Rush had high praise for Bachmann’s performance last night, but in the clip below he says she’s gone too far today, jumping the shark over repeating the anecdote she heard last night after the debate that suggested that Garadasil might cause mental retardation:

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Mark McPhilimy
Mark McPhilimy

No it's not because there was an opt-out so no one was "forcing" young girls to take it whether they liked it or not. When you use such sophistry, you sound like a leftist. Words have meaning for a purpose.

Mark McPhilimy
Mark McPhilimy

No it's not because there was an opt-out so no one was "forcing" young girls to take it whether they liked it or not. When you use such sophistry, you sound like a leftist. Words have meaning for a purpose.

Nathan Obral
Nathan Obral

That's the Ron Paul defense. And, to put it bluntly, Ron Paul is a raving lunatic with anarchists as his support base.

Michele is dangerously close to imploding, along the lines of a Howard Dean "YEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHH" moment. And that's something I'd rather not see.

Daniel Napolitano
Daniel Napolitano

the thing with vaccines is that some question whether it is healthy to inject a new born infant with 24-30 vaccines before the baby becomes 2 years old. the baby doesn't even a properly functioning immune system. id like to see more research

Daniel Napolitano
Daniel Napolitano

the thing with vaccines is that some question whether it is healthy to inject a new born infant with 24-30 vaccines before the baby becomes 2 years old. the baby doesn't even a properly functioning immune system. id like to see more research

Dan C
Dan C

Ace has not been honest for a long time. He is very thin skinned. He is exactly what he accuses others of.

Professor Why
Professor Why

er... Garadasil causing mental retardation isn't a simple truth, since there's no evidence of it doing that... but I understand the sentiment behind your statement...

Professor Why
Professor Why

Eh, I don't know if I'd claim she's unelectable... Remember who she'd be going up against -- the jug-eared jackass currently in the WH... A week-old bagel could win against him with the right campaign behind it...

Nathan Obral
Nathan Obral

If that's the case, I'll be glad to go to a Brugger's, buy a bagel there, and drop it in the ballot box.

Nathan Obral
Nathan Obral

If that's the case, I'll be glad to go to a Brugger's, buy a bagel there, and drop it in the ballot box.

Nathan Obral
Nathan Obral

If that's the case, I'll be glad to go to a Brugger's, buy a bagel there, and drop it in the ballot box.

Professor Why
Professor Why

I wouldn't say that she TOTALLY destroyed her credibility, but I agree that she did a lot of damage... Hopefully she'll be able to make some type of recovery from this misstep...

Nathan Obral
Nathan Obral

Stick a fork in her. She's done.

Best of all, she's slated to appear on Leno this week, along with Charlie Sheen. If both of them are actually scheduled to be on in the same night, well, that amps up the craziness x 100.

Professor Why
Professor Why

I wouldn't say that she TOTALLY destroyed her credibility, but I agree that she did a lot of damage... Hopefully she'll be able to make some type of recovery from this misstep...

Tony
Tony

Rush is for Perry, that's fine. He wants to beat Romney and Perry at this point is the only viable alternative. I heard Laura Ingraham's interview with Huckabee and it was the most biased non liberal interview I think I've ever heard. She led the Huckster down the Garden Path of anti-Perry Perryism. It was stunning. So I think Rush is playing the game now with Romney. All fair in Love and War.

Tony
Tony

Rush is for Perry, that's fine. He wants to beat Romney and Perry at this point is the only viable alternative. I heard Laura Ingraham's interview with Huckabee and it was the most biased non liberal interview I think I've ever heard. She led the Huckster down the Garden Path of anti-Perry Perryism. It was stunning. So I think Rush is playing the game now with Romney. All fair in Love and War.

Mary
Mary

I knew Perry was in for a long night when Bachmann walked onto the stage and gave a hug and kiss on the cheek to Mitt Romney and totally ignored Perry who came out and shook hands and spoke to those who preceded him on stage. Bachmann has a visceral dislike for Perry, which is fine; I'm no big fan of his either. But she seems to be willing to say or do anything to get at him, and that's not good for a candidate of the President of the United States.

Mr. ReBrand
Mr. ReBrand

Bachman is a NUT. I know this personally.

Mary
Mary

I knew Perry was in for a long night when Bachmann walked onto the stage and gave a hug and kiss on the cheek to Mitt Romney and totally ignored Perry who came out and shook hands and spoke to those who preceded him on stage. Bachmann has a visceral dislike for Perry, which is fine; I'm no big fan of his either. But she seems to be willing to say or do anything to get at him, and that's not good for a candidate of the President of the United States.

Mr. EMT
Mr. EMT

They all jumped the shark.

This is pandering.

None of the candidates have bothered to check the CDC page, Perry seems to be the only one educated on the disease and treatment and prevention.

They should have at least researched it better so they would not have egg on their faces when they come at home from their moral highground of "No one should get vaccines"

Sounds a hell of a lot better than, "I got mentally retarded over gardasil!"

Kevin T
Kevin T

I think pretty much everyone else said it perfect on here. It is legitimate to criticize Perry on the issue as for how he went about it and if he should have done it at all, but to throw baseless accusations at him makes her look like the crazy guy under a bridge screaming "The aliens are coming!". In a general election Obama and his media allies would destroy her. It might not be fair but it is the age we live in and she stepped right into this one herself.

Yuri L Page
Yuri L Page

she's better then Obama, are real target

Yuri L Page
Yuri L Page

she's better then Obama, are real target

Yuri L Page
Yuri L Page

she's better then Obama, are real target

therightscoop
therightscoop

Which is part of Rush's point...that instead of her performance in the debate being what we talk about today, it's this silly Gardasil remark.

therightscoop
therightscoop

Which is part of Rush's point...that instead of her performance in the debate being what we talk about today, it's this silly Gardasil remark.