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GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
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 are running for cover. Two sources aware of ...
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Bachmann Doubles Down: ‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’
Bachmann Doubles Down: ‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’
thinkprogress.org — On the defensive over her controversial Hardball appearance last Friday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told the St. Cloud Times yesterday that she regretted suggesting that Barack Obama held “anti-American” views. But at the same time Bachmann was ... (more) Bachmann Doubles Down: ‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against ...
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Retreat, Retreat (Michele Bachman Edition)
Oliver Willis — The NRCC is pulling out of hater Michele Bachman’s race, just as the DCCC pours in $1 million to the race. ...

National GOP Pulling Financial Support For Bachmann
TPM Election Central — ... A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her ...

Bachmann's troubles go from bad to worse
Political Animal — ... far-right blogger Hugh Hewitt, "Barack Obama's views are against America." I guess Hewitt is setting traps for Bachmann, too, that rascal. Complicating matters, the Huffington Post reports that the National Republican Congressional Committee "is pulling its media purchases from Bachmann's race." Six days ago, Bachmann seemed poised for an easy re-election campaign. Today, she's in freefall. Sometimes, there are consequences for McCarthyism.— ...

Bigger Shovel Needed
N/A — Republican Congresswoman for now 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.

GOP pulls ad money from crazy Bachmann and anti-gay Musgrave races
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Don't let the flag hit you two on the way out. Two of the nastiest Republicans in the House, now in serious trouble. Hu-freaking-rray. Here's the latest on Bachmann, and here's Musgrave. A lot of folks have already raised nearly a million for Bachmann's opponent, after she accused the entire United States Congress of being un-American and called for a witchhunt, so we're focusing our energies on Musgrave's opponent, Betsy Markey. Markey is halfway towards our goal of raising her $15,000 - you can give to her via this link. And ...

House Race Roundup
Daily Kos — ... reddest districts, the Fighting Third of Indiana, where he's opposed by Democrat Michael Montagano. While Bush fired 68% there in 2004, Marky Mark has struggled to put up numbers like that. He edged Democrat Tom Hayhurst with 54% in 2006, and a recent Democratic internal gave him just 44%, and a five-point lead, against Montagano. If he loses, perhaps he'll blame Chris Matthews for tricking the voters. MN-06: Speaking of Bachmann, the NRCC is washing their hands of the Dragon Lady: Five days after Rep. Michele ...

NRCC drops ad support for homobigot Marilyn Musgrave, GOP reportedly dumps Bachmann ads
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... of “family values” Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) homo-hate would never be her undoing, but it’s still delicious to see her going down in flames because of her ...

Watch Out: The Mad Woman From Minnesota, Michele Bachmann, is Back
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... . Notice how Bachmann's eyes flare open wide every time Matthews asks her a question, like she's trying to burn a hole in the camera lens. Freaky, huh? The video got a lot of play and discussion in the days before the election, prompting the RNC to pull ad support , huge amounts of money donated to her Democratic rival, ...

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