Michele Bachmann claims Swiss citizenship

[alp227]

Rep. Michelle Bachmann is now officially a Swiss miss.

Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently became a citizen of Switzerland, making her eligible to run for office in the tiny European nation, according to a Swiss report Tuesday.

Arthur Honegger, a reporter for Swiss public broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen, told POLITICO the Swiss consulate in Chicago has confirmed that the former Republican presidential candidate became a citizen on March 19, 2012.

The Swiss consulate in Chicago covers the state of Minnesota, which Bachmann represents.

Marcus Bachmann, the congresswoman’s husband since 1978, reportedly was eligible for Swiss citizenship due to his parents’ nationality — but only registered it with the Swiss government on March 19. Once he did so, Michele automatically became a citizen, too, according to the Honegger.

full: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76072.html

WHAT? She's a citizen of that SOCIALIST nation SWITZERLAND, with not just universal health care (ObamaCare on steroids) but also FRENCH people????

One of my friends posted this story on facebook with the comment "can we export her now?", but the facebook link didn't display the title. Haha, greatest surprise of the day!

[liberal N proud]

1. A Swiss friend said he was going give up his Swiss citizenship when he saw this.

[CTyankee]

2. OMG! I hope she doesn't want to get that socialist health care!

Uh, oh. Next thing you know she'll be in the south of France having cocktails on the beach and entertaining movie stars.

Lordy, what next?

[jp11]

3. Why does she hate america?

[cynatnite]

4. Should we apologize to Switzerland now? n/t

[Horse with no Name]

5. This has the makings of an international incident.

Perhaps we should send them apologies?

[clydefrand]

6. Bachmann?

Can she still be in Congress and be a citizen elsewhere?

[Scuba]

10. +1

[JHB]

11. Who cares? Make an issue of it to disrupt her base.

[white_wolf]

12. I don't remember anything in the Constitution against it...

but it does raise some questions. I find it especially odd that someone so "pro-America" as her would become a citizen of another country. If I was her opponent for her seat I'd have to ask if her if there isn't a conflict of interest there.

[freshwest]

14. In Bachmann world, I guess so!

[msanthrope]

7. All the easier to open bank accounts with....nt

[muntrv]

8. Why does Michele Bachmann hate America?

[JHB]

9. So much for neutrality...

...they need someone to lead a preempive strike against Liechtenstein.

All she needs to do is learn how to properly pronounce "canton". Of course, that should probably be a sufficient barrier.

[white_wolf]

13. Oh, I can't wait to read the Freeper's reaction to this n/t

[freshwest]

15. Oh, yeah, one of our dumpster divers might go over there and find some.... something.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Inevitably, it degenerated into a rant about Kenya

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881488/posts

with a few saying "at least she has somewhere to go when Teh Evul Mooslims destroy Amurica!"

[Quantess]

18. I don't feel like reading the link

but it sounds about right.

Maybe Michelle Bachmann can help stop teh muslims from muddying up the nice CHRISTIAN european countryside. Just a hunch.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. The woman who hates the Geneva Convention?

and who said waterboarding is “very effective,” and that it “gained information for our country”?

[LynneSin]

19. Good - let's all chip in and get her a cheap one-way ticket to her new homeland

They can have her!