voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/21/2008
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Five days ago, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed headed to a relatively pedestrian reelection win in her suburban Twin Cities district. Then this happened (the excitement begins around the seven-minute mark): Those comments, made to Chris Matthews on "Hardball"...
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huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
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Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on
a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and
urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties ...
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GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
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Rep.’s ‘Anti-American’ Comments Could Cost Her Reelection
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... raised more than $800,000 in the aftermath of Bachmann’s comments and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider has called this a “$1 million mistake” on the part of the Republican incumbent.
The DCCC, sensing opportunity, began airing an ad hitting Bachmann on her opposition to government regulation of the financial industry—the leading edge of a seven-figure television buy that runs through election day.
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In case you missed it, the controversy ...
Rep.’s ‘Anti-American’ Comments Could Cost Her Re-Election
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... raised more than $800,000 in the aftermath of Bachmann’s comments and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider has called this a “$1 million mistake” on the part of the Republican incumbent.
The DCCC, sensing opportunity, began airing an ad hitting Bachmann on her opposition to government regulation of the financial industry—the leading edge of a seven-figure television buy that runs through election day.
Read more
In case you missed it, the controversy ...
Now Neil Cavuto is Talking About Killing
News Hounds —
... ." Though Cavuto hasn't covered any — not one — of the verbal gaffs Republicans have made recently (Michelle Bachmann anyone?), he obviously considers this extremely important as he built a segment around it on his "business news" show today (October 21, 2008). ...
I am a real American
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... and his homeland, a value he made certain to instill in all of us from a young age. I won't get into the myriad of accolades I've received as a citizen of the United States, but they started as a young child, and have continued into adulthood. I shouldn't have to wear my various medals and post my various certificates on the wall of my house. But according to some in this nation, I am not a real American. Indeed, according to some, I am anti-American. Sarah Palin: ...
Rep. Bachmann Issues Apology Commercial…But Not Really
The Democratic Daily —
... himself was Anti-American. (Anti-American members of Congress?) That charge started a deluge of donations for her opponent, Elwyn Tinklenberg, of over $1.4 million cash being now used for ...
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cqpolitics.com 10/19/2008 — 2008: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) vs. Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) 2006: Michele Bachmann (R) 50 percent, Patty Wetterling (D) 42 percent Elwyn Tinklenberg gets a second shot at the seat after he lost the Democratic nomination in 2006, when Bachmann won in the ...
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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann “is one of four at-risk Republican incumbents left to fend for themselves by a cash-strapped House campaign arm in the crucial final days of the campaign amid a tough political environment for the GOP," the AP writes. ...