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thinkprogress.org - 10/20/2008

Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’

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After right-wing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball on Friday and called for a McCarthyite investigation into the “anti-American views” of members of Congress, she has come under a withering storm of criticism. Her opponent — Democrat Elwyn ...

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censurebachmann.com - 10/18/2008

Censure Michele Bachmann

— censurebachmann.com — Tell Congress to Censure Michele Bachmann On the October 17 episode of MSNBC's Hardball, Rep. Michele Bachmann... of Minnesota claimed that Barack Obama and other members of Congress share anti-American views. Bachmann thinks that anyone who disagrees ... (more) Censure Michele Bachmann

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youtube.com - 10/17/2008

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At Her Very Best (video)

— youtube.com — Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on MSNBC's Hardball, October 17, 2008... (more) Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At Her Very Best (video)

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/20/2008

Prominent McCain Supporter: I'm "Absolutely" Concerned That Obama Is Anti-American

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — This is a must-watch: On MSNBC just now, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who has been a prominent... McCain-Palin supporter on the cable talk shows, went on perhaps the most bizarre and McCarthyite rant about Obama that we've seen from a ... (more) Prominent McCain Supporter: I'm "Absolutely" Concerned ...

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Oliver Willis — ... McCain casts himself as middle-class guardian In related news, I've cast myself as Jessica Alba's lover… Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’ Obama pays uneasy visit ...

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BlondeSense — ... for pretty much the same reasons I would endorse him if I were to endorse a particular candidate out of the 2 front runners. He cited the nasty McCain campaign, his choice of Sarah Palin for VP and the personal attacks against Obama by the campaign and other GOP'ers like Rep Michelle Bachmann. My favorite responses to the endorsement came from ...

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Taylor Marsh — ... differs. Let the Palin re-branding begin. Brody’s got her and she’s making news. Bachmann screwed up: Tinklenberg’s campaign said that in the 48 hours after Bachmann’s remarks, $640,000 from nearly 13,000 people came in to his campaign. That is more than all donations he received during the entire third quarter. Censure Bachmann. But while you’re at it give $5 bucks to the Dem. Now she’s lying to keep herself afloat. McCain stretches his veteran record. ...

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The Latest on Air America — ... . We’ll even tell you about the campaign surrogates who are crying “un-American!” at the Democrats as if Republicans had a monopoly on patriotism. ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... of driving while under the influence. * And it's one thing to for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to call for a new round of McCarthyism, but it's slightly worse for her to lie about it . Note to Bachmann: you're only making matters worse. Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.— ...

We keep the tapes
Political Animal — ... we keep all the tapes of these interviews . C'mon!" It's a lesson far-right members of Congress keep forgetting. As everyone now knows, Rep. Rachel Bachmann questioned Barack Obama for having "anti-American" views on Friday, adding that she wants a new round of McCarthyism for all members of Congress. Faced with intense pushback, Bachmann told a reporter on Sunday, "I'm not saying that [Obama's] views are anti-American. That was a misreading of what I said." The video showed she was lying . ("Congresswoman, we keep all the tapes of these interviews . C'mon!" Similarly, Rep. ...

Will puts on leather jacket, dons skis, eyes shark
Political Animal — ... into the un-American views of members of Congress. Soon after, she lied about it . In his column, Will blamed Chris Matthews for the outburst. Will seemed especially impressed with one of Bachmann's stunts in June. Some of her supposed excesses are, however, not merely defensible, they are admirable. For example, her June 9 statement on the House floor in which she spoke of "gangster government" has been viewed on the Internet about 2 million times. She noted that, during the federal takeover of General Motors, a Democratic senator and one of her Democratic House colleagues ...