I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, "Are you going to start listening to me here? Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. Because they know what needs to be done. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending."
political rally, 2011-08-29, quoted in Smith, Adam C. (29 August 2011), "Michele Bachmann rally draws over 1,000 in Sarasota, but some prefer Rick Perry", St. Petersburg Times, retrieved on 2011-09-03