped. With opt out, parents did have a choice so by saying over and over that they didn’t, wasn’t truthful.

I thought the illegals issue was the most damaging issue.

Perry kept saying that he didn’t want the young illegals on the government dole, so he had them in school learning to be productive. What he should have added was that the Federal government requires putting them on the dole if they are not productive, and the Federal government won’t let him Deport them.

The Fed needs to be blamed 100% for the illegal issue.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Obviously Rush has Palin Derangement Syndrome.

[BfloGuy]

This was incredibly stupid of her.

It makes her look emotional and unscientific -- two traits she's displayed before. Some (many?) conservatives may not like how Perry ordered the shots, but vaccinations for school are completely uncontroversial save for a fringe few.

I don't think this will work out for her at all.

[Diogenesis]

Poor little RINO Perry.

Merck tried to push untested Gardasil on Gov. Palin.
She refused and did not sell the children of Alaska
as lab rats, like the RINO Perry.

[Reagan Man]

RUSH: Palin getting involved in this is a little unsettling only because there's no evidence that Perry did any of this, and it really isn't crony capitalism anyway. Now, if you're making official policy in exchange for a donation, we're talking about something criminal, and that you'd better be able to back up if you're going to charge that. That's why, frankly, people cringed when she said it, because that takes it to a different level. That's not simply a policy disagreement; that's an accusation of criminal activity that she made, Bachmann against Perry. That's why this little nervousness that you could see and sense settle through the hall there, changed the whole dynamic.

Bachmann and Palin going over the top. Sad and pathetic.

[ROTB]

Ridiculous!

Perry : Rams Gardasil down taxpayer throats in the name of crony capitalism —> goof

Bachman : Possible overstep in debate —> jumped the shark

Whatever!

[Realman30]

Bachmann made the ultimate mistake a female politician can make. She came off as whiny, petty and bytchy.

She might as well hang it up. She'll never ascend to the oval office.

[Diogenesis]

GOVERNOR PALIN: "I was governor of Alaska at the time that that issue came down,
and I told our health and human services department Alaska
was not going to mandate immunizations for our teenage daughters.
And there had to have been something to that whole issue
because it just didn't sound like Governor Perry. Governor Perry was,
you know, the proverbial anti-government type of maverick there in Texas,
and yet on this issue, he decided that he was going to know
better than a parent was going to know in terms of what the health care
or health benefit would be for their teenage daughters.
So I knew there was something to it."

[Clintonfatigued]

I thought that the Happy Birthday Elvis gaffe did it.

[winoneforthegipper]

Rush is so wrong on Palin, his accuracy rating just took a huge hit.

Palin is being Palin, get used to it...

Here’s hoping Sarah gives Rush a wakeup call tomorrow!

[omega4179]

She was referring to French Polio which does not give you a mulligan.

[Realman30]

Can this woman be trusted with the 'football' in her purse?

[FreeAtlanta]

I also thought Huntsmen was desperate when he threw out the not securing the border is treason.

What a jack wagon. Yeah, we all want the border locked down, but it came across so contrived that it made him look sillier than usual.

[comebacknewt]

You should feel good. Perry definitely took damage last night.

I hope you feel as good when Mitt is our nominee and Barack is inaugurated again for his second term in January 2013.

This is all playing out just like the GOP establishment planned it. I imagine even they can't help but be surprised by the help they have gotten from those on the right though.

[trumandogz]

She has gone from a Tea Party institution to belonging in an institution.

[Huck]

Bachmann's always been a joke candidate. Most interesting part of Rush's show today to me (first hour anyway) was how he made it clear he'd have no problem voting for Romney.

With Perry floundering at the debates, Rush is ahead of the curve trying to prepare people for a possible Romney win. I was ready to support Perry, but in two debates, he's lost me.

[WOSG]

“I thought she jumped the shark by pounding on this so much last night. My opinion really dropped. With opt out, parents did have a choice so by saying over and over that they didn’t, wasn’t truthful.”

My reaction exactly. “Jump the shark” was how I felt when she did the over-the-top innocent girl comment. Of course, Huntsman topped with his “treason” comment.

So ... I guess we are not alone in this POV.

[FreeAtlanta]

Huck, I thought he did really good last night. The first debate had me worried. I think he is getting better and more comfortable at it.

I wish we had seen more of the after debate question and answer he was doing with a large crowd. That seemed really cool and genuine.

[skeeter]

I don't think Rush understands completely the meaning of 'jump the shark'.

If he meant she overreached for dramatic effect, OK.

But by no stretch of the imagination will it effect her campaign in any substantive way.