defrog | MY AMERICA IS BIGGER THAN YR AMERICA

ITEM [via the ever-vigilant lorilori ]: You’ve probably seen this, but just in case you were out mowing the lawn or something when this came over the wire, this is worth repeating:

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann claimed on Friday that Barack Obama and his wife Michelle held anti-American views and couldn't be trusted in the White House. She even called for the major newspapers of the country to investigate other members of Congress to "find out if they are pro-America or anti-America."

Well, of course Bachmann has always been nuts. And I suppose it’s good news that calling for loyalty tests for Congress is not viewed favorably these days.

The thing is, we’ve been here before, from General John Ashcroft’s insistence that dissent is (kinda sorta don’t make me say it) treason to conservatives demanding the execution of Bill Keller.

More importantly, it’s not just about some lone dingbat Congressperson. Bachmann was basically riffing on Sarah Palin’s “I likes the Pro-America parts of America” b/w “Obama hates America because he thinks it needs fixing and pals around with Terrorists” line. It’s pretty hard to miss the message there, especially when you apply the Junior Bush Either/Or view of the world that Palin favors: Pro-Obama = Pro-Democrat = Anti-America = Pro-Taliban (or, you know, whoever).

And her ticket is pulling at least 40% of the vote. And at least some of them are people like this:

I'm just saying.

This is not yr country,

This is dF