The Ed Show   |  January 04, 2012

Bye, Bye Bachmann

Michele Bachmann is out of the race for 2012. Her 6th place finish in Iowa was the final straw, but the six months of Psycho talk leading up to the caucuses did her in. Ed takes a trip down the memory lane of the Bachmann campaign Psycho talk.

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>>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, well, we say good-bye to the presidential candidacy of michele bachmann . darn it. in the last less than five months, i think it was, bachmann went from winning the iowa straw poll to coming in sixth in the iowa caucuses . but i think i know what happened.

>> what i would like to do is have the win-win-win plan. oh, my, goodness. yes. i haven't had a gaffe. now, with the president, he put us in libya. he is now putting us in africa. because he has a lot of chutzpa. i'm a serious candidate for president of the united states , and my facts are accurate. what i love about new hampshire, you're the state where the shot was heard around the world at lexington and concord. john wayne was from waterloo, iowa ? there was a woman who came up crying to me tonight after the debate. her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result of the vaccine. the win-win-win plan. the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice so i have decided to stand aside.

>> i think the vaccine comment was the turning point, don't you? iowa was the end of the line for bachmann 's 2012 presidential hopes, but her husband, marcus, would be glad he can stop campaigning and return to other activities.

>> he was buying doggy sunglasses for our dog, boomer, while we were out visiting all of the many businesses.

>> there you go. of course, michele bachmann is still a member of congress and the leader of the tea party caucus. and she still wants president obama to be a one-term president. so you can bet we haven't heard the end of bachmann in "psycho