Posted on 10/21/2014 7:05:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Her name doesn’t appear in the national headlines nearly as often as it used to, but apparently there are those in other parts of the world who remember who Michele Bachmann is. Yet another ISIS video has popped up, and it includes the Minnesota congresswoman making remarks about terrorism. This has set off enough alarms that Bachmann has been assigned her own security team.
Rep. Michele Bachmann has been provided with a “limited” protection detail after a picture of her appeared in a video by the Islamic State, a source confirmed to Fox News.
However, the source said, the temporary protection from the U.S. Capitol Police is not a full-blown, around-the-clock detail as is provided to top congressional leaders. According to the source, this sort of temporary detail is provided at times to members of Congress if there is a reasonable threat to their safety…
The concern about the safety of Bachmann, R-Minn., stems from a video released by the Islamic State that features a clip of Bachmann speaking about the rise of radical Islam.
I’m always hesitant to attempt to peer inside the mind of groups like ISIS, because while animals frequently exhibit uncanny, sly instincts, it’s difficult to parse that sort of “thinking.” But in this case I still have to wonder how the terrorists’ social media wing settled on Bachmann as the go to legislator to highlight. True, she has always been very outspoken regarding Islamic terrorism and I’m sure that hasn’t exactly made her a crowd favorite among those who support ISIS, but this is 2014. From all indications, she is on her way off the national stage. She is not seeking reelection and while she has dropped a few teasers about another POTUS run, she hasn’t made any real moves in that direction. (And given her last run, it’s hard to imagine she’d want to.) Why would she be a target?
Then again, maybe the terrorists think that a woman daring to enter into the power structure which should be “reserved for men” in their eyes is a greater insult and in need of correction. Who knows? As I said, it’s never easy to read the minds of the insane. But Bachmann clearly has gotten their attention, and it’s probably prudent to put some common sense safeguards in place.
Who “assigned” the detail ..?? Because .. anybody can hire protection.
I don’t wish her any harm, but I will never support her after her unwarranted attack upon Sarah Palin; after all Sarah had done to help her get re-elected.
it’s never easy to read the minds of the insane.
The only way to read the minds of the insane,
is to be insane yourself and at that point
what difference would it make, as someone who was
insane once said.
Bachmann has done plenty of things right. That doesn’t change the fact that ISIS is after every single one of us.
I’ve always liked Michelle Bachmann - I must have missed something. What did she do to Sarah Palin?
When she decided to run for President, she hired Rollins (a political consultant and frequent guest on FOX), to run her campaign. The very first thing he did was start bashing Sarah Palin (who could have been a possible rival).
What was so galling about that was Sarah’s participation in helping Michele get re-elected (prior to her running for President); and now that help from Sarah was bashed all over the media.
Then, she didn’t even have the courtesy to apologize to Sarah, instead she made Rollins apologize (in private); did she really expect me to believe she had nothing to do with it ..??
That killed it for me. Until then, I was on her side.
Now, I just don’t trust her.
If you’re taking flak, you’re over the Dems.
She not only is very intelligent and well informed, she is also courageous, and a GENUINE born again believer in Jesus Christ.
When she blew the whistle on Huma Abedin being a Muslim Brotherhood infiltrator, even the Rino Republicans took out the long knives. I guess the Truth is just "too hard" for these cowards.
>That doesn’t change the fact that ISIS is after every single one of us.<
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If she warrants a personal, armed bodyguard, all law-abiding Americans should be allowed to carry a firearm for self protection.
Why should her life be regarded of greater value than that of other Americans?
Hmmmm. Thanks. I didn’t know this. I liked her, but this does make her sound like another sneaky, back-stabbing politician. Too bad.
I know, I’m very disappointed.
And .. I just keep wondering if this is why the Tea Party is so toxic in Congress - She is the head of the Tea Party Caucus. Another Hmmmmm ..??
I wonder .. when she retires this year, will another person have better luck presenting the Tea Party message ..??
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