Stupid Shit Michele Bachman Says - 4/29/2009

First the video:

She means the Smoot-Hawley Act. It was passed in 1930, three years before FDR took office. My one minute of research leads me to believe that Hoover opposed the law, but was pressured into signing it. FDR vocally opposed the law while campaigning in 1932. Again, Congresswoman Bachmann could stand to do a little research before going before cameras.

I regret having to use such a politically tinted video. If anyone knows if the raw feed from C-Span is available for embedding, please direct me toward it.

Stupid Shit Michele Bachmann Says - 4/28/2009

Okay, I mentioned her yesterday and I've decided to start a little feature on her. Without further ado, I give you the April 28, 2009 edition of Stupid Shit Michele Bachmann Says.

This will be a recurring feature that will occur whenever Michele Bachmann says something that is untrue and can be fact-checked with just two minutes on Google or Wikipedia. Not opinions that I disagree with, but statements of facts that are just plain wrong.

It's good to see that I'm also not the only person to misspell her name.