I watched some of this last night.

Hoo boy, this is wonky politicking at its best. Watching Carville and Bachmann go at it was more fun that I’ve had in a long time. From Bachmann’s frozen smile to Carville’s looks of utter befuddlement I giggled myself silly.

Though I admit I was a bit creeped out and offended by Bachmann.

For one, she looked like she just got back from a Scientology rundown session. She just kept this frozen smile and stare, almost completely motionless during the whole debate. I wonder if she really was just trying to show a contrast between her and the sneering, frowning Carville.

Second, there was how she kept pretending to be offended by the things Carville said. Anytime Carville expressed a different opinion than her or tried to explain his viewpoint she would then say she was offended, say that Carville was being sexist, and then blather on in her consistent, rhythmic talking style to make sure that Carville couldn’t get a word in refute her charges of sexism.

Michelle Bachmann, I have taken feminism classes, I have studied and read about feminists. You, madam, are no feminist.

I mean, really, she kept insisting that Carville was the one being demeaning when it was really her who was being demeaning to women. How dare she co-opt the long and painful struggle for equal rights and treatment for women to defend the GOP’s poor choice of a Veep? I imagine all of her talking points and accusations of sexism were all scripted out and planned, the idea being to keep souring the Dems in the minds of women everywhere.

Do Michelle Bachmann and the GOP think that women are so weak-willed and gullible that they would fall for such an obvious political ploy? Now that is demeaning.

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