Michele Bachmann Better Suited for “Mad Men” Than Congress

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from the MSP Star-Trib:



Michele Bachmann Better Suited for “Mad Men” Than Congress
Posted by Kevin Winge

Last update: July 29, 2010 - 8:47 PM


Rep. Michele Bachmann, stylish darling of the Fox News set, has founded the Tea Party Caucus in the House of Representatives saying that the caucus will represent “mainstream American people who have decided to get up off the couch because they want to take their country back.” With the airing of the new season of “Mad Men,” the popular television series that nails the look and feel of a segment of American life in the early 1960s – Madison Avenue’s advertising world – I’m not so sure that Americans will be getting off the couch anytime soon.

We’ve waited a year to see whether Don Draper, the lead character of “Mad Men,” can successfully launch a new advertising agency. One thing we know about Americans, we won’t let a recession, a couple of wars and mid-term elections, interfere with an addictive nighttime drama. What would we talk about around the water cooler this summer if not for “Mad Men?”

I suspect that Rep. Bachmann is a closet fan of “Mad Men” (though she more closely resembles the bumbling, but perfectly coiffed, Laura Petrie from a 1960s sitcom, “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” than she does any of the compelling female characters on “Mad Men.”) The $64,000 question, however, is just where does Rep. Bachmann want to take our country back to? “Mad Men” might just give us a few clues.

“Mad Men” is set in an era when televisions only showed programming in black and white and that same divide separated the races. Aside from the appearance of an occasional maid or waiter, people of color are pretty much non-existent in the series – just as they would have been from any of the Madison Avenue jobs portrayed on “Mad Men.” Is this the America that Rep. Bachmann wants to take us back to? Despite protestations from some members of the Tea Party, we know that there are people in that movement who would dismantle the hard won Civil Rights legislation in a heartbeat. And they would deny similarly hard won rights for women. ...........(more)

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[Bitwit1234]

1. I don't agree they are too sane for her. She outdoes the mad bit.

[Paladin]

2. Don't Even THINK About Letting Bachmann Fuck Up My Favorite TV Show.

And she's no fan of the series---it's way too intelligent for her.....