August 16, 1977. Elvis Presley is born?
http://youtu.be/i57OqxAJlK8
At this link is Michele Bachmann’s other misstatement, about the battles of Lexington and Concord being in New Hampshire. Both of these examples can be brushed off as inconsequential, but in my experience people who are chronically careless about details are usually also weak on the fundamentals. In Bachmann’s case there’s the further issue that her positions on issues are filtered through her religious views. For example, the acceptance of evolution isn’t as controversial between scientists as Bachmann claimed here.
It’s valid to debate whether or not it was right to drop atomic bombs on Japan, but it’s not valid to argue whether or not nuclear fission works. By way of analogy, Bachmann and many in the Tea Party would have us think that nuclear fission isn’t a certainty.
But none of this matters, because I bet Bachmann won’t be nominated, let alone win the White House. Remember what happened to Ted Haggard? I wouldn’t be surprised if the same thing happens to Marcus Bachmann. At some point an old rendezvous buddy will show up and Bachmann won’t have plausible deniability. Being gay isn’t the issue. It’s the hypocrisy, stupid.
P.S. I forgot Michele’s other celebrity gaffe — the one about John Wayne.