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Bachmann: It’s All Chris Matthews’ Fault! ‘He Laid A Trap, And I Walked Into It’
Bachmann: It’s All Chris Matthews’ Fault! ‘He Laid A Trap, And I Walked Into It’
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is still on the defensive from an appearance last Friday on MSNBC’s Hardball, in which she called for the media to conduct a “ penetrating exposé ” into anti-American views of members of Congress. Speaking with the St. Cloud Times on Tuesday, ...
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GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
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Bachmann Fights Back
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... because of her McCarthy-esque comments on Hardball, Rep. Michele Bachman (R-MN) is in full spin mode. She's telling everyone who will listen, "Chris Matthews laid a trap, and I walked into it." And she's trying to raise money off of the episode. Here's an email she sent to supporters: ...

Michele Bachmann: Chris Matthews Made Me Say It
Comments from Left Field — ... Michele Bachmann accepts responsibility with one hand and rejects it with the other (emphasis in original): ...

Bigger Shovel Needed
N/A — ... Michelle Bachmann is trying to dig her way out of all that anti-american McKrap TM. She has quite a way with a shovel. Apparently answers no longer matter so long as you can blame the questioner. ...

Shadows on the land
The Sideshow — ... Michelle Bachman went on the record to say that it's Chris' Matthews' fault that she said disgusting things on his show. And Joe Klein has been ...

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for October 23, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ...   The question becomes, “is McCain a liar and a cheat, or is he just plain downright addled”??? * * * “ Bachmann: It’s All Chris Matthews’ Fault! ‘He Laid A Trap, And I Walked Into It’ ”  It’s the ...

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