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huffingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
Bachmann Trashes Obama Cabinet Picks (VIDEO)
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Representative Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) is up to her old tricks, it would seem. On Hardball in October, the then-freshman representative told Chris Matthews that she thought Obama was " very anti-American ," a statement that came to put her reelection campaign in jeopardy, to the point where ...

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BlueOregon:  Just for grins: Coyote hearts Sarah

crooksandliars.com - 11/19/2008
Michelle Bachmann denies saying she wanted the media to investigate members of Congress who ...
— crooksandliars.com — Download | Play    Download | Play (h/t Heather) Michelle Bachmann is a pretty wild person as we've seen, but after spewing venom at Barack Obama for a few minutes with Hannidate, she then lied to Alan Colmes and denied saying this on ... (more) Michelle Bachmann denies saying she wanted the media to ...

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politico.com - 11/20/2008
Bachmann: Comment 'urban legend'
— politico.com — Asked about the anti-American comment, Bachmann said, “That’s not what I said at all.” (more) Bachmann: Comment 'urban legend'

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Bachmann Pathology Overdrive (video)
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youtube.com - 11/20/2008
Bachmann Pathology Overdrive (video)
— youtube.com — Michele Bachmann denies saying what she said...AGAIN. (more) Bachmann Pathology Overdrive (video)

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Just for grins: Coyote hearts Sarah
BlueOregon — ... The woman who called Obama a friend of terrorists, questioned the "American-ness" of over half the nation, and is credited with being a major reason for McCain's defeat is saying the Republicans won't be negative. Michelle Bachmann didn't get that message, going on Hannity to renew her attacks on Obama (and probably causing more than a few Minnesotans to wonder why the hell they believed she hadn't gone insane before they voted for her again). The GOP has nothing but negativity; hell, that's all they had when they were the majority party. They couldn't defeat Clinton on the ...

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