Bachmann 'God' quip sets off tremors

Earthquake? Check. Hurricane? Check. Locusts? Stay tuned. Michele Bachmann says God may be trying to send a message to Washington.

August 29, 2011 at 8:56PM
Michele Bachmann
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, addresses members of the media in the parking lot of Calistoga Bakery Cafe in Naples, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Bradenton.com photo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Earthquake? Check. Hurricane? Check. Locusts? Stay tuned. Michele Bachmann says God may be trying to send a message to Washington. "I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians," Bachmann told a crowd in Florida this weekend. "We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending." Bachmann's reference to the twin natural disasters that visited the East Coast over the past week got the Internet all a titter, including this tweet from former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner: "On a gorgeous day like today, does it mean that God is happy with MN, Michele?" Despite the commotion, Bachmann's campaign said her remark was in jest.

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