Remember when I made fun of Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., for her (shall we say) unconventional version of American history? Flitting hither and thither on the Web I see that Hardball host Chris Matthews is not inclined to laugh.
Were I a better man I'd probably be as mad as Matthews is. But there's a place for laughter, which is both more sustainable and more dismissive than anger. And getting dismissed is what Bachmann deserves.
A joke:
Q: Why didn't Michele Bachmann look into the camera while giving the tea-party response to Obama's State of the Union Address?
A: She was trying to read off Sarah Palin's palm.
(Courtesy of Andy Borowitz.)
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