Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Michele Bachmann Speaks In San Francisco, Slams Occupy Wall Street

On Thursday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann braved the progressive crowd at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club for a sold-out speech and discussion with supporters and members of the media.

Bachmann spoke about a variety of issues, drawing applause from the audience when she suggested disbanding the Department of Education and vowed to repeal No Child Left Behind.

But the crowd began to boo when the subject turned to the recent Occupy Wall Street protests.

Calling the activity "tremendously counterproductive," the Republican presidential hopeful noted with disgust a recent poll that stated 98 percent of Occupy Wall Street protesters believed in civil disobedience. When moderator Dan Ashley mentioned that the original Tea Party -- a group that Bachmann is affiliated with -- encouraged civil disobedience, Bachmann replied, "At least the Tea Party picks up their own trash."

Bachmann also discussed foreign policy, mentioning the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and calling on the U.S. to withdraw all troops from Libya. "The U.S. needs to stop providing the defense force for the whole world," she said.

But the crux of her speech focused on economic policy. Bachmann slammed public sector unions and blamed the economic troubles of the US Postal Service on labor costs. She also took the opportunity to honor Steve Jobs, praising him for embodying the American entrepreneurial spirit.

Origin
Source: Huff 

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